1950 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1950 Maine Black Bears football Yankee Conference Yankee Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 5–1–1 3–1 2–0–1 David M. Nelson 2nd Peter Pocius Jr. Alumni Field The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record (3–1 against Yankee Conference and 2–0–1 against MIAA opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Peter Pocius Jr. was the team captain.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 June 3, 2020 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 The team's statistical leaders included right halfback Lawrence Hersom with 484 rushing yards; quarterback Eugene Sturgeon with 102 passing yards; and end Richard Largay with 46 receiving yards. Three players (Hersom, Philip Coulombe, and Gordon Pendleton) tied with 18 points scored. In February 1951, coach Nelson resigned his post as Maine's head football coach to become head football coach and athletic director at the University of Delaware.Nelson Leaves Maine To Coach At Delaware Caledonian-Record February 24, 1951 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52753614/nelson-leaves-maine-to-coach-at-delaware/ Newspapers.com Nelson was the head coach at Delaware for 15 years and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.David Nelson National Football Foundation June 3, 2020 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1850 Schedule y y September 30 at Rhode Island State Meade Field Kingston, RI W 13–0 October 7 at Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT W 15–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79362415/wildcats-next-maine-grid-opponent/ The Bangor Daily News Wildcats next Maine grid opponent October 9, 1950 June 11, 2021 Newspapers.com October 14 New Hampshire Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry) L 0–19 6,000 Wildcats Trim Maine To Lead Conference The Portsmouth Herald October 16, 1950 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85680186/wildcats-trim-maine/ Newspapers.com October 21 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT W 16–7 October 28 1950 Bates Bobcats Bates Alumni Field Orono, ME W 19–6 November 4 1950 Colby Mules Colby Alumni Field Orono, ME W 26–7 November 11 at 1950 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Whittier Field Brunswick, ME T 6–6 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13011 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football