1939 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1939 New Hampshire Wildcats football 1939 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png 285 New England Conference New England 3–5 1–1 George Sauer 3rd Burton Mitchellhttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1941 The Granite University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1941 108–116 January 22, 2020 library.unh.edu February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Lewis Field The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its third year under head coach George Sauer, the team compiled a 3–5 record, being outscored by their opponents 126–71. New Hampshire was ranked at No. 260 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire. 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 22, 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 30 1939 Colby Mules Colby<ncg> Lewis Field Durham, NH L 6–20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42815027/gridiron_guff/ Gridiron Guff Fred Jones The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 8 October 2, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com October 7 Northeastern Lewis Field Durham, NH W 15–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42815268/huskies_will_try_to_wreck_bates/ Huskies Will Try to Wreck Bates The Boston Globe 10 October 9, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com October 14 at Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry) L 0–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42815545/gridiron_guff/ Gridiron Guff The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 8 October 16, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com October 20 Friday at 1939 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield<ncg> Pratt Field Springfield, MA L 2-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42816163/wildcats_get_first_taste_of_arclight/ Wildcats Get First Taste Of Arc-Light Football Tonight The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 12 October 20, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42815883/baseball_score_gives_gymnasts_win_over/ Baseball Score Gives Gymnasts Win Over N.H.U. The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 5 October 21, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com October 28 Vermont<ncg> Lewis Field Durham, NH W 22-7 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42816484/new_hampshire_cashes_in_on_breaks_to/ New Hampshire Cashes In On "Breaks" To Beat Vermont 22-7 Walt Hickey The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont 13 October 30, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42816674/vermontnew_hampshire_statistics/ Vermont-New Hampshire Statistics The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont 13 October 30, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com November 4 at Rutgers<ncg> Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ L 13–32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42816986/monday_morning_quarterback/ Monday Morning Quarterback The Daily Home News New Brunswick, New Jersey 12 November 6, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com November 11 1939 Tufts Jumbos Tufts<ncg><hc> Lewis Field Durham, NH W 13–6 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42817227/new_hampshire_takes_on_tufts/ New Hampshire Takes on Tufts The Boston Globe 8 November 11, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42817802/tufts/ Tufts The Boston Globe 7 November 11, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com November 18 at Harvard<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 0–46 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42818125/harvard_leading_330_macdonald_star/ Harvard Leading, 33-0; Macdonald Star The Boston Globe 1 November 18, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/42818222/harvard/ Harvard— The Boston Globe 7 November 18, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com The Harvard team was captained by "Torby" Macdonald, roommate of John F. Kennedy, who would go on serve in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1976. The 1939 game remains the last time that the Harvard and New Hampshire football programs have met.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1381 New Hampshire vs Harvard (MA) College Football Data Warehouse January 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915013805/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1381 September 15, 2015 Wayback Machine New Hampshire captain Burton Mitchell was inducted to the university's athletic hall of fame in 1998.https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/23/Development_0723150850.aspx Hall of Fame unhwildcats.com January 27, 2020 References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football