1973 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its second year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference.

1973 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Bowes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium

1973 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Rhode Island	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
UMass	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Holy Cross*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 0–31	7,864–10,530
September 29	Dartmouth*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 10–9	11,723–11,733
October 6	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 3–7	13,524–13,528
October 13	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 13–0	8,500
October 20	Vermont	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 19–7	9,995
October 27	Northeastern*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 17–14	8,507
November 3	Rhode Island	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 16–40	9,473
November 10	at Springfield*	Benedum Field Springfield, MA	L 0–51	1,700
November 17	UMass	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 7–28	8,500–9,035
*Non-conference game