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1970 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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1970 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 0 1 4 4 2
UMass 3 1 1 4 5 1
New Hampshire 3 2 0 5 3 0
Rhode Island 3 2 0 3 5 0
Maine 1 4 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its third year under head coach Jim Root, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and tied for third place in the Yankee Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 5 Delaware*L 12–5313,348–17,318[2]
October 3ConnecticutL 14–279,872
October 10Maine
W 13–912,678
October 17at VermontW 27–03,700[3]
October 24at Northeastern*W 33–74,130[4]
October 31Rhode Island
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 59–710,053
November 7Springfield*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 40–2112,236
November 14at UMassL 14–2412,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Fleischman, Bill (September 14, 1970). "Hens' Ground Game Chalks Up Big Win". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire foils Vermont eleven, 27–0". The Bridgeport Post. October 18, 1970. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats claw Huskies, 33–7". Portland Press Herald. October 25, 1970. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.