1923 New Hampshire football team

The 1923 New Hampshire football team[lower-alpha 1] 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,[lower-alpha 2] 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.[lower-alpha 3]

1923 New Hampshire football
ConferenceNew England Conference
1923 record4–4–1 (1–1–1 New England)
Head coachButch Cowell (8th season)
CaptainCy Wentworth[1]
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1923 New England Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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.[lower-alpha 4] This was also the first season of play for the New England Conference.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Middlebury*
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
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 Connecticut
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
T 0–0 [8][9]
October 27 vs. Vermont*
L 7–286,000 [10]
November 3 Lowell Textile*[lower-alpha 5]
  • Memorial Field
  • Durham, NH
W 47–0 [11]
November 10 vs. Maine Portland, ME (rivalry) L 0–13
November 17 at Bates* Lewiston, ME W 21–0
November 24 at Brown*
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
L 0–6 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Source: [13][1]

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.[14] Later admitted to a hospital in his hometown of Belmont, Massachusetts, he died on November 8.[15] The 1925 edition of The Granite, New Hampshire's annual college yearbook, was dedicated to Stearnes.[14]

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,[16] made via six touchdowns and one extra point kick.[11]

Notes
  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
  1. The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1925. pp. 246–255. 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. "Vermont Trims New Hampshire". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  11. "Captain Wentworth Runs Wild as New Hampshire Beats Lowell 47-0". The New Hampshire. 14 (6). November 9, 1923. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  12. "Bear Lucky To Win Game In Mud, 6-0". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  13. "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.
  14. The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1925. pp. 4–5. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
  15. "(untitled)". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. November 9, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  16. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 62. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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