1948 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its third year under head coach Bill Glassford, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents), outscoring opponents 155–103. The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire.
| 1948 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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Yankee Conference champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1948 record | 5–3 (3–1 Yankee) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation[1] |
| Captain | Moe Ross & Ted Pieciorak[1] |
| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first year that the rivalry game between New Hampshire and Maine saw a musket presented to the winning team—the musket was "donated by Portland alumni of the two institutions".[2][1] The "Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket" takes its name from former head coaches of the two programs;[3] Fred Brice who coached at Maine (1921–1940) and Butch Cowell who coached at New Hampshire (1915–1936).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Rhode Island State | W 19–7 | |||||
| October 9 | at Maine | W 27–6 | |||||
| October 16 | Springfield* |
| L 0–23 | 6,500 | [1] | ||
| October 23 | at Vermont | L 0–14 | |||||
| October 30 | Northeastern* |
| W 48–0 | ||||
| November 6 | at Tufts* |
| W 27–18 | ||||
| November 13 | Connecticut |
| W 20–7 | ||||
| November 20 | Toledo* |
| L 14–28 | ||||
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References
- The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1949. pp. 252–256. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via library.unh.edu.
- "Maine Bears to Assist UNH With Homecoming". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 7, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats Rest on Laurels Gained During Season". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 22, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.