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1950 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–0 (4–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Maine 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Rhode Island State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
UMass 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Vermont 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] He scored 78 points on 13 touchdowns, including a 67-yard touchdown run against Rhode Island.[4]

Fullback Dick Dewing rushed for 854 yards on 166 carries (5.05 yards per carry) and scored 36 points.[3][4]

Guard Ed Douglas was selected as a first-team player on the Associated Press 1950 Little All-America college football team.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Champlain*
W 62–64,500[6]
October 7Rhode Island State
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 27–14[7]
October 14at Maine
W 19–06,000[8]
October 21Springfield*dagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 14–07,250[9]
October 28at Vermont
W 47–0[10]
November 4Connecticut
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 21–7[11]
November 11at Tufts*
W 33–199,000[12]
November 18Kent State*
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 13–77,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Two UNH Backs Averaged Better Than 5 Yards Per Carry During '50 Season". The Concord Daily Monitor and N.H. Patriot. November 30, 1950. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Bowes Scores 78 Points To Lead Unbeaten 'Cats". The Portsmouth Herald. November 28, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Harold Claasen (December 5, 1950). "All Sections Represented On Little All-America '11'". The Morning News. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNH Rolls Over Champlain, 62-6". Portland Press Herald. October 1, 1950 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats Trounce Rams To Gain Conference Win". The Portsmouth Herald. October 9, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats Trim Maine To Lead Conference". The Portsmouth Herald. October 16, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Hampshire Defeats Springfield College, 14-0". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1950. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "N. Hampshire Whacks Vt. by 47-0 Score". The Bennington Evening Banner. October 30, 1950. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wildcats Top Huskies, 21-7, To Win Title". The Hartford Courant. November 5, 1950. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Bob Holbrook (November 12, 1950). "Unbeaten New Hampshire Scores 33-19 Win Over Tufts". The Boston Globe. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Leighton Gilman (November 19, 1950). "N.H. Wins, 13-7, Stays Undefeated". The Boston Globe. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
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