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 & Mary	#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 (Rivalry)	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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "2008 Football Schedule". University of New Hampshire Department of Athletics. 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues	Cowell Stadium (1936–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dartmouth Colonial Clash (UMass, Bill Knight Trophy) Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (Maine)

People	Head coaches

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2008 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Cal Poly Colgate Eastern Kentucky James Madison Maine Montana New Hampshire Northern Iowa Richmond South Carolina State Southern Illinois Texas State Villanova Weber State Wofford

Champion – Richmond Spiders

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