1912 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1912 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as an independent during the 1912 college football season. The team compiled a 7–1 record and shut out six of its eight opponents. Its only setback was a 7–0 loss on the road against national champion, Harvard. Thomas J. Riley was the coach, and Thomas Shepard was the team captain.[1]

1912 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
ConferenceMaine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Shepard
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     9 0 0
Penn State     8 0 0
Carlisle     12 1 1
Maine     7 1 0
Princeton     7 1 1
Swarthmore     7 1 1
Yale     7 1 1
Lehigh     9 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Wesleyan     7 2 0
Colgate     5 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 3 1
Rhode Island State     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 1
Temple     3 2 0
Penn     7 4 0
Army     5 3 0
Brown     6 4 0
Franklin & Marshall     6 4 0
Holy Cross     4 3 1
Rutgers     5 4 0
Tufts     5 4 0
Fordham     4 4 0
Villanova     3 3 0
Morris Harvey     2 2 0
Lafayette     4 5 1
Syracuse     4 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 4 1
Geneva     3 4 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Boston College     2 4 1
Cornell     3 7 0
NYU     2 6 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Fort McKinley*
W 34–0[2]
September 28at Harvard*L 0–7[3]
October 5Tufts*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–0[4]
October 12Rhode Island State*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 18–0[5]
October 19Saint Anselm*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 16–0[6]
October 26at BatesLewiston, MEW 7–6[7]
November 2at ColbyWaterville, MEW 20–0[8]
November 9Bowdoin
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 17–03,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Coast Guardsmen Beaten by U. of M.: Orono Boys Roll Up 38-0 Score". The Bangor Daily News. September 23, 1912. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Harvard Is Held to a 7 to 0 Win". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1912. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine Defeats Tufts in Fast Game 14 to 0". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football Battles on Muddy Gridiron: Maine Batters Rhode Island". The Bangor Daily News. October 14, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine 16; St Anselm's 0". The Bangor Daily News. October 21, 1912. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maine 7, Bates 6". The Bangor Daily News. October 28, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maine 20, Colby 0". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maine Wins the Championship: Defeats Bowdoin 17 to 0 Before Big Crowd at Orono". The Bangor Daily News. November 11, 1912. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.