1953 Maine Black Bears football team

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1953 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–2–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainEd Bogdanovich, Ed Cianchette
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Rhode Island + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Connecticut 2 1 1 3 4 1
Maine 1 2 1 4 2 1
Vermont 0 1 0 3 3 1
UMass 0 3 0 1 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 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 conference 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Rhode IslandL 6–13
October 3Vermont
W 13–0[2]
October 10at New HampshireL 6–21
October 17Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
T 18–18
October 24at Bates*Lewiston, MEW 37–7
October 31at Colby*Waterville, MEW 45–13
November 7Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 35–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.