1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–3 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island +^ 4 1 06 6 0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 1 06 3 0
Boston University 3 2 06 5 0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 3 07 3 0
Connecticut 1 4 04 7 0
Maine 1 4 03 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 28–13
September 19at Boston UniversityW 10–8
September 26Towson State*No. 9
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 31–29
October 3at No. 8 ConnecticutNo. T–9W 28–24
October 10at MaineNo. 5L 16–26
October 17 No. 5 Lehigh*No. 10
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 13–1217,500[2]
October 24at Northeastern*No. 3W 24–17
October 31at Rhode IslandNo. 2L 12–14
November 7at Lafayette*No. 6W 21–185,300[3]
November 14UMassNo. 4
L 9–20

References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "Stevens, New Hampshire Shock Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 80 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "New Hampshire Downs Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. United Press International. November 8, 1981. p. 80 via Newspapers.com.
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