1966 Maine Black Bears football team

1966 Maine Black Bears football
1966 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (16th season);
Captain	John Huard, Charles Belisle
Home stadium	Alumni Field
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its 16th and final season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. John Huard and Charles Belisle were the team captains.^[1]

1966 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Vermont	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Maine	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 7–10	15,200
September 24	Boston University*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–20	8,012
October 1	Bucknell*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 7–6	4,439	^[2]
October 8	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–10	10,400
October 15	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 19–20	10,240
October 22	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–6	8,900
October 29	Colby*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–6	5,494
November 5	at Youngstown State*	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 6–14	1,700
November 12	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 52–7	7,179–7,197	^[3]
*Non-conference game

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After the season

The following Black Bear was selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft after the season.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	AFL club
5	113	John Huard	Linebacker	Denver Broncos

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