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1942 Maine Black Bears football team

1942 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record2–4 (0–2 New England)
Head coach
CaptainRay Neal, Robert Nutter
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 0 0 6 0 0
Connecticut + 2 0 0 6 2 0
Northeastern 0 1 0 0 5 1
Rhode Island State 0 2 0 3 3 0
Maine 0 2 0 2 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 2–4 record (0–2 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Ray Neal and Robert Nutter were the team captains.[1]

Maine was ranked at No. 278 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Columbia*L 2–3412,000[3]
October 10at New HampshireL 7–205,000[4]
October 17Connecticut
L 7–264,000[5]
October 24Bates*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 9–7[6]
October 31Colby*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 29–6[7]
November 7at Bowdoin*
L 6–12[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 4, 1942). "Columbia Aerials Sink Maine, 34 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "New Hampshire Wins Over Maine, 20 to 7". Hartford Courant. AP. October 11, 1942. p. 54. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UConns Down Maine, 26-7: Visitors Tally Four Times As Result Of Aerials". The Bangor Daily News. October 19, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jack Moran (October 26, 1942). "Bears Surprise Bates, 9 to 7: Hutchinson's 16-yard Field Goal Topples Bobcats". The Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Moran (November 2, 1942). "Maine Power Halts Colby". Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Will Johns (November 9, 1942). "Auburn Boy Broke Ankle In Bowdoin-Maine Grid Duel". Lewiston Evening Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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