2004 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its sixth year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 10–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished fourth out of twelve teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and lost to Montana in the quarterfinal of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs.[1]

2004 New Hampshire Wildcats football
A-10 North Division champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record10–3 (6–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Kelly (6th season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^   6 2     11 3  
UMass   4 4     6 5  
Northeastern   4 4     5 6  
Hofstra   3 5     5 6  
Maine   3 5     5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6     4 7  
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^   7 1     13 2  
No. 3 William & Mary x^   7 1     11 3  
No. 7 Delaware x^   7 1     9 4  
Villanova   3 5     6 5  
Richmond   2 6     3 8  
Towson   0 8     3 8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 1 Delaware*W 24–2122,727
September 11at Rutgers*No. 19W 35–2431,615
September 18William & MaryNo. 10L 7–9
September 25at Dartmouth*No. 14W 45–244,925 [2]
October 2at No. 10 VillanovaNo. 12W 51–407,119
October 16UMassNo. 7
L 21–387,630
October 23HofstraNo. 15
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 33–27
October 30at NortheasternNo. 10Brookline, MAW 27–23
November 6at Rhode IslandNo. 8W 27–3
November 13TowsonNo. 7
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 62–24
November 20at MaineNo. 5W 50–36
November 27at No. 4 Georgia Southern*No. 5W 27–23
December 4at No. 7 Montana*No. 5
L 17–47

References

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  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Chamberlain, Tony (September 26, 2004). "Wildcats Bowl Over Dartmouth -- Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.