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1951 Maine Black Bears football
1951 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference champion; MIAA champion
Conference	Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–0–1 (3–0–1 Yankee, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (1st season);
Captain	Peter Pocius Jr.
Home stadium	Alumni Field
	Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	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

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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 and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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 Yankee Conference and 3–0 against MIAA opponents) and won the Yankee Conference and MIAA championships. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Peter Pocius Jr. was the team captain.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included halfback Ed Bogdanovich with 562 rushing yards; quarterback Gene Sturgeon with 185 passing yards; and end Bob Whytock with 239 receiving yards. Bogdanovich and fullback Gordon Pendleton tied with 30 points each.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 12–0
October 6	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 42–0	^[3]
October 13	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH (rivalry)	T 0–0
October 20	Connecticut	Athletic Field Orono, ME	W 49–19
October 27	at Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 26–7
November 3	at Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	W 24–0
November 10	Bowdoin	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 40–14

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References

^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "Maine blanks Vermont for second Yankee Conference victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 8, 1951. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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

[ncaa-2] "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

[3] "Maine blanks Vermont for second Yankee Conference victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 8, 1951. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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