The Wildcats defeated Holy Cross , 21–20 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] 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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at UCF * ESPN+ L 3–5744,206 September 7 2:00 p.m. at Holy Cross * ESPN+ W 21–2010,815 September 14 6:00 p.m. Stonehill * FloSports W 45–66,795 September 21 3:00 p.m. Bryant Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH FloSports W 38–1711,302 7:00 p.m. at Harvard * No. 21 ESPN+ L 23–288,676 October 12 2:00 p.m. at Elon FloSports W 17–104,315 October 19 1:00 p.m. No. 16 Rhode Island No. 24 Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH FloSports L 9–268,425 October 26 3:30 p.m. at No. 13 Villanova FloSports L 6–145,015 November 2 1:00 p.m. at Albany FloSports W 31–143,225 November 9 1:00 p.m. Monmouth Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH FloSports W 33–205,108 November 16 1:00 p.m. No. 16 Stony Brook Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH FloSports W 31–304,760 November 23 1:00 p.m. at Maine No. 24 FloSports W 27–93,190 November 30 1:00 p.m. No. 23 UT Martin * No. 19 ESPN+ L 10–411,573 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
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
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
Game Two – New Hampshire Wildcats (0–1) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (0–1) – Game summary
at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA
Date : Saturday September 7, 2024Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game attendance : 10,815TV : 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
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
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
Game Five – No. 21 New Hampshire Wildcats (3–1) vs Harvard Crimson (1–1) – Game summary
at Harvard Stadium , Boston, MA
Date : Friday October 4, 2024Game time : 7:00 PMGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : S 5 mphGame attendance : 8,676Referee : Alex ParrellaTV 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
Game Six – New Hampshire Wildcats (3–2) vs Elon Phoenix (1–4) – Game summary
at Rhodes Stadium , Elon, NC
Date : Saturday October 12, 2024Game time : 2:00 PMGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind : W 5 mphGame attendance : 4,315Referee : Paul Matt OvertonTV announcers (FloSports ) : Taylor Durham (play-by-play), Khirey Walker (analyst) and Hannah Bradley (sideline)Box score
Game information
First quarter (10:56) ELO – Jack Berkowitz 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 4:04; Elon 3–0 )
(5:11) ELO – TJ Thomas Jr. 39-yard run, Jack Berkowitz kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:40; Elon 10–0 ) Second quarter (0:10) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 10-yard pass from Seth Morgan, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:09; Elon 10–7 ) Third quarter (8:13) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 4-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:47; New Hampshire 14–10 ) Fourth quarter (14:06) UNH – Nick Mazzie 38-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 7:05; New Hampshire 17–10 )
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, TD, INT
Rushing
Isaac Seide
20 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
Joey Corcoran 5 receptions, 62 yards
Elon Passing
Jack Salopek
17/29, 185 yards, INT
Rushing
TJ Thomas Jr.
9 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving
Chandler Brayboy
5 receptions, 72 yards
No. 16 Rhode Island
Game Seven – No. 16 Rhode Island Rams (5–1) at No. 24 New Hampshire Wildcats (4–2) – Game summary
at Wildcat Stadium , Durham, NH
Date : Saturday October 19, 2024Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 8,425Referee : Henry WimbergTV announcers (FloSports ) : Cooper Boardman (play-by-play) and Sean McDonnell (analyst)Box score
Game information
First quarter Second quarter (9:27) URI – Team safety (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:30; Rhode Island 2–0 )
(0:23) UNH – Nick Mazzie 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:02; New Hampshire 3–2 ) Third quarter (9:43) URI – Ty Groff 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:40; Rhode Island 5–3 )
(6:33) URI – Freddie Camp 1-yard fumble return (Ty Groff kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:48; Rhode Island 12–3 )
(0:13) URI – Marquis Buchanan 57-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Ty Groff kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:59; Rhode Island 19–3 ) Fourth quarter (4:02) URI – Tommy Smith 3-yard run (Ty Groff kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:24; Rhode Island 26–3 )
(0:29) UNH – Logan Tomlinson 13-yard pass from Matt Vezza (2-point pass conversion failed) (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 3:26; Rhode Island 26–9 )
Statistics
URI
UNH
First downs
12
14
Total yards
318
235
