1937 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1937 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record7–1 (1–0 New England)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Little[1]
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 1 0 0 7 1 0
Connecticut State + 1 0 0 6 2 1
Maine 0 1 1 2 3 2
Rhode Island State 0 2 1 3 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its first year under head coach George Sauer, the team compiled a 7–1 record, outscoring their opponents 144–31. Five of the team's wins were by shutout. The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire.

Sauer was named head coach of the Wildcats on July 19, 1937, succeeding William "Butch" Cowell who had coached the team from 1915 through 1936.[2]

  1. ^ The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1939. pp. 230–233. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "George Sauer to Coach At U. of New Hampshire". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. July 20, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.