2009 New Hampshire

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2009, game by game: won vs. Saint Francis 24–14; won at Ball State 23–16; won vs. Dartmouth 44–14; won at Towson 57–7; won vs. Villanova 28–24; lost vs. Massachusetts 17–23; won vs. Hofstra 18–10; won vs. Northeastern 48–21; won vs. Rhode Island 55–42; lost at William & Mary 17–20; won vs. Maine 27–24; won at McNeese 49–13; lost at Villanova 7–46+50−39Won 24–14 vs. Saint Francis+10Saint FrancisWon 23–16 at Ball State+7Ball StateWon 44–14 vs. Dartmouth+30DartmouthWon 57–7 at Towson+50TowsonWon 28–24 vs. Villanova+4VillanovaLost 17–23 vs. Massachusetts-6MassachusettsWon 18–10 vs. Hofstra+8HofstraWon 48–21 vs. Northeastern+27NortheasternWon 55–42 vs. Rhode Island+13Rhode IslandLost 17–20 at William & Mary-3William & MaryWon 27–24 vs. Maine+3MaineWon 49–13 at McNeese+36McNeeseLost 7–46 at Villanova-39Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSaint FrancisW 24–⁠1491%
Sep 12atBall StateW 23–⁠1634%
Sep 26vsDartmouthW 44–⁠1491%
Oct 3atTowsonW 57–⁠777%
Oct 10vsVillanovaW 28–⁠2456%
Oct 17vsMassachusettsL 17–⁠2363%
Oct 24vsHofstraW 18–⁠1069%
Oct 31vsNortheasternW 48–⁠2189%
Nov 7vsRhode IslandW 55–⁠4291%
Nov 14atWilliam & MaryL 17–⁠2047%
Nov 21vsMaineW 27–⁠2478%
Nov 28atMcNeeseNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 49–⁠1351%
Dec 5atVillanovaNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 7–⁠4637%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 46–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠274
Coach
—
Elo
1521 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.3 No. 10 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tim Cramsey

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

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