1915 Maine Black Bears football team

1915 Maine Black Bears football
1915 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Tommy Hughitt (1st season);
Captain	Charles Ruffner
	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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18		Fort McKinley	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 7–0
September 25		at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–37	^[4]
October 2		at Dartmouth	Hanover, NH	L 0–34
October 9		Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–0	^[5]
October 16	3:00 p.m.	Boston College	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–0	^[6]
October 23		Bates	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 29–14
October 30		Colby	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–6
November 6		at Bowdoin	Brunswick, ME	W 23–13
November 13		at Army	The Plain West Point, NY	L 0–24
All times are in Eastern time

References[edit]

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

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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 .

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