1956 Maine Black Bears football team

1956 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2 (3–1 Yankee, 2–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (6th season)
Captains	Thurlow Cooper Peter Kostacopoulos
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–2 record (3–1 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. Thurlow Cooper and Peter Kostacopoulos were the team captains. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 40–7
October 6	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 14–0	6,500	[2]
October 13	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 29–7	6,600	[3]
October 20	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–13
October 27	Bates	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–19
November 1	Colby	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 26–7
November 8	at Bowdoin	Whittier Field Brunswick, ME	W 33–7

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References

1. "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
2. "Vermont holds Maine's power to 14–0 score". Rutland Daily Herald. October 8, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "U-Maine Bears Trample New Hampshire Wildcats, 29–7". Bangor Daily News. October 15, 1956. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 25, 2022.