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1980 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its ninth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

1980 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Boston University $5–0–09–2–0
No. T–10 UMass4–1–07–3–0
No. T–10 Connecticut3–2–07–3–0
New Hampshire2–3–06–4–0
Maine1–4–04–7–0
Rhode Island0–5–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Connecticut
L 10–20[2]
September 13Wayne State (MI)*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 7–17[3]
September 20Boston University
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 9–275,500[4]
September 27at Dartmouth*
W 24–711,027[5]
October 11Maine
W 19–13[6]
October 18at Towson State*
W 10–6[7]
October 25at Northeastern*
W 48–121,600[8]
November 1Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 31–282,000[9]
November 8Lafayette*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 26–67,121[10]
November 15at No. 9 UMassNo. T–10
L 0–179,206[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1980 New Hampshire Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT Ken Kaplan Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Steve Doig Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ↑ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Connecticut wins on passes". The Springfield News-Leader. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wayne upends New Hampshire". Detroit Free Press. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "BU strikes early, settles matters with UNH". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Candon, Mark (September 28, 1980). "UNH Upends Dartmouth, 24-7, in Granite State Battle". The Sunday Rutland Herald. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "New Hampshire rallies to dump Maine, 19–13". The Hartford Courant. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "New Hampshire steals 6 passes, tops Towson, 10–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UNH big guns too much for NU". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UNH catches URI at end of 5th in row". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Bruckner, Mike (November 9, 1980). "Quinn TDs Lead UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "New Hampshire 31, URI 28". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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