1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth and final year under head coach Jim Root, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished third out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.^[1]

1971 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–4–1 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Root (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
UMass +	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Vermont	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	No. 6 Delaware*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–40	10,452–10,458	[2]
October 2	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 21–28	10,177
October 9	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 24–14	7,800–8,200	[3]
October 16	Vermont	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 28–7	12,570–12,871	[4][5]
October 23	Northeastern*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 37–7	8,703
October 30	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–0	7,309
November 6	at Springfield*	Stagg Field Springfield, MA	T 24–24	3,100
November 13	UMass	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 20–38	11,762
November 20	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–33	3,500–4,008	[6][7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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