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2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in CAA play to win the CAA championship. They earned the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Fordham in the second round and Chattanooga in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals.

2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA champion
Lambert Cup
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Carty (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 New Hampshire $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 7 Villanova ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 18 James Madison ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 16 Richmond ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Delaware   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Albany   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Towson   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Rhode Island   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Elon   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat Toledo*No. 4
ESPN3L 20–5420,184
September 133:30 pmLehigh*No. 7
ASNW 45–279,358
September 204:00 pmat No. 17 RichmondNo. 7
CSNW 29–268,404
September 276:00 pmDartmouth*No. 4
UNHTVW 52–198,753
October 41:30 pmat ElonNo. 4
W 48–146,141
October 113:30 pmNo. 10 William & Mary No. 4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
NBCSNW 32–318,774
October 253:00 pmStony BrookNo. 3
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 28–208,811
November 16:00 pmNo. 23 AlbanyNo. 2
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHTVW 49–243,536
November 812:30 pmat Rhode IslandNo. 2
W 41–147,210
November 151:00 pmDelawareNo. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 43–148,199
November 223:30 pmat MaineNo. 1
NBCSNW 20–124,023
December 61:00 pmNo. 9 Fordham*No. 1
ESPN3W 44–194,021
December 128:00 pmNo. 8 Chattanooga*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN2W 35–306,380
December 202:00 pmNo. 7 Illinois State*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPNUL 18–219,497

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network467744433221 (70)1 (74)1 (93)3
Coaches489976655432 (4)2 (4)1 (20)3

References

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