2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 9:00 p.m. at UC Davis * No. 7 W 17–136,375
September 17 3:00 p.m. at Towson No. 3 W 62–213,014
September 24 12:00 p.m. Dartmouth * No. 2 W 49–207,145
October 1 12:30 p.m. Villanova No. 1 CN8 W 45–178,012
October 8 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 William & Mary No. 1 L 10–424,149
October 15 12:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 8 W 53–95,596
October 22 12:00 p.m. Northeastern No. 5 W 52–217,317
October 29 12:00 p.m. at No. 7 UMass No. 4 W 34–2812,359
November 5 1:00 p.m. at Hofstra No. 2 W 29–264,215
November 12 12:00 p.m. Iona * No. 1 W 56–05,345
November 19 12:00 p.m. at Maine No. 1 W 59–478,606
November 26 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Colgate * No. 1 ESPN2 W 55–217,806
December 3 11:00 a.m. No. 2 Northern Iowa * No. 1 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) ESPNGP L 21–248,448
Awards and honors
References
Venues
College Oval ( –1920)
Memorial Field (1921–1935)
Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)
Bowls & rivalries People Seasons
National championships in bold
Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers