2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

American college football season

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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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

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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

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## Game summaries

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### Monmouth

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Hawks  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 21
Wildcats | 7  | 10  | 0  | 14 | 31

See also: 2022 Monmouth Hawks football team

### At Albany

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Wildcats | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28
Great Danes  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 13 | 23

See also: 2022 Albany Great Danes football team

### North Carolina Central

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Eagles | 21  | 7  | 10  | 7 | 45
No. 25 Wildcats  | 7  | 14  | 0  | 6 | 27

See also: 2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

### At Towson

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Wildcats | 10  | 7  | 14  | 6 | 37
Tigers  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 0 | 14

See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

### At Western Michigan

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Wildcats  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Broncos | 21  | 7  | 3  | 13 | 44

See also: 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team

### Stony Brook

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Seawolves  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
Wildcats | 0  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 24

See also: 2022 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

### At Dartmouth

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Wildcats | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14
Big Green  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

See also: 2022 Dartmouth Big Green football team and Dartmouth–New Hampshire football rivalry

### No. 21 Elon

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No. 21 Phoenix  | 0  | 7  | 8  | 7 | 22
No. 25 Wildcats | 7  | 16  | 7  | 10 | 40

See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

### At No. 14 Richmond

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No. 17 Wildcats  | 0  | 7  | 20  | 7 | 34
No. 14 Spiders | 7  | 17  | 13  | 3 | 40

See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team

### No. 22 Rhode Island

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No. 22 Rams  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 28
No. 21 Wildcats | 0  | 10  | 11  | 10 | 31

See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

### At Maine

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No. 18 Wildcats | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7| 7 | 42
Black Bears  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 14| 6 | 41

See also: 2022 Maine Black Bears football team and Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

## FCS Playoffs

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### NCAA Division I First Round—No. 16 Fordham

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No. 16 Rams  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 42
No. 15 Wildcats | 21  | 7  | 14  | 10 | 52

See also: 2022 Fordham Rams football team

### NCAA Division I Second Round—at No. 7 Holy Cross

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No. 15 Wildcats  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 8 | 19
No. 7 Crusaders | 7  | 0  | 14  | 14 | 35

See also: 2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

## References

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1. ^ "2022 New Hampshire Wildcats Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.

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* College Oval ( –1920)
* Memorial Field (1921–1935)
* Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)

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* Dartmouth
* UMass: Colonial Clash
* Bill Knight Trophy
* Maine: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

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CAA Football Conference champions

* Richmond & UMass (2007)
* James Madison (2008)
* Richmond & Villanova (2009)
* Delaware & William & Mary (2010)
* Towson (2011)
* New Hampshire, Richmond, Villanova, & Towson (2012)
* Maine (2013)
* New Hampshire (2014)
* James Madison, Richmond, & William & Mary (2015)
* James Madison (2016)
* James Madison (2017)
* Maine (2018)
* James Madison (2019)
* Delaware (2020)
* James Madison & Villanova (2021)
* New Hampshire & William & Mary (2022)
* Albany, Richmond, & Villanova (2023)

National championships in bold

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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
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