1961 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–0–1 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Kinney, David Cloutier
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1961 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –1
UMass 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Connecticut 2 –2 –02 –7 –0
New Hampshire 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Rhode Island 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Vermont 0 –2 –03 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its 11th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Robert Kinney and David Cloutier were the team captains.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Army B team*
W 21–64,800[2]
September 30at Rhode Island
W 22–203,500[3]
October 7Vermont
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 34–144,600–5,000[4][5]
October 14at New Hampshire
W 7–67,500–8,500[6]
October 21Connecticut
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 2–08,000
October 28at Bates*
T 15–154,500
November 4at Colby*
W 14–05,000
November 11Bowdoin*
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 13–89,000
November 22UMass
  • Alumni Field
  • Orono, ME
W 10–74,500
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 1962 NFL Draft after the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
18242Dave CloutierBackDallas Cowboys

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Maine Passing Whips Army's B Team, 21-6". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1961. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "U-M Edges Rhody; Bears Tip RI 22-20". The Bangor Daily News. October 2, 1961. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Maine Stuns Vt.; 4 TDs By Cloutier". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1961. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Maine wallops Vermont eleven, 34–14". The Bangor Daily News. October 9, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  8. ↑ "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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