2005 New Hampshire

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2005, game by game: won at UC Davis 17–13; won at Towson 62–21; won vs. Dartmouth 49–20; won vs. Villanova 45–17; lost at William & Mary 10–42; won vs. Rhode Island 53–9; won vs. Northeastern 52–21; won vs. Massachusetts 34–28; won vs. Hofstra 29–26; won vs. Iona 56–0; won vs. Maine 59–47; won vs. Colgate 55–21; lost vs. Northern Iowa 21–24+56−32Won 17–13 at UC Davis+4UC DavisWon 62–21 at Towson+41TowsonWon 49–20 vs. Dartmouth+29DartmouthWon 45–17 vs. Villanova+28VillanovaLost 10–42 at William & Mary-32William & MaryWon 53–9 vs. Rhode Island+44Rhode IslandWon 52–21 vs. Northeastern+31NortheasternWon 34–28 vs. Massachusetts+6MassachusettsWon 29–26 vs. Hofstra+3HofstraWon 56–0 vs. Iona+56IonaWon 59–47 vs. Maine+12MaineWon 55–21 vs. Colgate+34ColgateLost 21–24 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Atlantic 10.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
542–⁠289
Coach
—
Elo
1515 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.7 No. 11 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chip Kelly
Defensive coordinator
Mike Dawson

2005 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire7–⁠111–⁠2
Richmond7–⁠19–⁠4
Massachusetts5–⁠26–⁠4
Hofstra5–⁠38–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Towson3–⁠47–⁠4
Delaware3–⁠56–⁠5
Maine3–⁠55–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠54–⁠6
Villanova2–⁠64–⁠7
Northeastern1–⁠62–⁠9

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