1972 Maine Black Bears football team

1972 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Captains
  • James Reid
  • Robert McConnell
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 0 09 2 0
Connecticut 4 1 04 5 0
Vermont 3 2 04 5 0
New Hampshire 2 3 04 5 0
Maine 1 4 03 6 0
Rhode Island 0 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. James Reid and Robert McConnell were the team captains.