2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-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 9–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Connecticut and Central Arkansas before losing in the quarterfinals to South Dakota State.
| 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 14–56 vs. South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 21 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 20 |
| 2017 record | 9–5 (5–3 CAA) |
| Head coach | Sean McDonnell (19th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ryan Carty (10th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Lyons (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 11,015) |
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| No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Stony Brook ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 13 | CSL[1] | W 24–23 | 15,854 | |
| September 9[2] | 4:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | W 22–12 | 3,387 | |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross* | No. 9 | Charter TV3 | L 26–51 | 7,906 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Rhode Island | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 22,135 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Bryant* | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | W 45–17 | 7,951 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook | No. 12 | Wolfievision | L 24–38 | 12,311 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Towson | No. 18 |
| UNHAthletics via YouTube | W 40–17 | 10,522 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | No. 17 |
| MadiZone | L 0–21 | 25,298 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 21 | TATV | W 35–16 | 5,426 | |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 Elon | No. 18 |
| FCS FSGO | W 16–6 | 7,294 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Albany | No. 16 | CSL[1] | L 0–15 | 3,459 | |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | No. 21 |
| ESPN3 | W 14–0 | 2,385 |
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Central Arkansas* | No. 21 | ESPN3 | W 21–15 | 6,243 | |
| December 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota State* | No. 21 | ESPN3 | L 14–56 | 5,583 | |
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Game summaries
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Black Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| No. 13 Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 54–43–8 | 2016 | W, 24–21 |
at Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 12 Wildcats | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2004 | W, 27–23 |
at Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 9 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 51 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–6 | 2016 | W, 39–28 |
Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 15 Wildcats | 8 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 58–27–5 | 2016 | W, 39–17 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 15 Wildcats | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 12 Wildcats | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Seawolves | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–1 | 2016 | W, 43–14 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| No. 18 Wildcats | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–3 | 2016 | W, 21–7 |
at James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 17 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 1 Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 8–9 | 2016 | L, 22–55 |
at William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Tribe | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 6–14 | 2016 | W, 21–12 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| No. 18 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | 2016 | W, 13–10 |
at Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 4–1 | 2016 | L, 25–36 |
FCS Playoffs
Central Connecticut–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 21 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 8–0 | 2015 | W, 57–14 |
at Central Arkansas–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 3 Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
at South Dakota State–Quarterfinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 21 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 6 Jackrabbits | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 13 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | ||||||||
| Coaches | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 20 | ||||||||
References
- Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "UNH/Georgia Southern Game Moved to Birmingham, Ala". UNH Wildcats. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
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