1952 Maine Black Bears football team

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| year = 1952

| team = Maine Black Bears

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Yankee Conference

| short_conf = Yankee

| conference2 = Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf2 = MIAA

| record = 4–3

| conf_record = 3–1

| conf2_record = 1–2

| head_coach = Harold Westerman

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = John Butterfield

| captain2 = Phil Butterfield Jr.

| stadium = Alumni Field

| champion = Yankee Conference co-champion

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The 1952 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference and Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1952 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–3 record (3–1 against Yankee Conference and 1–2 against MIAA opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. John Butterfield and Phil Butterfield, Jr., were the team captains.{{cite web|title=2019 Maine Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Maine |year=2019 |page=86 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf|accessdate=September 22, 2021}}

Schedule

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|September 27||Rhode Island|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 13–0||{{cite news|title=Maine Opens Season With Grid Victory|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|author=Jack Moran|date=September 29, 1952|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85873496/maine-opens-season-with-grid-victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4|at|Vermont|Centennial Field|Burlington, VT|W 14–6|5,000|{{cite news|title=5,000 Cheer Fighting UVM Eleven as It Bows to Maine, 14-6|newspaper=Vermont Sunday News|author=Gil Wood|date=October 5, 1952|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85873266/5000-cheer-fighting-uvm-eleven-as-it/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11||New Hampshire|Alumni Field|Orono, ME (rivalry)|W 24–7||{{cite news|title=Ed Bogdanovich Sparks Blue In 24–7 Verdict Over Wildcat Club|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|author=Jack Moran|date=October 13, 1952|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85872792/ed-bogdanovich-sparks-blue-in-24-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|L 7–13||{{cite news|title=Battered, Bruised Black Bears Set Sights On Series Opener With Bates|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|date=October 20, 1952|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85872618/battered-bruised-black-bears-set/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Bates Bobcats|title=Bates}}|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 62–6||{{cite news|title=Maine Bears Open Title Defense With One-Sided Win Over Bates|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|author=Jack Moran|date=October 27, 1952|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85872349/maine-bears-open-title-defense-with/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}}|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 7–13||{{cite news|title=Mules Capitalize On Breaks And Play Heads-Up Game To Stun Bears|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|author=Jack Moran|date=November 3, 1952|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85872178/mules-capitalize-on-breaks-and-play/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8|at|{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Bowdoin Polar Bears|title=Bowdoin}}|Whittier Field|Brunswick, ME|L 14–33|11,000|{{cite news|title=Bowdoin Wallops Maine To Sweep State Series Title|newspaper=The Bangor Daily News|author=Bud Leavitt|date=November 10, 1952|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85871918/bowdoin-wallops-maine-to-sweep-state/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13012 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 25, 2022 }}

References

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