1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bill Bowes and finished the season 5–4 overall and 3–3 in the Yankee Conference, placing in a four-way tie for third.

1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–4 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass +	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine +	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Boston University	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 28–0	7,257
September 28	at No. 4 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 10–34	19,388
October 5	Connecticut	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 24–41	11,240
October 12	Maine	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 9–23	12,387–12,390
October 19	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 38–21	7,550–9,123
October 26	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 34–14	5,237
November 2	Rhode Island	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 29–14	9,912
November 9	Springfield*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–18	7,227
November 16	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 17–27	11,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game