The Maine School of Commerce Indians football program, 1932–1938 represented Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University—during the 1930s in college football as an independent. The team was led by four different head coaches: Jack Moran, who held the position from 1932 to 1934, Into Suomi, who held the position in 1935, Lloyd Hatfield, who held the position in 1936, and Chesley H. Husson, who held the position in 1938. This was the first iteration of football at Husson, as the team disbanded after the 1936 season due to low participation and returned briefly in 1938 as a six-man football team, but did not field a full team again until 2003. The six-man team's stats are not reflected in the overall records or stats.
The team was commonly referred to as the Penmen until 1936, when it was then known as the Indians.
Decade overview YearHead coachOverall recordPoints scoredPoints allowedDeltaDelta = the difference between points scored and points allowed1932Jack Moran2–4–13929+101933Jack Moran2–6–138140 -1021934Jack Moran1–5–21392 -791935Into Suomi0–613253 -2401936Lloyd Hatfield0–6067 -67Total 5–27–4103581-478
1932
The 1932 Maine School of Commerce Penmen football team represented Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jack Moran, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 39 to 29.
The inaugural team consisted of 15 players, of whom only five had played football in high school. The team began practice for its debut against Ricker Classical Institute in mid-September. Head coach Jack Moran previously was a star halfback for Maine.
Husson University accredits 1932 as the first-ever iteration of the Bangor team despite the Bangor branch of the Shaw Business College having fielded a team in the early 1900s.
Schedule
Roster Maine School of Commerce 1932 roster Guards William H. Howatt Stanford A. Stromback Tackles Patrick A. McCloskey Richard D. Kelly John P. GrosvenorCenter Everett L. Hutchings Ends Durgin A. McKusick Bernard A. MacKenzie Herbert F. MoultonBacks Phillip S. Grossman Into M. Suomi Oscar C. Suomi Myron E. Graves Wilfred J. McCloskey
The lone substitute was Colby N. Wood.
1933
The 1933 Maine School of Commerce Penmen football team represented Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jack Moran, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 38 to 140.
Since the team did not have a home field, they traveled a total of 1,222 miles combined across Maine for all nine games of the season. The team generally practiced at the local YMCA in Bangor. In the last few weeks of the season, the gym was shared with the school's basketball team.
Schedule
Roster Maine School of Commerce 1933 roster Guards Joseph Havey Richard "Tiger" Hughes Colby Wood Tackles John McPike Stan StrombachCenter Everett L. Hutchings Ends Burt McKenzie Harland RandallBacks Cecil Miller Leo Paradis Phil Grossman Johnny Wilson Into Suomi Wilfred "Freddy" McCloskey
The reserves were Delbert Fitzpatrick and Joe Havey.
1934
The 1934 Maine School of Commerce Penmen football team represented Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Moran, the team compiled a 1–5–2 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 13 to 92.
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The team's roster consisted of captain Everett Hitchings, Leo Paradis, Robert McEachern, Clarence Burnett, Donald Jamieson, Bernard Jenkins, Merton Lane, Leonard Page, Alvah Ford, James Regis, Edward Clukey, John Beptst, Alfred Louder, Harland Randall, Stanford Stromback, Elmer Wright.
1935
The 1935 Maine School of Commerce Penmen football team represented Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their first year under head coach Into Suomi, the team compiled a 0–6 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 13 to 253.
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1936
The 1936 Maine School of Commerce Indians football team represented Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University—as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their first year under head coach Lloyd Hatfield, the team compiled a 0–6 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 0 to 68.
This was the first season that the team was referred to as the Indians opposed to the Penmen.
The school announced after the season that they were dropping football as a sport due to low participation.
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1938
The 1938 Maine School of Commerce Indians football team represented Bangor Maine School of Commerce—now known as Husson University—as an independent six-man football team. In the team's first year under Chesley H. Husson, the team compiled a 0–3 record and was outscored by opponents by a total of 25 to 77.
After a one-year hiatus, the school announced it would bring back a football team, this time in six-man football instead of the full sport. The team only played for one season and did not count towards any varsity stats or records.
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The players were led by the school's principal, Chesley H. Husson. The roster included Beryle Whidden, Carleton Scott, Arthur Butler, Dick Morgrage, Vaughan Ellison, Sherman Mills, Glendon Bowden, Henry Homer, Andy Laughton, Foster Simpson, Wendall Marr, Eddie Webb, Cleo King, Winthrop Nickerson, and James Buck.
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