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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2018 UNH WILDCATS FOOTBALL GUIDE Quick Facts & General Information
Media Information..........................................................................2 Athletic Communications Office...................................................2 Wildcat Sports Radio Network / TV Games................................3 Directions to Wildcat Stadium.......................................................3 Quick Facts.......................................................................................4 2017 Results......................................................................................4 2018 Schedule...................................................................................4 Depth Chart (Two Deep)................................................................5
Head Coach Sean McDonnell....................................................6-7 Assistant Coaches......................................................................8-11
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PREVIEW
COACHES
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18 THE WILDCATS
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Coaching Staff
The 2018 Wildcats
Season Preview.........................................................................12-15 Numerical Roster.......................................................................... 16 Alphabetical Roster....................................................................... 17 Returning Wildcats..................................................................18-38 Newcomers.................................................................................... 39
The 2017 Season in Review
52 40
REVIEW
HISTORY
UNH
Game Summaries.....................................................................40-46 Statistics.....................................................................................47-49
The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)
About the CAA.........................................................................50-51 2018 Preseason Poll & Preseason Teams................................... 50 2018 Composite Schedule............................................................ 51 2017 Standings & All-Conference Teams.................................. 52 All-Time Conference Champions.............................................. 52
Individual Records...................................................................54-55 Team Records...........................................................................55-56 Top 10 Season & Career Lists...................................................... 56 All-Time Series Records............................................................... 57 Game-By-Game Results..........................................................58-61 National Awards............................................................................ 62 Conference Awards....................................................................... 63 Team Awards................................................................................. 64 UNH Wildcats in the NFL........................................................... 77
About UNH..............................................................................65-66 President James Dean................................................................... 67 Director of Athletics Marty Scarano.......................................... 68 Support Staff.............................................................................69-73 Wildcat Marchin Band................................................................. 74 Wildcat Stadium............................................................................ 75 Jerry Azumah Performance Center............................................ 76
UNH Football History
UNH celebrates last year’s win vs. Maine in the Thursday Night Throwdown by hoisting the Brice-Cowell Musket. A home-opening record crowd of 15,854 packed Wildcat Stadium.
The University of New Hampshire
ON THE COVER
The 11 seniors on the 2018 UNH football team are featured on the front cover.
CREDITS
The 2018 UNH football media guide was written and designed by the UNH Athletic Communications office on iMac computers utilizing Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. Photos by Michelle Bronner, Earl Frost, Greg Greene, Mike Gridley, Mike Silverwood, Ryan Szepan, Gil Talbot, China Wong and UNH CPA.
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UNH recorded a 14-0 victory in an NCAA first-round game against Central Connecticut State at Wildcat Stadium last December. It was the team’s first shutout in playoff history.
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MEDIA INFORMATION
GAME CREDENTIALS: Only accredited members of the media will receive credentials for any game. Requests for credentials should be made by 12 p.m. the day prior to the game. No requests will be honored after that time. Credentials at Wildcat Stadium may be picked up 90 minutes prior to kickoff at Will Call located in the front lobby of the UNH Field House, adjacent to the entrance to Lundholm Gymnasium. Credentials should be requested through Mike Murphy in the Athletic Communications Office at (603) 862-3906 or mike.murphy@unh.edu. A valid form of identification is required to pick up media credentials. PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS: All photo and game film credentials should be requested as early as possible, and no later than 12 p.m. one day prior to the game. No photo credentials will be approved on the day of the game. Per NCAA regulations, photographers and video crews may only work the sidelines between the 25-yard line and the end zone in both directions. Photographers and film crews on the sidelines and end zones assume the responsibility for all risks. RADIO: Internet is available for broadcasts. If you require another mode of broadcast, please contact Mike Murphy in the Athletic Communications Office at (603) 862-3906 or mike.murphy@unh.edu.
PRESS PARKING: Reserved press parking is available in the press parking lot located in A Lot area across the street from the Field House. Your media pass also serves as a parking pass. If you are picking up your credential on game day, please coordinate parking with Steve Metcalf at steve.metcalf@unh.edu. PRESS BOX GAME SERVICES: Pregame notes, depth charts, current statistics, flip cards and programs will be available prior to the start of each New Hampshire home game. End-of-quarter quickie stats are distributed to the media at the end of the first, second and third quarters; a complete stat packet will be provided following the game. Wireless internet is available in the press box for your use. Members of the UNH Athletic Communications staff will be on hand to assist on game day. INTERVIEWS: All requests for player or coach interviews, either in person or via phone or e-mail, must be arranged by the New Hampshire Athletic Communications Office. Postgame interviews with both team’s coaches and players will take place 10 minutes after the game across Mooradian Field in Room 101 (first floor) of the Field House. Postgame interviews will be coordinated by the Athletic Communications Office. On the road, the UNH Athletic Communications Office will be available to arrange Wildcat interviews. The UNH locker room is closed to the media.
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
The primary responsibility of the Athletic Communications office is to promote the 20 varsity sports at the University of New Hampshire. Included in this responsibility is working with media members, the promotion of student-athletes for academic and athletic awards (on the conference, regional and national levels), press releases, the production of media guides, game notes and programs, the maintenance of (team and individual) statistics and the content of the official UNH athletics website (www.unhwildcats.com) as well as related social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The office’s newest venture is UNH Wildcat Productions, which provides video content for the website – live video streaming of home games, game highlights and various features – as well as produce televised games. UNH’s Athletic Communications office consists of a Director, two Associate Directors, two Assistant Directors, the Director of UNH Wildcat Productions, Assistant Director of UNH Wildcat Productions, Digital Media Manager and the UNH Insider as well as a corps of student workers. Mike Murphy (Syracuse ‘95) was elevated to the position of Associate Athletic Director for Communications in November 2013 after serving as Associate Director of Athletic Communications for three years. Prior to joining the UNH staff, Murphy was the color commentator for all UNH football and basketball games from 1998-2009. The remainder of the full-time staff consists of associate directors Doug Poole (UNH ‘93) and Jim Wrobel (UMass ‘00), assistant director Brandon Poli (Maine ‘15), digital media manager Casey Johnston (UMass ‘14), Wildcat Productions director Ben Gilbert (New England School of Communications ‘12), and UNH Insider Allen Lessels, who writes blogs on www.unhwildcats.com. Poole joined the athletic communications staff in May 1997. He was hired as Assistant Director in October 2000 and subsequently promoted to Associate Director in summer 2005. In his tenure, Poole has served as the primary liaison for volleyball (2016-18), women’s basketball (1998, 2000 and 2013 seasons), field hockey (1997-98, 2000-18), women’s ice hockey (1999, 2001-12, 2014-16), women’s lacrosse (1998-2018), men’s and women’s skiing (1998-2010) and women’s soccer (1997-98, 2000-05). He has been the football secondary contact since 2011.
Mike Murphy
Papers/Wire Service Associated Press 2 Capital Plaza, Suite 400 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-3327 Boston Globe 135 Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02125 (617) 929-2860 Boston Herald One Herald Square Boston, MA 02118 (617) 426-3000 Concord Monitor P.O. Box 1177 Concord, NH 03302 (603) 224-5301
Doug Poole
Jim Wrobel
Casey Johnston
Brandon Poli
PRIMARY MEDIA LIST
Foster’s Daily Democrat 333 Central Ave. Dover, NH 03820 (603) 742-4455
Nashua Telegraph P.O. Box 1008 Nashua, NH 03061 (603) 594-6467
Keene Sentinel 60 West St. Keene, NH 03431 (603) 352-1234
The New Hampshire Memorial Union Building Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-1490
Eagle Tribune 100 Turnpike St. N. Andover, MA 01845 (978) 946-2227
Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 436-1800
Union Leader P.O. Box 9555 Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 668-4321
ESPN-NH 1250/900 AM Nashua, NH 03060 (603) 880-9001
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Radio
WGIR-AM 610 Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 625-6915
Allen Lessels
WQSO-FM 96.7 Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 430-9415 WHEB-FM 100.3 Portsmouth, NH 03802 (603) 463-7300 WTPL-FM 107.7 Bow, NH 03304 (603) 545-0777 WTSN-AM 1270 P.O. Box 400 Dover, NH 03821 (603) 742-1270
Ben Gilbert
Television
WMUR-TV (ABC 9) Manchester, NH 03015 (603) 641-9007 New Hampshire 1 Concord, N.H. (603) 845-1000 Comcast SportsNet NE Burlington, Mass. 01803 NESN Watertown, Mass. 02472 (617) 536-9233
WUNH-FM 91.3 MUB Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-2541
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MEDIA INFORMATION Directions to Wildcat Stadium
UNH Football on Radio WILDCAT SPORTS RADIO NETWORK: Wildcat Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, is the multimedia rights holder for UNH Athletics. The Wildcat Sports Network consists of flagship station WGIRAM 610 (Manchester), which has been the headquarters for UNH play-by-play since 2008, as well as affiliates WQSO-FM 96.7 (Portsmouth) and WPKX-AM 930 (Rochester). Each game is streamed live online at www.unhwildcats.com. Bob Lipman, six-time N.H. Sportscaster of the Year, is in his seventh season as the Voice of the Wildcats and eighth season with the Network in 2018. Lipman is the longtime voice of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats baseball team and former voice of Dartmouth College football. This is the second year in the UNH football booth for Justin McIsaac. McIsaac has been a longtime radio voice on the Seacoast of NH, winning the NHAB Merit award for play by play in 2013, and NHAB Best Morning Show Team award in 2014. McIsaac lives in Rochester, with his wife Renee, and their children, Cameron and Keeley. All games will be broadcast live, with the pregame show beginning 30 minutes prior to kickoff.
145 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824
From the South: Take 95 North to 91 North (at New Haven, Conn.). Take 91 North to 84 East at Hartford. Follow 84 East through Connecticut to the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90). Stay on the Mass Pike for 10 miles before taking the exit for Auburn/Worcester and 290 East. Proceed east on 290 until it ends and merges with 495 North -- stay in the left lanes to exit to 495 North. Continue on 495 North -- it will end and merge with 95 North. Proceed on 95 North into New Hampshire and continue on to the toll booth. From the toll, go approximately seven miles to Exit 4 for the Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) -- signs that read “NH Lakes and White Mountains,” and “Dover/Concord.” Exit to the left. Go about four miles and take the last exit before the toll (Exit 6W) for Concord and Durham. At this point, you are still on Route 4 West. Go approximately four miles and continue straight through a traffic light (Madbury Road), and proceed another 1 1/2 miles to the Route 155A exit, marked “University of New Hampshire.” Take a left turn off the ramp and proceed one mile to Field House, which is on the right at the top of the hill. From Maine: Follow 95 South to Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) and continue as above. From the West (Vermont, Concord): Take 89 South to 93 North. Follow 93 North, approximately four miles to 393 East, which will merge with Route 4 East. Follow Route 4 to Route 155A exit for “University of New Hampshire.” Make a right off the ramp and proceed as above. From the West (Manchester, Nashua): Take 93 North to Route 101 East. Follow 101 to Exit 6 (Route 125). Exit and take a left onto 125 and follow straight to Lee Traffic Circle. First right at circle is Route 4 East. Continue as above. FOR PARKING: (from downtown Durham): Take Main Street to rotary. Take first right at rotary and follow signs to parking lot A. (from Route 4) Take Main Street to rotary. Take third exit off rotary and follow signs to parking lot A.
UNH Football on Television UNH football will be on television as part of the CAA television package five times this season; additionally the Wildcats will have one game carried on the Pac-12 Mountain Network. The complete TV schedule is available at CAAFootball.com. 2018 Televised Games (tentative) Aug. 30 at Maine FOX Sports Go / FOX College Sports Sept. 15 at Colorado Pac-12 Mountain Network Oct. 13 vs. Stony Brook CBSi / CollegeSportsLive Oct. 20 vs. Delaware CBSi / CollegeSportsLive Oct. 27 at Villanova CBSi / CollegeSportsLive Nov. 3 vs. James Madison FOX Sports Go / FOX College Sports
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(9-5 Overall, 5-3 Colonial Athletic Association)
Aug. 31 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9
MAINE* at Georgia Southern at Holy Cross RHODE ISLAND* BRYANT at Stony Brook* TOWSON* at #1 James Madison* at William & Mary* #7 ELON* at Albany* CCSU ∞ at #4 Central Arkansas Ω at #5 South Dakota State ^
W 24-23 W 22-12 L 26-51 W 28-14 W 45-17 L 24-38 W 40-17 L 0-21 W 35-16 W 16-6 L 0-15 W 14-0 W 21-15 L 14-56
* CAA conference game ∞ NCAA D-I FCS first round Ω NCAA D-I FCS second round ^ NCAA D-I FCS quarterfinal
2018 NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS & CONTACT INFORMATION Location........................................................ Durham, NH 03824 Founded...................................................................................1866 Enrollment...........................................................................15,177 President..................................................................... James Dean Athletics Director................................................. Marty Scarano Head Football Coach........................................Sean McDonnell Career Record/Years........................................ 150-88/20th year Record at School/Years.................................... 150-88/20th year Nickname.........................................................................Wildcats Colors....................................................................Blue and White Started Football.......................................................................1893 Stadium...............................................................Wildcat Stadium Seating Capacity..................................................................11,015 Stadium Surface................................................ Shaw Sports Turf Affiliation....................................................................NCAA, FCS Conference...................................Colonial Athletic Association 2017 Record................................................9-5 Overall, 5-3 CAA Lettermen Returning.......................54 (25 off., 28 def., 1 spec.) Lettermen Lost....................................23 (13 off., 8 def., 2 spec.) Offensive Starters Returning....................................................... 9 Offensive Starters Lost................................................................. 2 Defensive Starters Returning...................................................... 9 Defensive Starters Lost................................................................ 2 Specialist Starters Returning....................................................... 0 Specialist Starters Lost................................................................. 2
Football Contact Information
Mike Murphy Office Phone.............................. (603) 862-3906 Mike Murphy Cell Phone.................................. (603) 969-0774 Murphy’s E-Mail.................................. mike.murphy@unh.edu Doug Poole Office Phone.................................. (603) 862-2585 Doug Poole Cell Phone...................................... (603) 969-5433 Poole’s E-Mail............................................doug.poole@unh.edu Press Box Phone................................................. (603) 862-2645 Football Office..................................................... (603) 862-1852 UNH Athletics Web Site....................... www.unhwildcats.com
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2018 NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHEDULE (Times/Dates Subject to Change)
Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov.17
at Maine * COLGATE at Colorado at Elon * HOLY CROSS STONY BROOK * Homecoming Family Weekend DELAWARE * at Villanova * JAMES MADISON * ALBANY * at Rhode Island *
7 pm 6 pm 5 pm (ET) 1:30 pm 12 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 2 pm 1 pm 1 pm 12 pm
* CAA conference game
2018 UNH Football Information Letterwinners Returning (54): Offense (25): Trevon Bryant (RB), Jack Caroll (OL), Joey Caroll (WR), Jeff Carter (OL), Jack Cavallaro (TE), John DiCaro (TE), Brandon Gallagher (WR), Evan Gray (RB), Dayne Herron (OL), Trevor Knight (QB), Sam Kowal (OL), Nick Lorden (WR), Malik Love (WR), Nick Lubischer (WR), Christian Lupoli (QB) Justin Malone-Woods (TE), Matt Masica (OL), Matt Matulis (OL), Ivan Niyomugabo (WR), Neil O’Connor (WR), Kieran Presley (WR), Noah Robison (OL), CJ Turner (WR), Mike Vailas (WR), Nick Velte (OL). Defense (28): Dean Adams (S), Alonzo Addae (CB), Riley Ammerman (DE), Michael Balsamo (LB), Jacob Bradshaw (DT), Cameron Brusko (LB), Brian Carter (DE), Quinlen Dean (LB), Rick Ellison (S), Steven Harper (LB), Evan Horn (S), Jae’Wuan Horton (DE), Jackson Housman (LB), Rob Iannarilli (DE), Josh Kania (DE), Patrick Kaplan (DT), Jared Kuehl (LB), Pop Lacey (S), Carson Leary (DE), Elijah Lewis (DT), Isiah Perkins (CB), Kyle Reisert (DE), Tyreak Richardson (DT), Robbie Schumacher (DE), Matt Sherlock (S), Prince Smith Jr. (CB), Ryan Sosnak (DT), Nelson Thomas (S). Specialists (1): Drew Sanborn (P/K). Other Returners (19): Offense (12): Riley Burns (OL), Sean Coyne (K/WR), Brian Espanet (WR), Patrick Flynn (OL), Gunner Gibson (TE), Stephen Hedberg (QB), Tommy Herion (QB), Benyeal Hill Jr. (WR), Jason Hughes (WR/K/P), Curtis Linton Jr. (OL), Cam Rush (OL), Carlos Washington Jr. (RB). Defense (7): Pop Bush (S), Mike Crawford (DB), Kyle Hamper (LB), R.J. Janeczek (LB), J.J. Jerome (LB). Specialists (2): Mitch McPike (K/P), Hayden Middleton (K/P). Total Lettermen Lost (23): Offense (13): DeUnte Chatman (RB), Nick Derocher (TE), Jerickson Federick (RB), Donald Goodrich (RB), Michael Hershman (WR), Clayton Jimerson (OL), Jake Kennedy (OL), Mike McGuinness (OL), Will McInerny (OL), Kyle Phipps (RB), Will Pollard (QB), Cody Rothwell (RB/DB) , Matt Torrey (TE). Defense (8): Aidan Brown (CB), Sean Burns (DT), Marquis Carr (CB), D’Andre Drummond-Mayrie (S), Odaine Franklyn (DT), Rick Holt (DT) Nick Marino (S), Geno Miller (S). Specialists (2): Morgan Ellman (K/P), Max Pedinoff (K/P). Offensive Starters Returning (9): Jack Carroll (OL), Evan Gray (RB), Dayne Herron (OL), Trevor Knight (QB), Malik Love (WR), Justin Malone-Woods (TE), Matt Mascia (OL), Neil O’Connor (WR). Kieran Presley (WR). Offensive Starters Lost (2): Jake Kennedy (OL),Will McInerny (OL). Defensive Starters Returning (9): Quinlen Dean (LB), Rick Ellison (S), Jae’Wuan Horton (DE), Jared Kuehl (LB), Pop Lacey (S), Isiah Perkins (CB), Kyle Reisert (DE), Prince Smith, Jr. (CB), Ryan Sosnak (DT). Defensive Starters Lost (2): D’Andre Drummond-Mayrie (S), Rick Holt (DT). Specialist Starters Returning (0). Specialist Starters Lost (2): Morgan Ellman (K/P), Max Pedinoff (K/P).
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WILDCATS OFFENSE
LT 66 79 LG 69 65 C 73 62 RG 70 63 RT 74 77 TE 98 85 QB 18 5 RB 22 42 or 29 WR 1 7 WR 82 19 WR 83 86
WILDCATS OFFENSE
DAYNE HERRON (Jr., 6-4, 300) Noah Robison (So., 6-6, 279) JACK CARROLL (R-Fr., 6-2, 287) Mike McGuinness (So., 6-0, 282) JAKE KENNEDY (Sr., 6-3, 303) Matt Matulis (So., 6-2, 283) MATT MASCIA (R-Fr., 6-2, 295) Nick Velte (So., 6-3, 280) WILL McINERNY (Sr., 6-7, 299) Jeff Carter (So., 6-2, 282) JOHN DiCARO (Jr., 6-2, 236) Justin Malone-Woods (So., 6-2, 243) TREVOR KNIGHT (Jr., 6-0, 206) Christian Lupoli (R-Fr., 6-2, 201) EVAN GRAY (So., 5-10, 228) DeUnte Chatman (R-Fr., 6-0, 218) Brandon Gallagher (So., 5-10 194) MALIK LOVE (So., 5-10, 183) C.J. Turner (Fr., 5-7, 169) NEIL O’CONNOR (Jr., 5-11, 190) Nick Lorden (R-Fr., 6-4, 215) KIERAN PRESLEY (Jr, 6-0 193) Joey Carroll (R-Fr., 5-11, 179)
LT 66 77 LG 69 75 C 57 62 RG 70 63 RT 79 76 TE 85 98 QB 18 5 RB 8 22 WR 82 19 WR 1 86 WR 83 80
DE 91 JAE’WUAN HORTON (Jr., 6-2, 241) 94 Riley Ammerman (R-Fr., 6-3, 232) DT 72 RICK HOLT (Sr., 6-4, 294) 60 Jacob Bradshaw (R-Fr., 6-1, 280) DT 71 RYAN SOSNAK (Jr., 6-2, 288) 59 Odaine Franklyn (Sr., 6-2, 288) DE 99 BRIAN CARTER (R-Fr., 6-2, 236) 96 Robbie Schumacher (So., 6-0, 252) LB 58 JARED KUEHL (Jr. ,6-1, 238) 15 Michael Balsamo (So., 6-0, 216) LB 54 QUINLEN DEAN (So., 6-0, 230) 51 Steven Harper (R-Fr., 6-0, 201) CB 41 ALONZO ADDAE (R-Fr., 5-11, 186) 6 Marquis Carr (Sr., 5-11, 184) SS 16 RICK ELLISON (So., 5-11, 197) 26 Geno Miller (Sr., 5-11, 204) WS 33 EVAN HORN (R-Fr., 6-0, 201) 40 Pop Lacey (So., 6-0, 206) FS 4 D’ANDRE DRUMMOND-MAYRIE (Sr., 6-0, 215) 24 Nick Marino (Sr., 5-10, 190) CB 9 ISIAH PERKINS (So., 6-0, 191) 46 Prince Smith, Jr. (So., 5-10, 180) KO 38 93 PK 38 or 93 P 93 10 KR 7 29 PR 33 H 18 LS 58 33 SS 60 73
MORGAN ELLMAN (Sr., 6-0, 204) Max Pedinoff (Sr., 6-0, 234) MORGAN ELLMAN (Sr., 6-0, 204) MAX PEDINOFF (Sr., 6-0, 234) MAX PEDINOFF (Sr., 6-0, 234) Drew Sanborn (So., 6-0, 205) C.J. TURNER (Fr., 5-7, 169) BRANDON GALLAGHER (So., 5-10 194) EVAN HORN (R-Fr., 6-0, 201) TREVOR KNIGHT (Jr., 6-0, 206) JARED KUEHL (Jr. ,6-1, 238) Evan Horn (R-Fr., 6-0, 201) JACOB BRADSHAW (R-Fr., 6-1, 280) Jake Kennedy (Sr., 6-3, 303)
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DAYNE HERRON (Sr., 6-4, 300) Jeff Carter (Jr., 6-4, 285) JACK CARROLL (So., 6-2, 287) Riley Burns (R-Fr., 6-3, 298) PATRICK FLYNN (R-Fr., 6-3, 274) Matt Matulis (Jr., 6-2, 278) MATT MASCIA (So., 6-2, 287) Nick Velte (Jr., 6-3, 291) NOAH ROBISON (Jr., 6-6, 282) Cam Smith (Sr., 6-5, 300) JUSTIN MALONE-WOODS (Jr., 6-2, 232) John DiCaro (Sr., 6-2, 237) TREVOR KNIGHT (Sr., 6-0, 198) Christian Lupoli (So., 6-2, 187) TREVON BRYANT (Sr., 5-8, 182) Evan Gray (Jr., 5-10, 227) NEIL O’CONNOR (Sr., 5-11, 182) Nick Lorden (So., 6-4, 214) MALIK LOVE (Jr., 5-10, 178) Joey Carroll (So., 5-11, 181) KIERAN PRESLEY (Sr., 6-0 180) Brian Espanet (R-Fr., 6-3, 197)
WILDCATS DEFENSE
WILDCATS DEFENSE
WILDCATS SPECIALISTS
UNH Depth Chart - Preseason 2018
DE 91 JAE’WUAN HORTON (Sr., 6-2, 232) 95 Josh Kania (Jr., 6-3, 243) DT 71 RYAN SOSNAK (Sr., 6-2, 292) 60 Jacob Bradshaw (So., 6-1, 268) DT 55 ELIJAH LEWIS (So., 6-1, 278) 93 Niko Kvietkus (Fr., 6-3, 264) DE 99 BRIAN CARTER (So., 6-2, 235) 96 Robbie Schumacher (Jr., 6-0, 241) LB 4 QUINLEN DEAN (Jr., 6-0, 227) 56 Kyle Hamper (R-Fr., 6-0, 220) LB 58 JARED KUEHL (Sr., 6-1, 240) 15 Michael Balsamo (Jr., 6-0, 214) SS 16 RICK ELLISON (Jr., 5-11, 200) 39 Matt Sherlock (Jr., 5-11, 191) WS 33 EVAN HORN (So., 6-0, 194) 45 Pop Bush (R-Fr., 6-0, 185) FS 40 POP LACEY (Jr., 6-0, 201) 47 Dean Adams (Jr., 5-11, 189) CB 9 ISIAH PERKINS (Jr., 6-0, 183) 23 Mike Crawford (R-Fr., 6-0, 184) CB 46 PRINCE SMITH, Jr. (So., 5-10, 180) 41 Alonzo Addae (R-Fr., 5-11, 186)
WILDCATS SPECIALISTS
KO 21 JASON HUGHES (So., 5-9, 187) 28 Hayden Middleton (Sr., 6-4, 188) PK 21 Jason Hughes (So., 5-9, 187) or 1 MITCH McPIKE (Jr., 5-11, 213) P 10 DREW SANBORN (Jr., 6-0, 206) 28 Hayden Middleton (Sr., 6-4, 188) KR 35 SEAN COYNE (R-Fr., 5-10, 181) 29 BRANDON GALLAGHER (Jr., 5-10 196) PR 40 POP LACEY (Jr., 6-0, 201) 33 Evan Horn (So., 6-0, 194) H 18 TREVOR KNIGHT (Sr., 6-0, 198) LS 58 JARED KUEHL (Sr., 6-1, 240) 49 Gunner Gibson (R-Fr., 6-3, 1239) SS 60 JACOB BRADSHAW (So., 6-1, 268)
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HEAD COACH SEAN McDONNELL Sean McDonnell ’78 enters his 20th season as head coach of his SEAN McDONNELL FILE alma mater in 2018. The native of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has a Accolades career record of 150-88 (.630 winning percentage) that includes a • Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year (’14, ’05) 95-60 conference mark (.613). He has guided the Wildcats to 14 • Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year consecutive winning seasons – with six double-digit win totals – finalist (‘04) • National Coach of the Year, AFCA (’14) and the ‘Cats have advanced to the NCAA Division I FCS tourna• District Coach of the Year, AFCA (’14, ‘12, ‘05, ‘04) ment each of those 14 years, which is the longest active streak in • New England Football Writers Coach of the Year the nation. (’14, ‘12, ‘10, ‘08, ‘05) • College Head Coach of the Year, Gridiron Club of McDonnell’s collegiate accolades include Eddie Robinson NaGreater Boston (‘12, ‘09, ‘04,‘00) tional Coach of the Year (2005, 2014), AFCA National Coach of the Year (2014), AFCA District Coach of the Year (2004-05-12College Coaching Experience • University of New Hampshire (27 years) 14), CAA Coach of the Year (‘04 & ‘14), New England Football Writers Coach of the Year º Head coach (19 years) (2005-08-10-12-14) and Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Head Coach of the Year (2000-04º Offensive coordinator (5 years) 09-12). º QB / WR coach (3 years) • Columbia University (2 years) UNH extended its nation-leading active streak of consecutive playoff appearances to 14 • Boston College, grad assistant (1 year) years in the 2017 season. After recording their first shutout in postseason history with a 14-0 • Boston University, WR/TE (3 years) win against Central Connecticut State University in the first round, the Wildcats traveled to • Hamilton College, defensive coordinator (2 years) third-ranked Central Arkansas and prevailed 21-15 to advance out of the second round. The Year by Year ‘Cats traveled even farther west to play fifth-ranked South Dakota State in the quarterfinals, 1999 5-6 (3-5 Atlantic 10) 2000 6-5 (4-4 Atlantic 10) and New Hampshire’s season came to an end with a 9-5 record. The 2017 season began with a 24-23 victory against Maine in the inaugural Thursday Night 2001 4-7 (2-7 Atlantic 10) 2002 3-8 (2-7 Atlantic 10) Throwdown to keep the Brice-Cowell Musket in Durham for the seventh consecutive year. The 2003 5-7 (3-6 Atlantic 10) NCAA quarterfinals Wildcats improved to 2-0 by defeating FBS school Georgia Southern at the historic Iron Bowl 2004 10-3 (6-2 Atlantic 10) NCAA quarterfinals (Birmingham, Ala.), and the ‘Cats recorded another signature victory with a 16-6 win against 2005 11-2 (7-1 Atlantic 10) 2006 9-4 (5-3 Atlantic 10) NCAA quarterfinals top-10 team Elon in mid-November. 2007 7-5 (4-4 CAA) NCAA first round UNH football christened Wildcat Stadium against Holy Cross on Sept. 10, 2016 and fire- 2008 10-3 (6-2 CAA) NCAA quarterfinals works lit up the Durham sky following a 39-28 victory. New Hampshire went 6-2 the last eight 2009 10-3 (6-2 CAA) NCAA quarterfinals 2010 8-5 (5-3 CAA) NCAA quarterfinals games of the regular season with victories against William & Mary and Stony Brook, both of 2011 8-4 (6-2 CAA) NCAA second round whom were nationally ranked. UNH went on to defeat Lehigh, 64-21, in an NCAA first round 2012 8-4 (6-2 CAA) NCAA second round 2013 10-5 (6-2 CAA) NCAA semifinals game and ended the year with an 8-5 overall record that included 6-2 in the CAA. 2014 12-2 (8-0 CAA) NCAA semifinals The 2015 Wildcats rallied to win their final four games to extend their playoff streak to 12 2015 7-5 (5-3 CAA) NCAA first round years. The winning streak included an upset of No. 5 Richmond (30-25) and a convincing 22-6 2016 8-5 (6-2 CAA) NCAA second round defeat of rival Maine in the final regular-season home game in the 79-year history of Cowell 2017 9-5 (5-3 CAA) NCAA quarterfinal Career: 150-88 (.630) | CAA Record: 95-60 (.613) Stadium. The ‘Cats recorded victories in their final 15 regular season games in Cowell Stadium. UNH put together a staggering streak of 162 straight weeks ranked in the STATS FCS Top 25, a streak that spanned Sept. 6, 2004 through Oct. 12, 2015. Coach Mac guided the 2014 Wildcats to their second consecutive national semifinal appearance with a 12-2 record that included school records for most wins in a season and consecutive wins (12), as well as five wins against nationally-ranked teams, including four in the Top 10. The Wildcats posted a perfect 8-0 record in the CAA to claim their third league championship under McDonnell (2005-12-14) and first outright title since 1994. In 2013, McDonnell was honored by the Joe Yukica-New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation with the Andy Mooradian Award for his contributions to amateur football. UNH won multiple playoff games (three) in a single season for the first time in program history en route to the Wildcats’ first appearance in the FCS semifinals. The ‘Cats recorded five wins against nationally-ranked foes, including three vs. Coach McDonnell and the Wildcats celebrate his 100th career the Top 10, to finish with a 10-5 overall record as well as coaching victory in the Georgia Dome on Oct. 6, 2012.
