1994 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1994 New Hampshire Wildcats football
1994 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Yankee champion; Yankee New England Division champion
NCAA Division I-AA first round, L 10–17 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Yankee Conference
	New England Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 12
Record	10–2 (8–0 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (23rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Sean McDonnell (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Boston University ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the New England Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 23rd year under head coach Bill Bowes, the Wildcats compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 in conference games), and outscored opponents by a total of 299 to 209. They won the Yankee Conference championship, and lost to Appalachian State in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.^[1]

The team was led on offense by senior quarterback Jim Stayer (61% pass completion, 12 touchdown passes, four interceptions) and running back Avrom Smith. Four New Hampshire players received first-team honors on the 1994 All-Yankee Conference team: linebacker Warren Armes; defensive back Jim Concannon; defensive linemen Joe Fleming and Mike Foley. Second-team honors were received by running back Avrom Smith; offensive linemen Chris Bourdon and Matt Gibby; and return specialist Calvin Jones. Third-team honors were received by defensive back Rob McCoy; offensive lineman Keith Novak; and tight end Jeff Tamulski. Bill Bowes won honors as the Yankee Conference coach of the year, New England coach of the year, and AFCA Division I-AA Region 1 coach of the year..

Warren Armes, Jim Concannon, and Mike Foley also won All-New England honors.

The team played its home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Northeastern		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 28–7		^[2]
September 17	No. 19 James Madison		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–24	6,173	^[3]
September 24	Connecticut		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–19		^[4]
October 1	at Hofstra*	No. 21	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 6–28		^[5]
October 8	UMass		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 14–11	9,018	^[6]
October 15	Lehigh*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 42–10	13,301	^[7]
October 22	at Maine	No. 25	Alumni Field Orono, ME (rivalry)	W 24–7	4,028	^[8]
October 29	at Rhode Island	No. 22	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 13–7	5,239	^[9]
November 5	at Richmond	No. 19	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 42–14	3,069	^[10]
November 12	Villanova	No. 19	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 21–14	8,863	^[11]
November 19	at No. 4 Boston University	No. 17	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 52–51 ^2OT		^[12]
November 26	No. 17 Appalachian State	No. 12	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 10–17 ^OT		^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game