The 1929 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1929 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 2–5 record (1–2 against New England and 1–2 against MIAA conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Lavon Zakarian was the team captain.[1]
| 1929 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | New England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–5 (1–2 New England, 1–2 MIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Rhode Island State |
| W 6–0 | [2] | |||
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Boston College* | L 0–42 | [3] | |||
| October 12 | at Connecticut |
| L 7–20 | ||||
| October 19 | New Hampshire |
| L 7–21 | [4] | |||
| October 26 | at Bates | L 0–6 | |||||
| November 2 | at Colby* |
| L 7–13 | ||||
| November 9 | Bowdoin |
| W 25–6 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Maine Tops Rhode Island By 7-0 Score". Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald. September 29, 1929. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College to Present Powerful Team Against Inexperience Maine Eleven at Fenway Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 5, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "New Hampshire Is Victor Over Maine". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. UP. October 20, 1929. p. 25. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
