1950 Maine Black Bears football team
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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]
1950 Maine Black Bears football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 5–1–1 (3–1 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Peter Pocius Jr. |
Home stadium | Alumni Field |
Seasons |
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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 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]