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1988 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Crowton (1st season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–10 UMass +^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Delaware +^ 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maine 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Villanova 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Boston University 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rhode Island 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 17th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Colgate*
W 21–74,000 [2]
September 17 No. 20 Connecticut
W 27–207,788[3]
September 24at No. 19 MaineNo. T–6
W 44–2311,138[4]
October 1DelawareNo. T–4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 20–3810,643[5]
October 8at RichmondNo. T–19
L 17–23 OT15,672[6]
October 15at William & Mary*
L 31–339,000[7]
October 22Northeastern*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 15–101,216[8]
October 29at Boston University
L 21–23[9]
November 5 No. 15 Villanova
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 58–7[10]
November 12at Rhode Island
W 17–93,669[11]
November 19 No. 11 UMassNo. 20
L 42–648,650[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colgate's FB Rams Lehigh". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 11, 1988. pp. 5D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNH's Jean opens fire to shoot down UConn". Boston Sunday Globe. September 18, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine fumbles chance at victory". Sun-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defense helps Delaware shock New Hampshire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spiders beat New Hampshire in OT". Daily Press. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W&M wins". The Daily News Leader. October 16, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Perfect fit for UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. October 23, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boston University tips New Hampshire on late TD". Sun-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "New Hampshire's Jean helps rout Villanova". The Hartford Courant. November 6, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "New Hampshire 17, Rhode Island 9". Rutland Daily Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UMass pours it on, 64–42". Boston Sunday Globe. November 20, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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