1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
American college football season
| 1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (3–2 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Cowell Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | No. 6 Delaware* |
| L 7–40 | 10,452–10,458 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | at Connecticut |
| L 21–28 | 10,177 | |||
| October 9 | at Maine |
| W 24–14 | 7,800–8,200 | [3] | ||
| October 16 | Vermont |
| W 28–7 | 12,570–12,871 | [4][5] | ||
| October 23 | Northeastern* |
| W 37–7 | 8,703 | |||
| October 30 | at Rhode Island | W 26–0 | 7,309 | ||||
| November 6 | at Springfield* |
| T 24–24 | 3,100 | |||
| November 13 | UMass |
| L 20–38 | 11,762 | |||
| November 20 | at Boston University* | L 7–33 | 3,500–4,008 | [6][7] | |||
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References
- ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (September 27, 1971). "Neff Said: Hens Flying Through Air". The Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Inept Catamounts out of Y.C. race". The Burlington Free Press. October 18, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Bob Monahan (November 21, 1971). "Fired-up seniors spark 33-7 rout of UNH". The Boston Globe. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston University)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
