1968 Maine Black Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1968
| team = Maine Black Bears
| sport = football
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| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 3–5
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Walter Abbott
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Donald Loranger
| captain2 = Francis Griffin
| captain3 = E. Quackenbush
| stadium = Alumni Field
}}
{{1968 Yankee Conference football standings}}
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.{{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=September 22, 2021}}
Schedule
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|September 21|at|UMass|Alumni Field|Amherst, MA|L 3-21|14,000|
|September 28||Boston University
|October 5||Vermont|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 28-0|5,400|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78921344/abbott-looks-to-unh-after-first-victory/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=Abbott looks to UNH after first victory|date=October 7, 1968|accessdate=June 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12|at|New Hampshire|Cowell Stadium|Durham, NH|L 17-42|13,000–13,050|{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
|October 19|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|L 0-29|6,400–6,407|{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
|October 26||Rhode Island|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 21-14|8,000–10,000|{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 29, 2022 }}
|November 2|at|Bucknell
|November 9||Hofstra
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 25, 2022 }}