1962 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its 12th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Alton Hadley III and John Roberts were the team captains.[1]

1962 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–4 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAlton Hadley III, John Roberts
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1962 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 4 –0 –17 –0 –1
UMass 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Connecticut 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Rhode Island 1 –3 –12 –5 –2
Vermont 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Maine 1 –4 –04 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at UMass
L 0–107,000–7,058[2]
September 29Rhode Island
L 7–145,000
October 6at Vermont
W 9–66,000[3]
October 13New Hampshire
L 6–217,000[4]
October 20at Connecticut
L 6–1411,088–12,500[5]
October 27Bates*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 20–04,000
November 3Colby*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 27–05,000
November 10at Bowdoin*Brunswick, MEW 27–23,500
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. "Maine defeats Vermont, 9–6". The Bangor Daily News. October 8, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "New Hampshire Beats Maine, 21-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1962. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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