1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its seventh year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4–1 (1–3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 0 09 4 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 2 07 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 04 7 0
Boston University 2 3 06 4 0
New Hampshire 1 3 16 4 1
Maine 0 4 13 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Holy CrossL 14–1914,112 [2]
September 16at Central Connecticut*W 36–13
September 23Boston University
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 5–15
September 30at West Chester*W 21–0
October 7Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 25–17
October 14at MaineT 7–7
October 21at American International*
  • Miller Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 10–7
October 28at Northeastern*W 29–21
November 4Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 14–19
November 11Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 56–35
November 18at No. 9 UMassL 7–3411,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. Concannon, Joe (September 10, 1978). "Doherty Runs Spice HC 19-14 Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 via Newspapers.com.
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