2011 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2011 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by 13th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Montana State.

2011 New Hampshire Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 25–26 vs. Montana State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 11
FCS Coaches	No. 12
Record	8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
UMass *		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at Toledo*	No. 10	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 22–58	20,106
September 10	12:30 pm	at No. 14 Lehigh*	No. 13	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA		W 48–41 OT	7,519
September 24	3:30 pm	at No. 5 Richmond	No. 11	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	W 45–43	8,700
October 1	12:00 pm	Holy Cross*	No. 7	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 39–32	8,307
October 8	12:00 pm	Villanova	No. 6	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 47–17	5,760
October 15	12:00 pm	at No. 16 William & Mary	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	L 10–24	9,642
October 22	3:30 pm	vs. No. 22 UMass	No. 13	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA (Colonial Clash)	CSN	W 27–21	24,022
October 29	12:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 11	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	CSN	W 31–24	10,554
November 5	12:00 pm	No. 13 James Madison	No. 9	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	UNHTV	W 28–10	4,466
November 12	3:30 pm	at No. 12 Towson	No. 7	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 42–56	8,366
November 19	12:00 pm	No. 11 Maine	No. 12	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	CSN	W 30–27	8,536
December 3	3:00 pm	at No. 7 Montana State*	No. 11	Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 25–26	11,367
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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