1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1989 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (18th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1989 Yankee Conference football standings

	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Maine		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 7–24
September 23	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 10–24
September 30	at No. 9 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 27–17
October 7	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 31–28
October 14	Colgate*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 17–10	8,215
October 21	Richmond		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–7	6,325
October 28	Boston University		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 38–35
November 4	at No. T–11 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 13–12	7,616
November 11	Rhode Island	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 25–0
November 18	at UMass	No. 16	Nickerson Field Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 28–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game