1953 Maine Black Bears football team

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1953 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–1 (1–2–1 Yankee, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ed Bogdanovich
  • Ed Cianchette
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
  1952
1954  
1953 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 3 1 06 2 0
Rhode Island + 3 1 06 2 0
Connecticut 2 1 13 4 1
Maine 1 2 14 2 1
Vermont 0 1 03 3 1
UMass 0 3 01 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Rhode Island L 6–13
October 3 Vermont
W 13–0 [2]
October 10at New Hampshire L 6–21
October 17 Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
T 18–18
October 24at Bates W 37–7
October 31at Colby
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 (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 25, 2022.