2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football

Colonial Athletic Association co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–23 vs. Wofford
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 11
FCS Coaches	No. 13
2012 record	8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Carty
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium (Capacity: 6,500)

2012 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1		11	–	2
#18 Richmond +		6	–	2		8	–	3
#13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2		8	–	4
#15 Villanova +^		6	–	2		8	–	4
#17 Towson +		6	–	2		7	–	4
#19 James Madison		5	–	3		7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4		5	–	6
Delaware		2	–	6		5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rhode Island		0	–	8		0	–	11
Georgia State		0	–	0		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Georgia State's official conference record was 0-0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013; under CAA bylaws, a departing school is ineligible for conference championships. As of January 7, 2013; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the CAA title, the Wildcats finished in a four way tie for the CAA championship. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Wofford.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 PM	at Holy Cross*	No. 14	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		W 38–17	12,291
September 8	12:00 PM	at Minnesota*	No. 14	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 7–44	47,022
September 15	12:00 PM	Central Connecticut*	No. 18	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 43–10	7,784
September 22	12:00 PM	at No. 5 Old Dominion	No. 18	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	CSN	L 61–64	20,068
September 29	12:00 PM	No. 8 Delaware	No. 20	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 34–14	7,058
October 6	3:30 PM	at Georgia State	No. 14	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA		W 44–21	9,531
October 13	12:00 PM	Richmond	No. 12	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 44–40	12,834
October 20	12:00 PM	at Maine	No. 12	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	CSN	W 28–21	4,873
October 27	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island	No. 12	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 40–20	5,127
November 3	12:00 PM	William & Mary	No. 11	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 28–25	5,521
November 17	12:00 PM	No. 19 Towson	No. 7	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	CSN	L 35–64	5,531
December 1	2:00 PM	at No. 9 Wofford*	No. 11	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–23	6,346
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	14	14	18	18	20	14	12	12	12	11	10	7	11
Coaches	12	12	18	19	22	17	13	14	12	11	10	7	13

References

New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues	Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dartmouth Colonial Clash (UMass, Bill Knight Trophy) Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (Maine)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2012 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Cal Poly Central Arkansas Coastal Carolina Colgate Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Illinois State Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Old Dominion Sam Houston State South Dakota State Stony Brook Villanova Wagner Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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