1912 Maine Black Bears football team

1912 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–1 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Thomas J. Riley (1st season)
Captain	Thomas Shepard
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1912 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					9	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carlisle			–					12	–	1	–	1
Maine			–					7	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	1
Swarthmore			–					7	–	1	–	1
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Lehigh			–					9	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	3	–	0
Morris Harvey			–					2	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					4	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire			–					3	–	4	–	1
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					2	–	4	–	1
Cornell			–					3	–	7	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	6	–	0

The 1912 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as an independent during the 1912 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record and shut out six of its eight opponents. Its only setback was a 7–0 loss on the road against national champion, Harvard. Thomas J. Riley was the coach, and Thomas Shepard was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Fort McKinley*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 34–0		[2]
September 28	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–7		[3]
October 5	Tufts*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–0		[4]
October 12	Rhode Island State*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 18–0		[5]
October 19	Saint Anselm*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 16–0		[6]
October 26	at Bates	Lewiston, ME	W 7–6		[7]
November 2	at Colby	Waterville, ME	W 20–0		[8]
November 9	Bowdoin	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 17–0	3,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "Coast Guardsmen Beaten by U. of M.: Orono Boys Roll Up 38-0 Score". The Bangor Daily News. September 23, 1912. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Harvard Is Held to a 7 to 0 Win". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1912. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Maine Defeats Tufts in Fast Game 14 to 0". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Football Battles on Muddy Gridiron: Maine Batters Rhode Island". The Bangor Daily News. October 14, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maine 16; St Anselm's 0". The Bangor Daily News. October 21, 1912. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Maine 7, Bates 6". The Bangor Daily News. October 28, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Maine 20, Colby 0". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Maine Wins the Championship: Defeats Bowdoin 17 to 0 Before Big Crowd at Orono". The Bangor Daily News. November 11, 1912. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.