2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football
UNH Wildcats.png
CAA champion
Lambert Cup
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 18–21 vs. Illinois State
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
2014 record12–2 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Carty (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 New Hampshire $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 7 Villanova ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 18 James Madison ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 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 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 (CAA). 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat Toledo*No. 4
ESPN3L 20–5420,184
September 133:30 pmLehigh*No. 7
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
ASNW 45–279,358
September 204:00 pmat No. 17 RichmondNo. 7
CSNW 29–268,404
September 276:00 pmDartmouth*No. 4
UNHTVW 52–198,753
October 41:30 pmat ElonNo. 4
W 48–146,141
October 113:30 pmNo. 10 William & MarydaggerNo. 4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
NBCSNW 32–318,774
October 253:00 pmStony BrookNo. 3
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 28–208,811
November 16:00 pmNo. 23 AlbanyNo. 2
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 49–243,536
November 812:30 pmat Rhode IslandNo. 2
W 41–147,210
November 151:00 pmDelawareNo. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 43–148,199
November 223:30 pmat MaineNo. 1
NBCSNW 20–124,023
December 61:00 pmNo. 9 Fordham*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 44–194,021
December 128:00 pmNo. 8 Chattanooga*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)
ESPN2W 35–306,380
December 202:00 pmNo. 7 Illinois State*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)
ESPNUL 18–219,497
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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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