2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceCAA Football
Ranking
STATSNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record8–5 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Ed Borden (1st season)
  • Drew Belcher (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGarrett Gillick (3rd season)
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Richmond +^   8 – 0     10 – 3  
No. 9 Rhode Island* +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Villanova ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Delaware*   6 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 23 ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Stony Brook   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Towson   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Elon   5 – 3     6 – 6  
William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Monmouth   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Maine   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Albany   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Hampton   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Campbell   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Bryant   0 – 8     2 – 10  
North Carolina A&T   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Ricky Santos,[a] and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium.[1]

After compiling a regular-season record of 8–4, 6–2 in CAA Football play, the Wildcats received an at-large selection to the NCAA Division I Playoffs—the Wildcats were selected to host a first-round game as the 16th seed in the 24-team field.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at UCF*
ESPN+L 3–5744,206
September 72:00 p.m.at Holy Cross*
ESPN+W 21–2010,815
September 146:00 p.m.Stonehill*
FloSportsW 45–66,795
September 213:00 p.m.Bryant
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsW 38–1711,302
October 47:00 p.m.at Harvard*No. 21
ESPN+L 23–288,676
October 122:00 p.m.at Elon
FloSportsW 17–104,315
October 191:00 p.m.No. 16 Rhode IslandNo. 24
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsL 9–268,425
October 263:30 p.m.at No. 13 Villanova
FloSportsL 6–145,015
November 21:00 p.m.at Albany
FloSportsW 31–143,225
November 91:00 p.m.Monmouth
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsW 33–205,108
November 161:00 p.m.No. 16 Stony Brook
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Durham, NH
FloSportsW 31–304,760
November 231:00 p.m.at MaineNo. 24
FloSportsW 27–93,190
November 301:00 p.m.No. 23 UT Martin*No. 19
ESPN+L 10–411,573
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3][4]

Game summaries

at UCF (FBS)

See also: 2024 UCF Knights football team
Game One – New Hampshire Wildcats (0–0) vs UCF Knights (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 3 003
Knights (FBS) 6 23 28057

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL

  • Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 44,206
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
  • Preview · Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UCF: Colton Boomer 25-yard field goal, 10:55
  • UCF: Colton Boomer 44-yard field goal, 4:56
Second quarter
  • UCF: KJ Jefferson 3-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 14:45
  • UCF: Safety, 13:12
  • UCF: RJ Harvey 1-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 9:40
  • NH: Nick Mazzie 38-yard field goal, 4:31
  • UCF: RJ Harvey 13-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:43
Third quarter
  • UCF: Myles Montgomery 49-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick), 9:15
  • UCF: Peny Boone 59-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 6:39
  • UCF: Johnny Richardson 22-yard pass pass from KJ Jefferson (Colton Boomer Kick), 3:05
  • UCF: Myles Montgomery 25-yard run (Colton Boomer Kick), 1:28
Fourth quarter
  • None
Statistics UNH UCF
First downs 9 27
Total yards 166 639
Rushing yards 71 454
Passing yards 95 185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–2 11–22–1
Time of possession 30:27 29:33
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 14/28, 95 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Matt Vezza 2 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Logan Tomlinson 6 receptions, 73 yards
UCF Passing KJ Jefferson 7/14, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing RJ Harvey 11 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kobe Hudson 2 receptions, 61 yards

at Holy Cross

See also: 2024 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
Game Two – New Hampshire Wildcats (0–1) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 7721
Crusaders 3 3 14020

at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 10,815
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNH HC
First downs 16 15
Total yards 330 388
Rushing yards 172 87
Passing yards 158 301
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-22-1 19-29-1
Time of possession 26:52 33:08
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 17/22, 158 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Isaac Seide 18 carries, 161 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Logan Tomlinson 8 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
Holy Cross Passing Joe Pesansky 19/29, 301 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jordan Fuller 23 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Peterson 6 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD

