1933 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1933 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Conference during the 1933 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,^[a] the team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.^[b] The team compiled a 3–3–1 record, and were outscored by their opponents, 65–51.

1933 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	3–3–1 (1–0 New England)
Head coach	Butch Cowell (18th season)
Captain	Robert D. Haphey^[1]
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rhode Island State $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	0	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
Connecticut State	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Maine	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Lowell Textile*^[c]	Memorial Field Durham, NH	W 7–6		^[3]^[4]
October 7	Boston University*	Memorial Field Durham, NH	W 35–6		^[5]
October 14	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–34		^[6]
October 21	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 6–0		^[7]^[8]
October 28	at Vermont*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 0–13	3,000	^[9]^[10]
November 4	Tufts*	Memorial Field Durham, NH	L 3–6	7,000	^[11]^[12]
November 11	Springfield*	Memorial Field Durham, NH	T 0–0		^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Source: ^[14]^[1]

The university's website notes that 1933 team captain Robert Haphey had the team's mascot named in his honor during the prior season. The team had procured an actual wildcat, and decided to name it after "the first player to score for NH." Haphey earned that honor, and the wildcat was given his nickname, Skippy.^[15] Haphey served in the United States Army from 1934 to 1960, retiring as a lieutenant colonel with service in World War II and the Korean War—he died in November 1989 at age 81.^[16]

Notes

1. This was Cowell's 19th year and 18th season as head coach, as the school did not field a team in 1918 due to World War I.
2. Memorial Field remains in use by the New Hampshire women's field hockey team.^[2]
3. Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell.

References

1. . Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1935. pp. 210–211. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
2. "Memorial Field Then". unh.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
3. "New Hampshire Edges Lowell Textile, 7 to 6". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 1, 1933. p. 40. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
4. "One Point Win for N. H. Team". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 2, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
5. "New Hampshire Gives B. U. 35-6 Beating". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 8, 1933. p. 44. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
6. "New Hampshire Loses 34 to 0". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 16, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Blocked Punt Gives New Hampshire Win Against Maine, 6-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 22, 1933. p. 41. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
8. "New Hampshire Nips Maine". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 23, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
9. "Vermont Wins Over New Hampshire, 13-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. October 29, 1933. p. 41. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
10. "Vermont Reverses the 'Dope' And Defeats New Hampshire By Topping Score of 13 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. October 30, 1933. p. 11. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
11. "New Hampshire Loses To Tufts In Last Period". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 5, 1933. p. 35. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
12. "Tufts Defeats Univ. of N. H." The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 6, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
13. "Scoreless Tie in Durham Game". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 13, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
14. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
15. Spencer, Tom (November 26, 2013). "Meet Our Mascot". unh.edu. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
16. "Robert D. Haphey". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon. December 1, 1989. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2020 – via newspapers.com.