2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
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2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–41 vs. UT Martin | |
Conference | CAA Football |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 23 |
FCS Coaches | No. 24 |
Record | 8–5 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Ed Borden (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Drew Belcher (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Garrett Gillick (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium |
Seasons ← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Richmond +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Rhode Island* +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware* | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Ricky Santos,[a] and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium.[1]
After compiling a regular-season record of 8–4, 6–2 in CAA Football play, the Wildcats received an at-large selection to the NCAA Division I Playoffs—the Wildcats were selected to host a first-round game as the 16th seed in the 24-team field.[2]
Schedule
[edit ]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF * | ESPN+ | L 3–57 | 44,206 | ||
September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross * | ESPN+ | W 21–20 | 10,815 | ||
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Stonehill * | FloSports | W 45–6 | 6,795 | ||
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Bryant |
| FloSports | W 38–17 | 11,302 | |
October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Harvard * | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 23–28 | 8,676 | |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | FloSports | W 17–10 | 4,315 | ||
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 Rhode Island dagger | No. 24 |
| FloSports | L 9–26 | 8,425 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Villanova | FloSports | L 6–14 | 5,015 | ||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Albany | FloSports | W 31–14 | 3,225 | ||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth |
| FloSports | W 33–20 | 5,108 | |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 Stony Brook |
| FloSports | W 31–30 | 4,760 | |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maine | No. 24 | FloSports | W 27–9 | 3,190 | |
November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 UT Martin * | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | L 10–41 | 1,573 |
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Game summaries
[edit ]This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: statistics missing. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2024)
at UCF (FBS)
[edit ]See also: 2024 UCF Knights football team
Game One – New Hampshire Wildcats (0–0) vs UCF Knights (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Knights (FBS) | 6 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 57 |
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
- Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 44,206
- Referee: Cravonne Barrett
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
- Preview · Box score
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Statistics | UNH | UCF |
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First downs | 9 | 27 |
Total yards | 166 | 639 |
Rushing yards | 71 | 454 |
Passing yards | 95 | 185 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–28–2 | 11–22–1 |
Time of possession | 30:27 | 29:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Hampshire | Passing | Seth Morgan | 14/28, 95 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Matt Vezza | 2 carries, 21 yards | |
Receiving | Logan Tomlinson | 6 receptions, 73 yards | |
UCF | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 7/14, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | RJ Harvey | 11 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kobe Hudson | 2 receptions, 61 yards |
at Holy Cross
[edit ]See also: 2024 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
Game Two – New Hampshire Wildcats (0–1) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Crusaders | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
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Statistics | UNH | HC |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Holy Cross | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Stonehill
[edit ]See also: 2024 Stonehill Skyhawks football team
Game Three – Stonehill Skyhawks (0–1) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Skyhawks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
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Statistics | STO | UNH |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stonehill | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Bryant
[edit ]See also: 2024 Bryant Bulldogs football team
Game Four – Bryant Bulldogs (1–2) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Wildcats | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
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Statistics | BRY | UNH |
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
at Harvard
[edit ]See also: 2024 Harvard Crimson football team
Game Five – No. 21 New Hampshire Wildcats (3–1) vs Harvard Crimson (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 21 Wildcats | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
Crimson | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Statistics | UNH | HARV |
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First downs | 20 | 17 |
Total yards | 319 | 348 |
Rushing yards | 46 | 144 |
Passing yards | 273 | 204 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 35–48–0 | 10–23–0 |
Time of possession | 30:38 | 29:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Hampshire | Passing | Seth Morgan | 34/47, 267 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Isaac Seide | 10 carries, 204 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Logan Tomlinson | 10 receptions, 105 yards, TD | |
Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 10/23, 204 yards, TD |
Rushing | Xaviah Bascon | 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Scott Woods II | 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
at Elon
[edit ]See also: 2024 Elon Phoenix football team
Game Six – New Hampshire Wildcats (3–2) vs Elon Phoenix (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Phoenix | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Statistics | UNH | ELON |
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Elon | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
No. 16 Rhode Island
[edit ]See also: 2024 Rhode Island Rams football team
Game Seven – No. 16 Rhode Island Rams (5–1) at No. 24 New Hampshire Wildcats (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 16 Rams | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 26 |
No. 24 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
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Statistics | URI | UNH |
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Rhode Island | Passing | ||
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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at No. 13 Villanova
[edit ]See also: 2024 Villanova Wildcats football team
Game Eight – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–3) at No. 13 Villanova Wildcats (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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New Hampshire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
No. 13 Villanova | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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Statistics | UNH | VILL |
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Villanova | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Albany
[edit ]See also: 2024 Albany Great Danes football team
Game Nine – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–4) at Albany Great Danes (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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Statistics | UNH | ALB |
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Albany | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Monmouth
[edit ]See also: 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team
Game Ten – Monmouth Hawks (4–5) at New Hampshire Wildcats (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
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Statistics | MONM | UNH |
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Monmouth | Passing | ||
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
No. 16 Stony Brook
[edit ]See also: 2024 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
Game Eleven – No. 16 Stony Brook Seawolves (8–2) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 16 Seawolves | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
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Statistics | STBK | UNH |
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First downs | 17 | 21 |
Total yards | 326 | 326 |
Rushing yards | 132 | 63 |
Passing yards | 194 | 263 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–27–0 | 27–40–1 |
Time of possession | 24:55 | 35:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 17/27, 194 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Roland Dempster | 21 carries, 85 yards | |
Receiving | Cal Redman | 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD | |
New Hampshire | Passing | Seth Morgan | 27/40, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Denzell Gibson | 17 carries, 64 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Caleb Burke | 6 receptions, 74 yards |
at Maine (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)
[edit ]Game Twelve – New Hampshire Wildcats (7–4) at Maine Black Bears (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Black Bears | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Statistics | UNH | ME |
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Maine | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
No. 23 UT Martin (NCAA Division I Playoffs–First Round)
[edit ]No. 23 UT Martin Skyhawks (8–4) at No. 19 New Hampshire Wildcats (8–4) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Skyhawks | 7 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
No. 19 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
- Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
- Box score
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Statistics | UTM | UNH |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UT Martin | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Santos also served as interim-head coach for the 2019 season.
References
[edit ]- ^ Brown, Brandon (July 24, 2024). "UNH football 2024: Coach Santos' keys to success, CAA poll, schedule". The Portsmouth Herald . Portsmouth, New Hampshire . Retrieved November 24, 2024 – via seacoastonline.com.
- ^ "UNH to Play NCAA FCS First Round Game at Wildcat Stadium (Nov. 30; 1 PM)". unhwildcats.com. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "2024 New Hampshire Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 UNH Football Schedule". unhwildcats.com. New Hampshire Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
Further reading
[edit ]- Rosario, Timothy (June 28, 2024). "2024 New Hampshire Football Preview". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved November 24, 2024.