1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football
1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football
A-10 New England Division champion
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
	New England Division
Record	5–6 (5–3 A-10)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (26th season);
Offensive coordinator	Sean McDonnell (4th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
New England Division
New Hampshire x	5	–	3	5	–	6
Connecticut	4	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	2	–	9
Boston University	1	–	7	1	–	10
UMass	1	–	7	2	–	9
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 3 Delaware ^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 20 Northeastern	5	–	3	8	–	3
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	4
James Madison	3	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 26th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against conference opponents) and finished in first place in the New England Division.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	No. 6 Delaware	No. 22	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 10–27
September 13	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–35	2,680
September 20	No. 3 William & Mary		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 24–22	3,274
September 27	at No. 17 Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 14–18
October 4	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 28–10	14,835
October 11	Hofstra*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 14–33
October 18	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 19–34
October 25	Maine		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 24–7
November 8	at No. 1 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 20–23
November 15	Boston University		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 38–0
November 22	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–18
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.