1962 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1962 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–0–1 (4–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Chief Boston (14th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1962 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
UMass	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Vermont	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their 14th year under head coach Chief Boston, the Wildcats compiled a 7–0–1 record (4–0–1 in conference games), won the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 100 to 46. The team's only setback was a 6–6 tie with Rhode Island.^[1]

The team was led by its defensive play, giving up only 5.7 points, 84.6 rushing yards, and 52.8 passing yards per game. On offense, they tallied 989 rushing yards (123.6 yards per game) and 726 passing yards (90.8 yards per game).^[2] The team's leaders on offense include:

• Quarterback Lloyd Wells completed 47 of 85 passes for 726 yards and six touchdowns. He was selected by the Associated Press as the quarterback on the 1962 AP Little All New England football team.^[3]
• Halfback Dan Serieka led the team in rushing (288 yards on 73 carries), receiving (14 receptions, 293 yards), scoring (30 points), and punting (45 punts, 1,524 yards, 33.9-yards average).^[2]

The team played its home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Colby*	Waterville, ME	W 18–14	< 2,000 - 3,000	[4]
October 6	Rhode Island	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	T 6–6	1,000–5,000	[5][6]
October 13	at Maine	Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 21–6	7,000	[7]
October 20	Vermont	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 19–6	7,000–8,000	[8][9]
October 27	at Northeastern*	Northeastern University Field Brookline, MA	W 6–0	5,400	[10]
November 3	Connecticut	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 7–0	3,500	[11]
November 10	Springfield*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 7–0	1,000
November 17	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 16–14	8,557	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Hampshire 1962)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
3. "Wells On All-New England". The Portsmouth Herald. December 5, 1962. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Harland Durrell (October 1, 1962). "NH Defeats Colby In Last 93 Seconds On TD Pass, 18-14". Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME). p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "'Mudcats', Rams Battle To Tie in League Tilt". The Portsmouth Herald. October 8, 1962. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
7. "New Hampshire Beats Maine, 21-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1962. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Norwich Next For UVM After Loss To UNH, 19-6". The Burlington Free Press. October 22, 1962. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
10. "UNH Tackles Northeastern In Non-Conference Grid Tilt". The Portsmouth Herald. October 27, 1962. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "New Hampshire Tops Connecticut, 7 to 0". The Bridgeport Post. November 4, 1962. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "NH Edges UMass For Yankee Title". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1962. pp. 67, 70 – via Newspapers.com.