1974 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1974 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Walter Abbott and finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a 4–2 mark in the Yankee Conference. Maine shared the conference title with UMass.

1974 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–6 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (8th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass +	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine +	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Northeastern*	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 7–14	3,000
September 13	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 6–7	3,300
September 21	UMass	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 0–42	2,400–3,000
September 28	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 18–30	2,500
October 5	Rhode Island	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 29–19	4,900
October 12	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 23–9	12,387–12,390
October 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 7–0	11,305–11,350
October 26	Lehigh*	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 26–35	3,300
November 2	Vermont	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 31–27	2,900
November 9	at No. 3 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–39	17,591–18,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game