1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4–1 (1–3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
1 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Maine 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Holy Cross
L 14–1914,112[2]
September 16at Central Connecticut*
W 36–135,000[3]
September 23Boston University
L 5–15[4]
September 30at West Chester*
W 21–0[5]
October 7Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 25–17[6]
October 14at Maine
T 7–78,200[7]
October 21at American International*
  • Miller Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 10–73,885[8]
October 28at Northeastern*
W 29–21[9]
November 4Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 14–199,730[10]
November 11Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 56–35[11]
November 18at No. 9 UMass
L 7–3411,300[12]
  • *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.
  3. ^ "Halftime pep talk ignites Wildcats". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boston Univ. triumphs". The Patriot-News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N. Hampshire 21, W. Chester 0". Sunday News. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire tops punchless UConn, 25–17". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maine tricks UNH into tie". Boston Sunday Globe. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New Hampshire slips by AIC, 10–7". Boston Sunday Globe. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Moore leads Wildcats over Northeastern". The Hartford Courant. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rhode Island wins over N. Hampshire". The Patriot-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UNH zings SC, 56–35". The Sunday Republican. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Massachusetts rips New Hampshire, 34–7". The Sunday Home News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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