1950 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = New Hampshire Wildcats
| sport = football
| image = 1950 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.png
| image_size = 300px
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 8–0
| conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Chief Boston
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Lewis Field
| champion = Yankee Conference champion
}}
{{1950 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its second year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a perfect 8–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 236 to 53, and won the Yankee Conference championship.{{cite web|title=2017 New Hampshire Media Guide|publisher=University of New Hampshire|year=2017|page=67|accessdate=September 20, 2021|url=https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web}}
The team tallied 2,424 rushing yards and 529 passing yards. On defense, they held opponents to 1,086 rushing yards and 700 passing yards.
Halfback Jack Bowes led the team in both scoring and rushing. He gained 644 yards on 124 carries for an average of 5.27 yards per carry.{{cite news|title=Two UNH Backs Averaged Better Than 5 Yards Per Carry During '50 Season|newspaper=The Concord Daily Monitor and N.H. Patriot|date=November 30, 1950|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-two-unh-backs-averaged-b/166992935/|via=Newspapers.com}} He scored 78 points on 13 touchdowns, including a 67-yard touchdown run against Rhode Island.{{cite news|title=Bowes Scores 78 Points To Lead Unbeaten 'Cats|newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald|date=November 28, 1950|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-herald-bowes-scores-78-po/166992372/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Fullback Dick Dewing rushed for 854 yards on 166 carries (5.05 yards per carry) and scored 36 points.
Guard Ed Douglas was selected as a first-team player on the Associated Press 1950 Little All-America college football team.{{cite news|title=All Sections Represented On Little All-America '11'|newspaper=The Morning News|author=Harold Claasen|date=December 5, 1950|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88727688/all-sections-represented-on-little/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 30||Champlain
|October 7||Rhode Island State|Lewis Field|Durham, NH|W 27-14||{{cite news|title=Wildcats Trounce Rams To Gain Conference Win|newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald|date=October 9, 1950|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-herald-wildcats-trounce-r/166985396/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14|at|Maine|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 19-0|6,000|{{cite news|title=Wildcats Trim Maine To Lead Conference|newspaper=The Portsmouth Herald|date=October 16, 1950|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85680186/wildcats-trim-maine/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1950|team=Springfield Gymnasts|title=Springfield}}
|October 28|at|Vermont|Centennial Field|Burlington, VT|W 47-0||{{cite news|title=N. Hampshire Whacks Vt. by 47-0 Score|newspaper=The Bennington Evening Banner|date=October 30, 1950|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85680668/n-hampshire-whacks-vt-by-47-0-score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4||Connecticut|Lewis Field|Durham, NH|W 21-7||{{cite news|title=Wildcats Top Huskies, 21-7, To Win Title|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=November 5, 1950|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85681142/wildcats-top-huskies-21-7-to-win-title/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1950|team=Tufts Jumbos|title=Tufts}}
|November 18||Kent State
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13011 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
References
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{{New Hampshire Wildcats football navbox}}
{{Yankee Conference football champions}}
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