1959 Maine Black Bears football team

1959 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–3–2 (1–2–2 Yankee, 2–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (9th season)
Captain	Robert Bragg, John Welch
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1959 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
UMass	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Maine	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
New Hampshire	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Rhode Island	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record (1–2–2 against Yankee Conference and 2–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished second out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Robert Bragg and John Welch were the team captains.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included halfback David clloutier with 534 rushing yards and 38 points scored (six touchdowns and one two-point conversion); quarterback Manchester Wheeler with 293 passing yards; and end Maurice Dore with 197 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 16–21	5,250–6,000	[3]
September 26	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	T 0–0	3,227–3,500	[4]
October 3	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 52–14	5,000–5,200	[5][6]
October 10	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	T 7–7	8,500
October 17	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 15–18	5,800
October 24	at Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 12–0	2,000	[7]
October 31	at Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	L 6–14	5,000	[8]
November 7	Bowdoin	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 18–8	6,800

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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 25, 2022.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
5. "U-M in high gear to slap 'Cats". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
7. "Rain Key For Maine-Bates". October 26, 1959. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fumble Recoveries Aid Colby Win". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1959. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.