Rushing yards
171
20
Passing yards
147
215
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
10–23–1
28–42–1
Time of possession
30:37
29:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Rhode Island Passing
Devin Farrell
10/23, 147 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Malik Grant
25 carries, 127 yards
Receiving
Marquis Buchanan
4 receptions, 62 yards, TD
New Hampshire Passing
Seth Morgan
17/29, 131 yards, INT
Rushing
Isaac Seide
17 carries, 39 yards
Receiving
Logan Tomlinson
8 receptions, 57 yards, TD
at No. 13 Villanova
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
Game Nine – New Hampshire Wildcats (4–4) at Albany Great Danes (3–5) – Game summary
at Bob Ford Field , Albany, NY
Date : Saturday November 2, 2024Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy 50 °F (10 °C) · Wind: South 8 mph (13 km/h)Game attendance : 3,225TV : 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
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
Game Eleven – No. 16 Stony Brook Seawolves (8–2) vs New Hampshire Wildcats (6–4) – Game summary
at Wildcat Stadium , Durham, NH
Date : Saturday November 16, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 4,760Referee : Tom ZettsTV 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
Game Twelve – New Hampshire Wildcats (7–4) at Maine Black Bears (5–6) – Game summary
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
Date : Saturday November 23, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : RainGame attendance : 3,190Referee : Antonio MarcellaTV : FloSports Box score
Game information
First quarter (3:56) ME – Joey Bryson 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:00; Maine 3–0 )
(0:40) ME – Montigo Moss 8-yard pass from Carter Peevy (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:26; Maine 9–0 ) Second quarter (0:11) UNH – Denzell Gibson 1-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:08; Maine 9–7 ) Third quarter (14:44) UNH – Caleb Mead 57-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:10; New Hampshire 14–9 )
(2:02) UNH – Nick Mazzie 21-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 52 yards, 7:18; New Hampshire 17–9 ) Fourth quarter (11:45) UNH – Nick Mazzie 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:51; New Hampshire 20–9 )
(2:03) UNH – Seth Morgan 7-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:06; New Hampshire 27–9 )
Statistics
UNH
ME
First downs
19
8
Total yards
286
198
Rushing yards
122
30
Passing yards
164
168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
22–34–1
12–26–0
Time of possession
39:11
20:43
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Hampshire Passing
Seth Morgan
22/34, 164 yards, INT
Rushing
Caleb Mead
19 carries, 118 yards, TD
Receiving
Logan Perez
3 receptions, 41 yards
Maine Passing
Carter Peevy
12/25, 168 yards, TD
Rushing
Carter Peevy
7 carries, 43 yards
Receiving
Trevin Ewing
1 reception, 64 yards
Pregame line
Over/under
New Hampshire –0.546.5
No. 23 UT Martin Skyhawks (8–4) at No. 19 New Hampshire Wildcats (8–4) – Game summary
at Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
Date : Saturday November 30, 2024Game time : 1:00 PM ESTGame weather : Sunny, 39 °F (4 °C)Game attendance : 1,573Referee : Travis BartaTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)Box score
Game information
First quarter (6:59) UTM – Rashad Raymond 4 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:44; UTM 7–0 )
(6:45) UNH – Caleb Mead 95 yard kickoff return, Nick Mazzie kick (TIED 7–7 Second quarter (13:50) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 30 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:27; UTM 10–7 )
(10:38) UTM – Patrick Smith 3 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:51; UTM 17–7 )
(2:36) UTM – Kinkead Dent 2 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:33; UTM 24–7 )
(0:13) UTM – Jaren Van Winkle 36 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:30; UTM 27–7 ) Third quarter (6:42) UNH – Nick Mazzie 41 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:20; UTM 27–10 ) Fourth quarter (12:46) UTM – Trevonte Rucker 4 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:41; UTM 34–10 )
(7:07) UTM – Glover Cook III 1 yard run, Jaren Van Winkle kick (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:33; UTM 41–10 )
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
^ Santos also served as interim-head coach for the 2019 season.
References
^ 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. ^ "UNH to Play NCAA FCS First Round Game at Wildcat Stadium (Nov. 30; 1 PM)" . unhwildcats.com . November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024 .^ "2024 New Hampshire Football Schedule" . fbschedules.com . FBSchedules. Retrieved July 9, 2024 .^ "2024 UNH Football Schedule" . unhwildcats.com . New Hampshire Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024 .
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