1985 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 14th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.

1985 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (14th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1985 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Lafayette*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–20	10,126
September 21	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–13
September 28	Dartmouth*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 23–7	9,121
October 5	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 10–8
October 12	at Bucknell*		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 58–0	7,900
October 19	Lehigh*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 31–17
October 26	Northeastern*	No. 20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 35–21
November 2	at No. T–17 Rhode Island	No. 14	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 20–30	10,114
November 9	at Maine		Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 40–45
November 16	UMass		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 17–21	8,419
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game