| Year: | 1949 |
| Team: | Maine Black Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 2–4–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–0–1 |
| Head Coach: | David M. Nelson |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Donald Barron |
| Stadium: | Alumni Field |
| Champion: | Yankee Conference co-champion |
The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents) and tied with Connecticut for the conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine.[1] Donald Barron was the team captain.[2]