1996 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1996 New Hampshire Wildcats football Yankee Conference New England Division Yankee 18 8–3 6–2 Bill Bowes 25th Sean McDonnell 3rd Cowell Stadium Yankee New England Division champion The 1996 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 25th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled an 8–3 record (6–2 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network y y y September 14 at Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 35-26 3,719 September 21 No. 8 Connecticut Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 21-13 September 28 at James Madison 25 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA W 39-22 October 5 at No. 17 William & Mary 20 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA L 7-31 7,256 October 12 Lehigh<ncg> 24 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 42-27 7,335 New Hampshire Holds Off Lehigh October 13, 1996 C3 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179663/1996-lehigh-unh/ October 19 at Maine 18 Alumni Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) L 20-34 October 26 UMass 24 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry) W 40-7 5,317 November 2 Richmond 20 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 14-13 2,837 November 9 No. 16 Villanova 18 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 34-0 1,231 A Swett win for New Hampshire The Boston Globe November 10, 1996 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100306644/a-swett-win-for-new-hampshire/ April 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 at Boston University 15 Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 31-10 November 23 at 1996 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 12 Parsons Field Brookline, MA L 28-30 Roster 1996 New Hampshire Wildcats f 14 Fr Mike Apple QB 25 So Jerry Azumah RB y 18 Sr Alister Barrow WR 91 Fr Matt Champion DE 90 Jr Steve Charbonneau DE 59 Sr Peter Christopher LB *Bill Bowes References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football