1961 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
American college football season
| 1961 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 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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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 college 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]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | American International* |
| L 0–6 | 4,000–4,500 | [2][3] | ||
| September 30 | at Dartmouth* |
| L 3–28 | 10,500 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | at Rhode Island | W 20–0 | 2,000–3,500 | [5][6] | |||
| October 14 | Maine |
| L 6–7 | 7,500–8,500 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | Merchant Marine* |
| W 8–7 | 4,000–5,000 | [8][9] | ||
| November 4 | at Connecticut |
| L 23–30 | 7,400–7,464 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | at Springfield* | Springfield, MA | W 36–14 | 2,500–3,300 | [11][12] | ||
| November 18 | UMass |
| L 7–9 | 3,800–5,500 | [13] | ||
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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.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (American International)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Wildcats Squeak By Mariners, 8-7". New York Daily News. October 29, 1961. p. 145 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Merchant Marine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Connecticut)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Wildcats Claw Maroon, Play Redmen Saturday". The Portsmouth Herald. November 13, 1961. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Springfield)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Field Goal Saves UMass". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1961. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
