The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished last out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.[1]
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 2–6 (1–4 Yankee) |
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Home stadium | Cowell Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | at Colby* |
| L 14–18 | 1,800 | |||
October 1 | Rhode Island | L 6–17 | 2,500–5,000 | [2] | |||
October 8 | Maine |
| W 10–7 | 10,400 | |||
October 15 | at Vermont | L 24–32 | 8,500 | [3] | |||
October 22 | at Northeastern* | L 14–15 | 8,700 | ||||
October 29 | Connecticut |
| L 14–15 | 9,000 | |||
November 5 | Springfield* |
| W 28–21 | 7,500 | |||
November 12 | at UMass | L 7–14 | 6,400 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Mitchell sets records as Vt. tops UNH, 32–24". The Boston Globe. October 16, 1966. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.