2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	4–4 (2–2 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. 16 Rhode Island		4	–	0					6	–	2
No. 11 Monmouth		3	–	0					6	–	1
No. 15 Villanova		4	–	1					5	–	2
William & Mary		3	–	1					4	–	3
Maine		2	–	1					3	–	4
Campbell		2	–	2					2	–	6
New Hampshire		2	–	2					4	–	4
Elon		2	–	2					4	–	4
Stony Brook		1	–	2					3	–	4
Towson		1	–	2					3	–	4
North Carolina A&T		1	–	2					1	–	6
Albany		0	–	3					1	–	6
Hampton		0	–	3					2	–	5
Bryant		0	–	3					2	–	5
As of October 19, 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]

Roster

2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Noah Cundiff Jr WR 1 Casey McKinney Sr QB 4 Tommy McLeish So WR 6 Chase Wilson GS QB 7 Brooks Bentley Jr WR 8 Caleb Burke Sr QB 9 Matt Vezza  So WR 10 Jalen Johnson Jr QB 11 Barry Kleinpeter Jr QB 12 Matt Festa  So WR 13 Dom Herling So WR 16 Josh Fillion Jr WR 17 Logan Perez So WR 18 Wakeem Page  So WR 19 Ryan Blagg  So WR 21 Sam Brecker Jr RB 23 Myles Thompson Sr RB 28 Elliot Meine  So RB 29 Denzell Gibson  So RB 31 Nino Iacovino Jr TE 44 Denin Limouris Sr OL 55 Tolu Olajide GS OL 58 Nate Cavanaugh So OL 59 Ricardo Fernandes So OL 61 Tyler Habersham So OL 63 Dillon Epperson So OL 64 Brendan Graham Jr OL 66 Chris Campanelli Jr OL 68 Nathan Roach Jr OL 70 Jack Wilson Jr OL 71 Jason Trotta  So OL 73 Anthony DiMenna So OL 74 Luke Swaine Jr OL 75 Beau Riley Jr OL 76 Dylan Maciulewicz Sr OL 77 Dominick Laudicina  So OL 79 Luke Rogers  So WR 83 DaMontre Patterson So TE 85 Colby Ramshaw Jr TE 86 Peyton Strickland Jr TE 87 Jacob Metivier So TE 88 Drew Danson Jr WR 89 Will Tracey Jr OL 91 Ty Miles So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Isaiah Jones So CB 1 Zeroun Skinner Sr CB 4 Tavian Williams  So DE 5 Jordan Mcallister  So S 6 Eric Lee So S 8 Jackson Downey  So DT 9 Cameron Garner-Young Jr S 10 Cohen Cook So S 12 Jackson Stone Jr S 14 Duncan Moreland GS DE 15 D.J. Johnson So DE 17 Zach Garron Sr S 18 Josh Farquharson  So CB 21 Sean Webb  So S 27 Brendan Tighe GS CB 38 Malik Diaby So LB 42 Trevor Barry So CB 45 Cameron Rumelhart Jr LB 50 Matthew Sopp So DL 78 Jake Cuddire Jr DE 81 Huck Flanagan Jr DT 90 Justin Fevrier Jr DL 91 T.J. Wyman So DE 92 Ethan Aghakhan  Fr DT 93 Tim Bonagura Sr DL 94 Chief Ebana So DT 95 Kenyatta Forbes Jr.  So DE 96 T.J Farrell Jr DT 98 Justice Akinmoladun GS DE 99 Luke Teskey V Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Charles Trentham Jr LS 46 Wyatt Rubinoff So P/K 47 Matt Guidebeck  So K 53 Dillon Schlopy So K 97 Greg Motorny So	Head coach Ricky Santos Coordinators/assistant coaches Scott James – Associate head coach/Defensive Coordinator Ed Borden - Co-offensive coordinator/Tight ends Ryan Wilson -Co-offensive coordinator/Offensive linemen Tommy Herion -Quarterbacks Charles Watkins -Wide receivers/Pass game coordinator Nick Della Jacono -Linebackers/Special teams coordinator Jaysen Thompson -Defensive linemen Ryan VanSchelven -Running backs Isaiah Gilmore -Nickels Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 6/5/25

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		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball	W 24–6	5,691
October 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Villanova		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FoFootball	L 7–37	7,302
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloFootball	L 27–38	5,192
October 18	3:30 p.m.	at Campbell		Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloFootball	W 24−10	4,369
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 (1-3) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	0	0	6	6
Wildcats	7	7	7	3	24

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 5,691
• Referee: Justin Ackley
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Joe Weil (play-by-play) and Pete Webster (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter UNH – Denzell Gibson 1-yard run (Nick Reed kick), 7:10. Wildcats 7-0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:50 Second Quarter UNH – Ryan Blagg 6-yard pass from Matt Vezza (Nick Reed kick), 0:28. Wildcats 14-0. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 8:06 Third Quarter UNH – Matt Vezza 3-yard run (Nick Reed kick), 5:24. Wildcats 21-0. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 7:08 Fourth Quarter UNH – Nick Reed 47-yard field goal, 8:29. Wildcats 24-0. Drive: 4 plays, -14 yards, 2:08 ALB – Alex Jreige 6-yard pass from Colin Parachek, 3:08. Wildcats 24-6. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 5:16

Statistics	ALB	UNH
First downs	19	17
Total yards	275	308
Rushing yards	94	118
Passing yards	181	190
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–42–1	19–24–0
Time of possession	25:40	34:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Colin Parachek	21/42, 181 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Colin Parachek	9 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Kylen Austin	4 receptions, 56 yards
New Hampshire	Passing	Matt Vezza	19/24, 190 yards, TD
	Rushing	Myles Thomason	16 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Chase Wilson	4 receptions, 74 yards

No. 18 Villanova

See also: 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team

No. 18 Villanova Wildcats (2-2) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (3-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Villanova	7	17	0	13	37
New Hampshire	7	0	0	0	7

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

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

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 No. 17 Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (3-3) vs. No. 17 Rhode Island Rams (4-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	13	0	27
No. 17 Rams	0	17	0	21	38

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 (3-4) vs. Campbell Fighting Camels (2-5) – 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.