Harold Westerman

American football and basketball coach
Harold Westerman
Biographical details
Born(1917-12-21)December 21, 1917
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 2011(2011-12-29) (aged 94)
Orono, Maine, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1939–1941Michigan
1945–1946Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1948Hillsdale (assistant)
1949–1950Maine (assistant)
1951–1966Maine
Basketball
1946–1949Hillsdale
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1966–1982Maine
Head coaching record
Overall80–38–7 (football)
18–36 (basketball)
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 Yankee (1951–1952, 1961, 1965)

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.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1951–1966)
1951 Maine 6–0–1 3–0–1 1st
1952 Maine 4–3 3–1 T–1st
1953 Maine 4–2–1 1–2–1 4th
1954 Maine 5–2 2–2 3rd
1955 Maine 5–1–1 2–1–1 2nd
1956 Maine 5–2 3–1 2nd
1957 Maine 4–3 2–2 3rd
1958 Maine 6–2 3–1 2nd
1959 Maine 3–3–2 1–2–2 T–3rd
1960 Maine 4–3–1 3–2 3rd
1961 Maine 8–0–1 5–0 1st
1962 Maine 4–4 1–4 6th
1963 Maine 5–3 3–2 2nd
1964 Maine 5–3 2–3 4th
1965 Maine 8–2 5–0 1st L Tangerine
1966 Maine 4–5 2–3 4th
Maine: 80–38–7 41–26–5
Total: 80–38–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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