2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lehigh in the first round before losing in the second round to James Madison.
| 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 22–55 vs. James Madison | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 17 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–5 (6–2 CAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ryan Carty (9th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Lyons (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 11,015) |
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| No. 1 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Richmond ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 8:30 pm | at San Diego State* | No. 22 | L 0–31 | 46,486 | ||
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross* | No. 24 | ASN | W 39–28 | 13,242 | |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth* | No. 22 | FCS | L 21–22 | 8,296 | |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Rhode Island | A10 Network | W 39–17 | 3,626 | ||
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | No. 19 William & Mary |
| UNHAthletics | W 21–12 | 21,943 | |
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | at Elon | PAA | W 13–10 | 4,416 | ||
| October 15 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 James Madison |
| ASN | L 39–42 | 8,316 | |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | at Towson | CSN | W 21–7 | 5,023 | ||
| October 29 | 12:00 pm | No. 22 Stony Brook |
| UNHAthletics | W 43–14 | 5,029 | |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Albany | No. 21 |
| UNHAthletics | L 25–36 | 7,012 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Maine | MAA | W 24–21 | 6,401 | ||
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 18 Lehigh* | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | W 64–21 | 2,240 |
| December 3 | 2:00 pm | at No. 5 James Madison* | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | L 22–55 | 13,231 |
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Game summaries
At San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #22 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| #24 Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
At Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #22 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Big Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
At Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #19 Tribe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
At Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #7 Dukes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 39 |
At Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #22 Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Wildcats | 15 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 43 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 |
| #21 Wildcats | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
At Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Lehigh—NCAA Division I First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #18 Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #22 Wildcats | 15 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
James Madison–NCAA Division I Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #22 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| #5 Dukes | 3 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 55 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 22 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | RV | 22 | 17 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | RV | 21 | 17 |
References
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