1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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.

1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Boston UniversityW 28–07,257[1][2]
September 28at No. 4 Delaware*L 10–3419,388[3]
October 5Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 24–4111,240
October 12Maine
L 9–2312,387–12,390[4]
October 19at VermontW 38–217,550–9,123[5][6]
October 26at Northeastern*W 34–145,237
November 2Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 29–149,912
November 9Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 27–187,227
November 16at UMassL 17–2711,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  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 (Maine)". 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 (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Game by Game Results : 1970-1974". Cfbdatawarehose.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.