1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Whipple (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UMass 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Boston University 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5RichmondNo. 19
L 7–148,025[2]
September 19at Boston University
W 27–20 3OT2,868[3]
September 26Dartmouth*
W 41–310,207[4]
October 3Delaware
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 45–216,826[5]
October 17Northeastern*No. 10
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 24–16[6]
October 24Lafayette*No. 8
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 21–198,455[7]
October 31at Rhode IslandNo. 6
W 28–1411,231[8]
November 7vs. MaineNo. 6
L 14–2810,196[9]
November 14UMassNo. 18
W 17–106,580[10]
November 21at ConnecticutNo. T–16
L 21–312,616[11]

References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Richmond KO's sluggish UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNH triumphs in 3d overtime". The Star-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Delaware thrown for 45–21 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire drops Northeastern". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNH 21, Lafayette 19". Boston Sunday Globe. October 25, 1987. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New Hampshire 28, URI 14". The Courier-News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maine rolls past UNH 'Cats 28–14". The Bangor Daily News. November 9, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UNH downs UMass". Sun-Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UConn goes out a winner, 31–21". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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