1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1971 record4–4–1 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
UMass + 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
New Hampshire 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Vermont 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth and final year under head coach Jim Root, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished third out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 No. 5 Delaware*
L 7–4010,458[2]
October 2at Connecticut
L 21–28
October 9at Maine
W 24–14
October 16Vermont
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 28–7[3]
October 23Northeastern*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 37–7
October 30at Rhode Island
W 26–0
November 6at Springfield (MA)*
T 24–24
November 13UMass
L 20–38
November 20at Boston University*
L 7–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' 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. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (September 27, 1971). "Neff Said: Hens Flying Through Air". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Inept Catamounts out of Y.C. race". The Burlington Free Press. October 18, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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