Fred Brice

Fred Brice
	Brice pictured in The Prism 1939, Maine yearbook
Biographical details
Born	December 6, 1887; Lawrence, Massachusetts
Died	January 10, 1967 (aged 79); Pittsfield, New Hampshire
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921–1940	Maine
Basketball
1925–1929	Maine
Baseball
1926–1935	Maine
Head coaching record
Overall	79–58–9 (football); 14–31 (basketball); 67–60 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 10 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1922, 1924–1928, 1931–1934); Baseball; 5 Maine State Series (1926, 1927, 1930–1932)

Fred Mansfield Brice (December 6, 1887 – January 10, 1967) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.

Brice served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1921 to 1940, compiling a record of 79–58–9 and winning 10 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. He is the "Brice" in the name of the rivalry game with the New Hampshire Wildcats, the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket. Brice was also the head basketball coach at Maine from 1925 to 1929, tallying a mark of 14–31, and the school's head baseball coach from 1926 to 1935, amassing a record of 67–60.

Brice died at the age of 79 on January 10, 1967, at his home in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Standing
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1940)
1921	Maine	2–5–1
1922	Maine	6–2	1st
1923	Maine	5–3
1924	Maine	4–3–1	1st
1925	Maine	5–2–1	1st
1926	Maine	7–1	1st
1927	Maine	6–1	T–1st
1928	Maine	4–1–2	T–1st
1929	Maine	2–5
1930	Maine	3–4
1931	Maine	4–3	1st
1932	Maine	5–1–1	1st
1933	Maine	4–3	1st
1934	Maine	4–3	1st
1935	Maine	3–3–1
1936	Maine	4–3
1937	Maine	2–3–2
1938	Maine	3–4
1939	Maine	5–2
1940	Maine	1–6
Maine:		79–58–9
Total:		79–58–9
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Baseball

Below is a table of Brice's records as a collegiate head baseball coach.^[2]^[3]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Maine Black Bears (1926–1935)
1926	Maine	6–5
1927	Maine	7–4
1928	Maine	3–9
1929	Maine	8–6
1930	Maine	8–7
1931	Maine	7–6
1932	Maine	9–5
1933	Maine	7–5
1934	Maine	5–7
1935	Maine	7–6
Total:		67–60
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Service Set For Fred Brice". The News-Dispatch. Jeannette, Pennsylvania. United Press International. January 11, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved October 23, 2011 – via Google News.
^ "2014 Maine Baseball Guide". Maine Athletic Media Relations. p. 36. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
^ "Baseball" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

[1] "Service Set For Fred Brice". The News-Dispatch. Jeannette, Pennsylvania. United Press International. January 11, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved October 23, 2011 – via Google News.

[mainemg14-2] "2014 Maine Baseball Guide". Maine Athletic Media Relations. p. 36. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

[bsbstateseries-3] "Baseball" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2014.

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