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1972 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1972 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
Connecticut 4 1 0 4 5 0
Vermont 3 2 0 4 5 0
New Hampshire 2 3 0 4 5 0
Maine 1 4 0 3 6 0
Rhode Island 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Boston University*W 16–149,874
September 30at Dartmouth*L 14–2410,350[2]
October 7Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 7–102,511
October 14Maine
W 17–1412,733–14,700[3]
October 21at VermontL 17–287,000–7,100[4]
October 28at Northeastern*L 7–94,522
November 4Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 14–109,500–9,513[5]
November 11Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 26–166,573
November 18at UMassL 7–4211,700
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowe Stands Out as Dartmouth Downs New Hampshire, 24-14". The New York Times. October 1, 1972. p. S6.
  3. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Olson directs Vermont to 28–17 win over UNH". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.