2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–41 vs. UT Martin
Conference	CAA Football
Ranking
STATS	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 24
Record	8–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Ricky Santos (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ed Borden (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Drew Belcher (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Garrett Gillick (3rd season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Richmond +^		8	–	0					10	–	3
No. 9 Rhode Island* +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Villanova ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
Delaware*		6	–	2					9	–	2
No. 23 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
Stony Brook		5	–	3					8	–	4
Towson		5	–	3					7	–	5
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	6
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	5
Monmouth		4	–	4					6	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	7
Albany		2	–	6					4	–	8
Hampton		2	–	6					5	–	7
Campbell		1	–	7					3	–	9
Bryant		0	–	8					2	–	10
North Carolina A&T		0	–	8					1	–	11
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware.
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of January 8, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The Wildcats defeated Holy Cross, 21–20

The 2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Ricky Santos, ^[a] and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. ^[1]

After compiling a regular-season record of 8–4, 6–2 in CAA Football play, the Wildcats received an at-large selection to the NCAA Division I Playoffs—the Wildcats were selected to host a first-round game as the 16th seed in the 24-team field. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at UCF *		FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN+	L 3–57	44,206
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross *		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 21–20	10,815
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Stonehill *		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 45–6	6,795
September 21	3:00 p.m.	Bryant		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 38–17	11,302
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at Harvard *	No. 21	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	L 23–28	8,676
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 17–10	4,315
October 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Rhode Island	No. 24	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 9–26	8,425
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 6–14	5,015
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Albany		Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	FloSports	W 31–14	3,225
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 33–20	5,108
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Stony Brook		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 31–30	4,760
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 24	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 27–9	3,190
November 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 UT Martin *	No. 19	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 10–41	1,573
*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

at UCF (FBS)

See also: 2024 UCF Knights football team

Game One – New Hampshire Wildcats (0–0) vs UCF Knights (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	0	0	3
Knights (FBS)	6	23	28	0	57

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL

• Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 44,206
• Referee: Cravonne Barrett
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
• Preview  · Box score

Game information

First quarter UCF: Colton Boomer 25-yard field goal, 10:55 UCF: Colton Boomer 44-yard field goal, 4:56 Second quarter UCF: KJ Jefferson 3-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 14:45 UCF: Safety, 13:12 UCF: RJ Harvey 1-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 9:40 NH: Nick Mazzie 38-yard field goal, 4:31 UCF: RJ Harvey 13-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:43 Third quarter UCF: Myles Montgomery 49-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick), 9:15 UCF: Peny Boone 59-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 6:39 UCF: Johnny Richardson 22-yard pass pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick), 3:05 UCF: Myles Montgomery 25-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 1:28 Fourth quarter None

Statistics	UNH	UCF
First downs	9	27
Total yards	166	639
Rushing yards	71	454
Passing yards	95	185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–28–2	11–22–1
Time of possession	30:27	29:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing	Seth Morgan	14/28, 95 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Matt Vezza	2 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Logan Tomlinson	6 receptions, 73 yards
UCF	Passing	KJ Jefferson	7/14, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	RJ Harvey	11 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kobe Hudson	2 receptions, 61 yards

at Holy Cross

See also: 2024 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Game Two – New Hampshire Wildcats (0–1) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Crusaders	3	3	14	0	20

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 10,815
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNH	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stonehill

See also: 2024 Stonehill Skyhawks football team

Game Three – Stonehill Skyhawks (0–1) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	6	0	0	0	6
Wildcats	14	14	17	0	45

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game attendance: 6,795
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STO	UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stonehill	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Bryant

See also: 2024 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Game Four – Bryant Bulldogs (1–2) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	0	7	17
Wildcats	17	14	0	7	38

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• Game attendance: 11,302
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BRY	UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Harvard

See also: 2024 Harvard Crimson football team

Game Five – No. 21 New Hampshire Wildcats (3–1) vs Harvard Crimson (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Wildcats	7	9	0	7	23
Crimson	0	14	7	7	28

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

• Date: Friday October 4, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 5 mph
• Game attendance: 8,676
• Referee: Alex Parrella
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tyler Davey (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
• Box score

Game information

First quarter (6:39) UNH – Caleb Burke 14-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:35; New Hampshire 7–0) Second quarter (12:41) UNH – Nick Mazzie 52-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:52; New Hampshire 10–0) (11:59) HAR – Scott Woods II 65-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42; New Hampshire 10–7) (8:11) UNH – Nick Mazzie 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:43; New Hampshire 13–7) (4:08) HAR – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:07; Harvard 14–13) (0:00) UNH – Nick Mazzie 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:57; New Hampshire 16–14) Third quarter (5:11) HAR – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:47; Harvard 21–16) Fourth quarter (11:23) HAR – Charles DePrima 16-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:20; Harvard 28–16) (5:54) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 3-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:21; Harvard 28–23)

