2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football
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CAA champion
Lambert Cup
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ryan Carty (7th season)
Defensive coordinator John Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 New Hampshire $^  8 0   12 2  
No. 7 Villanova ^  7 1   11 3  
No. 18 James Madison ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 16 Richmond ^  5 3   9 5  
William & Mary  4 4   7 5  
Delaware  4 4   6 6  
Maine  4 4   5 6  
Stony Brook  4 4   5 7  
Albany  3 5   7 5  
Towson  2 6   4 8  
Rhode Island  1 7   1 11  
Elon  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. The Wildcat competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

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Lighting for night games was installed prior to the season, and the Wildcats hosted their first night game on September 27, defeating Dartmouth. [1]

The Wildcats finished their regular season with a record of 12–2 (8–0 in CAA play) to win the CAA championship. They earned the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Fordham in the second round and Chattanooga in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat Toledo *No. 4 ESPN3 L 20–5420,184
September 133:30 pm Lehigh *No. 7 ASN W 45–279,358
September 204:00 pmat No. 17 Richmond No. 7 CSN W 29–268,404
September 276:00 pm Dartmouth *No. 4
UNHTVW 52–198,753
October 41:30 pmat Elon No. 4W 48–146,141
October 113:30 pmNo. 10 William & Mary Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
NBCSN W 32–318,774
October 253:00 pm Stony Brook No. 3
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 28–208,811
November 16:00 pmNo. 23 Albany No. 2
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 49–243,536
November 812:30 pmat Rhode Island No. 2W 41–147,210
November 151:00 pm Delaware No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 43–148,199
November 223:30 pmat Maine No. 1NBCSNW 20–124,023
December 61:00 pmNo. 9 Fordham *No. 1
ESPN3W 44–194,021
December 128:00 pmNo. 8 Chattanooga *No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN2 W 35–306,380
December 202:00 pmNo. 7 Illinois State *No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPNU L 18–219,497

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network 467744433221 (70)1 (74)1 (93)3
Coaches 489976655432 (4)2 (4)1 (20)3

References

  1. "Cowell Stadium". unhwildcats.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2024.