1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 1 5 3 1
UMass + 3 1 1 4 4 1
New Hampshire 3 2 0 4 4 1
Rhode Island 2 3 0 3 6 0
Vermont 2 3 0 2 7 0
Maine 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth and final year under head coach Jim Root, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished third out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 No. 6 Delaware*L 7–4010,452–10,458[2]
October 2at ConnecticutL 21–2810,177
October 9at MaineW 24–147,800–8,200[3]
October 16Vermont
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 28–712,871[4]
October 23Northeastern*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 37–78,703
October 30at Rhode IslandW 26–07,309
November 6at Springfield*T 24–243,100
November 13UMass
L 20–3811,762
November 20at Boston University*L 7–333,500–4,008[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (September 27, 1971). "Neff Said: Hens Flying Through Air". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Inept Catamounts out of Y.C. race". The Burlington Free Press. October 18, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bob Monahan (November 21, 1971). "Fired-up seniors spark 33-7 rout of UNH". The Boston Globe. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.