1961 Maine Black Bears football team

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1961 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1961 record8–0–1 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Kinney, David Cloutier
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
UMass 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Connecticut 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Vermont 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its 11th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Robert Kinney and David Cloutier were the team captains.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Army "B"*
W 21–6[2]
September 30at Rhode Island
W 22–20[3]
October 7Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 34–146,500[4]
October 14at New Hampshire
W 7–6
October 21Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 2–0
October 28at Bates*
T 15–15
November 4at Colby*
W 14–0
November 11Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 13–8
November 22UMass
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 10–7
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Maine Passing Whips Army's B Team, 21-6". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1961. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U-M Edges Rhody; Bears Tip RI 22-20". The Bangor Daily News. October 2, 1961. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine Stuns Vt.; 4 TDs By Cloutier". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1961. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
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