2001 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2001 New Hampshire Wildcats football
2001 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	4–7 (2–7 A-10)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Chip Kelly (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its third year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–7 against conference opponents) and finished tenth out of eleven teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1]

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Hofstra +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 10 Maine +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 20 Villanova +	7	–	2	8	–	3
No. 17 William & Mary +^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 21 Rhode Island	6	–	3	8	–	3
Delaware	4	–	5	4	–	6
Northeastern	4	–	5	5	–	6
UMass	3	–	6	3	–	8
Richmond	3	–	6	3	–	8
New Hampshire	2	–	7	4	–	7
James Madison	0	–	9	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Hampton*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 45–29
September 8	James Madison		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 26–19	3,766	^[2]
September 22	at Dartmouth*	No. 21	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 42–38	6,922	^[3]
September 29	at No. 22 William & Mary	No. 20	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 28–38	9,525
October 6	Delaware		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 36–49	5,584
October 13	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 35–24	10,117
October 20	at No. 4 Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 27–31	5,687
October 27	at No. 5 Hofstra		James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 20–35	2,177
November 3	Villanova		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 35–38
November 10	at Northeastern		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 11–34
November 17	No. 18 Maine		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	L 24–57	3,341
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "Day is man of the hour". The Boston Globe. September 9, 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Greenidge, Jim (September 23, 2001). "Wildcats Wait Out Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.