2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football
UNH Wildcats.png
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record9–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ryan Carty (10th season)
Defensive coordinator John Lyons (6th season)
Home stadium Wildcat Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m. Maine No. 13 CSL [1] W 24–2315,854
September 9 [2] 4:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern *No. 12 ESPN3 W 22–123,387
September 161:00 p.m.at Holy Cross *No. 9 Charter TV3 L 26–517,906
September 233:30 p.m. Rhode Island Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
ESPN3W 28–1422,135
September 306:00 p.m. Bryant *No. 15
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
ESPN3W 45–177,951
October 146:00 p.m.at Stony Brook No. 12 Wolfievision L 24–3812,311
October 212:00 p.m. Towson No. 18
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
UNHAthletics via YouTube W 40–1710,522
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison No. 17 MadiZone L 0–2125,298
November 42:00 p.m.at William & Mary No. 21 TATV W 35–165,426
November 112:00 p.m.No. 7 Elon No. 18
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FCS
FSGO
W 16–67,294
November 181:00 p.m.at Albany No. 16CSL [1] L 0–153,459
November 252:00 p.m. Central Connecticut *No. 21
ESPN3W 14–02,385
December 22:00 p.m.at No. 3 Central Arkansas *No. 21
ESPN3W 21–156,243
December 93:00 p.m.at No. 6 South Dakota State *No. 21
ESPN3L 14–565,583
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Maine

1234Total
Black Bears737623
No. 13 Wildcats1430724

At Georgia Southern

1234Total
No. 12 Wildcats1570022
Eagles005712

At Holy Cross

1234Total
No. 9 Wildcats7012726
Crusaders313211451

Rhode Island

1234Total
Rams007714
No. 15 Wildcats8701328

Bryant

1234Total
Bulldogs0170017
No. 15 Wildcats171401445

At Stony Brook

1234Total
No. 12 Wildcats6180024
Seawolves9761638

Towson

1234Total
Tigers3001417
No. 18 Wildcats7267040

At James Madison

1234Total
No. 17 Wildcats00000
No. 1 Dukes0147021

At William & Mary

1234Total
No. 21 Wildcats7147735
Tribe0100616

Elon

1234Total
No. 7 Phoenix00066
No. 18 Wildcats079016

At Albany

1234Total
No. 16 Wildcats00000
Great Danes039315

NCAA First Round—Central Connecticut

1234Total
Blue Devils00000
No. 21 Wildcats070714

NCAA Second Round—at Central Arkansas

1234Total
No. 21 Wildcats707721
No. 3 Bears700815

NCAA Quarterfinal–at South Dakota State

1234Total
No. 21 Wildcats007714
No. 6 Jackrabbits217141456

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 1312915151312181721181621
Coaches 16121116141312181619161420

References

  1. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "UNH/Georgia Southern Game Moved to Birmingham, Ala". UNH Wildcats. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.