1944 Maine Black Bears football team

1944 Maine Black Bears football
New England co-champion
Conference	New England Conference
Record	2–2 (1–1 New England)
Head coach	William C. Kenyon (2nd season)
Captain	Eugene Long
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1944 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire +	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
Maine +	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In its second season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 2–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Eugene Long was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 21	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 13–6		[2][3]
October 28	at Norwich*	Northfield, VT	L 6–13
November 4	Norwich*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 26–6
November 11	at New Hampshire	Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 14–19	1,200	[4][5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
2. "UNH Wildcats Play First Grid Game Meeting Maine in Orono This Afternoon". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Maine Bears Tip Wildcats by Touchdown". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Wildcats to Play Maine". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 10, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
5. "New Hampshire Rally Edges Maine by 19-14". Hartford Courant. AP. November 12, 1944. p. 46. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.