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Maine Black Bears football, 1900–1909

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The Maine Black Bears football program from 1900 to 1909 represented the University of Maine in its second decade of intercollegiate football.[1]

1900

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1900 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (0–4 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Wormell
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
Edward Little*W 22–0
Fort Preble*W 16–0
ColbyL 0–5
Fort Preble*W 29–0
BatesL 0–26
ColbyW 18–0
BowdoinL 0–38
  • *Non-conference game

1901

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1901 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCarlos Dorticos
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
Bar Harbor*W 5–0
Bar Harbor*W 5–0
ColbyW 12–0
BatesW 6–0
BatesW 17–0
Tufts*L 5–18
ColbyW 29–0
BowdoinW 22–5
  • *Non-conference game

1902

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1902 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (3–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCarlos Dorticos
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
Bar Harbor*W 18–0
EMCS*W 30–0
ColbyW 6–0
October 11Harvard*L 0–23
Tufts*W 12–0
BatesL 0–6
ColbyW 17–5
BowdoinW 11–0
  • *Non-conference game

1903

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1903 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Bailey
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26New Hampshire*Orono, ME (rivalry)W 10–0[2][3]
October 33:00 p.m.at Harvard*L 0–6[4][5]
October 17ColbyOrono, MEW 6–5
October 24at New Hampshire*Dover, NHW 27–0[6]
October 31at BowdoinBrunswick, MEW 16–0
November 9BatesOrono, MEW 16–0
November 14vs. Holy Cross*
L 0–5[7]
November 20at Tufts*Medford, MAL 6–11
  • *Non-conference game

1904

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1904 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4 (0–3 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Bailey
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Maine Central Institute*Orono, MEW 23–0
October 1at Brown*
W 6–0
October 8at Harvard*L 0–23
October 15New Hampshire*Orono, MEW 6–0[8]
October 22at BatesLewiston, MEL 0–6
October 29ColbyOrono, MEL 11–12
November 5BowdoinOrono, MEL 5–22
November 12vs. Tufts*Bangor, MEL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

1905

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1905 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–1 (2–0–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainArthur Bennett
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Kents Hill*Orono, MEW 22–0
October 7at Harvard*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–22
October 14at Brown*
L 0–34
October 21ColbyOrono, MEW 16–0
October 28New Hampshire*Orono, MEW 12–0[9][10]
November 4BatesOrono, MET 0–0
November 11at Tufts*Medford, MAL 0–12
November 18at BowdoinBrunswick, MEW 18–0
  • *Non-conference game

1906

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1906 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4–2 (1–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Burleigh
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22New Hampshire*Orono, ME (rivalry)W 7–0
October 3at Harvard*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–17
October 13at Dartmouth*
L 0–4
October 20vs. Holy Cross*
T 0–0[11]
October 27Tufts*Orono, MEL 0–6
November 3at ColbyWaterville, MEW 8–0
November 10at BatesLewiston, MET 0–0
November 17BowdoinOrono, MEL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

1907

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1907 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4–2 (1–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarrison Higgins
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
Hebron Academy*Orono, MET 0–0
October 5at Harvard*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–30
October 12at Brown*
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
L 0–40
October 19vs. Dartmouth*Portland, MEL 0–27[12]
October 26at Tufts*Medford, MAW 4–0
November 2BatesOrono, MET 6–6
November 9ColbyOrono, MEW 8–0
November 16at BowdoinBrunswick, MEL 5–34
  • *Non-conference game

1908

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1908 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (1–2 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHarry White
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Ricker College*Orono, MEW 37–0
October 3at Harvard*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–16> 10,000[13]
October 10Fort McKinley*Orono, MEW 36–0
October 17New Hampshire*Orono, MEW 6–4
October 24Tufts*Orono, MEL 5–23
October 31at BatesLewiston, MEW 6–0
November 7at ColbyWaterville, MEL 5–16
November 14BowdoinOrono, MEL 0–10
  • *Non-conference game

1909

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1909 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–1 (1–2 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHorace Cook
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →

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

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25at Massachusetts*T 0–0
October 2Fort McKinley*Orono, MEW 16–0
October 9New HampshireW 16–0
October 16at Harvard*
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
L 0–17
October 23at Tufts*Medford, MAL 0–9
October 30BatesOrono, MEW 15–6
November 6ColbyOrono, MEL 6–17
November 13at BowdoinBrunswick, MEL 0–22
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 85. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "University of Maine, 18; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 26. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Univ of ME 18, N H State 0". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Harvard Vs Maine". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 3, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Crimson Line Badly Shaken". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "University of Maine, 27; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 50–51. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "Battle of the Giants on Maplewood Field". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. November 16, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "From the Side Lines" on same page.
  8. ^ "University of Maine, 6; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. pp. 28–29. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Football on Many Fields". The Barre Daily Times. Barre, Vermont. October 30, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "University of Maine, 16; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 13, no. 2. November 15, 1905. pp. 42–43. Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "Maine Robbed of the Game, Says a Portland Paper". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. October 22, 1906. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dartmouth, 27; Maine, 0". New York Tribune. October 20, 1907. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "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.