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1915 Maine Black Bears football team

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1915 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Ruffner
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →

The 1915 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1915 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record. Charles Ruffner was the team captain.[1]

In March 1915, Tommy Hughitt was hired as Maine's head football coach.[2] Hughitt had been the quarterback of Fielding H. Yost's Michigan football teams from 1912 to 1914. Hughitt was credited with bringing Yost's system to Maine: "Hughitt showed the effectiveness of the Yost system of coaching by developing a bunch of green material, a team which staged a real 'comeback' after a bad start last year."[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Fort McKinley*
W 7–0
September 25at Yale*L 0–37[4]
October 2at Dartmouth*Hanover, NHL 0–34
October 9Vermont*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–0[5]
October 163:00 p.m.Boston College*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–0[6]
October 23Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 29–14
October 30Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 31–6
November 6at BowdoinW 23–13
November 13at Army*L 0–24

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hughitt of Michigan Maine Football Coach". The Boston Globe. March 5, 1915. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Alumni Notes". The Michigan technic, Volumes 28-29. 1915. p. 231.
  4. ^ "Yale Crushes Maine Eleven by Open Play". The Sun. September 26, 1915. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U. of Maine 14, U. of Vermont 0". The Bangor Daily News. October 11, 1915. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boston College Vs. U. Of M. Today". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. October 6, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.