1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Crowton (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Boston University 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UMass 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Richmond 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 18th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Maine
L 7–24[2]
September 23at Connecticut
L 10–24[3]
September 30at No. 9 Delaware
W 27–17
October 7at Northeastern*
W 31–28
October 14Colgate*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 17–108,215[4]
October 21Richmond
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 21–76,325[5]
October 28Boston University
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 38–35
November 4at No. T–11 Villanova
W 13–127,616[6]
November 11Rhode IslandNo. 18
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 25–04,184
November 18at UMassNo. 16
L 28–344,114

References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Maine 24, New Hampshire 7". The Berkshire Eagle. September 10, 1989. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Walmark, Reid (September 24, 1989). "Huskies outclass Wildcats". Record-Journal. pp. D1. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Reinert, Bob (October 15, 1989). "UNH Uses Ford to Drive Past Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Groggy Spiders hide offense, tumble 21–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lane keeps UNH in hunt". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.