1960 Maine Black Bears football team

1960 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3–1 (3–2 Yankee, 1–1–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (10th season)
Captain	Ewen MacKinnon, Wayne Champeon, Richard Leadbetter
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1960 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
UMass +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Maine	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
New Hampshire	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Vermont	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its 10th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2 against Yankee Conference and 1–1–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished third out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Ewen MacKinnon, Wayne Champeon, and Richard Leadbetter were the team captains.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included halfback Wayne Champeon with 244 rushig yards, 165 receiving yards, and 32 points scored (five touchdowns and one two-point conversion); and quarterback Manchester Wheeler with 449 passing yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	vs. UMass	Portland Stadium Portland, ME	L 13–21	7,500–8,500	[3]
September 24	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 7–0	4,800
October 1	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 27–0	5,000–5,400	[4][5]
October 8	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 13–7	6,900
October 15	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 2–30	11,500–11,539	[6]
October 22	Bates	Alumni Field Orono, ME	T 13–13	7,460
October 29	Colby	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 28–12	7,500
November 5	at Bowdoin	Whittier Field Brunswick, ME	L 21–28	8,100

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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. "UMass Tips U. of Maine By 21 to 13". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1960. pp. 69, 71 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "U-M eyes 'Cats after Vermont rout". The Bangor Daily News. October 3, 1960. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.