1920 New Hampshire football team American college football season
Team captain Harold I. Leavitt c. 1919, in the annual college yearbook
The 1920 New Hampshire football team [ b] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts [ c] during the 1920 college football season —the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. In its fifth season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell ,[ d] the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, while outscoring their opponents by a total of 124 to 53.
Schedule
The 1920 game was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and Boston University football programs.[ 15]
Team captain Harold I. Leavitt would go on to become superintendent of properties at the University of New Hampshire from 1947 until his retirement in 1966.[ 16] He was an inaugural member of the UNH Wildcats Hall of Fame in 1982.[ 17]
Notes
^ College Oval (also known as College Field) was New Hampshire's home field through the 1920 season;[ 2] Memorial Field, dedicated in 1921, was built in the same location.[ 3]
^ The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[ 4] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
^ The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
^ This was Cowell's 6th year and 5th season as head coach, as the school did not field a varsity team in 1918 due to World War I.
References
^ a b The Granite . Durham, New Hampshire : New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts . 1922. pp. 241– 245. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
^ "New Hampshire State College vs. University of Vermont" . The Portsmouth Herald . Portsmouth, New Hampshire . October 15, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Alumni Plan Memorial Field to Honor Men Who Died in War" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 9, no. 28. May 12, 1920. p. 3. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz" . unhwildcats.com . Retrieved February 14, 2020 .
^ "New Hampshire Conquers Bates in Opening Game" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 10, no. 2. October 6, 1920. pp. 1, 4. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
^ "Heavy N H State Defeats B. U., 7 to 0" . The Boston Globe . October 10, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "B. U. Eleven Beaten 7 to 0" . The Boston Post . October 10, 1920. p. 38. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Vermont Defeats N. H. State 7-0" . The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, Vermont . October 18, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "New Hampshire's Weight Too Great" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . October 24, 1920. p. 35. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "New Hampshire Defeats M. A. C., Connors Starring" . The Boston Globe . October 31, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Colby Holds New Hampshire to 7-7 Tie in Final Home Game" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 10, no. 7. November 10, 1920. pp. 1, 4. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
^ "Eleven Wins State College Championship of New England; Defeats U. of M. by 47 to 7" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 10, no. 8. November 17, 1920. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
^ "Holy Cross Riddles N H State, 32 to 0" . The Boston Globe . November 21, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved February 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "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 .
^ "New Hampshire vs Boston (MA)" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via Wayback Machine .
^ "UNH Plans Program For Alumni" . The Portsmouth Herald . Portsmouth, New Hampshire . June 8, 1973. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Hall of Fame" . unhwildcats.com . Retrieved February 16, 2020 .
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