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2010 New Hampshire

7–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠5, over 13 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2010, game by game: won vs. Central Connecticut 33–3; lost at Pittsburgh 16–38; won vs. Lehigh 31–10; lost at Maine 13–16; won at James Madison 28–14; won vs. Massachusetts 39–13; lost vs. William & Mary 3–13; won at Villanova 31–24; won vs. Towson 38–19; won at Bethune-Cookman 45–20+30−22Won 33–3 vs. Central Connecticut+30Central Connect…Lost 16–38 at Pittsburgh-22PittsburghWon 31–10 vs. Lehigh+21LehighLost 13–16 at Maine-3MaineWon 28–14 at James Madison+14James MadisonWon 39–13 vs. Massachusetts+26MassachusettsLost 3–13 vs. William & Mary-10William & MaryWon 31–24 at Villanova+7VillanovaWon 38–19 vs. Towson+19TowsonWon 45–20 at Bethune-Cookman+25Bethune-Cookman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsCentral ConnecticutW 33–⁠370%
Sep 11atPittsburghL 16–⁠3824%
Sep 25vsLehighW 31–⁠1073%
Oct 2atMaineL 13–⁠1664%
Oct 16atJames MadisonW 28–⁠1442%
Oct 23vsMassachusettsW 39–⁠1359%
Nov 6vsWilliam & MaryL 3–⁠1361%
Nov 13atVillanovaW 31–⁠2434%
Nov 20vsTowsonW 38–⁠1993%
Dec 4atBethune-CookmanNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 45–⁠2053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bethune-Cookman 45–⁠20 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of New Hampshire’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 18atRhode IslandL 25–⁠28Rhode Island’s article, New Hampshire’s article
Oct 9vsRichmondW 17–⁠0New Hampshire’s article, Richmond’s article
Dec 10atDelawareL 3–⁠16New Hampshire’s article
Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 shared first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠170
Coach
—
Elo
1541 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.3 No. 2 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 123
Offensive coordinator
Tim Cramsey

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Harold Spears TE★★No. 2186

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2010 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Delaware4–⁠28–⁠2
New Hampshire4–⁠27–⁠3
Richmond4–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠4
Villanova4–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine3–⁠34–⁠5
Rhode Island3–⁠34–⁠5
James Madison2–⁠55–⁠5
Towson0–⁠61–⁠8

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