2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football

FCS Semifinals, L 14–52 vs. North Dakota State

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 5
FCS Coaches| No. 5
Record| 10–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach|

* Sean McDonnell (15th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ryan Carty (7th season)
Defensive coordinator| John Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadium| Cowell Stadium

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 12 Maine $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 2 Towson ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 3  |
No. 5 New Hampshire ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  |
Villanova |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Delaware |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
William & Mary |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Richmond |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
James Madison |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Stony Brook |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Rhode Island |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Albany |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th-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 10–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lafayette, Maine, and Southeastern Louisiana to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Dakota State.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 7| 3:00 pm| at Central Michigan*| No. 11|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mt. Pleasant, MI

| ESPN3| L 21–24| 18,210
September 14| 12:00 pm| Colgate*| No. 12|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| UNHTV| W 53–23| 8,020
September 28| 12:30 pm| at No. 21 Lehigh*| No. 10|

* Goodman Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| | L 27–34| 8,998
October 5| 12:00 pm| at No. 3 Towson| No. 19|

* Johnny Unitas Stadium
* Towson, MD

| CSN| L 28–44| 9,511
October 12| 12:00 pm| Rhode Island| No. 25|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| UNHTV| W 59–19| 18,412
October 19| 12:00 pm| No. 12 Villanova| No. 25|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| CSN| W 29–28| 6,332
October 26| 4:00 pm| at Stony Brook| No. 20|

* Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
* Stony Brook, NY

| | W 31–13| 5,420
November 2| 1:00 pm| at William & Mary| No. 16|

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA

| | L 0–17| 8,531
November 9| 12:30 pm| No. 22 James Madison| No. 25|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| NBCSN| W 33–17| 6,084
November 16| 3:30 pm| at Albany| No. 23|

* Bob Ford Field
* Albany, NY

| | W 37–20| 6,044
November 23| 12:00 pm| No. 4 Maine| No. 21|

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

| CSN| W 24–3| 10,333
November 30| 12:00 pm| Lafayette*| No. 15|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPN3| W 45–7| 3,286
December 7| 2:00 pm| at No. 10 Maine*| No. 15|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN3| W 41–27| 7,992
December 14| 7:00 pm| at No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana*| No. 15|

* Strawberry Stadium
* Hammond, LA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| ESPN3| W 20–17| 5,886
December 20| 8:00 pm| at No. 1 North Dakota State*| No. 15|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)

| ESPN2| L 14–52| 18,694

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

## Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| Final
Sports Network| 10| 11| 12| 11| 10| 19| 25| 25| 20| 16| 25| 23| 21| 15| 5
Coaches| 8| 8| 9| 9| 7| 18| 22| 23| 22| 17| RV| RV| 24| 15| 5

## References[edit]

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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

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2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Bethune-Cookman
* Butler
* Coastal Carolina
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Washington
* Fordham
* Furman
* Jacksonville State
* Lafayette
* Maine
* McNeese State
* Montana
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota State
* Northern Arizona
* Sacred Heart
* Sam Houston State
* Samford
* South Carolina State
* South Dakota State
* Southeastern Louisiana
* Southern Utah
* Tennessee State
* Towson

Champion – North Dakota State
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