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1960 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1960 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–3 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
UMass + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Maine 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
New Hampshire 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Vermont 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its 12th year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 4–3 record (2–2 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Dartmouth*
L 6–76,500–9,000[2][3]
October 1Rhode Island
W 13–63,800–4,000[4][5]
October 8at Maine
L 7–136,900[6]
October 15Delaware*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 31–146,900–7,000[7]
October 29Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 17–96,200[8][9]
November 5Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 28–64,500[10]
November 12at UMass
L 15–357,000–7,500[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

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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. ^ "Dartmouth Tops New Hampshire". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 25, 1960. p. S5.
  3. ^ "Rush for Extra Points Inches Short; Cats Lose to Indians". The Portsmouth Herald. September 26, 1960. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Owen O. Osborne (October 3, 1960). "Wildcats Rally To Beat Rhody: Wheeler Tops Wins Over NH". The Portsmouth Herald. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Maine Bears (3-1) Eye UConns (1-2)". Bangor Daily News. October 10, 1960. p. 15.
  7. ^ Kelley, Bob (October 17, 1960). "New Hampshire 11 Rallies to Rout Hens, 31-14". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New Hampshire Upsets Uconns". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1960. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Wildcats Coast To Saturday Win". The Portsmouth Herald. November 7, 1960. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dick Bresciani (November 13, 1960). "Mass. Rips N.H.; Ties for Title". The Boston Globe. pp. 83, 89 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.