1927 Maine Black Bears football
New England champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record6–1 (3–0 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Rhode Island State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Massachusetts 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 6–1 record (3–0 against conference opponents) and won the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Moses Nanigan was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Rhode Island State
W 27–0[2]
October 8at Connecticut
W 14–3
October 15Fort Williams*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 97–0
October 22at Bates*Lewiston, MEW 67–0
October 29at Colby*Waterville, MEL 0–17
November 5Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 27–0
November 12New Hampshire
W 13–6[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Maine Bears have frisky afternoon". The Bangor Daily News. October 3, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Loses Title Game to Maine On Muddy Gridiron". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 13, 1927. p. 42. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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