1958 Maine Black Bears football team

1958 Maine Black Bears football
ConferenceYankee Conference, Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–1 Yankee, 2–1 MIAA)
Head coach
CaptainNiles Nelson
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1958 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Connecticut $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Maine 3 1 0 6 2 0
Rhode Island 2 2 0 4 4 0
UMass 1 3 0 2 6 0
Vermont 0 1 0 2 4 1
New Hampshire 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against Yankee Conference and 2–1 against MIAA opponents) and finished second out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Niles Nelson was the team captain.

The team's statistical leaders included left halfback John Welch with 472 rushing yards; quarterback Bob Pickett with 384 passing yards; end John Theriault with 149 receiving yards; and right halfback Wayne Champeon with 34 points scored (five touchdowns and two two-point conversions).