1950 Maine Black Bears football team
| 1950 Maine Black Bears football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 5–1–1 (3–1 Yankee) |
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| Captain | Peter Pocius Jr. |
| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents). The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Peter Pocius Jr. was the team captain.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included right halfback Lawrence Hersom with 484 rushing yards; quarterback Eugene Sturgeon with 102 passing yards; and end Richard Largay with 46 receiving yards. Three players (Hersom, Philip Coulombe, and Gordon Pendleton) tied with 18 points scored.[2]
In February 1951, coach Nelson resigned his post as Maine's head football coach to become head football coach and athletic director at the University of Delaware.[3] Nelson was the head coach at Delaware for 15 years and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.[4]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | at Rhode Island State | W 13–0 | |||||
| October 7 | at Vermont | W 15–7 | [5] | ||||
| October 14 | New Hampshire | L 0–19 | 6,000 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | at Connecticut |
| W 16–7 | ||||
| October 28 | Bates* |
| W 19–6 | ||||
| November 4 | Colby* |
| W 26–7 | ||||
| November 11 | at Bowdoin* | T 6–6 | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2019 Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Nelson Leaves Maine To Coach At Delaware". Caledonian-Record. February 24, 1951. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "David Nelson". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Wildcats next Maine grid opponent". The Bangor Daily News. October 9, 1950. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats Trim Maine To Lead Conference". The Portsmouth Herald. October 16, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.