1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Schudel (1st season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 4 1 0 6 2 0
Connecticut + 4 1 0 4 6 0
Maine 2 3 0 3 5 0
Rhode Island 2 3 0 3 6 0
UMass 2 3 0 2 8 0
Vermont 1 4 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Jim Root, the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the Yankee Conference championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Dartmouth*L 0–2111,745–11,785[2]
October 5ConnecticutW 17–108,500
October 12Maine
W 42–1713,000–13,050[3]
October 19at VermontL 10–123,500[4]
October 26at Northeastern*W 26–35,605
November 2Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 27–68,133
November 9Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 17–107,568
November 16at UMassW 16–08,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Montville, Leigh (September 29, 1968). "Substitute Lundquist Fires Dartmouth, 21-0". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vermont surprises UNH in rain, 12–10". Rutland Daily Herald. October 21, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.