2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2015
| team=New Hampshire Wildcats
| sport= football
| image= UNH Wildcats.png
| image_size= 150
| conference= Colonial Athletic Association
| division=
| short_conf= CAA
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 7–5
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach= Sean McDonnell
| hc_year = 17th
| off_coach=Ryan Carty
| oc_year = 8th
| def_coach=John Lyons
| dc_year = 4th
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Cowell Stadium
| champion =
| bowl = FCS Playoffs First Round
vs. Colgate
| bowl_result = L 20–27
}}
{{2015 CAA football standings}}
The 2015 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Colgate.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2015
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 10:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| tv =
| score = 13–43
| attend = 15,198
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| tv =
| score = 26–8
| attend = 2,988
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| tv = ASN
| score = 6–31
| attend = 7,072
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = UNHTV
| score = 57–14
| attend = 6,215
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Elon
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = ASN
| score = 37–14
| attend = 16,713
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Zable Stadium
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = CSN
| score = 18–34
| attend = 10,180
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| tv =
| score = 14–31
| attend = 19,924
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = UNHTV
| score = 20–17
| attend = 5,003
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 30–25
| attend = 4,992
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Albany
| site_stadium = Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
| site_cityst = Albany, NY
| tv = ASN
| score = 24–14
| attend = 3,814
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| gamename = Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
| tv = UNHTV
| score = 22–6
| attend = 7,594
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| gamename = NCAA Division I First Round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–27
| attend = 3,303
}}
}}
Game summaries
=At San Jose State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#9 Wildcats
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=6
|Home=Spartans
|H1=20
|H2=6
|H3=10
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2015 San Jose State Spartans football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Colgate=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#12 Wildcats
|R1=7
|R2=13
|R3=3
|R4=3
|Home=Raiders
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=8
}}
{{see also|2015 Colgate Raiders football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Stony Brook=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#13 Wildcats
|R1=0
|R2=6
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Seawolves
|H1=7
|H2=10
|H3=14
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2015 Stony Brook Seawolves football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Central Connecticut=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Blue Devils
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=#21 Wildcats
|H1=25
|H2=21
|H3=8
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2015 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Elon=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Phoenix
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=#20 Wildcats
|H1=20
|H2=14
|H3=3
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2015 Elon Phoenix football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At William & Mary=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#19 Wildcats
|R1=7
|R2=8
|R3=0
|R4=3
|Home=#24 Tribe
|H1=7
|H2=14
|H3=6
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2015 William & Mary Tribe football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Delaware=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Fightin' Blue Hens
|H1=6
|H2=0
|H3=18
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2015 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Rhode Island=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Rams
|R1=3
|R2=14
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=14
|H4=6
}}
{{see also|2015 Rhode Island Rams football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Richmond=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#5 Spiders
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=15
|R4=3
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=14
|H2=7
|H3=6
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2015 Richmond Spiders football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Albany=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Wildcats
|R1=10
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Great Danes
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2015 Albany Great Danes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Maine=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Black Bears
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=6
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=7
|H2=6
|H3=6
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2015 Maine Black Bears football team|Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket}}
{{Clear}}
=Colgate—NCAA Division I First Round=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Raiders
|R1=6
|R2=6
|R3=8
|R4=7
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=0
|H2=6
|H3=0
|H4=14
}}
{{Clear}}
Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = STATS FCS
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 13
| poll1_0=9
| poll1_1=12
| poll1_2=13
| poll1_3=21
| poll1_4=20
| poll1_5=21
| poll1_6=19
| poll1_7=RV
| poll1_8=RV
| poll1_9=RV
| poll1_10=RV
| poll1_11=RV
| poll1_12=RV
| poll1_13=RV
| poll1_14=
| poll1_15=
| poll1_16=
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 13
| poll2_0=7
| poll2_1=15
| poll2_2=13
| poll2_3=24
| poll2_4=23
| poll2_5=22
| poll2_6=20
| poll2_7=RV
| poll2_8=RV
| poll2_9=NR
| poll2_10=NR
| poll2_11=RV
| poll2_12=RV
| poll2_13=RV
| poll2_14=
| poll2_15=
| poll2_16=
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{New Hampshire Wildcats football navbox}}