1967 Maine Black Bears football team

1967 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record0–8 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Captains
  • Donald White
  • Keith Kalman
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1967 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Connecticut 4 1 0 5 4 0
Rhode Island 2 2 1 6 2 1
New Hampshire 2 3 0 5 3 0
Vermont 1 3 1 3 5 1
Maine 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 0–8 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished last in the Yankee Conference. Donald White and Keith Kalman were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23UMassL 9–307,254–7,500[2]
September 301:30 p.m.vs. The Citadel*
L 14–423,421[3]
October 7at VermontL 7–188,000[4]
October 14New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–178,900–8,909[5][6]
October 21Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–213,608[7]
October 28at Boston College*L 0–5610,000[8]
November 4Northeastern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–244,909[9]
November 11at Rhode IslandL 12–345,000–7,777[10][11]

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "U Maine, Citadel Vie Here; Bate Bowdoin, MMA Liked". Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. September 30, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Vermont play haunts UM Bears". The Bangor Daily News. October 9, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Hampshire)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire whips Maine". The Hartford Courant. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Winless Maine drops YC clash to UConn, 21–0". Springfield Republican. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Boston College bombs winless Maine by 56–0". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colby up but Maine down". The Lewiston Daily Sun. November 6, 1967. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "Maine completes winless season with 8th loss". The Bangor Daily News. November 13, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.