2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA North Division Champions
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs Northern Iowa, L 34–36
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network #8
FCS Coaches #7
2008 record 10–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach Sean McDonnell (10th year)
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
2008 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#8 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#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
#3 James Madison x†^   8 – 0         12 – 2  
#6 Villanova ^   7 – 1         10 – 3  
#1 Richmond ^   6 – 2         13 – 3  
#20 William & Mary   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Delaware   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Towson   1 – 7         3 – 9  
x – Division champion/co-champions
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS 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 are 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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 1:00 PM at Army* #15 Michie Stadium • West Point, NY ESPNC W 28–10   25,762
September 6 12:00 PM at Rhode Island #10 Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI CN8 W 51–43   4,113
September 20 12:00 PM Albany* #10 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH W 32–24   7,215
September 27 12:00 PM at Dartmouth* #7 Memorial Field • Hanover, NH (Granite Bowl) WMUR W 42–6   4,427
October 11 12:00 PM William & Marydagger #4 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH L 34–38   13,255
October 18 12:00 PM at Northeastern #11 Parsons Field • Brookline, MA CSN W 33–21   6,109
October 25 12:00 PM Towson #10 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH CSN W 41–14   8,003
November 1 12:00 PM Hofstra #9 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH W 45–25   5,297
November 8 3:30 PM at #6 Villanova #8 Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA CN8 L 13–24   6,627
November 15 12:00 PM #22 Massachusetts #13 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Colonial Clash) CSN W 52–21   6,231
November 22 12:00 PM at #17 Maine #11 Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket) W 28–24   5,719
November 29 2:00 PM at #9 Southern Illinois* #10 McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL (FCS Playoffs First Round) W 29–20   5,461
December 6 7:00 PM at #4 Northern Iowa* #10 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN360 L 34–36   9,055
*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. ↑ "2008 Football Schedule". University of New Hampshire Department of Athletics. 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2014.