1953 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1953 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 4–2–1 1–2–1 3–0 Harold Westerman 3rd Ed Bogdanovich Ed Cianchette Alumni Field MIAA champion 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 and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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 Yankee Conference and 3–0 against 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. Ed Bogdanovich and Ed Cianchette were the team captains.2019 Maine Football Media Guide University of Maine 2019 86 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf September 22, 2021 September 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210923194140/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf dead Schedule y y September 26 at Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 6–13 October 3 Vermont Alumni Field Orono, ME W 13–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79284727/pale-blue-bears-look-to-wildcats-after-s/ The Bangor Daily News Pale blue Bears look to Wildcats after stopping Vermont Catamounts October 5, 1953 June 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 10 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry) L 6–21 October 17 Connecticut Alumni Field Orono, ME T 18–18 October 24 at 1953 Bates Bobcats Bates Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME W 37–7 October 31 at 1953 Colby Mules Colby Seaverns Field Waterville, ME W 45–13 November 7 1953 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Alumni Field Orono, ME W 35–7 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13795 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football