New Hampshire

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Coastal Athletic · Wildcat Stadium · 11,015 · 5,480 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Harvard · our model 52% New Hampshire · a number, not a pick

LastW 42–35 vs Stonehill · Sat Sep 12 · Jocquez Smith 122 rush yds, 3 TD

Nextvs Harvard · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Wildcat Stadium · series 0-8, lost the last 8 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · New Hampshire

National Program

National Program — sustained top-25 expectations across cycles.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · New Hampshire

New Hampshire has won 54% of its games since 1897 — 74% at home, 36% on the road.

189-157-5 all-time · 70 seasons · 1897–2026

Home 103-34-3
Away 64-112-2
Neutral 22-11
3 g 1890s
23% 1900s
4 g 1910s
0% 1920s
9% 1930s
2 g 1950s
6 g 1960s
40% 1970s
1 g 1980s
71% 2000s
63% 2010s
55% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

2004

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

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

FCS → NFL Pipeline

2024–2024

New Hampshire has sent 1 player to the NFL Draft since 2024.

Developing. The pipeline is real but still building volume.

1 picks · last 5 drafts
#208 Dylan Laube Running Back · 2024 · Las Vegas
#204 all-time in draft picksthe talent factory →

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Coastal Athletic standing · 2026

11th in the Coastal Athletic

New Hampshire is 11th of 13 in the Coastal Athletic at 0-1. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Bryant1-0
2Maine1-0
3Monmouth1-0
4Rhode Island1-0
5UAlbany1-0
Campbell0-0
North Carolina A&T0-0
Stony Brook0-0
9Elon0-1
10Hampton0-1
11New Hampshire0-1
12Sacred Heart0-1
13Towson0-1
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Playoff History

Recent postseason (2014): 0-1

Most recent: 2014 — loss 18-21 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2014
Reddit blowupsThe plays that blew up on r/CFB.

r/cfb moments

235
[Postgame Thread] UCF Defeats New Hampshire 57-3
Aug 2024 · r/cfb
103
[Game Thread] New Hampshire @ UCF (7:00 PM ET)
Aug 2024 · r/cfb

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