1947 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1947 New Hampshire Wildcats football 1947 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png 285 Yankee Conference Yankee 8–1 4–0 Bill Glassford 2nd Clayton Lane & Ernie Raineyhttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1948 https://web.archive.org/web/20191216022951/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1948 dead December 16, 2019 The Granite University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1948 236–240 December 15, 2019 library.unh.edu T formation Lewis Field Yankee Conference champion Glass Bowl L 14–20 vs. Toledo The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Bill Glassford, the team compiled an 8–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 255 to 59. The team's only loss was to the Toledo Rockets in the second annual Glass Bowl game.2017 New Hampshire Media Guide University of New Hampshire 2017 February 4, 2018 https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, New Hampshire was ranked at No. 125 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com This was the inaugural season of competition in the Yankee Conference, which had been formed in December 1946.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39936385/ne_conference_formed_among_six/ N.E. Conference Formed Among Six Colleges AP 20 The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts December 18, 1946 December 1, 2019 newspapers.com Quarterback Bruce Mather led the team on offense, which used a T formation scheme.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39950663/northeastern_to_take_to_air_hope_for/ Northeastern to Take to Air, Hope for Best Against N. H. The Boston Globe 4 November 1, 1947 December 2, 2019 newspapers.com Mather, back Carmen Ragonese, and tackle Clayton Lane were each selected in the 1948 NFL draft.http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/colleges/n Colleges Beginning With N DraftHistory.com December 15, 2019 Ragonese, Mather, co-captain Ernest Rainey, and co-captain Lane were each inducted to the university's athletic hall of fame in 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988, respectively; the 1947 team was inducted as a whole in 2001.https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/23/Development_0723150850.aspx Hall of Fame unhwildcats.com November 29, 2019 The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire. Schedule y y http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1945-1949_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse November 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029060330/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1945-1949_yearly_results.php October 29, 2016 Wayback Machine September 27 1947 Colby Mules Colby<ncg> Lewis Stadium Durham, NH W 28-0 6,500 Mather Sparks New Hampshire to 28-0 Triumph Over Colby The Boston Globe September 28, 1947 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28049634/mather_sparks_new_hampshire_to_280/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Rhode Island State Meade Field Kingston, RI W 33-7 3,000 Mather Sparks New Hampshire Over Rams, 33-7 The Boston Globe October 5, 1947 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28049750/mather_sparks_new_hampshire_over_rams/ Newspapers.com October 11 Maine<hc> Lewis Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry) W 28-7 7,500 Mather's Aerials Pace N.H. to 28-7 Win Over Maine The Boston Globe October 12, 1947 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28049843/mathers_aerials_pace_nh_to_287_win/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Springfield<ncg> Pratt Field Springfield, MA W 21-7 N.H. Air Attack Overhauls Springfield, 21-17 The Boston Globe Vic Wall October 19, 1947 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28247928/nh_air_attack_overhauls_springfield/ Newspapers.com October 25 Vermont Lewis Stadium Durham, NH W 28-6 5,000 New Hampshire 28-6 Winner; Stays Unbeaten The Boston Globe October 26, 1947 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28053658/new_hampshire_286_winner_stays/ Newspapers.com November 1 at 1947 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Huntington Field Brookline, MA W 55-6 3,000 Unbeaten New Hampshire Eleven Crushes Northeastern, 55 to 6 The Boston Globe Clif Keane November 2, 1947 29–30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28403761/unbeaten_new_hampshire_eleven_crushes/ Newspapers.com November 8 1947 Tufts Jumbos Tufts<ncg> Lewis Stadium Durham, NH W 34-0 8,000 N.H. Cruises, 34-0, at Tufts' Expense The Boston Globe Ed Shea November 9, 1947 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28403864/nh_cruises_340_at_tufts_expense/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Field Storrs, CT W 14-6 5,500 Wildcats Down Huskies For Undefeated Season The Hartford Courant Frank Keyes November 16, 1947 C1, C5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28050208/wildcats_down_huskies_for_undefeated/ Newspapers.com December 6 at Toledo<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Glass Bowl) L 14-20 13,500 Toledo U Scores Early To Win Glass Bowl Game, 20-14 Akron Beacon Journal December 7, 1947 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28049979/toledo_u_scores_early_to_win_glass_bowl/ Newspapers.com Wildcat co-captain Clayton Lane went on to play in one professional football game, with the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference in 1948.http://gridirongarb.blogspot.com/2014/12/unh-wildcats-1947-48.html UNH Wildcats (1947-48) David Bailey Gridiron Garb December 10, 2014 February 1, 2020 He later was a civil engineer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers for 32 years;https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43435404/clayton_lane_to_be_inducted_into_unh/ Clayton Lane to be inducted into UNH Hall of Fame tonight Gary Harrington Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, Vermont 15 November 4, 1988 February 1, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/43435652/lane/ Lane Gary Harrington Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, Vermont 16 November 4, 1988 February 1, 2020 newspapers.com he died in January 2000 at age 77.https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerl/lane00400.html Clayton Lane profootballarchives.com February 1, 2020 Co-captain Ernie Rainey became a salesman and later vice president of sales for Stihl chainsaws;http://www.stancrader.com/the-first-man-of-stihl-sort-of/#.XjX_dC2ZNxw The First Man of Stihl – Sort of Stan Crader stancrader.com June 20, 2016 February 1, 2020 he died in November 2011 at age 89.https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20111130/PUBLICRECORDS04/111300362 Ernest A. Rainey Jr. seacoastonline.com November 30, 2011 February 1, 2020 References Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39586166/wildcats_win_streak_broken_in_2014/ Wildcats' Win Streak Broken In 20-14 Duel AP The Capital Annapolis, Maryland newspapers.com December 7, 1947 November 25, 2019 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39586098/toledo_passes_shatter_new_hampshire_in/ Toledo Passes Shatter New Hampshire in Glass Bowl, 20-14 UP Detroit Free Press newspapers.com December 7, 1947 November 25, 2019 New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football