New Hampshire · Next-Season Outcome Band
Fanbase Health Index · New Hampshire · medium confidence
FCS Program Prestige · New Hampshire2004
14-year playoff streak begins
New Hampshire begins the longest sustained FCS playoff run in the program's history — a streak that would last through 2017
New Hampshire8-5Hope-Doping·Offseason
New Hampshire is the Walter Payton Award program that put Durham on the FCS map with 14 straight playoffs, and Ricky Santos — the award winner himself — is now the head coach proving the standard was never an accident.
Standard GapFourteen consecutive FCS playoff appearances (2004-2017), two national s…
The room says New Hampshire made 14 straight FCS playoffs, won the Walter Payton Award twice, and still gets called a cold-weather afterthought — that the Granite State program has earned its place at…
offseason · quiet
Approaching
22 days
until kickoff · at UAlbany · Fri Aug 28 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
New Hampshire is the Walter Payton Award program that put Durham on the FCS map with 14 straight playoffs, and Ricky Santos — the award winner himself — is now the head coach proving the standard was never an accident.
The Wildcats are on the prowl.
New Hampshire · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 6-6
Base 8-4
Ceiling 11-1
floor6-6Competitive but likely outside the at-large field.
base8-4Conference title contender. Playoff bid realistic.
ceiling11-1Conference title + deep playoff run.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast
Opens Aug 28
vs UAlbany · away
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on New Hampshire
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The Wildcats are on the prowl.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
kickoff
"Go New Hampshire"
— New Hampshire fanbase · recurring line
9 mentions · awaiting signal
Fanbase Health Index · New Hampshire · medium confidence
Growing (56)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 8-5 (62% win rate)64
Volume — 8 effective signal-N49
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
New Hampshire · 2025 schedule & results8-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50% · 0 AP top-25 opponents on the schedule.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #173 | #136 | +4.5 | @North Carolina Central | W 27–10 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #163 | #159 | -1.5 | Holy Cross | W 19–16 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #166 | #234 | +3 | @Ball State | L 29–34 51 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #171 | — | -2 | @Dartmouth | L 20–27 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #174 | #204 | -13 | UAlbany | W 24–6 | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #162 | #151 | +5.5 | Villanova | L 7–37 | 3-3 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #197 | #141 | +9.5 | @Rhode Island | L 27–38 | 3-4 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #195 | #239 | -2.5 | @Campbell | W 24–10 | 4-4 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #181 | #174 | -1.5 | William & Mary | W 34–24 | 5-4 | 2-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #178 | #102 | +12.5 | @Monmouth | W 34–13 | 6-4 | 3-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #152 | #244 | -11 | @Bryant | W 42–14 | 7-4 | 4-1 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #123 | #179 | -7.5 | Maine | W 33–27 | 8-4 | 5-1 |
| Conference Championship | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #126 | #120 | +11 | @South Dakota State | L 3–41 | 8-5 | 5-1 |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | @South Dakota State | L 3–41 | — | — | — | -0.072 | 35.1% | 102.5% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Nov 22 | Maine | W 33–27 | — | — | — | -0.006 | 36.1% | 129.3% | One-score win |
| Nov 15 | @Bryant | W 42–14 | — | — | — | +0.277 | 47.0% | 142.9% | Blowout win |
| Nov 8 | @Monmouth | W 34–13 | — | — | — | +0.134 | 41.7% | 131.6% | |
| Oct 25 | William & Mary | W 34–24 | — | — | — | +0.494 | 50.8% | 145.0% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Oct 18 | @Campbell | W 24–10 | — | — | — | +0.203 | 44.6% | 111.4% | |
| Oct 11 | @Rhode Island | L 27–38 | — | — | — | +0.206 | 42.4% | 111.9% | |
| Oct 4 | Villanova | L 7–37 | — | — | — | +0.063 | 38.3% | 125.9% | Blowout loss |
| Sep 27 | UAlbany | W 24–6 | — | — | — | +0.168 | 46.9% | 103.1% | |
| Sep 20 | @Dartmouth | L 20–27 | — | — | — | +0.085 | 35.4% | 155.6% | One-score loss |
| Sep 13 | @Ball State | L 29–34 | — | — | — | +0.154 | 43.6% | 121.6% | One-score loss |
| Sep 6 | Holy Cross | W 19–16 | — | — | — | +0.044 | 36.3% | 129.8% | One-score win |
| Aug 30 | @North Carolina Central | W 27–10 | — | — | — | +0.104 | 28.6% | 183.9% | Most explosive |
| Season average (13 games) | — | — | +0.143 | 40.5% | 130.3% | ||||
Schedule mirage
How much of New Hampshire's number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.14; 60th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.04. The widest gap came in week 10: 0.17 raw vs. 0.06 adjusted.
Home-Field Advantage · New Hampshire · 2018-present
Strong
65% home win rate vs 42% on the road. margin runs +7.1 better at home. Wildcat Stadium seats 11,015, averaging 61% full (6,743 attendance, 11 games reported).
Home25-13Away19-26
Venue texture
61°F average kickoff temp; 11% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 27 home games with weather data.
FCS Program Prestige · New Hampshire
National Program
All-Time Record
188-155-5
since 1897 · 69 seasons · .540 win rate
HOME
102-34-3
AWAY
64-110-2
NEUTRAL
22-11
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CAA Standing · 2025
2nd in the CAA
New Hampshire is 2nd in the CAA at 5-1. 1 team above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | 8-0 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 5-1 |
| 3 | Maine | 5-2 |
| 4 | Monmouth | 5-2 |
| 5 | Elon | 4-2 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 4-3 |
| 7 | Towson | 4-3 |
| 8 | Campbell | 2-5 |
| 9 | North Carolina A&T | 2-5 |
| 10 | UAlbany | 1-5 |
| 11 | Bryant | 1-7 |
| 12 | Sacred Heart | 0-0 |
| 13 | Hampton | 0-6 |
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2006
Ricky Santos wins Walter Payton Award
Santos wins the top offensive award in FCS — the defining individual moment from the streak era
2013-2014 national semifinals
New Hampshire reaches the FCS national semifinals in back-to-back years — the peak of the program's modern era
2025 season — 8-5, FCS first round
New Hampshire goes 8-5 (6-2 CAA) and earns an FCS playoff bid, losing to South Dakota State 3-41 in the first round
Heartbreak
Moment of the Year · New Hampshire · 2025
Moment of the Year · New Hampshire · 2025Won 27-10 at North Carolina Central
Week 1 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Playoff History
Playoff HistoryRecent postseason (2014): 0-1
Most recent: 2014 — loss 18-21 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2014
FCS → NFL Pipeline
2024–2024
FCS → NFL PipelineDeveloping
1 picks last 5 cycles. The pipeline is real but still building volume.
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picks · last 5 yrs
#208
Dylan Laube
Running Back · 2024 · Las Vegas
#208 all-time in draft picksthe talent factory →
r/cfb moments
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