1972 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1972 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1972 record4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vermont 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Boston University*
W 16–14
September 30at Dartmouth*
L 14–2410,350[2]
October 7Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 7–10
October 14Maine
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 17–14
October 21at Vermont
L 17–287,000[3]
October 28at Northeastern*
L 7–9
November 4Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 14–10
November 11Springfield (MA)*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 26–16
November 18at UMass
L 7–42
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowe Stands Out as Dartmouth Downs New Hampshire, 24-14". The New York Times. October 1, 1972. p. S6.
  3. ^ "Olson directs Vermont to 28–17 win over UNH". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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