# Maine Black Bears football, 1900–1909

The Maine Black Bears football program from 1900 to 1909 represented the University of Maine in its second decade of intercollegiate football.

## 1900

The 1900 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1900 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ernest Burton, the team compiled a 4–4 record. Ralph Wormell was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Result |
| | Edward Little* | W 22–0 |
| | Fort Preble* | W 16–0 |
| | Colby | L 0–5 |
| | Fort Preble* | W 29–0 |
| | Bates | L 0–26 |
| | Colby | W 18–0 |
| | Bowdoin | L 0–38 |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## 1901

The 1901 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach John Wells Farley, the team compiled a 7–1 record. Carlos Dorticos was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Result |
| | Bar Harbor* | W 5–0 |
| | Bar Harbor* | W 5–0 |
| | Colby | W 12–0 |
| | Bates | W 6–0 |
| | Bates | W 17–0 |
| | Tufts* | L 5–18 |
| | Colby | W 29–0 |
| | Bowdoin | W 22–5 |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## 1902

The 1902 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1902 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edward N. Robinson, the team compiled a 6–2 record. Carlos Dorticos was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| | Bar Harbor* | | W 18–0 |
| | EMCS* | | W 30–0 |
| | Colby | | W 6–0 |
| October 11 | Harvard* | Soldiers' FieldBoston, MA | L 0–23 |
| | Tufts* | | W 12–0 |
| | Bates | | L 0–6 |
| | Colby | | W 17–5 |
| | Bowdoin | | W 11–0 |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## 1903

The 1903 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1903 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach John Wells Farley, the team compiled a 5–3 record. Charles Bailey was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 26 | | New Hampshire* | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 10–0 |
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Harvard* | Soldiers' FieldBoston, MA | L 0–6 |
| October 17 | | Colby | Orono, ME | W 6–5 |
| October 24 | | at New Hampshire* | Dover, NH (rivalry) | W 27–0 |
| October 31 | | at Bowdoin | Brunswick, ME | W 16–0 |
| November 9 | | Bates | Orono, ME | W 16–0 |
| November 14 | | vs. Holy Cross* | Maplewood ParkBangor, ME | L 0–5 |
| November 20 | | at Tufts* | Medford, MA | L 6–11 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

## 1904

The 1904 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1904 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Emmett O. King, the team compiled a 3–4 record. Charles Bailey was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| | Maine Central Institute* | Orono, ME | W 23–0 |
| October 1 | at Brown* | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | W 6–0 |
| October 8 | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 0–23 |
| October 15 | New Hampshire* | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 6–0 |
| October 22 | at Bates | Lewiston, ME | L 0–6 |
| October 29 | Colby | Orono, ME | L 11–12 |
| November 5 | Bowdoin | Orono, ME | L 5–22 |
| November 12 | vs. Tufts* | Bangor, ME | L 0–6 |
| *Non-conference game |||||

## 1905

The 1905 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record. Arthur Bennett was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 30 | Kents Hill* | Orono, ME | W 22–0 |
| October 7 | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 0–22 |
| October 14 | at Brown* | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | L 0–34 |
| October 21 | Colby | Orono, ME | W 16–0 |
| October 28 | New Hampshire* | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 12–0 |
| November 4 | Bates | Orono, ME | T 0–0 |
| November 11 | at Tufts* | Medford, MA | L 0–12 |
| November 18 | at Bowdoin | Brunswick, ME | W 18–0 |
| *Non-conference game |||||

## 1906

The 1906 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1906 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record. John Burleigh was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 22 | New Hampshire* | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 7–0 |
| October 3 | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 0–17 |
| October 13 | at Dartmouth* | Alumni OvalHanover, NH | L 0–4 |
| October 20 | vs. Holy Cross* | Pine Tree ParkPortland, ME | T 0–0 |
| October 27 | Tufts* | Orono, ME | L 0–6 |
| November 3 | at Colby | Waterville, ME | W 8–0 |
| November 10 | at Bates | Lewiston, ME | T 0–0 |
| November 17 | Bowdoin | Orono, ME | L 0–6 |
| *Non-conference game |||||

## 1907

The 1907 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1907 college football season. In its third season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record. Harrison Higgins was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| | Hebron Academy* | Orono, ME | T 0–0 |
| October 5 | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 0–30 |
| October 12 | at Brown* | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | L 0–40 |
| October 19 | vs. Dartmouth* | Portland, ME | L 0–27 |
| October 26 | at Tufts* | Medford, MA | W 4–0 |
| November 2 | Bates | Orono, ME | T 6–6 |
| November 9 | Colby | Orono, ME | W 8–0 |
| November 16 | at Bowdoin | Brunswick, ME | L 5–34 |
| *Non-conference game |||||

## 1908

The 1908 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1908 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Frank McCoy, the team compiled a 3–4 record. Harry White was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | Ricker College* | Orono, ME | W 37–0 | |
| October 3 | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 0–16 | > 10,000 |
| October 10 | Fort McKinley* | Orono, ME | W 36–0 | |
| October 17 | New Hampshire* | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 6–4 | |
| October 24 | Tufts* | Orono, ME | L 5–23 | |
| October 31 | at Bates | Lewiston, ME | W 6–0 | |
| November 7 | at Colby | Waterville, ME | L 5–16 | |
| November 14 | Bowdoin | Orono, ME | L 0–10 | |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

## 1909

The 1909 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine during the 1909 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Schildmiller, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. Horace Cook was the team captain.

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 25 | at Massachusetts* | Alumni FieldAmherst, MA | T 0–0 |
| October 2 | Fort McKinley* | Orono, ME | W 16–0 |
| October 9 | New Hampshire | Orono, ME (rivalry) | W 16–0 |
| October 16 | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 0–17 |
| October 23 | at Tufts* | Medford, MA | L 0–9 |
| October 30 | Bates | Orono, ME | W 15–6 |
| November 6 | Colby | Orono, ME | L 6–17 |
| November 13 | at Bowdoin | Brunswick, ME | L 0–22 |
| *Non-conference game |||||