1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football Atlantic 10 Conference New England Division A-10 5–6 5–3 Bill Bowes 26th Sean McDonnell 4th Cowell Stadium A-10 New England Division champion The 1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 26th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and finished in first place in the New England Division.2017 New Hampshire Media Guide University of New Hampshire 2017 67 September 20, 2021 https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead Schedule 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network y y y September 6 No. 6 Delaware 22 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 10-27 September 13 at Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 21-35 2,680 September 20 No. 3 William & Mary Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 24-22 3,274 September 27 at No. 17 Stephen F. Austin<ncg> Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX L 14-18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-cats-cant-hold-on/176984955/ Concord Monitor 'Cats can't hold on September 28, 1997 July 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 4 at UMass McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry) W 28-10 14,835 October 11 1997 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra<ncg> Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 14-33 October 18 at 1997 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Parsons Field Brookline, MA L 19-34 October 25 Maine Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) W 24-7 November 8 at No. 1 Villanova Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA L 20-23 November 15 Boston University Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 38-0 November 22 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT W 21-18 References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football