2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football
2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 19–35 vs. Holy Cross
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Ricky Santos (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Garrett Gillick (1st season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Rhode Island	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	6	–	5
Villanova	4	–	4	6	–	5
Monmouth	3	–	5	5	–	6
Albany	2	–	6	3	–	8
Maine	2	–	6	2	–	9
Hampton	1	–	7	4	–	7
Stony Brook	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Ricky Santos, played their home games at Wildcat Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 31–21	8,703
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Albany		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 28–23	7,174
September 17	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	No. 25	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 27–45	9,630
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 37–14	5,508
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 7–44	20,119
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 24–14	13,273
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth*		Memorial Field Hanover, NH (Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 14–0	3,580
October 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 21 Elon	No. 25	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 40–22	14,137
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Richmond	No. 17	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 34–40	6,329
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island	No. 21	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 31–28	8,045
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 18	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	FloSports	W 42–41 ^OT	4,638
November 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Fordham*	No. 15	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 52–42	2,989
December 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Holy Cross*	No. 15	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 19–35	6,265
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	7	0	21
Wildcats	7	10	0	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	7	28
Great Danes	0	3	7	13	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	21	7	10	7	45
No. 25 Wildcats	7	14	0	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	7	14	6	37
Tigers	0	0	14	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	21	7	3	13	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	7	0	7	14
Wildcats	0	10	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	0	14
Big Green	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Phoenix	0	7	8	7	22
No. 25 Wildcats	7	16	7	10	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Wildcats	0	7	20	7	34
No. 14 Spiders	7	17	13	3	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Rams	0	14	7	7	28
No. 21 Wildcats	0	10	11	10	31

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	7	14	7	7	7	42
Black Bears	0	14	7	14	6	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Rams	7	14	7	14	42
No. 15 Wildcats	21	7	14	10	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wildcats	2	3	6	8	19
No. 7 Crusaders	7	0	14	14	35

v t e New Hampshire Wildcats football
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 2024

v t e 2022 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Davidson Delaware Eastern Kentucky Elon Fordham Furman Gardner–Webb Holy Cross Idaho Incarnate Word Montana Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State Saint Francis (PA) Samford South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern Louisiana Weber State William & Mary
Champion – South Dakota State