1965 Maine Black Bears football team

1965 Maine Black Bears football
Yankee Conference champion, Lambert Trophy
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–2 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
CaptainAlan Riley, Walter Hirst
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
UMass 4 1 0 7 2 0
Vermont 2 2 0 6 2 0
Connecticut 2 2 0 3 6 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 7 0
New Hampshire 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its 15th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to East Carolina in the 1965 Tangerine Bowl. Alan Riley and Walter Hirst were the team captains.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included halfback Frank Harney with 416 rushing yards, 410 receiving yards, and 54 points scored; and quarterback Dick De Varney with 1,592 passing yards.[2]

  1. ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ncaa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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