The 1951 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its third year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]
| 1951 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 5–2–1 (1–2–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | at Brandeis* |
| W 33–20 | 4,500 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | at Rhode Island | L 0–27 | |||||
| October 13 | Maine | T 0–0 | |||||
| October 20 | at Springfield* | Springfield, MA | W 20–7 | [3] | |||
| October 27 | Vermont |
| W 54–6 | 6,500 | [4] | ||
| November 3 | at Connecticut |
| L 0–20 | ||||
| November 10 | Tufts* |
| W 60–0 | [5] | |||
| November 17 | at Kent State* | W 7–0 | 1,000 | [6] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Wildcat Power Throttles Brandeis Judges, 33-20". The Portsmouth Herald. October 1, 1951. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.H. in 20-7 Win Over Springfield". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1951. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire rolls over winless UVM eleven, 54–6". Vermont Sunday News. October 28, 1951. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herb Ralby (November 11, 1951). "Tufts Loses Finale, 60-0, to New Hampshire". The Boston Globe. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats Throttle Kent, 7-0". Akron Beacon Journal. November 18, 1951. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.