1946 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1946 New Hampshire Wildcats football 1946 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png 285 New England Conference 6–1–1 2–0–1 Bill Glassford 1st Ralph Pinohttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1947 https://web.archive.org/web/20191216011833/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1947 dead December 16, 2019 The Granite University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1947 220–223 December 15, 2019 library.unh.edu Lewis Field New England Conference co-champion 1944 The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In its first year under head coach Bill Glassford, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record, outscoring their opponents 161–45. The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire. Due to World War II, the Wildcats had not fielded a team in 1945.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39985139/university_of_new_hampshire_not_to/ University of New Hampshire Not to Support Grid Team The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 6 August 22, 1945 December 2, 2019 newspapers.com With the exception of a four-game limited schedule played in 1944, this was the first football season for the Wildcats since 1942, and their first eight-game season since 1941. 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 28 at Colby<ncg> Seaverns Field Waterville, ME W 13-0 1,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39824583/freshman_back_leads_new_hampshire_to_win/ Freshman Back Leads New Hampshire to Win UP Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 38 September 29, 1946 November 29, 2019 newspapers.com October 5 Rhode Island State Lewis Field Durham, NH W 25-12 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39825264/new_hampshire_back_makes_101yard_run/ New Hampshire Back Makes 101-Yard Run UP Brooklyn Eagle 25 October 6, 1946 November 29, 2019 newspapers.com October 12 at Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry) W 27-0 https://goblackbears.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf Maine Football Media Guide 2019 University of Maine Athletics 86 November 28, 2019 goblackbears.com October 19 Springfield<ncg><hc> Lewis Field Durham, NH L 6-14 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39826124/new_hampshires_streak_smashed_by/ New Hampshire's Streak Smashed By Springfield AP Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut C3 October 20, 1946 November 29, 2019 newspapers.com October 26 at Vermont<ncg> Centennial Field Burlington, VT W 39-0 4,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39826883/nh_smears_uvm_390/ NH Smears UVM, 39-0 Rutland Daily Herald Rutland, Vermont 9 October 28, 1946 November 29, 2019 newspapers.com November 2 1946 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Lewis Field Durham, NH W 26-0 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39827791/new_hampshire_rips_huskies_260/ New Hampshire Rips Huskies, 26-0 Leonard M. Fowle The Boston Globe 26 November 3, 1946 November 29, 2019 newspapers.comNortheastern game ended approximately six minutes early due to darkness, by mutual agreement of coaches and officials. November 9 at Boston University<ncg> Nickerson FieldDuring this era, Boston University played at a Nickerson Field in Weston; this is not the Nickerson Field later used in Boston. Weston, MA W 13–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39828837/with_b_u_eyes_on_star_unknown_snags/ With B. U. Eyes on Star, Unknown Snags Late Pass to Give Wildcats 13-7 Win Roger Birtwell The Boston Globe 23 November 10, 1946 November 29, 2019 newspapers.com November 16 Connecticut Lewis Field Durham, NH T 12-12 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39829553/3_scores_recalled_n_h_settles_for/ 3 Scores Recalled, N. H. Settles for Tie With Uconns, 12-12 The Boston Globe 26 November 17, 1946 November 29, 2019 newspapers.com Wildcat Carmen Ragonese, selected by the Boston Yanks in the 1948 NFL draft,http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/colleges/n Colleges Beginning With N DraftHistory.com November 30, 2019 was a 1982 inductee to the university's athletic hall of fame.https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/23/Development_0723150850.aspx Hall of Fame unhwildcats.com November 29, 2019 One of his 1946 highlights was an endzone-to-endzone interception return against Rhode Island State; reported as 101 yards in contemporary newspapers, it still stands as a Wildcat record, listed by the university as 104 yards.https://pdfslide.net/download/link/unh-football-media-guide-2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20200130061534/https://pdfslide.net/download/link/unh-football-media-guide-2015 usurped January 30, 2020 UNH Wildcats Football Guide 2015 63 University of New Hampshire pdfslide.net January 30, 2020 Notes References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football