en 1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football
1981 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–3 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (10th season);
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rhode Island +^	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
No. T–10 UMass +	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Boston University	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. T–10 New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	American International*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 28–13	8,250	^[2]
September 19	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 10–8	4,257	^[3]
September 26	Towson State*	No. 9	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 31–29	4,700	^[4]
October 3	at No. 8 Connecticut	No. T–9	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 28–24		^[5]
October 10	at Maine	No. 5	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 16–26		^[6]
October 17	No. 5 Lehigh*	No. 10	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 13–12	17,500	^[7]
October 24	at Northeastern*	No. 3	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 24–17		^[8]
October 31	at Rhode Island	No. 2	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 12–14		^[9]
November 7	at Lafayette*	No. 6	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 21–18	5,300	^[10]
November 14	UMass	No. 4	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 9–20		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "UNH outlasts AIC, 28–13". The Sunday Republican. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH stumbles but edges BU". Boston Sunday Globe. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Towson State succumbs, 31–29". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N. Hampshire 28, Connecticut 24". Mount Vernon Argus. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine stuns UNH". Kennebec Journal. October 12, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Stevens, New Hampshire Shock Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH 24, Northeastern 17". The Burlington Free Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhody outlasts New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Hampshire Downs Lafayette". Boston Sunday Globe. United Press International. November 8, 1981. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "URI, UMass share crown". North Adams Transcript. November 16, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.