2020 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2020 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record0–1 (0–1 CAA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMichael Ferzoco (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorAlex Miller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (10th season)
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^   4 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 18 Rhode Island †   2 – 1     2 – 1  
No. 16 Villanova   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Maine   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Stony Brook   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Albany †   1 – 3     1 – 3  
New Hampshire †   0 – 1     0 – 1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^   3 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 15 Richmond   3 – 1     3 – 1  
William & Mary   1 – 2     1 – 2  
Elon   0 – 4     1 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Sean McDonnell following his leave of absence for medical reasons during the 2019 season.[1] The Wildcats have played their home football games at Wildcat Stadium since 1936, and have competed in college football as an associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) since 2007.

On July 17, 2020, the CAA announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference gave teams the option to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wished to play in the fall.[2] The same day, the university announced a postponement of their fall sports season, stating that they were "pursuing the feasibility of moving the fall sport programs to a spring season."[3] In October 2020, the CAA announced a football schedule for teams to play in the spring of 2021.

The Wildcats began their spring football season on March 5, 2021, with a home loss to Albany. Their next three games were postponed due to COVID concerns, and on April 6, the program opted out of the remainder of the season.[4]

Schedule

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The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
March 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. No. 13 Albany No. 14
FloFootball L 20–24 0 [6]
March 20, 2021 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Delaware No. 20
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
 FloFootball Canceled [7]
March 27, 2021 1:00 p.m. at No. 16 Villanova No. 24
FloFootball Canceled [8]
April 3, 2021 1:00 p.m. at No. 22 Rhode Island
FloFootball Canceled [9]
April 10, 2021 12:00 p.m. Stony Brook
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
 FloFootball Canceled
April 17, 2021 2:00 p.m. at Maine
FloFootball Canceled

[10]

Game summaries

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Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 0 14 3 24
Wildcats 7 7 0 6 20
See also: 2020 Albany Great Danes football team

This was the first game of the delayed 2020 season for both New Hampshire and Albany. New Hampshire entered the game ranked 14th, while Albany was ranked 13th. Albany had won the teams' most recent meeting, 24–17, played in November 2019 in Albany.

First quarter
  • (7:59) UNH – Sean Coyne 4-yard pass from Max Brosmer, Jordan Conn kick (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 6:55; UNH 7–0)
  • (1:21) ALB – Mike Gray 23-yard pass from Jeff Undercuffler, Dylan Burns kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:38; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (1:08) UNH – Albany punt blocked by Zedane Williams, recovered by J. J. Jerome in the end zone, Jordan Conn kick (UNH 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:36) ALB – Tyler Oedekoven 18-yard pass from Jeff Undercuffler, Dylan Burns kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:21; Tied 14–14)
  • (7:41) ALB – Karl Mofor 9-yard pass from Jeff Undercuffler, Dylan Burns kick (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:14; ALB 21–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:38) ALB – Dylan Burns 37-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:22; ALB 24–14)
  • (6:48) UNH – Sean Coyne 18-yard pass from Max Brosmer, kick blocked (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:47; ALB 24–20)

Source:[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ Connolly, John (August 27, 2019). "New Hampshire football coach Sean McDonnell on leave for health reasons". Boston Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Downey, KC (July 17, 2020). "UNH announces postponement of fall sports season because of coronavirus crisis". WMUR-TV. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Brown, Brandon (April 8, 2021). "UNH football coach says opting out of remaining schedule was 'right decision'". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via fosters.com.
  5. ^ Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Lessels, Allen (March 6, 2021). "UNH football loses opener of unusual season". Concord Monitor. Concord, New Hampshire. UNH Insider. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "UNH/Delaware Football Game Postponed". unhwildcats.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "UNH/Villanova March 27 Football Game Postponed". unhwildcats.com. March 20, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "UNH/URI April 3 Football Game Postponed". unhwildcats.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 New Hampshire Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Football vs. UAlbany". unhwildcats.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Football Claims Season Opening Thriller at New Hampshire, 24-20". ualbanysports.com. March 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "NCAAF 2021 Week 23 Albany vs New Hampshire". March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via YouTube.
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