1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its seventh year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.

1978 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–4–1 (1–3–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (7th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1978 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–4 UMass $^	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Maine	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–19	14,112
September 16	at Central Connecticut*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	W 36–13	5,000
September 23	Boston University	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 5–15
September 30	at West Chester*	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	W 21–0
October 7	Connecticut	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 25–17
October 14	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	T 7–7	8,200
October 21	at American International*	Miller Field Springfield, MA	W 10–7	3,885
October 28	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 29–21
November 4	Rhode Island	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 14–19	9,730
November 11	Springfield*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 56–35
November 18	at No. 9 UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 7–34	11,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game