UNH-44, Georgia State-21
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UNH FOOTBALL – NATION-LEADING 14 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES a 6-2 CAA mark. New Hampshire recorded a six-game win streak for the second consecutive season and went a perfect 6-0 at home. After a 1-3 start, the 2013 season turned when Coach Mac’s Wildcats went for – and converted – a 2-point PAT with 14 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to defeat 12th-ranked Villanova, 2928. UNH closed the regular season with a convincing 24-3 win at Cowell Stadium against fourth-ranked Maine to retain the BriceCowell Musket before recording playoff wins against Lafayette (45-7 at home), eighth-ranked Maine (41-27) and seventh-ranked Southeastern Louisiana (20-17). The 2012 Wildcats earned a share of the CAA championship with a 6-2 league mark. The ‘Cats compiled an 8-4 overall record that included an NCAA second-round game at Wofford. McDonnell reached coaching milestone victory No. 100 with a 44-21 win against Georgia State at the Georgia Dome on Oct. 6, 2012. The 2011 Wildcats matched a school record for the second straight year by knocking off five ranked opponents en route to an 8-4 mark, including 6-2 in the CAA. The ‘Cats put a bow on their rivalry with Massachusetts by knocking off the Minutemen, 27-21, in the second Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium. UNH reclaimed the Brice-Cowell Musket with a 30-27 defeat of Maine in the regular-season finale and came within a blocked PAT of forcing overtime in a playoff loss at Montana State. Junior linebacker Matt Evans became the first Wildcat to ever be named the nation’s top defensive player when he won the Buck Buchanan Award, and senior quarterback Kevin Decker was crowned the CAA Offensive Player of the Year. In 2010, McDonnell’s Wildcats collected victories against five ranked opponents en route to an 8-5 campaign. UNH advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA postseason for the sixth time in seven years after dispatching Bethune-Cookman, 45-20, in the second round. UNH made history by topping No. 12 UMass, 39-13, in the inaugural Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium. The game was witnessed by 32,848 fans, the largest football crowd in CAA history. UNH finished 10-3 in 2009 and won its second straight CAA North Division championship. The Wildcats continued to be giant killers by knocking off an FBS opponent for the fifth straight time, securing a hard-fought 23-16 triumph at Ball State. Previous FBS opponents to feel the wrath of the Wildcats during the amazing upset run were Army (2008), Marshall (’07), Northwestern (’06) and Rutgers (’04). UNH was the only team to defeat eventual FCS national champion Villanova (28-24) on Homecoming. The Wildcats also posted an impressive win on the road at McNeese State, defeating the Cowboys, 49-13, in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. New Hampshire notched a 10-3 record in 2008, including a defeat of Southern Illinois in the first round of the NCAAs. UNH finished the season ranked No. 7 in most national polls. In 2007, the Wildcats were 7-5 overall and just narrowly missed upsetting No. 1 Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAAs, losing on a last-minute TD, 38-35, at the UNI Dome. The Wildcats were ranked as high as No. 1 in the nation in 2006 and finished the season ranked sixth after defeating Hampton in the first round (41-38) of the NCAAs. Among the regular-season highlights was senior All-America wide receiver David Ball surpassing legendary Jerry Rice with 58 career TD receptions and junior quarterback Ricky Santos claiming the Walter Payton Award as the FCS football national player of the year.
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In 2005, McDonnell was honored as the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year by The Sports Network after leading his Wildcats to a record-breaking 11-2 season, an Atlantic 10 Championship, a second straight NCAA appearance in the I-AA quarterfinals and the country’s No. 1 ranking at the end of the regular season. The Wildcats played host to two nationally-televised NCAA postseason games on ESPN at Cowell Stadium. McDonnell’s hard work rebuilding the program paid off in 2004 with a 10-3 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the Atlantic 10, which earned the team the Northern Division championship and a bid to the NCAA I-AA Championships for the first time since 1994. The ‘Cats advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in the history of the program by winning its first-ever NCAA contest under McDonnell, a 27-23 upset at Georgia Southern. In 2003, UNH began turning the corner by winning three of its last four contests, including an upset victory over nationally-ranked Maine. In 2002, McDonnell’s offense was one of the most prolific in I-AA football and averaged 449.2 yards per contest and 36.7 ppg. UNH finished with a 4-7 overall record in 2001. In 2000, the Wildcats were ranked as high as 23rd in the nation and knocked off three top-25 opponents. Injuries squashed UNH’s chances for a playoff berth down the stretch. In his rookie season, McDonnell led the Wildcats to a 5-6 overall record and oversaw a wide-open offensive attack that led the Atlantic 10 with an average of 457.3 yards per game. McDonnell was named the 19th head coach of the UNH football program April 22, 1999. McDonnell replaced legendary head coach Bill Bowes, who retired after 27 years as the mentor of the Wildcats. McDonnell served eight seasons as a Wildcat assistant and completed his fifth year as the team’s offensive coordinator in 1998. McDonnell rejoined the Wildcats as an assistant coach before the 1991 spring camp and worked with the quarterbacks and receivers for his first three seasons. In 1997, McDonnell was named the recipient of “The College Assistant Coach Award” by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston in recognition of his quality of performance, loyalty and longevity. McDonnell was a standout defensive back for UNH. He started for the 1975 and 1976 Yankee Conference championship teams and came back to start for the 1978 squad. After his graduation from UNH, he spent one year as an assistant coach at Manchester (N.H.) Memorial High School and followed that up with a three-year stint at Manchester West (1980-82). McDonnell worked as the defensive coordinator at Hamilton College for two seasons (1983-84) and subsequently spent three years (1985-87) coaching the receivers and tight ends at former conference-rival Boston University. During the 1988 campaign, McDonnell served as a graduate assistant coach at Boston College. He spent two seasons as an assistant at Columbia (1989-90) prior to his coaching debut in Durham.
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COACHING STAFF John LYONS
Michael FERZOCO
Pennsylvania ‘74 Defensive Coordinator / DB 8th year at UNH
Kenyon ‘04 Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator 11th year at UNH
The 2018 season represents John Lyons’ eighth year as UNH defensive coordinator/DB coach. Last season, he oversaw a UNH defense that ranked No. 1 in the CAA in red zone as well as second in sacks and third in pass defense efficiency. In 2016, the Wildcats’ defense was second in the CAA in the red zone as well as fumble recoveries and interceptions, tied for second in sacks, third in takeaways and fourth in rushing defense. Under Lyons’ tutelage, senior cornerback Casey DeAndrade was named to a total of five All-America teams. Also of note, Prince Smith, Jr. was honored as the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year. In 2015, Lyons guided the Wildcats to the CAA’s fourth-ranked passing defense. The opportunistic defensive unit recovered 11 fumbles and tallied 12 interceptions to help the ‘Cats to a +6 turnover margin (No. 3 in CAA). DeAndrade tied for second in the league in passes defended. Led by junior defensive end Cam Shorey, the stout defense racked up 31 sacks (No. 3 in CAA) and boasted the league’s third-ranked red zone defense (76.7 %). Lyons mentored the CAA’s No. 2 scoring defense (21.2 points/game) and No. 3 pass defense in 2014. The ‘Cats racked up a league-leading 39 sacks. In 2013, DeAndrade ranked No. 2 in the nation in passes broken up, and the defense ranked No. 14 nationally in sacks. Under Lyons’ tutelage in 2012, linebacker Matt Evans became UNH’s alltime leader in career tackles (460) en route to a berth on the College Sporting News Fabulous Fifty All-America Team, and defensive tackle Jared Smith earned an invitation to the NFL Combine after claiming a spot on the College Sports Journal FCS All-America Team. The Wildcats’ defense compiled 16 interceptions, which ranked second in the CAA. In Lyons’ first season at the helm, Evans won the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s top defensive player – the first Wildcat to ever accomplish that feat. Evans finished tops in the country with 7.7 solo tackles/game. Lyons, the second winningest head football coach in Dartmouth College history, joined the UNH staff Jan. 21, 2011. He was inducted into the Northwest Catholic (Conn.) High School Hall of Fame on April 27, 2013. Lyons earned 60 career victories as the head coach at Dartmouth from 19922004. His Big Green teams won two Ivy League championships (1992, 1996), including a perfect 10-0 season in ’96 when Lyons was named the New England Coach of the Year by the New England sports writers and the Division I N.E. Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Boston. The West Hartford, Conn., native previously worked at Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, N.H.), where he served as football coach from 2005-10 and athletic director from 2008-10. He guided the school to three consecutive Evergreen League championships from 2007-2009. Previously, Lyons spent three seasons (2005-07) in NFL Europe for the Cologne Centurions, the last two years as defensive coordinator. Under his tutelage, the Centurions had the league’s top total defense in 2005 and 2007 and the No. 1 pass yardage defense in 2006. While serving as defensive coordinator at Boston University from 1985-87, Lyons led the Terriers to the top rated pass defense and No. 2 total defense in the Yankee Conference during his final season. Lyons, who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1974, began his coaching career at his alma mater, climbing his way up from an assistant freshman coach in his first season (1974) to the role of defensive coordinator in 1984 for an undefeated Ivy League championship Quakers team that featured the No. 1 total defense in the league. He played three years at Penn, and was an All-Ivy League Second-Team selection.
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Michael Ferzoco is in his 11th season on the UNH coaching staff in 2018; in addition to coaching the wide receivers, he will serve as the pass game coordinator. He was previously elevated to the role of wide receivers coach/special teams coordinator in 2016. Ferzoco spent six seasons (2010-15) as the running backs coach after serving as linebackers coach his first two seasons (2008-09). Under the tutelage of Ferzoco, junior wide receiver Neil O’Connor was named to a total of five All-America Teams and was a Walter Payton Award finalist in the 2017 season. O’Connor had 97 receptions for 1,396 receiving yards and 10 TDs; with those numbers, he was No. 3 in the nation in receiving yards, and on UNH’s list of single-season superlatives he ranked second in receptions and fourth in receiving yards. The 2016 season saw the emergence of two young receivers – O’Connor and Malik Love. O’Connor ranked fifth in the CAA in receiving yards per game (64.2) and No. 6 in receptions/game (4.46) en route to a spot on the All-CAA Football Third Team. Love was No. 4 in receptions/game (4.92), and averaged 43.3 receiving yards per game. The duo combined for 117 of the team’s 249 catches and 1,354 of 2,573 yards. The 2015 Wildcats’ backfield was led by junior Dalton Crossan, who rumbled for 885 yards on 172 carries (5.1 yards/rush) and 13 of UNH’s 19 rushing TDs. The up-and-coming sophomore duo of Trevon Bryant (297 yards) and Donald Goodrich (111 yards) supplied depth to a unit that helped the ‘Cats average 146.9 rushing yards/game. In 2014, the CAA champion Wildcats boasted the league’s third-ranked rushing attack (169.5 yards/game) that included a league-leading 39 rushing touchdowns. UNH’s 138 rushing first downs were second-most in the CAA, and senior Nico Steriti led the league in TDs (18) and points/game (9.0). In 2013, Steriti garnered All-CAA Second Team for the second consecutive year and became the first UNH back since 2002 to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards; the ‘Cats ranked third in rushing in the CAA for the second consecutive year. Prior to coming to UNH, Ferzoco coached at Kenyon College (his alma mater), working as an assistant coach from 2004-07. He served as offensive coordinator and coached the quarterbacks and receivers during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. In ’07, his offense broke the school record for yardage (460.2 yards per game) and averaged 31.2 points per contest.
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COACHING STAFF Alex MILLER
Garrett GILLICK
Massachusetts ‘07 Offensive Line/ Run Game Coordinator 8th year at UNH
Maine ‘00 Linebackers 5th year at UNH
In 2018, Alex Miller is in his eighth season as an assistant coach at UNH: seventh year in charge of the entire offensive line as well as third as run game coordinator, which puts him in command of game-planning all running plays. The rushing attack, despite a season-long injury to captain Trevon Bryant, helped the Wildcats rank No. 2 in the CAA in time of possession, second in first downs and third in fourth down conversion percentage. The 2016 Wildcats averaged 379.2 yards and 28.5 points per game, both of which ranked third in the CAA. Miller’s O-line and run game scheme paved the way for senior running back Dalton Crossan, who had a year for the record books with 233 carries for 1,281 yards; those numbers rank No. 10 and No. 6 on the respective single-season list of UNH superlatives. Senior center Tad McNeely was named to the All-CAA Football First Team and classmate Andrew Lauderdale was a Third Team selection. In 2015, UNH averaged 358.8 yards/game (fifth in CAA), which included 211.8 passing yards/game (fourth) and 146.9 rushing yards/game. The Wildcats scored 23.9 points/game (fourth) and totaled 35 TDs (fourth). Miller mentored a unit that did not use the same starting lineup more than two games in a row the entire season and dealt with an injury that held 2014 All-CAA Second Team guard Tad McNeely to only two games. In his first season at left tackle, Austin Heter earned All-CAA First Team and All-New England Team accolades in his senior campaign. The 2014 line featured senior center Mike Coccia, who garnered Walter Camp All-America First Team, A.P. All-America Second Team and Beyond Sports Network All-America Third Team in addition to All-CAA and All-New England honors. The Wildcats ranked second in the CAA in scoring offense (36.0 points/game), third in rushing offense (169.5 yards/game), and third in passing offense (269.0 yards/game). In 2013, the offensive line was led by All-Conference Second Team selection Ricky Archer and Third Team honoree Seamus O’Neill. After serving as the centers/guards coach in 2011, Miller added the responsibility of tackles to his coaching title in 2012. The ‘12 season featured All-CAA First Team left tackle O’Neill, Second Team center Mike Coccia and Third Team left guard Chris Zarkoskie. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Miller served a three-year tenure at the University of Oregon. As a student-athlete, Miller starred as a center at the University of Massachusetts, where he started all 50 games of his collegiate career from 2003-06. He was feted as an All-America in his senior campaign and was a two-time member of the All-Atlantic 10 First Team.
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Garrett Gillick is in his fifth year as the linebackers coach at UNH in 2018. Last year, sophomore linebacker Quinlen Dean recorded a team- and CAA-high 124 tackles to earn a spot on the All-Conference Second Team; junior Jared Kuehl, despite missing four games, led UNH in tackles for loss (13.5) and ranked fourth in total tackles (66). In 2016, Gillick’s proteges ranked 3-4-5 on the team in tackles and those three combined for 23 of the team’s 76 tackles for loss. Senior DeVaughn Chollette recorded 64 tackles, including 8.5 for loss, and earned a spot on the All-CAA Football Third Team. In 2015, understudy Akil Anderson earned All-CAA Third Team and Wildcat team defensive MVP honors after notching 56 tackles, including 34 solo stops, in 12 games. In 2014, Gillick’s two starting LBs –Anderson (82 tackles) and Shane McNeely (75 tackles)—ranked 1-2 on the team in tackles, and Chollette added 67 stops to tie for fifth on the squad. The second level of the Wildcats’ 4-2-5 defense was instrumental in UNH’s No. 2-ranked scoring defense in the CAA. Prior to coming to Durham, Gillick had a three-season stint (2011-13) at Bentley University, including two years as defensive line coach and one year (2013) as secondary coach. Gillick’s previous coaching experience was at the high school level, which included stops at Lowell High School and Methuen High School in Massachusetts. The University of Maine graduate is also a 2008 inductee into the Lowell High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Peter McCARTY UMass ‘78 Defensive Line 5th year at UNH Peter McCarty, who has been coaching for over 30 years, is in his fifth season as defensive line coach in 2018. Last year, the duo of senior DT Rick Holt and junior DE Jae’Wuan Horton combined for 17.5 sacks to help UNH rank second in the CAA in that stat for the second straight year (with 35 sacks). Holt led the team and tied for first in the league in sacks (9.0), and was second on the team in total tackles (74) en route to garnering CAA All-Conference Second Team recognition. Horton ranked second in both tackles for loss (13) and sacks (8.5). In the 2016 season, the pass rush generated by the D-line helped UNH tie for second in the CAA with 24 sacks. Senior defensive end Cam Shorey earned a spot on the All-CAA Football First Team. The 2015 Wildcats’ defense ranked third in the CAA with 31 sacks. Shorey collected 7.5 sacks and 12.5 TFL to rank fifth in the league in both stats, and senior DT Jullian Turner added 11.0 TFL (10th in CAA). In his first season (2014), McCarty’s D-line helped UNH earn the CAA’s No. 2 ranking for scoring defense (21.2 points/game). The ‘Cats racked up a leagueleading 39 sacks, which ranked 15th nationally. Senior defensive end Cody Muller tallied 10.0 sacks and added four fumble recoveries to lead the front four. McCarty served as the defensive line coach at Fordham University for two years (2012-13). In 2013, Fordham’s defensive line was a main factor in the Rams’ defensive improvement as Fordham led the Patriot League in fumbles recovered and ranked second in all of FCS football in that department. McCarty’s extensive coaching experience at the college level includes stops at Cornell, Western Michigan, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Illinois, Syracuse, Central Florida and Holy Cross.
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COACHING STAFF Chris ELLIS
Casey DeANDRADE
Virginia Tech ‘07 Defensive Ends 2nd year at UNH
UNH ‘17 Running Backs 1st year at UNH
Chris Ellis enters his second year as UNH defensive ends coach in 2018. Last year, junior DE Jae’Wuan Horton helped UNH rank second in the CAA in that stat for the second straight year (with 35 sacks). Horton ranked second in both tackles for loss (13) and sacks (8.5). Ellis brings a wealth of knowledge as a former professional football player prior to becoming a coach in 2013. The native of Hampton, Va. was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft following a standout career at Virginia Tech. Ellis was a three-time All-ACC honoree as a defensive lineman for the Hokies and went on to play parts of four seasons in the NFL with the Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers. His professional career ended in 2012 with the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ellis began his coaching career at Frostburg State (Frostburg, Md.) in 2013 and he worked with the defensive line and special teams at Christopher Newport University (Newport News, Va.) for three years prior to coming to New Hampshire. Ellis earned a bachelor of science degree from Virginia Tech in Dec. 2007.
John BOWES The Catholic University of America ‘06 Safeties 1st year at UNH John Bowes joined the UNH coaching staff in February 2018 as safeties coach. Bowes spent the 2017 season as the defensive coordinator/safeties coach at Fordham University. In 2017, the Fordham defense ranked third in the Patriot League in turnover margin and had three players earn All-Patriot League honors, including freshman linebacker Glenn Cunningham, who received Freshman All-America accolades. Bowes spent his previous three years (2013-16) at Bucknell as the secondary coach/special teams coordinator. In 2016, Bowes coached a pair of first team All-Patriot League defensive backs in Bret Burg and Bryan Marine, two of five All-League selections for Bowes in his time in Lewisburg. In 2015, he coached the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and Third-Team All-American Clayton Ewell (safety). Bowes started his coaching career with the Bison as the linebackers coach/special teams coordinator in 2013, helping Bucknell to an 8-3 overall record, 4-2 in the Patriot League, its best season in nearly two decades. Prior to Bucknell, Bowes spent five years as an assistant coach at William & Mary from 2008-2013 where he coached the Tribe linebackers and special teams in his first year on staff before being named the special teams coordinator and safeties coach prior to 2014 spring practice. He started his tenure at William & Mary as a defensive assistant and special teams coordinator. He served in that role from 2008 to 2010 before being promoted to defensive backs coach and assistant special teams coordinator, a role he held for two seasons. Bowes helped the 2009 squad advance to the NCAA FCS Championship semifinals, where the Tribe fell to eventual national champions, Villanova, while the 2010 squad won the CAA title and earned a second straight appearance in the NCAA FCS Championships. A 2006 graduate of The Catholic University of America with a degree in finance where he was a three-year starter at cornerback and safety, Bowes got his start in coaching at his alma mater in 2006. He then spent a year as a graduate assistant at Clarion University.
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Casey DeAndrade enters his first year as the UNH running backs coach in 2018. He also worked with the program in the 2017 following a highly-decorated Wildcat career as a cornerback and punt returner. DeAndrade was named to five All-America teams, including AFCA First Team as well as Associated Press Second Team and STATS Second Team, as a senior in 2016. He was decorated as an All-American nine times in his career, including three as a junior and one as a sophomore. He also excelled in the classroom and was named to the CAA Academic AllConference Team all five years as a Wildcat. DeAndrade was the recipient of the 2016 CAA Chuck Boone Leadership Award and was a three-time CAA All-Conference First Team selection as a cornerback. His other accolades included two-time All-New England Team (2015, 2016) and 2015 ECAC All-Star First Team. As a junior in 2015, DeAndrade led the team in total tackles and pass breakups and ranked No. 15 in the nation in punt return average. As a redshirt freshman in 2013, he ranked No. 2 in the nation in passes defended with 20 pass breakups and three interceptions. DeAndrade recorded career totals of 285 tackles, nine interceptions, 53 pass breakups as well as 73 punt returns for 623 yards and 30 kickoff returns for 750 yards.
Keith LeVAN UNH ‘08 Quarterbacks 1st year at UNH Keith LeVan was hired as UNH quarterbacks coach in March 2018. The former Wildcat standout wide receiver finished his career at UNH second in school history in receptions (201) and sixth in receiving yards (2,234). The three-year starter was a two-time All-CAA selection, including First Team as a senior in 2007 when he led the conference in TD receptions. Prior to returning to his alma mater, LeVan worked at Bentley from 2014-17. In his final two years, he served as both offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Under his direction in 2014, Danny Guadagnoli earned a number of honors while breaking his own school record for passing yards in a season. He was selected as the Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Year and was the recipient of the Swede Nelson Award (Gridiron Club of Greater Boston), the Agganis/Zinman Award (New England Football Writers) and the Daly Award (Grinold Chapter of the National Football Foundation). LeVan, a Waltham, Mass. native, joined the Falcon staff after coaching at Waltham High School from 2010-13, including the last two as offensive coordinator. With LeVan in that role, the Hawks were 14-3 with an average of nearly 29 points per game. LeVan received his Bachelor of Science degree from UNH in Marketing.
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COACHING STAFF Jordan D’ONOFRIO Springfield College ‘15 Tight Ends 1st year at UNH Jordan D’Onofrio enters his first year as UNH tight ends coach in 2018. He previously worked as an offensive intern at UNH in 2016-17. D’Onofrio served as a graduate assistant coach and worked specifically with fullbacks at Springfield College during the 2017-18 academic year, while studying for his master’s degree in athletic administration. A four-year member of the Springfield College football team, D’Onofrio graduated in Spring 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. He was a defensive line coach at Manchester High School (Manchester, N.H.) prior to his first stint at UNH.
Bobby CALLAHAN New Hampshire ‘01 BS, ‘06 MS
James VENTRESCA UNH ‘14 Dir. of Internal Operations / Video Coordinator 1st year at UNH James Ventresca returned to his alma mater for his second stint with the Wildcat football program in March 2018. Ventresca, a native of Hingham, Mass., who served as UNH’s video coordinator/assistant director of football operations for three seasons (2014-16), spent 2017 as the video coordinator for Western Michigan. In his first stint at UNH, his primary responsibilities included coordinating all videotaping for the team, overseeing the video library, breaking down opponent film for the coaching staff and film exchange. In addition, Ventresca created in-season team highlight videos and assisted in day-to-day football operations. His responsibilities included video distribution during professional scouting visits and aiding UNH recruiting efforts with video packaging and editing. Ventresca, who was a student manager from 2010-13, earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology: Sport Studies in 2014.
