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1926 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1926 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1926 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,[a] the team compiled a 4–4 record, and were outscored by their opponents, 90–81. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.[b] This was the first season with Wildcats as the official nickname of the school's sports teams, having been adopted in February 1926.[3]

1926 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record4–4 (2–1 New England)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Callahan[1]
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Maine 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Massachusetts 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island State 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Quantico Marines*
‡
 [4]
October 2 at Bowdoin*
L 0–7 [5]
October 9 Colby*
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
W 6–0 [6]
October 16 at Rhode Island State Kingston, RI W 7–6 [7]
October 23 at Springfield*
L 14–24 [8]
October 30 vs. Connecticut
L 0–3 [9]
November 6 at Tufts*
W 28–3 [10][11]
November 13 Maine 
W 14–7 [12]
November 20 at Brown*
L 12–40 [13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Source: [15][1]

‡ New Hampshire and the Quantico Marines practiced together in Durham for two weeks in September,[16] including a scrimmage on September 18.[17] The game played on September 25 was won by the Marines, 24–0.[18][19] The game is not listed by the Wildcats' media guide or College Football Data Warehouse,[20][15] possibly because players for the Marines were members of the active military rather than college students.[21]

Notes

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  1. ^ This was Cowell's 12th year and 11th season as head coach, as the school did not field a team in 1918 due to World War I.
  2. ^ Memorial Field remains in use by the New Hampshire women's field hockey team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1928. pp. 246–249. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  2. ^ "Memorial Field Then". unh.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Sport Chatter". Bennington Banner. Bennington, Vermont. AP. September 25, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N. H. Loses to Bowdoin". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 4, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Subs Replace Regulars on New Hampshire Team". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maine Looks Like Strongest Team In New England Group". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 18, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Springfield College in Win Over New Hampshire". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. AP. October 24, 1926. p. 18. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maine Continues To Lead Elevens In N.E. Conference". Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. AP. November 1, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Poor Pass Defense Cost Tufts Game". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wildcats Take Tufts Jumbos". The New Hampshire. Vol. 17, no. 8. November 11, 1926. pp. 1, 4. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  12. ^ "Defeat Of Maine Causes Upset In Ranking Of State College Teams". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 15, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Straight Football Enables Brown To Win Over New Hampshire". The Baltimore Sun. AP. November 21, 1926. p. 24. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "'Iron Men' Jolted By Wildcats' Score". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ a b "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  16. ^ "In New England Sporting Circles". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. AP. September 10, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "N. H. U. and Marines in Scrimmage Tomorrow". The Boston Globe. September 17, 1926. p. 21. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Marines Too Strong For New Hampshire". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. September 26, 1926. p. 71. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Marines Beat Varsity 24–0". The New Hampshire. Vol. 17, no. 2. September 30, 1926. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  20. ^ "UNH Wildcats Football Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2015: 66. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via pdfslide.net. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ^ Codel, Martin (September 27, 1926), "Marines Seek Grid Prestige With 13 Games", Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, Montana, p. 9, retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com
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