1948 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1948 New Hampshire Wildcats football 1948 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png 285 Yankee Conference Yankee 5–3 3–1 Bill Glassford 3rd T formation Moe Ross & Ted Pieciorakhttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1949 https://web.archive.org/web/20191216024917/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1949 dead December 16, 2019 The Granite University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1949 252–256 December 15, 2019 library.unh.edu Lewis Field Yankee Conference champion The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its third year under head coach Bill Glassford, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship, outscoring opponents 155–103. This was the first year that the rivalry game between New Hampshire and Maine saw a musket presented to the winning team—the musket was "donated by Portland alumni of the two institutions".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39512567/maine_bears_to_assist_unh_with/ Maine Bears to Assist UNH With Homecoming The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 6 October 7, 1949 November 23, 2019 newspapers.com The "Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket" takes its name from former head coaches of the two programs;https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39512049/wildcats_rest_on_laurels_gained_during/ Wildcats Rest on Laurels Gained During Season The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 8 November 22, 1950 November 23, 2019 newspapers.com Fred Brice who coached at Maine (1921–1940) and Butch Cowell who coached at New Hampshire (1915–1936). New Hampshire was ranked at No. 246 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com 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 October 2 Rhode Island State Lewis Field Durham, NH W 19–7 6,000 Fighting Rhode Island Keeps UNH Score Down The Portsmouth Herald October 4, 1948 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115083681/fighting-rhode-island/ Newspapers.com October 9 at Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) W 27-6 New Hampshire Took Maine Gridmen 27-6 Lewiston Evening Journal October 11, 1948 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-new-hampshire-took-maine-gri/150569383/ Newspapers.com October 16 1948 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield<ncg><hc> Lewis Field Durham, NH L 0–23 6,500 October 23 at Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT L 0–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79365415/two-passes-give-vermont-victory-over-wil/ The Barre Daily Times Two passes give Vermont victory over Wildcats October 25, 1948 June 11, 2021 Newspapers.com October 30 1948 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Lewis Field Durham, NH W 48–0 November 6 at 1948 Tufts Jumbos Tufts<ncg> Tufts Oval Medford, MA W 27–18 November 13 Connecticut Lewis Field Durham, NH W 20–7 November 20 Toledo<ncg> Lewis Field Durham, NH L 14–28 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1948 New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13491 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football