The 1945 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference during the 1945 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach William C. Kenyon, the team compiled a 0–5 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 101 to 32. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. John Day was the team captain.[1]
| 1945 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 0–5 (0–3 New England) |
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| Captain | John Day |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Connecticut + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 13 | at Rhode Island State |
| L 7–10 | [2] | |
| October 20 | at Connecticut |
| L 12–18 | 5,000 | [3][4] |
| October 27 | Massachusetts State | Orono, ME | L 0–6 | 4,000 | [5] |
| November 3 | at Massachusetts State | L 13–14 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | Connecticut |
| L 0–53 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "R.I. State Tops Maine 10-7". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1945. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Walt Trojanowski Leads Connecticut To 18-12 Triumph Over Maine Eleven". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trojanowski Stars as Connecticut Tops Maine Eleven, 18-12". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1945. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Massachusetts State Gridders Top Maine 6-0". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1945. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snyder's Kicks Give Mass. State Edge on Maine Bear, 14-13". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1945. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trojanowski Scores Four Times As Connecticut Triumphs By 53 To 0 Margin". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.