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]
| 1927 Maine Black Bears football | |
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New England champion | |
| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 6–1 (3–0 New England) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Rhode Island State |
| W 27–0 | [2] | ||
| October 8 | at Connecticut |
| W 14–3 | |||
| October 15 | Fort Williams* |
| W 97–0 | |||
| October 22 | at Bates* | Lewiston, ME | W 67–0 | |||
| October 29 | at Colby* | Waterville, ME | L 0–17 | |||
| November 5 | Bowdoin* |
| W 27–0 | |||
| November 12 | New Hampshire |
| W 13–6 | [3] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Maine Bears have frisky afternoon". The Bangor Daily News. October 3, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "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.
