1991 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 20th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 9–3 record (7–1 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Samford in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs.[1]

1991 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record9–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Delaware ^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Villanova ^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 New Hampshire ^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Rhode Island 3 5 0 6 5 0
UMass 3 5 0 4 7 0
Boston University 3 5 0 4 7 0
Maine 2 6 0 3 8 0
Connecticut 2 6 0 3 8 0
Richmond 2 6 0 2 9 0
  • – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. T–14 Marshall*No. 8L 23–24
September 14ConnecticutW 21–16
September 21Hofstra*No. 20
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 48–28
September 28MaineNo. T–20
W 38–20
October 5at No. 5 DelawareNo. T–20W 45–2822,304
October 12RichmondNo. 14
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 34–011,077[2]
October 26at Northeastern*No. 9W 18–14
November 2Boston UniversityNo. 8
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 45–26
November 9at No. 9 VillanovaNo. 7L 7–33
November 16Rhode IslandNo. 15
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 42–35
November 23at UMassNo. 12W 35–284,126
November 30 No. 10 SamfordNo. 11
L 13–29[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "UNH express rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Samford downs UNH 29-13: Samford 29, New Hampshire 13". Sunday News Journal. December 1, 1991. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.