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1923 New Hampshire football team

1923 New Hampshire football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–1–1 New England)
Head coach
CaptainCy Wentworth[1]
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Connecticut 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Rhode Island State 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
Massachusetts 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Team captain Cy Wentworth c. 1923, in the annual college yearbook

The 1923 New Hampshire football team[a] was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1923 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,[b] the team compiled a 4–4–1 record, and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 75. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.[c]

This was the first season that the team represented the University of New Hampshire, which had been incorporated on July 1, 1923.[4] In prior seasons, the school had operated as New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.[d] This was also the first season of play for the New England Conference.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Middlebury*
L 0–21
October 6 at Norwich*
W 19–7 [6]
October 13 Rhode Island State
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
W 12–0 [7]
October 20 Connecticutdagger
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
T 0–0 [8][9]
October 27 vs. Vermont*
L 7–286,000 [10]
November 3 Lowell Textile*[e]
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
W 47–0 [11]
November 10 2:00 p.m. vs. Maine
L 0–13
November 17 at Bates* Lewiston, ME W 21–0 [12]
November 24 at Brown*
L 0–6 [13]

The Vermont game was attended by Governor of New Hampshire Fred H. Brown.[10]

During the November 3 game against Lowell Textile, New Hampshire tackle Leonard P. Stearnes experienced abdominal pain.[15] Later admitted to a hospital in his hometown of Belmont, Massachusetts, he died on November 8.[16] The 1925 edition of The Granite, New Hampshire's annual college yearbook, was dedicated to Stearnes.[15]

Team captain Cy Wentworth set, and still holds, the New Hampshire record for most points scored in a single game, with 37 points against Lowell Textile,[17] made via six touchdowns and one extra point kick.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[2] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
  2. ^ This was Cowell's 9th year and 8th season as head coach, as the school did not field a varsity team in 1918 due to World War I.
  3. ^ Memorial Field remains in use by the New Hampshire women's field hockey team.[3]
  4. ^ The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
  5. ^ Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell.

References

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  1. ^ a b The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1925. pp. 246–255. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  2. ^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Memorial Field Then". unh.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "R. D. Hetzel Now University Prexy". Corvallis Gazette-Times. July 31, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "College Conference on Sports Sunday". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved December 1, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire 19, Norwich Univ. 7". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. October 8, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "New Hampshire Uses Forward Passes To Win". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies Hold New Hampshire With Ball Near Goal Line — Game Goes Scoreless; Connecticut Line Shows Great Strength". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 21, 1923. p. 36. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Hampshire Club Has First Meeting Of Season". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b "Vermont Trims New Hampshire". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b "Captain Wentworth Runs Wild as New Hampshire Beats Lowell 47-0". The New Hampshire. Vol. 14, no. 6. November 9, 1923. pp. 1, 3. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  12. ^ "Rival College Gridders In Bayside Clash Today". Evening Express. Portland, Maine. November 10, 1923. p. A6. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Bear Lucky To Win Game In Mud, 6-0". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ a b The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1925. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  16. ^ "(untitled)". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. November 9, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 62. Retrieved February 13, 2020.