1948 Maine Black Bears football team
| 1948 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 4–3 (1–2 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Alton Sproul Jr. |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 4–3 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the conference. Alton Sproul Jr. was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at Rhode Island State | W 13–7 | [2] | |||
| October 2 | at Northeastern* |
| W 19–6 | |||
| October 9 | New Hampshire |
| L 6–27 | |||
| October 16 | at Connecticut |
| L 6–34 | |||
| October 23 | Bates* |
| L 0–31 | |||
| October 30 | Colby* |
| W 21–0 | [3] | ||
| November 6 | at Bowdoin* | Brunswick, ME | W 7–6 | [4] | ||
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References
- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "Maine Football Team Defeats Rhode Island". The Hartford Courant. Associated Press. September 26, 1948. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bud Leavitt (November 1, 1948). "Maine Scores Easy 21-0 Win Over Mules". The Bangor Daily News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Moran (November 8, 1948). "Maine Stuns Bowdoin With 7-6 Win: Reggie Lord Rambles 23-Yards On Crucial Play To Spark Bears". Bangor Daily News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.