Assistant A.D., Football Operations
8th year at UNH
Bobby Callahan is in his eighth season as the University’s assistant athletic director for football operations in 2018; this is his 14th overall season in an administrative capacity and 19th year overall associated with the program. Callahan’s duties include overseeing both summer camps on campus and coaching clinics around the state. He handles the team’s travel and accommodations, organizes on-campus recruiting efforts and serves as a liaison between the football program and University administrative offices. Callahan is also the program’s recruiting coordinator and NFL pro liaison. He previously served as Boston College football’s assistant recruiting coordinator for head coach Frank Spaziani in 2010. His responsibilities at BC included organizing all on-campus recruiting functions and serving as the recruiting office liaison to the athletic administration. During his initial six-year term as UNH’s director of football operations from 2004-09, Callahan coordinated team travel, served as the team’s video coordinator and assisted in all football administration tasks. The Randolph, Mass., native began his career as the UNH football student manager from 1997-2001. Callahan has earned two degrees at UNH: a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation in 2001 and a master’s degree in Kinesiology: Sport Studies in 2006.
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2018 SEASON PREVIEW INTRO
The University of New Hampshire football program has advanced to the NCAA playoffs a national-best 14 consecutive years, and last season the Wildcats defeated fourth-seeded Central Arkansas on the road to advance to the quarterfinals for the ninth time during this playoff run. It marked the 150th career win for head coach Sean McDonnell, who is entering his 20th year at UNH’s helm. New Hampshire returns nine starters on both offense and defense, and that includes CAA Preseason All-Conference Team selections Trevor Knight, Neil O’Connor and Quinlen Dean. Knight was also voted the CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and O’Connor has been named to multiple preseason All-America teams.
THE CAPTAINS
Senior captains Trevon Bryant, Jae’Wuan Horton and Jared Kuehl are prepared to lead UNH football into the 2018 season. “Our players vote on this every year and I thought it was a great decision by our team,” McDonnell said. “Trevon Bryant is a two-time captain. That’s one of the few times ever in UNH football history that’s happened. I think the world of Jae’Wuan Horton and the world of Jared Kuehl. Both those guys are handworking guys, have come through the program. They do it in all sorts of phases. On the field, off the field. They do everything we need them to do in the classroom.” Bryant was a senior during 2017 spring camp but an injury sidelined him for the season. Despite the injury, his teammates elected him a 2017 captain. “Having to be out with my injury and being able to be a captain taught me a lot about how the season goes,” Bryant said. “Now I know what things we’ll encounter as we play tough teams. Now I know how to approach things and how to bring my team along even better. I’m excited to see how I grew from last year.” Horton and Kuehl are excited about the opportunity to lead as captains as well. “It’s a big honor,” Horton said. “You get to lead the whole team. The fact that all the guys think that I’m somebody that can lead them to a championship is a great honor. (I’ll) lead vocally and lead by example. If I do the right things, I think the young guys and everybody else on the team will follow.” Kuehl agrees. “It’s a big honor when you look at all the captains before us like Jake Kennedy, Ryan Farrell and Casey DeAndrade. It’s just an honor to follow their footsteps and follow with the tradition that it holds. We all have different styles of leader- ships. Jae’Wuan and Trevon are more vocal guys. They lead pregame speeches, all that. I’m more lead by example, pitch in once in a while when it’s needed. I’m more of an example guy.”
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QUARTERBACKS
Trevor Knight put up one of the most productive seasons ever for a University of New Hampshire quarterback in 2017. He’s coming back for his senior season looking to improve on an impressive campaign, looking for a little more. “One of the things I really like about working with Trevor is he has really high expectations for himself and the team,” said Keith LeVan, UNH’s new quarterbacks coach. “He’s showed up every day with a great attitude, trying to get himself better. He’s not just going through the motions as an established guy who has played a lot football around here. He’s really set the tone for that position and the offense, to try and get the most out of each day.” Knight, who stands 6-foot and 198 pounds, played a limited role during his redshirt freshman season and was the starter the bulk of the games his sophomore season before becoming the clear No. 1 last year. He responded by completing 291 of his 471 passes (61.8 percent) for 3,433 yards and 26 touchdowns – the most by a Wildcat since 2008. Knight was nationally-ranked in the Top 20 in five stats, including ninth in passing yards and 13th in passing TDs. His 245.2 passing yards per game were second best in the league and the 3,433 total was the second highest in a season at UNH behind only the 3,797 yards Ricky Santos put up as a senior in 2007. While there’s no question who the starting quarterback is, things are lively amongst the quarterbacks. Sophomore Christian Lupoli (6-2, 187) is the other quarterback with experience. He came on in relief for an injured Knight last year during a second-round playoff game against Central Arkansas and led the Wildcats to a 21-15 win. With UNH leading 14-9, Lupoli engineered an 11play, 63-yard TD drive to extend the advantage to 21-9 midway through the third quarter. He finished the game completing 8 of 10 passes for 63 yards, including a nine-yard TD pass, for a 165.92 passer efficiency rating. The other quarterbacks are redshirt-freshmen Stephen Hedberg, a 6-3, 192-pound lefthander, and Tommy Herion (6-1, 185). Herion, who’s from Chicago, was recruited by UNH out of high school, but elected to take a preferred walk-on offer from the University of Iowa. He transferred to UNH and enrolled this past January.
WIDE RECEIVERS & TIGHT ENDS
Senior wide receiver Neil O’Connor (5-11, 180) had a breakout season in 2017. The consensus All-American and Walter Payton Award finalist led UNH in receptions (97), receiving yards (1,396) and receiving TDs (10), as well as all-pur- pose yards (1,510) and points (60); he averaged 14.4 yards/ reception and 99.7 receiving yards/game. With those stats, O’Connor ranked No. 3 in the nation in receptions and led the CAA in receptions, receiving yards, receiving yards/
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2018 SEASON PREVIEW game and receiving TDs. The numbers stacked up favorably in a UNH historical context as well. Only one former Wildcat (R.J. Harris) ever caught more passes in a single season with 100 in 2014. Only two (Harris and David Ball, who did it twice) had more receiving yards in a season. O’Connor returns for his senior year aiming for another impressive season and ready, along with junior Malik Love (5-10, 178) and senior Kieran Presley (6-0, 180), to lead a talented and productive crew of pass catchers at wide receiver and tight end. “Obviously we’re excited to get Neil back and look to put another great group of skilled guys around him to spread the wealth around,” said UNH assistant Michael Ferzoco, who works with wide receivers and is the pass game coordinator. “I’d love to see him continue to create more explosive plays and do things in the open field. He is a slippery ball carrier and he does some great things.” O’Connor enters the 2018 season with career numbers of 164 catches for 2,303 yards and 16 TDs The yardage puts him No. 8 on the UNH career list. Love led the Wildcats in catches with 59 for 520 yards in 2016 and upped his numbers to 70 for 733 yards and three scores last year. Presley, who missed the first five games last year with an injury and started the final nine contests, had 43 catches for 459 yards and three scores. Junior Justin Malone-Woods (6-2, 232) leads the group of tight ends. He has played in 24 games the last two years and started 11 last year with 18 catches for 275 yards and a couple of touchdowns the last two seasons. Senior John DiCaro (6-2, 237), known more for his run-blocking skills, and sophomore Jack Cavallaro (6-4, 240) are the others in the tight end group. Sophomore Nick Lorden (6-4, 214) is one of a bunch of receivers vying for playing time. He had a knack for making key catches last year; he caught 12 passes, six of them for touchdowns. Sophomore C.J. Turner (5-7, 173) played as a true freshman last season and emerged as the top kickoff returner. Sophomore Joey Carroll (511, 181) and redshirt freshman Benyeal Hill, Jr. (6-0, 184) drew praise from coaches this past spring. Junior Ivan Niyomugabo (6-1, 206) was moved from quarterback to wide receiver last spring. Others in the mix include junior Nick Lubischer (5-10, 193), redshirt freshman Brian Espanet (6-3, 197) and junior Mike Vailas (6-0, 194).
RUNNING BACKS
Trevon Bryant, the second-year captain, gets his long-awaited shot at running back in 2018. Junior Evan Gray (5-10, 227) made the most of his opportunity last season and returns to the backfield. Those two veterans lead a four-man pack at the top of the depth chart at running back. Junior Brandon Gallagher (5-10, 196) and redshirt freshman Car-
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los Washington, Jr. (5-10, 204) fill out the rest of the group. “The good thing is we have different guys for different situations,” running backs coach Casey DeAndrade said. “We have four guys who are different sizes and strengths and hopefully we can pick their strengths and put them in the best opportunities to make plays.” Bryant (5-8, 182) was expected to be one of the team’s leading ball carriers last season before incurring a knee injury in spring 2017 that knocked him out for the season. “Mentally and emotionally he’s been our leader,” DeAndrade said. “I think he was a great leader last year as a captain. He’s one of the best leaders I’ve seen since I’ve been here. He’s set himself up to have a really good season this year.” As a junior in 2016, Bryant averaged six yards a carry – 82 carries for 496 yards – and scored five touchdowns. Gray rushed for 650 yards (3.6 yards a carry) and scored eight of UNH’s 12 rushing TDs last season. He also caught 20 passes for 135 yards and a score. “Evan had a great year for us,” DeAndrade said. “He is the real deal when it comes to running backs in the CAA. He does everything. He catches the ball well. He runs the ball well. He ran through some people when he had to, but he can also make people miss.” Gallagher averaged 5.9 yards per carry and had a breakout game against Tow- son with 12 carries for 104 yards. Washington played on scout teams last year and had a strong spring season.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Senior Dayne Herron and sophomores Jack Carroll and Matt Mascia are the guys up front – the players offensive line coach and run game coordinator Alex Miller will look build the 2018 offensive line around – on offense for the UNH football team. Herron (6-4, 300) will be a third-year starter. He started all 13 games in which he played last season – all at left tackle. That was a change from the 2016 season, when Herron started the last 10 games of the year at right tackle. “Dayne’s the anchor,” Miller said. “He’s ideal at tackle, He’s long, he’s athletic, he can move. In our zone run game he’s pretty good. He’s got a lot of experience now.” Carroll (6-2, 289) started all 14 games last season as a redshirt freshman and Mascia (6-2, 287) started 11 of the 12 he played in before his season was ended by injury. “They’re both tough,” Miller stated. “They pull well. They’re really strong inside-out, which at the guard position you really like. That’s kind of their skill set.” Juniors Nick Velte and Noah Robison have also started games for the Wildcats. Velte (6-3, 291) started five games as a redshirt freshman, but was limited to five games played with two starts last season because of
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injury. Robison (6-6, 282) started the final two games last year. Redshirt freshmen Patrick Flynn (6-3, 274) and Riley Burns (6-3, 298) had particularly impressive springs. Classmates Curtis Linton, Jr. (6-3, 270) and Cam Rush (6-4, 299) also benefited from getting a lot of repetitions in spring practice. Among others in the mix for playing time are juniors Matt Matulis (6-2, 278) and Jeff Carter (6-4, 285).
DEFENSIVE LINE
Last year, UNH’s defense ranked second in the CAA in sacks, third in pass defense efficiency and first in the red zone. The D-line’s ability to disrupt opposing quarterbacks factored in that success. Senior Ryan Sosnak (6-2, 290) is the main man in the middle of the defensive line. Sosnak started all 27 Wildcat games the past two seasons and he is the only defensive tackle with starting experience. He had 28 total tackles as a sophomore in 2016 and was up to 35, with six tackles for a loss, last season. The players around him include sophomores Elijah Lewis (6-1, 278) and Jacob Bradshaw (6-1, 268). “It’s a group that’s developing,” said assistant coach Peter McCarty, who is in charge of the D-line. “Ryan’s got experience, so he understands blocking schemes and pass protections. He supports and does a great job with the players around him.” Lewis played in seven games as a true freshman in 2016, but redshirted last year with an injury. Bradshaw played in 13 games last year and had eight tackles, including a sack. Sophomore Tyreak Richardson (6-3, 305) has moved over from offensive line. Others in the mix at defensive tackle include sophomore Patrick Kaplan (5-11, 261) and freshman Niko Kvietkus (6-3, 264). Chris Ellis, in his second year working with the defensive ends, has a group led by seniors Jae’Wuan Horton and Kyle Reisert to help the defense turn up the heat on opposing offenses. Horton (6-2, 244) ranked second on the team – and in the CAA – in sacks last year with 8.5. He also had a team-high four quarterback hurries and forced a couple of fumbles to tie for the lead in that category. Horton’s been a go-to defensive end throughout his career and has started UNH’s last 37 games, dating back to the third game of his redshirt freshman season. “Jae’Wuan’s been durable,” Ellis said. “He played a lot of snaps last year and I think that benefited him and his development. This is a guy who’s truly deter- mined to make all-conference this year and show what he really can do.” Reisert (6-2, 247) led the team with 4.5 sacks in 2016, but dealt with injuries last season and was limited to six games. He was named the CAA Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2017. “His strengths cover every category,” Ellis explained. “He can play the run. In the pass rush he can get after it. He’s kind of a jack of all trades.”
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Junior Josh Kania started the first two games last season, but missed the rest of the season with an injury. Sophomore Brian Carter stepped up and started six games last year. Both Carter (6-2, 236) and Kania (6-3, 246) are expected to play major roles. Among the players adding depth at defensive end are junior Robbie Schumacher (6-0, 252) as well as sophomores Riley Ammerman (6-3, 232) and Carson Leary (6-2, 233).
LINEBACKERS
Junior Quinlen Dean piled up tackles and had a breakout season last year, while Kuehl turned in another big-play season despite missing several games because of injury. Dean and Kuehl, the senior captain, return this year to backbone what may be the strongest unit in what is shaping up as a solid UNH defense. They’re joined by juniors Michael Balsamo and Cameron Brusko along with sophomore Steven Harper and a few younger players. “It’s a good, talented group,” said linebackers coach Garrett Gillick. “I’m looking forward to big things with them. I’m excited about the group. They were productive last year and I’m hoping they continue the trend this year.” Kuehl (6-1, 238) was fourth on the team in tackles two years ago as a sophomore. Dean (6-0, 23) was immense last season and led the team with 124 tackles, 80 unassisted and 44 assisted. The next closest Wildcat had a total of 73 tackles. Dean made big plays as a redshirt freshman in 2016, too, when he had three interceptions and a couple of fumble recoveries to go with 38 tackles. “They have a nose for the ball,” Gillick said. “It’s a testament to them. They know what the offense is doing. They understand what we’re expecting from them on a given call and they go out and execute it and put themselves in a position to make plays.” Dean’s 124 tackles last year were the most by a Wildcat linebacker since 2013, when Akil Anderson had the same number. Dean was fourth in the CAA with 8.9 tackles per game. Balsamo (6-0, 216), who moved over from one of the safety spots in spring 2017, and Harper each had 31 tackles last season. Balsamo also had 6.5 tackles for a loss and Harper had a pair of interceptions. Younger players in the mix include redshirt freshmen R.J. Janeczek (6-1, 191) and Kyle Hamper (6-0, 213), sophomore Jackson Housman (6-1, 213) and freshman J.J. Jerome (5-11, 205).
SAFETIES
New safeties coach John Bowes, who was Fordham’s defensive coordinator last year, has a number of young but highly-experienced players in UNH’s secondary. Juniors Rick Ellison and Pop Lacey have been regular starters in their first two seasons and sophomore Evan Horn started the second half
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of last season. “They play really hard and it’s easy to coach those guys,” Bowes said. “And they’re hungry. They want to learn. They want to be good. They want to be one of the best secondaries, not only in the CAA, which is a very difficult league, but in the whole country.” Ellison (5-11, 197) was third on the team in tackles last season with 43 unassisted and 26 assisted for a total of 69. He returned one of his two interceptions 50 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring in a win over Bryant. Lacey (6-0, 206) had an outstanding season as a true freshman and started 11 of the team’s 13 games. Last season, injuries limited him to nine games with seven starts. Lacey led the Wildcats in tackles as a freshman (63 unassisted, 19 unassisted for 82) and had a couple of interceptions and a fumble recovery. Last season he had 42 tackles (29 and 13). Horn (6-0, 201) was second on the team in interceptions with three last fall and had 43 tackles (23-20-43). Horn switched to basketball after the football season ended and played in 14 games with two starts. Juniors Matt Sherlock and Dean Adams, both listed at 5-11 and 197 pounds, came on strong this past spring and will contribute as backups and on special teams. Redshirt freshman Pop Bush (6-0, 190) and sophomore Nelson Thomas (5-10, 207), are also in the mix for playing time.
CORNERBACKS
They are the Big 3 of the cornerback position: juniors Isiah Perkins and Prince Smith, Jr., and sophomore Alonzo Addae. Perkins and Smith, Jr. have been mainstays in the defensive backfield for the Wildcats the last couple of seasons, and Addae joined them last year and had more-and-more of an impact as the season progressed. “Those three guys have played an awful lot for us,” said defensive coordinator John Lyons, who works with the cornerbacks. “There’s a lot of experience there. All three of them are good athletes and showed a lot of improvement through last year. There’s a lot of competition there.” Perkins started all 14 UNH games last season, Smith started 10 and Addae started the last three at the defense’s two starting cornerback spots. All three were often on the field together in passing situations. Smith, Jr. (5-10, 177) played as a true freshman in 2016, started 10 games and led the Wildcats with five interceptions – and the CAA with 18 passes defended – en route to being named the conference’s Defensive Rookie of the Year. Last year, he led UNH cornerbacks in tackles with 37 unassisted and 18 assisted for a total of 55. Perkins (6-0, 191) had five picks last season, including two in the fourth quarter against Rhode Island to help the Wildcats protect a 28-14 win. Addae (5-11, 186) had 24 assisted and 12 unassisted tackles last season for a total of 36. Addae forced a fumble each of UNH’s two playoff
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wins last season against Central Connecticut and Central Arkansas. He recovered the fumble he caused against Central Arkansas. Redshirt freshman Mike Crawford (6-0, 187) is also vying for playing time at cornerback.
SPECIAL TEAMS
The Wildcats look to revamp their kicking game for 2018. Max Pedinoff did the bulk of the punting and Morgan Ellman most of the kicking over the last couple of seasons. Both have graduated. Junior Drew Sanborn had a productive spring ‘18 season and grabbed the punting job. Sanborn punted eight times in 2017 with a 34.6 per kick average and nine punts in 2016 averaged 38.4 yards per boot. The kicking spot is a little more open at the moment and the competition for those duties will continue into preseason camp. Sophomore Jason Hughes emerged on top in the spring, but junior Mitch McPike was sidelined and is a candidate as well. The return game features a group of youngsters. Wide receiver C.J. Turner was inserted into the third game of the 2017 season (at Holy Cross) as a kickoff returner and finished with three returns for 50 yards. The true freshman was the primary KO return man the rest of the year. In 12 games, he had 24 returns for 384 yards. Brandon Gallagher lined up deep alongside Turner on kickoff returns for a majority of the ‘17 season. He had 10 returns for 192 yards, including a team long of 35. In the second round and quarterfinal games of the NCAA playoffs, Gallagher averaged 23.2 yards on seven returns. Evan Horn was the only Wildcat with a punt return a year ago. He finished with 21 returns for 76 yards, including a long of 17.
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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. 1 Malik Love WR 5-10 1 Mitch McPike K 5-11 4 Quinlen Dean LB 6-0 5 Christian Lupoli QB 6-2 6 Prince Smith, Jr. CB 5-10 7 C.J. Turner WR 5-7 8 Trevon Bryant RB 5-8 8 Tim Bouchard DB 5-11 9 Isiah Perkins CB 6-0 10 Drew Sanborn K/P 6-0 11 Tommy Herion QB 6-1 12 Ivan Niyomugabo WR 6-1 13 Benyeal Hill, Jr. WR 6-0 14 Stephen Hedberg QB 6-3 15 Michael Balsamo LB 6-0 16 Rick Ellison S 5-11 17 Bret Edwards QB 6-1 18 Trevor Knight QB 6-0 19 Nick Lorden WR 6-4 20 Lucky Sesay CB 6-0 20 Dylan Laube RB/DB 5-10 21 Jason Hughes WR/K/P 5-9 22 Evan Gray RB 5-10 23 Mike Crawford DB 6-0 24 Bobby DeMeo CB 6-0 26 Carlos Washington, Jr. RB 5-10 27 Dominic Zonfrelli RB 5-8 28 Hayden Middleton K/P 6-4 28 Jacob Post RB 5-9 29 Brandon Gallagher RB 5-10 31 Nick Lubischer WR 5-10 32 J.J. Jerome LB 5-11 33 Evan Horn S 6-0 34 Nelson Thomas S 5-10 35 Sean Coyne K/WR 5-10 37 Derek Thompson DB 5-10 38 Joe Eichman DB 6-0 38 Jordan Conn K/P 5-10 39 Matt Sherlock S 5-11 39 Griffin Aube DE 6-3 40 Pop Lacey S 6-0 41 Alonzo Addae CB 5-11 42 Max Oxendine DB 6-0 43 Jackson Housman LB 6-1 44 R.J. Janeczek LB 6-1 44 Trevor Mills LB 5-11 45 Pop Bush S 6-0 46 Symir Blacknall DB 6-0 47 Dean Adams S 5-11 48 Christian Peete DB 5-11 48 Mathias Villafane WR 5-8 49 Gunner Gibson TE 6-3 50 Cameron Brusko LB 6-0 51 Steven Harper LB 6-0 53 Curtis Linton, Jr, OL 6-3 54 Zachary Banks LB 6-3 55 Elijah Lewis DT 6-1 56 Kyle Hamper LB 6-0 57 Patrick Flynn OL 6-3 58 Jared Kuehl LB 6-1 59 Sean McCormack-Kuhman DE 6-1 60 Jacob Bradshaw DT 6-1 61 Patrick Kaplan DT 5-10 62 Matt Matulis OL 6-2 63 Nick Velte OL 6-3 64 Cam Rush OL 6-4 65 Osho Omoyeni OL 6-3 66 Dayne Herron OL 6-4 67 Tyreak Richardson DT 6-3 68 Andrew Carter OL 6-6
Wt. 178 213 227 187 185 173 182 180 183 206 182 206 184 196 214 200 175 198 214 181 190 187 227 184 180 204 165 188 190 196 193 212 194 204 181 180 190 170 191 210 201 182 200 203 192 231 185 175 189 175 155 239 190 211 270 225 278 220 274 240 215 268 261 278 291 299 270 300 302 245
Yr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. So. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr.
Hometown/High School/Previous School Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa/Holderness School Birmingham, England/Solihull Technology College Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt East Haven, Conn/Notre Dame Philadelphia, Pa./ Imhotep Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez Barrington, R.I./St. Thomas Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown Amherst, N.H./Bishop Guertin Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy Penacook, N.H./Merrimack Valley Stafford, Va./Brooke Point Dover, N.H./St. Thomas Atkinson, N.H./Central Catholic Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic Lowell, Mass./Central Catholic Amherst, N.H./Nashua South Milford, N.H./Bishop Guertin Lowell, Mass./Worcester Academy/AIC Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton Beach Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane Centreville, Va./Westfield Philadeplhia, Pa./Imhotep Carver, Mass./Boston College H.S. Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist Millis, Mass./Millis Dover, N.H./St. Thomas Plaistow, N.H./Timberlane Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Monroe, Wash./Monroe Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest Plainfield, N.J./Bishop George Ahr/Kent School Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Bear, Del./Appoquinimink Merrimack, N.H/Merrimack Woodbrige, Conn./Amity Regional River Edge, N.J./Bergen Catholic Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic/Kent School Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary/Peddie School Chester, Va./Thomas Dale/Fork Union Military Weare, N.H./Bishop Guertin Wall, N.J./Wall Township North Conway, N.H./Kennett Nocatee, Fla./Port Charlotte Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan Medfield, Mass./Medfield Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth/Hebron Acad. Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic Hailey, Idaho/Wood River/Salisbury School Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty Roselle, N.J./Hudson Catholic Newark, Del./Caravel Academy Westminster, Mass./Salisbury School New Castle, Del./William Penn Portland, Ore./Jesuit/Hotchkiss School Hanover, Mass./Hanover Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional Wells, Maine/Wells Damascus, Md./Damascus Franklin, N.H./Franklin Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Avella, Pa./Bishop Canevin Lowell, Mass./Central Catholic Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor/Salisbury School Huntington, N.Y./ St. Anthony’s/ Deerfield Acad. North Andover, Mass./North Andover
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No. Name 69 Jack Carroll 70 Matt Mascia 71 Ryan Sosnak 72 David Perry, Jr. 73 Matt O’Neill 74 Chris Donnelly 75 Riley Burns 76 Cam Smith 77 Jeff Carter 78 Sam Kowal 79 Noah Robison 80 Brian Espanet 81 Rob Iannarilli 81 Ryan Finney 82 Neil O’Connor 83 Kieran Presley 84 Mike Vailas 85 Justin Malone-Woods 86 Joey Carroll 87 Kyle Lepkowski 88 Charles Briscoe III 88 Alex Hiltz 89 Jack Cavallaro 90 Carson Leary 91 Jae’Wuan Horton 92 Juston Cogbill 93 Niko Kvietkus 94 Riley Ammerman 95 Josh Kania 96 Robbie Schumacher 97 Kyle Reisert 98 John DiCaro 98 Jahyde Bullard 99 Brian Carter
Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. OL 6-2 289 So. OL 6-2 287 So. DT 6-2 290 Sr. OL 6-5 290 Fr. OL 6-4 270 Fr. OL 6-3 265 Fr. OL 6-3 298 R-Fr. OL 6-5 300 Sr. OL 6-4 285 Jr. OL 6-4 263 So. OL 6-6 282 Jr. WR 6-3 197 R-Fr. DE 6-1 235 So. TE 6-6 245 So. WR 5-11 182 Sr. WR 6-0 180 Sr. WR 6-0 194 Jr. TE 6-2 232 Jr. WR 5-11 181 So. TE 6-4 230 Fr. WR 6-0 190 Fr. TE 6-5 206 R-Fr. TE 6-4 240 So. DE 6-2 234 So. DE 6-2 232 Sr. DL 6-3 270 Fr. DT 6-3 264 Fr. DE 6-3 223 So. DE 6-3 243 Jr. DE 6-0 241 Jr. DE 6-2 236 Sr. TE 6-2 237 Sr. LB 6-0 220 Fr. DE 6-2 235 So.
