Walter Abbott (American football)

For the English professional footballer, see Walter Abbott.
Walter Abbott
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born 1936/1937 (age 77–78)
Rumford, Maine
Playing career
1955–1957 Maine
Position(s) Guard, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1966
1967–1975		 Maine (assistant)
Maine
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1991–1992
1994–1995		 Maine (interim AD)
Maine (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall 27–53

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

1 Yankee (1974)

Walter H. Abbott is a former American football player and coach, college athletics administrator, and university professor. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1967 through 1975, compiling a record of a 27–53. His Maine Black Bears football team won a share of Yankee Conference championship in 1974. Abbott served two stints as interim athletic director at Maine, from 1991 to 1992 and again from 1994 to 1995.[1] He also was a member of the university's faculty until his retirement in 2010.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1967–1975)
1967 Maine 0–8 0–5
1968 Maine 3–5 2–3
1969 Maine 5–4 3–2
1970 Maine 3–5 1–4
1971 Maine 2–6 1–4
1972 Maine 3–6 1–4
1973 Maine 3–7 2–4
1974 Maine 4–6 4–2 T–1st
1975 Maine 4–6 1–4
Maine: 27–53 15–32
Total: 27–53
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. ↑ Haskell, Stu. The Maine Book: University of Maine Athletics 1881–2007 (PDF). p. 6.1. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Retiree Abbott reflects on 55 years at UMaine". Bangor Daily News. June 2, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

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