1959 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–3–2 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 4 0 06 3 0
UMass 2 2 03 5 1
Maine 1 2 23 3 2
New Hampshire 1 2 13 3 2
Rhode Island 1 2 13 5 1
Vermont 0 1 04 3 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its 11th year under head coach Chief Boston, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Northeastern*W 33–145,200
October 3at Rhode IslandW 45–03,500–4,200[2]
October 10Maine
T 7–78,500
October 17at No. 3 Delaware*L 12–507,000–8,500[3]
October 24Brandeis*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
T 6–62,300
October 31at ConnecticutL 38–396,049–6,200[4]
November 7at Springfield (MA)*
W 34–9
November 14UMass
L 6–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. Tompkins, Dave (October 19, 1959). "Marshall Next Foe for Streaking Hens". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.


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