Stonehill

See also: 2024 Stonehill Skyhawks football team
Game Three – Stonehill Skyhawks (0–1) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Skyhawks 6 0 006
Wildcats 14 14 17045

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 6,795
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics STO UNH
First downs 15 24
Total yards 252 541
Rushing yards 175 102
Passing yards 77 439
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7-23-1 25-35-0
Time of possession 30:10 29:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Stonehill Passing Ashur Carraha 7/23, 77 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Ashur Carraha 10 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Kyree Drake 1 reception, 34 yards
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 22/30, 387 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Isaac Seide 16 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Caleb Burke 3 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD

Bryant

See also: 2024 Bryant Bulldogs football team
Game Four – Bryant Bulldogs (1–2) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 7 0717
Wildcats 17 14 0738

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 11,302
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BRY UNH
First downs 20 19
Total yards 406 413
Rushing yards 70 99
Passing yards 336 314
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26-46-0 23-30-0
Time of possession 31:40 28:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Bryant Passing Jarret Guest 25/44, 335 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Fabrice Mukendi 8 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Landon Ruggieri 4 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 23/30, 314 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Isaac Seide 6 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Caleb Burke 6 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD

at Harvard

See also: 2024 Harvard Crimson football team
Game Five – No. 21 New Hampshire Wildcats (3–1) vs Harvard Crimson (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Wildcats 7 9 0723
Crimson 0 14 7728

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

  • Date: Friday October 4, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 PM
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 8,676
  • Referee: Alex Parrella
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tyler Davey (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:39) UNH – Caleb Burke 14-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:35; New Hampshire 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:41) UNH – Nick Mazzie 52-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:52; New Hampshire 10–0)
  • (11:59) HAR – Scott Woods II 65-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Dylan Fingersh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42; New Hampshire 10–7)
  • (8:11) UNH – Nick Mazzie 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:43; New Hampshire 13–7)
  • (4:08) HAR – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:07; Harvard 14–13)
  • (0:00) UNH – Nick Mazzie 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:57; New Hampshire 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (5:11) HAR – Xaviah Bascon 1-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:47; Harvard 21–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:23) HAR – Charles DePrima 16-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:20; Harvard 28–16)
  • (5:54) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 3-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:21; Harvard 28–23)
Statistics UNH HARV
First downs 20 17
Total yards 319 348
Rushing yards 46 144
Passing yards 273 204
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–48–0 10–23–0
Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 34/47, 267 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Isaac Seide 10 carries, 204 yards, TD
Receiving Logan Tomlinson 10 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Harvard Passing Jaden Craig 10/23, 204 yards, TD
Rushing Xaviah Bascon 16 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Scott Woods II 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Elon

See also: 2024 Elon Phoenix football team
Game Six – New Hampshire Wildcats (3–2) vs Elon Phoenix (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 7317
Phoenix 10 0 0010

at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, NC

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 4,315
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNH ELON
First downs 14 11
Total yards 158 231
Rushing yards 39 46
Passing yards 119 185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-29-1 17-30-1
Time of possession 29:34 30:26
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 16/29, 119 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Isaac Seide 20 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Joey Corcoran 5 receptions, 62 yards
Elon Passing Jack Salopek 17/29, 185 yards, 1 INT
Rushing TJ Thomas Jr. 9 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chandler Brayboy 5 receptions, 72 yards

No. 16 Rhode Island

See also: 2024 Rhode Island Rams football team
Game Seven – No. 16 Rhode Island Rams (5–1) at No. 24 New Hampshire Wildcats (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Rams 0 2 17726
No. 24 Wildcats 0 3 069

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 8,425
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics URI UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Hampshire Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 13 Villanova

See also: 2024 Villanova Wildcats football team
Game Eight – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–3) at No. 13 Villanova Wildcats (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
New Hampshire 3 0 036
No. 13 Villanova 0 7 0714

at Villanova Stadium, Villanova, PA

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 5,015
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNH VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Villanova Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Albany

