1959 Maine Black Bears football team

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1959 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1959 record3–3–2 (1–2–2 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Bragg, John Welch
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UMass 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maine 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
New Hampshire 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Rhode Island 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Vermont 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its ninth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record (1–2–2 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. Robert Bragg and John Welch were the team captains.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at UMass
L 16–21
September 26Rhode Island
T 0–0
October 3Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 52–145,200[2]
October 10at New Hampshire
T 7–7
October 17Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 15–18
October 24at Bates*Lewiston, MEW 12–0[3]
October 31at Colby*
L 6–14[4]
November 7Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 18–8
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "U-M in high gear to slap 'Cats". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rain Key For Maine-Bates". October 26, 1959. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fumble Recoveries Aid Colby Win". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1959. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
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