1925 Maine Black Bears football team

1925 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	New England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–1 (1–0–1 New England, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Fred Brice (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1925 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

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 and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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 New England and 3–0 against MIAA conference opponents.

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
September 26	Fort Williams*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 33–0
October 3	Tufts*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–7
October 10	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 7–0		[6]
October 17	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–56		[4]
October 24	Bates	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 16–7
October 31	at Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	W 27–6
November 7	Bowdoin	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–14		[3]
November 14	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	T 0–0		[7]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Nutmeg Farmers Out Of Conference Grid Race". Hartford Courant. October 19, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
2. "2015 Maine Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2018. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
3. "Maine Beats Bowdoin For State Championship". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 8, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dartmouth Swamps Norwich in Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1925. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
5. 2015 Media Guide, p. 72.
6. "Aggies Lose Game in Final Minutes". The Harford Courant. October 11, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Maine Battles To A Scoreless Draw With New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 15, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.