1937 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its first year under head coach George Sauer, the team compiled a 7–1 record, outscoring their opponents 144–31. Five of the team's wins were by shutout. The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire.

1937 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	New England Conference
1937 record	7–1 (1–0 New England)
Head coach	George Sauer (1st season)
Captain	Edward Little[1]
Home stadium	Lewis Field

1937 New England Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire +	1	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Connecticut State +	1	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Maine	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	3	–	2
Rhode Island State	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Sauer was named head coach of the Wildcats on July 19, 1937, succeeding William "Butch" Cowell who had coached the team from 1915 through 1936.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Lowell Textile*[lower-alpha 1]	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 20–0		[3]
October 2	Bates*	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 21–12		[4]
October 9	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 13–0		[5]
October 16	Colby*	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 33–0
October 23	Vermont*	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 34–0		[6]
October 30	at Saint Anselm*	Manchester, NH	L 6–13	8,000	[7][8]
November 6	Tufts*	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 3–0		[9]
November 13	at Springfield*	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	W 14–6		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Source: [11][1]

The game in Manchester against St. Anselm was attended by Governor of New Hampshire Francis P. Murphy.[7]

Wildcat Fritz Rosinski set a team record (which still stands) of 11 interceptions in a season.[12]

Notes

1. Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell.

References

1. The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1939. pp. 230–233. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
2. "George Sauer to Coach At U. of New Hampshire". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. July 20, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
3. "New Hampshire Drubs Lowell Textile, 20-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. September 26, 1937. p. 45. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
4. "N.H. Preparing to Meet Maine". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 5, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
5. "New Hampshire Defeats Maine". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 10, 1937. p. 48. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
6. "New Hampshire Routs Vermont Team, 34-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 24, 1937. p. 50. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
7. "St. Anselm Beats New Hampshire". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 31, 1937. p. 42. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
8. "Second Half Surge Gives St. Anselm 13-6 Win Over Unbeaten UNH". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 1, 1937. p. 7. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
9. "New Hampshire Beats Tufts on Field Goal". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 7, 1937. p. 43. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
10. "Wildcats Win Seventh, 14-6". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 15, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
11. "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
12. "UNH Wildcats Football Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2015: 63. Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via pdfslide.net. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)