en 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

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	14,484^[2]
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	^[3]
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^[4]
*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.
^ "Richmond 27, New Hampshire 17". The Daily Progress. September 26, 1999. p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
^ "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.