1964 Maine Black Bears football team

1964 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
Conference	Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–3 (2–3 Yankee, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (14th season)
Captains	Michael Haley Ernest Smith
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  1963 1965  →

1964 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Vermont	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In its 14th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–3 against Yankee Conference and 3–0 againsg 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. Michael Haley and Ernest Smith were the team captains. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 0–6	10,280–10,500	[2]
September 26	Rhode Island	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 23–15	5,200–6,000	[3]
October 3	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 7–14	7,500	[4]
October 10	New Hampshire	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 33–18	6,948–7,000	[5]
October 17	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 13–14	7,500–7,563	[6]
October 24	Bates	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 38–7	4,000
October 31	Colby	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 42–7	2,800
November 7	at Bowdoin	Whittier Field Brunswick, ME	W 22–0	8,000

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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 (UMass 1964)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Rhode Island 1964)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 29, 2022.
4. "Vermont ends UMaine jinx". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1964. Retrieved June 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Hampshire 1964)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Connecticut 1964)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine 1964)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 25, 2022.