1951 Maine Black Bears football team

1951 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference champion
MIAA champion
ConferenceYankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–0–1 (3–0–1 Yankee, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainPeter Pocius Jr.
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 3 0 1 6 0 1
UMass 2 0 0 3 4 1
Connecticut 2 1 0 4 4 0
New Hampshire 1 2 1 5 2 1
Rhode Island 1 3 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 3 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 6–0–1 record (3–0–1 against Yankee Conference and 3–0 against MIAA opponents) and won the Yankee Conference and MIAA championships. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Peter Pocius Jr. was the team captain.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included halfback Ed Bogdanovich with 562 rushing yards; quarterback Gene Sturgeon with 185 passing yards; and end Bob Whytock with 239 receiving yards. Bogdanovich and fullback Gordon Pendleton tied with 30 points each.[2]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ncaa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).