1980 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its ninth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

1980 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Boston University $ 5 0 09 2 0
No. T–10 UMass 4 1 07 3 0
No. T–10 Connecticut 3 2 07 3 0
New Hampshire 2 3 06 4 0
Maine 1 4 04 7 0
Rhode Island 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6ConnecticutL 10–20
September 13Wayne State (MI)*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 7–17
September 20Boston University
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 9–27
September 27at Dartmouth*W 24–711,027[2]
October 11Maine
W 19–13
October 18at Towson State*W 10–0
October 25at Northeastern*W 48–12
November 1Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 31–28
November 8Lafayette*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 26–67,121[3]
November 15at No. 9 UMassNo. T–10 L 0–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 New Hampshire Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT Ken Kaplan Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Steve Doig Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. Candon, Mark (September 28, 1980). "UNH Upends Dartmouth, 24-7, in Granite State Battle". The Sunday Rutland Herald. sect. 2, p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Bruckner, Mike (November 9, 1980). "Quinn TDs Lead UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 79 via Newspapers.com.
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