2003 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	5–7 (3–6 A-10)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Kelly (5th season)
Home stadium	Cowell Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Delaware +^	8	–	1	15	–	1
No. 11 UMass +^	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Northeastern	6	–	3	8	–	4
No. 25 Villanova	5	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	5	–	5
James Madison	4	–	5	6	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	6	5	–	7
Rhode Island	3	–	6	4	–	8
Hofstra	2	–	6	2	–	10
Richmond	1	–	8	2	–	9

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

The 2003 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 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 5–7 record (3–6 against conference opponents) and tied for eighth place out of eleven teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Central Connecticut*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 70–20
September 6	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 33–40
September 13	No. 6 Villanova	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 14–48
September 20	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 40–55
September 27	Dartmouth*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 42–17	3,335	^[2]
October 4	at No. 9 UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	L 30–44	7,085
October 11	No. 4 Delaware	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 21–22	4,815
October 18	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richdmond, VA	L 23–35	5,287
October 25	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 38–17
November 8	James Madison	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–17	1,815
November 15	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 28–38	4,887
November 22	No. 23 Maine	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	W 47–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 67. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ "New Hampshire 42, Dartmouth 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "A-10 Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C16.

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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