1953 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

1953 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Chief Boston (5th season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Yankee Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Rhode Island + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Connecticut 2 1 1 3 4 1
Maine 1 2 1 4 2 1
Vermont 0 1 0 3 3 1
UMass 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the Yankee Conference championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Upsala*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 27–13
October 3at Rhode Island
W 14–13
October 10Maine
W 21–6
October 17at DelawareL 0–483,842[2]
October 24St. Lawrence
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 34–0[3]
October 31at Connecticut
L 0–6
November 14at SpringfieldSpringfield, MAW 7–6
November 21UMass
W 32–12
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Katzman, Izzy (October 19, 1953). "Hens Favored over Connecticut After Routing New Hampshire". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Upsets Larries". The Sunday Press. October 25, 1953. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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