1953 Maine Black Bears football team

1953 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–2–1 (1–2–1 Yankee, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (3rd season)
Captain	Ed Bogdanovich, Ed Cianchette
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1953 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions

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 and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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 Yankee Conference and 3–0 against MIAA 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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 6–13
October 3	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 13–0		[2]
October 10	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 6–21
October 17	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	T 18–18
October 24	at Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 37–7
October 31	at Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	W 45–13
November 7	Bowdoin	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 35–7

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References

1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
2. "Pale blue Bears look to Wildcats after stopping Vermont Catamounts". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.