In its 11th season under head coach William "Butch" Cowell,[a] the team compiled a 4–4 record, and were outscored by their opponents, 90–81.

The team played its home games in Durham, New Hampshire, at Memorial Field.

[b] This was the first season with Wildcats as the official nickname of the school's sports teams, having been adopted in February 1926.

[17] The game played on September 25 was won by the Marines, 24–0.

[18][19] The game is not listed by the Wildcats' media guide or College Football Data Warehouse,[20][15] possibly because players for the Marines were members of the active military rather than college students.