2000 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2000 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Kelly (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Delaware +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Richmond +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
UMass   5 – 3     7 – 4  
James Madison   4 – 4     6 – 5  
  4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maine   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Villanova   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northeastern   1 – 7     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Hampton*
W 31–17
September 9Rhode Island
W 13–123,403
September 16Northeastern
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 24–7
September 23Dartmouth*No. 25
W 42–215,157 [2]
September 30at No. 16 James MadisonNo. 23
L 13–2410,000[3][4]
October 14 No. 19 Richmond
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 10–316,268
October 21at No. 18 Villanova
L 42–498,077[5]
October 28 No. 14 UMass
W 24–166,349
November 4at No. 2 Delaware
W 45–44 OT21,854
November 11Gardner–Webb*
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
L 35–38
November 18at Maine
L 10–552,272[6]

References

  1. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Lessels, Allen (September 24, 2000). "It Was the Wildcats' Day; Big Green Can't Escape Big Hole". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "James Madison 24, New Hampshire 13". Potomac News. October 1, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "JMU rallies by UNH". The Daily News Leader. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Paskin, Janet (October 22, 2000). "'Nova Wins, 49-42, in a Wild One with New Hampshire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 43. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine, 55-10". Portland Press Herald. November 19, 2000. p. 13. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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