The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 16th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]
| 1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–3 Yankee) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Whipple (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Cowell Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maine +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 5 | Richmond | No. 19 | L 7–14 | 8,025 | [2] | |||
| September 19 | at Boston University | W 27–20 3OT | 2,868 | [3] | ||||
| September 26 | Dartmouth* |
| W 41–3 | 10,207 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | Delaware |
| W 45–21 | 6,826 | [5] | |||
| October 17 | Northeastern* | No. 10 |
| W 24–16 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | Lafayette* | No. 8 |
| W 21–19 | 8,455 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at Rhode Island | No. 6 | W 28–14 | 11,231 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | vs. Maine | No. 6 | L 14–28 | 10,196 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | UMass | No. 18 |
| W 17–10 | 6,580 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | at Connecticut | No. T–16 | L 21–31 | 2,616 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ↑ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Richmond KO's sluggish UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UNH triumphs in 3d overtime". The Star-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marrapese, Nancy L. (September 27, 1987). "A One-Sided End to Rivalry; New Hampshire Rolls over Dartmouth in Last Meeting, 41–3". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Delaware thrown for 45–21 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New Hampshire drops Northeastern". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UNH 21, Lafayette 19". Boston Sunday Globe. October 25, 1987. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New Hampshire 28, URI 14". The Courier-News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Maine rolls past UNH 'Cats 28–14". The Bangor Daily News. November 9, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UNH downs UMass". Sun-Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UConn goes out a winner, 31–21". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.