1966 Maine Black Bears football team

1966 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Huard, Charles Belisle
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Vermont 3 2 0 6 2 0
Connecticut 2 2 1 2 6 1
Maine 2 3 0 4 5 0
Rhode Island 1 3 1 1 7 1
New Hampshire 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its 16th and final season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. John Huard and Charles Belisle were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at UMassL 7–1015,200
September 24Boston University*L 7–208,012
October 1Bucknell*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 7–64,439[2]
October 8at New HampshireL 7–1010,400
October 15at ConnecticutL 19–2010,240
October 22Rhode IslandW 21–68,900
October 29Colby*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 31–65,494
November 5at Youngstown State*
L 6–141,700
November 12Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 52–77,179–7,197[3]
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft after the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position AFL club
5 113 John Huard Linebacker Denver Broncos

References

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Leavitt, Bud (October 3, 1966). "Bears Survive Maine Man's Booting to Beat Bucknell". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bears showed they can get ornery". The Bangor Daily News. November 14, 1966. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "1967 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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