Hometown/High School/Previous School Oakton, Va./Gonzaga College East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park Springfield, Va./West Springfield South Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth Park Ridge, N.J/Don Bosco Prep Milford, Mass./Milford Medway, Mass./Medway/Lafayette College Jericho, Vt./Mount Mansfield Asbury, N.J./North Hunterdon Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Acad./Coastal Carolina Hopedale, Mass./Millis-Hopedale Framingham, Mass./Marian Hingham, Mass./Hingham/Mass. Maritime Leominster, Mass./Leominster Amherst, Mass./Amherst Reg./Loomis-Chaffee Bedford, N.H./Bedford/Bryant University San Diego, Calif./Serra/Loomis Chaffee Prep Waltham, Mass./ Waltham Adamstown, Md./Tuscarora Bowie, Md./St. John’s College Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington Hanover, N.H./Hanover Brandon, Vt./Otter Valley Stafford, Va./North Stafford Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy Southington, Conn./Xavier High School West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep Milton, Ga./Cambridge Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional Dallas, Texas/Shelton/Salisbury School Bellows Falls, Vt./Bellows Falls Union/Berkshire Port St. Lucie, Fla./St. Edward’s
Captains: Trevon Bryant (8), Jae’Wuan Horton (91), Jared Kuehl (58)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Sean McDonnell – 20th year Defensive Coordinator / DBs: John Lyons – Eighth year Wide Receivers / Pass Game Coordinator: Michael Ferzoco – 11th year Offensive Line / Run Game Coordinator: Alex Miller – Eighth year Defensive Line: Peter McCarty – Fifth year Linebackers: Garrett Gillick – Fifth year Defensive Ends: Chris Ellis – Second year Safeties: John Bowes – First year Running Backs: Casey DeAndrade – First year Quarterbacks: Keith LeVan – First year Tight Ends: Jordan D’Onofrio – First Year Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations: Bobby Callahan – Eighth year Director of Video Operations: James Ventresca – First year Athletic Trainers: Jon Dana – 35th year ; Cindy Michaud – 20th year Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Chapman – 17th year
Roster Breakdown by State / Province 20 New Hampshire Massachusetts 19 9 New Jersey Pennsylvania 8 New York 6 Virginia 6 Maryland 5 Florida 4 Connecticut 3 Delaware 3 California 2 Georgia 2 Vermont 3 Maine 2 Washington 2
Idaho 1 Illinois 1 Ontario 1 Oregon 1 Rhode Island 1 Tennessee 1 Texas 1 -----------------------------England 1
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 47 Dean Adams S 5-11 189 Jr. 41 Alonzo Addae CB 5-11 182 So. 94 Riley Ammerman DE 6-3 223 So. 39 Griffin Aube DE 6-3 210 Fr. 15 Michael Balsamo LB 6-0 214 Jr. 54 Zachary Banks LB 6-3 225 Fr. 46 Symir Blacknall DB 6-0 175 Fr. 8 Tim Bouchard DB 5-11 180 Fr. 60 Jacob Bradshaw DT 6-1 268 So. 88 Charles Briscoe III WR 6-0 190 Fr. 50 Cameron Brusko LB 6-0 190 Jr. 8 Trevon Bryant RB 5-8 182 Sr. 98 Jahyde Bullard LB 6-0 220 Fr. 75 Riley Burns OL 6-3 298 R-Fr. 45 Pop Bush S 6-0 185 R-Fr. 69 Jack Carroll OL 6-2 289 So. 86 Joey Carroll WR 5-11 181 So. 68 Andrew Carter OL 6-6 245 Fr. 77 Jeff Carter OL 6-4 285 Jr. 99 Brian Carter DE 6-2 235 So. 89 Jack Cavallaro TE 6-4 240 So. 92 Juston Cogbill DL 6-3 270 Fr. 38 Jordan Conn K/P 5-10 170 Fr. 35 Sean Coyne K/WR 5-10 181 R-Fr. 23 Mike Crawford DB 6-0 184 R-Fr. 4 Quinlen Dean LB 6-0 227 Jr. 24 Bobby DeMeo CB 6-0 180 Fr. 98 John DiCaro TE 6-2 237 Sr. 74 Chris Donnelly OL 6-3 265 Fr. 17 Bret Edwards QB 6-1 175 Fr. 38 Joe Eichman DB 6-0 190 Fr. 16 Rick Ellison S 5-11 200 Jr. 80 Brian Espanet WR 6-3 197 R-Fr. 81 Ryan Finney TE 6-6 245 So. 57 Patrick Flynn OL 6-3 274 R-Fr. 29 Brandon Gallagher RB 5-10 196 Jr. 49 Gunner Gibson TE 6-3 239 R-Fr. 22 Evan Gray RB 5-10 227 Jr. 56 Kyle Hamper LB 6-0 220 R-Fr. 51 Steven Harper LB 6-0 211 So. 14 Stephen Hedberg QB 6-3 196 R-Fr. 11 Tommy Herion QB 6-1 182 R-Fr. 66 Dayne Herron OL 6-4 300 Sr. 13 Benyeal Hill, Jr. WR 6-0 184 R-Fr. 88 Alex Hiltz TE 6-5 206 R-Fr. 33 Evan Horn S 6-0 194 So. 91 Jae’Wuan Horton DE 6-2 232 Sr. 43 Jackson Housman LB 6-1 203 So. 21 Jason Hughes WR/K/P 5-9 187 So. 81 Rob Iannarilli DE 6-1 235 So. 44 R.J. Janeczek LB 6-1 192 R-Fr. 32 J.J. Jerome LB 5-11 212 Fr. 95 Josh Kania DE 6-3 243 Jr. 61 Patrick Kaplan DT 5-10 261 So. 18 Trevor Knight QB 6-0 198 Sr. 78 Sam Kowal OL 6-4 263 So. 58 Jared Kuehl LB 6-1 240 Sr. 93 Niko Kvietkus DT 6-3 264 Fr. 40 Pop Lacey S 6-0 201 Jr. 20 Dylan Laube RB/DB 5-10 190 Fr. 90 Carson Leary DE 6-2 234 So. 87 Kyle Lepkowski TE 6-4 230 Fr. 55 Elijah Lewis DT 6-1 278 So. 53 Curtis Linton, Jr, OL 6-3 270 R-Fr. 19 Nick Lorden WR 6-4 214 So. 1 Malik Love WR 5-10 178 Jr. 31 Nick Lubischer WR 5-10 193 Jr. 5 Christian Lupoli QB 6-2 187 So. 85 Justin Malone-Woods TE 6-2 232 Jr. 70 Matt Mascia OL 6-2 287 So. 62 Matt Matulis OL 6-2 278 Jr.
Hometown/High School/Previous School Medfield, Mass./Medfield Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary/Peddie School West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth Atkinson, N.H./Central Catholic Westminster, Mass./Salisbury School Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan Barrington, R.I./St. Thomas Damascus, Md./Damascus Bowie, Md./St. John’s College Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez Bellows Falls, Vt./Bellows Falls Union/Berkshire Milford, Mass./Milford Nocatee, Fla./Port Charlotte Oakton, Va./Gonzaga College Waltham, Mass./ Waltham North Andover, Mass./North Andover Jericho, Vt./Mount Mansfield Port St. Lucie, Fla./St. Edward’s Hanover, N.H./Hanover Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy Woodbrige, Conn./Amity Regional Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Philadeplhia, Pa./Imhotep Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt Carver, Mass./Boston College H.S. Dallas, Texas/Shelton/Salisbury School Park Ridge, N.J/Don Bosco Prep Lowell, Mass./Central Catholic Merrimack, N.H/Merrimack Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic Hopedale, Mass./Millis-Hopedale Hingham, Mass./Hingham/Mass. Maritime Hanover, Mass./Hanover Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Hailey, Idaho/Wood River/Salisbury School Centreville, Va./Westfield Portland, Ore./Jesuit/Hotchkiss School Roselle, N.J./Hudson Catholic Dover, N.H./St. Thomas Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor/Salisbury School Stafford, Va./Brooke Point Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest Stafford, Va./North Stafford Weare, N.H./Bishop Guertin Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane Framingham, Mass./Marian Wall, N.J./Wall Township Monroe, Wash./Monroe Milton, Ga./Cambridge Franklin, N.H./Franklin Amherst, N.H./Nashua South Asbury, N.J./North Hunterdon Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional Southington, Conn./Xavier High School Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic/Kent School Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton Beach Brandon, Vt./Otter Valley Adamstown, Md./Tuscarora New Castle, Del./William Penn Newark, Del./Caravel Academy Milford, N.H./Bishop Guertin Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa/Holderness School Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Catholic East Haven, Conn/Notre Dame San Diego, Calif./Serra/Loomis Chaffee Prep East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista
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No. Name Pos. 59 Sean McCormack-Kuhman DE 1 Mitch McPike K 28 Hayden Middleton K/P 44 Trevor Mills LB 12 Ivan Niyomugabo WR 82 Neil O’Connor WR 73 Matt O’Neill OL 65 Osho Omoyeni OL 42 Max Oxendine DB 48 Christian Peete DB 9 Isiah Perkins CB 72 David Perry, Jr. OL 28 Jacob Post RB 83 Kieran Presley WR 97 Kyle Reisert DE 67 Tyreak Richardson DT 79 Noah Robison OL 64 Cam Rush OL 10 Drew Sanborn K/P 96 Robbie Schumacher DE 20 Lucky Sesay CB 39 Matt Sherlock S 76 Cam Smith OL 6 Prince Smith, Jr. CB 71 Ryan Sosnak DT 34 Nelson Thomas S 37 Derek Thompson DB 7 C.J. Turner WR 84 Mike Vailas WR 63 Nick Velte OL 48 Mathias Villafane WR 26 Carlos Washington, Jr. RB 27 Dominic Zonfrelli RB
Ht. 6-1 5-11 6-4 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-5 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-5 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-7 6-0 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-8
Wt. 215 213 188 231 206 182 270 270 200 175 183 290 190 180 236 302 282 299 206 241 181 191 300 185 290 204 180 173 194 291 155 204 165
Yr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr.
Hometown/High School/Previous School Wells, Maine/Wells Birmingham, England/Solihull Technology College Dover, N.H./St. Thomas North Conway, N.H./Kennett Penacook, N.H./Merrimack Valley Leominster, Mass./Leominster South Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth Lowell, Mass./Central Catholic Chester, Va./Thomas Dale/Fork Union Military Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth/Hebron Acad. Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown Springfield, Va./West Springfield Plaistow, N.H./Timberlane Amherst, Mass./Amherst Reg./Loomis-Chaffee Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional Huntington, N.Y./ St. Anthony’s/ Deerfield Acad. Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Acad./Coastal Carolina Avella, Pa./Bishop Canevin Amherst, N.H./Bishop Guertin Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay Lowell, Mass./Worcester Academy/AIC River Edge, N.J./Bergen Catholic Medway, Mass./Medway/Lafayette College Philadelphia, Pa./ Imhotep Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park Plainfield, N.J./Bishop George Ahr/Kent School Bear, Del./Appoquinimink Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge Bedford, N.H./Bedford/Bryant University Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist Millis, Mass./Millis
Captains: Trevon Bryant (8), Jae’Wuan Horton (91), Jared Kuehl (58)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Sean McDonnell – 20th year Defensive Coordinator / DBs: John Lyons – Eighth year Wide Receivers / Pass Game Coordinator: Michael Ferzoco – 11th year Offensive Line / Run Game Coordinator: Alex Miller – Eighth year Defensive Line: Peter McCarty – Fifth year Linebackers: Garrett Gillick – Fifth year Defensive Ends: Chris Ellis – Second year Safeties: John Bowes – First year Running Backs: Casey DeAndrade – First year Quarterbacks: Keith LeVan – First year Tight Ends: Jordan D’Onofrio – First Year Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations: Bobby Callahan – Eighth year Director of Video Operations: James Ventresca – First year Athletic Trainers: Jon Dana – 35th year ; Cindy Michaud – 20th year Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Chapman – 17th year
Roster Breakdown by State / Province New Hampshire 20 Massachusetts 19 New Jersey 9 Pennsylvania 8 New York 6 Virginia 6 Maryland 5 Florida 4 Connecticut 3 Delaware 3 California 2 Georgia 2 Vermont 3 Maine 2 Washington 2
Idaho 1 Illinois 1 Ontario 1 Oregon 1 Rhode Island 1 Tennessee 1 Texas 1 -----------------------------England 1
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Dean ADAMS
Riley AMMERMAN
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Junior // Safety 5-11 // 189 // Medfield, Mass.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in two games... recorded three tackles (2-1-3)... credited with an assisted tackle in his collegiate debut vs. Towson (Oct. 21)... recorded two solo tackles at William & Mary. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... did not see game action. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Two-year letterwinner and four-year player for Medfield High under head coach Erik Ormberg… as a senior, voted ‘Mr. Versatility’ and ‘Unsung Hero’ in 2014… played DB (25 tackles) and WR for team that reached D-III Southwest semifinals… also lettered as DB/WR in junior year (2013)… Tri-Valley League All-Star in baseball in 2014 and 2015... as senior, led team in batting average, hits, RBIs, OBP, SB… inducted into Latin National Honor Society… Honor Roll student… older brothers Gil and Paul graduated from UNH, and father Gil (class of 1984) played RB at UNH.
Alonzo ADDAE
41
Sophomore // Cornerback 5-11 // 182 // Pickering, Ontario Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 13 of 14 games with four starts, including all three NCAA playoff games... tallied 36 tackles (24-12-36), six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery... season-high seven tackles and forced a fumble in consecutive playoff games: 5-2-7 in the first round vs. Central Conn. State and 4-3-7 at fourth-ranked Central Arkansas... also had a fumble recovery at Central Arkansas... season-high two pass breakups at Holy Cross... five tackles (3-2-5) and a pass breakup vs. Bryant... in his collegiate debut, recorded three tackles (2-1-3) vs. Maine 2016 – Redshirt season.
Sophomore // Defensive End 6-3 // 223 // West Chester, Pa. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 9 of 14 games, including the NCAA first round playoff game vs. Central Connecticut State and the second round at Central Arkansas... recorded four tackles (2-2-4)... made three tackles (2-1-3) in his collegiate debut at Holy Cross... also had a tackle at William & Mary. 2016 – Redshirt season.
Michael BALSAMO
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Junior // Linebacker 6-0 // 214 // Atkinson, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 10 of 14 games with three starts (in a four-game span: at Holy Cross, vs. Bryant, at Stony Brook)... recorded 31 tackles (22-9-31) with 6.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks... also credited with two pass breakups and a fumble recovery... season-high seven tackles (4-3-7) at Stony Brook... five tackles in consecutive games against Georgia Southern (4-15) and Holy Cross (5-0-5)... four tackles (2-2-4) and two pass breakups vs. Rhode Island. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... started all 13 games... recorded 46 total tackles (28-18-46)... 3.5 tackles for loss... also credited with three pass breakups and a forced fumble... career-high eight tackles (5-3-8) vs. Stony Brook... five tackles against Holy Cross, Rhode Island and William & Mary. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Standout on offense and defense at Central Catholic High School... All-Merrimack Valley Conference First Team honors as a junior and senior... Boston Herald All-Scholastic, ESPN Boston All-State and MIAA Coaches Super 26 All-State honors... selected to play in the Massachusetts Shrine All-Star Game.
Before UNH Played at St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School (Toronto, Ontario) and Peddie School (Highstown, N.J.)... as a senior at St. Mary’s, tallied 10 interceptions and 43 tackles as a DB and 14 TDs as a WR... at Peddie, racked up 12 TDs and four INTs... All-MAPL First Team... NJ.com 2015 All-Prep First Team.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Jacob BRADSHAW
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Sophomore // Defensive Tackle 6-1 // 268 // Damascus, Md. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 13 of 14 games... recorded eight tackles (5-3-8)... one tackle for loss was a sack... made four tackles (3-1-4), including a sack, at Holy Cross... credited with three tackies (1-2-3) in NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... tallied one tackle (1-0-1) at Georgia Southern. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Played at Damascus High School... as a senior, registered 41 tackles, including 21 solo stops, 14 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and a forced fumble... All-State offensive lineman... All-Montgomery County 3A First Team on both sides of the ball... All-Sentinel First Team and USA Today All-Maryland on OL... Washington Post All-Met Second Team on DL.
Cameron BRUSKO
50
Junior // Linebacker 6-0 // 190 // Bethlehem, Pa. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played all 14 games with one start (vs. Rhode Island)... recorded six tackles (4-2-6)... season-high three tackles (2-1-3) vs. Bryant. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in 9 of 13 games, including both NCAA postseason games... recorded one tackle with a solo stop in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Three-year starter and senior captain at Liberty High School... led team to the Eastern Conference title... selected to play in the Lehigh Valley McDonald’s All-Star Football Classic and was voted captain... Lamp of Knowledge honoree for receiving an A for the final grade in all classes all four years.
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Trevon BRYANT
8 CAPTAIN
Senior // Running Back 5-8 // 182 // St. Augustine, Fla. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season because of injury... team captain. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in 11 of 13 games... 590 all-purpose yards... 83 carries for 496 yards and five TDs... averaged team-best 6.0 yards per carry... 45.1 rushing yards per game... also caught three passes for 21 yards... five kickoff returns for 73 yards... 113 rushing yards, including a season long of 48 yards, and two TDs in the NCAA first round game vs. Lehigh... 18 carries for 112 yards, one TD vs. Albany... nine carries for 79 yards, one TD vs. Holy Cross (inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium). 2015 – Played in 10 of 12 games... 60 carries for 297 yards for an average of 4.9 yards per carry and 29.7 yards per game... ranked second on the team in rushing yards and third in carries... scored two touchdowns... six receptions for 58 yards (9.7 yards/catch)... four kick returns for 151 yards (37.8 per return) with a team-best long of 64 yards at nationally-ranked William & Mary (10/17)... 506 all-purpose yards ranked third on the team... topped 100 all-purpose yards against both nationally-ranked Richmond (11/07; 119) and Central Connecticut State University (09/26; 117)... team highs with 19 carries and 88 yards vs. Richmond; also caught a season-high three catches for 31 yards against the Spiders... 10 carries, 70 yards and a TD at Colgate (09/12). 2014 – Played in seven games as a true freshman... 17 carries for 70 yards for an average of 4.1 yards per carry... two receptions for 19 yards (9.5 yards/reception)... two carries for nine yards in his collegiate debut vs. Lehigh (09/13)... season-high seven carries (for 16 yards) at Elon (10/04)... season-high 17 rushing yards vs. Dartmouth (09/27; three carries) and at Rhode Island (11/08; two carries); season-long 14-yard run at URI... season-long 13-yard catch vs. Dartmouth. Before UNH Four-year letterwinner out of Pedro Menendez High School in St. Augustine, Fla... rushed for 1,772 yards and 25 touchdowns on 205 carries as a senior captain in 2013... averaged 8.64 yards/rush and 161 rushing yards/game without surrendering a fumble... All-State Third Team, All-County First Team, AllDistrict First Team, All-Northeast Florida Regional Elite Team and All-First Coast Third Team... started his high school football career on defense, where he played cornerback as a freshman and sophomore.... transitioned to RB as a junior and responded by gaining 853 yards and five TDs... also earned two letters on the weightlifting team and also lettered in track & field.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Riley BURNS
Joey CARROLL
75
86
R-Freshman // Offensive Lineman 6-3 // 298 // Milford, Mass. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Led Milford High School to Division 2 playoff berth as senior in 2016... starting offensive tackle paved way for more than 1,300 rushing yards in 12 games... tallied 36 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, two sacks, and an interception... All-State First Team, Hockomock League All-Star and Metro West Daily News All-Star... also lettered in hockey... older brother Sean Burns was DT for Wildcats from 2015-17.
Pop BUSH
Sophomore // Wide Receiver 5-11 // 181 // Waltham, Mass. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 11 of 14 games... had one catch for five yards... first career catch vs. Towson. 2016 – Redshirt season.
Brian CARTER
99
Sophomore // Defensive End 6-2 // 235 // Port St. Lucie, Fla.
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R-Freshman // Safety 6-0 // 185 // Nocatee, Fla. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Led Port Charlotte High School (Port Charlotte, Fla.) to an 8-2 record and the Class 6A playoffs in 2016... finished high school career with 153 tackles, including 15 tackles for loss and eight sacks, as well as eight forced fumbles, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries... recorded 77 tackles, including eight sacks, and an interception as a senior, when named to the SunCoast Sports All-Area First Team... also selected to the South Central Florida AllStar Game and Defensive MVP... as junior, earned All-Area Honorable Mention recognition... first name is Tiyan.
Jack CARROLL
Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 13 of 14 games with six starts... started the last four games of the season, including three playoff games... also started consecutive weeks against Holy Cross and Rhode Island... recorded 28 tackles (20-8-28) with 7.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks... also had one fumble recovery and one pass breakup... season-high five tackles (4-1-5) at Albany... four tackles (3-1-4) in the NCAA second round at nationally-ranked Central Arkansas... recorded two tackles for loss in three games: at Stony Brook, at Albany, vs. Central Connecticut State. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Two-way standout at Saint Edward’s School (Vero Beach, Fla.)... in five games as a senior, recorded 35 tackles, including 10 TFL and four sacks; on the other side of the ball, compiles 160 rushing yards, 69 yards receiving and two TDs... on defense, All-District 19 First Team and All-State Class 2A First Team... District 19 2A Player of the Year and All-State Second Team tight end... career totals of 159 tackles, 28 sacks, 74 TFL, 36 catches, 602 receiving yards and 10 TDs.
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Sophomore // Offensive Line 6-2 // 289 // Oakton, Va. Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all 14 games at left guard... his blocking helped UNH offense rank No. 2 in the CAA in passing yards/game, first downs and time of possession, as well as third in both pass efficiency and fourth down conversion percentage. Before UNH Dominated on both the offensive and defensive lines to help Gonzaga College High School to a 10-3 record and a DCSAA title... had six sacks, nine tackles for a loss as part of 42 total tackles and was named All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Third Team... also a standout rugby player... led Gonzaga to a national championship and was a two-time All American... member of the USA U-19 rugby team.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Jeff CARTER
Sean COYNE
77
35
Junior // Offensive Line 6-4 // 285 // Jericho, Vt. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 5 of 14 games... made his collegiate debut Sept. 16 at Holy Cross... played the next two weeks vs. Rhode Island and Bryant... saw action in the NCAA second round game at Central Arkansas. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in three games, including the NCAA first round game vs. Lehigh. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Played high school football at Mount Mansfield Union H.S. for coach Marty Richards... 2014 Defensive Player of the Year and Mount Mansfield Union lineman of the year... 2013 All Division Team.
R-Freshman // Kicker / WR 5-10 // 181 // Portsmouth, R.I. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Accolades as senior included All-State First Team, Division 1 First Team, USA Today Rhode Island Offensive Player of the Year, Newport County Offensive Player of the Year and Gridiron Club Back of the Year... as a senior, completed 78 of 132 pass attempts (59.1 percent) for 922 yards and 12 touchdowns... carried ball 190 times for 1,629 yards (8.6 yards/carry) and 20 TDs... caught four passes for 99 yards and two scores... defensively, paced the 10-3 Super Bowl champion Patriots with 39 tackles and four interceptions... on special teams, connected on 15 of 23 field goal attempts in his career with a state record 58-yarder.... proved accurate on PAT kicks at 94 percent... also lettered on the Portsmouth basketball team.
Jack CAVALLARO
89
Mike CRAWFORD
23
Sophomore // Tight End 6-4 // 240 // Hanover, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 8 of 14 games, including the last six games of the season (all three playoff games)... did not record a catch... had a seven-yard kickoff return vs. Towson. 2016 – Redshirt season. Joined the team in spring 2015.
R-Freshman // Defensive Back 6-0 // 184 // Philadelphia, Pa. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Helped lead Imhotep Charter to back-to-back state championship games.
Before UNH Played postgraduate season at Milford Academy... made 13 catches for 111 yards (8.5 yards/catch) as tight end... started on both sides of the ball – at TE and LB – for Hanover High School, plus snapped the ball on punts and kickoffs, and returned kickoffs... as senior, led Division II in tackles with 87, was fifth in receptions, fifth in rushing yards and sixth in rushing TDs.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Quinlen DEAN
John DiCARO
4
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Junior // Linebacker 6-0 // 227 // Greenbelt, Md. Wildcat Career 2017 – CAA All-Conference Second Team... started all 14 games... team leader in solo tackles (80), assisted tackles (44) and total tackles (124)... the 80 solo tackles were more than all other ‘Cats had total tackles... fourth in tackles for loss (11.5)... also recorded two sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one pass breakup... led the CAA in total tackles and ranked fourth in tackles per game (8.9)... double-digit tackles five times, including career-high 15 (6-9-15) at Albany... 12 stops (9-3-12) in the NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State... season-high three tackles for loss and in interception vs. CCSU... 11 tackles consecutive games against Bryant (6-5-11) and Stony Brook (8-3-11)... 10 tackles (6-4-10), including two TFL, at nationally-ranked James Madison... seven tackles and an interception vs. Maine; that INT in the final minute secured UNH’s 24-23 win... eight tackles and a forced fumble vs. Rhode Island... team’s top tackler in 9 of 14 games, including five straight spanning Oct. 28-Nov. 25... recorded a tackle for loss in 9 of 14 games. 2016 – STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (10/31)... CAA Defensive Player of the Week (10/31)... played in 12 of 13 games... recorded 25 solo and 13 assisted tackles for a total of 38... three interceptions with a team-leading 77 INT-return yards... led the team in both forced fumbles (two) and fumble recoveries (two)... three quarterback hurries... season-high nine tackles (7-2-9) and two INTs vs. Stony Brook... 42-yard INT return and seven tackles (4-3-7) in NCAA first round vs. Lehigh... also seven tackles (5-2-7) the NCAA second round at James Madison. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Amassed 22.5 sacks and 57 total tackles with three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a touchdown to lead Roosevelt High to an 11-1 record and an appearance in the Maryland 4A region championship game as a senior... named Prince George’s County First Team, All-Gazette First Team and Washington Post All-Met Second Team as well as the American Family Insurance All-USA Maryland Defensive Player of the Year... played in the Under Armour Crab Bowl and the Big 33 Maryland vs. Pennsylvania game... honor roll all four years.
Senior // Tight End 6-2 // 237 // Dallas, Texas Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in all 14 games with six starts... started three consecutive games: regular-season finale at Albany, NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State and NCAA second round at Central Arkansas... six catches for 86 yards... season highs in catches (two) and receiving yards (45) at William & Mary, including a season-long 43-yard reception... one catch for 31 yards in the playoffs vs. CCSU... two catches for eight yards in the playoffs at Central Arkansas. 2016 – Played in 9 of 13 games, including the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh. 2015 – Played in 2 of 12 games... collegiate debut vs. Central Connecticut State University (09/26)... also played the next week vs. Elon (10/03). 2014 – Redshirt season as a linebacker.
Rick ELLISON
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Junior // Safety
5-11 // 200 // Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all 13 games in which he played... DNP the NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... third on the team in total tackles with 69 (43-26-69)... 1.5 tackles for loss... two interceptions with 50 return yards... credited with three pass breakups... 50-yard INT return for a touchdown vs. Bryant... careerhigh 12 tackles (8-4-12) vs. Towson... 10 tackles (7-3-10) against FBS representative Georgia Southern... recorded six tackles five times, including the NCAA second round at nationally-ranked Central Arkansas... three tackles, one INT and a pass breakup vs. Maine. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in all 13 games... recorded 35 solo and 14 assisted tackles for a total of 49... two tackles for loss... one fumble recovery... three pass breakups... season-high 10 tackles (3-7-10) in his collegiate debut at San Diego State... nine stops (8-1-9) against Towson... eight tackles (7-1-8) vs. Albany. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH All-Trinity First Team and All-County First Team at Santa Margarita Catholic High School.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Brian ESPANET
Brandon GALLAGHER
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Junior // Running Back 5-10 // 196 // Bridgewater, Mass.
