1971 Maine Black Bears football team

1971 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Captains
  • William Swadel
  • Stanley Maddock
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut + 3 1 15 3 1
UMass + 3 1 14 4 1
New Hampshire 3 2 04 4 1
Rhode Island 2 3 03 6 0
Vermont 2 3 02 7 0
Maine 1 4 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last in the Yankee Conference. William Swadel and Stanley Maddock were the team captains.