2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-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. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the CAA title, the Wildcats finished in a four way tie for the CAA championship. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Wofford.

2012 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Colonial Athletic Association co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 7–23 vs. Wofford
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
  • Sean McDonnell (14th season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan Carty (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowell Stadium
2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Old Dominion ^  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 18 Richmond +  6 –2   8 –3  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 15 Villanova +^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 17 Towson +  6 –2   7 –4  
No. 19 James Madison  5 –3   7 –4  
Maine  4 –4   5 –6  
Delaware  2 –6   5 –6  
William & Mary  1 –7   2 –9  
Rhode Island  0 –8   0 –11  
Georgia State  0 –0   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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