1999 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

1999 New Hampshire Wildcats football
1999 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Chip Kelly (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 James Madison +^	7	–	1	8	–	4
No. 7 UMass +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 24 Villanova	6	–	2	7	–	4
Delaware	5	–	3	7	–	4
William & Mary	5	–	3	6	–	5
Connecticut	3	–	5	4	–	7
Maine	3	–	5	4	–	7
New Hampshire	3	–	5	5	–	6
Richmond	3	–	5	5	–	6
Northeastern	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	1	–	7	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 37–14	2,419
September 11	at No. 2 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 19–34	14,120
September 18	James Madison	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 28–35	4,594
September 25	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–27
October 2	Stephen F. Austin*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 38–28
October 16	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 33–21
October 23	at No. 17 South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	L 41–42 ^OT	24,004
October 30	No. 21 Villanova	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 28–31	4,974	^[2]
November 6	No. 25 Delaware	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 10–14
November 13	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 43–18	7,286
November 20	Maine	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 31–20	3,864^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "Villanova holds off late-charging New Hampshire, 31–28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 31, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Hampshire, 31-20". Portland Press Herald. November 21, 1999. p. 30. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

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Venues	College Oval ( –1920) Memorial Field (1921–1935) Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Dartmouth UMass: Colonial Clash Bill Knight Trophy Maine: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023