The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–3 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished third out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Vernon Moulton was the team captain.^[1]

The team tallied 1,657 rushing yards and 213 passing yards. Its statistical leaders included halfback Charles Thibodeau with 312 rushing yards; quarterback Robert Pickett with 164 passing yards; end Edward Manson with 67 receiving yards; ad fullback John Theriault with 22 points scored (two touchdowns, 10 points after touchdown).^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–25
October 5	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 49–0	4,600	[3]
October 12	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 7–0
October 19	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–19
October 26	at Bates*	Lewiston, ME	L 0–7
November 2	at Colby*	Seavern Field Waterville, ME	W 14–13
November 9	Bowdoin*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 40–0	7,714	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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