2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	4–4 (2–2 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 Rhode Island		4	–	0					7	–	1
No. 18 Richmond		4	–	0					6	–	2
Delaware*		4	–	1					7	–	1
No. 13 Villanova		3	–	1					6	–	2
Stony Brook		3	–	1					6	–	2
Towson		2	–	2					4	–	4
No. 16 William & Mary		2	–	2					5	–	3
Hampton		2	–	2					4	–	4
Monmouth		2	–	2					4	–	4
New Hampshire		2	–	2					4	–	4
Maine		2	–	3					4	–	4
Albany		1	–	3					3	–	5
Campbell		1	–	3					3	–	5
Elon		1	–	3					2	–	6
Bryant		0	–	4					2	–	6
North Carolina A&T		0	–	4					1	–	7
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of October 27, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The Wildcats defeated Holy Cross, 21-20

The 2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team will represent the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats will be led by third-year head coach Ricky Santos and play their home games at Wildcat Stadium.

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
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
*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
New Hampshire	0	3	0	0	3
UCF (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

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
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0
Holy Cross	0	0	0	0	0

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

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
Stonehill	0	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SC	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
Bryant	0	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• TV: FloSports

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 New Hampshire	7	9	0	7	23
Harvard	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)

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	HAR
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
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0
Elon	0	0	0	0	0

at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, NC

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM
• TV: FloSports

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 (0–0) at No. 24 New Hampshire Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Rhode Island	0	0	0	0	0
No. 24 New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• TV: FloSports

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

Monmouth

See also: 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team

Game Ten – Monmouth Hawks (0–0) at New Hampshire Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monmouth	0	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MON	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

References

1. "2024 New Hampshire Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
2. "2024 UNH Football Schedule". unhwildcats.com. New Hampshire Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.