| 1959 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–3–2 (1–2–2 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Robert Bragg, John Welch |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Robert Bragg and John Welch were the team captains.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at UMass | L 16–21 | 5,250–6,000 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | at Rhode Island | T 0–0 | 3,227–3,500 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | Vermont |
| W 52–14 | 5,200 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | at New Hampshire | T 7–7 | 8,500 | ||||
| October 17 | Connecticut |
| L 15–18 | 5,800 | |||
| October 24 | at Bates* | Lewiston, ME | W 12–0 | 2,000 | [5] | ||
| October 31 | at Colby* |
| L 6–14 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
| November 7 | Bowdoin* |
| W 18–8 | 6,800 | |||
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References
- ↑ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ↑ "U-M in high gear to slap 'Cats". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rain Key For Maine-Bates". October 26, 1959. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fumble Recoveries Aid Colby Win". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1959. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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