1953 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its third season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–2–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Ed Bogdanovich and Ed Cianchette were the team captains.[1]
| 1953 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 4–2–1 (1–2–1 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Ed Bogdanovich, Ed Cianchette |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Rhode Island | L 6–13 | |||||
| October 3 | Vermont |
| W 13–0 | [2] | |||
| October 10 | at New Hampshire | L 6–21 | |||||
| October 17 | Connecticut |
| T 18–18 | ||||
| October 24 | at Bates* | Lewiston, ME | W 37–7 | ||||
| October 31 | at Colby* | Waterville, ME | W 45–13 | ||||
| November 7 | Bowdoin* |
| W 35–7 | ||||
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References
- "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- "Pale blue Bears look to Wildcats after stopping Vermont Catamounts". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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