1944 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1944 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record1–3 (1–1 New England)
Head coach
  • Herbert Snow (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing formation[2]
CaptainClaude Henry[1]
Home stadiumLewis Field
1944 New England Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
+ 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Maine + 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1944 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1944 college football season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Herbert Snow and completed the season with a record of 1–3.[3] The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire.

Background

New Hampshire had not fielded a team in 1943, due to World War II.[4][3] In mid-September 1944, university administrators approved an "informal" team, limited to four games, with a roster consisting of 17-year-olds and returning veterans.[5] The program's most recent head coach, Charles M. Justice, had entered the Navy in April 1944.[6] Selected as his successor was Herbert Snow, a Springfield College graduate who had been the head coach at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts.[5] The team began practices in early October,[2] with only one player from their 1942 squad—Claude Henry, a reserve back who had returned to the university after serving in the Marine Corps.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 21at Maine
L 6–13[7][8]
October 28Middlebury*
L 7–27[9][10]
November 4at Middlebury*
L 7–21[11][12]
November 112:00 p.m.Maine
  • Lewis Field
  • Durham, NH
W 19–141,200[1][13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [3][15]

The 1944 games remain the last time that the Middlebury and New Hampshire football programs have met.[16]

Roster

1944 New Hampshire Wildcats football team roster

Centers

Guards

Tackles

 

Ends

Backs

Source:[1][7]

Game summaries

October 21: at Maine

New Hampshire at Maine – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 066
Black Bears 7 6 0013

at Alumni Field, Orono, Maine

Game information
First quarter
  • Maine – John Goff 4-yard run (Johnny Mayo conversion run good). Drive: 40 yards.

Second quarter

  • Maine – Gene Boutillier 43-yard run (conversion pass failed). Drive: 1 play, 48 yards.

Fourth quarter

  • UNH – Bill Pizzano 4-yard run (conversion run failed). Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards.

October 28: vs. Middlebury

Middlebury at New Hampshire – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 0 71327
Wildcats 0 7 007

at Lewis Field, Durham, New Hampshire

Game information

November 4: at Middlebury

New Hampshire at Middlebury – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 077
Panthers 0 0 14721

at Porter Field, Middlebury, Vermont

Game information
Third quarter
  • Middlebury – Ronnie Richards 2-yard fumble recovery (Karambelas conversion kick good).
  • Middlebury – Phil Barrett 3-yard run (Karambelas conversion kick good). Drive: 42 yards.

Fourth quarter

  • UNH – Joe Swekla 3-yard pass from Bill Black (Black conversion kick good). Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards.
  • Middlebury – Karambelas 15-yard run (Karambelas conversion kick good).

November 11: vs. Maine

Maine at New Hampshire – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Bears 0 0 14014
Wildcats 0 6 01319

at Lewis Field, Durham, New Hampshire

Game information
Second quarter
  • UNH – touchdown run† (conversion failed).

Third quarter

  • Maine – Don Buckley 25-yard run (Lenny Plavin conversion kick good). Drive: 1 play, 25 yards.
  • Maine – Roy Henderson 6-yard run (Lenny Plavin conversion kick good).

Fourth quarter

  • UNH – Bill Black 6-yard run (Black conversion kick good).
  • UNH – touchdown run† (conversion failed).

† touchdowns by Bill Black and Joe Swekla (order unknown)

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
All opponents 14 6 35 20 75
New Hampshire 0 13 0 26 39

New Hampshire scoring

Player Touchdowns Conversions Points
Bill Black 3 3 21
Joe Swekla 2 – 12
Bill Pizzano 1 – 6
Total 6 3 39

Honors

Quarterback Bill Pizzano was named to the All-New England Small College Team;[26] he was later inducted to the university's athletic hall of fame, in 2004.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1945. pp. 137–138. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via library.unh.edu.
  2. ^ a b c "Coach Herb Snow Greets Port City Grid Player Out For UNH Varsity". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved November 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "UNH Drops Intercollegiate Athletics". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 1, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "High School Coach Will Lead Wildcats". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 15, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Navy Commissions U. N. H. Grid Coach". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. April 14, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "UNH Wildcats Play First Grid Game Meeting Maine in Orono This Afternoon". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maine Bears Tip Wildcats by Touchdown". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats to Play Middlebury On Durham Field Tomorrow". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 27, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Middlebury Tames N. H. Wildcats, 27-7". The Boston Globe. AP. October 29, 1944. p. 22. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wildcats Still Seek 1st Win". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 3, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Middlebury Eleven Belts Wildcats, 21-7". The Boston Globe. AP. November 5, 1944. p. 28. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wildcats to Play Maine". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 10, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "New Hampshire Rally Edges Maine by 19-14". Hartford Courant. AP. November 12, 1944. p. 46. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine Athletics. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via goblackbears.com.
  16. ^ "New Hampshire vs Middlebury (VT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ "Wildcats Threaten Maine But Polar Bears Win 13-6". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 23, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Maine Upholds Tradition As Bears Drown Wildcats 13-6". The Maine Campus. Orono, Maine. October 26, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via umaine.edu.
  19. ^ "Middlebury Tops UNH 27-7". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Middies Defeat New Hampshire Eleven, 27 to 7". Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. AP. October 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Panthers Top UNH 21-7". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 6, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Panthers Top UNH 21-7 (cont'd)". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 6, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Panthers Again Cage Wildcats, Winning, 21 to 7". Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. AP. November 6, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Wildcats 19, Maine 14". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Skolfield, John (November 16, 1944). "Kenyonites Bow to N.H. In Hard Fought Battle". The Maine Campus. Orono, Maine. p. 4. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via umaine.edu.
  26. ^ "William P. Pizzano '49". unhwildcats.com. December 22, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  27. ^ "Hall of Fame". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.

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