1901_Maine_Black_Bears_football_team
Maine Black Bears football, 1900–1909
American college football seasons
The Maine Black Bears football program from 1900 to 1909 represented the University of Maine in its second decade of intercollegiate football.[1]
| 1900 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–4 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ralph Wormell |
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The 1900 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1900 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ernest Burton, the team compiled a 4–4 record. Ralph Wormell was the team captain.[1]
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| 1901 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Carlos Dorticos |
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The 1901 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach John Wells Farley, the team compiled a 7–1 record. Carlos Dorticos was the team captain.[1]
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| 1902 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Carlos Dorticos |
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The 1902 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1902 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edward N. Robinson, the team compiled a 6–2 record. Carlos Dorticos was the team captain.[1]
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| 1903 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Charles Bailey |
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The 1903 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1903 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach John Wells Farley, the team compiled a 5–3 record. Charles Bailey was the team captain.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | New Hampshire | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 10–0 | ||||
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Harvard | L 0–6 | [2][3] | |||
| October 17 | Colby | Orono, ME | W 6–5 | ||||
| October 24 | at New Hampshire | W 27–0 | |||||
| October 31 | at Bowdoin | W 16–0 | |||||
| November 9 | Bates | Orono, ME | W 16–0 | ||||
| November 14 | vs. Holy Cross |
| L 0–5 | ||||
| November 20 | at Tufts | L 6–11 | |||||
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| 1904 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–4 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Charles Bailey |
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The 1904 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1904 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Emmett O. King, the team compiled a 3–4 record. Charles Bailey was the team captain.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Central Institute | Orono, ME | W 23–0 | |
| October 1 | at Brown |
| W 6–0 |
| October 8 | at Harvard | L 0–23 | |
| October 15 | New Hampshire | Orono, ME | W 6–0 |
| October 22 | at Bates | L 0–6 | |
| October 29 | Colby | Orono, ME | L 11–12 |
| November 5 | Bowdoin | Orono, ME | L 5–22 |
| November 12 | vs. Tufts | Bangor, ME | L 0–6 |
| 1905 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–3–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Arthur Bennett |
Seasons | |
The 1905 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record. Arthur Bennett was the team captain.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Kents Hill | W 22–0 | |
| October 7 | at Harvard |
| L 0–22 |
| October 14 | at Brown | L 0–34 | |
| October 21 | Colby | W 16–0 | |
| October 28 | New Hampshire | W 12–0 | |
| November 4 | Bates | T 0–0 | |
| November 11 | at Tufts | L 0–12 | |
| November 18 | at Bowdoin | W 18–0 |
| 1906 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–4–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Burleigh |
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The 1906 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1906 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record. John Burleigh was the team captain.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | New Hampshire | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 7–0 |
| October 3 | at Harvard |
| L 0–17 |
| October 13 | at Dartmouth | L 0–4 | |
| October 20 | Holy Cross | T 0–0 | |
| October 27 | Tufts | L 0–6 | |
| November 3 | at Colby | W 8–0 | |
| November 10 | at Bates | T 0–0 | |
| November 17 | Bowdoin | L 0–6 |
| 1907 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–4–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Harrison Higgins |
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The 1907 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1907 college football season. In its third season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record. Harrison Higgins was the team captain.[1]
Schedule
| 1908 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–4 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Harry White |
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The 1908 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1908 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 3–4 record. Harry White was the team captain.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Ricker College | W 37–0 | |||
| October 3 | at Harvard |
| L 0–16 | > 10,000 | [4] |
| October 10 | Fort McKinley | W 36–0 | |||
| October 17 | New Hampshire | W 6–4 | |||
| October 24 | Tufts | L 5–23 | |||
| October 31 | at Bates | W 6–0 | |||
| November 7 | at Colby | L 5–16 | |||
| November 14 | Bowdoin | L 0–10 |
| 1909 Maine Black Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–4–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Horace Cook |
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The 1909 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1909 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Schildmiller, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. Horace Cook was the team captain.[1]
Schedule
- "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 85. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- "Harvard Vs Maine". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 3, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Crimson Line Badly Shaken". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Harvard Downs Maine, 16 to 0: Contest an Exhibition of the Old Game Under New Rules". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1908. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
