1988 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1988 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (17th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 17th year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and tied for third place out of eight teams in the Yankee Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Colgate*		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 21–7	4,000
September 17	No. 20 Connecticut		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–20
September 24	at No. 19 Maine	No. T–6	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 44–23
October 1	Delaware	No. T–4	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 20–38
October 8	at Richmond	No. T–19	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–23 OT	15,672
October 15	at William & Mary*		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 31–33
October 22	Northeastern*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 15–10
October 29	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 21–23
November 5	No. 15 Villanova		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 58–7
November 12	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 17–9	3,669
November 19	No. 11 UMass	No. 20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 42–64	8,650
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game