1956 Maine Black Bears football team

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1956 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1956 record5–2 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainThurlow Cooper, Peter Kostacopoulos
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 3 0 1 6 2 1
Maine 3 1 0 5 2 0
New Hampshire 2 1 1 3 4 1
Vermont 1 2 0 2 5 0
UMass 1 3 0 2 5 1
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and finished second out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Thurlow Cooper and Peter Kostacopoulos were the team captains.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Rhode Island
W 40–7
October 6at VermontW 14–0
October 13New Hampshire
W 29–7
October 20at ConnecticutL 7–13
October 27Bates*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 13–19
November 1Colby*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 26–7
November 8Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 33–7
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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