1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 18th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 2 09 3 0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 2 08 3 0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 2 08 4 0
New Hampshire 5 3 07 3 0
Delaware 5 3 07 4 0
Boston University 4 4 04 7 0
UMass 3 5 05 5 1
Rhode Island 1 7 03 8 0
Richmond 0 8 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9MaineL 7–24[2]
September 23at ConnecticutL 10–24
September 30at No. 9 DelawareW 27–17
October 7at Northeastern*W 31–28
October 14Colgate*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 17–108,215[3]
October 21Richmond
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 21–76,325[4]
October 28Boston University
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 38–35
November 4at No. T–11 VillanovaW 13–127,616[5]
November 11Rhode IslandNo. 18
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 25–0
November 18at UMassNo. 16L 28–34

References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "Maine 24, New Hampshire 7". The Berkshire Eagle. September 10, 1989. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Reinert, Bob (October 15, 1989). "UNH Uses Ford to Drive Past Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Groggy Spiders hide offense, tumble 21–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lane keeps UNH in hunt". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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