1929 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,[lower-alpha 1] the team compiled a 7–2 record, and outscored their opponents, 162–78. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.[lower-alpha 2]

1929 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	New England Conference
1929 record	7–2 (2–0 New England)
Head coach	Butch Cowell (14th season)
Captain	John Shea[1]
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1929 New England Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Rhode Island State	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Colby*	Waterville, ME	W 20–7		[3]
October 5	Boston University*	Memorial Field Durham, NH	W 24–6
October 12	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–35		[4]
October 19	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 21–7		[5]
October 26	Tufts*	Memorial Field Durham, NH	W 18–2		[6]
November 2	Lowell Textile*[lower-alpha 3]	Memorial Field Durham, NH	W 52–7		[7][8]
November 9	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Field Storrs, CT	W 7–0	5,000	[9]
November 16	Springfield*	Memorial Field Durham, NH	W 13–0		[10]
November 23	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–14		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Source: [12][1]

Notes

1. This was Cowell's 15th year and 14th 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]
3. Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell.

References

1. The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1931. pp. 200–201. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
2. "Memorial Field Then". unh.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
3. "Superior Passing Game Gives New Hampshire 20-7 Win Over Colby". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. September 29, 1929. p. 41. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Harvard Batters Wildcats 35 To 0 For Second Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 13, 1929. p. 43. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
5. "New Hampshire Is Victor Over Maine". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. UP. October 20, 1929. p. 25. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
6. "New Hampshire Beats Tufts' Jumboes, 18-2". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 27, 1929. p. 43. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
7. "New Hampshire Wins From Lowell, 52-7". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 3, 1929. p. 49. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
8. "Lowell Textile Goes Down 52-7". The New Hampshire. 20 (6). November 7, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
9. Melcher, Ronald P. (November 10, 1929). "Wildcats, Held In Check By Aggies, Break Through In Final Minutes To Win, 7-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 35 – via newspapers.com.
10. "New Hampshire Adds Springfield To Victims, 13-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 17, 1929. p. 39. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
11. "Brown Defeats New Hampshire Team". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. UP. November 24, 1929. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
12. "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.