1935 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Heins, Gouck, Verville, Nathanson
Rogean, Currier, Montrone, Bishop, Lekesky, Martin, Twyon
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record2–5–1 (0–1 New England)
Head coach
CaptainMilton Johnson[1]
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
Rhode Island State 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Connecticut State 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
New Hampshire 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In its 20th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,[a] the team compiled a 2–5–1 record, being outscored by their opponents 55–120. The team scored 47 of their points in two shutout wins, and only eight total points in their other six games. All five losses came in away games; the team had two wins and a tie at home. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.[b]

The November 9 win over Tufts was the last football game the Wildcats played at Memorial Field,[1] as home games moved to Lewis Field (now named Wildcat Stadium) the following season, where the program has remained.

Head coach Cowell was in ill health at the start of the season, with Ernest Christensen,[c] one of his assistants, leading the team as they prepared for their first game.[3] Cowell retired from coaching after the 1936 season; he died in August 1940 at the age of 53.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Lowell Textile*[d]
W 26–0 [5]
October 5 at Yale*
L 0–3412,000 [6]
October 12 at Maine
L 2–13 [7]
October 19 at Springfield)*
L 0–13 [8]
October 26 at Boston College*
L 6–19 [9][10][11]
November 2 Boston University*
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
T 0–05,000 [12][13][14]
November 9 Tufts*dagger
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
W 21–08,000 [15][16]
November 16 at Harvard*
L 0–417,000 [17][18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Source: [19][1]

Two of Yale's touchdowns on October 5 were scored by Clint Frank, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1937.[6] The 1935 game remains the only time that the Yale and New Hampshire football programs have met.[20] The November 2 game versus Boston University was the first Wildcat home football game broadcast on radio; it was carried on WHEB (AM) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire; the game was also attended by Styles Bridges, then Governor of New Hampshire.[12]

Wildcat captain Milton Johnson later had a brief pre-season stint with the 1938 Washington Redskins,[21] and may have played with the Boston Shamrocks that season.[22]

Notes

  1. ^ This was Cowell's 21st year and 20th 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. ^ Christensen was head coach of the New Hampshire men's ice hockey team for 12 seasons.
  4. ^ Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell.

References

  1. ^ a b c The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1937. pp. 202–204. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  2. ^ "Memorial Field Then". unh.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Loses Stars for First Game". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1935. p. 31. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "William H. Cowell, Athletic Director". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. AP. August 29, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Hampshire Crushes Lowell Textile, 26-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. September 29, 1935. p. 41. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Melcher, Ronald (October 6, 1935). "Elis Gain Early Lead To Win Opening Contest". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 37. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maine Upset 13 to 2 By New Hampshire (sic)". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. INS. October 13, 1935. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Springfield Defeats New Hampshire, 13-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 20, 1935. p. 46. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hayward, Bill (October 26, 1935). "B. C. Subs in Lineup". The Boston Globe. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hayward, Bill (October 26, 1935). "B. C.-New Hampshire—". The Boston Globe. p. 9. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Boston College Wins Over New Hampshire". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 27, 1935. p. 43. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b "Wildcats Ready to Claw the Terriers". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Terriers and Wildcats, 0-0". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "New Hampshire Holds Boston to 0-0 Score". The Miami News. UP. November 3, 1935. p. 12. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "N. H.-Tufts". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "New Hampshire Defeats Tufts". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 10, 1935. p. 50. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Sullivan Jr., John A. (November 16, 1935). "Harvard-New Hampshire". The Boston Globe. p. 1. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Sullivan Jr., John A. (November 16, 1935). "Harvard-N. H.—". The Boston Globe. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  20. ^ "New Hampshire vs Yale (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  21. ^ "Washington Squad Cut". Wisconsin State Journal. INS. August 26, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved January 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "1938 Boston Shamrocks". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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