2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Colgate.
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 2015 record | 7–5 (5–3 CAA) |
| Head coach | Sean McDonnell (17th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ryan Carty (8th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Lyons (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Cowell Stadium (Capacity: 6,500) |
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| No. 4 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 James Madison +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 William & Mary +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 10:00 PM | at San Jose State* | No. 9 |
| L 13–43 | 15,198 | |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | at Colgate* | No. 12 | W 26–8 | 2,988 | ||
| September 19 | 7:00 PM | at Stony Brook | No. 13 | ASN | L 6–31 | 7,072 | |
| September 26 | 6:00 PM | Central Connecticut* | No. 21 |
| UNHTV | W 57–14 | 6,215 |
| October 3 | 3:30 PM | Elon | No. 20 |
| ASN | W 37–14 | 16,713 |
| October 17 | 12:00 PM | at No. 24 William & Mary | No. 19 | CSN | L 18–34 | 10,180 | |
| October 24 | 3:30 PM | at Delaware | L 14–31 | 19,924 | |||
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | Rhode Island |
| UNHTV | W 20–17 | 5,003 | |
| November 7 | 3:00 PM | No. 5 Richmond |
| NBCSN | W 30–25 | 4,992 | |
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | at Albany | ASN | W 24–14 | 3,814 | ||
| November 21 | 1:00 PM | Maine |
| UNHTV | W 22–6 | 7,594 | |
| November 28 | 3:30 PM | Colgate* |
| ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 3,303 | |
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Game summaries
at San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Spartans | 20 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–1 | 2013 | W 53–23 |
at Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Seawolves | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | 2014 | W 28–20 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #21 Wildcats | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 57 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–0 | 2012 | W 43–10 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #20 Wildcats | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2014 | W 48–14 |
at William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Wildcats | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| #24 Tribe | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–14 | 2014 | W 32–3 |
at Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–20 | 2014 | W 43–14 |
Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 56–28–5 | 2014 | W 41–14 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Spiders | 7 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–10 | 2014 | W 29–26 |
at Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | 2014 | W 49–24 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 53–44–8 | 2014 | W 20–12 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–1 | 9/12/2015 | W 26–8 |
Ranking movements
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| Coaches | 7 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
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