1954 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
| 1954 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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Yankee champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 7–1 (4–0 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Cowell Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In its sixth year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 7–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at Bridgeport* | Bridgeport, CT | W 37–6 | ||||
| October 2 | Rhode Island | W 33–6 | |||||
| October 9 | at Maine | Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) | W 21–10 | [2] | |||
| October 16 | Delaware* |
| L 13–19 | 9,000 | [3] | ||
| October 23 | at Brandeis* | Waltham, MA | W 20–7 | ||||
| October 30 | Connecticut |
| W 34–0 | ||||
| November 6 | at UMass | W 32–12 | |||||
| November 13 | Springfield* |
| W 48–0 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Owen Osborne (October 11, 1954). "Passing Billy Pappas Paces New Hampshire In YC Victory Over Maine". Bangor Daily News. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kelley, Bob (October 3, 1954). "Hen Defense Tames 'Cats in Duel at Durham, 19-13". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.