1968 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 4 1 06 2 0
Connecticut + 4 1 04 6 0
Maine 2 3 03 5 0
Rhode Island 2 3 03 6 0
UMass 2 3 02 8 0
Vermont 1 4 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Jim Root, the team compiled a 6–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and tied for the Yankee Conference championship.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Dartmouth*L 0–2111,745–11,785[2]
October 5ConnecticutW 17–108,500
October 12Maine
W 42–1713,000–13,050[3]
October 19at VermontL 10–123,500[4]
October 26at Northeastern*W 26–35,605
November 2Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 27–68,133
November 9Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 17–107,568
November 16at UMassW 16–08,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. Montville, Leigh (September 29, 1968). "Substitute Lundquist Fires Dartmouth, 21-0". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 64 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. "Vermont surprises UNH in rain, 12–10". Rutland Daily Herald. October 21, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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