# 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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, played their home games at Wildcat Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Monmouth | | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | W 31–21 | 8,703 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany | | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | W 28–23 | 7,174 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | No. 25 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | L 27–45 | 9,630 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Towson | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | FloSports | W 37–14 | 5,508 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan* | | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | L 7–44 | 20,119 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook | | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | W 24–14 | 13,273 |
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth* | | Memorial FieldHanover, NH (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 14–0 | 3,580 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21 Elon | No. 25 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | W 40–22 | 14,137 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Richmond | No. 17 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | L 34–40 | 6,329 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 Rhode Island | No. 21 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | W 31–28 | 8,045 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maine | No. 18 | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket) | FloSports | W 42–41 $^{OT}$ | 4,638 |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Fordham* | No. 15 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | W 52–42 | 2,989 |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Holy Cross* | No. 15 | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | L 19–35 | 6,265 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Monmouth

| | 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Wildcats | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| No. 7 Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |