Walter Abbott (American football)

Walter Abbott

Biographical details
Born	1936 or 1937 (age 87–88) Rumford, Maine, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1957	Maine
Position(s)	Guard, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1966	Maine (assistant)
1967–1975	Maine
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1991–1992	Maine (interim AD)
1994–1995	Maine (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall	27–53
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Yankee (1974)

Walter H. Abbott is a former American football player and coach, college athletics administrator, and university professor. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1967 through 1975, compiling a record of a 27–53. His Maine Black Bears football team won a share of Yankee Conference championship in 1974. Abbott served two stints as interim athletic director at Maine, from 1991 to 1992 and again from 1994 to 1995, and was the coordinator of the football program in 1986 between the departure of Ron Rogerson and hiring of Buddy Teevens. He also was a member of the university's faculty until his retirement in 2010. Abbott is well known for creating and instructing the popular Outdoor Leadership (formerly Preparedness) course in which he introduced thousands of students to the beauty, ruggedness and adventure to be found in the state of Maine.

His son, Steve Abbott, served as the Chief of Staff to Senator Susan Collins and as interim athletic director at the University of Maine.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1967–1975)
1967	Maine	0–8	0–5	6th
1968	Maine	3–5	2–3	T–3rd
1969	Maine	5–4	3–2	T–2nd
1970	Maine	3–5	1–4	5th
1971	Maine	2–6	1–4	6th
1972	Maine	3–6	1–4	5th
1973	Maine	3–7	2–4	5th
1974	Maine	4–6	4–2	T–1st
1975	Maine	4–6	1–4	T–4th
Maine:		27–53	15–32
Total:		27–53
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth