2003 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2003 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Kelly (5th season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Delaware +^   8 1     15 1  
No. 11 UMass +^   8 1     10 3  
No. 20 Northeastern   6 3     8 4  
No. 25 Villanova   5 4     7 4  
Maine   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   4 4     5 5  
James Madison   4 5     6 6  
New Hampshire   3 6     5 7  
Rhode Island   3 6     4 8  
Hofstra   2 6     2 10  
Richmond   1 8     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 5–7 record (3–6 against conference opponents) and tied for eighth place out of eleven teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Central Connecticut*W 70–20
September 6at Central Michigan*L 33–40
September 13 No. 6 Villanova
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 14–48
September 20at Rhode IslandL 40–55
September 27Dartmouth*
W 42–173,335[2]
October 4at No. 9 UMassL 30–447,085
October 11 No. 4 Delaware
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 21–224,815
October 18at RichmondL 23–355,287
October 25at HofstraW 38–17
November 8James Madison
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 20–171,815
November 15at William & MaryL 28–384,887
November 22 No. 23 Maine
W 47–27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire 42, Dartmouth 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "A-10 Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C16.