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1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football
1987 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (16th season);
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	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

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Richmond	No. 19	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–14	8,025	^[2]
September 19	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 27–20 ^3OT	2,868	^[3]
September 26	Dartmouth*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 41–3	10,207	^[4]
October 3	Delaware		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 45–21	6,826	^[5]
October 17	Northeastern*	No. 10	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 24–16		^[6]
October 24	Lafayette*	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–19	8,455	^[7]
October 31	at Rhode Island	No. 6	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 28–14	11,231	^[8]
November 7	vs. Maine	No. 6	Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME (rivalry)	L 14–28	10,196	^[9]
November 14	UMass	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 17–10	6,580	^[10]
November 21	at Connecticut	No. T–16	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 21–31	2,616	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "Richmond KO's sluggish UNH". Boston Sunday Globe. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH triumphs in 3d overtime". The Star-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Marrapese, Nancy L. (September 27, 1987). "A One-Sided End to Rivalry; New Hampshire Rolls over Dartmouth in Last Meeting, 41–3". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware thrown for 45–21 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Hampshire drops Northeastern". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH 21, Lafayette 19". Boston Sunday Globe. October 25, 1987. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Hampshire 28, URI 14". The Courier-News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maine rolls past UNH 'Cats 28–14". The Bangor Daily News. November 9, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH downs UMass". Sun-Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UConn goes out a winner, 31–21". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.