2003 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2003 New Hampshire Wildcats football
2003 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	5–7 (3–6 A-10)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chip Kelly (5th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Delaware +^	8	–	1	15	–	1
No. 11 UMass +^	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Northeastern	6	–	3	8	–	4
No. 25 Villanova	5	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	5	–	5
James Madison	4	–	5	6	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	6	5	–	7
Rhode Island	3	–	6	4	–	8
Hofstra	2	–	6	2	–	10
Richmond	1	–	8	2	–	9

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

The 2003 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 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 5–7 record (3–6 against conference opponents) and tied for eighth place out of eleven teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Central Connecticut*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 70–20
September 6	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 33–40
September 13	No. 6 Villanova	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 14–48
September 20	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 40–55
September 27	Dartmouth*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 42–17	3,335	^[2]
October 4	at No. 9 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 30–44	7,085
October 11	No. 4 Delaware	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 21–22	4,815
October 18	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richdmond, VA	L 23–35	5,287
October 25	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 38–17
November 8	James Madison	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–17	1,815
November 15	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 28–38	4,887
November 22	No. 23 Maine	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 47–27
*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.
^ "New Hampshire 42, Dartmouth 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "A-10 Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C16.