1972 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 0 09 2 0
Connecticut 4 1 04 5 0
Vermont 3 2 04 5 0
New Hampshire 2 3 04 5 0
Maine 1 4 03 6 0
Rhode Island 0 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Boston University*W 16–149,874
September 30at Dartmouth*L 14–2410,350[2]
October 7Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 7–102,511
October 14Maine
W 17–1412,733–14,700[3]
October 21at VermontL 17–287,000–7,100[4]
October 28at Northeastern*L 7–94,522
November 4Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 14–109,500–9,513[5]
November 11Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 26–166,573
November 18at UMassL 7–4211,700
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "Rowe Stands Out as Dartmouth Downs New Hampshire, 24-14". The New York Times. October 1, 1972. p. S6.
  3. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. "Olson directs Vermont to 28–17 win over UNH". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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