2003 New Hampshire

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2003, game by game: won vs. Central Connecticut 70–20; lost at Central Michigan 33–40; lost vs. Villanova 14–48; lost at Rhode Island 40–55; won vs. Dartmouth 42–17; lost vs. Massachusetts 30–44; lost vs. Delaware 21–22; lost vs. Richmond 23–35; won vs. Hofstra 38–17; won vs. James Madison 20–17; lost at William & Mary 28–38; won vs. Maine 47–27+50−34Won 70–20 vs. Central Connecticut+50Central Connect…Lost 33–40 at Central Michigan-7Central MichiganLost 14–48 vs. Villanova-34VillanovaLost 40–55 at Rhode Island-15Rhode IslandWon 42–17 vs. Dartmouth+25DartmouthLost 30–44 vs. Massachusetts-14MassachusettsLost 21–22 vs. Delaware-1DelawareLost 23–35 vs. Richmond-12RichmondWon 38–17 vs. Hofstra+21HofstraWon 20–17 vs. James Madison+3James MadisonLost 28–38 at William & Mary-10William & MaryWon 47–27 vs. Maine+20Maine
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maine 47–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 8th in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
406–⁠380
Coach
—
Elo
1283 −19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.2 No. 39 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chip Kelly

2003 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Massachusetts9–⁠110–⁠2
Delaware8–⁠111–⁠1
Northeastern6–⁠38–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠47–⁠4
Maine4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠45–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠56–⁠6
New Hampshire3–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island3–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠72–⁠10
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.