2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Richmond after posting a 7–1 record in conference play.[1][2] The Wildcats earned a berth as the #1 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but were upset in the quarterfinals by Northern Iowa, 21–24. New Hampshire was led by seventh-year head coach Sean McDonnell.

2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football
A-10 co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 21–24 vs. Northern Iowa
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
2005 record11–2 (7–1 A-10)
Head coachSean McDonnell (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorChip Kelly (7th season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^  7 1     11 2  
No. 19 UMass  6 2     7 4  
Hofstra  5 3     8 4  
Maine  3 5     5 6  
Northeastern  2 6     3 9  
Rhode Island  2 6     4 7  
South
No. 8 Richmond x+^  7 1     9 4  
No. 25 James Madison  5 3     7 4  
Towson  3 5     7 4  
Delaware  3 5     6 5  
William & Mary  3 5     5 6  
Villanova  2 6     4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 39:00 p.m.at UC Davis*No. 7W 17–136,375
September 173:00 p.m.at TowsonNo. 3W 62–213,014
September 2412:00 p.m.Dartmouth*No. 2W 49–207,145
October 112:30 p.m.VillanovaNo. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
CN8W 45–178,012
October 81:00 p.m.at No. 17 William & MaryNo. 1L 10–424,149
October 1512:00 p.m.Rhode IslandNo. 8
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 53–95,596
October 2212:00 p.m.NortheasternNo. 5
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 52–217,317
October 2912:00 p.m.at No. 7 UMassNo. 4W 34–2812,359
November 51:00 p.m.at HofstraNo. 2W 29–264,215
November 1212:00 p.m.Iona*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 56–05,345
November 1912:00 p.m.at MaineNo. 1W 59–478,606
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 24 Colgate*No. 1
ESPN2W 55–217,806
December 311:00 a.m.No. 2 Northern Iowa*No. 1
ESPNGPL 21–248,448

Awards and honors

References

  1. "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2005". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. "2017 New Hampshire Wildcats Football Media Guide". unh.edu. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
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