1912 Maine Elephants football team
American college football season
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The 1912 Maine Elephants football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as an independent during the 1912 college football season. The team compiled a 7â1 record and shut out six of its eight opponents. Its only setback was a 7â0 loss on the road against national champion, Harvard. Thomas J. Riley was the coach, and Thomas Shepard was the team captain.[1]
| 1912 Maine Elephants football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7â1 (3â0 MIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Thomas Shepard |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Fort McKinley* |
| W 34â0 | [2] | |||
| September 28 | at Harvard* | L 0â7 | [3] | ||||
| October 5 | Tufts* |
| W 14â0 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Rhode Island State* |
| W 18â0 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | Saint Anselm* |
| W 16â0 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | at Bates | Lewiston, ME | W 7â6 | [7] | |||
| November 2 | at Colby | Waterville, ME | W 20â0 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | Bowdoin |
| W 17â0 | 3,000 | [9] | ||
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