1952 Maine Black Bears football team
| 1952 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–3 (3–1 Yankee, 1–2 MIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Butterfield, Phil Butterfield, Jr. |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–3 record (3–1 against Yankee Conference and 1–2 against MIAA opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. John Butterfield and Phil Butterfield, Jr., were the team captains.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Rhode Island |
| W 13–0 | [2] | |
| October 4 | at Vermont | W 14–6 | 5,000 | [3] | |
| October 11 | New Hampshire |
| W 24–7 | [4] | |
| October 18 | at Connecticut | L 7–13 | [5] | ||
| October 25 | Bates |
| W 62–6 | [6] | |
| November 1 | Colby |
| L 7–13 | [7] | |
| November 8 | at Bowdoin | L 14–33 | 11,000 | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Jack Moran (September 29, 1952). "Maine Opens Season With Grid Victory". The Bangor Daily News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gil Wood (October 5, 1952). "5,000 Cheer Fighting UVM Eleven as It Bows to Maine, 14-6". Vermont Sunday News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Moran (October 13, 1952). "Ed Bogdanovich Sparks Blue In 24–7 Verdict Over Wildcat Club". The Bangor Daily News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Battered, Bruised Black Bears Set Sights On Series Opener With Bates". The Bangor Daily News. October 20, 1952 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Moran (October 27, 1952). "Maine Bears Open Title Defense With One-Sided Win Over Bates". The Bangor Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Moran (November 3, 1952). "Mules Capitalize On Breaks And Play Heads-Up Game To Stun Bears". The Bangor Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bud Leavitt (November 10, 1952). "Bowdoin Wallops Maine To Sweep State Series Title". The Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.