2020 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2020 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Sean McDonnell following his leave of absence due to medical reasons during the 2019 season. The Wildcats have played their home football games at Wildcat Stadium since 1936, and have competed in college football as an associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) since 2007.

2020 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record0–1 (0–1 CAA)
Head coach
  • Sean McDonnell (21st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMichael Ferzoco (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorAlex Miller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (10th season)
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^  4 0   7 1  
No. 18 Rhode Island 2 1   2 1  
No. 16 Villanova  2 2   2 2  
Maine  2 2   2 2  
Stony Brook  1 3   1 3  
Albany 1 3   1 3  
New Hampshire 0 1   0 1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^  3 0   7 1  
No. 15 Richmond  3 1   3 1  
William & Mary  1 2   1 2  
Elon  0 4   1 5  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the CAA announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference gave teams the option to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wished to play in the fall. The same day, the university announced a postponement of their fall sports season, stating that they were "pursuing the feasibility of moving the fall sport programs to a spring season." In October 2020, the CAA announced a football schedule for teams to play in the spring of 2021.

The Wildcats began their spring football season on March 5, 2021, with a home loss to Albany. Their next three games were postponed due to COVID concerns, and on April 6, the program opted out of the remainder of the season.

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