1945 Maine Black Bears football team

1945 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	0–5 (0–3 New England)
Head coach	William C. Kenyon (3rd season)
Captain	John Day
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1945 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Rhode Island State +	1	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Maine	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 0–5 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 101 to 32. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. John Day was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 13	at Rhode Island State	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–10		[2]
October 20	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Memorial Field Storrs, CT	L 12–18	5,000	[3][4]
October 27	Massachusetts State	Orono, ME	L 0–6	4,000	[5]
November 3	at Massachusetts State	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 13–14		[6]
November 10	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–53		[7]

References

1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
2. "R.I. State Tops Maine 10-7". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1945. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Walt Trojanowski Leads Connecticut To 18-12 Triumph Over Maine Eleven". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Trojanowski Stars as Connecticut Tops Maine Eleven, 18-12". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1945. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Massachusetts State Gridders Top Maine 6-0". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1945. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Snyder's Kicks Give Mass. State Edge on Maine Bear, 14-13". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1945. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Trojanowski Scores Four Times As Connecticut Triumphs By 53 To 0 Margin". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.