1976_New_Hampshire_Wildcats_football_team

1976 New Hampshire Wildcats football
1976 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee Conference champion
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 16–17 at Montana State
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (5th season);
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In its fifth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled an 8–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to eventual national champion Montana State in the quarterfinal of the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 17–3	12,551	^[2]
September 18	Boston University		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 13–0	11,570
September 25	at Dartmouth*	No. 4	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–24	13,650	^[3]
October 2	Connecticut		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 24–21	10,450
October 9	Maine		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 0–10	8,200–8,250	^[4]
October 16	at Central Connecticut*		New Britain, CT	W 34–21	5,300
October 23	at Northeastern*		Brookline, MA	W 35–21	5,039
October 30	at West Chester		West Chester, PA	W 27–10	4,000
November 6	Rhode Island		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 31–6	11,200–11,500	^[5]
November 13	at UMass		Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 23–0	10,900
November 27	at No. 1 Montana State*	No. T–8	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 16–17	6,900	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1976 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–8 New Hampshire $^	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
UMass	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll