1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–3 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Boston University 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. T–10 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its tenth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12American International*
W 28–138,250[2]
September 19at Boston University
W 10–84,257[3]
September 26Towson State*No. 9
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 31–294,700[4]
October 3at No. 8 ConnecticutNo. T–9
W 28–24[5]
October 10at MaineNo. 5
L 16–26[6]
October 17 No. 5 Lehigh*No. 10
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 13–1217,500[7]
October 24at Northeastern*No. 3
W 24–17[8]
October 31at Rhode IslandNo. 2
L 12–14[9]
November 7at Lafayette*No. 6
W 21–185,300[10]
November 14UMassNo. 4
L 9–20[11]

References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "UNH outlasts AIC, 28–13". The Sunday Republican. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNH stumbles but edges BU". Boston Sunday Globe. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Towson State succumbs, 31–29". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N. Hampshire 28, Connecticut 24". Mount Vernon Argus. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine stuns UNH". Kennebec Journal. October 12, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stevens, New Hampshire Shock Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UNH 24, Northeastern 17". The Burlington Free Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rhody outlasts New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "New Hampshire Downs Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. United Press International. November 8, 1981. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "URI, UMass share crown". North Adams Transcript. November 16, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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