1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–4 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass +	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine +	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1974 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bill Bowes and finished the season 5–4 overall and 3–3 in the Yankee Conference, placing in a four-way tie for third.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Boston University	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 28–0
September 28	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 10–34
October 5	Connecticut	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 24–41
October 12	Maine	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 9–23
October 19	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 38–21
October 26	at Northeastern*	Boston, MA	W 34–14
November 2	Rhode Island	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 29–14
November 9	Springfield (MA)*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–18
November 16	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 17–27
*Non-conference game