1961 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its 13th year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]
| 1961 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1961 record | 3–5 (1–3 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Cowell Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | American International* | L 0–6 | [2] | ||||
| September 30 | at Dartmouth* | L 3–28 | 10,500 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | at Rhode Island | W 20–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 14 | Maine |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| October 28 | Merchant Marines* |
| W 8–7 | [5] | |||
| November 4 | at Connecticut | L 23–30 | |||||
| November 11 | at Springfield* | Springfield, MA | W 36–14 | [6] | |||
| November 18 | UMass |
| L 7–9 | 5,500 | [7] | ||
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References
- "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- "Aces Dull Claws Of Cats; Indians Next UNH Goal". The Portsmouth Herald. September 25, 1961. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Poised Dartmouth Rips New Hampshire Wildcats 28-3". The Portsmouth Herald. October 2, 1961. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "New Hampshire Blanks Rhode Island, Prepares for Maine". The Portsmouth Herald. October 9, 1961. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats Squeak By Mariners, 8-7". New York Daily News. October 29, 1961. p. 145 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats Claw Maroon, Play Redmen Saturday". The Portsmouth Herald. November 13, 1961. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Field Goal Saves UMass". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1961. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
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