1963 Maine Black Bears football team

1963 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–3 (3–2 Yankee, 2–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (13th season)
Captain	Daniel Severson, Earle Cooper
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1963 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Maine	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vermont	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its 13th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 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. Daniel Severson and Earle Cooper were the team captains.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	UMass	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–14	5,000–6,000	[2]
September 28	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 16–20	3,600–4,500	[3]
October 5	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–13	5,700–6,900	[4]
October 12	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 28–8	9,000–9,500	[5]
October 19	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 35–12	9,300
October 26	at Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 49–0	4,800
November 2	at Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	W 53–12	1,500
November 9	Bowdoin	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–7	5,280

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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. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
4. "Bears taste victory; New Hampshire next". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – 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.