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2014 New Hampshire

12–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2014, game by game: lost at Toledo 20–54; won vs. Lehigh 45–27; won at Richmond 29–26; won vs. Dartmouth 52–19; won at Elon 48–14; won vs. William & Mary 32–3; won vs. Stony Brook 28–20; won vs. UAlbany 49–24; won at Rhode Island 41–14; won vs. Delaware 43–14; won at Maine 20–12; won vs. Fordham 44–19; won vs. Chattanooga 35–30; lost vs. Illinois State 18–21+34−34Lost 20–54 at Toledo-34ToledoWon 45–27 vs. Lehigh+18LehighWon 29–26 at Richmond+3RichmondWon 52–19 vs. Dartmouth+33DartmouthWon 48–14 at Elon+34ElonWon 32–3 vs. William & Mary+29William & MaryWon 28–20 vs. Stony Brook+8Stony BrookWon 49–24 vs. UAlbany+25UAlbanyWon 41–14 at Rhode Island+27Rhode IslandWon 43–14 vs. Delaware+29DelawareWon 20–12 at Maine+8MaineWon 44–19 vs. Fordham+25FordhamWon 35–30 vs. Chattanooga+5ChattanoogaLost 18–21 vs. Illinois State-3Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atToledoL 20–⁠5427%
Sep 13vsLehighW 45–⁠2767%
Sep 20atRichmondW 29–⁠2649%
Sep 27vsDartmouthW 52–⁠1968%
Oct 4atElonW 48–⁠1475%
Oct 11vsWilliam & MaryW 32–⁠364%
Oct 25vsStony BrookW 28–⁠2074%
Nov 1vsUAlbanyW 49–⁠2478%
Nov 8atRhode IslandW 41–⁠1490%
Nov 15vsDelawareW 43–⁠1480%
Nov 22atMaineW 20–⁠1266%
Dec 6vsFordhamW 44–⁠1962%
Dec 12vsChattanoogaW 35–⁠3064%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsIllinois StateL 18–⁠2163%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 21–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Colonial Athletic Association.

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

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
504–⁠297
Coach
—
Elo
1561 +150 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.7 No. 7 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 203
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Carty
Defensive coordinator
John Lyons

Leaders

Passing yardsSean Goldrich QB291 yds
Passing touchdownsSean Goldrich QB2 TD
Rushing yardsR.J. Harris WR16 yds
Rushing touchdownsSean Goldrich QB1 TD
Receiving yardsR.J. Harris WR149 yds
Receiving touchdownsNico Steriti RB1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Rory Donovan WR★★★No. 1457
Matt Torrey TE★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.760

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.

2014 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire8–⁠012–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠111–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠6
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany3–⁠57–⁠5
Towson2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠11
Elon0–⁠81–⁠11

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