1975 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record9–3 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In its fourth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 9–3 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Yankee Conference championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13West Chester*
W 24–09,656
September 19at Boston University
W 21–204,820
September 27 No. 9 Delaware*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 7–1610,212[2]
October 4at Connecticut
W 14–1011,710
October 11at Maine
W 24–157,800
October 18Central Connecticut*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 28–02,833
October 25Northeastern
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 56–712,191
November 1at Rhode Island
W 23–66,123–6,132[3][4]
November 8at Springfield*Springfield, MAL 12–173,280
November 15 No. 11 UMass
W 14–1113,400–14,500[5]
November 29at No. 11 Lehigh*
W 35–219,100[6]
December 6vs. No. 4 Western Kentucky*
L 3–146,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Simmons, Bill (September 28, 1975). "Zwaan and Beasley Power Delaware to 16-7 Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Whips Rhode Island in YanCon Action". The Burlington Free Press. November 2, 1975. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Cadigan, Barry (November 30, 1975). "UNH Gains Bowl, 35-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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