1988 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

1988 New Hampshire Wildcats football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Bill Bowes (17th season)

Offensive coordinator| Gary Crowton (1st season)
Home stadium| Cowell Stadium

Seasons

<- 1987

1989 ->

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. T–10 UMass +^  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 15 Delaware +^  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Connecticut | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maine | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Villanova | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Boston University | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Richmond | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 17th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| at Colgate*| |

* Andy Kerr Stadium
* Hamilton, NY

| W 21–7| 4,000 |  [2]
September 17|  No. 20 Connecticut| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 27–20| 7,788| [3]
September 24| at No. 19 Maine| No. T–6|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME (rivalry)

| W 44–23| 11,138| [4]
October 1| Delaware| No. T–4|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 20–38| 10,643| [5]
October 8| at Richmond| No. T–19|

* University of Richmond Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| L 17–23 OT| 15,672| [6]
October 15| at William & Mary*| |

* Cary Field
* Williamsburg, VA

| L 31–33| 9,000| [7]
October 22| Northeastern*| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 15–10| 1,216| [8]
October 29| at Boston University| |

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| L 21–23| | [9]
November 5|  No. 15 Villanova| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 58–7| | [10]
November 12| at Rhode Island| |

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| W 17–9| 3,669| [11]
November 19|  No. 11 UMass| No. 20|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (rivalry)

| L 42–64| 8,650| [12]

* *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. ^ "Colgate's FB Rams Lehigh". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 11, 1988. pp. 5D, 6D - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "UNH's Jean opens fire to shoot down UConn". Boston Sunday Globe. September 18, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Maine fumbles chance at victory". Sun-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Defense helps Delaware shock New Hampshire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Spiders beat New Hampshire in OT". Daily Press. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "W&M wins". The Daily News Leader. October 16, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Perfect fit for UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. October 23, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Boston University tips New Hampshire on late TD". Sun-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "New Hampshire's Jean helps rout Villanova". The Hartford Courant. November 6, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "New Hampshire 17, Rhode Island 9". Rutland Daily Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "UMass pours it on, 64–42". Boston Sunday Globe. November 20, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.

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New Hampshire Wildcats football

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* College Oval ( –1920)
* Memorial Field (1921–1935)
* Lewis Field / Cowell Stadium / 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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