1941 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = New Hampshire Wildcats

| sport = football

| image = 1941 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png

| image_size = 285

| conference = New England Conference

| short_conf = New England

| record = 4–3–1

| conf_record = 0–0–1

| head_coach = George Sauer

| hc_year = 5th

| captain = Richard "Joe" Gordon{{cite book |url=https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1943 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215222852/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1943 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 15, 2019 |title=The Granite |publisher=University of New Hampshire |location=Durham, New Hampshire |date=1943 |pages=132–135 |accessdate=December 15, 2019 |via=library.unh.edu }}

| stadium = Lewis Field

}}

The 1941 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach George Sauer, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record, outscoring their opponents 153–62.

New Hampshire was ranked at No. 226 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire.

Due to World War II, the next time the Wildcats would play an eight-game season would be 1946.

Schedule

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| seasonsource = {{cite web |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1940-1944_yearly_results.php |title=New Hampshire Game by Game Results |website=College Football Data Warehouse |accessdate=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029052144/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1940-1944_yearly_results.php |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |via=Wayback Machine}}

|September 27| |{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Lowell Textile Millmen|title=Lowell Textile}}{{efn|Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell.}} |Lewis Field |Durham, NH |W 53–6 | |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39874497/two_passing_combinations_win_for_new/ |title=Two Passing Combinations Win For New Hampshire, 53-6 |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=8 |date=September 29, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39874644/two_passing_combinations_win_for_new/ |title=Two Passing Combinations Win For New Hampshire, 53-6 (cont'd) |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=10 |date=September 29, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

|October 4 |at |{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Bates Bobcats|title=Bates}} |Garcelon Field |Lewiston, ME |L 6–7 |3,500 |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39874945/bobcats_claw_wildcats_in_torrid_grid/ |title=Bobcats Claw Wildcats In Torrid Grid Contest |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=8 |date=October 6, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

|October 11 |at |Maine |Alumni Field |Orono, ME (rivalry)|T 7–7 | |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39875814/new_hampshire_plays_tie_with_maine_77/ |title=New Hampshire Plays Tie With Maine, 7-7 |agency=AP |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Connecticut |page=56 |date=October 12, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

|October 18 |at |{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Springfield Gymnasts|title=Springfield}} |Pratt Field |Springfield, MA |W 14-6 | |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39875200/wildcats_trim_gymnasts_146/ |title=Wildcats Trim Gymnasts 14-6 |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=8 |date=October 20, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

|October 25 | |Vermont |Lewis Field |Durham, NH |W 40-18 | |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39875437/wildcats_swamp_vermont_40_to_18_in/ |title=Wildcats Swamp Vermont 40 To 18 In Dad's Day Game |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=8 |date=October 27, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

|November 1 | |{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Norwich Cadets|title=Norwich}} |Lewis Field |Durham, NH |L 0–6 | |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39876457/wildcats_drop_thriller_to_norwich/ |title=Wildcats Drop Thriller To Norwich Cadets, 6-0 |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=8 |date=November 3, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39876553/wildcats_drop_thriller_to_norwich/ |title=Wildcats Drop Thriller To Norwich Cadets, 6-0 (cont'd) |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=11 |date=November 3, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

|November 8 | |{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Tufts Jumbos|title=Tufts}} |Lewis Field |Durham, NH |W 33–0 |7,000{{efn|8,000 per The Granite yearbook.}} |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39876751/unh_backs_run_wild_score_330_win_over/ |title=UNH Backs Run Wild; Score 33-0 Win Over Tufts |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=8 |date=November 10, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

|November 15 |at |Boston University |Nickerson Field{{efn|During this era, Boston University played at a Nickerson Field in Weston; this is not the Nickerson Field later used in Boston.}} |Weston, MA |L 0–12 |6,000 |{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39876920/terrier_bite_worse_than_bark_says_new/ |title=Terrier Bite Worse Than Bark Says New Hampshire Wildcat |newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald |location=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=8 |date=November 17, 1941 |accessdate=November 30, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Boston U. Tumbles New Hampshire, 12-0|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=November 16, 1941|page=5C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35934876/boston_u_tumbles_new_hampshire_120/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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The 1941 game remains the last time that the Bates and New Hampshire football programs have met.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=273 |title=New Hampshire vs Bates (ME) |website=College Football Data Warehouse |accessdate=January 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910055519/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=273 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |via=Wayback Machine}}

Notes

References

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