1974 Maine Black Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1974
| team = Maine Black Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Walter Abbott
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Stadium
| champion= Yankee Conference co-champion
}}
{{1974 Yankee Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1974
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 7–14
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Nickerson Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 6–7
| attend = 3,300
| source = {{cite news|title=BU edges Maine, 7–6|newspaper=The Burlington Free Press|date=September 14, 1974|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17622768/bu_edges_maine_76/|accessdate=September 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = UMass
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 0–42
| attend = 2,400–3,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 18–30
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news |title=Mistakes Costly for U-M Bears |date=September 30, 1974 |page=12 |newspaper=The Bangor Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71533716/1974-bucknell-maine/ |accessdate=September 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 29–19
| attend = 4,900
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| score = 23–9
| attend = 12,387–12,390
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| score = 7–0
| attend = 11,305–11,350
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 26–35
| attend = 3,300–5,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Lehigh uses big plays to nudge UMO |first=Owen |last=Osborne |date=October 28, 1974 |page=16 |newspaper=The Bangor Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71538203/1974-lehigh-maine/ |accessdate=September 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |title=Alleva Paces Lehigh's Win |date=October 27, 1974 |page=2D |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = Vermont
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 31–27
| attend = 1,700–2,900
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86063087/umo-holds-off-explosive-vermont-3127/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=UMO holds off explosive Vermont, 31–27|date=November 4, 1974|accessdate=September 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 13–39
| attend = 17,591–18,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Delaware sinks Maine, 39–13 |first=Charles |last=Layton |date=November 10, 1974 |page=2E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71561733/1974-delaware-maine/ |accessdate=September 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
References
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