1955 Maine Black Bears football team

1955 Maine Black Bears football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–1–1 (2–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Harold Westerman (5th season)
Captain	James Duffy, John Small
Home stadium	Alumni Field

1955 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rhode Island $	4	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Maine	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	1	–	2			2	–	4	–	2
UMass	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Vermont	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Harold Westerman, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents) and finished third out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. James Duffy and John Small were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–7
October 1	Vermont	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 34–0
October 8	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	T 6–6
October 15	Connecticut	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 13–0
October 22	at Bates*	Lewiston, ME	W 15–13
October 29	at Colby*	Waterville, ME	W 53–0
November 5	Bowdoin*	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 54–8
*Non-conference game