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Harold Westerman
Harold Scott Westerman (December 21, 1917 – December 29, 2011) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1951 to 1966, compiling a record of 80–38–7 and winning four conference championships. Westerman was the head basketball coach at Hillsdale College from 1946 to 1949, tallying a mark of 18–36. He played college basketball for the University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o .... Head coaching record Football References External links 1917 births 2011 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Michigan Basketball players from Ann Arbor, Michigan Hillsdale Chargers football coaches Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851. It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Washtenaw County. Ann Arbor is also included in the Greater Detroit Combined Statistical Area and the Great Lakes megalopolis, the most populated and largest megalopolis in North America. Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan. The university significantly shapes Ann Arbor's economy as it employs about 30,000 workers, including about 12,000 in the medical center. The city's economy is also centered on high technology, with several companies drawn to the area by the university's research and development infrastructure. Ann Arbor was founded in 1824, named after the wives of the village's founders, both named Ann, and the stands of bur oak trees.Marwil, pp. 1–2 The city's population grew at a rapid rate in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 College Football Season
The 1953 college football season finished with the Maryland Terrapins capturing the AP, INS, and UPI national championship after Notre Dame held the top spot for the first nine weeks. The No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners defeated Maryland in the Orange Bowl, but there was no further polling after the November 30 results were released. However, Notre Dame was selected as the National Champions by 10 other polls and the Oklahoma Sooners received first in two polls. However, despite the team receiving National Championship rings, the University of Notre Dame does not recognize this title due to their policy of only recognizing AP or coaches' poll titles during the polling era (1936–present). Maryland was also the first champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which had been formed earlier in 1953 by seven colleges formerly with the Southern Conference. The year 1953 also saw the Michigan State Spartans, previously an independent, join the Big Nine Conference, which then became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Maine Black Bears Football Team
The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its ninth season under head coach Harold Westerman Harold Scott Westerman (December 21, 1917 – December 29, 2011) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1951 to 1966, compiling a recor ..., the team compiled a 3–3–2 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents) and finished second out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Robert Bragg and John Welch were the team captains. Schedule References {{Maine Black Bears football navbox Maine Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1959 NCAA College Division football season was the fourth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference standings Rankings Small college poll In 1959, United Press International United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the ... (UPI) conducted its "small college" coaches' poll for the second time; they voted the Bowling Green Falcons, who had a 9–0 record and outscored their opponents 274–83, as the number one team. United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 27 See also * 1959 NCAA University Division football season * 1959 NAIA football season References {{NCAA football season navbox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Maine Black Bears Football Team
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 during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach Harold Westerman Harold Scott Westerman (December 21, 1917 – December 29, 2011) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1951 to 1966, compiling a recor ..., the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and finished second out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Niles Nelson was the team captain. Schedule References {{Maine Black Bears football navbox Maine Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1958 NCAA College Division football season was the third season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference standings Rankings Small college poll In 1958, United Press International (UPI) conducted a "small college" coaches' poll for the first time. Mississippi Southern, which had beaten NC State and VPI en route to a 9–0 record, was ranked first from start to finish. United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 4 See also * 1958 NCAA University Division football season * 1958 NAIA football season The 1958 NAIA football season was the third season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1958, culminating in the third annual NAIA Football National ... References {{NCAA football season navbox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Maine Black Bears Football Team
The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Harold Westerman Harold Scott Westerman (December 21, 1917 – December 29, 2011) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1951 to 1966, compiling a recor ..., the team compiled a 4–3 record (2–2 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. Vernon Moulton was the team captain. Schedule References {{Maine Black Bears football navbox Maine Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1957 NCAA College Division football season was the second season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference standings See also * 1957 NCAA University Division football season The 1957 NCAA University Division football season saw two different national champions. Auburn was ranked first in the AP writers' poll taken at season's end, while Ohio State was first in the UPI coaches' poll. Auburn was ineligible for a bow ... * 1957 NAIA football season References {{NCAA football season navbox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Maine Black Bears Football Team
The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Harold Westerman Harold Scott Westerman (December 21, 1917 – December 29, 2011) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1951 to 1966, compiling a recor ..., the team compiled a 5–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and finished second out of the six teams in the Yankee Conference championship. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Orono, Maine. Thurlow Cooper and Peter Kostacopoulos were the team captains. Schedule References {{Maine Black Bears football navbox Maine Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 NCAA College Division Football Season
The 1956 NCAA College Division football season saw the NCAA split member schools into two divisions: larger schools were part of the University Division, later known as NCAA Division I, and smaller schools were placed in the College Division, later split into NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III. Champions Black college championship The Tennessee A&I (9–0) and the Florida A&M Rattlers (8–0) were considered to be the No. 1 and No. 2 teams "among the nation's Negro grid powers". The teams from the two historically black universities played at the Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, which hosted the Orange Blossom Classic as well as the New Year's Day, historically white universities, Orange Bowl game. A crowd of 41,808 watched Tennessee A&I win 41–39. Conference champions Conference standings Postseason Burley Bowl The Memphis State Tigers faced off against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers in the Burley Bowl in Johnson City, Tennessee. Refrigerator Bowl The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Maine Black Bears Football Team ...
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 References {{Maine Black Bears football navbox Maine Maine Black Bears football seasons Maine Black Bears football : ''For information on all University of Maine sports, see Maine Black Bears.'' The Maine Black Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Maine located in the U.S. state of Maine. The team compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 College Football Season
The 1955 college football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners win the national championship after going 10–0–0. Although the final poll was taken before the postseason bowl games, Oklahoma played against the nation's other unbeaten and untied (10–0–0) team, the Maryland Terrapins, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and won 20–6. During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" ( AP and UPI) polls. The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in the annual ''NCAA Football Guide'' of the "unofficial" national champions. The AP poll in 1955 consisted of the votes of as many as 391 sportswriters. Though not all writers voted in every poll, each would give their opinion of the twenty best teams. Under a point system of 20 points for first place, 19 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
