1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 16th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1987 record7–4 (4–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 1 08 4 0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 1 07 5 0
Connecticut 5 2 07 4 0
New Hampshire 4 3 07 3 0
Delaware 2 5 05 6 0
UMass 2 5 03 8 0
Boston University 2 5 03 8 0
Rhode Island 1 6 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5RichmondL 7–14
September 19at Boston UniversityW 27–20 3OT
September 26Dartmouth*
W 41–310,207 [2]
October 3Delaware
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 45–21
October 17Northeastern*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 24–16
October 24Lafayette*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 21–198,455 [3]
October 31at Rhode IslandW 28–1411,231
November 7at MaineL 14–28
November 14UMass
W 17–106,580
November 21at ConnecticutL 21–31
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. Marrapese, Nancy L. (September 27, 1987). "A One-Sided End to Rivalry; New Hampshire Rolls over Dartmouth in Last Meeting, 41-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "UNH 21, Lafayette 19". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 25, 1987. p. 73 via Newspapers.com.
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