See also: 2024 Albany Great Danes football team
Game Nine – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–4) at Albany Great Danes (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 14 10 0731
Great Danes 0 0 01414

at Bob Ford Field, Albany, NY

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy 50 °F (10 °C) · Wind: South 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,225
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNH ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Albany Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Monmouth

See also: 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team
Game Ten – Monmouth Hawks (4–5) at New Hampshire Wildcats (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hawks 0 14 0620
Wildcats 7 13 10333

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 5,108
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MONM UNH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Monmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Hampshire Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 16 Stony Brook

See also: 2024 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
Game Eleven – No. 16 Stony Brook Seawolves (8–2) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Seawolves 3 10 10730
Wildcats 0 10 02131

at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,760
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV announcers (FloSports): Joel Wiel (play-by-play) and Evan Gray (analyst)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:08) SBU – Enda Kirby 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:35; Stony Brook 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) SBU – Enda Kirby 22-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:13; Stony Brook 6–0)
  • (11:06) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 5-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:39; New Hampshire 7–6)
  • (9:42) SBU – Jayce Freeman 30-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Stony Brook 13–7)
  • (0:22) UNH – Nick Mazzie 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:20; Stony Brook 13–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:24) SBU – Cal Redman 14-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:30; Stony Brook 20–10)
  • (5:49) SBU – Enda Kirby 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:02; Stony Brook 23–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) SBU – Cole Bunicci 13-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:01; Stony Brook 30–10)
  • (12:24) UNH – Seth Morgan 24-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:26; Stony Brook 30–17)
  • (9:37) UNH – Denzell Gibson 2-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:28; Stony Brook 30–24)
  • (6:15) UNH – Joey Corcoran 15-yard pass from Seth Morgan kick, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:28; New Hampshire 31–30)
Statistics STBK UNH
First downs 17 21
Total yards 326 326
Rushing yards 132 63
Passing yards 194 263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–27–0 27–40–1
Time of possession 24:55 35:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Stony Brook Passing Tyler Knoop 17/27, 194 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Roland Dempster 21 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Cal Redman 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 27/40, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Denzell Gibson 17 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Caleb Burke 6 receptions, 74 yards

at Maine (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)

See also: 2024 Maine Black Bears football team and Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
Game Twelve – New Hampshire Wildcats (7–4) at Maine Black Bears (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 101027
Black Bears 9 0 009

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 3,190
  • TV: FloSports
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNH ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
New Hampshire Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Maine Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 23 UT Martin (NCAA Division I Playoffs–First Round)

See also: 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team and 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football postseason
No. 23 UT Martin Skyhawks (8–4) at No. 19 New Hampshire Wildcats (8–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Skyhawks 7 20 01441
No. 19 Wildcats 7 0 3010

at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTM UNH
First downs 22 6
Total yards 482 124
Rushing yards 236 53
Passing yards 246 71
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-27-0 1-35-1
Time of possession 40:14 19:46
Team Category Player Statistics
UT Martin Passing Kinkead Dent 17/26, 246 yards
Rushing Patrick Smith 15 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Trevonte Rucker 9 receptions, 88 yards
New Hampshire Passing Seth Morgan 14/35, 71 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Caleb Mead 5 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Caleb Burke 3 receptions, 23 yards

Notes

  1. ^ Santos also served as interim-head coach for the 2019 season.

References

  1. ^ Brown, Brandon (July 24, 2024). "UNH football 2024: Coach Santos' keys to success, CAA poll, schedule". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Retrieved November 24, 2024 – via seacoastonline.com.
  2. ^ "UNH to Play NCAA FCS First Round Game at Wildcat Stadium (Nov. 30; 1 PM)". unhwildcats.com. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 New Hampshire Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 UNH Football Schedule". unhwildcats.com. New Hampshire Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

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