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American college football season

2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA North Division champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 34–36 vs. Northern Iowa
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons← 20072009 →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 18 Maine ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
UMass   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Hofstra   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Rhode Island   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Northeastern   1 – 7     2 – 10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 6 Villanova ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 1 Richmond ^   6 – 2     13 – 3  
No. 20 William & Mary   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Delaware   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Towson   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by 10th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in CAA play . They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the quarterfinals to Northern Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 pmat Army*No. 15ESPNCW 28–1025,762
September 1312:00 pmat Rhode IslandNo. 10CN8W 51–434,113
September 2012:00 pmAlbany*No. 10W 32–247,215
September 2712:00 pmat Dartmouth*No. 7WMURW 42–64,427
October 1112:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 34–3813,255
October 1812:00 pmat NortheasternNo. 11CSNW 33–216,109
October 2512:00 pmTowsonNo. 10
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
CSNW 41–148,003
November 112:00 pmHofstraNo. 9
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 45–255,297
November 83:30 pmat No. 6 VillanovaNo. 8CN8L 13–246,627
November 1512:00 pmNo. 22 UMassNo. 13CSNW 52–216,231
November 2212:00 pmat No. 17 MaineNo. 11W 28–245,719
November 292:00 pmat No. 9 Southern Illinois*No. 10W 29–205,461
December 67:00 pmat No. 4 Northern Iowa*No. 10ESPN360L 34–369,055

References

  1. "New Hampshire 51, Rhode Island 43". The News Journal. September 14, 2008. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. O'Sullivan, Tim (September 28, 2008). "'Cats Solid as Granite: UNH Continues Its Recent Dominance of In-State Rivalry". Concord Monitor. Concord, N.H. – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in sidebar story "Lopsided, Yes; Worth Keeping, Most Definitely", by same writer in same edition.
  3. Zhe, Mike. "Football: UNH pulls away for win against Hofstra". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. "Villanova tops UNH". The Burlington Free Press. November 9, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Hefferman, Todd (November 30, 2008). "Dawgs knocked down, out". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2008 Football Schedule". University of New Hampshire Department of Athletics. 2008. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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