1960_Maine_Black_Bears_football_team

1960 Maine Black Bears football team

1960 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In its 10th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2 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. Ewen MacKinnon, Wayne Champeon, and Richard Leadbetter were the team captains.[1]

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The team's statistical leaders included halfback Wayne Champeon with 244 rushig yards, 165 receiving yards, and 32 points scored (five touchdowns and one two-point conversion); and quarterback Manchester Wheeler with 449 passing yards.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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    "UMass Tips U. of Maine By 21 to 13". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1960. pp. 69, 71 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "U-M eyes 'Cats after Vermont rout". The Bangor Daily News. October 3, 1960. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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