1959 Maine Black Bears football team

1959 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3–2 (1–2–2 Yankee, 2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Bragg, John Welch
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 0 0 6 3 0
UMass 2 2 0 3 5 1
Maine 1 2 2 3 3 2
New Hampshire 1 2 1 3 3 2
Rhode Island 1 2 1 3 5 1
Vermont 0 1 0 4 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record (1–2–2 against Yankee Conference and 2–1 against MIAA 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. Robert Bragg and John Welch were the team captains.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included halfback David clloutier with 534 rushing yards and 38 points scored (six touchdowns and one two-point conversion); quarterback Manchester Wheeler with 293 passing yards; and end Maurice Dore with 197 receiving yards.[2]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ncaa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).