2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2014 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA champion
Lambert Cup
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network No. 3
FCS Coaches No. 3
Record 12–2 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ryan Carty (7th season)
Defensive coordinator John Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadium Cowell Stadium
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

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 pm at Toledo* No. 4
ESPN3 L 20–54 20,184
September 13 3:30 pm Lehigh* No. 7
ASN W 45–27 9,358
September 20 4:00 pm at No. 17 Richmond No. 7
CSN W 29–26 8,404
September 27 6:00 pm Dartmouth* No. 4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (rivalry)
 UNHTV W 52–19 8,753
October 4 1:30 pm at Elon No. 4
W 48–14 6,141
October 11 3:30 pm No. 10 William & Marydagger No. 4
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
 NBCSN W 32–3 18,774
October 25 3:00 pm Stony Brook No. 3
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
 UNHTV W 28–20 8,811
November 1 6:00 pm No. 23 Albany No. 2
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
 UNHTV W 49–24 3,536
November 8 12:30 pm at Rhode Island No. 2
W 41–14 7,210
November 15 1:00 pm Delaware No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
 W 43–14 8,199
November 22 3:30 pm at Maine No. 1
NBCSN W 20–12 4,023
December 6 1:00 pm No. 9 Fordham* No. 1
ESPN3 W 44–19 4,021
December 12 8:00 pm No. 8 Chattanooga* No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPN2 W 35–30 6,380
December 20 2:00 pm No. 7 Illinois State* No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
 ESPNU L 18–21 9,497

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
Sports Network 4 6 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 (70) 1 (74) 1 (93) 3
Coaches 4 8 9 9 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 (4) 2 (4) 1 (20) 3