R-Freshman // Wide Receiver 6-3 // 197 // Hopedale, Mass. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Helped Millis-Hopedale capture Division 4A state championship as senior… named TVL Small MVP… notched 13 TD receptions on offense and snared four INTs… finished career with more than 2,000 yards receiving, 34 TDs and 24 INTs… named 2016-17 Metrowest Daily News Male Athlete of Year… also a 1,000-point scorer for the basketball team; averaged 17.9 points/game, 9.0 rebounds/game as senior… named Dual Valley Conference Basketball Player of Year (16-17)… batted .593 as senior on baseball team and finished with 107 career hits.
Patrick FLYNN
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Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in all 14 games with one start (at Georgia Southern)... 365 all-purpose yards... 22 rushes for 130 yards (5.9 yards per rush)... six catches for 43 yards (7.2 yards per catch)... 10 kickoff returns for 192 yards (19.2 yards per KO return)... also credited with five tackles (3-2-5)... 12 rushes for 104 yards, one catch for eight yards and a kickoff return for 35 yards (147 all-purpose yards) vs. Towson... career-long 35-yard run that game... 117 all-purpose yards, including five kickoff returns for 94 yards, in the NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... two tackles against both Bryant (0-2-2) and Towson (2-0-2). 2016 – Played in 9 of 13 games. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played football at Bridgewater-Raynham High School... as a junior, Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team selection after rushing for 1,250 yards and 10 TDs... sidelined by injury most of senior year, but returned in Thanksgiving Day game to record 128 yards and two TDs.
R-Freshman // Offensive Lineman 6-3 // 274 // Hanover, Mass. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Led Hanover H.S. to its first state championship in 40 years with a 12-0 record in 2016... paved the way up front offensively for a lethal ground game that amassed more than 2,400 yards... at defensive tackle, recorded 40 tackles, including 10 for loss and three sacks... named Offensive Lineman of the Year by Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Patriot Ledger... other accolades included USA Today All-State First Team, Suite Sports All-State First Team and All-Scholastic Team by both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald... was also a two-time All-League honoree in basketball.
Gunner GIBSON
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R-Freshman // Tight End 6-3 // 239 // Hailey, Idaho Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Postgraduate year at Salisbury School, where is was named to the All-Erickson League First Team at linebacker (56 tackles in eight games; also averaged 14 yards/catch on 20 receptions and scored three TDs)... at Wood River High School, was a two-time All-Great Basin Conference First Team at both tight end and defensive end... as a senior, also named All-State First Team and All-Idaho All-Star First Team... compiled 73 receptions for 1,859 yards and 25 TDs in his Wood River career.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Steven HARPER
Evan GRAY
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Sophomore // Linebacker 6-0 // 211 // Roselle, N.J.
Junior // Running Back 5-10 // 227 // Centreville, Va. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 13 of 14 games with 11 starts... DNP vs. Towson... team leader in rushes (181), rushing yards (65) and rushing TDs (eight)... averaged 3.6 yards/rush and 50.0 rushing yards/game... 20 catches for 135 yards and one touchdown... 6.8 yards/catch... 785 all-purpose yards... career-high 98 rushing yards and personal-best two rushing TDs on 11 carries vs. Bryant... career-high 24 carries for 85 yards in the NCAA second round game at nationally-ranked Central Arkansas... two catches for a career-high 42 yards, including long of 36 yards, at Holy Cross... personal-best six catches for 26 yards at Stony Brook... career-high 112 all-purpose yards vs. Central Arkansas. 2016 – Played in 12 of 13 games... DNP vs. Holy Cross... 14 carries for 66 yards and one TD... 4.7 yards per carry... season highs in both carries (six) and rushing yards (42) in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh... also scored his first career TD that game on a season-long 25-yard run. 2015 – Redshirt season.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Played all 14 games... recorded 14 solo tackles and 17 assisted tackles for a total of 31... three tackles for loss... two interceptions with 16 return yards... career-high eight tackles (3-5-8) at Stony Brook... six tackles (3-3-6) at William & Mary... four tackles, including a tackle for loss, and an interception in NCAA second round at Central Arkansas... INT and 16-yard return vs. Towson... first career tackle at Holy Cross. 2016 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played at Hudson Catholic Regional High School (Jersey City, N.J.)... more than 400 career tackles... as a senior, racked up 107 tackles, five forced fumbles, two INTs and two defensive TDs... All-State Second Team, All-County First Team, All-Area First Team, Defensive Player of the Year.
Stephen HEDBERG
Before UNH Rushed 180 times for 1,592 yards, averaged nearly nine yards a carry, and scored 18 touchdowns to pace Westfield High to a 12-2 record, the Concorde District Championship and its fourth straight appearance in the Virginia 6A North region in 2014... named All-Concorde District First Team, All-6A North Region Second Team and received Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention honors
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R-Freshman // Quarterback 6-3 // 196 // Dover, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH USA Today All-NH First Team at Phillips Academy (Andover, Mass.)... NHIAA-record 35 TD passes as a junior at St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. (Dover, N.H.)... led STA to back-to-back state championship games, including undefeated title as a senior, when he was D-II MVP... two-time All-State... 80 total TDs and 5,000 total yards... senior captain.
Tommy HERION
Kyle HAMPER
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R-Freshman // Linebacker 6-0 // 220 // Portland, Ore.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Joined program in January ‘18... transfer from the University of Iowa.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Postgraduate year at Hotchkiss School, where he earned All-Erickson League First Team at linebacker... in seven games, recorded 40 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss, and two INTs... graduate of Jesuit High School... as a senior, was a key member of the 6A Oregon state championship team... two-time All-Metro League First Team at both defensive end and fullback.
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R-Freshman // Quarterback 6-1 // 182 // Chicago, Ill.
Before UNH Earned All-State First Team and All-Conference honors as a senior... AllConference First Team as a sophomore before missing junior year due to transfer... three-year letterwinner at quarterback... team captain and MVP as a senior... prep team won state title during his junior and senior seasons, posting two-year record of 27-1... holds school records for highest completion percentage and fewest interceptions.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Dayne HERRON
Evan HORN
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Senior // Offensive Line 6-4 // 300 // Oak Harbor, Wash. Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all 13 games in which he played, all at left tackle... DNP the NCAA second round at Central Arkansas... his blocking helped UNH offense rank No. 2 in the CAA in passing yards/game, first downs and time of possession, as well as third in both pass efficiency and fourth down conversion percentage. 2016 – Played in 12 of 13 games with 10 starts... started the last 10 games, all at right tackle. 2015 – Played in two games – consecutive weeks vs. Central Connecticut State (09/26) and Elon (10/03). 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played at both Oak Harbor High School and Salisbury School... helped open holes for a RB that ran for 21 TDs and 1,750 yards... prior to his post-grad year at Salisbury, was a team captain at Oak Harbor... there he was recognized as First Team All-WESCO and selected to compete in the Washington All-State “Summer Classic” football game... also a member of Salisbury’s varsity basketball team and was an All-State basketball player while at Oak Harbor.
Sophomore // Safety 6-0 // 194 // Lebanon, Pa. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played all 14 games with seven starts, all at safety in consecutive games spanning Oct. 21-Dec. 2... recorded 23 solo tackles and 20 assisted for a total of 43... three tackles for loss, including one sack... three interceptions with 70 return yards... also credited with six pass breakups... on special teams, returned 21 punts for 76 yards (3.6 yards/returns)... career-high eighth tackles at James Madison... also eight tackles, including two for loss... 56-yard INT return for a touchdown and five tackles (3-2-5) in NCAA second round at Central Arkansas... career-long 17-yard punt return vs. Towson... three other double-digit punt returns. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. UNH Basketball Career 2017-18 – Joined the team as a walk-on in late December 2017... played in 14 games with two starts... averaged 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per game... career highs in points (10) and rebounds (six) in 17 minutes vs. Maine. Before UNH Four-time captain at Cedar Crest high School... three-time All-LancasterLebanon League... as a senior, Lancaster-Lebanon WR of the Year... as a sophomore, Lancaster-Lebabon DB of the Year... in basketball, three-time league MVP, three-time All-Lancaster-Lebanon First Team, four-time AllCounty... in track & field, three-time Lebanon County javelin champion.
Benyeal HILL, JR.
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R-Freshman // Wide Receiver 6-0 // 184 // Stafford, Va. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Led Brooke Point High School to the Virginia 5A state semifinals as a senior, when his accolades included All-Commonwealth District First Team, All-Stafford/Fredericksburg Area First Team, All-NOVA Third Team, AllNorthwest Region First Team, and 5A All-State First Team... 69 receptions, 1,100 receiving yards and 16 total touchdowns... also a letterwinner on the basketball team.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Jae’Wuan HORTON
Jackson HOUSMAN
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Senior // Defensive End 6-2 // 232 // Stafford, Va.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all 14 games at defensive end... recorded 26 solo tackles and 29 assisted for a total of 55, which was second among UNH linemen... second on the team in tackles for loss (13.0) and sacks (8.5)... also credited with two forced fumbles... on the CAA leaderboard, ranked third in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss... season-high nine tackles (5-4-9) at Holy Cross; two TFL, including 1.5 sacks, in that game... six tackles (2-4-6) at nationallyranked James Madison... also made six stops (4-2-6) vs. FBS school Georgia Southern... five tackles four times, including back-to-back playoff games against Central Connecticut State (3-2-5) and nationally-ranked Central Arkansas (2-3-5); two TFL both of those games... season-high two sacks and a forced fumble at Central Arkansas... two TFL and a forced fumble vs. nationally-ranked Elon. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... started all 13 games at defensive end... recorded 14 solo tackles and 14 assisted for a total of 28... 7.5 tackles for loss, including two TFL vs. Elon... ranked second on the team in sacks (4.0)... season-high five tackles (0-5-5) at Maine... four tackles (3-1-4) vs. Holy Cross, which was the inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... started all 11 games in which he played... recorded 30 unassisted tackles and 12 assisted for a total of 42... ranked third on the team in both tackles for loss (9.0) and sacks (3.5)... credited with two forced fumbles... season-high seven tackles (7-0-7) in the NCAA first-round game against Colgate (11/28)... five tackles (5-0-5) against fifth-ranked Richmond (11/07)... six tackles (2-4-6) one week earlier vs. Rhode Island... four tackles (3-1-4) in collegiate debut at San Jose State (09/03)... three tackles for loss, including two sacks, at Stony Brook (09/19); also forced a fumble at SBU... DNP at Colgate (09/12). 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played for North Stafford High School in Stafford, Va... led North Stafford to its second straight state playoff semifinal appearance... senior captain... twotime First Team All-Commonwealth District selection, a two-time All-Area Free Lance Star, the Conference 15 Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Northern Region 5A, First Team All-State Virginia Preps and First Team All-State VHSL ... finished his senior season with 17 sacks, 25 TFLs, 76 total tackles and four forced fumbles... in addition to his success on the field, also maintained a 3.8 GPA.
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Sophomore // Linebacker 6-1 // 203 // Weare, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 4 of 14 games... recorded three tackles (0-3-3)... careerhigh two tackles (0-2-2) vs. Bryant... one tackle (0-1-1) at William & Mary... also saw action against both Maine and Towson. 2016 – Redshirt season.
Jason HUGHES
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Sophomore // WR / K / P 5-9 // 187 // Atkinson, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Did not see game action. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season.
Rob IANNARILLI
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Sophomore // Defensive End 6-1 // 235 // Framingham, Mass. Wildcat Career 2017 – Did not see game action.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS R.J. JANECZEK
Josh KANIA
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R-Freshman // Linebacker 6-1 // 192 // Wall, N.J. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season.
Junior // Defensive End 6-3 // 243 // Milton, Ga. Wildcat Career 2017 – Limited to three games because of injury... started the first two games of the season vs. Maine and at FBS school Georgia Southern... 10 solo tackles and two assisted tackles for a total of 12... season-high nine tackles (8-1-9) at Georgia Southern... two tackles (2-0-2) vs. Maine... also credited with one tackle (0-1-1) at Stony Brook. 2016 – Played in 4 of 13 games, all off the bench. 2015 – Redshirt season.
J.J. JEROME
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Freshman // Linebacker 5-11 // 212 // Monroe, Wash. Before UNH LB/RB from Monroe High School and St. Thomas More (Montville, Conn.)... at Monroe High School, tallied 65 total tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss in his career... rushed for 3,992 yards and 66 total touchdowns... career high of 363 rushing yards vs. Mariner ranks in the top 10 in the Washington high school record books... All-State First Team... at St. Thomas More, named team captain and tallied 60 total tackles, including 28 TFLs and six sacks... forced three fumbles... named to the 2017 Class B Independent League First Team and also was an All-New England First Team selection.
Before UNH Standout at defensive end and fullback for Cambridge High School... notched 10 sacks, 19 tackles for loss and 66 total tackles as a senior... earned All-Fulton County, All-Region, All-Area and All-State honors... selected for the Georgia Athletic Coaches State All-Star Game.
Patrick KAPLAN
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Sophomore // Defensive Tackle 5-11 // 261 // Franklin, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in two games... made collegiate debut vs. Bryant... also played at William & Mary. 2016 – Redshirt season.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Trevor KNIGHT
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Senior // Quarterback 6-0 // 198 // Amherst, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – New England Football Writers Division I Season Gold Helmet Award... All-New England Division I Football Team... CAA Football Third Team... CAA Offensive Player of the Week, twice (09/25 and 11/06)... started all 14 games... completed 291 of 471 passes for 3,433 yards and 26 TDs... 61.8 completion percentage... 136.98 QB efficiency rating... on UNH’s list of single-season superlatives, those numbers rank No.1 in pass attempts, No. 2 in passing yards, and No. 3 in completions... nationally-ranked in the Top 20 in five stats: 9th in passing yards, 13th in passing TDs, 15th in completions per game, and 18th in passing yards per game and points responsible for... on the CAA leaderboard, second in both passing yards/game (245.2) and total offense/game (256.8), and third in both passing efficiency and completion percentage... 26 passing TDs were most by a Wildcat since 2008... career-high 420 passing yards vs. Rhode Island (23x34, 3 TDs, 194.65 rating)... personalbest four TDs against both Towson and William & Mary... completed 25 of 35 passes for 406 yards and had a 206.58 rating at W&M... season-high 76.2 completion percentage (32x42) vs. Elon for 271 yards and one TD... second on the team in rushes (146) and third in rushing yards (162) with one rushing touchdown... career-high 21 rushes for season-high 79 yards vs. Maine. 2016 – Started all 12 games in which he played... completed 179 of 319 passes for 1,714 yards and 14 TDs... 56.1 completion percentage... 109.46 QB efficiency rating... ranked second on the team with 138 rushes... 396 rushing yards and four TDs... 31x49 for 314 yards – all season highs – vs. James Madison... season-high 164.22 efficiency rating vs. Holy Cross; completed 11x18 passes for 190 yards and two TDs... also had a season-high 18 rushes for 87 yards vs. HC... completed 14 of 18 passes at Towson for a season-high 77.8 completion percentage... 16 carries for a season-high 95 yards and a TD vs. William & Mary... 17 carries for 64 yards and a TD vs. Rhode Island. 2015 – Played in 6 of 12 games... completed 10 of 19 pass attempts for 124 yards and one TD... finished the season with a 52.6 percent completion percentage and QB efficiency rating of 114.29... 18 rushes for 52 yards and one TD... perfect 3-for-3 in 2-point PAT attempts (one rush, two pass)... completed all four passes for a season-high 64 yards, including a 19-yd TD, against Central Connecticut State (09/26); also season-high eight carries for 11 yards, including a 9-yd TD run, vs. CCSU... made his collegiate debut at Stony Brook (09/19) and completed 5 of 14 passes for 56 yards with a seasonhigh 35 rushing yards on five carries. 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Guided Nashua South to a 9-2 record and a Division I playoff appearance... two-time captain... recognized as the NH Gatorade Player of the Year, the ESPN NH Player of the Year, the NH Sports Page Player of the Year, The USA Today NH Player of the Year and The Telegraph Player of the Year... a dual threat QB as he threw for 1,800 yards with 19 touchdowns and only two interceptions while rushing for an additional 1,533 yards and 19 more TDs... defensively finished his senior season with four interceptions and 36 tackles... starting point guard for the varsity basketball team as well as a member of the track team.
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Sam KOWAL
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Sophomore // Offensive Line 6-4 // 263 // Asbury, N.J. Wildcat Career 2017 – Did not see game action. 2016 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played at North Hunterdon High School (Annandale, N.J.)... three-year starter and senior captain... First Team Mid-State 38... Hunterdon County All-Area First Team... Courier News All-Area Second Team.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Jared KUEHL
Pop LACEY
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Senior // Linebacker 6-1 // 240 // Plymouth, N.H.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all 10 games in which he played... sidelined by injury four consecutive weeks (Sept. 16–Oct. 13)... despite missing four games, led the team with 13.5 tackles for loss... ranked third in sacks (5.0) and fourth in tackles with 66 (41-25-66)... team-high three fumble recoveries... also had one interception, one forced fumble and four pass breakups... career-high 12 tackles (6-6-12) at Albany... recorded seven tackles five times, including NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State and NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... also had an INT and fumble recovery vs. CCSU... made seven tackles, including season-high 3.5 TFL (2.0 sacks) at James Madison... six tackles and fumble recovery in NCAA second round at Central Arkansas. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in all 13 games... ranked fourth on the team in total tackles with 60 (42-18-60)... 6.5 tackles for loss, including one sack... tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles... one interception and one fumble recovery... team-leading and season-high 10 tackles (8-2-10) in the season opener at San Diego State... eight tackles (3-5-8) vs. Elon... seven tackles (5-3-7) at Rhode Island. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in all 12 games... recorded 14 tackles with seven unassisted and seven assisted... tied for the team lead with two blocked kicks... credited with a season-high four tackles (3-1-4) against Central Connecticut (09/26)... three tackles (2-1-3) vs. Rhode Island (10/31)... recorded his first career tackle in the second game at Colgate (09/12). 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH A three-sport athlete from Plymouth Regional High School... captain of the football, basketball and lacrosse teams... as a sophomore, was All-State Honorable Mention at safety... All-State First Team as a junior and senior at linebacker and running back... Plymouth won the state championship both of those seasons... as a senior, named to the USA Today All-New Hampshire Defensive Team and received the New Hampshire Scholar-Athlete Award... selected to play in the CHaD East-West NH All-Star Game and the Shrine Maple-Sugar Bowl... in lacrosse, was a First-Team All-State selection as a junior.
Junior // Safety 6-0 // 201 // Reading, Pa. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 9 of 14 games with seven starts... started the first six games of the season before being sidelined by injury for five games... returned to action for the NCAA first round game vs. Central Connecticut State and to the starting lineup in the NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... 29 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles for 42 total... one interception and five pass breakups... season-high eight tackles (5-3-8) vs. Bryant... seven tackles (5-27) and two pass breakups at SDSU... also made seven stops against both Holy Cross (7-0-7) and Stony Brook (4-3-7)... five tackles, an INT and two pass breakups vs. Rhode Island. 2016 – All-CAA Third Team... CAA Rookie of the Week (09/12)... STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Week, Honorable Mention (09/12)... played in all 13 games with 11 starts... eight starts at free safety, including the last seven games... three starts at cornerback... team leader in solo tackles (63) and total tackles (82)... two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble... five pass breakups... 44-yard INT return for a TD at Maine... three games with double-digit tackles, including a season-high 14 (12-2-14) against Holy Cross (inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium)... 13 tackles (6-713) vs. Elon... 12 tackles (8-4-12) in the NCAA second round at James Madison... nine tackles (9-0-9) vs. Albany. Before UNH Played at Berks Catholic High School (Reading, Pa.) and Kent School (Kent, Conn.)... at Kent, All-Erickson League First Team at WR and S... registered 56 total tackles, including 27 solo, and forced three fumbles... team defensive MVP... as a senior at Berks, All-Berks Conference First Team and won the Maxwell Award... also lettered in basketball and baseball, where he was an All-Berks Conference First Team outfielder.
Niko KVIETKUS
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Freshman // Defensive Tackle 6-3 // 264 // Southington, Conn. Before UNH At Xavier High School, registered 77 career total tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss and was named CHSCA All-State defensive end... on the other side of the ball, was picked to the Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team as well as the USA Today All-USA Connecticut Team as an offensive lineman... at Deerfield Academy, named captain for 2017 season and had tremendous season on both the offensive and defensive lines... recognized as an All-SCC defensive end and was the 2017 NEPSAC Class A Lineman of the Year.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Carson LEARY
Nick LORDEN
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Sophomore // Defensive End 6-2 // 234 // Brandon, Vt. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 7 of 14 games, all off the bench. 2016 – Redshirt season.
Sophomore // Wide Receiver 6-4 // 214 // Milford, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 13 of 14 games with one start (at Holy Cross)... 12 catches for 143 yards and six touchdowns... second on the team with six receiving TDs... career-high three catches for 34 yards and personal-best two TDs vs. Towson... two catches for career-high 46 yards and a TD in the NCAA first round game vs. Central Connecticut State... season-long 41-yard catch vs. CCSU... first career catch with a 12-yard TD vs. Maine. 2016 – Redshirt season.
Elijah LEWIS
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Sophomore // Defensive Tackle 6-1 // 278 // New Castle, Del.
Before UNH Played at Bishop Guertin High School (Nashua, N.H.)... as a senior, 41 catches for 840 yards and 17 TDs... All-Conference First Team... USA Today All-State First Team... played in NH’s CHaD East-West All-Star Game... on the track team, was high jump runner-up at 2015 state championship.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Did not see game action. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in seven games, including both NCAA playoff games... recorded two solo and two assisted tackles for a total of four... season-high three tackles (2-1-3) in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh... made his collegiate debut in the fourth game of the season (vs. William & Mary). Before UNH Played at William Penn High School... three-year starter on both sides of the ball... as a junior, led team to Delaware state championship... as a senior, team boasted the state’s No. 3 ranking... 72 total tackles, including eight sacks... AllConference and All-State... in track & field, specialized in the shot put.
Curtis LINTON, JR.
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R-Freshman // Offensive Line 6-3 // 270 // Newark, Del. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Three-year starter and a captain at Caravel Academy (Bear, Del.)... helped the offense amass more than 3,000 total yards, including 2,200 rushing yards (227 rushing yards/game)... All-State Third Team selection as a senior... All-Conference Team twice on offense and once on defense... three-time Academic All-State... selected to the 2017 DFRC Blue Bold Football All-Star Game... also was a two-time All-Conference honoree as a heavyweight wrestler.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Nick LUBISCHER
Malik LOVE
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Junior // Wide Receiver 5-10 // 178 // Alcoa, Tenn. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 12 of 14 games with nine starts... DNP the second (at Georgia Southern) and fifth (Bryant) games of the year... second on the team in receptions (70) and receiving yards (733)... three touchdowns... also had three rushes for seven yards... averaged 10.5 yards/catch and 61.7 receiving yards/game... season-high 11 catches for 64 yards vs. nationally-ranked Elon... 10 catches for a season-high 123 yards in the NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State... five catches for 50 yards and a TD in the second round at nationally-ranked Central Arkansas... five catches for 96 yards, including a long of 60 yards, and a TD vs. Maine. 2016 – Started all 12 games in which he played... DNP the season opener at San Diego State... team-high 59 catches... ranked second in receiving yards (520)... one TD... 8.8 yards per catch and 43.3 receiving yards per game... also had four carries for 23 yards... season-high 13 catches for 108 yards at Dartmouth... 12 catches for season-high 127 yards vs. James Madison... six catches, 51 yards and a TD vs. Stony Brook. 2015 – Redshirt season.
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Junior // Wide Receiver 5-10 // 193 // Red Bank, N.J. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 11 of 14 games, all off the bench... DNP the three NCAA playoff games... four catches for 42 yards... recorded five tackles (3-2-5) and a fumble recovery... career highs in catches (three) and receiving yards (36) against nationally-ranked Elon with a long of 15 yards... two tackles against both Holy Cross (1-1-2) and James Madison (2-0-2). 2016 – Played in 9 of 13 games as a defensive back... recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle for a total of two... recorded a tackle in his collegiate debut vs. Rhode Island... also had a tackle in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh. 2015 – Redshirt season.
Before UNH In his post-graduate year at Holderness School, named to New England Prep School All-New England team after leading the prep schools with 1,197 receiving yards and 20 touchdown receptions in 2014... played senior season of high school in Alcoa, Tenn... team captain and All-District MVP as a senior at Alcoa... named Class 3A Eastern Tennessee All District, All-County and All-State as junior and senior.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Christian LUPOLI
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Sophomore // Quarterback 6-2 // 187 // East Haven, Conn. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 8 of 14 games... completed 13 of 28 passes for 95 yards and one touchdown... 18 rushes for 11 yards... completed 8 of 10 passes for 63 yards, including a long of 19 yards, and a TD in the NCAA second round at nationally-ranked Central Arkansas; also had 10 carries for five yards... 2-for-4 for 16 yards and one rush for 14 yards in the quarterfinal at nationally-ranked South Dakota State. 2016 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played at Notre Dame High School (West Haven, Conn.)... as senior captain, led team to the Class L state championship game, All-State First Team, Conference Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Levi Jackson Team... completed 129 of 210 passes (61. 4 percent) for 1,705 yards and 15 TDs... 679 rushing yards on 128 attempts (5.3 yards/carry)... in career, threw for 4,545 yards and 39 TDs, and rushed for 1,789 with 16 TDs.
Justin MALONE-WOODS
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Junior // Tight End 6-2 // 232 // San Diego, Calif. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 13 of 14 games with 11 starts... DNP the regular-season finale at Albany... led UNH tight ends with 12 catches for 165 yards... averaged 13.8 yards/catch and 12.7 yards/game... season-high two catches in four games... one catch for 45 yards vs. Bryant... one catch for an 11-yard TD against nationally-ranked Elon... two catches for 25 yards in the NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State. 2016 – Played in 11 of 13 games with three starts... ranked second among UNH tight ends in catches (six) and receiving yards (110)... one TD... averaged 18.3 yards per catch... long catch of 46 yards vs. Stony Brook... first career catch – an 8-yard TD – at Dartmouth... career-high two catches (for 25 yards) vs. James Madison. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Played post-graduate year (2014) at Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut... named to the New England Prep School All-New England Team...All-Patriot Conference First Team performer as junior and senior at Serra High School in San Diego.
