1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football
A-10 New England Division champion
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	5–6 (5–3 A-10)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (26th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean McDonnell (4th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ←  1996 1998  →

1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	No. 6 Delaware	No. 22	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 10–27
September 13	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–35	2,680
September 20	No. 3 William & Mary		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 24–22	3,274
September 27	at No. 17 Stephen F. Austin *		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 14–18		[2]
October 4	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 28–10	14,835
October 11	Hofstra *		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 14–33
October 18	at Northeastern *		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 19–34
October 25	Maine		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 24–7
November 8	at No. 1 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 20–23
November 15	Boston University		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 38–0
November 22	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–18
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
2. "'Cats can't hold on". Concord Monitor. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.