1946 Maine Black Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1946
| team = Maine Black Bears
| sport = football
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| conference = Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| conference2 = New England Conference
| short_conf = MIAC
| short_conf2 =
| record = 2–5
| conf_record = 2–1
| conf2_record = 0–3
| head_coach = George E. Allen
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Richard Burrill
| stadium = Alumni Field
}}
{{1946 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference}}{{1946 New England Conference football standings}}
The 1946 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the New England Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 2–5 record (2–1 against MIAC opponents, 0–3 against New England Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the MIAC and last place in the New England Conference. Richard Burrill was the team captain.{{cite web|title=2019 Maine Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Maine |year=2019 |page=86 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf|accessdate=June 4, 2020}} The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine.
Schedule
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|September 28||Rhode Island State|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 13-14|4,000|{{cite news|title=R. I. State Aerials Sink Maine Elevens by 14-13|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 29, 1946|page=35|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52819013/r-i-state-aerials-sink-maine-elevens/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1946|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
|October 12||New Hampshire|Alumni Field|Orono, ME (rivalry)|L 0-27||{{cite news|title=Maine, New Hampshire Meet At Orono Today: Granite Staters Favored To Defeat Black Bears|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|date=October 12, 1946|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103687164/maine-new-hampshire-meet-at-orono/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=New Hampshire Triumphs: Maine Scans Horizon For Football Victory: Tough Slate Ahead As Pale Blue Absorbs Third Beating|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|author=John McKernan|date=October 14, 1946|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103687361/new-hampshire-triumphs-maine-scans/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19|at|Connecticut|Gardner Dow Field|Storrs, CT|L 20-21|7,300|{{cite news|title=Connecticut Edges Maine|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=October 20, 1945|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52818969/connecticut-edges-maine/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 26||Bates|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 4-7|7,500|{{cite news|title=Bates Beats Maine, 7-4, Card Injured|newspaper=The Scrantonian|date=October 27, 1946|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52818947/bates-beats-maine-7-4-card-injured/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2||Colby|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 14-6||{{cite news|title=Bates Sure Of Tie For Grid Title, Maine and Bowdoin To Battle For Second Place: Pale Blue Drops Colby, Coulombe Stars In Snow|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|date=November 4, 1946|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103687552/bates-sure-of-tie-for-grid-title-maine/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Maine Tops Colby By 14-6 Margin|newspaper=November 4, 1946|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103687685/maine-tops-colby-by-14-6-margin/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9|at|Bowdoin||Brunswick, ME|W 23-7||{{cite news|title=Maine Vs. Bowdoin Duel On At Brunswick Today: Traditional Rivals Will Battle For Second Place In Series Race|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|date=November 9, 1946|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103688201/maine-vs-bowdoin-duel-on-at-brunswick/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Maine, Series Runnerup, Has Hope For Title Tie: Pale Blue Beats Bowdoin 23-7; Awaits Colby Vs. Bates Today|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|author=John McKernan|date=November 11, 1946|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103688386/maine-series-runnerup-has-hope-for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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