Matt MASCIA
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Sophomore // Offensive Line 6-2 // 287 // East Meadow, N.Y. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 12 of 14 games with 11 starts (all at right guard)... DNP vs. Rhode Island and the NCAA quarterfinal vs. South Dakota State... started the nine games in between... also in the starting lineup consecutive weeks vs. Georgia Southern and Holy Cross. 2016 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played at East Meadow High School... two-time All-Nassau County Team... All-Long Island Second Team (2014) and First Team (2015)... NY State Sportswriters Association All-State First Team... Roy Kessenich Award (most outstanding three-sport student-athlete on Long Island)... National Football Foundation Golden Eleven, Madison Square Garden Tri-State Heisman Team Honorable Mention, USA Today All-New York Second Team... also lettered in baseball and track & field
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Ivan NIYOMUGABO
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Junior // Offensive Line 6-2 // 278 // Boynton Beach, Fla. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 5 of 14 games... played five consecutive games against Holy Cross, Rhode Island, Bryant, Stony Brook and Towson (games 3-8). 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in two games... made his collegiate debut vs. Holy Cross (inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium)... also saw action against Stony Brook. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Three-year starter on the offensive line and helped lead Park Vista High School to three consecutive appearances in the Palm Beach County Class 8A playoffs... senior captain was named Land Rover Palm Beach County Player of the Week for his performance in 41-0 victory over Olympic Heights in the final week of the regular season... earned berth in Florida Athletic Coaches Association North/South Florida All-Star Game and the Palm Beach County BCAA All-Star Game... Palm Beach Post All-Palm Beach County for Class 8A in as a junior and senior... All-State Honorable Mention as junior by FloridaHSFootball.com.
Junior // Wide Receiver 6-1 // 206 // Penacook, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – As a quarterback, did not see game action. 2016 – As a quarterback, played in one game... made his collegiate debut in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh... did not record a pass attempt or a rush. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Four-year starter at Merrimack Valley High School (Penacook, N.H.)... 2014 NH Preseason Mr. Football and top-ranked QB by the NH Notebook rushed for six touchdowns and passed for four scores in three games before a wrist injury cut his senior season short... named Division II All-State First Team as junior in 2013; guided MVHS to a 7-2 record and first playoff appearance in school history... earned All-State Honorable Mention as freshman and sophomore... two-time team MVP, led Division II in passing yards as a junior and was finalist for the NHSportspage.com Player of the Year award... three-sport athlete (basketball, football, lacrosse) is first Merrimack Valley graduate to play Division I college football.
Mitch McPIKE
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Junior // Kicker 5-11 // 213 // Birmingham, England Wildcat Career 2017 – Did not see game action. 2016 – Did not see game action.
Hayden MIDDLETON
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Senior // Kicker/Punter 6-4 // 188 // Dover, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Did not see game action. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... did not see game action. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... did not see game action. Before UNH Graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas.
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Senior // Wide Receiver 5-11 // 182 // Leominster, Mass. Wildcat Career 2017 – Five-time All-American... Walter Payton Award Finalist... All-CAA First Team... All-New England Team... All-ECAC First Team... New England Football Writers Gold Helmet, twice (9/13 and 10/4)... started all 14 games... team leader in receptions (97), receiving yards (1,396) and receiving TDs (10), as well as allpurpose yards (1,510) and points (60)... averaged 14.4 yards/ reception and 99.7 receiving yards/game... three rushes for 10 yards (3.3 yards/rush)... six kickoff returns for 104 yards (17.3 yards/return)... on UNH’s single-season leaderboards, those numbers are No. 4 in receiving yards and No. 2 in receptions... on the national leaderboard, No. 3 in receiving yards, 11th in receptions per game and receiving yards per game, and 14th in receiving TDs... led the CAA in receptions, receiving yards, receiving yards/game and receiving TDs; also No. 5 in all-purpose yards/game... also completed 4 of 5 passes for 104 yards and one TD... 11 catches for career-high 232 yards, including a long of 76, and one TD vs. Rhode Island... career-high 13 catches for 182 yards at Stony Brook... 11 catches for 118 yards and two TDs against FBS school Georgia Southern... seven catches for 154 yards and personal-best three TDs vs. Bryant... seven catches for 193 yards and one touchdown at William & Mary... seven catches for 92 yards and two TDs at Holy Cross... 60-yard TD pass vs. Maine. 2016 – All-CAA Third Team... started all 13 games... led the team in receiving yards (834) and receiving TDs (six)... ranked second in receptions (58)... 14.4 yards per catch and 64.2 yards per game... also had three carries for 13 yards... led the team in catches five times... also team leader in receiving yards five times... career highs in both catches (10) and receiving yards (192) vs. James Madison... seven catches for 171 yards and a TD in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh... 67 yards on six catches in the NCAA second round at James Madison... six catches for 85 yards and two TDs at Rhode Island. 2015 – Played all 12 games... caught nine passes for a total of 73 yards (8.1 yards/catch), including a long of 13 yards at nationally-ranked William & Mary (10/17)... three rushes for 23 yards (7.7 yards/rush), including a long of 12 yards in his collegiate debut, the opener at San Jose State (09/03)... season high of 53 all-purpose yards, including two kickoff returns for 44 yards, against fifthranked Richmond (11/07)... season highs in both catches (three) and receiving yards (24) vs. Elon (10/03)... five kick returns for 81 yards (16.2 yards/return), including a long of 26 yards. 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Helped lead Leominster to a 10-1 record in 2013 after Massachusetts D-1 Central Super Bowl victories as a sophomore and junior... Mass. Gatorade Player of the Year who transitioned to quarterback from receiver as a senior... completed 121 of 194 (62%) passes for 2,132 yards and 24 TDs... rushed for 673 yards on 81 carries for 8.3 yards/carry and 11 more touchdowns... at defensive back, recorded 120 tackles, one forced fumble and five interceptions, of which he returned two for touchdowns... returned two punts for scores... team MVP for the second straight season... led the Blue Devils in five statistical categories: touchdowns; rushing yards; passing yards; total offense; and interceptions... led the team in INTs, receiving yards and TD receptions as a junior... ESPNBoston. com All-State Team as a QB and Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association Super 26 Team as a DB... Central Massachusetts D-1 Defensive Player of the Year and Midland Wachusett A All-League for the second straight year... repeated as a Worcester Telegram Super Team member, and as Sentinel & Enterprise All-Star... a three-sport captain, also a Worcester Telegram Super Team member in basketball and a two-time Sentinel & Enterprise All-Star member of the varsity baseball team as a pitcher.
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Isiah PERKINS
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Junior // Cornerback 6-0 // 183 // Williamstown, N.J. Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all 14 games... recorded 26 solo tackles and 16 assisted tackles for a total of 42... team-leading five interceptions... ranked second in pass breakups (eight)... two tackles for loss... matched career high of seven tackles (4-3-7) at Stony Brook... two INTs vs. Rhode Island... three tackles (1-2-3) and 52-yard INT return at Albany... five tackles in consecutive road playoff games against Central Arkansas and South Dakota State... six tackles (4-2-6) and two pass breakups vs. Elon... five tackles – all solo stops – against Maine. 2016 – Played in all 13 games with two starts – season opener at San Diego State and vs. Albany... recorded 24 solo tackles and six assisted for a total of 30... ranked second on the team with eight pass breakups... one interception and one fumble recovery... career-high seven tackles (6-1-7) in the NCAA second round at James Madison... four tackles consecutive games to start the season at San Diego State (2-2-4) and vs. Holy Cross (4-0-4)... also recorded four stops (2-2-4) in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Senior captain rushed for 906 yards as quarterback and set Williamstown High School record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games in 2014... as defensive back, registered four interceptions, 30-plus tackles and four pass breakups... earned All-Conference, All-County and All-State honors as well as New Jersey Mini-Maxwell Award and Brooks-Irvine Award... honor roll student... was point guard and leading scorer for Williamstown basketball team.
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Senior // Wide Receiver 6-0 // 180 // Amherst, Mass. Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all nine games in which he played... DNP the first five games... 36 catches for 459 yards and three TDs... third on the team in both receptions and receiving yards... seven catches for 73 yards in his season debut at Stony Brook... seven catches for 133 yards, including a long of 75, and a TD in the NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... seven catches for 60 yards and a touchdown at William & Mary... also had one rush for two yards. 2016 – Played in five games, including both NCAA playoff games... made his collegiate debut at Dartmouth. 2015 – Not on roster. 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Led Loomis-Chaffee to a five-game, season-ending win streak that propelled them to a share of the Eastern Eight conference title... All-Eastern Conference First Team, All-New England Class A First Team, and the Ralph Erickson Award that Loomis-Chaffee bestows annually to the student-athlete who best displays leadership, athletic and academic excellence... in 2013, had 25 catches for 511 yards and six touchdowns... added 14 rushes for 291 yards and five TDs, and he returned a kick for a score... prior to attending LoomisChaffee, Presley was an All-State football and lacrosse player at Amherst High School.
Kyle REISERT
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Senior // Defensive End 6-2 // 236 // Plymouth, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team... CAA Football ScholarAthlete of the Year... Chi Alpha Sigma inductee... Started all six games in which he played... sidelined by injury the first four games and last four games... recorded five solo tackles and five assisted tackles for 10 total tackles... also credited with two pass breakups... season-high six tackles (2-4-6) at nationally-ranked James Madison... two pass breakups vs. nationally-ranked Elon. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in all 13 games... recorded 21 solo and 15 assisted tackles for a total of 36... team-high 4.5 sacks as part of 8.0 tackles for loss... one forced fumble... 2.5 tackles for loss at Towson... season-high seven tackles (5-2-7) at Rhode Island... five tackles (2-3-5) vs. Holy Cross... four tackles (3-1-4) at Towson. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in 11 of 12 games... DNP the regular-season finale vs. Maine (11/21)... recorded nine solo tackles and 12 assisted for a total of 21... forced two fumbles... recorded his first career tackles (1-1-2) in week 2 at Colgate (09/12)... established season high of five tackles (3-2-5) vs. Central Connecticut State (09/26)... matched that total with 1-4-5 against Rhode Island (10/31)... first career sack (half-sack) vs. CCSU. 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH All-State First Team defensive end three times at Plymouth Regional High School... All-Conference First Team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... USA Today Defensive Player of the Year in New Hampshire as a senior captain, when team won the state championship... selected to play on the N.H. Shrine Team and in the CHaD East-West N.H. All-Star Game... AllState Second Team tight end as a freshman... also recognized for his work in the classroom, as he was the recipient of the Joe Yukica New Hampshire Chapter National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award.
Tyreak RICHARDSON
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Sophomore // Offensive Line 6-3 // 302 // Huntington, N.Y. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in three games – vs. Bryant, at William & Mary and the NCAA playoff first round vs. Central Connecticut State. 2016 – Redshirt season.
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Robbie SCHUMACHER
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Junior // Offensive Line 6-6 // 282 // Derry, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in five games with two starts... starting right tackle for the NCAA second round at Central Arkansas and NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... also saw action in the NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State as well as regular-season games vs. Bryant and Towson. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... did not see game action. 2015 – Joined the program in spring ball. Before UNH Spent freshman season (2015) at Coastal Carolina... at Pinkerton Academy, named All-New Hampshire by USATodayHSS.com… selected to play in the CHaD New Hampshire East-West All-Star game… led Pinkerton to a 12-0 record and a Division I state championship… named Division 1 South AllConference.
Cam RUSH
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R-Freshman // Offensive Line 6-4 // 299 // Avella, Pa.
Junior // Defensive End 6-0 // 241 // Hopewell Junction, N.Y. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in all 14 games... recorded five solo tackles and one assisted tackle for six total tackles... one tackle for loss (in the NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State)... season-high two tackles in NCAA quarterfinal at nationally-ranked South Dakota State. 2016 – Played in four games, including the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh... recorded one tackle; made a solo stop in that NCAA playoff game... collegiate debut at Rhode Island... also played the following week vs. William & Mary... also saw action against Stony Brook. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Played for Tom O’Hare at Jon Jay Senior High School (East Fishkill, N.Y)... All-State Third Team, All-Section, All-League, 2014 League Lineman of the Year... senior captain... as a junior, All-State Honorable Mention, All-Section, All-League, and Poughkeepsie Journal Defensive All-Star... led team to first ever Section 1 football championship and reached the state quarterfinals for the first time in school history.
Matt SHERLOCK
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Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Led Bishop Canevin to a playoff appearance as a senior, when he produced 35 pancake blocks (on offense) as well as 40 tackles and 17 quarterback hurries... All-WPIAL First Team on offense and defense... All-State Super 25 Team... All-Academic First Team... also lettered in baseball and track & field.
Drew SANBORN
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Junior // Kicker/Punter 6-0 // 206 // Amherst, N.H.
Junior // Safety 5-11 // 191 // River Edge, N.J. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played all 14 games... recorded eight solo tackles and six assisted tackles for 14 total tackles... season-high three tackles against both Bryant (2-1-3) and at William & Mary (2-1-3)... recorded one tackle in each of the three NCAA playoff games. 2016 – Played all 13 games... all four tackles were solo stops... season-high two tackles against Stony Brook... one tackle in his collegiate debut at San Diego State. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Graduate of Bergen Catholic High School.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 6 of 14 games... eight punts for 277 yards... averaged 34.6 yards per punt... pinned the opponent inside the 20 one time (vs. Maine)... season-long punt of 45 yards at Holy Cross. 2016 – Played in four games, including both NCAA playoff games... nine punts for 347 yards... averaged 38.6 yards per punt... pinned the opponent inside the 20 three times... starting punter at Elon... in that game, averaged 40.7 yards per punt with a long of 50 yards and a pair of boots inside the 20. 2015 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Three-time All-Conference First Team and All-State punter at Bishop Guertin... also played baseball.
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Junior // Cornerback 5-10 // 185 // Philadelphia, Pa. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 13 of 14 games with 10 starts... DNP the NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State... recorded 37 solo tackles and 18 assisted tackles for 55 total tackles... team-high nine pass breakups... also had one interception and one forced fumble... 1.5 tackles for loss, including a sack... season-high seven tackles three times, including consecutive games at William & Mary (4-3-7) and vs. nationally-ranked Elon (7-0-7)... season-high three pass breakups that game vs. Elon... also had 7-0-7 vs. Maine... four tackles (1-3-4) in the NCAA second round at nationally-ranked Central Arkansas. 2016 – CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year... CAA Rookie of the Week (10/31)... played in all 13 games with 10 starts, including both NCAA playoff games... seven starts, including six of the last seven games, at cornerback... three consecutive starts at free safety... led the team in both interceptions (five) and pass breakups (13)... recorded a total of 73 interception return yards... 31 solo and six assisted tackles for a total of 37... scored a TD in consecutive weeks... 2.5 tackles for loss, including 1.0 sacks... two INTs, including a 43-yard TD, against Stony Brook... 16-yard INT return for TD at Towson... season high of six tackles in both NCAA playoff games; 5-1-6 vs. Lehigh and 6-0-6 at James Madison... five tackles (3-2-5) at Dartmouth... four tackles (3-1-4) in his collegiate debut at San Diego State. Before UNH Graduate of Imhotep Institute Charter High School (Philadelphia, Pa.)... ended a stellar senior season in 2015 with 40 tackles, 14 pass breakups and four touchdowns... Imhotep became the first Philadelphia Public League school to win a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association AAA state championship... spearheaded a defense that shut out seven teams and ranked 10th in the USA Today Super 25 national rankings... named All-Public League First Team at defensive back and scored a TD three different ways -- receiving, rushing and interception return... career numbers included 29 TDs and 10 INTs... also lettered in track & field.
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Ryan SOSNAK
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Senior // Defensive Tackle 6-2 // 290 // Bethel Park, Pa. Wildcat Career 2017 – Started all 14 games... recorded 12 solo tackles and 23 assisted tackles for 35 total tackles... blocked three kicks – PAT vs. Maine, 37-yard field goal vs. Elon and PAT in the NCAA second round at Central Arkansas... six tackles for loss, including 2.0 sacks... four pass breakups and one forced fumble... career-high seven tackles (2-5-7) in NCAA second round at nationally-ranked Central Arkansas... recorded four tackles three of the first four games – vs. Maine (2-2-4), at Holy Cross (2-2-4) and vs. Rhode Island (2-2-4)... two tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble vs. Bryant. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... started all 13 games... recorded 16 solo tackles and 12 assisted for a total of 28... 3.5 tackles for loss, including one sack... one fumble recovery, a 39-yard TD return at Towson... season-high six tackles, including two for loss, vs. Stony Brook... four tackles (2-2-4) at Dartmouth... three tackles against both James Madison (2-1-3) and Maine (1-2-3). 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in 6 of 12 games... three tackles (1-2-3)... credited with his first career sack – a half-sack – against Central Connecticut State (09/26)... made his collegiate debut and made one solo tackle in the season opener at San Jose State (09/03) and played each of the first six games. 2014 – Redshirt season. Before UNH A Western Pennsylvania product who played at Bethel Park High... the senior team captain was named First Team All-Conference... also competed in varsity basketball and track & field... member of the school’s 1,000-Pound Club (bench, squat and clean)... selected to represent Bethel Park in the WPIAL Summit Sportsmanship Meeting... the 3.65 honors student was vice president of FBLA, a member of the Principle Advisory Club, and a member of the Student Government Association.
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THE 2018 UNH WILDCATS Nelson THOMAS
Mike VAILAS
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Sophomore // Safety 5-10 // 204 // Plainfield, N.J. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 11 of 14 games... DNP the first three games... recorded three solo tackles and three assisted tackles for six total... season-high two tackles both at Stony Brook (0-2-2) and at William & Mary (1-1-2)... made one tackle (1-0-1) in his collegiate debut vs. Rhode Island... tallied his other tackle vs. Towson (1-0-1). 2016 – Redshirt season.
Junior // Wide Receiver 6-0 // 194 // Bedford, N.H. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played 6 of 14 games, including the NCAA second round at Central Arkansas and NCAA quarterfinal at South Dakota State... made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Maine... also saw action at Holy Cross, vs. Rhode Island and vs. Bryant. 2016 – Redshirt season.
Nick VELTE
C.J. TURNER
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Junior // Offensive Line 6-3 // 291 // Rochester, N.Y.
Sophomore // Wide Receiver 5-7 // 173 // Rochester, N.Y. Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in 12 of 14 games with one start (vs. Bryant)... 452 all-purpose yards... four catches for 33 yards... nine rushes for 35 yards... 24 kickoff returns for 284 yards... season-high 133 all-purpose yards, including eight kickoff returns for 119 yards, at Stony Brook... 104 all-purpose yards (2 rushes, 22 yds; 2 catches, 15 yds; 3 KO returns, 67 yds) the previous week vs. Bryant... the 22 rushing yards were a season high... two catches for season-high 18 yards, including long of 11, vs. Towson... long rush of 14 yards (at Stony Brook)... long KO return of 26 yards (vs. Bryant). 2016 – Redshirt season. Before UNH All-State selection as a junior and senior at Eastridge H.S... on offense, 81 touches for 571 yards and six TDs... 247 KO return yards and three TDs... 37 tackles (five for loss) and four INTs... school record 36 career TDs... threetime All-Greater Rochester and All-County First Team... sprints on both indoor and outdoor track teams.
Wildcat Career 2017 – Played in five games with two starts, both at right guard – season opener vs. Maine and vs. Rhode Island... also saw action vs. Bryant, Towson and at William & Mary. 2016 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... played in 8 of 13 games with five starts... started the first five games of the season, all at left guard... also saw action at Elon, vs. Stony Brook and in the NCAA first round vs. Lehigh. 2015 – CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season. Before UNH Four-year letterwinner and senior captain for perennial power Aquinas Institute... helped team reach quarterfinals and semifinals his first two seasons and state championship as a junior... two-time All-Greater Rochester FirstTeam offensive lineman as well as All-State Second Team as a senior... fourtime Scholar-Athlete... competed for Aquinas indoor track and field team.
Carlos WASHINGTON, Jr.
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R-Freshman // Running Back 5-10 // 204 // Fort Washington, Md. Wildcat Career 2017 – Redshirt season. Before UNH Team-high 1,200 rushing yards, 300 receiving yards and 20 total TDs as a senior at Riverdale Baptist... Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention and team MVP.
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Bobby DeMEO
Osho OMOYENI
Freshman // Defensive End 6-3 // 210 // Falmouth, Maine
Freshman // Cornerback 6-0 // 180 // Carver, Mass.
Freshman // Off. Line / Def. Line 6-3 // 270 // Lowell, Mass.
Zachary BANKS
Chris DONNELLY
Max OXENDINE
Freshman // Linebacker 6-3 // 225 // Westminster, Mass.
Freshman // Offensive Line 6-3 // 265 // Park Ridge, N.J.
Freshman // Defensive Back 6-0 // 200 // Chester, Va.
Symir BLACKNALL
Bret EDWARDS
Christian PEETE
Freshman // Defensive Back 6-0 // 175 // Manalapan, N.J.
Freshman // Quarterback 6-1 // 175 // Lowell, Mass.
Freshman // Defensive Back 5-11 // 175 // Portsmouth, N.H.
Tim BOUCHARD
Joe EICHMAN
David PERRY, Jr.
Freshman // Defensive Back 5-11 // 180 // Barrington, N.H.
Freshman // Def. Back / Wide Receiver 6-0 // 190 // Merrimack, N.H.
Freshman // Off. Line / Def. Line 6-5 // 290 // Springfield, Va.
Charles BRISCOE III
Alex HILTZ
Jacob POST
Freshman // Wide Receiver 6-0 // 190 // Bowie, Md.
Freshman // Tight End 6-5 // 206 // Wilmington, Mass.
Freshman // Running Back 5-9 // 190 // Plaistow, N.H.
Jahyde BULLARD
Dylan LAUBE
Lucky SESAY
Freshman // Linebacker 6-0 // 220 // Bellows Fallst, Vt.
Freshman // Running Back 5-10 // 190 // Westhampton, N.Y.
Sophomore // Defensive Back 6-0 // 181 // Lowell, Mass.
Andrew CARTER
Kyle LEPKOWSKI
Cam SMITH
Freshman // Offensive Line 6-6 // 245 // North Andover, Mass.
Freshman // Tight End 6-4 // 230 // Adamstown, Md.
Senior // Offensive Line 6-5 // 300 // Medway, Mass.
Juston COGBILL
Sean McCORMACK-KUHMAN Derek THOMPSON
Freshman // Defensive Line 6-3 // 270 // Atlanta, Ga.
Freshman // Defensive End 6-1 // 215 // Wells, Maine
Freshman // Def. Back / Running Back 5-10 // 180 // Bear, Del.
Jordan CONN
Matt O’NEILL
Mathias VILLAFANE
Freshman // Kicker/Punter 5-10 // 170 // Woodbridge, Conn.
Freshman // Offensive Lineman 6-4 // 270 // South Weymouth, Mass.
Freshman // Wide Receiver 5-8 // 155 // Lawrence, Mass.
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2017 GAME SUMMARIES
#12 UNH 22, Georgia Southern 12
#13 UNH 24, Maine 23
Game Two • September 9, 2017 Box Score (Final) Legion Field • Birmingham, The Automated ScoreBook Ala.
Game One • August 31, 2017 Box Score (Final) The Automated ScoreBook Wildcat Stadium • Durham, N.H. MAINE vs #13 New Hampshire (Aug 31, 2017 at Durham, N.H) Score by Quarters MAINE New Hampshire Qtr 1st
Time 11:12 07:21 00:33 2nd 08:31 03:14 3rd 05:11 4th 13:41 09:07
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Scoring play UNH - Lorden,Nick 12 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick), 10-68 3:48 MAINE - Reed, Jaleel 4 yd pass from Ferguson, Chris (Doak, Kenny kick), 12-80 3:46 UNH - Love,Malik 60 yd pass from O'Connor,Neil (Ellman,Morgan kick), 4-81 1:31 MAINE - Doak, Kenny 35 yd field goal, 8-35 3:02 UNH - Pedinoff,Max 26 yd field goal, 5-32 1:52 MAINE - Reed, Jaleel 33 yd pass from Ferguson, Chris (Doak, Kenny kick), 1-33 0:07 UNH - Donovan,Rory 11 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 14-75 6:25 MAINE - Simonovich, Jas 4 yd pass from Ferguson, Chris (Doak, Kenny kick failed), 10-75 4:28
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
MAINE 19 31-113 239 44-23-2 75-352 0-0 0-0 4-86 1-12 6-39.0 1-0 10-90 27:42 7 of 18 1 of 2 3-5 3-10
UNH 23 44-165 218 31-20-1 75-383 0-0 1-0 4-81 2-28 6-34.8 2-1 6-62 32:18 3 of 15 2 of 3 3-3 1-5
RUSHING: MAINE-Mack, Josh 27-103; Edwards, Earnes 1-9; Reed, Jaleel 1-3; Ferguson, Chris 2-minus 2. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 21-79; Gray,Evan 18-74; Goodrich,Donal 2-15; Chatman,DeUnte 2-0; TEAM 1-minus 3. PASSING: MAINE-Ferguson, Chris 23-44-2-239. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 19-30-1-158; O'Connor,Neil 1-1-0-60. RECEIVING: MAINE-Osumah, Jared 6-72; Mack, Josh 5-20; Belcher, Drew 4-67; Reed, Jaleel 4-46; Edwards, Earnes 2-24; O'Neil, Brenden 1-6; Simonovich, Jas 1-4. New Hampshire-Donovan,Rory 6-45; Love,Malik 5-96; O'Connor,Neil 4-42; Malone-Woods,J. 1-17; Lorden,Nick 1-12; Goodrich,Donal 1-4; Chatman,DeUnte 1-2; Gray,Evan 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: MAINE-Hart, Darrius 1-12. New Hampshire-Dean,Quinlen 1-28; Ellison,Rick 1-0. FUMBLES: MAINE-Ferguson, Chris 1-0. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor Goodrich,Donal 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): MAINE-Demuren, Sinmis 0-1; Stevens, Deshaw 0-1; 1-1; Mitchell, Charl 1-0; Grayer, Jaron 1-0. New Hampshire-Holt,Rick 1-0. MAINE (0-1,0-1) vs. New Hampshire (1-0,1-0) Date: Aug(UA-A): 31, 2017 • Site: Durham, N.H 9-1; • Stadium: Stadium TACKLES MAINE-Grayer, Jaron Goode,Wildcat Najee 6-3; Sheffield, Ster 3-4; Lowe, Taji 3-3; Attendance: 15854 Mitchell, Charl 5-0; Whitaker, Kayon 3-2; Huntington, Sch 1-4; Hart, Darrius 3-1; Scott, DeAndre 2-1; DeVaughn, Jeffr 1-2; Matovu, Jason 1-2; Tarbox, Dakota 2-0; Stevens, Deshaw 1-1; Thomas, Demian Kickoff time: 7:00 1-0; PM • Walsh, End of Game: PM • Total elapsed time: 3:15 Mann 1-0; Oregon, Alejand 1-0; Hall, Tayvon Connor10:15 1-0; Nelson, Mozai 1-0; Patterson, Officials: Referee: Charles Umpire: S DiSangro; Linesman: Gary Corvelo; 0-1; Demuren, Sinmis 0-1.Jebran; New Hampshire-Smith,Prince 7-0; Dean,Quinlen 5-2; Kuehl,Jared 4-3; Line judge: John Bradbury; George O'Brien; Field judge: 2-2; M. Plummer, Jr.; Perkins,Isiah 5-0; Holt,RickBack 5-0; judge: Horton,Jae'Wua 2-3; Sosnak,Ryan Drummond-Mayrie 3-0; Side judge: C. Smith; Addae,Alonzo 2-1; Lacey,Pop 1-2; Ellison,Rick 1-2; Kania,Josh 2-0; Carter,Brian 1-0; Donovan,Rory Temperature: Hi 60s • Wind: 5 mph • Weather: Clear 1-0; Balsamo,Michael 0-1; Sherlock,Matt 0-1; Fedrick,Jericks 0-1. UNH retains the Brice Cowell Musket.
