2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football
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Colonial Athletic Association co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–23 vs. Wofford
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ryan Carty (1st season)
Defensive coordinator John Lyons (2nd season)
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Old Dominion ^  7 1   11 2  
No. 18 Richmond +  6 2   8 3  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^  6 2   8 4  
No. 15 Villanova +^  6 2   8 4  
No. 17 Towson +  6 2   7 4  
No. 19 James Madison  5 3   7 4  
Maine  4 4   5 6  
Delaware  2 6   5 6  
William & Mary  1 7   2 9  
Rhode Island  0 8   0 11  
Georgia State  0 0   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the CAA title, the Wildcats finished in a four way tie for the CAA championship. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Wofford.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmat Holy Cross *No. 14W 38–1712,291
September 812:00 pmat Minnesota *No. 14 BTN L 7–4447,022
September 1512:00 pm Central Connecticut *No. 18UNHTVW 43–107,784
September 2212:00 pmat No. 5 Old Dominion No. 18 CSN L 61–6420,068
September 2912:00 pmNo. 8 Delaware No. 20
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 34–147,058
October 63:30 pmat Georgia State No. 14W 44–219,531
October 1312:00 pm Richmond Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 12
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 44–4012,834
October 2012:00 pmat Maine No. 12CSNW 28–214,873
October 2712:00 pmat Rhode Island No. 12W 40–205,127
November 312:00 pm William & Mary No. 11
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 28–255,521
November 1712:00 pmNo. 19 Towson No. 7
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
CSNL 35–645,531
December 12:00 pmat No. 9 Wofford *No. 11 ESPN3 L 7–236,346

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