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2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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.

2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Colonial Athletic Association co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–23 vs. Wofford
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Carty (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Old Dominion ^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 18 Richmond +   6 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 15 Villanova +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 17 Towson +   6 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 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 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.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmat Holy Cross*No. 14
W 38–1712,291
September 812:00 pmat Minnesota*No. 14
BTNL 7–4447,022
September 1512:00 pmCentral Connecticut*No. 18
UNHTVW 43–107,784
September 2212:00 pmat No. 5 Old DominionNo. 18
CSNL 61–6420,068
September 2912:00 pmNo. 8 DelawareNo. 20
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 34–147,058
October 63:30 pmat Georgia StateNo. 14
W 44–219,531
October 1312:00 pmRichmond No. 12
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 44–4012,834
October 2012:00 pmat MaineNo. 12
CSNW 28–214,873
October 2712:00 pmat Rhode IslandNo. 12
W 40–205,127
November 312:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 11
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 28–255,521
November 1712:00 pmNo. 19 TowsonNo. 7
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
CSNL 35–645,531
December 12:00 pmat No. 9 Wofford*No. 11
ESPN3L 7–236,346

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Sports Network1414181820141212121110711
Coaches1212181922171314121110713

References

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