1976 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1976 New Hampshire Wildcats football Yankee Conference Yankee 8–3 4–1 Bill Bowes 5th Cowell Stadium Yankee Conference champion NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L 16–17 at Montana State T-8 The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its fifth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled an 8–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to eventual national champion Montana State in the quarterfinal of the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs.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 1976 NCAA Division II AP y y y September 11 at Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 17-3 12,551 UNH, Burnham Feast on Holy Cross Wishbone, 17-3 Dan Shaughnessy September 12, 1976 102 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71820190/1976-holy-cross-unh/ September 18 Boston University Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 13-0 11,570 September 25 at Dartmouth<ncg> 4 Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 14-24 13,650 Dartmouth Closets UNH, 24-13 John Powers September 26, 1976 99 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56221579/1976-dartmouth-unh October 2 Connecticut Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 24-21 10,450 October 9 Maine Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) L 0-10 8,200–8,250 Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 16 at 1976 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut<ncg> New Britain, CT W 34-21 5,300 October 23 at 1976 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Brookline, MA W 35-21 5,039 October 30 at 1976 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester West Chester, PA W 27-10 4,000 November 6 Rhode Island Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 31-6 11,200–11,500 Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 29, 2022 November 13 at UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry) W 23-0 10,900 November 27 at No. 1 Montana State<ncg> T–8 Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) L 16-17 6,900 Bobcats nip UNH, 17-16 The Billings Gazette Warren Rogers November 28, 1976 1E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85716197/bobcats-nip-unh-17-16/ Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 Roster 1976 New Hampshire Wildcats f Sr Bruce Huther LB y *Bill Bowes References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football