2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	1–0 (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. 9 Rhode Island		1	–	0					1	–	0
No. 21 Monmouth		0	–	0					1	–	0
New Hampshire		0	–	0					1	–	0
Towson		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova		0	–	0					0	–	0
Albany		0	–	0					0	–	1
Bryant		0	–	0					0	–	1
Elon		0	–	0					0	–	1
Hampton		0	–	0					0	–	1
Maine		0	–	0					0	–	1
North Carolina A&T		0	–	0					0	–	1
Stony Brook		0	–	0					0	–	1
William & Mary		0	–	0					0	–	1
Campbell		0	–	1					0	–	1
As of September 5, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 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 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats will be led by fifth-year head coach Ricky Santos, ^[a] and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central *	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	W 27–10
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Holy Cross *	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloFootball
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State *	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ESPN+
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 All times are in Eastern time

^[2]

Game summaries

at North Carolina Central

See also: 2025 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

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

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

at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium • Durham, NC

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin McIsaac (play-by-play) and Brian Espanet (analyst)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina Central	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Holy Cross

See also: 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

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

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

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

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

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

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

at Ball State (FBS)

See also: 2025 Ball State Cardinals football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Ball State Cardinals (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Cardinals (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

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

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Dartmouth Big Green (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Big Green	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

• Date: September 20

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.