1991 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 20th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 9–3 record (7–1 against conference opponents), tied for the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Samford in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs.^[1]

1991 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 13–29 vs. Samford
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	9–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (20th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Delaware +^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Villanova +^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at No. T–14 Marshall*	No. 8	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 23–24	33,116	[2]
September 14	Connecticut		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–16	6,802	[3]
September 21	Hofstra*	No. 20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 48–28		[4]
September 28	Maine	No. T–20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 38–20	9,533	[5]
October 5	at No. 5 Delaware	No. T–20	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 45–28	22,304	[6]
October 12	Richmond	No. 14	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 34–0	11,077	[7]
October 26	at Northeastern*	No. 9	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 18–14	8,206	[8]
November 2	Boston University	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 45–26		[9]
November 9	at No. 9 Villanova	No. 7	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–33	10,416	[10]
November 16	Rhode Island	No. 15	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 42–35	6,639	[11]
November 23	at UMass	No. 12	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 35–28	4,126	[12]
November 30	No. 10 Samford	No. 11	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 13–29		[13]
*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. "UNH comes up short, 24–23". Valley News. September 9, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wildcats hold off Huskies". Record-Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UNH 48, Hofstra 28". The Berkshire Eagle. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Griffin sparks Wildcats past Black Bears in 4th quarter". The Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bourassa buries Delaware". Concord Monitor. October 7, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UNH express rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UNH edges NU in wire job again". Boston Sunday Globe. October 27, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bourassa runs for 148 yards". Concord Monitor. November 4, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UNH is sidetracked by Villanova". Boston Sunday Globe. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "New Hampshire 42, Rhode Island 35". The Day. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UNH bumps UMass". The Republican. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Samford downs UNH 29-13: Samford 29, New Hampshire 13". Sunday News Journal. December 1, 1991. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.