2009 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2009 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA North Division champion
FCS Quarterfinals, L 7–46 vs. Villanova
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7 [1]
FCS Coaches	No. 7 [2]
Record	10–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium (Capacity: 6,500)
Seasons ←  2008 2010  →

2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
UMass		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rhode Island		0	–	8					1	–	10
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 4 William & Mary ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	5
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. New Hampshire competede as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They won the North Division of the CAA with a 9–2 (6–2 conference) record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:00 pm	St. Francis (PA) *	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 24–14	6,330
September 12	7:00 pm	at Ball State *	No. 9	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		W 23–16	11,884
September 26	12:00 pm	Dartmouth *	No. 6	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	UNHTV	W 44–14	8,271
October 3	3:30 pm	at Towson	No. 6	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	W 57–7	8,026
October 10	12:00 pm	No. 2 Villanova	No. 5	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 28–24	14,811
October 17	3:30 pm	at No. 18 UMass	No. 4	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	CSN	L 17–23	13,108
October 24	3:00 pm	at Hofstra	No. 9	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		W 18–10	3,386	[3]
October 31	12:00 pm	Northeastern	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 48–21	4,566
November 7	12:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 55–42	4,643
November 14	1:30 pm	at No. 5 William & Mary	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 17–20	9,246
November 21	12:00 pm	Maine	No. 11	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	CSN	W 27–24	6,635
November 28	3:00 pm	at No. 8 McNeese State *	No. 10	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 49–13	10,009
December 5	3:30 pm	at No. 2 Villanova *	No. 10	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	CSN	L 7–46	2,661
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
2. 2009 FCS Coaches Poll Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
3. D'Onofrio, Dave (October 25, 2009). "Wildcats back in control". Concord Monitor . p. 17. Retrieved November 8, 2023.