American college football season
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.
Schedule[edit]
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 | | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| 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 | | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| 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 | | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| UNHAthletics | W 43–14 | 5,029 |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | Albany | No. 21 | - Wildcat Stadium
- Durham, NH
| 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 |
- *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]
At San Diego State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#22 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Holy Cross[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
#24 Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
At Dartmouth[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#22 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Big Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
At Rhode Island[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
William & Mary[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#19 Tribe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
At Elon[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
James Madison[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#7 Dukes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 39 |
At Towson[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Stony Brook[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#22 Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Wildcats | 15 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 43 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 |
#21 Wildcats | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
At Maine[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Black Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Lehigh—NCAA Division I First Round[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#18 Mountain Hawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
#22 Wildcats | 15 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
James Madison–NCAA Division I Second Round[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#22 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
#5 Dukes | 3 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 55 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | 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 | 22 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | RV | 22 | 17 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | RV | 21 | 17 |
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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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