2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football

FCS Semifinals, L 14–52 at North Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	#5
FCS Coaches	#5
2013 record	10–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (15th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Carty (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium (Capacity: 6,500)

2013 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#12 Maine $^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#2 Towson ^		6	–	2		13	–	3
#5 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		10	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3		6	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4		7	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		7	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4		6	–	6
James Madison		3	–	5		6	–	6
Stony Brook		3	–	5		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		3	–	9
Albany		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th 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 10–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lafayette, Maine, and Southeastern Louisiana to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Dakota State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	3:00 PM	at Central Michigan*	#11	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 21–24	18,210
September 14	12:00 PM	Colgate*	#12	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 53–23	8,020
September 28	12:30 PM	at #21 Lehigh*	#10	Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA		L 27–34	8,998
October 5	12:00 PM	at #3 Towson	#19	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	CSN	L 28–44	9,511
October 12	12:00 PM	Rhode Island	#25	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 59–19	18,412
October 19	12:00 PM	#12 Villanova	#25	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	CSN	W 29–28	6,332
October 26	4:00 PM	at Stony Brook	#20	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		W 31–13	5,420
November 2	1:00 PM	at William & Mary	#16	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		L 0–17	8,531
November 9	12:30 PM	#22 James Madison	#25	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	NBCSN	W 33–17	6,084
November 16	3:30 PM	at Albany	#23	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		W 37–20	6,044
November 23	12:00 PM	#4 Maine	#21	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket)	CSN	W 24–3	10,333
November 30	12:00 PM	Lafayette*	#15	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 45–7	3,286
December 7	2:00 PM	at #10 Maine*	#15	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 41–27	7,992
December 14	7:00 PM	at #7 Southeastern Louisiana*	#15	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 20–17	5,886
December 20	8:00 PM	at #1 North Dakota State*	#15	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPN2	L 14–52	18,694
*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	Final
Sports Network	10	11	12	11	10	19	25	25	20	16	25	23	21	15	5
Coaches	8	8	9	9	7	18	22	23	22	17	RV	RV	24	15	5

References

New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues	Cowell 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

2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Bethune-Cookman Butler Coastal Carolina Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Fordham Furman Jacksonville State Lafayette Maine McNeese State Montana New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Arizona Sacred Heart Sam Houston State Samford South Carolina State South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Southern Utah Tennessee State Towson

Champion – North Dakota State

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