1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football Yankee Conference Yankee 7–3 2–3 Bill Bowes 10th Cowell Stadium The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its tenth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y y September 12 1981 American International Yellow Jackets American International<ncg> Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 28–13 8,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-unh-outlasts-aic-281/158161533/ The Sunday Republican UNH outlasts AIC, 28–13 September 13, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com September 19 at Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 10–8 4,257 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-1981-bu-unh/54309903/ Boston Sunday Globe UNH stumbles but edges BU September 20, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 1981 Towson State Tigers Towson State<ncg> 9 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 31–29 4,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-towson-state-succumbs/158161675/ The Baltimore Sun Towson State succumbs, 31–29 September 27, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 at No. 8 Connecticut T–9 Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT W 28–24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-vernon-argus-n-hampshire-28-conn/158161766/ Mount Vernon Argus N. Hampshire 28, Connecticut 24 October 4, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 at Maine 5 Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) L 16–26 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-maine-stuns-unh/158161902/ Kennebec Journal Maine stuns UNH October 12, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 No. 5 Lehigh<ncg> 10 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 13–12 17,500 Stevens, New Hampshire Shock Lehigh Associated Press October 18, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310835/1981-lehigh-unh/ October 24 at Northeastern<ncg> 3 Parsons Field Brookline, MA W 24–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-unh-24-northe/158162080/ The Burlington Free Press UNH 24, Northeastern 17 October 25, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 at Rhode Island 2 Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 12–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-rhody-outlasts-new-hamp/158159060/ The Hartford Courant Rhody outlasts New Hampshire November 1, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 at Lafayette<ncg> 6 Fisher Stadium Easton, PA W 21–18 5,300 New Hampshire Downs Lafayette United Press International November 8, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311711/1981-lafayette-unh/ November 14 UMass 4 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry) L 9–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-adams-transcript-uri-umass-share/158159837/ North Adams Transcript URI, UMass share crown November 16, 1981 October 30, 2024 Newspapers.com References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football