Game Starters:
DURHAM, N.H. – Trevor Knight threw a pair of touchdown passes and the defense MAINE New Hampshire came up with a couple of interceptions in the fourth quarter to lead UNH to a 24-23 Pos over ## Maine OFFENSE Pos record ## OFFENSE win in front of a home opener crowd of 15,854 in Wildcat Stadium WR 81 Edwards, Earnes LT 66 Herron,Dayne on night. LG 69 Carroll,Jack LT Thursday 65 Demby, Jamil 75 Reddington, Joh C 73 Kennedy,Jake Wildcats won their eighth straight game against Maine and retained the Brice CLGThe 62 RG 63 Velte,Nick Mulvey, Christo RG 55Musket Brooks,that Isaiah RT of 74 McInerny,Will Cowell goes to the winner the series. UNH has won 15 of its last 16 RT 60 Levy, Cody TE 85 Malone-Woods,J. games against theDrew Black Bears. QB 18 Knight,Trevor TE 12 Belcher, 14 Ferguson, Chris RBthe fourth 48 Goodrich,Donal QB Knight’s 11-yard TD pass at 13:41 of quarter broke a 17-17 tie and MorRB 34 Mack, Josh WR 1 Love,Malik WR Ellman 8 Reed, Jaleel WR what 82 O'Connor,Neil gan kicked the conversion to score proved to be the game-winning point. WR 81 Donovan,Rory Osumah, Jared WR The 4Black Bears answered with a Chris Ferguson to Jason Simonovich 4-yard scorPospass ##with DEFENSE ## kick DEFENSE ing 9:07 left in the game but Pos the PAT was wide to leave it at 24-23. DE 97 Whitaker, Kayon DE 91 Horton,Jae'Wua DTUNH’s helped one-point lead. Rick Ellison intercepted a pass 66 defense Huntington, Sch preserve the DT 72 Holt,Rick DT 91 Oregon, Alejand DT 71 Sosnak,Ryan with 6:27 left and Quinlen Dean intercepted another with 25 seconds left to seal it. DE 95 Kania,Josh DE 95 Tarbox, Dakota LB 50 Lowe, Taji LB 58 Kuehl,Jared The Wildcats drove down the field on their first possession to a 12-yard Knight to LB 6 Sheffield, Ster LB 54 Dean,Quinlen Nick Lorden touchdown at 11:12 of the Maine answered with a Chris CB first 46 quarter. Smith,Prince LB 43 Grayer, Jaron SS 16 Ellison,Rick SS 3 Hart, Darrius Ferguson to Jaleel Reed 4-yard TD pass to tie it 7-7 at 7:21. FS 5 Scott, DeAndre WS 4 Drummond-Mayrie Goode, Najee 40 option Lacey,Pop CBNeil1O’Connor hit Malik Love with aFSreceiver pass that covered 60 yards with CB 26 Patterson, Mann CB 9 Perkins,Isiah 33 seconds left in the period to put the ‘Cats up 14-7. Nigel, 9-Egwuonwu, Uchen,in 11-Blair, Marquise, 16-Vicens, MAINE: Both2-Beckford, teams added a field goal the Jaquan, second13-Adams, quarter to push the Brandon, score to 17-10. 18-Huffman, Joshua, 20-Hall, Tayvon, 21-DeVaughn, Jeffr, 23-Nelson, Mozai, 24-Demuren, Sinmis, 27-Fitzpatrick, Jo, 29-Matovu, Jason, 31-Doak, Kenny, 32-McDonald, Grant, 35-Deoul, Derek,of 37-Lenson, Sam, Maine rallied to tie the score, 17-17, on a 33-yard pass play at 5:11 the third quarter. 39-Thomas, Demian, 44-Walsh, Connor, 45-Dunn, Julian, 47-Simonovich, Jas, 49-Briggs, Brandon, 51-Turner, Davis, 56-Stevens, 80-O'Neil, Brenden, 85-Davis, Benjamin, Bryce, 94-Mitchell, Charl. UNH’sDeshaw, game-winning scoring drive took92-Colee, 14 plays and covered 75 yards and six minutes and 5-Lupoli,Christia, 25 seconds. 6-Carr,Marquis, 10-Sanborn,Drew, 11-Derocher,Nick, 15-Balsamo,Michael, New Hampshire: 19-Lorden,Nick, 20-Fedrick,Jericks, 22-Gray,Evan, 24-Marino,Nick, 27-Brown,Aidan, 29-Gallagher,Brand, Rick Holt had UNH’s lone33-Horn,Evan, quarterback sack. It was39-Sherlock,Matt, a key play on Maine’s next to last 31-Lubischer,Nick, 32-Rothwell,Cody, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 43-Housman,Jackson, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 70-Mascia,Matt, play, setting up the Dean interception. 84-Vailas,Mike, 88-Torrey,Matt, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 96-Schumacher,Robb, 98-DiCaro,John, 99-Carter,Brian.
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New Hampshire vs Georgia Southern (Sep 09, 2017 at Birmingham, Ala.) Score by Quarters New Hampshire Georgia Southern
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15 0
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7 0
3
0 5
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0 7
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22 12
Qtr 1st
Time Scoring play 06:46 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 10 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Malone-Woods,J. pass from Knight,Trevor), 1301:56 UNH - Gray,Evan 2 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 7-56 3:34 2nd 03:48 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 18 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 3-74 1:24 3rd 01:06 GS - T. Bass 43 yd field goal, 16-70 7:01 00:06 GS - TEAM safety 4th 06:18 GS - L. Ramsby 5 yd run (T. Bass kick), 6-56 2:10 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNH 14 32-145 129 22-13-0 54-274 0-0 2-10 2-25 1-0 5-36.4 0-0 6-41 25:35 4 of 10 0 of 1 3-3 5-36
GS 21 57-233 93 22-11-1 79-326 0-0 1-8 4-92 0-0 3-35.0 3-1 5-50 34:25 9 of 18 2 of 4 2-3 2-11
RUSHING: New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 13-77; Knight,Trevor 9-55; Goodrich,Donal 5-15; O'Connor,Neil 1-4; Sanborn,Drew 1-minus 2; TEAM 3-minus 4. Georgia Southern-S. Werts 31-124; W. Fields 15-52; L. Ramsby 8-29; M. Garrett 2-24; D. Godfrey 1-4. PASSING: New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 13-22-0-129. Georgia Southern-S. Werts 11-22-1-93. RECEIVING: New Hampshire-O'Connor,Neil 11-118; Lorden,Nick 1-7; Donovan,Rory 1-4. Georgia Southern-M. Michaud 3-39; M. Campbell 3-18; M. Henry 2-16; O. Fortune 2-14; M. Garrett 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: New Hampshire-Perkins,Isiah 1-0. Georgia Southern-None. FUMBLES: New Hampshire-None. Georgia Southern-S. Werts 3-1. SACKS (UA-A): New Hampshire-Drummond-Mayrie 1-0; Horton,Jae'Wua 1-0; Dean,Quinlen 1-0; Holt,Rick
1-0; Balsamo,Michael 1-0. Georgia Southern-L. Hunt 2-0.
New Hampshire (2-0) vs. Georgia Southern (0-2) Date: Sep 09, 2017 • Site: Birmingham, Ala. • Stadium: Legion Field TACKLES (UA-A): New Hampshire-Ellison,Rick 7-3; Kania,Josh 8-1; Dean,Quinlen 7-2; Holt,Rick 5-2; Attendance: 3387
Drummond-Mayrie 4-2; Horton,Jae'Wua 4-2; Balsamo,Michael 4-1; Smith,Prince 3-2; Lacey,Pop 4-0; Kuehl,Jared 3-1; Carter,Brian 3-0; Addae,Alonzo 2-0; Sosnak,Ryan 1-1; Perkins,Isiah 1-1;
Kickoff time: 3:05 pm • End of Game: 6:07 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:02 Bradshaw,Jacob Goodrich,Donal 1-0; Brusko,Cameron 1-0; Miller,Geno Officials: Referee: 1-0; Marshall Lewis; Umpire: Steve Coullias; Linesman: Ralph Green;1-0; Rothwell,Cody 0-1; Schumacher,Robb 0-1. Georgia Southern-T. Reese Field 4-0; judge: J. Bowdry 4-0; L. Hunt 4-0; C. DeLaRosa 4-0; T. Line judge: Terry Allgeier; Back judge: Matt Hollifield; Barry Blackwell; Bradley 4-0; S. Freeman 3-0; R.judge: Byrd 2-0; Moon 2-0; T. Phillips 2-0; M. Brinson 2-0; D. Cooper Side judge: Brian Murphy; Center JamieJ.McMiller; 2-0; M. Brown 1-1; R. Wade 1-1; R. Murray 1-0; A. Thompson 1-0; K. Vildor 1-0; L. Ecton 1-0; D. Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Godfrey 1-0. Captains UNH--4,48,73 GSU--29,34,46,69 Game Starters:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Neil O’Connor caught 11 passes for 118 yards and two New Hampshire Georgia Southern touchdowns to lead 12th-ranked UUNH to Saturday evening’s 22-12 victory against OFFENSE Pos ##Southern OFFENSEUniversity at LegionPos Georgia Field,##home of the University of Alabama BirLT 66 Herron,Dayne 4W S. Werts mingham program. This gameQB was supposed to be the 2017 home opener for LG 69 football Carroll,Jack RB 21 W. Fields C 73 Southern, Kennedy,Jake WR 87 M. Henry Georgia but the game was moved because of Hurricane Irma. 70 Mascia,Matt WR 9 O. Fortune recorded its first victory FBS school since defeating Ball RG UNH, RT 74 which McInerny,Will WR against 6 M.an Campbell TE of the 5 first E. Richardson TE 85 Malone-Woods,J. State, 23-16, in 2009, led 15-0 at the end quarter and 22-0 at halftime. LT 77 T. Boynton 18 Knight,Trevor 11 catches marked a career high and the two receiving TDs matched QB O’Connor’s LG 62 R. Northrup RB 22 Gray,Evan 75 Ellison, C. Rainey whose game-high 10 tackles WR personal 29 Gallagher,Brand his best. The defense was ledC by Rick WR 82 O'Connor,Neil RG 58 J. Culbreth matched high, and Jae’Wuan Horton, tallied six tackles – including three RT 61who D. Wilson WR 81 a career Donovan,Rory for a loss – and two quarterback hurries, one of which led to an interception. Pos ## DEFENSE Pos ## DEFENSE DENew91Hampshire scored a touchdown first two possessions (20 plays, 126 DE on4Rits R. Wade Horton,Jae'Wua DT a 96 T. Phillips DT 72 Holt,Rick yards) while the Wildcats’ defense forced turnover and a 3-and-out on the Eagles’ DT 71 Sosnak,Ryan NT 91 L. Hunt first a 15-0 lead through 15 minutes. DE two 95 possessions Kania,Josh (10 plays, 37 yards) DEto give 41 UNH D. Cooper 58 Kuehl,Jared LB possession 34 C. DeLaRosa LBGS marched to the UNH 29 on the first of the game, but an errant pitch LB 54 Dean,Quinlen LB 33 33 was by Brian Carter. CB recovered 46 Smith,Prince LB 11 T. Bradley SS 16 Knight Ellison,Rick CB 30 drive J. Liptrot Travis engineered a 13-play, 70-yard that consumed 4:56 off the clock WS 4 Drummond-Mayrie DB 4B M. Brinson and by an 11-yard TD pass O’Connor at 6:46. Knight completed the SS to 24 S. Freeman FS was 40 capped Lacey,Pop CB 9 Perkins,Isiah to Justin Malone-Woods FS 26 to J. give Bowdry two-point conversion UNH an 8-0 lead. New UNH’s defense forced10-Sanborn,Drew, a 3-and-out 15-Balsamo,Michael, to set up excellent field position at the UNH Hampshire: 6-Carr,Marquis, 19-Lorden,Nick, 20-Fedrick,Jericks, 24-Marino,Nick, 26-Miller,Geno, 27-Brown,Aidan, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 32-Rothwell,Cody, 33-Horn,Evan, 44. Momentum continued on offense with a 27-yard completion from Knight to 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 48-Goodrich,Donal, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 96-Schumacher,Robb, 98-DiCaro,John, 99-Carter,Brian. O’Connor. Six60-Bradshaw,Jacob, plays later, Evan Gray powered up the middle for a two-yard run and Max Pedinoff PAT extended the 2M-R. advantage to 15-0 at 1:56. Georgia Southern: ’s 1-L. Ramsby, 2C-D. Carter, Murray, 2T-A. Thompson, 3R-T. Reese, 5G-D. Grall, 9T-S. Townsend, 9J-R. Johnson, 12-W. Kennedy, 15-M. Garrett, 16-T. Bass, 19-D. Glenn, 20-K. Vildor, 22-J. Moon, 23-M. TheMichaud, ‘Cats 25-G. needed just three plays to take a 22-0 lead at 3:48 of the second quarter. Johnson, 29-D. Godfrey, 31-D. Baker, 32-C. Harris, 37-L. Ecton, 45-R. Byrd, 46-R. Alexander, 49-T. Vliem, 55-M.up Flynn, Washington, Anderson, Langan, Gray burst through a hole the69-C. middle for a81-D. 47-yard gain82-R. and, one 94-M. play Brown. later, Knight found O’Connor down the right sideline for an 18-yard TD. Morgan Ellman kicked the PAT. New Hampshire led 22-0 at halftime. The previous time UNH held an opponent scoreless through 30 minutes was Nov. 21, 2015 (13-0 vs. Maine). O’Connor recorded 11 of the team’s 13 receptions. UNH’s defense recorded eight tackles-for-loss, including five sacks. Michael Balsamo made three stops behind the line of scrimmage, including one sack. Prior to this game, the last time an opponent had a safety vs. UNH was Sept. 14, 2013 (by Colgate).
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2017 GAME SUMMARIES
Holy Cross 51, #9 UNH 26
#15 UNH 28, URI 14
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#9 New Hampshire vs Holy Cross (Sep 16, 2017 at Worcester, Mass.) Score by Quarters New Hampshire Holy Cross Qtr 1st
Time 09:03 00:43 2nd 11:21 08:26 01:37 3rd 09:38 09:22 06:41 06:21 00:22 4th 13:01 06:43 06:21
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7 3
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0 13
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12 21
4
7 14
Score by Quarters Rhode Island New Hampshire
Total
26 51
Scoring play UNH - O'Connor,Neil 6 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick), 6-89 2:12 HC - Wells,A.J. 46 yd field goal, 7-39 2:19 HC - Dorsey,Martin 14 yd pass from Pujals,Peter (Wells,A.J. kick), 5-71 1:55 HC - Wells,A.J. 29 yd field goal, 6-53 1:20 HC - Wells,A.J. 37 yd field goal, 10-30 4:08 HC - Harton,Andre 20 yd run (Wells,A.J. kick), 7-71 2:39 HC - Mountain,Derek 6 yd pass from Pujals,Peter (Wells,A.J. kick), 1-6 0:08 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 3 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick failed), 6-75 2:41 HC - Bell,Blaise 15 yd pass from Pujals,Peter (Wells,A.J. kick), 1-15 0:07 UNH - Donovan,Rory 9 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Knight,Trevor pass failed), 8-75 2:48 HC - Montgomery,Jor. 32 yd pass from Pujals,Peter (Wells,A.J. kick), 7-65 2:13 HC - Dorsey,Martin 86 yd pass from Pujals,Peter (McLarty,Jackson kick), 3-84 1:46 UNH - Chatman,DeUnte 64 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 1-64 0:11
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNH 21 34-166 319 49-27-0 83-485 0-0 2-2 8-139 0-0 7-40.6 3-1 9-70 32:06 3 of 17 4 of 7 3-5 2-10
HC 25 36-153 367 39-21-0 75-520 1-8 2-7 5-139 0-0 5-35.4 0-0 2-20 27:54 8 of 17 0 of 1 6-6 3-24
Time 06:07 05:56 03:50 12:40 11:21 08:26
0 8
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0 7
3
7 0
4
7 13
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14 28
Scoring play UNH - Donovan,Rory 17 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Knight,Trevor rush), 7-80 3:13 UNH - Knight,Trevor 6 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 8-64 3:36 URI - Aa. Parker 75 yd pass from T. Harris (Carrick kick), 2-81 0:42 URI - H. Cooper 14 yd run (Carrick kick), 9-49 4:06 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 76 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 3-75 1:12 UNH - Love,Malik 24 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Knight,Trevor pass failed), 2-47 0:38
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
URI 15 22-68 271 42-24-3 64-339 0-0 2-8 5-102 1-0 7-39.3 1-1 4-45 25:46 4 of 15 1 of 1 1-2 3-19
UNH 22 41-37 420 34-23-1 75-457 0-0 2-12 2-35 3-0 6-46.2 1-0 7-61 34:14 7 of 16 0 of 1 2-4 2-13
RUSHING: Rhode Island-H. Cooper 10-48; Anderson 5-21; Antrum 2-8; Lawson 1-2; T. Harris 4-minus 11. New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 10-28; Chatman,DeUnte 8-4; Knight,Trevor 14-4; Goodrich,Donal 4-3; Love,Malik 2-3; TEAM 2-minus 2; Turner,C.J. 1-minus 3. PASSING: Rhode Island-T. Harris 22-39-3-257; Lawson 2-3-0-14. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 23-34-1-420.
RUSHING: New Hampshire-Chatman,DeUnte 6-107; Knight,Trevor 10-21; Goodrich,Donal 4-14; Gray,Evan 8-11; Lupoli,Christia 1-8; Fedrick,Jericks 2-7; Love,Malik 1-4; TEAM 1-minus 1; Turner,C.J. 1-minus 5. Holy Cross-Alexander,Miles 13-54; Guild,Gabe 8-45; Walker,Diquan 8-36; Harton,Andre 1-20; Team 1-minus 1; Pujals,Peter 5-minus 1. PASSING: New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 26-45-0-310; Lupoli,Christia 0-3-0-0; O'Connor,Neil 1-1-0-9. Holy Cross-Pujals,Peter 21-39-0-367. RECEIVING: New Hampshire-Donovan,Rory 11-109; O'Connor,Neil 7-92; Love,Malik 5-52; Gray,Evan 2-42; Goodrich,Donal 1-15; Knight,Trevor 1-9. Holy Cross-Dorsey,Martin 5-165; Bell,Blaise 3-34; Harton,Andre 3-33; Mountain,Derek 3-14; Montgomery,Jor. 2-44; Ayeni,Tenio 2-28; Walker,Diquan 1-36; Simsheuser,Jay. 1-7; Guild,Gabe 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: New Hampshire-None. Holy Cross-None. FUMBLES: New Hampshire-Goodrich,Donal 1-0; O'Connor,Neil 1-1; Gray,Evan 1-0. Holy Cross-None.2-0; SACKS (UA-A): New Hampshire-Horton,Jae'Wua 1-1; Bradshaw,Jacob 1-0. Holy Cross-Brady,Ryan McBeath,Nick 1-0; Haddon,Jack 0-1. New Hampshire (2-1) vs. Holy Cross (2-1) Date: Sep(UA-A): 16, 2017 • Site: Worcester, Mass. • Stadium: Fitton Field TACKLES New Hampshire-Dean,Quinlen 8-1; Horton,Jae'Wua 5-4; Lacey,Pop 7-0; Balsamo,Michael Attendance: 7906 5-0; Bradshaw,Jacob 3-1; Sosnak,Ryan 2-2; Drummond-Mayrie 3-0; Smith,Prince 3-0; Ellison,Rick 2-1;
Ammerman,Riley 2-1; Holt,Rick 2-1; Carter,Brian 1-2; Horn,Evan 2-0; Lubischer,Nick 1-1; Addae,Alonzo Kickoff time: 1:05 1-0; pm •Ellman,Morgan End of Game: 4:27 • Total elapsed 3:22 1-1; Brown,Aidan 1-0; pm Sherlock,Matt 1-0; time: Harper,Steven 1-0; Perkins,Isiah 1-0; Officials: Referee: JeffMarino,Nick Gray; Umpire: Linesman: Tim Kenney; Goodrich,Donal 1-0; 0-1.Keith Holy Vaverchak; Cross-McBeath,Nick 10-4; Brady,Ryan 6-2; Walcott,Akeem Line Lorenzo Evans; Back judge:4-0; Se. O'Callaghan; Field3-1; judge: Milton Hagans; 6-1; judge: Haddon,Jack 5-1; Stratton,Chase Muhammad,Alim Capsis,Teddy 3-1; Stefanik,Corey 2-2; Side judge: Rich. Matarante; Holloman,Grant 2-2; Zobrest,Phil 0-4; Hicks,Josh 3-0; McCaffrey,Mike 2-1; Johnson,Alex 2-1; Temperature: 80 • Wind: 4 ese • Weather: partly cloudy Baker,Damion 2-1; Kutschke,Jack 0-3; Laurie,Brett 2-0; Ebo,Mark 2-0; Tyler,Ahmad 2-0; Chevalier,Andre 1-1; Vorster,Neil 0-2; Bucceroni,Kevin 1-0; McGrail,Will 1-0; Mannion,Cole 1-0; Kortebein,Mack. 1-0; Team 1-0; Kupec,Jordan 0-1.
Game Starters: WORCESTER, Mass. – Trevor Knight passed for 310 yards and a career-high three touchdowns but No. 9 UNH was defeated 51-26 by College of the Holy Cross at FitNew Hampshire Holy Cross ton Field on Saturday afternoon. Pos ## OFFENSE Pos ## OFFENSE LT 3-65 66 completed Herron,Dayne26 of 45 passes with LTKnight andMurray,James 6-yard TD passes to Neil O’Connor LG 69 Carroll,Jack LG 77 Bernard,Daniel and score to Rory Donovan. O’Connor had seven catches for 92 yards. C a 9-yard 73 Kennedy,Jake C 66 Piker,Nick RG 70 Mascia,Matt RG 67nine Costello,Rory RT Jae’Wuan Horton recorded a career-high tackles, including two sacks, and RT 79 Steele,Charles 74 McInerny,Will Quinlen also made a team-high QB nine stops to match his personal best. 6 Pujals,Peter QB 18 Dean Knight,Trevor 48 Goodrich,Donal 31 Guild,Gabe TB Hampshire outscored the hostsTB in the opening 15 minutes. The Wildcats TENew85 Malone-Woods,J. TE7-3 88 Simsheuser,Jay. WR 1 Love,Malik WR 5 took a 7-0 lead on a six-play, 89-yard drive thatBell,Blaise was capped by a six-yard TD pass WR 14 Harton,Andre WR 82 O'Connor,Neil from to O’Connor at 9:03. WR 4 Lacy,Darrius WR Knight 19 Lorden,Nick Pos A.J. ## WellsDEFENSE kicked a 46-yard field goalPos attempt between the uprights to lift the Cru## DEFENSE DE 91 Horton,Jae'Wua DE 56in Zobrest,Phil saders within 7-3 with 43 seconds remaining the first quarter. DT 72 Holt,Rick DT 90 Kutschke,Jack DEHoly71Cross shut out UNH in the second quarter to take a 16-7 lead into halftime. DT 76 Vorster,Neil Sosnak,Ryan DE Crusaders 99 Carter,Brian 91 not Capsis,Teddy The took a 10-7 lead they DE would relinquish at 11:21 of the second LB 15 Balsamo,Michael LB 43 McBeath,Nick LB 54onDean,Quinlen LB 44Dorsey. Brady,Ryan quarter Pujals’ 14-yard throw to Martin Wells connected on field goal CB 46 Smith,Prince LB 26 Walcott,Akeem attempts 29 yards (at 8:26) and 37 yards (1:37) to extend the advantage to 16-7. SS 16 ofEllison,Rick CB 23 McCaffrey,Mike 4 third Drummond-Mayrie Stratton,Chase FSIn the quarter, HC scored threeSSTDs27 in almost as many minutes to build a 37FS 40 Lacey,Pop FS 12 Tyler,Ahmad 13 Harton scored on a 20-yard reverse to give the home team a 23-7 lead CBlead. 9 Andre Perkins,Isiah CB 20 Muhammad,Alim atNew 9:38. UNH fumbled the kickoff return and HC scored on the next play, a six-yard Hampshire: 5-Lupoli,Christia, 6-Carr,Marquis, 7-Turner,C.J., 10-Sanborn,Drew, 17-Hershman,Michae, 20-Fedrick,Jericks, 24-Marino,Nick, 26-Miller,Geno, 27-Brown,Aidan, 29-Gallagher,Brand, pass to quickly22-Gray,Evan, push the margin to 30-7. 31-Lubischer,Nick, 32-Rothwell,Cody, 33-Horn,Evan, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 62-Matulis,Matt, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, The Wildcats 50-Brusko,Cameron, responded with a 6-play, 75-yard TD drive in which77-Carter,Jeff, Knight con81-Donovan,Rory, 84-Vailas,Mike, 88-Torrey,Matt, 92-Burns,Sean, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, nected with O’Connor for the second time in the game. Holy Cross returned the 96-Schumacher,Robb, 98-DiCaro,John. ensuing to the UNH 15 and8-Ayeni,Tenio, scored on 9-Alexander,Miles, the next play 11-Hicks,Josh, from scrimmage. Holy Cross:kickoff 2-Holloman,Grant, 3-Walker,Diquan, 16-Montgomery,Jor., 17-Baker,Damion, 22-Johnson,Alex, 24-Laurie,Brett, 28-Mannion,Cole, 29-Haddon,Jack, 30-Knight,Kendrick, The ‘Cats closed within 37-19 on Knight’s third touchdown pass of the game, a 32-Kortebein,Mack., 34-Chevalier,Andre, 35-Stefanik,Corey, 36-Wells,A.J., 38-Roberts,Jon Jon, 39-Whitley,Benton, 46-Pirwitz,Cole, 47-Wilkinson,Cody, 55-Bucceroni,Kevin, nine-yard completion to Donovan with 22 seconds remaining in the third quarter. 57-Jackson,Jordan, 58-Kupec,Jordan, 60-Rainero,Stevie, 63-Foley,Brian, 68-Bowler,Jack, 70-Dennis,Jackson, 73-Daurelle,Max, 75-Brekke,John, 82-Mountain,Derek, 84-Dorsey,Martin, 93-McArdell,Jake, 95-Dixon,Jack, 97-McLarty,Jackson, 98-McGrail,Will, 99-Ebo,Mark.
