1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football
A-10 New England Division champion
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record5–6 (5–3 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sean McDonnell (4th season)
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
New Hampshire x  5 3   5 6  
Connecticut  4 4   7 4  
Maine  4 4   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   2 9  
Boston University  1 7   1 10  
UMass  1 7   2 9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^  8 0   12 1  
No. 3 Delaware ^  7 1   12 2  
No. 20 Northeastern  5 3   8 3  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   7 4  
James Madison  3 5   5 6  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 26th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and finished in first place in the New England Division. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 No. 6 Delaware No. 22L 10–27
September 13at Rhode Island L 21–352,680
September 20 No. 3 William & Mary
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 24–223,274
September 27at No. 17 Stephen F. Austin *L 14–18
October 4at UMass W 28–1014,835
October 11 Hofstra *
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 14–33
October 18at Northeastern *L 19–34
October 25 Maine
W 24–7
November 8at No. 1 Villanova L 20–23
November 15 Boston University
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 38–0
November 22at Connecticut W 21–18

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References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.