2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	CAA Football
Ranking
STATS	No. 25
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	2–2 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Ricky Santos (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Ed Borden (2nd season) Drew Belcher (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Garrett Gillick (4th season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Rhode Island		2	–	0					4	–	0
No. 21 Monmouth		1	–	0					3	–	1
William & Mary		1	–	0					2	–	2
North Carolina A&T		1	–	0					1	–	3
Campbell		1	–	1					1	–	3
Elon		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 25 New Hampshire		0	–	0					2	–	2
Towson		0	–	0					2	–	2
Albany		0	–	0					1	–	3
Bryant		0	–	1					2	–	2
No. 11 Villanova		0	–	1					1	–	2
Hampton		0	–	1					1	–	3
Stony Brook		0	–	1					1	–	3
Maine		0	–	1					0	–	4
As of September 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represent the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are led by fifth-year head coach Ricky Santos, ^[a] and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central *		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	W 27–10	6,354
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Holy Cross *		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball	W 19–16	6,509
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State *	No. 23	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 29–34	10,512
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth *	No. 25	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 20–27	4,457
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Albany		Wilcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Villanova		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FoFootball
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloFootball
October 18	3:30 p.m.	at Campbell		Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloFootball
October 25	1:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Widcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Monmouth		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloFootball
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloFootball
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Maine		Widcat Stadium Durham, NH (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	FloFootball
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at North Carolina Central

See also: 2025 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) at North Carolina Central Eagles (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	10	14	3	27
Eagles	0	3	7	0	10

at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 6,354
• Referee: Derek Hatten
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin McIsaac (play-by-play) and Brian Espanet (analyst)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter UNH – Nick Reed 29-yard field goal, 9:17. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:20. UNH – Denin Limouris 4-yard pass from Matt Vezza (Nick Reed kick), 3:00. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:13. NCCU – Kaleb Robison 35-yard field goal, 0:10. Wildcats 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 2:50. Third quarter UNH – Matt Vezza 8-yard run (Nick Reed kick BLOCKED), 6:40. Wildcats 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:06. UNH – Peyton Strickland 65-yard pass from Matt Vezza (Matt Vezza–Colby Ramshaw pass), 1:22. Wildcats 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:17. NCCU – Mekhi Wall 65-yard pass from Walker Harris (Kaleb Robison kick), 0:36. Wildcats 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:41. Fourth quarter UNH – Nick Reed 39-yard field goal, 5:32. Wildcats 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:25.

Statistics	UNH	NCCU
First downs	14	16
Total yards	304	275
Rushes–yards	39–118	30–103
Passing yards	186	172
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–17–1	13–33–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	34:52	25:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing	Matt Vezza	10/17, 186 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Myles Thomason	22 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Caleb Burke	5 receptions, 78 yards
North Carolina Central	Passing	Walker Harris	13/33, 172 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Chris Mosley	19 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Mekhi Wall	1 reception, 65 yards, TD

Holy Cross

See also: 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Holy Cross Crusaders (0-1) at New Hampshire Wildcats (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	9	0	0	7	16
Wildcats	7	3	3	6	19

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 6,509
• Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Ben Altsher (play-by-play) and Evan Gray (analyst)

Game information

First quarter HC – Eli Thompson 24-yard interception return (Luis Palenzuela kick BLOCKED), 13:29. Crusaders 6–0. UNH – Josh Fillion 53-yard pass from Caleb Burke (Nick Reed kick), 13:16. Wildcats 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:08. HC – Luis Palenzuela 34-yard field goal, 7:39. Crusaders 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:37. Second quarter UNH – Nick Reed 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:22. Third quarter UNH – Nick Reed 30-yard field goal, 2:05. Wildcats 13–9. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:34. Fourth quarter HC – Jayden Clerveaux 1-yard run (Luis Palenzuela kick), 12:13. Crusaders 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:47. UNH – Nick Reed 50-yard field goal, 9:13. Tied 16–16. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 9:05. UNH – Nick Reed 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 19–16. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:40.

Statistics	HC	UNH
First downs	18	14
Total yards	251	279
Rushes–yards	43–156	31–97
Passing yards	95	182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–15–1	12–23–2
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:12	28:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing	Cal Swanson	8/15, 95 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jayden Clerveaux	18 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Max Mosey	4 receptions, 56 yards
New Hampshire	Passing	Matt Vezza	11/21, 129 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Myles Thomason	19 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Josh Fillion	2 receptions, 57 yards

at Ball State (FBS)

See also: 2025 Ball State Cardinals football team

No. 23 New Hampshire Wildcats (2-0) at Ball State Cardinals (FBS) (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Dartmouth (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team and Dartmouth–New Hampshire football rivalry

No. 25 New Hampshire Wildcats (2-1) at Dartmouth Big Green (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Big Green	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Bob Lipman (play-by-play)

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

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

Albany

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team

Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

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

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

Villanova

See also: 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team

Villanova Wildcats (0-0) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Villanova	-	-	-	-	0
New Hampshire	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

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

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

at Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Rhode Island Rams (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Rams	-	-	-	-	0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

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

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

at Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Campbell Fighting Camels (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Camels	-	-	-	-	0

at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

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

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

William & Mary

See also: 2025 William & Mary Tribe football team

William & Mary Tribe (0-0) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Monmouth

See also: 2025 Monmouth Hawks football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Monmouth Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST

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

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

at Bryant

See also: 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST

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

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

Maine (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team and Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

Maine Black Bears (0-0) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	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. "2025 New Hampshire Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

Further reading

• Rosario, Timothy (June 28, 2025). "2025 New Hampshire Football Preview". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved November 24, 2024.