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1964 Maine Black Bears football team

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1964 Maine Black Bears football
MIAA champion
ConferenceYankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (2–3 Yankee, 3–0 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainMichael Haley, Ernest Smith
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Vermont 3 1 0 7 1 0
Connecticut 2 1 1 4 4 1
Maine 2 3 0 5 3 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 3 7 0
New Hampshire 0 4 1 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In its 14th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–3 against Yankee Conference and 3–0 againsg MIAA opponents) and finished fourth out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Michael Haley and Ernest Smith were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at UMassL 0–610,280–10,500[2]
September 26Rhode IslandW 23–155,200–6,000[3]
October 3at VermontL 7–147,500[4]
October 10New Hampshire
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 33–186,948–7,000[5]
October 17at ConnecticutL 13–147,500–7,563[6]
October 24Bates
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 38–74,000
October 31Colby
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 42–72,800
November 7at BowdoinW 22–08,000

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vermont ends UMaine jinx". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1964. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.