1966 Maine Black Bears football team

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1966 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1966 record4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Huard, Charles Belisle
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Vermont 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Maine 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its 16th and final season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. John Huard and Charles Belisle were the team captains.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at UMass
L 7–10
September 24Boston University*
L 7–20
October 1Bucknell*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 7–64,439[2]
October 8at New Hampshire
L 7–10
October 15at Connecticut
L 19–20
October 22Rhode Island
W 21–6
October 29Colby*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 31–6
November 5at Youngstown State*
L 6–14
November 12Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 52–77,179[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Leavitt, Bud (October 3, 1966). "Bears Survive Maine Man's Booting to Beat Bucknell". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bears showed they can get ornery". The Bangor Daily News. November 14, 1966. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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