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2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football
A-10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record11–2 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Kelly (7th season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^   7 1     11 2  
No. 19 UMass   6 2     7 4  
Hofstra   5 3     8 4  
Maine   3 5     5 6  
Northeastern   2 6     3 9  
Rhode Island   2 6     4 7  
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^   7 1     9 4  
No. 25 James Madison   5 3     7 4  
Towson   3 5     7 4  
Delaware   3 5     6 5  
William & Mary   3 5     5 6  
Villanova   2 6     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Richmond after posting a 7–1 record in conference play.[1][2] The Wildcats earned a berth as the #1 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but were upset in the quarterfinals by Northern Iowa, 21–24. New Hampshire was led by seventh-year head coach Sean McDonnell.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 39:00 p.m.at UC Davis*No. 7W 17–136,375
September 173:00 p.m.at TowsonNo. 3W 62–213,014
September 2412:00 p.m.Dartmouth*No. 2W 49–207,145
October 112:30 p.m.VillanovaNo. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
CN8W 45–178,012
October 81:00 p.m.at No. 17 William & MaryNo. 1L 10–424,149
October 1512:00 p.m.Rhode IslanddaggerNo. 8
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 53–95,596
October 2212:00 p.m.NortheasternNo. 5
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 52–217,317
October 2912:00 p.m.at No. 7 UMassNo. 4W 34–2812,359
November 51:00 p.m.at HofstraNo. 2W 29–264,215
November 1212:00 p.m.Iona*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 56–05,345
November 1912:00 p.m.at MaineNo. 1W 59–478,606
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 24 Colgate*No. 1
ESPN2W 55–217,806
December 311:00 a.m.No. 2 Northern Iowa*No. 1
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
ESPNGPL 21–248,448

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2005". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Wildcats Football Media Guide". unh.edu. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved May 12, 2019.