1973 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its seventh season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and finished sixth out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference. Andrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., and Jack Lamborghini were the team captains.

1973 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Walter Abbott (7th season)
Captain	Andrew Mellow, John O'Rourke Jr., Jack Lamborghini
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1973 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Rhode Island	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
UMass	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 14–0	7,000–7,500
September 15	Boston University	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–16	4,707
September 22	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 0–20	11,800
September 29	Central Connecticut*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–6	8,063
October 6	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 20–7	5,000
October 16	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–13	8,500
October 20	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–30	2,000–4,000
October 27	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 13–23	4,000
November 3	Bucknell*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–0	1,800–2,000
November 10	No. 14 Delaware*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 12–28	2,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game