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American college football season
The 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 18th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium . They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
The team's stadium went through major renovations during the offseason.[ 1] [ 2] Holy Cross .
The Wildcats finished their regular season with a record of 8–5, 6–2 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lehigh in the first round before losing in the second round to James Madison .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 8:30 pm at San Diego State * No. 22 L 0–3146,486 September 10 7:00 pm Holy Cross * No. 24 ASN W 39–2813,242 September 17 7:00 pm at Dartmouth * No. 22 FCS L 21–228,296 September 24 1:00 pm at Rhode Island A10 Network W 39–173,626 October 1 3:30 pm No. 19 William & Mary Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH UNHAthletics W 21–1221,943 October 7 7:00 pm at Elon PAA W 13–104,416 October 15 12:00 pm No. 7 James Madison Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH ASN L 39–428,316 October 22 3:30 pm at Towson CSN W 21–75,023 October 29 12:00 pm No. 22 Stony Brook Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH UNHAthletics W 43–145,029 November 12 12:00 pm Albany No. 21 Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH UNHAthletics L 25–367,012 November 19 1:00 pm at Maine MAA W 24–216,401 November 26 2:00 pm No. 18 Lehigh * No. 22 ESPN3 W 64–212,240 December 3 2:00 pm at No. 5 James Madison* No. 22 ESPN3 L 22–5513,231 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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2
3
4
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#22 Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
Aztecs
14
7
3
7
31
1
2
3
4
Total
Crusaders
14
7
7
0
28
#24 Wildcats
6
7
19
7
39
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Wildcats
0
14
7
0
21
Big Green
7
0
0
15
22
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
8
7
17
39
Rams
7
0
3
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Tribe
6
0
0
6
12
Wildcats
0
7
0
14
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
0
0
6
13
Phoenix
0
3
7
0
10
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Dukes
7
14
7
14
42
Wildcats
0
9
3
27
39
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
7
7
0
21
Tigers
0
7
0
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Seawolves
7
0
7
0
14
Wildcats
15
0
21
7
43
1
2
3
4
Total
Great Danes
0
7
15
14
36
#21 Wildcats
8
14
3
0
25
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
0
7
10
24
Black Bears
7
7
0
7
21
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1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Mountain Hawks
0
14
7
0
21
#22 Wildcats
15
21
14
14
64
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1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Wildcats
7
0
8
7
22
#5 Dukes
3
28
21
3
55
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Venues
College Oval ( –1920)
Memorial Field (1921–1935)
Wildcat Stadium (1936–present) Bowls & rivalries People Seasons
