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1991 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1991 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record9–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Rhode Island 3 5 0 6 5 0
UMass 3 5 0 4 7 0
Boston University 3 5 0 4 7 0
Maine 2 6 0 3 8 0
Connecticut 2 6 0 3 8 0
Richmond 2 6 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 20th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 9–3 record (7–1 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Samford in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. T–14 Marshall*No. 8L 23–2433,116[2]
September 14ConnecticutW 21–166,802[3]
September 21Hofstra*No. 20
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 48–28[4]
September 28MaineNo. T–20
W 38–209,533[5]
October 5at No. 5 DelawareNo. T–20W 45–2822,304[6]
October 12RichmondNo. 14
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 34–011,077[7]
October 26at Northeastern*No. 9W 18–148,206[8]
November 2Boston UniversityNo. 8
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 45–26[9]
November 9at No. 9 VillanovaNo. 7L 7–3310,416[10]
November 16Rhode IslandNo. 15
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 42–356,639[11]
November 23at UMassNo. 12W 35–284,126[12]
November 30 No. 10 SamfordNo. 11
L 13–29[13]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "UNH comes up short, 24–23". Valley News. September 9, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats hold off Huskies". Record-Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNH 48, Hofstra 28". The Berkshire Eagle. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Griffin sparks Wildcats past Black Bears in 4th quarter". The Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bourassa buries Delaware". Concord Monitor. October 7, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNH express rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UNH edges NU in wire job again". Boston Sunday Globe. October 27, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bourassa runs for 148 yards". Concord Monitor. November 4, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UNH is sidetracked by Villanova". Boston Sunday Globe. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "New Hampshire 42, Rhode Island 35". The Day. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UNH bumps UMass". The Republican. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Samford downs UNH 29-13: Samford 29, New Hampshire 13". Sunday News Journal. December 1, 1991. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.