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1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4–1 (1–3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Maine 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its seventh year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Holy CrossL 14–1914,112
September 16at Central Connecticut*W 36–135,000
September 23Boston UniversityL 5–15
September 30at West Chester*W 21–0
October 7Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 25–17
October 14at MaineT 7–78,200
October 21at American International*
  • Miller Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 10–73,885
October 28at Northeastern*W 29–21
November 4Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 14–199,730
November 11Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 56–35
November 18at No. 9 UMassL 7–3411,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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. Concannon, Joe (September 10, 1978). "Doherty Runs Spice HC 19-14 Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Halftime pep talk ignites Wildcats". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Boston Univ. triumphs". The Patriot-News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "N. Hampshire 21, W. Chester 0". Sunday News. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "New Hampshire tops punchless UConn, 25–17". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maine tricks UNH into tie". Boston Sunday Globe. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "New Hampshire slips by AIC, 10–7". Boston Sunday Globe. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Moore leads Wildcats over Northeastern". The Hartford Courant. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rhode Island wins over N. Hampshire". The Patriot-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UNH zings SC, 56–35". The Sunday Republican. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Massachusetts rips New Hampshire, 34–7". The Sunday Home News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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