2010 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2010
| team = New Hampshire Wildcats
| sport= football
| image=UNH Wildcats.png
| image_size= 150
| conference= Colonial Athletic Association
| division=
| short_conf= CAA
| TSNRank = 7
| FCSCoachRank = 7
| record = 8–5
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach= Sean McDonnell
| hc_year = 12th
| off_coach= Tim Cramsey
| oc_year = 2nd
| def_coach=
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Cowell Stadium
| champion =
| bowl = FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
| bowl_result = L 3–16 vs. Delaware
}}
{{2010 CAA football standings}}
The 2010 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by 12th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in CAA play . They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the quarterfinals to Delaware.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2010
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Central Connecticut State
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = UNHTV
| score = 33–3
| attend = 7,419
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 15 (FBS)
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 16–38
| attend = 50,120
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| tv = CSN
| score = 25–28
| attend = 4,521
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = UNHTV
| score = 31–10
| attend = 8,144
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Alfond Stadium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| gamename = Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
| tv =
| score = 13–16
| overtime = OT
| attend = 6,531
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = CSN
| score = 17–0
| attend = 12,095
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| tv = CSN
| score = 28–14
| attend = 16,985
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = UMass
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Gillette Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| gamename = Colonial Clash
| tv = CSN
| score = 39–13
| attend = 32,848
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 4
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = UNHTV
| score = 3–13
| attend = 6,008
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| tv = CSN
| score = 31–24
| attend = 7,103
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = UNHTV
| score = 38–19
| attend = 5,003
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 4
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Bethune–Cookman
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, FL
| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round
| tv =
| score = 45–20
| attend = 5,738
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 10
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 3–16
| attend = 8,770
}}
}}
References
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