2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football
2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 19–35 vs. Holy Cross
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Ricky Santos (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Garrett Gillick (1st season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

Last updated December 13, 2023

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Rhode Island	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	6	–	5
Villanova	4	–	4	6	–	5
Monmouth	3	–	5	5	–	6
Albany	2	–	6	3	–	8
Maine	2	–	6	2	–	9
Hampton	1	–	7	4	–	7
Stony Brook	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Ricky Santos, played their home games at Wildcat Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 31–21	8,703
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Albany		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 28–23	7,174
September 17	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central *	No. 25	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 27–45	9,630
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 37–14	5,508
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan *		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 7–44	20,119
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 24–14	13,273
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth *		Memorial Field Hanover, NH (Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 14–0	3,580
October 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 21 Elon	No. 25	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 40–22	14,137
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Richmond	No. 17	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 34–40	6,329
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island	No. 21	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 31–28	8,045
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 18	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	FloSports	W 42–41 ^OT	4,638
November 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Fordham *	No. 15	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 52–42	2,989
December 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Holy Cross *	No. 15	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 19–35	6,265
*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

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	7	0	21
Wildcats	7	10	0	14	31

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	7	28
Great Danes	0	3	7	13	23

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	21	7	10	7	45
No. 25 Wildcats	7	14	0	6	27

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	7	14	6	37
Tigers	0	0	14	0	14

At Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	21	7	3	13	44

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	7	0	7	14
Wildcats	0	10	7	7	24

At Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	0	14
Big Green	0	0	0	0	0

No. 21 Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Phoenix	0	7	8	7	22
No. 25 Wildcats	7	16	7	10	40

At No. 14 Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Wildcats	0	7	20	7	34
No. 14 Spiders	7	17	13	3	40

No. 22 Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Rams	0	14	7	7	28
No. 21 Wildcats	0	10	11	10	31

At Maine

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	7	14	7	7	7	42
Black Bears	0	14	7	14	6	41

FCS Playoffs

NCAA Division I First Round—No. 16 Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Rams	7	14	7	14	42
No. 15 Wildcats	21	7	14	10	52

NCAA Division I Second Round—at No. 7 Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wildcats	2	3	6	8	19
No. 7 Crusaders	7	0	14	14	35

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Venues	College Oval ( –1920) Memorial Field (1921–1935) Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Dartmouth UMass: Colonial Clash Bill Knight Trophy Maine: Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
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v t e 2022 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Davidson Delaware Eastern Kentucky Elon Fordham Furman Gardner–Webb Holy Cross Idaho Incarnate Word Montana Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State Saint Francis (PA) Samford South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State Southeastern Louisiana Weber State William & Mary
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