1979 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1979 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1979 record5–4–2 (2–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 1 0 8 1 1
UMass + 4 1 0 6 4 0
Connecticut 3 1 1 3 6 2
New Hampshire 2 2 1 5 4 2
Maine 1 4 0 1 9 1
Rhode Island 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its eighth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 5–4–2 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wayne State*Detroit, MIW 24–14
September 15Holy Cross*W 26–1712,500[2]
September 22at Boston UniversityL 28–41
September 29Dartmouth*
T 10–1013,500[3]
October 6at ConnecticutT 3–3
October 13at MaineW 23–0
October 20Lehigh*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 3–1615,400[4]
October 27Northeastern*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 20–8
November 3at Rhode IslandW 21–6
November 10at Springfield*L 14–34
November 17UMass
L 0–298,750
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Eisenberg, Harry (September 16, 1979). "Tipped Pass Helps UNH Tip HC, 26-17". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth 10, New Hampshire 10". Sunday News Journal. Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Defense Plays Key Role as Lehigh Whips New Hampshire, 16-3". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 21, 1979. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
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