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1950 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1950 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–0 (4–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 0 8 0 0
Maine 3 1 0 5 1 1
Rhode Island State 2 2 0 3 5 0
UMass 1 1 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 3 0 2 5 0
Connecticut 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its second year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a perfect 8–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Champlain*W 62–64,500[2]
October 7Rhode Island State
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 27–14
October 14at MaineW 19–06,000[3]
October 21Springfield*dagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 14–07,250[4]
October 28at Vermont
W 47–0[5]
November 4Connecticut
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 21–7[6]
November 11at Tufts*
W 33–199,000[7]
November 18Kent State*
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 13–77,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "UNH Rolls Over Champlain, 62-6". Portland Press Herald. October 1, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats Trim Maine To Lead Conference". The Portsmouth Herald. October 16, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "New Hampshire Defeats Springfield College, 14-0". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1950. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N. Hampshire Whacks Vt. by 47-0 Score". The Bennington Evening Banner. October 30, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wildcats Top Huskies, 21-7, To Win Title". The Hartford Courant. November 5, 1950. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Holbrook (November 12, 1950). "Unbeaten New Hampshire Scores 33-19 Win Over Tufts". The Boston Globe. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Leighton Gilman (November 19, 1950). "N.H. Wins, 13-7, Stays Undefeated". The Boston Globe. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.