1974 Maine Black Bears football team

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
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

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.

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	^[1]
September 21	UMass	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 0–42	2,400–3,000	^[2]
September 28	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 18–30	2,500	^[3]
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	^[4]
October 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 7–0	11,305–11,350	^[5]
October 26	Lehigh*	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 26–35	3,300	^[6]^[7]
November 2	Vermont	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 31–27	2,900	^[8]
November 9	at No. 3 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–39	17,591–18,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "BU edges Maine, 7–6". The Burlington Free Press. September 14, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
^ "Mistakes Costly for U-M Bears". The Bangor Daily News. September 30, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Osborne, Owen (October 28, 1974). "Lehigh uses big plays to nudge UMO". The Bangor Daily News. p. 16. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alleva Paces Lehigh's Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1974. p. 2D.
^ "UMO holds off explosive Vermont, 31–27". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Layton, Charles (November 10, 1974). "Delaware sinks Maine, 39–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2E. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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