2018_New_Hampshire_Wildcats_football_team
2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
American college football season
The 2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in ninth place.
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 4–7 (3–5 CAA) |
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Defensive coordinator | John Lyons (7th season) |
Home stadium | Wildcat Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in second place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
3 | Delaware | 182 |
4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
6 | Villanova | 164 |
7 | Richmond | 127 |
8 | Maine | 81 |
9 | Albany | 78 |
10 | Towson | 74 |
11 | William & Mary | 55 |
12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
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Preseason All-CAA Team
The Wildcats had three players selected to the preseason all-CAA team including quarterback Trevor Knight being selected as offensive player of the year.
Offense Trevor Knight – QB Neil O'Connor – WR Defense Quinlen Dean – LB |
Award watch lists
More information Award, Player ...
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Walter Payton Award[2] | Neil O'Connor | WR | SR |
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More information Date, Time ...
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Maine | No. 7 | FCS/FSGO | L 7–35 | 6,597 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Colgate* | No. 20 | NBCS BOS | L 3–10 | 11,433 | |
September 15 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colorado* | P12N | L 14–45 | 42,360 | ||
September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Elon | PAA | L 9–30 | 10,856 | ||
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Holy Cross* |
| NBCS BOS | W 28–0 | 6,497 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook![]() |
| CBSI/CBS SportsLive NBCS BOS | L 7–35 | 17,687 | |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Delaware |
| CBSI/CBS SportsLive NBCS BOS | L 14–38 | 11,992 | |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Villanova | CBSI/CBS SportsLive | W 34–0 | 3,919 | ||
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 James Madison |
| FCS/FSGO | W 35–24 | 7,741 | |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany |
| NBCS BOS | W 24–10 | 5,571 | |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | CAA.tv | L 21–24 | 3,012 | ||
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At Maine
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Black Bears | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
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Colgate
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Raiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 20 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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See also: 2018 Colgate Raiders football team
At Colorado
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
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See also: 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team
At Elon
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
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See also: 2018 Elon Phoenix football team
Holy Cross
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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See also: 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
Stony Brook
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seawolves | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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See also: 2018 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
Delaware
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Fightin' Blue Hens | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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At Villanova
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UNH Wildcats | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Nova Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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See also: 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team
James Madison
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No. 3 Dukes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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See also: 2018 James Madison Dukes football team
Albany
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Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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See also: 2018 Albany Great Danes football team
At Rhode Island
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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See also: 2018 Rhode Island Rams football team
- Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.