1985 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maine 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Boston University 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 14th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Lafayette*
L 7–2010,126 [2]
September 21at Boston University
W 27–13
September 28Dartmouth*
W 23–79,121[3]
October 5at Connecticut
W 10–8
October 12at Bucknell*
W 58–07,900 [4]
October 19Lehigh*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 31–17
October 26Northeastern*No. 20
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 35–21
November 2at No. T–17 Rhode IslandNo. 14
L 20–3010,114
November 9at Maine
L 40–45
November 16UMass
L 17–218,419

References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lafayette 20, UNH 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 15, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1985). "UNH, Garron Bolt". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNH Batters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
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