1925 Maine Black Bears football
Maine champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record5–2–1 (1–0–1 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 2
Maine 1 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Massachusetts 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Rhode Island State 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Connecticut 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1925 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1925 college football season.[1] In its fifth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record,[2] going 1–0–1 against conference opponents.

With victories over Fort Williams, Bates, Colby, and Bowdoin, the team was recognized as the Maine state champion for 1925.[3] The team also lost to undefeated national champion Dartmouth by a 56 to 0 score.[4]

Maine played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Oren Fraser was the team captain.[2] Willis Barrows was the leading scorer with six touchdowns for 36 points.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Fort Williams*
W 33–0
October 3Tufts*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 6–7
October 10at Connecticut
W 7–0[6]
October 17at Dartmouth*
L 0–56[4]
October 24Bates*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 16–7
October 31at Colby*Waterville, MEW 27–6
November 7Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–14[3]
November 14New Hampshire
T 0–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Nutmeg Farmers Out Of Conference Grid Race". Hartford Courant. October 19, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "2015 Maine Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2018. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Maine Beats Bowdoin For State Championship". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Dartmouth Swamps Norwich in Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1925. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 72.
  6. ^ "Aggies Lose Game in Final Minutes". The Harford Courant. October 11, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maine Battles To A Scoreless Draw With New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 15, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
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