1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 16th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents) and finished fourth out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.

1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (16th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1987 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Maine +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Richmond +^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Boston University	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Richmond	No. 19	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–14	8,025
September 19	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–20 3OT
September 26	Dartmouth*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 41–3	10,207
October 3	Delaware		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 45–21
October 17	Northeastern*	No. 10	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 24–16
October 24	Lafayette*	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–19	8,455
October 31	at Rhode Island	No. 6	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 28–14	11,231
November 7	at Maine	No. 6	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 14–28
November 14	UMass	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 17–10	6,580
November 21	at Connecticut	No. T–16	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 21–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game