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 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 conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Peter Pocius Jr. was the team captain.[1]
| 1951 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Yankee Conference champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–0–1 (3–0–1 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Peter Pocius Jr. |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Rhode Island |
| W 12–0 | |||
| October 6 | Vermont |
| W 42–0 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | at New Hampshire | T 0–0 | ||||
| October 20 | Connecticut |
| W 49–19 | |||
| October 27 | at Bates* | Lewiston, ME | W 26–7 | |||
| November 3 | at Colby* | Waterville, ME | W 24–0 | |||
| November 10 | Bowdoin* |
| W 40–14 | |||
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References edit
- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Maine blanks Vermont for second Yankee Conference victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 8, 1951. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.