2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football Atlantic 10 Conference North Division A-10 5 11–2 7–1 Sean McDonnell 7th Chip Kelly 7th Mike Dawson 2nd Cowell Stadium A-10 co-championLambert Cup winner NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L 21–24 vs. Northern Iowa The 2005 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Richmond after posting a 7–1 record in conference play.https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/160/season/2005 New Hampshire Wildcats Schedule 2005 ESPN.com April 7, 20202017 New Hampshire Wildcats Football Media Guide unh.edu University of New Hampshire https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web May 12, 2019 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead The Wildcats earned a berth as the #1 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but were upset in the quarterfinals by Northern Iowa, 21–24. New Hampshire was led by seventh-year head coach Sean McDonnell. Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 3 9:00 p.m. w y y 7 UC Davis Toomey Field Davis, CA 17–13 6,375 September 17 3:00 p.m. w y 3 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD 62–21 3,014 September 24 12:00 p.m. w y 2 Dartmouth Cowell Stadium Durham, NH rivalry 49–20 7,145 October 1 12:30 p.m. w 1 Villanova Cowell Stadium Durham, NH CN8 45–17 8,012 October 8 1:00 p.m. l y 1 William & Mary 17 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 10–42 4,149 October 15 12:00 p.m. w y 8 Rhode Island Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 53–9 5,596 October 22 12:00 p.m. w 5 2005 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 52–21 7,317 October 29 12:00 p.m. w y 4 UMass 7 rivalry McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 34–28 12,359 November 5 1:00 p.m. w y 2 2005 Hofstra Pride Hofstra James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY 29–26 4,215 November 12 12:00 p.m. w y 1 2005 Iona Gaels Iona Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 56–0 5,345 November 19 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Maine Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket Alfond Stadium Orono, ME 59–47 8,606 November 26 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Colgate 24 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH NCAA Division I-AA First Round ESPN2 55–21 7,806 December 3 11:00 a.m. l y 1 Northern Iowa 2 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal ESPNGP 21–24 8,448 Awards and honors First Team All-America – David Ball (AFCA, Associated Press, Walter Camp); Ricky Santos (Walter Camp); Jonathan Williams (Associated Press, Walter Camp) First Team All-Atlantic 10 – David Ball, Ricky Santos, Jonathan Williams Walter Payton Award – Ricky Santos Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year – Ricky Santos Eddie Robinson Award – Sean McDonnell References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons Category:Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons New Hampshire Wildcats football New Hampshire