2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football
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CAA Champions
Lambert Cup
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network #3
FCS Coaches #3
2014 record 12–2 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach Sean McDonnell (16th year)
Offensive coordinator Ryan Carty (7th year)
Defensive coordinator John Lyons (3rd year)
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 New Hampshire $^   8 0         12 2  
#7 Villanova ^   7 1         11 3  
#18 James Madison ^   6 2         9 4  
#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 FCS 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. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 PM at Toledo* #4 Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN3 L 20–54   20,184
September 13 3:30 PM Lehigh* #7 Cowell StadiumDurham, NH ASN W 45–27   9,358
September 20 4:00 PM at #17 Richmond #7 Robins StadiumRichmond, VA CSN W 29–26   8,404
September 27 6:00 PM Dartmouth* #4 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry) UNHTV W 52–19   8,753
October 4 1:30 PM at Elon #4 Rhodes StadiumElon, NC W 48–14   6,141
October 11 3:30 PM #10 William & Marydagger #4 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH NBCSN W 32–3   18,774
October 25 3:00 PM Stony Brook #3 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH UNHTV W 28–20   8,811
November 1 6:00 PM #23 Albany #2 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH UNHTV W 49–24   3,536
November 8 12:30 PM at Rhode Island #2 Meade StadiumKingston, RI W 41–14   7,210
November 15 1:00 PM Delaware #1 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH W 43–14   8,199
November 22 3:30 PM at Maine #1 Alfond StadiumOrono, ME (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket) NBCSN W 20–12   4,023
December 6 1:00 PM #9 Fordham* #1 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 44–19   4,021
December 12 8:00 PM #8 Chattanooga* #1 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN2 W 35–30   6,380
December 20 2:00 PM #7 Illinois State* #1 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) ESPNU L 18–21   9,497
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network 4 6 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 (70) 1 (74) 1 (93) 3 
Coaches 4 8 9 9 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 (4) 2 (4) 1 (20) 3


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