1962 Maine Black Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1962
| 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 = 4–4
| conf_record = 1–4
| conf2_record = 3–0
| head_coach = Harold Westerman
| hc_year = 12th
| captain = Alton Hadley III
| captain2 = John Roberts
| stadium = Alumni Field
| champion = MIAA champion
}}
{{1962 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its 12th season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–4 record (1–4 against Yankee Conference and 3–0 against MIAA opponents) and finished last out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Alton Hadley III and John Roberts 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}}
The team's statistical leaders included fullback William Chard with 297 rushing yards; quarterback Tom Austin with 340 passing yards; end Robert Robertson with 95 receiving yards; and halfback Michael Haley with 24 points scored.
Schedule
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|September 22|at|UMass|Alumni Field|Amherst, MA|L 0–10|7,000–7,058|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UMass) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13326 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}
|September 29||Rhode Island|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 7–14|5,000|
|October 6|at|Vermont|Centennial Field|Burlington, VT|W 9–6|5,500–6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78951111/maine-defeats-vermont-96/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=Maine defeats Vermont, 9–6|date=October 8, 1962|accessdate=June 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Vermont) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/13326 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}
|October 13||New Hampshire|Alumni Field|Orono, ME (rivalry)|L 6–21|7,000|{{cite news|title=New Hampshire Beats Maine, 21–6|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 14, 1962|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39323376/new_hampshire_beats_maine_216/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|L 6–14|11,088–12,500|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Connecticut) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13326 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1962|team=Bates Bobcats|title=Bates}}|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 20–0|4,000|
|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1962|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}}|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 27–0|5,000|
|November 10|at|{{cfb link|year=1962|team=Bowdoin Polar Bears|title=Bowdoin}}|Whittier Field|Brunswick, ME|W 27–2|3,500|
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13326 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 25, 2022 }}