1921 New Hampshire football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1921 New Hampshire 1921 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png football 285 Independent 8–1–1 Butch Cowell 6th Dutch Connorhttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1923 https://web.archive.org/web/20200216012449/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1923 dead February 16, 2020 The Granite New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts Durham, New Hampshire 1923 269–279 February 14, 2020 library.unh.edu Memorial Field thumb|right|upright=.5|Team captain Dutch Connor c. 1921, in the annual college yearbook The 1921 New Hampshire football teamThe school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/6/24/Mascots.aspx Wild E. and Gnarlz unhwildcats.com February 14, 2020 before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white". was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic ArtsThe school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era. during the 1921 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. In its sixth season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,This was Cowell's 7th year and 6th season as head coach, as the school did not field a varsity team in 1918 due to World War I. the team compiled an 8–1–1 record, only losing to Dartmouth, while outscoring their opponents by a total of 234 to 66. Early in the season, the team played two "home" games in nearby Dover, New Hampshire. The first home game at Memorial Field, located in Durham, New Hampshire, was held in November; the field was used for home football games through the 1935 season.Memorial Field remains in use by the New Hampshire women's field hockey team.https://www.unh.edu/media-gallery/detail/1936/5698 Memorial Field Then unh.edu December 16, 2019 December 16, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191216071754/https://www.unh.edu/media-gallery/detail/1936/5698 dead Schedule y y http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1920-1924_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse February 14, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027121304/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1920-1924_yearly_results.php October 27, 2016 Wayback Machine September 24 USMC Portsmouth Central Park Dover, NH W 55–0 https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/tnh:0316 https://web.archive.org/web/20200220054809/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/tnh:0316 dead February 20, 2020 New Hampshire State's Varsity Blanks Marines in Opening Game The New Hampshire 12 1 September 28, 1921 1 library.unh.edu February 20, 2020 October 1 at Army The Plain West Point, NY W 10–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44572549/new_hampshire_defeats_army/ New Hampshire Defeats Army AP The Gazette Times Pittsburgh sec. 3, p. 5 October 2, 1921 February 15, 2020 newspapers.com October 8 at Dartmouth Alumni Oval Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 0–24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44575956/robertson_star_as_green_wins/ Robertson Star as Green Wins The Boston Globe 18 October 9, 1921 January 25, 2020 newspapers.com October 15 1921 Lowell Textile Millmen Lowell TextileLowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell. Central Park Dover, NH W 41–7 https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/tnh:0319 https://web.archive.org/web/20200220054812/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/tnh:0319 dead February 20, 2020 Lowell Textile Proves Easy Prey for New Hampshire Eleven The New Hampshire 12 4 October 19, 1921 1 library.unh.edu February 20, 2020 October 22 at Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT W 21–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44578350/new_hampshire_downs_vermont_217/ New Hampshire Downs Vermont 21-7 Burlington Daily News Burlington, Vermont 8 October 24, 1921 February 15, 2020 newspapers.com October 29 at 1921 Bates Bobcats Bates Lewiston, ME W 14–0 November 5 at 1921 Colby Mules Colby Waterville, ME W 24–7 November 12 Massachusetts Memorial Field Durham, NH (rivalry) W 56–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42957349/new_hampshire_runs_wild_against_m_a_c/ New Hampshire Runs Wild Against M. A. C. The Boston Globe 19 November 13, 1921 January 25, 2020 newspapers.com November 19 vs. Holy Cross Textile Field Manchester, NH W 13–7 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44582841/holy_cross_upset_by_dutch_connor/ Holy Cross Upset by Dutch Connor The Boston Globe 23 November 20, 1921 February 16, 2020 newspapers.com November 24 at Springfield Pratt Field Springfield, MA T 0–0 New Hampshire Held 0-To-0 Buy Springfield https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98339652/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 24, 1921 19 March 24, 2022 Newspapers.com Although The Granite yearbook described the September 24 contest against USMC Portsmouth as a "practice game", the result is listed by College Football Data Warehouse and the Wildcats' media guide.https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web 2017 New Hampshire Media Guide University of New Hampshire 2017 February 15, 2020 66 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead A newspaper article about the next season's rematch noted that the USMC team was composed of Marine Corps personnel working at the Portsmouth Naval Prison in nearby Kittery, Maine.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44494772/marines_playing_state_college_this/ Marines Playing State College This Afternoon The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 8 September 23, 1922 February 15, 2020 newspapers.com The 1921 game was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and Army football programs.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=188 New Hampshire vs Army (NY) College Football Data Warehouse February 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910054350/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=188 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine It was one of two contests the Cadets played on October 1; before losing to New Hampshire, Army defeated Springfield College that same day.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44573355/army_breaks_even_in_doubleheader/ Army Breaks Even In Double-Header Opening Season New York Tribune 19 October 2, 1921 February 15, 2020 newspapers.com The Dartmouth game was attended by Governor of New Hampshire Fred H. Brown, a Dartmouth graduate. Following their 1921 game, New Hampshire and Holy Cross next met in 1973.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1459 New Hampshire vs Holy Cross (MA) College Football Data Warehouse February 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910061536/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1459 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine New Hampshire's 56–7 win over Massachusetts remains the largest margin of victory in what later became known as the Colonial Clash rivalry. Other than 1943 and 1945, when New Hampshire did not field teams due to World War II, 1921 remains the most recent season without a New Hampshire–Maine game.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1839 New Hampshire vs Maine College Football Data Warehouse February 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025702/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1839 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine Team captain Dutch Connor was an inaugural member of the UNH Wildcats Hall of Fame in 1982.https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/23/Development_0723150850.aspx Hall of Fame unhwildcats.com February 14, 2020 Notes References Further reading http://www.unhmagazine.unh.edu/f01/benf01.html A Familiar Face Michelle Gregoire UNH Magazine unh.edu Fall 2001 The bell was also tolled long and hard to declare football victories, and 1921 was a year to remember, with wins over Army and Holy Cross joyously proclaimed by hour after hour of steady bell ringing. 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