1968 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1968 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Yankee Conference. Donald Loranger, Francis Griffin, and E. Quackenbush were the team captains.[1]

1968 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainDonald Loranger, Francis Griffin, E. Quackenbush
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
Connecticut + 4 –1 –04 –6 –0
Maine 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Rhode Island 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
UMass 2 –3 –02 –8 –0
Vermont 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at UMass
L 3–2114,000
September 28Boston University*dagger
L 3–66,100
October 5Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 28–05,400[2]
October 12at New Hampshire
L 17–4213,000–13,050[3]
October 19at Connecticut
L 0–296,400–6,407[4]
October 26Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 21–148,000–10,000[5]
November 2at Bucknell*
L 21–425,600–5,700[6]
November 9Hofstra*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 42–73,750[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[8]

References
  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. "Abbott looks to UNH after first victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. "Bucknell in 42-21 Romp over Maine". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Osborne, Owen (November 11, 1968). "Bears Bow Out Beating Hofstra". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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