1973 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAndrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., Jack Lamborghini
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Rhode Island 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
UMass 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Boston University 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maine 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Vermont 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its seventh season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and finished sixth out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference. Andrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., and Jack Lamborghini were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Vermont
W 14–07,000–7,500[2]
September 15Boston University
L 13–164,707[3]
September 22at UMass
L 0–2011,800
September 29Central Connecticut*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 3–68,063
October 6at Rhode Island
W 20–75,000
October 16New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–138,500
October 20Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 3–302,000–4,000[4]
October 27at Lafayette*
L 13–234,000[5]
November 3Bucknell*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–01,800–2,000[6]
November 10 No. 14 Delaware*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 12–282,200[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Young Bears surprise Vermont". The Bangor Daily News. September 10, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joe Concannon (September 16, 1973). "Terriers win, 16-13 on Maine mistakes". The Boston Globe. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 28, 1973). "Giglio Sparks Lafayette to Fourth Victory 23-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Lafayette 23, Maine 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1973. p. 7E.
  6. ^ Osborne, Owen (November 5, 1973). "Defense Keys UM over Bucknell". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Osborne, Owen (November 12, 1973). "Delaware Holds Off Threat by UMaine Bears, 28-12". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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