2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football
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CAA North Division champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 34–36 vs. Northern Iowa
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Maine ^  5 –3   8 –5  
UMass  4 –4   7 –5  
Hofstra  2 –6   4 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   3 –9  
Northeastern  1 –7   2 –10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 6 Villanova ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 1 Richmond ^  6 –2   13 –3  
No. 20 William & Mary  5 –3   7 –4  
Delaware  2 –6   4 –8  
Towson  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by 10th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in CAA play . They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the quarterfinals to Northern Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 pmat Army *No. 15
 ESPNC W 28–1025,762
September 1312:00 pmat Rhode Island No. 10
 CN8 W 51–434,113 [1]
September 2012:00 pm Albany *No. 10
W 32–247,215
September 2712:00 pmat Dartmouth *No. 7
 WMUR W 42–64,427 [2]
October 1112:00 pm William & Mary Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 34–3813,255
October 1812:00 pmat Northeastern No. 11
 CSN W 33–216,109
October 2512:00 pm Towson No. 10
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
CSNW 41–148,003
November 112:00 pm Hofstra No. 9
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 45–255,297 [3]
November 83:30 pmat No. 6 Villanova No. 8
CN8L 13–246,627 [4]
November 1512:00 pmNo. 22 UMass No. 13
CSNW 52–216,231
November 2212:00 pmat No. 17 Maine No. 11
W 28–245,719
November 292:00 pmat No. 9 Southern Illinois *No. 10
W 29–205,461 [5]
December 67:00 pmat No. 4 Northern Iowa *No. 10
 ESPN360 L 34–369,055

[6]

References

  1. ↑ "New Hampshire 51, Rhode Island 43". The News Journal. September 14, 2008. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ O'Sullivan, Tim (September 28, 2008). "'Cats Solid as Granite: UNH Continues Its Recent Dominance of In-State Rivalry". Concord Monitor . Concord, N.H. – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in sidebar story "Lopsided, Yes; Worth Keeping, Most Definitely", by same writer in same edition.
  3. ↑ Zhe, Mike. "Football: UNH pulls away for win against Hofstra". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Villanova tops UNH". The Burlington Free Press. November 9, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Hefferman, Todd (November 30, 2008). "Dawgs knocked down, out". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "2008 Football Schedule". University of New Hampshire Department of Athletics. 2008. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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