2001 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

2001 New Hampshire Wildcats football

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–7 A-10)
Head coach|

* Sean McDonnell (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Chip Kelly (3rd season)
Home stadium| Cowell Stadium

Seasons

<- 2000

2002 ->

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 11 Hofstra +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 10 Maine +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 20 Villanova \+  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
No. 17 William & Mary +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 21 Rhode Island |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Delaware |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Northeastern |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
UMass |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Richmond |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
New Hampshire |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
James Madison |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its third year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–7 against conference opponents) and finished tenth out of eleven teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| Hampton*| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 45–29| |
September 8| James Madison| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 26–19|  3,766| [2]
September 22| at Dartmouth*| No. 21|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH (rivalry)

| W 42–38| 6,922 |  [3]
September 29| at No. 22 William & Mary| No. 20|

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA

| L 28–38| 9,525|
October 6| Delaware| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 36–49| 5,584|
October 13| at UMass| |

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA (rivalry)

| W 35–24| 10,117|
October 20| at No. 4 Rhode Island| |

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 27–31| 5,687|
October 27| at No. 5 Hofstra| |

* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Hempstead, NY

| L 20–35| 2,177|
November 3| Villanova| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 35–38| |
November 10| at Northeastern| |

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| L 11–34| |
November 17|  No. 18 Maine| |

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| L 24–57| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
2. ^ "Day is man of the hour". The Boston Globe. September 9, 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Greenidge, Jim (September 23, 2001). "Wildcats Wait Out Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 - via Newspapers.com.

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New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues|

* College Oval ( –1920)
* Memorial Field (1921–1935)
* Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Dartmouth
* UMass: Colonial Clash
* Bill Knight Trophy
* Maine: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

People|

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* NFL draftees

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