1940 Maine Black Bears football team

1940 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceNew England Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6 (1–2 New England, 0–3 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoger Stearns
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rhode Island State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Maine 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Northeastern 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the New England Conference and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1940 college football season. In its 20th and final season under head coach Fred Brice, the team compiled a 1–6 record (1–2 against New England conference and 0–3 against MIAA opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Roger Stearns was the team captain.[1]

Maine was ranked at No. 313 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.