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1951 Maine Black Bears football team

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1951 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–0–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainPeter Pocius Jr.
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 3 0 1 6 0 1
UMass 2 0 0 3 4 1
Connecticut 2 1 0 4 4 0
New Hampshire 1 2 1 5 2 1
Rhode Island 1 3 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 3 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 6–0–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Peter Pocius Jr. was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29Rhode Island State
W 12–0
October 6Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 42–0
October 13at New HampshireDurham, NH (rivalry)T 0–0
October 20Connecticut
  • Athletic Field
  • Orono, ME
W 49–19
October 27at Bates*Lewiston, MEW 26–7
November 3at Colby*Waterville, MEW 24–0
November 10Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 40–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.