1962 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1962 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1962 record7–0–1 (4–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Vermont 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its 14th year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 100 to 46. The team's only setback was a tie with Rhode Island.[1] The team played its home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Colby*Waterville, MEW 18–14
October 6Rhode Island
T 6–6[2]
October 13at MaineOrono, ME (rivalry)W 21–6[3]
October 20Vermontdagger
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 19–6[4]
October 27at Northeastern*
  • Northeastern University Field
  • Boston, MA
W 6–0[5]
November 3Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 7–03,500[6]
November 10Springfield (MA)*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 7–0
November 17at UMass
W 16–14[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "'Mudcats', Rams Battle To Tie in League Tilt". The Portsmouth Herald. October 8, 1962. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Beats Maine, 21-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1962. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Norwich Next For UVM After Loss To UNH, 19-6". The Burlington Free Press. October 22, 1962. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNH Tackles Northeastern In Non-Conference Grid Tilt". The Portsmouth Herald. October 27, 1962. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire Tops Connecticut, 7 to 0". The Bridgeport Post. November 4, 1962. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NH Edges UMass For Yankee Title". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1962. pp. 67, 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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