1990 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 19th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and tied for second place out of nine teams in the Yankee Conference.^[1]

1990 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–3–1 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (19th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 UMass $^	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. T–19 New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 8 Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–16
September 15	Delaware		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 34–7
September 22	at Maine	No. 4	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 28–20
September 29	Dartmouth*	No. 3	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	T 21–21	9,563	^[2]
October 6	at Richmond	No. T–6	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 19–0		^[3]
October 13	at No. 11 Colgate*	No. 6	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 38–22	6,209	^[4]
October 20	Northeastern*	No. 5	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 59–7
October 27	at Boston University	No. 5	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 24–41
November 3	Villanova	No. 13	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–10		^[5]
November 10	at Rhode Island	No. T–20	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 14–24	500
November 17	No. 4 UMass		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 36–18	8,062
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
2. Lessels, Allen (September 30, 1990). "UNH Is Tied Up by Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UNH stuffs Richmond". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "N. Hampshire Has Colgate's Number from the Start". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 14, 1990. pp. 6C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.