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1952 Maine Black Bears football team

American college football season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ108830563 ↗
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The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 4–3 record (3–1 against Yankee Conference and 1–2 against MIAA opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. John Butterfield and Phil Butterfield, Jr., were the team captains.

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The public source identifies “1952 Maine Black Bears football team” as american college football season. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Maine, Black and Bears.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1952—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Maine, Black and Bears providing the first useful test.
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