1962 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 4–4 (1–4 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Alton Hadley III, John Roberts |
Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its 12th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Alton Hadley III and John Roberts were the team captains.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included fullback William Chard with 297 rushing yards; quarterback Tom Austin with 340 passing yards; end Robert Robertson with 95 receiving yards; and halfback Michael Haley with 24 points scored.[2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 22 | at UMass | L 0–10 | 7,000–7,058 | [3] | |||
September 29 | Rhode Island |
| L 7–14 | 5,000 | |||
October 6 | at Vermont | W 9–6 | 6,000 | [4] | |||
October 13 | New Hampshire |
| L 6–21 | 7,000 | [5] | ||
October 20 | at Connecticut | L 6–14 | 11,088–12,500 | [6] | |||
October 27 | Bates* |
| W 20–0 | 4,000 | |||
November 3 | Colby* |
| W 27–0 | 5,000 | |||
November 10 | at Bowdoin* | Brunswick, ME | W 27–2 | 3,500 | |||
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