Statistics	UNH	HARV
First downs	20	17
Total yards	319	348
Rushing yards	46	144
Passing yards	273	204
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–48–0	10–23–0
Time of possession	30:38	29:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing	Seth Morgan	34/47, 267 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaac Seide	10 carries, 204 yards, TD
	Receiving	Logan Tomlinson	10 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	10/23, 204 yards, TD
	Rushing	Xaviah Bascon	16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Scott Woods II	4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Elon

See also: 2024 Elon Phoenix football team

Game Six – New Hampshire Wildcats (3–2) vs Elon Phoenix (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	3	17
Phoenix	10	0	0	0	10

at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, NC

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM
• Game attendance: 4,315
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNH	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 16 Rhode Island

See also: 2024 Rhode Island Rams football team

Game Seven – No. 16 Rhode Island Rams (5–1) at No. 24 New Hampshire Wildcats (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Rams	0	2	17	7	26
No. 24 Wildcats	0	3	0	6	9

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 8,425
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	URI	UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 13 Villanova

See also: 2024 Villanova Wildcats football team

Game Eight – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–3) at No. 13 Villanova Wildcats (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
New Hampshire	3	0	0	3	6
No. 13 Villanova	0	7	0	7	14

at Villanova Stadium, Villanova, PA

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 5,015
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNH	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Albany

See also: 2024 Albany Great Danes football team

Game Nine – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–4) at Albany Great Danes (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	10	0	7	31
Great Danes	0	0	0	14	14

at Bob Ford Field, Albany, NY

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy 50 °F (10 °C) ·Wind: South 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 3,225
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNH	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Monmouth

See also: 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team

Game Ten – Monmouth Hawks (4–5) at New Hampshire Wildcats (5–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	14	0	6	20
Wildcats	7	13	10	3	33

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game attendance: 5,108
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MONM	UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 16 Stony Brook

See also: 2024 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Game Eleven – No. 16 Stony Brook Seawolves (8–2) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (6–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Seawolves	3	10	10	7	30
Wildcats	0	10	0	21	31

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,760
• Referee: Tom Zetts
• TV announcers (FloSports): Joel Wiel (play-by-play) and Evan Gray (analyst)
• Box score

Game information

First quarter (4:08) SBU – Enda Kirby 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:35; Stony Brook 3–0) Second quarter (14:54) SBU – Enda Kirby 22-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:13; Stony Brook 6–0) (11:06) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 5-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:39; New Hampshire 7–6) (9:42) SBU – Jayce Freeman 30-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Stony Brook 13–7) (0:22) UNH – Nick Mazzie 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:20; Stony Brook 13–10) Third quarter (10:24) SBU – Cal Redman 14-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:30; Stony Brook 20–10) (5:49) SBU – Enda Kirby 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:02; Stony Brook 23–10) Fourth quarter (14:56) SBU – Cole Bunicci 13-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:01; Stony Brook 30–10) (12:24) UNH – Seth Morgan 24-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:26; Stony Brook 30–17) (9:37) UNH – Denzell Gibson 2-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:28; Stony Brook 30–24) (6:15) UNH – Joey Corcoran 15-yard pass from Seth Morgan kick, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:28; New Hampshire 31–30)

Statistics	STBK	UNH
First downs	17	21
Total yards	326	326
Rushing yards	132	63
Passing yards	194	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–27–0	27–40–1
Time of possession	24:55	35:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Tyler Knoop	17/27, 194 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	21 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Cal Redman	5 receptions, 66 yards, TD
New Hampshire	Passing	Seth Morgan	27/40, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Denzell Gibson	17 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Caleb Burke	6 receptions, 74 yards

at Maine (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

See also: 2024 Maine Black Bears football team and Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

Game Twelve – New Hampshire Wildcats (7–4) at Maine Black Bears (5–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	10	10	27
Black Bears	9	0	0	0	9

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game attendance: 3,190
• TV: FloSports
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNH	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 23 UT Martin (NCAA Division I Playoffs–First Round)

See also: 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football postseason

No. 23 UT Martin Skyhawks (8–4) at No. 19 New Hampshire Wildcats (8–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Skyhawks	7	20	0	14	41
No. 19 Wildcats	7	0	3	0	10

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
• Box score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTM	UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Martin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Notes

1. Santos also served as interim-head coach for the 2019 season.

References

1. Brown, Brandon (July 24, 2024). "UNH football 2024: Coach Santos' keys to success, CAA poll, schedule". The Portsmouth Herald . Portsmouth, New Hampshire . Retrieved November 24, 2024– via seacoastonline.com.
2. "UNH to Play NCAA FCS First Round Game at Wildcat Stadium (Nov. 30; 1 PM)". unhwildcats.com. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
3. "2024 New Hampshire Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
4. "2024 UNH Football Schedule". unhwildcats.com. New Hampshire Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

Further reading

• Rosario, Timothy (June 28, 2024). "2024 New Hampshire Football Preview". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved November 24, 2024.