1974 Maine Black Bears football team

1974 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–6 (4–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (8th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1974 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Walter Abbott and finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a 4–2 mark in the Yankee Conference. Maine shared the conference title with UMass.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Northeastern*	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 7–14	3,000
September 13	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 6–7	3,300	[1]
September 21	UMass	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 0–42	2,400–3,000	[2]
September 28	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 18–30	2,500	[3]
October 5	Rhode Island	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 29–19	4,900
October 12	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 23–9	12,387–12,390	[4]
October 19	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 7–0	11,305–11,350	[5]
October 26	Lehigh*	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 26–35	3,300–5,000	[6][7]
November 2	Vermont	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 31–27	1,700–2,900	[8][9]
November 9	at No. 3 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–39	17,591–18,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "BU edges Maine, 7–6". The Burlington Free Press. September 14, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
3. "Mistakes Costly for U-M Bears". The Bangor Daily News. September 30, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
5. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
6. Osborne, Owen (October 28, 1974). "Lehigh uses big plays to nudge UMO". The Bangor Daily News. p. 16. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alleva Paces Lehigh's Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1974. p. 2D.
8. "UMO holds off explosive Vermont, 31–27". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
10. Layton, Charles (November 10, 1974). "Delaware sinks Maine, 39–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2E. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.