2006 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2006 New Hampshire Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs UMass, L 34–36
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network #8
FCS Coaches #7
2006 record 10–3 (6–2 A–10)
Head coach Sean McDonnell (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#2 UMass x^   8 0         13 2  
New Hampshire ^   5 3         9 4  
Maine   5 3         6 5  
Northeastern   4 4         5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6         4 7  
Hofstra   1 7         2 9  
South
James Madison x^   7 1         9 3  
Villanova   5 3         6 5  
Towson   4 4         7 4  
Richmond   3 5         6 5  
Delaware   3 5         5 6  
William & Mary   1 7         3 8  
§ Conference co-champions
x Division champion/co-champions
^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2006 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by 8th year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and moved to the Colonial Athletic Association following the conclusion of the season. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in A–10 play . They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the quarterfinals to UMass.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 2:00 PM at Northwestern* #2 Ryan FieldEvanston, IL W 34–17   20,108
September 16 12:00 PM Stony Brook* #1 Cowell StadiumDurham, NH W 62–7   7,395
September 23 12:00 PM at Dartmouth* #1 Memorial FieldHanover, NH (Granite Bowl) WMUR W 56–14   7,023
September 30 7:00 PM at #17 Delaware #1 Delaware StadiumNewark, DE CN8 W 52–49   22,055
October 7 12:00 PM #7 Richmond #1 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH CN8 W 27–17   8,299
October 14 12:00 PM #13 James Madisondagger #1 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH CN8 L 23–42   13,042
October 21 2:00 PM at Northeastern #7 Parsons FieldBrookline, MA L 35–36 OT  6,135
October 28 12:00 PM Hofstra #11 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH W 10–6   1,372
November 4 12:00 PM #3 Massachusetts #9 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Colonial Clash) CSTV L 20–28   10,598
November 11 12:00 PM at Rhode Island #13 Meade StadiumKingston, RI W 63–21   2,937
November 22 12:00 PM at #22 Maine #10 Alfond StadiumOrono, ME (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket) W 19–13 OT  4,834
November 25 1:00 PM at #8 Hampton* #9 Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round) W 41–38   3,401
December 2 2:30 PM at #3 UMass* #9 Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN+ L 17–24   17,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of New Hampshire Department of Athletics. 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2014.