1935 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1935 New Hampshire Wildcats football 1935 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png 285 Heins, Gouck, Verville, NathansonRogean, Currier, Montrone, Bishop, Lekesky, Martin, Twyon New England Conference New England 2–5–1 0–1 Butch Cowell 20th Milton Johnsonhttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1937 https://web.archive.org/web/20200125031605/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1937 dead January 25, 2020 The Granite University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1937 202–204 January 24, 2020 library.unh.edu Memorial Field The 1935 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1935 college football season. In its 20th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,This was Cowell's 21st year and 20th season as head coach, as the school did not field a team in 1918 due to World War I. the team compiled a 2–5–1 record, being outscored by their opponents 55–120. The team scored 47 of their points in two shutout wins, and only eight total points in their other six games. All five losses came in away games; the team had two wins and a tie at home. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.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 The November 9 win over Tufts was the last football game the Wildcats played at Memorial Field, as home games moved to Lewis Field (now named Wildcat Stadium) the following season, where the program has remained. Head coach Cowell was in ill health at the start of the season, with Ernest Christensen,Christensen was head coach of the New Hampshire men's ice hockey team for 12 seasons. one of his assistants, leading the team as they prepared for their first game.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42952022/new_hampshire_loses_stars_for_first_game/ New Hampshire Loses Stars for First Game The Boston Globe 31 September 27, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.com Cowell retired from coaching after the 1936 season; he died in August 1940 at the age of 53.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39518292/william_h_cowell_athletic_director/ William H. Cowell, Athletic Director AP Brooklyn Daily Eagle 11 August 29, 1940 November 23, 2019 newspapers.com Schedule yes yes http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1935-1939_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse January 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029054252/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1935-1939_yearly_results.php October 29, 2016 Wayback Machine September 28 1935 Lowell Textile Millmen Lowell Textile<ncg>Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell. Memorial Field Durham, NH W 26–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42953206/new_hampshire_crushes_lowell_textile/ New Hampshire Crushes Lowell Textile, 26-0 AP Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 41 September 29, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.com October 5 at Yale<ncg> Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0–34 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42953797/elis_gain_early_lead_to_win_opening/ Elis Gain Early Lead To Win Opening Contest Ronald Melcher Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 37 October 6, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.com October 12 at Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry) L 2–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42954179/maine_upset_13_to_2_by_new_hampshire/ Maine Upset 13 to 2 By New Hampshire (sic) INS Nashville Banner Nashville, Tennessee 11 October 13, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.com October 19 at 1935 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield)<ncg> Pratt Field Springfield, MA L 0-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42954403/springfield_defeats_new_hampshire_130/ Springfield Defeats New Hampshire, 13-0 AP Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 46 October 20, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.com October 26 at Boston College<ncg> Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA L 6-19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42954622/b_c_subs_in_lineup/ B. C. Subs in Lineup Bill Hayward The Boston Globe 1 October 26, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42954730/b_cnew_hampshire/ B. C.-New Hampshire— Bill Hayward The Boston Globe 9 October 26, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42954862/boston_college_wins_over_new_hampshire/ Boston College Wins Over New Hampshire AP Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 43 October 27, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.com November 2 Boston University<ncg> Memorial Field Durham, NH T 0–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42954965/wildcats_ready_to_claw_the_terriers/ Wildcats Ready to Claw the Terriers The Boston Globe 9 November 2, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42955180/terriers_and_wildcats_00/ Terriers and Wildcats, 0-0 The Boston Globe 9 November 2, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42955043/new_hampshire_holds_boston_to_00_score/ New Hampshire Holds Boston to 0-0 Score UP The Miami News 12 November 3, 1935 January 24, 2020 newspapers.com November 9 1935 Tufts Jumbos Tufts<ncg><hc> Memorial Field Durham, NH W 21–0 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42956345/n_htufts/ N. H.-Tufts The Boston Globe 9 November 9, 1935 January 25, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42956430/new_hampshire_defeats_tufts/ New Hampshire Defeats Tufts AP Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 50 November 10, 1935 January 25, 2020 newspapers.com November 16 at Harvard<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0-41 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42956586/harvardnew_hampshire/ Harvard-New Hampshire John A. Sullivan Jr. The Boston Globe 1 November 16, 1935 January 25, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42956691/harvardn_h/ Harvard-N. H.— John A. Sullivan Jr. The Boston Globe 9 November 16, 1935 January 25, 2020 newspapers.com Two of Yale's touchdowns on October 5 were scored by Clint Frank, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1937. The 1935 game remains the only time that the Yale and New Hampshire football programs have met.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=3649 New Hampshire vs Yale (CT) College Football Data Warehouse January 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910045758/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=3649 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine The November 2 game versus Boston University was the first Wildcat home football game broadcast on radio; it was carried on WHEB (AM) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; the game was also attended by Styles Bridges, then Governor of New Hampshire. Wildcat captain Milton Johnson later had a brief pre-season stint with the 1938 Washington Redskins,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43275330/washington_squad_cut/ Washington Squad Cut INS Wisconsin State Journal 15 August 26, 1938 January 30, 2020 newspapers.com and may have played with the Boston Shamrocks that season.https://www.profootballarchives.com/1938boss.html 1938 Boston Shamrocks profootballarchives.com January 30, 2020 Notes References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football