2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th-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 10–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lafayette, Maine, and Southeastern Louisiana to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Dakota State.

2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football
FCS Semifinals, L 14–52 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
Record	10–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Carty (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Maine $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 2 Towson ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
No. 5 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					10	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4					7	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	6
James Madison		3	–	5					6	–	6
Stony Brook		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	9
Albany		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	3:00 pm	at Central Michigan*	No. 11	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mt. Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 21–24	18,210
September 14	12:00 pm	Colgate*	No. 12	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 53–23	8,020
September 28	12:30 pm	at No. 21 Lehigh*	No. 10	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA		L 27–34	8,998
October 5	12:00 pm	at No. 3 Towson	No. 19	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	L 28–44	9,511
October 12	12:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 25	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 59–19	18,412
October 19	12:00 pm	No. 12 Villanova	No. 25	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	CSN	W 29–28	6,332
October 26	4:00 pm	at Stony Brook	No. 20	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY		W 31–13	5,420
November 2	1:00 pm	at William & Mary	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 0–17	8,531
November 9	12:30 pm	No. 22 James Madison	No. 25	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	NBCSN	W 33–17	6,084
November 16	3:30 pm	at Albany	No. 23	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY		W 37–20	6,044
November 23	12:00 pm	No. 4 Maine	No. 21	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	CSN	W 24–3	10,333
November 30	12:00 pm	Lafayette*	No. 15	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 45–7	3,286
December 7	2:00 pm	at No. 10 Maine*	No. 15	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 41–27	7,992
December 14	7:00 pm	at No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 15	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	W 20–17	5,886
December 20	8:00 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 15	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 14–52	18,694
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	10	11	12	11	10	19	25	25	20	16	25	23	21	15	5
Coaches	8	8	9	9	7	18	22	23	22	17	RV	RV	24	15	5

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