American college football season
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,[a] played their home games at Wildcat Stadium.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth | | | FloSports | W 31–21 | 8,703 |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany | | | 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 | | | FloSports | W 37–14 | 5,508 |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan* | | | 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* | | | 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 | | 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 | | FloSports | W 42–41 OT | 4,638 |
November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Fordham* | No. 15 | | ESPN+ | W 52–42 | 2,989 |
December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Holy Cross* | No. 15 | | 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
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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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 15 Wildcats
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
8 |
19 |
No. 7 Crusaders
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Notes
- ^ Santos also served as interim-head coach for the 2019 season.
References
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Venues |
- College Oval ( –1920)
- Memorial Field (1921–1935)
- Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championships in bold |