1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 5–4 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Bill Bowes (3rd season)

Home stadium| Cowell Stadium

Seasons

<- 1973

1975 ->

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
UMass \+  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Maine \+  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston University | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Connecticut | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vermont | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bill Bowes and finished the season 5–4 overall and 3–3 in the Yankee Conference, placing in a four-way tie for third.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| Boston University|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 28–0| 7,257| [1][2]
September 28| at No. 4 Delaware*|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 10–34| 19,388| [3]
October 5| Connecticut|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 24–41| 11,240|
October 12| Maine|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| L 9–23| 12,387–12,390| [4]
October 19| at Vermont|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| W 38–21| 9,123| [5]
October 26| at Northeastern*|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| W 34–14| 5,237|
November 2| Rhode Island|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 29–14| 9,912|
November 9| Springfield*|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 27–18| 7,227|
November 16| at UMass|

* Alumni Stadium
* Hadley, MA (rivalry)

| L 17–27| 11,300|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "New Hampshire 28, Boston Univ. 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1974. p. 5D - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "New Hampshire rules". The Bridgeport Post. September 22, 1974. p. 55 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Powers, John (September 29, 1974). "Delaware Bombs New Hampshire". The Boston Globe. p. 68 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
5. ^ "Freshman QB Allen's bomb sparks UNH past Vermont". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. ^ "Game by Game Results : 1970-1974". Cfbdatawarehose.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

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New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues|

* College Oval ( –1920)
* Memorial Field (1921–1935)
* Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)

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* Dartmouth
* UMass: Colonial Clash
* Bill Knight Trophy
* Maine: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

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