2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lehigh in the first round before losing in the second round to James Madison.
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 22–55 vs. James Madison | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 17 |
FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
2016 record | 8–5 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach | Sean McDonnell (18th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Ryan Carty (9th season) |
Defensive coordinator | John Lyons (5th season) |
Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 11,015) |
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No. 1 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Richmond ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 8:30 PM | at San Diego State* | No. 22 |
| L 0–31 | 46,486 | |
September 10 | 7:00 PM | Holy Cross* | No. 24 | ASN | W 39–28 | 13,242 | |
September 17 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth* | No. 22 |
| FCS | L 21–22 | 8,296 |
September 24 | 1:00 PM | at Rhode Island | A10 Network | W 39–17 | 3,626 | ||
October 1 | 3:30 PM | No. 19 William & Mary![]() |
| UNHAthletics | W 21–12 | 21,943 | |
October 7 | 7:00 PM | at Elon | PAA | W 13–10 | 4,416 | ||
October 15 | 12:00 PM | No. 7 James Madison |
| ASN | L 39–42 | 8,316 | |
October 22 | 3:30 PM | at Towson | CSN | W 21–7 | 5,023 | ||
October 29 | 12:00 PM | No. 22 Stony Brook |
| UNHAthletics | W 43–14 | 5,029 | |
November 12 | 12:00 PM | Albany | No. 21 |
| UNHAthletics | L 25–36 | 7,012 |
November 19 | 1:00 PM | at Maine | MAA | W 24–21 | 6,401 | ||
November 26 | 2:00 PM | No. 18 Lehigh* | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | W 64–21 | 2,240 |
December 3 | 2:00 PM | at No. 5 James Madison* | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | L 22–55 | 13,231 |
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Game summaries
at San Diego State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Holy Cross
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Crusaders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
#24 Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–6 | 2012 | W 38–17 |
at Dartmouth
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Big Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–17–2 | 2014 | W 52–19 |
at Rhode Island
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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57–28–5 | 2015 | W 20–17 |
William & Mary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Tribe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–15 | 2015 | L 18–34 |
at Elon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2015 | W 37–20 |
James Madison
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Dukes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 39 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–7 | 2013 | W 33–17 |
at Towson
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–3 | 2013 | L 28–44 |
Stony Brook
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Wildcats | 15 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 43 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–1 | 2015 | L 6–31 |
Albany
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 |
#21 Wildcats | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–0 | 2015 | W 24–14 |
at Maine
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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54–44–8 | 2015 | W 22–6 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Lehigh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#18 Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
#22 Wildcats | 15 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–3 | 2014 | W 45–27 |
Second Round–James Madison
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
#5 Dukes | 3 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–8 | 10/15/16 | L 39–42 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | 22 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | RV | 22 | 17 | |||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | RV | 21 | 17 |
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References
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