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2012 New Hampshire

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2012, game by game: won at Holy Cross 38–17; lost at Minnesota 7–44; won vs. Central Connecticut 43–10; lost at Old Dominion 61–64; won vs. Delaware 34–14; won vs. Georgia State 44–21; won vs. Richmond 44–40; won at Maine 28–21; won at Rhode Island 40–20; won vs. William & Mary 28–25; lost vs. Towson 35–64; lost at Wofford 7–23+33−37Won 38–17 at Holy Cross+21Holy CrossLost 7–44 at Minnesota-37MinnesotaWon 43–10 vs. Central Connecticut+33Central Connect…Lost 61–64 at Old Dominion-3Old DominionWon 34–14 vs. Delaware+20DelawareWon 44–21 vs. Georgia State+23Georgia StateWon 44–40 vs. Richmond+4RichmondWon 28–21 at Maine+7MaineWon 40–20 at Rhode Island+20Rhode IslandWon 28–25 vs. William & Mary+3William & MaryLost 35–64 vs. Towson-29TowsonLost 7–23 at Wofford-16Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atHoly CrossW 38–⁠1755%
Sep 8atMinnesotaL 7–⁠4444%
Sep 15vsCentral ConnecticutW 43–⁠1079%
Sep 22atOld DominionL 61–⁠6436%
Sep 29vsDelawareW 34–⁠1454%
Oct 6vsGeorgia StateW 44–⁠2184%
Oct 13vsRichmondW 44–⁠4073%
Oct 20atMaineW 28–⁠2156%
Oct 27atRhode IslandW 40–⁠2085%
Nov 3vsWilliam & MaryW 28–⁠2581%
Nov 17vsTowsonL 35–⁠6467%
Dec 1atWoffordNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 7–⁠2340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wofford 23–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
409–⁠363
Coach
—
Elo
1422 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.6 No. 35 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Carty
Defensive coordinator
John Lyons

Leaders

Passing yardsAndy Vailas QB158 yds
Rushing yardsNico Steriti RB34 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Setian WR1 TD
Receiving yardsR.J. Harris WR61 yds

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 7Jared Smith DTSeattle Seahawks

2012 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Old Dominion7–⁠110–⁠1
Richmond6–⁠26–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Villanova5–⁠27–⁠4
Towson5–⁠26–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠6
William & Mary1–⁠62–⁠8
Georgia State1–⁠71–⁠10
Rhode Island0–⁠70–⁠10

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