1977 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In its sixth year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished third out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.

1977 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (6th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1977 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Holy Cross*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–14	11,800
September 17	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 26–14	4,320
September 24	West Chester*	No. 3	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 26–0	8,200
October 1	at Connecticut	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 42–7	7,578
October 8	at Maine	No. 2	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 54–7	9,100
October 15	Central Connecticut*	No. 2	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 42–7	6,400
October 22	Northeastern*	No. 2	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 28–13	14,000
October 29	at Rhode Island	No. 1	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 20–21	8,813
November 5	at Springfield*	No. 6	Stagg Field Springfield, MA	W 52–7	2,978
November 12	No. 3 UMass	No. 5	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH rivalry	L 6–19	20,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game