1958 Maine Black Bears football team

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1958 Maine Black Bears football
Conference Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–1 Yankee, 2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainNiles Nelson
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Connecticut $ 4 –0 –07 –3 –0
Maine 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Rhode Island 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
UMass 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Vermont 0 –1 –02 –4 –1
New Hampshire 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 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. Niles Nelson was the team captain. [1]

Contents

The team's statistical leaders included left halfback John Welch with 472 rushing yards; quarterback Bob Pickett with 384 passing yards; end John Theriault with 149 receiving yards; and right halfback Wayne Champeon with 34 points scored (five touchdowns and two two-point conversions). [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 UMass
W 19–64,700
September 27 Rhode Island
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 37–84,000–4,500 [3]
October 4at Vermont
W 26–05,000 [4]
October 11 New Hampshire
W 14–05,000 [5]
October 18at Connecticut
L 6–2113,359 [6]
October 25 Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 40–06,662
November 1 Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 12–167,748
November 8at Bowdoin
W 37–05,000

[2]

After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 1959 NFL draft after the season. [7]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
14166 Roger Ellis Center New York Giants

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U-Maine joined Vermont's carnival". The Bangor Daily News. October 6, 1958. Retrieved June 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Maine, Colby Clubs Win: Black Bears Ready For Try At YC Lid". The Bangor Daily News. October 13, 1958. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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