1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1981 record7–3 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Boston University 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12American International*
W 28–13
September 19at Boston University
W 10–8
September 26Towson State*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 31–29
October 3at Connecticut
W 28–24
October 10at Maine
L 16–26
October 17Lehigh*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 13–1217,500[2]
October 24at Northeastern*
W 24–17
October 31at Rhode Island
L 12–14
November 7at Lafayette*
W 21–185,300[3]
November 14UMass
L 9–20
  • *Non-conference game

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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