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Conference | New England Conference |
Record | 4–4–1 (1–1–1 New England) |
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Captain | Cy Wentworth[1] |
Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1923 New Hampshire football team[a] was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1923 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,[b] the team compiled a 4–4–1 record, and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 75. The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.[c]
This was the first season that the team represented the University of New Hampshire, which had been incorporated on July 1, 1923.[4] In prior seasons, the school had operated as New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.[d] This was also the first season of play for the New England Conference.[5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 29 | Middlebury* |
| L 0–21 | |||||
October 6 | at Norwich* | W 19–7 | [6] | |||||
October 13 | Rhode Island State |
| W 12–0 | [7] | ||||
October 20 | Connecticut![]() |
| T 0–0 | [8][9] | ||||
October 27 | vs. Vermont* | L 7–28 | 6,000 | [10] | ||||
November 3 | Lowell Textile*[e] |
| W 47–0 | [11] | ||||
November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Maine |
| L 0–13 | ||||
November 17 | at Bates* | Lewiston, ME | W 21–0 | [12] | ||||
November 24 | at Brown* |
| L 0–6 | [13] | ||||
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The Vermont game was attended by Governor of New Hampshire Fred H. Brown.[10]
During the November 3 game against Lowell Textile, New Hampshire tackle Leonard P. Stearnes experienced abdominal pain.[15] Later admitted to a hospital in his hometown of Belmont, Massachusetts, he died on November 8.[16] The 1925 edition of The Granite, New Hampshire's annual college yearbook, was dedicated to Stearnes.[15]
Team captain Cy Wentworth set, and still holds, the New Hampshire record for most points scored in a single game, with 37 points against Lowell Textile,[17] made via six touchdowns and one extra point kick.[11]