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
ConfOverall
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. 10W 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. 8CN8L 13–246,627 [4]
November 1512:00 pmNo. 22 UMass No. 13
CSNW 52–216,231
November 2212:00 pmat No. 17 Maine No. 11W 28–245,719
November 292:00 pmat No. 9 Southern Illinois *No. 10W 29–205,461 [5]
December 67:00 pmat No. 4 Northern Iowa *No. 10
ESPN360 L 34–369,055

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