1958 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 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. Niles Nelson was the team captain.[1]
| 1958 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1958 record | 6–2 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Niles Nelson |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | UMass |
| W 19–6 | ||||
| September 27 | Rhode Island |
| W 37–8 | ||||
| October 4 | at Vermont | W 26–0 | 5,000 | [2] | |||
| October 11 | New Hampshire |
| W 14–0 | [3] | |||
| October 18 | at Connecticut | L 6–21 | |||||
| October 25 | Bates* |
| W 40–0 | ||||
| November 1 | Colby* |
| L 12–16 | ||||
| November 8 | at Bowdoin* | Brunswick, ME | W 37–0 | ||||
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References
- "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- "U-Maine joined Vermont's carnival". The Bangor Daily News. October 6, 1958. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maine, Colby Clubs Win: Black Bears Ready For Try At YC Lid". The Bangor Daily News. October 13, 1958. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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