2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football

FCS Playoffs First Round vs. Colgate, L 20–27
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	7–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Carty (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons (4th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons← 2014 2016 →

2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Richmond +^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 11 James Madison +^	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 12 William & Mary +^	6	–	2	9	–	4
Towson	5	–	3	7	–	4
New Hampshire ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Villanova	5	–	3	6	–	5
Stony Brook	3	–	5	5	–	5
Delaware	3	–	5	4	–	7
Elon	3	–	5	4	–	7
Maine	3	–	5	3	–	8
Albany	2	–	6	3	–	8
Rhode Island	1	–	7	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Colgate.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	10:00 pm	at San Jose State*	No. 9	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 13–43	15,198
September 12	6:00 pm	at Colgate*	No. 12	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY		W 26–8	2,988
September 19	7:00 pm	at Stony Brook	No. 13	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	ASN	L 6–31	7,072
September 26	6:00 pm	Central Connecticut*	No. 21	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 57–14	6,215
October 3	3:30 pm	Elon	No. 20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	ASN	W 37–14	16,713
October 17	12:00 pm	at No. 24 William & Mary	No. 19	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	L 18–34	10,180
October 24	3:30 pm	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		L 14–31	19,924
October 31	1:00 pm	Rhode Island		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 20–17	5,003
November 7	3:00 pm	No. 5 Richmond		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	NBCSN	W 30–25	4,992
November 14	7:00 pm	at Albany		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ASN	W 24–14	3,814
November 21	1:00 pm	Maine		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	UNHTV	W 22–6	7,594
November 28	3:30 pm	Colgate*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 20–27	3,303
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Wildcats	0	7	0	6	13
Spartans	20	6	10	7	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Wildcats	7	13	3	3	26
Raiders	0	0	0	8	8

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	0	6	0	0	6
Seawolves	7	10	14	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	7	0	14
#21 Wildcats	25	21	8	3	57

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	7	7	0	14
#20 Wildcats	20	14	3	0	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Wildcats	7	8	0	3	18
#24 Tribe	7	14	6	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	0	14
Fightin' Blue Hens	6	0	18	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	14	0	0	17
Wildcats	0	0	14	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Spiders	7	0	15	3	25
Wildcats	14	7	6	3	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	0	7	7	24
Great Danes	0	0	7	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	6	6
Wildcats	7	6	6	3	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	6	6	8	7	27
Wildcats	0	6	0	14	20

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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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