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2015 New Hampshire

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2015, game by game: lost at San José State 13–43; won at Colgate 26–8; lost at Stony Brook 6–31; won vs. Central Connecticut 57–14; won vs. Elon 37–14; lost at William & Mary 18–34; lost at Delaware 14–31; won vs. Rhode Island 20–17; won vs. Richmond 30–25; won at UAlbany 24–14; won vs. Maine 22–6; lost vs. Colgate 20–27+43−30Lost 13–43 at San José State-30San José StateWon 26–8 at Colgate+18ColgateLost 6–31 at Stony Brook-25Stony BrookWon 57–14 vs. Central Connecticut+43Central Connect…Won 37–14 vs. Elon+23ElonLost 18–34 at William & Mary-16William & MaryLost 14–31 at Delaware-17DelawareWon 20–17 vs. Rhode Island+3Rhode IslandWon 30–25 vs. Richmond+5RichmondWon 24–14 at UAlbany+10UAlbanyWon 22–6 vs. Maine+16MaineLost 20–27 vs. Colgate-7Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSan José StateL 13–⁠4351%
Sep 12atColgateW 26–⁠865%
Sep 19atStony BrookL 6–⁠3161%
Sep 26vsCentral ConnecticutW 57–⁠1484%
Oct 3vsElonW 37–⁠1483%
Oct 17atWilliam & MaryL 18–⁠3443%
Oct 24atDelawareL 14–⁠3165%
Oct 31vsRhode IslandW 20–⁠1784%
Nov 7vsRichmondW 30–⁠2546%
Nov 14atUAlbanyW 24–⁠1465%
Nov 21vsMaineW 22–⁠676%
Nov 28vsColgateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 20–⁠2768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 27–⁠20 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
287–⁠264
Coach
—
Elo
1396 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.6 No. 39 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 190
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Carty
Defensive coordinator
John Lyons

Leaders

Passing yardsSean Goldrich QB60 yds
Rushing yardsDalton Crossan RB47 yds
Rushing touchdownsDalton Crossan RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Powell WR33 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Amechie Walker WR★★★No. 2068
Matt Matulis OT★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.800
Offensive line12.00.767
Whole class22.50.783

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.

2015 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠3
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠4
William & Mary6–⁠29–⁠4
Towson5–⁠37–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠37–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
Stony Brook3–⁠55–⁠5
Elon3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware3–⁠54–⁠7
Maine3–⁠53–⁠8
UAlbany2–⁠63–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠10

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