The 1965 Maine Black Bears football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the Yankee Conference during the

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. In its 15th season under head coach

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, the team compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to

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in the

1965 Tangerine Bowl The 1965 Tangerine Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Maine Black Bears and the East Carolina Pirates. Background The Pirates were champion of the Southern Conference in their first year of play after years of independenc ...

. Alan Riley and Walter Hirst were the team captains.

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