1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football
1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (18th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gary Crowton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Maine +^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Connecticut +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Villanova +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 18th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Maine		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 7–24		^[2]
September 23	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 10–24		^[3]
September 30	at No. 9 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–17		^[4]
October 7	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 31–28		^[5]
October 14	Colgate*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 17–10	8,215	^[6]
October 21	Richmond		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–7	6,325	^[7]
October 28	Boston University		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 38–35	4,490	^[8]
November 4	at No. T–11 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 13–12	7,616	^[9]
November 11	Rhode Island	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 25–0	4,184	^[10]
November 18	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 28–34	4,114	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "Maine 24, New Hampshire 7". The Berkshire Eagle. September 10, 1989. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walmark, Reid (September 24, 1989). "Huskies outclass Wildcats". Record-Journal. pp. D1. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
^ "New Hampshire 27, Delaware 17". Sun-Journal. October 1, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Carr's arm drives Wildcats". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 8, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinert, Bob (October 15, 1989). "UNH Uses Ford to Drive Past Colgate". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Groggy Spiders hide offense, tumble 21–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH wears down BU in second half". Boston Sunday Globe. October 29, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lane keeps UNH in hunt". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wildcats rip Rams". Record-Journal. November 12, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass finishes with 34–28 win". The Republican. November 19, 1988. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.