2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football
2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 22–55 vs. James Madison
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 17
Record	8–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Sean McDonnell (18th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Carty (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons (5th season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

Last updated January 09, 2025

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^	5	–	3	10	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Albany	4	–	4	7	–	4
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	2	–	6	4	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:30 pm	at San Diego State *	No. 22	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		L 0–31	46,486
September 10	7:00 pm	Holy Cross *	No. 24	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	ASN	W 39–28	13,242
September 17	7:00 pm	at Dartmouth *	No. 22	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	FCS	L 21–22	8,296
September 24	1:00 pm	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	A10 Network	W 39–17	3,626
October 1	3:30 pm	No. 19 William & Mary		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	UNHAthletics	W 21–12	21,943
October 7	7:00 pm	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	W 13–10	4,416
October 15	12:00 pm	No. 7 James Madison		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	ASN	L 39–42	8,316
October 22	3:30 pm	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	W 21–7	5,023
October 29	12:00 pm	No. 22 Stony Brook		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	UNHAthletics	W 43–14	5,029
November 12	12:00 pm	Albany	No. 21	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	UNHAthletics	L 25–36	7,012
November 19	1:00 pm	at Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	MAA	W 24–21	6,401
November 26	2:00 pm	No. 18 Lehigh *	No. 22	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 64–21	2,240
December 3	2:00 pm	at No. 5 James Madison*	No. 22	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 22–55	13,231
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Aztecs	14	7	3	7	31

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	7	0	28
#24 Wildcats	6	7	19	7	39

At Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Wildcats	0	14	7	0	21
Big Green	7	0	0	15	22

At Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	8	7	17	39
Rams	7	0	3	7	17

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Tribe	6	0	0	6	12
Wildcats	0	7	0	14	21

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	6	13
Phoenix	0	3	7	0	10

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Dukes	7	14	7	14	42
Wildcats	0	9	3	27	39

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	0	21
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Seawolves	7	0	7	0	14
Wildcats	15	0	21	7	43

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	7	15	14	36
#21 Wildcats	8	14	3	0	25

At Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	10	24
Black Bears	7	7	0	7	21

Lehigh—NCAA Division I First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Mountain Hawks	0	14	7	0	21
#22 Wildcats	15	21	14	14	64

James Madison–NCAA Division I Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Wildcats	7	0	8	7	22
#5 Dukes	3	28	21	3	55

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	22	24	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	21	RV	22	17
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	25	RV	RV	23	23	RV	21	17

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References

↑ Guarino, Ben (September 16, 2016). "University to buy $1 million football scoreboard with thrifty librarian's money, outraging critics" . Washington Post . Retrieved September 16, 2016.
↑ "Wildcat Stadium". unhwildcats.com. August 10, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

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[Scoreboard-1] Guarino, Ben (September 16, 2016). "University to buy $1 million football scoreboard with thrifty librarian's money, outraging critics" . Washington Post . Retrieved September 16, 2016.

[2] "Wildcat Stadium". unhwildcats.com. August 10, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

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