1947 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach George E. Allen, the team compiled a 6–1 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the Yankee Conference. With non-conference victories over the teams from Colby, Bowdoin, and Bates Colleges, the team won the Maine state championship for 1947.

1947 Maine Black Bears football
Maine state champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–1 (2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1947 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 08 1 0
Maine 2 1 06 1 0
Connecticut 1 2 02 4 0
Rhode Island State 1 3 03 4 0
Massachusetts 0 1 13 4 1
Vermont 0 1 13 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Maine was ranked at No. 214 out of 500 college football teams.

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine, and was led on offense by backs Phil Coulombe, Henry "Rabbit" Dombkowski, and Hal Parady, and end Alan Wing.

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