1968 Maine Black Bears football team

1968 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (2nd season)
Captain	Donald Loranger, Francis Griffin, E. Quackenbush
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1968 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vermont	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 3–21	14,000
September 28	Boston University*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–6	6,100
October 5	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–0	5,400	[2]
October 12	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 17–42	13,000–13,050	[3]
October 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–29	6,400–6,407	[4]
October 26	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–14	8,000–10,000	[5]
November 2	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–42	5,600–5,700	[6]
November 9	Hofstra*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 42–7	3,750	[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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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.