2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football

CAA North Division champion

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 34–36 vs. Northern Iowa

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 8
FCS Coaches| No. 7
Record| 10–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach|

* Sean McDonnell (10th season)

Home stadium| Cowell Stadium

Seasons

<- 2007

2009 ->

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 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 Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 6 Villanova ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 1 Richmond ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 3  |
No. 20 William & Mary |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Delaware |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Towson |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network 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 were 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[edit]

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September 6| 1:00 pm| at Army*| No. 15|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| ESPNC| W 28–10| 25,762|
September 13| 12:00 pm| at Rhode Island| No. 10|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| CN8| W 51–43| 4,113| [1]
September 20| 12:00 pm| Albany*| No. 10|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| | W 32–24| 7,215|
September 27| 12:00 pm| at Dartmouth*| No. 7|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH (rivalry)

| WMUR| W 42–6| 4,427|
October 11| 12:00 pm| William & Mary| No. 4|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| | L 34–38| 13,255|
October 18| 12:00 pm| at Northeastern| No. 11|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| CSN| W 33–21| 6,109|
October 25| 12:00 pm| Towson| No. 10|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| CSN| W 41–14| 8,003|
November 1| 12:00 pm| Hofstra| No. 9|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| | W 45–25| 5,297|
November 8| 3:30 pm| at No. 6 Villanova| No. 8|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| CN8| L 13–24| 6,627| [2]
November 15| 12:00 pm| No. 22 UMass| No. 13|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (Rivalry)

| CSN| W 52–21| 6,231|
November 22| 12:00 pm| at No. 17 Maine| No. 11|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

| | W 28–24| 5,719|
November 29| 2:00 pm| at No. 9 Southern Illinois*| No. 10|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I First Round)

| | W 29–20| 5,461| [3]
December 6| 7:00 pm| at No. 4 Northern Iowa*| No. 10|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| ESPN360| L 34–36| 9,055|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "New Hampshire 51, Rhode Island 43". The News Journal. September 14, 2008. p. D6 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Villanova tops UNH". The Burlington Free Press. November 9, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Hefferman, Todd (November 30, 2008). "Dawgs knocked down, out". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". University of New Hampshire Department of Athletics. 2008. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

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New Hampshire Wildcats football

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

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

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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
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Champion – Richmond Spiders
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