1963 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel Severson, Earle Cooper
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Maine 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vermont 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its 13th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference 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. Daniel Severson and Earle Cooper were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21UMass
L 7–145,000–6,000[2]
September 28at Rhode Island
L 16–203,600–4,500[3]
October 5Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 14–136,900[4]
October 12at New Hampshire
W 28–89,000–9,500[5]
October 19Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 35–129,300
October 26at Bates*
W 49–04,800
November 2at Colby*
W 53–121,500
November 9Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
L 0–75,280
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bears taste victory; New Hampshire next". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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