2004 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

2004 New Hampshire Wildcats football
A-10 North Division champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 17–37 at Montana
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
Record	10–3 (6–2 A-10)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Kelly (6th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons← 2003 2005 →

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^	6	–	2	11	–	3
UMass	4	–	4	6	–	5
Northeastern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Hofstra	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^	7	–	1	9	–	4
Villanova	3	–	5	6	–	5
Richmond	2	–	6	3	–	8
Towson	0	–	8	3	–	8

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its sixth year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 10–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished fourth out of twelve teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and lost to Montana in the quarterfinal of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at No. 1 Delaware*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 24–21	22,727
September 11	at Rutgers*	No. 19	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 35–24	31,615
September 18	William & Mary	No. 10	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–9
September 25	at Dartmouth*	No. 14	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 45–24	4,925
October 2	at No. 10 Villanova	No. 12	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 51–40	7,119
October 16	UMass	No. 7	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 21–38	7,630
October 23	Hofstra	No. 15	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 33–27
October 30	at Northeastern	No. 10	Brookline, MA	W 27–23
November 6	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 27–3
November 13	Towson	No. 7	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 62–24
November 20	at Maine	No. 5	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 50–36
November 27	at No. 4 Georgia Southern*	No. 5	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 27–23
December 4	at No. 7 Montana*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 17–47
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

"2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
Chamberlain, Tony (September 26, 2004). "Wildcats Bowl Over Dartmouth -- Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	College Oval ( –1920) Memorial Field (1921–1935) Lewis Field / Cowell Stadium / Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Dartmouth UMass: Colonial Clash Bill Knight Trophy Maine: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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