1926 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,[lower-alpha 1] the team compiled a 4–4 record, and were outscored by their opponents, 90–81. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.[lower-alpha 2] This was the first season with Wildcats as the official nickname of the school's sports teams, having been adopted in February 1926.[3]

1926 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	New England Conference
1926 record	4–4 (2–1 New England)
Head coach	Butch Cowell (11th season)
Captain	John Callahan[1]
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1926 New England Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Maine	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Massachusetts	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island State	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Quantico Marines*	Memorial Field Durham, NH			[4]
October 2	at Bowdoin*	Whittier Field Brunswick, ME	L 0–7		[5]
October 9	Colby*	Memorial Field Durham, NH	W 6–0		[6]
October 16	at Rhode Island State	Kingston, RI	W 7–6		[7]
October 23	at Springfield*	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 14–24		[8]
October 30	vs. Connecticut	Textile Field Manchester, NH	L 0–3		[9]
November 6	at Tufts*	Tufts Oval Medford, MA	W 28–3		[10][11]
November 13	Maine	Memorial Field Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 14–7		[12]
November 20	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 12–40		[13][14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Source: [15][1]

New Hampshire and the Quantico Marines practiced together in Durham for two weeks in September,[16] including a scrimmage on September 18.[17] The game played on September 25 was won by the Marines, 24–0.[18][19] The game is not listed by the Wildcats' media guide or College Football Data Warehouse,[20][15] possibly because players for the Marines were members of the active military rather than college students.[21]

Notes

1. This was Cowell's 12th year and 11th season as head coach, as the school did not field a team in 1918 due to World War I.
2. Memorial Field remains in use by the New Hampshire women's field hockey team.[2]

References

1. The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1928. pp. 246–249. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
2. "Memorial Field Then". unh.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
3. "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
4. "Sport Chatter". Bennington Banner. Bennington, Vermont. AP. September 25, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
5. "N. H. Loses to Bowdoin". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 4, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Subs Replace Regulars on New Hampshire Team". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Maine Looks Like Strongest Team In New England Group". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 18, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
8. "Springfield College in Win Over New Hampshire". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. AP. October 24, 1926. p. 18. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
9. "Maine Continues To Lead Elevens In N.E. Conference". Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. AP. November 1, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
10. "Poor Pass Defense Cost Tufts Game". The Boston Globe. November 8, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
11. "Wildcats Take Tufts Jumbos". The New Hampshire. 17 (8). November 11, 1926. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
12. "Defeat Of Maine Causes Upset In Ranking Of State College Teams". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 15, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
13. "Straight Football Enables Brown To Win Over New Hampshire". The Baltimore Sun. AP. November 21, 1926. p. 24. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
14. "'Iron Men' Jolted By Wildcats' Score". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
15. "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
16. "In New England Sporting Circles". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. AP. September 10, 1926. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
17. "N. H. U. and Marines in Scrimmage Tomorrow". The Boston Globe. September 17, 1926. p. 21. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
18. "Marines Too Strong For New Hampshire". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. September 26, 1926. p. 71. Retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
19. "Marines Beat Varsity 24–0". The New Hampshire. 17 (2). September 30, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
20. "UNH Wildcats Football Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2015: 66. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via pdfslide.net. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
21. Codel, Martin (September 27, 1926), "Marines Seek Grid Prestige With 13 Games", Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, Montana, p. 9, retrieved February 13, 2020 – via newspapers.com