1966 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 1966 Maine Black Bears Yankee Conference Yankee 4–5 2–3 Harold Westerman 16th John Huard Charles Belisle Alumni Field The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its 16th and final season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. John Huard and Charles Belisle 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 17 at UMass Alumni Field Amherst, MA L 7-10 15,200 September 24 Boston University<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME L 7-20 8,012 October 1 Bucknell<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 7-6 4,439 Bears Survive Maine Man's Booting to Beat Bucknell Bud Leavitt October 3, 1966 7 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69144782/1966-bucknell-maine/ October 8 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 7-10 10,400 October 15 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT L 19-20 10,240 October 22 Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 21-6 8,900 October 29 1966 Colby Mules Colby<ncg> Alumni Field Orono, ME W 31-6 5,494 November 5 at 1966 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State<ncg> Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH L 6-14 1,700 November 12 Vermont Alumni Field Orono, ME W 52-7 7,179–7,197 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78940158/bears-showed-they-can-get-ornery/ The Bangor Daily News Bears showed they can get ornery November 14, 1966 June 4, 2021 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 After the season The following Black Bear was selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft after the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/draft.htm 1967 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com January 1, 2024 Maine Black Bears 2 Round Pick Player Position AFL club 5113John HuardLinebackerDenver Broncos References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football