American college football season
The 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-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 9–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Connecticut and Central Arkansas before losing in the quarterfinals to South Dakota State.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 13 | | CSL[1] | W 24–23 | 15,854 |
[2] | 4:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | W 22–12 | 3,387 |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross* | No. 9 | | Charter TV3 | L 26–51 | 7,906 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Rhode Island | No. 15 | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 22,135 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Bryant* | No. 15 | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| ESPN3 | W 45–17 | 7,951 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook | No. 12 | | Wolfievision | L 24–38 | 12,311 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Towson | No. 18 | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| UNHAthletics via YouTube | W 40–17 | 10,522 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | No. 17 | | MadiZone | L 0–21 | 25,298 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 21 | | TATV | W 35–16 | 5,426 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 Elon | No. 18 | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| FCS FSGO | W 16–6 | 7,294 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Albany | No. 16 | | CSL[1] | L 0–15 | 3,459 |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | W 14–0 | 2,385 |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Central Arkansas* | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | W 21–15 | 6,243 |
December 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota State* | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | L 14–56 | 5,583 |
- *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[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Black Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
No. 13 Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
At Georgia Southern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Wildcats | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
At Holy Cross[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 9 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
Crusaders | 3 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 51 |
Rhode Island[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
No. 15 Wildcats | 8 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 15 Wildcats | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
At Stony Brook[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Wildcats | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Seawolves | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
No. 18 Wildcats | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
At James Madison[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 17 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 1 Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At William & Mary[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Tribe | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
No. 18 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
At Albany[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Great Danes | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
NCAA First Round—Central Connecticut[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 21 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
NCAA Second Round—at Central Arkansas[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 3 Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
NCAA Quarterfinal–at South Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
No. 6 Jackrabbits | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 13 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | |
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Coaches | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 20 | |
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References[edit]
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Venues | - College Oval ( –1920)
- Memorial Field (1921–1935)
- Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)
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