1953 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

1953 New Hampshire Wildcats football

Yankee co-champion

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 6–2 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Chief Boston (5th season)

Home stadium| Cowell Stadium

Seasons

<- 1952

1954 ->

1953 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
New Hampshire \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Rhode Island \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Connecticut | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Maine | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Vermont | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
UMass | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the Yankee Conference championship.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Upsala*|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 27–13| |
October 3| at Rhode Island|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| W 14–13| |
October 10| Maine|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| W 21–6| |
October 17| at Delaware|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 0–48| 3,842| [2]
October 24| St. Lawrence|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 34–0| | [3]
October 31| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 0–6| |
November 14| at Springfield| Springfield, MA| W 7–6| |
November 21| UMass|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (rivalry)

| W 32–12| |

* *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. ^ Katzman, Izzy (October 19, 1953). "Hens Favored over Connecticut After Routing New Hampshire". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "New Hampshire Upsets Larries". The Sunday Press. October 25, 1953. p. 3D - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues|

* College Oval ( –1920)
* Memorial Field (1921–1935)
* Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Dartmouth
* UMass: Colonial Clash
* Bill Knight Trophy
* Maine: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

People|

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* NFL draftees

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*[Conf]: Conference record
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