1925 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1925 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 1925 college football season.[1] In its fifth season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record,[2] going 1–0–1 against conference opponents.
| 1925 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Maine champion | |
| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 5–2–1 (1–0–1 New England) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With victories over Fort Williams, Bates, Colby, and Bowdoin, the team was recognized as the Maine state champion for 1925.[3] The team also lost to undefeated national champion Dartmouth by a 56 to 0 score.[4]
Maine played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Oren Fraser was the team captain.[2] Willis Barrows was the leading scorer with six touchdowns for 36 points.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Fort Williams* |
| W 33–0 | ||||
| October 3 | Tufts* |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| October 10 | at Connecticut |
| W 7–0 | [6] | |||
| October 17 | at Dartmouth* | L 0–56 | [4] | ||||
| October 24 | Bates* |
| W 16–7 | ||||
| October 31 | at Colby* | Waterville, ME | W 27–6 | ||||
| November 7 | Bowdoin* |
| W 28–14 | [3] | |||
| November 14 | New Hampshire |
| T 0–0 | [7] | |||
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References
- "Nutmeg Farmers Out Of Conference Grid Race". Hartford Courant. October 19, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- "2015 Maine Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2018. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- "Maine Beats Bowdoin For State Championship". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dartmouth Swamps Norwich in Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1925. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- 2015 Media Guide, p. 72.
- "Aggies Lose Game in Final Minutes". The Harford Courant. October 11, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maine Battles To A Scoreless Draw With New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 15, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
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