1951 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–2–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
1951 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine $ 3 0 16 0 1
UMass 2 0 03 4 1
Connecticut 2 1 04 4 0
New Hampshire 1 2 15 2 1
Rhode Island 1 3 03 5 0
Vermont 0 3 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Brandeis*
W 33–204,500[2]
October 6at Rhode IslandL 0–27
October 13MaineT 0–0
October 20at Springfield*Springfield, MAW 20–7[3]
October 27Vermont
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 54–66,500[4]
November 3at Connecticut
L 0–20
November 10Tufts*
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 60–0[5]
November 17at Kent State*W 7–01,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "Wildcat Power Throttles Brandeis Judges, 33-20". The Portsmouth Herald. October 1, 1951. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.H. in 20-7 Win Over Springfield". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1951. p. 47 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "New Hampshire rolls over winless UVM eleven, 54–6". Vermont Sunday News. October 28, 1951. Retrieved June 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Herb Ralby (November 11, 1951). "Tufts Loses Finale, 60-0, to New Hampshire". The Boston Globe. p. 55 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wildcats Throttle Kent, 7-0". Akron Beacon Journal. November 18, 1951. p. 2C via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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