1982 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1982 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine + 3 2 0 7 4 0
Boston University +^ 3 2 0 5 6 0
Connecticut + 3 2 0 5 6 0
UMass + 3 2 0 5 6 0
Rhode Island 2 3 0 7 4 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its eleventh year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at James Madison*W 28–6[2]
September 11at Holy Cross*L 0–2812,651[3]
September 18Boston UniversityW 22–20
October 2Connecticut
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 17–20
October 9Bucknell*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 3–06,248[4]
October 16at Lehigh*L 17–2012,000[5]
October 23Northeastern*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 24–22
October 30Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 20–23
November 6Maine
L 14–31
November 13at UMassL 0–27
  • *Non-conference game

Roster[edit]

1982 New Hampshire Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT John Flanagan Jr
C Tom Flanagan So
OT Ken Kaplan Sr
QB Rick LeClerc So
WR Pete O’Donnell Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB Bob Price So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire spoils JMU's opener, 28–6". The News Leader. September 5, 1982. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Eisenberg, Harry (September 12, 1982). "Holy Cross Shuts Down UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Foster's Boot All UNH Needs". Boston Sunday Globe. October 10, 1982. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lehigh Rallies, Catches UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press. October 17, 1982. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.