2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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.

2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 15
Record9–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Scott (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGarrett Gillick (1st season)
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.MonmouthFloSportsW 31–218,703
September 107:00 p.m.at AlbanyFloSportsW 28–237,174
September 176:00 p.m.North Carolina Central*No. 25
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsL 27–459,630
September 246:00 p.m.at TowsonFloSportsW 37–145,508
October 16:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*ESPN3L 7–4420,119
October 83:30 p.m.Stony Brook 
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsW 24–1413,273
October 151:30 p.m.at Dartmouth*ESPN+W 14–03,580
October 221:00 p.m.No. 21 ElonNo. 25
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsW 40–2214,137
November 53:30 p.m.at No. 14 RichmondNo. 17FloSportsL 34–406,329
November 121:00 p.m.No. 22 Rhode IslandNo. 21
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsW 31–288,045
November 1912:00 p.m.at MaineNo. 18FloSportsW 42–41 OT4,638
November 262:00 p.m.No. 16 Fordham*No. 15
ESPN+W 52–422,989
December 312:00 p.m.at No. 7 Holy Cross*No. 15
ESPN+L 19–356,265
  • *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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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 7 7 0 21
Wildcats 7 10 0 14 31

At Albany

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

North Carolina Central

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

At Towson

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

At Western Michigan

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

Stony Brook

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

At Dartmouth

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

No. 21 Elon

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

At No. 14 Richmond

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

No. 22 Rhode Island

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

At Maine

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 18 Wildcats 7 14 7 77 42
Black Bears 0 14 7 146 41

FCS Playoffs

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NCAA Division I First Round—No. 16 Fordham

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

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

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

References

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