1985 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

1985 New Hampshire Wildcats football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Bill Bowes (14th season)

Home stadium| Cowell Stadium

Seasons

<- 1984

1986 ->

1985 Yankee Conference football standings

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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

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September 14| Lafayette*| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 7–20| 10,126 |  [2]
September 21| at Boston University| |

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 27–13| |
September 28| Dartmouth*| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (rivalry)

| W 23–7| 9,121| [3]
October 5| at Connecticut| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 10–8| |
October 12| at Bucknell*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 58–0| 7,900 |  [4]
October 19| Lehigh*| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 31–17| |
October 26| Northeastern*| No. 20|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 35–21| |
November 2| at No. T–17 Rhode Island| No. 14|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 20–30| 10,114|
November 9| at Maine| |

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| L 40–45| |
November 16| UMass| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (rivalry)

| L 17–21| 8,419|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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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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New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

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

People|

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* NFL draftees

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