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1954 Maine Black Bears football team

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–2 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference, and won the Maine "State Series" championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Thomas Golden and Ernest Short were the team captains.[1]

1954 Maine Black Bears football
Maine State Series champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–2 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainThomas Golden, Ernest Short
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 0 7 1 0
Rhode Island 3 1 0 6 2 0
Maine 2 2 0 5 2 0
Vermont 1 1 0 5 1 1
UMass 1 3 0 4 4 0
Connecticut 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led on offense by triple-threat quarterback Billy Pappas.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Rhode Island
L 7–14[3]
October 2at VermontW 23–206,500[4]
October 9New Hampshire
L 10–21[2]
October 16at ConnecticutW 41–1311,000[5]
October 23Bates*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 35–0[6]
October 30Colby*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 33–66,500[7]
November 6at Bowdoin*Brunswick, MEW 27–13[8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Owen Osborne (October 11, 1954). "Passing Billy Pappas Paces New Hampshire In YC Victory Over Maine". Bangor Daily News. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bud Leavitt (September 27, 1954). "Rhody Defeats Maine, 14-7". Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine Bears defeat UVM Catamounts 23–20". The Barre Daily Times. October 4, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bill Newell (October 17, 1954). "Maine Crushes Connecticut By 41 to 13: Ernie Smart Has 89-Yard Kickoff Return". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Black Bears Wallop Bates Eleven, 35-0". Bangor Daily News. October 25, 1954. pp. 7, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bud Leavitt (November 1, 1954). "Maine Bears Halt Mule Attack: Co-Captain Ernie Smart Paces 33-6 Series Win". Bangor Daily News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Owen Osborne (November 8, 1954). "Maine Defeats Bowdoin To Win 20th State Grid Title". Bangor Daily News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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