1947 Maine Black Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Maine Black Bears
| sport = football
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| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 6–1
| conf_record = 2–1
| head_coach = George E. Allen
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Field
| champion = Maine state champion
}}
{{1947 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 6–1 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the Yankee Conference.{{cite web |title=2015 Maine Media Guide |publisher=University of Maine |year=2018 |page=81 |url=http://static.psbin.com/b/i/18wr65kgu9bexh/2015_Media_Guide_3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603222832/http://static.psbin.com/b/i/18wr65kgu9bexh/2015_Media_Guide_3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |accessdate=February 4, 2019 }} With non-conference victories over the teams from {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}}, {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Bowdoin Polar Bears|title=Bowdoin}}, and {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Bates Bobcats|title=Bates Colleges}}, the team won the Maine state championship for 1947.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Maine was ranked at No. 214 out of 500 college football teams.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine, and was led on offense by backs Phil Coulombe, Henry "Rabbit" Dombkowski, and Hal Parady, and end Alan Wing.
Schedule
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|September 27|at|Rhode Island State|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 33-13||{{cite news|title=Parady's Passes Help Maine Sock Rhode Island, 33-13|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 28, 1947|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28052617/paradys_passes_help_maine_sock_rhode/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Maine Outscores Rhode Island By 33-13 In Opener|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=September 28, 1947|page=C5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28052721/maine_outscores_rhode_island_by_3313/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
|October 11|at|New Hampshire|Lewis Stadium|Durham, NH (rivalry)|L 7-28|7,500|{{cite news|title=Mather's Aerials Pace N.H. to 28-7 Win Over Maine|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 12, 1947|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28049843/mathers_aerials_pace_nh_to_287_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18||Connecticut|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 13-7|5,600|{{cite news|title=Maine Beats Connecticut Huskies, 13-7: Black Bears Protect First Half Advantage In Contest At Orono|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=October 19, 1947|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28052669/maine_beats_connecticut_huskies_137/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Coulombe Leads Maine to 13-7 Comeback Win|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 19, 1947|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28052389/coulombe_leads_maine_to_137_comeback/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}}
|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Bowdoin Polar Bears|title=Bowdoin}}
|November 15|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Bates Bobcats|title=Bates}}
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