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RECEIVING: Rhode Island-H. Cooper 7-21; Aa. Parker 5-119; Beauvais 5-74; Coulter 5-53; Denny 1-3; Burke 1-1. New Hampshire-O'Connor,Neil 11-232; Love,Malik 4-60; Donovan,Rory 3-51; Malone-Woods,J. 2-21; Goodrich,Donal 1-23; Gray,Evan 1-20; Chatman,DeUnte 1-13. INTERCEPTIONS: Rhode Island-K. Brown 1-0. New Hampshire-Perkins,Isiah 2-0; Lacey,Pop 1-0. FUMBLES: Rhode Island-H. Cooper 1-1. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 1-0.
SACKS (UA-A): Rhode Island-T. Wilson 2-0; Ginnetti 1-0. New Hampshire-Holt,Rick 1-0; Carter,Brian Rhode Island (1-3,0-2) vs. New Hampshire (3-1,2-0) 0-1; Sosnak,Ryan Date: Sep 23, 20170-1. • Site: Durham, N.H. • Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 22135 TACKLES (UA-A): Rhode Island-Hogan 4-6; D. Stewart 6-1; K. Brown 5-2; T. Wilson 6-0; Duncan 5-1; Ezirike time: 3-2; Ginnetti Ra. 3-1;pm Mack III 2-2; Rosstime: 3-0; 3:06 Mbye 2-1; E. Holmes 1-2; Antoine Kickoff 3:30 pm3-1; • End of Johnson Game: 6:36 • Total elapsed II 2-0; Kh. Kennedy 1-0; H. Cooper 1-0; Gardea 0-1;Linesman: A. Evans 0-1; Dickerson 0-1. New Officials: Referee: Hank Johns; Umpire: Chris Grogan; Curt Wilson; Hampshire-Dean,Quinlen 5-3; Ellison,Rick 4-2; Holt,Rick 2-4; Lacey,Pop 3-2; Drummond-Mayrie 4-0; Line judge: Lance Ulrich; Back judge: Brian Wisniewsk; Field judge: Brian Campbell; Balsamo,Michael 2-2; Horn,Evan 2-2; Sosnak,Ryan 2-2; Carter,Brian 2-2; Smith,Prince 2-2; Side judge: Dan Foreman; Goodrich,Donal 2-1; Carr,Marquis 2-0; Harper,Steven 1-1; Horton,Jae'Wua 0-2; Thomas,Nelson 1-0; Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Perkins,Isiah 0-1. Game Starters:
DURHAM, N.H. – Trevor Knight completed 23 of his 34 passes for a career-high 420 Rhode Island yards and matched a career high with New threeHampshire touchdown passes to lead No. 15 UNH Pos Island ## OFFENSE ## Homecoming OFFENSE toPos a 28-14 win over Rhode in front of a record home crowd of LT 70 Boyd LT 66 Herron,Dayne 22,135 Saturday afternoon in Wildcat Stadium. LG 74 K. Murphy LG 69 Carroll,Jack 55 defense D. Scott came up with four turnovers: C 73 Isiah Kennedy,Jake C UNH’s Perkins had a pair of intercepRG 63 Velte,Nick RG 71 K. Lawrence tions, Pop ndreMcInerny,Will Drummond-Mayrie had a fumble RT D’A 74 RT 77 Lacey Allen had an interception and WR 81 Coulter TE 98 DiCaro,John recovery. QB 18 Knight,Trevor QB 8 T. Harris 1 H. had Cooper RB in22receiving Gray,Evan RBO’Connor a career-high 232 yards yards and matched a career WR 18 Beauvais WR 1 Love,Malik high 11 WR with 6 Aa.catches. Parker WR 82 O'Connor,Neil Dennytook an 8-0 lead into the WRsecond 81 Donovan,Rory WR The 3Wildcats quarter and extended it on Knight’s 6-yard scoring run at 5:56 of the quarter. A conversion kick by Max Pedinoff made it Pos ## DEFENSE Pos ## DEFENSE DE 98 Mack III DT 91 Horton,Jae'Wua 15-0. DT 91 Ezirike DT 72 Holt,Rick 71 to Sosnak,Ryan 99had Ginnetti DTUNH 276 yards of offense in theDT first half URI’s 115. 44 Duncan 99 Carter,Brian DE got on the board with a 75-yard DE pass at of the third quarter. Harold CooLB 50 3:50 Brusko,Cameron LBURI46 E. Holmes LB scored 22 Hogan LB left54in the Dean,Quinlen per on a 14-yard run with 12:40 fourth quarter to lift the Rams DB 20 A. Evans CB 46 Smith,Prince within 15-14. SS 16 Ellison,Rick S 21 Ross 13 hit D. Stewart WS reception 4 Drummond-Mayrie SCBKnight O’Connor for a 76-yard TD and Morgan Ellman added the FS 40 Lacey,Pop 26 K. Brown conversion kick for a 22-14 lead with CB 11:219left.Perkins,Isiah After the defense stopped URI on CB 28 Mbye downs, Knight connected with Malik Love for a 24-yard TD play. Knight escaped a Rhode Island: 2-T. Wilson, 5-Ibrahim, 9-Dickerson, 10-Lawson, 15-Grant, 25-Antoine II, 27-N. Jones, 30-Kenny, 32-Antrum, 41-Anderson, 48-Pauls, Kennedy, 52-Gardea, 54-Ra. rush to get35-Garro, the ball to Love, 45-Carrick, who won47-Denton, a foot race into51-Kh. the right corner of the endJohnson, zone. 60-DeLeone, 72-Coleman, Jr., 83-Pires, 84-Frimpong, 87-Burke, 93-Bibeault, 96-Sinisi, 97-Horwitz. Knight’s 76-yard pass play to O’Connor was UNH’s longest since a Sean Goldrich New Hampshire: 6-Carr,Marquis, 7-Turner,C.J., 8-Bryant,Trevon, 15-Balsamo,Michael, 20-Fedrick,Jericks, to R.J. Harris29-Gallagher,Brand, 80-yarder against Rhode Island in 2014. 24-Marino,Nick, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 33-Horn,Evan, 34-Thomas,Nelson, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 48-Goodrich,Donal, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 39-Sherlock,Matt, Knight crushed his previous high in passing yards: His previous best was 314 62-Matulis,Matt, 77-Carter,Jeff, 84-Vailas,Mike, 85-Malone-Woods,J., 86-Carroll,Joey, 88-Torrey,Matt, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, 96-Schumacher,Robb. against James Madison last year. O’Connor’s previous high in receiving yards was 192, also against James Madison. Quinlen Dean led UNH with eight tackles and forced a fumble. UNH had 420 yards passing. It was the first time the Wildcats were over 400 yards passing since they had 422 against Lehigh on Sept. 13, 2014.
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2017 GAME SUMMARIES
#14 UNH 45, Bryant 17
Stony Brook 38, #12 UNH 24
Game Five • September 30, 2017 Box Score (Final) Wildcat Stadium • Durham, N.H.
Game Six • October 14, 2017 Box (Final) LaValle Stadium •Score Stony Brook, N.H.
The Automated ScoreBook #12 New Hampshire vs Stony Brook (Oct 13, 2017 at Stony Brook, N.Y.)
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Scoring play UNH - Ellison,Rick 50 yd interception return (Pedinoff,Max kick) UNH - Ellman,Morgan 30 yd field goal, 8-86 2:27 UNH - Gray,Evan 31 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 5-69 2:03 BRY - ROWLEY,Gavin 33 yd field goal, 12-56 4:14 BRY - KENNEDY,Tom 5 yd run (ROWLEY,Gavin kick), 7-47 3:02 UNH - Gray,Evan 1 yd run (Ellman,Morgan kick), 7-65 2:35 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 52 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick), 1-52 0:08 BRY - ARYEE,Aaron 13 yd pass from WILSON,Price (ROWLEY,Gavin kick), 4-52 0:28 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 19 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick), 5-40 1:27 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 22 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 9-78 4:55
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
BRY 23 25-86 341 56-34-2 81-427 0-0 0-0 8-155 1--2 4-37.8 1-0 4-35 34:54 4 of 14 1 of 4 3-5 3-26
UNH 22 31-155 318 29-17-1 60-473 0-0 1-11 3-67 2-83 3-31.7 0-0 7-55 25:06 3 of 10 2 of 2 4-5 3-27
RUSHING: Bryant-McCRAY,Isaac 9-48; WISWALL,Jake 6-37; FEMIANO,B. 5-16; KENNEDY,Tom 1-5; WILSON,Price 3-minus 9; RAY,Devin 1-minus 11. New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 11-98; Turner,C.J. 2-22; Goodrich,Donal 3-18; Chatman,DeUnte 4-18; Fedrick,Jericks 2-11; TEAM 2-minus 3; Knight,Trevor 7-minus 9. PASSING: Bryant-WILSON,Price 33-54-2-348; TEAM 0-1-0-0; RAY,Devin 1-1-0-minus 7. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 17-29-1-318. RECEIVING: Bryant-KENNEDY,Tom 10-56; ARYEE,Aaron 5-101; CONSTANT,Jean 5-23; McCRAY,Isaac 4-73; RASMUSSEN,Alex 4-54; DANNER,Pat 2-5; GEBING,Josh 1-16; BAKIE,Ryan 1-8; NISIVOCCIA,V. 1-3; BLASSER,Ken 1-2. New Hampshire-O'Connor,Neil 7-154; Donovan,Rory 5-86; Turner,C.J. 2-15; Malone-Woods,J. 1-45; Gallagher,Brand 1-9; Goodrich,Donal 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Bryant-WILLIAMS,Zahir 1-minus 2. New Hampshire-Ellison,Rick 1-50; Marino,Nick 1-33. SACKS (UA-A): Bryant-CHILD,Derek 0-1; WRIGHT,Tomas 1-0; LAZO,Kevin 0-1; CORBETT,Peter 0-1; COSTIGAN,T. 0-1. New Hampshire-Horton,Jae'Wua 1-0; Drummond-Mayrie 1-0; Sosnak,Ryan 1-0. FUMBLES: Bryant-WILSON,Price 1-0. New Hampshire-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Bryant-COSTIGAN,T. 8-6; PORTUGAL,E. 3-2; HUGHES,Danny 4-0; BRACKETT,Andre 2-2; Bryant (2-3) vs. New Hampshire (4-1,2-0) WILLIAMS,Zahir 2-2; LAZO,Kevin 2-2; MARTEY,C. 1-3; UKELE, R. 0-4; DiMATTEO,A. 1-2; CHILD,Derek 0-2; Date: Sep 30, 2017 • Site: Durham, N.H. • Stadium: Wildcat Stadium BROWN,Robert 1-0; BLASSER,Ken 1-0; WRIGHT,Tomas 1-0; WILSON,Price 1-0; CORBETT,Peter 0-1; Attendance: 7951 MORENZI,Cam 0-1; DEMERS,C.J. 0-1; RAY,Devin 0-1; OJUKWU,Kodi 0-1. New Hampshire-Drummond-Mayrie 7-5; Dean,Quinlen 6-5; Lacey,Pop 5-3; Ellison,Rick 4-2; Horn,Evan 3-2; Addae,Alonzo 3-2; Miller,Geno 2-1; Kickoff time: 6pm • End of Game: 9:15 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:15 Sherlock,Matt 2-1; Brusko,Cameron 2-1; Horton,Jae'Wua 2-1; Perkins,Isiah 1-2; Harper,Steven 1-2; Officials: Referee: Warren Gillis; Umpire: Bryan Gross; Linesman: Eli Stratton; Holt,Rick 1-1; Balsamo,Michael 1-1; Sosnak,Ryan 1-1; Burns,Sean 0-2; Gallagher,Brand 0-2; Line judge: Alred Lucia; Back judge: Jose Garcia; Field judge: Rohann Vidal; Housman,Jackson 0-2; O'Connor,Neil 1-0; Smith,Prince 0-1; Marino,Nick 0-1. Side judge: John Gill; Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Game Starters:
DURHAM, N.H. – Trevor Knight and Neil O’Connor teamed up to lead No. 14 UNH Bryant New Hampshire to a 45-17 triumph over Bryant University Saturday night in Wildcat Stadium. ## OFFENSE ## OFFENSE Pos Knight completed 17 of his 29Pospasses for 318 yards and three touchdowns. LT 66 Herron,Dayne LT 72 MESTRE,Pete O’Connor caught all three of the scoring two of them in the fourth quarter. LG 75 GHOLSON,Shawn LG 69 passes, Carroll,Jack C 59 JONES,Andrew C 73 Kennedy,Jake The RG TDs 64 covered MANN,Kyle52, 19 and 22 yards. RG 70 Mascia,Matt RT 74 McInerny,Will RTThe62 WILSON,Nolan TE three scoring catches were a career-high for O’Connor. He finished with seven 31 FINE,Joe TE 85 Malone-Woods,J. QB 14 for WILSON,Price QB 18 catches 154 yards. Knight has passed for Knight,Trevor three TDs each of the last three games. RB 26 McCRAY,Isaac RB 22 Gray,Evan FBEvan rushed 11 times for a career-high 98 yards and scored a career-high two 38 Gray PANAGOS,Hayden WR 7 Turner,C.J. WR 11 KENNEDY,Tom WR 82 O'Connor,Neil TDs. WR 2 CONSTANT,Jean WR 81 Donovan,Rory Pos The## Wildcat defense opened thePos game’s scoring when Rick Ellison intercepted a DEFENSE ## DEFENSE DE 91 GUTHRO,Dillon DEyards 91 for Horton,Jae'Wua Price Wilson pass and returned it 50 a score just 1:52 into the game. NT 57 DiMATTEO,A. DT 72 Holt,Rick DTThe98defense shut out Bryant in the half. The Bulldogs came in averaging LAZO,Kevin DT second 71 Sosnak,Ryan DE 1 WRIGHT,Tomas DE 97 Reisert,Kyle 32.3 points a game. LB 21 MARTEY,C. LB 15 Balsamo,Michael 32 COSTIGAN,T. LB 54 Dean,Quinlen LB UNH jumped out in front 17-0 in the first quarter After Ellison opened the scoring, LB 9 UKELE, R. CB 41 Addae,Alonzo CB 4 DIXON,Torrey SS 16 Ellison,Rick Morgan Ellman kicked a 30-yard field goal atDrummond-Mayrie 6:33 and Gray scored on a 31-yard run FS 14 WILSON,Price WS 4 FS 40 Lacey,Pop 5 CHAMPAGNIE,Pat atSS3:31. CB 8 WILLIAMS,Zahir CB 9 Perkins,Isiah Gavin Rowley’s 33-yard field goal and Tom Kennedy’s 5-yard run cut UNH’s lead Bryant: 3-RAY,Devin, 6-BROWN,Robert, 7-JEFFERSON,Josh, 12-HUGHES,Danny, 13-PORTUGAL,E., 15-KEENAN,Jake, to 17-10 in the second quarter. 22-MORENZI,Cam, 25-NISIVOCCIA,V., 27-BRACKETT,Andre, 28-BURRELL,Mike, 30-FEMIANO,B., 33-BROWNE,Gbatoh, 34-ONYEMEM,David, 35-CORBETT,Peter, 37-LAUBE,Jordan, 40-BAKIE,Ryan, 41-DANNER,Pat, 42-ROWLEY,Gavin, 43-WISWALL,Jake, Gray scored44-LEROY,Derrick, on a 1-yard58-FASANO,Chris, run at 7:1867-COHEN,Jeff, and Knight connected with junior O’Connor 68-CRONIN,Cole, 71-CHILD,Derek, 73-PEREZ,Robert, 78-ANDREJCO,Mike, 80-RASMUSSEN,Alex, 82-BLASSER,Ken, 84-TIBERT,Scott, 86-ARYEE,Aaron, for a 52-yard94-DEMERS,C.J., TD pass at99-OJUKWU,Kodi. 5:44 to push the Wildcats’ lead to 31-10. 88-GEBING,Josh, NewBryant answered with6-Carr,Marquis, a Wilson11-Derocher,Nick, to Aaron Aryee 13-yard TD pass. Hampshire: 5-Lupoli,Christia, 19-Lorden,Nick, 20-Fedrick,Jericks, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 33-Horn,Evan, 24-Marino,Nick, UNH had26-Miller,Geno, 264 yards27-Brown,Aidan, of offense 29-Gallagher,Brand, in the first half. Bryant had 267. 34-Thomas,Nelson, 35-Cavallaro,Jack, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 43-Housman,Jackson, 48-Goodrich,Donal, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 61-Kaplan,Patrick, 46-Smith,Prince, After a scoreless third quarter, Knight’s 19-yard TD pass to O’Connor upped the 62-Matulis,Matt, 63-Velte,Nick, 67-Richardson,Tyre, 76-Jimerson,Clayto, 77-Carter,Jeff, 79-Robison,Noah, 84-Vailas,Mike, 86-Carroll,Joey, 88-Torrey,Matt, 90-Leary,Carson, 92-Burns,Sean, 93-Pedinoff,Max, lead to 38-17 at 13:37 of the fourth. Knight and O’Connor teamed for another TD, 94-Ammerman,Riley, 96-Schumacher,Robb, 98-DiCaro,John. this one for 22 yards, with 3:52 to play. D’Andre Drummond-Mayrie led UNH with 12 tackles and had one of three quarterback sacks. C.J. Turner had 104 all-purpose yards. O’Connor now has eight touchdown receptions on the season. Knight has passed for 13 touchdowns against three interceptions. Gray averaged 8.9 yards per rush on his 11 carries.
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Scoring play UNH - Pedinoff,Max 41 yd field goal, 9-29 3:31 SBU - Alex Lucansky 34 yd field goal, 6-33 1:26 UNH - Ellman,Morgan 39 yd field goal, 15-48 6:02 SBU - Stacey Bedell 63 yd run (Alex Lucansky kick failed), 1-63 0:09 UNH - Gray,Evan 2 yd run (Knight,Trevor rush), 10-75 3:32 UNH - Pedinoff,Max 30 yd field goal, 5-34 1:18 SBU - H. Jackson 28 yd pass from Joe Carbone (Nick Courtney kick), 5-52 2:19 UNH - Lorden,Nick 16 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 5-75 1:51 SBU - Donald Liotine 1 yd run (Joe Carbone pass failed), 14-83 7:06 SBU - Ray Bolden 2 yd pass from Joe Carbone (Joe Carbone pass failed), 3-2 1:03 SBU - Donald Liotine 8 yd run (Nick Courtney kick), 6-78 1:32 SBU - Nick Courtney 29 yd field goal, 4--1 1:34
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNH 21 28--10 373 58-37-1 86-363 0-0 2--1 8-119 1-14 7-40.3 2-2 6-31 31:18 9 of 21 1 of 1 4-4 1-9
SBU 15 39-212 157 31-15-1 70-369 0-0 1-4 6-157 1-21 7-39.6 0-0 6-58 28:42 5 of 16 0 of 1 5-5 6-54
RUSHING: New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 12-20; Turner,C.J. 1-14; Goodrich,Donal 1-5; TEAM 2-minus 19; Knight,Trevor 12-minus 30. Stony Brook-Stacey Bedell 19-157; Donald Liotine 18-63; Jordan Gowins 1-1; Joe Carbone 1-minus 9. PASSING: New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 37-58-1-373. Stony Brook-Joe Carbone 15-31-1-157. RECEIVING: New Hampshire-O'Connor,Neil 13-182; Presley,Kieran 7-73; Love,Malik 7-42; Gray,Evan 6-26; Malone-Woods,J. 2-28; Lorden,Nick 1-16; Lubischer,Nick 1-6. Stony Brook-Ray Bolden 5-71; D. Washington 4-19; H. Jackson 3-52; Nick Anderson 1-8; Cal Daniels 1-4; Connor Davis 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: New Hampshire-Horn,Evan 1-14. Stony Brook-T. Reid-Segure 1-21. SACKS (UA-A): New Hampshire-Balsamo,Michael 0-1; Horton,Jae'Wua 0-1. Stony Brook-Shayne Lawless 2-0; John Haggart 2-0; Noah McGinty 1-0; Gavin Heslop 1-0. FUMBLES: New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 2-2. Stony Brook-None.
TACKLES (UA-A): New Hampshire-Dean,Quinlen 8-3; Harper,Steven 3-5; Balsamo,Michael 4-3; New Hampshire (4-2,2-1) vs. Stony Brook (5-2,4-1) Perkins,Isiah 4-3; Lacey,Pop 4-3; Ellison,Rick 3-3; Horton,Jae'Wua 2-3; Holt,Rick 2-2; Carter,Brian Date: Oct 13, 2017 • Site: Stony Brook, N.Y. • Stadium: LaValle Stadium 2-1; Drummond-Mayrie 2-0; Reisert,Kyle 1-1; Thomas,Nelson 0-2; Sherlock,Matt 1-0; Sosnak,Ryan 0-1; Attendance: 12311 Horn,Evan 0-1; Kania,Josh 0-1; Smith,Prince 0-1. Stony Brook-Chris Cooper 7-3; T. Beverette 5-5; Gavin Heslop 6-3; Noah McGinty 4-5; Shayne Lawless 4-3; Darin Peart 3-3; John Haggart 4-1; T. Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 9:14 • Total elapsed time: 3:14 Reid-Segure 3-2; Ousmane Camara 1-2; Q. Littlejohn 1-1; EJ Fineran 1-1; Justin Burns 0-2; A. Officials: Referee: Matt Overton; Umpire: John Reen; Linesman: Christian Keel; Contressa 0-2; Sam Kamara 0-2; Isaiah White 1-0; TJ Morrison 1-0; K. Henderson 1-0; T. Luster 1-0; Line judge: Patrick Kepp; Back judge: Steve Toal; Field judge: Gregory T. Mota; Brandon Lopez 0-1; Billy Barber 0-1; Humphrey Anuh 0-1. Side judge: Matt Smyth; Temperature: 67 • Wind: E2 • Weather: Humid and warm Game Starters:
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Neil O’Connor caught a career-high 13 passes and went New Hampshire over the 150-yard mark in receiving Stony yardsBrook for the third straight game, but UNH lost Pos ## OFFENSE ##Brook, OFFENSE atPos Stony 38-24, on Saturday night. LT 66 Herron,Dayne LT 71 Timon Parris completed a career-high 37 passes on a career-high 58 attempts for LGTrevor 69 Knight Carroll,Jack LG 55 Armani Garrick C 72 Joe Detorie C 73 Kennedy,Jake 373 a touchdown. O’Connor 182 receiving yards. RG yards 70 and Mascia,Matt RG finished 62 M. with Zimmerman 74 Presley McInerny,Will RT 76 Jackson had a career-high seven catches forMiller a career-high 73 yards. Presley RTKieran TE 85 Malone-Woods,J. Y 45 Cal Daniels had with an injury and played first time this season. QB been 18 out Knight,Trevor QB for 10theJoe Carbone 22 Gray,Evan TB 21 Stacey Bedell RB Quinlen Dean led all tacklers and matched his career high with 11. WR 1 Love,Malik WR 5 D. Washington WR five 83 games H. Jackson 82 made O'Connor,Neil WR UNH two field goals in its first and kicked three against Stony WR 13 Ray Bolden WR 83 Presley,Kieran Brook, all in the first half as the Wildcats forged a 24-16 lead at the break. Pos ## DEFENSE Pos ## DEFENSE DEThe 91 Wildcat offense turned the ballDE over75 three times. The defense came up with one Sam Kamara Horton,Jae'Wua DT 72 Holt,Rick NT 93 Ousmane Camara Stony Brook turnover. DT 71 Sosnak,Ryan DT 73 J. Scarbrough Reisert,Kyle ANCHa 37 John Haggart DEMax97Pedinoff opened the scoring with 41-yard field goal 3:31 into the game. After LB 15 Balsamo,Michael MLB 41 Noah McGinty aLBStony field goal, Morgan Ellman kicked a 39-yarder to put UNH up 6-3 at 54 Brook Dean,Quinlen BUCK 35 Shayne Lawless 6 T. Beverette CB 3:01 of46 theSmith,Prince first quarter. Stacey BedellROV ran 63 yards for the only TD of the period and SS 16 Ellison,Rick BC 11 Gavin Heslop WS 4 Drummond-Mayrie FS 1 Darin Peart Stony Brook went up 9-6. FS 40 Lacey,Pop WHIP 17 Chris Cooper CBEvan9 Gray scored on a 2-yard runFC50 seconds into the second period. Knight ran Perkins,Isiah 2 T. Reid-Segure for a two-point conversion. Pedinoff added a 30-yard field goal with 11:45 to play for New Hampshire: 6-Carr,Marquis, 7-Turner,C.J., 19-Lorden,Nick, 20-Fedrick,Jericks, 24-Marino,Nick, a26-Miller,Geno, 17-9 lead.29-Gallagher,Brand, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 33-Horn,Evan, 34-Thomas,Nelson, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 48-Goodrich,Donal, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 59-Franklyn,Odaine, 62-Matulis,Matt, 86-Carroll,Joey, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 96-Schumacher,Robb, 98-DiCaro,John, Carbone connected with his Harrison Jackson95-Kania,Josh, for a 28-yard TD pass and then 99-Carter,Brian. Knight found Nick Lorden for a 16-yard TD pass with 1:41 left in the half. Ellman’s Stony Brook: 8-A. Contressa, 14-EJ Fineran, 23-Jordan Gowins, 24-T. Luster, 28-Isaiah White, 32-Q. Littlejohn, 33-Donald Liotine, 34-Deyshaun Tucker, 36-TJ Morrison, 42-K. Henderson, 43-Seba Nekhet, 44-Zachary Lucas, kick made it 24-16. 47-A. Anderson, 48-Justin Burns, 50-Nick Courtney, 53-Alex Lucansky, 54-Humphrey Anuh, 56-Billy Barber, 57-Marc SBUNolan, outscored 22-0 in69-Jonathan the second half to rally for86-Andrew the win.Trent, 59-Elijah the Duff, ‘Cats 60-A. Catapano, Haynes, 70-Brandon Lopez, 87-Nick Anderson, 88-Connor Davis, 89-D. Lestrange. Donald Liotine scored on a 1-yard run to cut UNH’s lead to 24-22 at 6:42 of the third quarter. Stony Brook took advantage of a fumble deep in UNH territory to take the lead. Carbone hit Bolden for a 2-yard TD pass at 13:37 of the fourth and it was 28-24 Stony Brook. Liotine scored on an 8-yard run at 8:24 to make it 35-24, and Courtney kicked a 29-yard field goal for 38-24 with 3:18 left.
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2017 GAME SUMMARIES
#18 UNH 40, Towson 17
#1 James Madison 21, #16 UNH 0
Game Seven • October 21, 2017 Box • Score (Final) N.H. Wildcat Stadium Durham, The Automated ScoreBook
Game Eight • October 28, 2017 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, Va. Box Score (Final)
TOWSON vs #18 New Hampshire (Oct 21, 2017 at Durham, NH) Score by Quarters TOWSON New Hampshire Qtr 1st
Time 07:45 00:38 2nd 11:59 09:54 04:33 00:53 3rd 10:57 4th 13:12 04:32
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0 26
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0 7
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14 0
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Score by Quarters New Hampshire James Madison
17 40
Scoring play UNH - Chatman,DeUnte 26 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 4-35 1:06 TOWSON - O'Neill, A. 40 yd field goal, 9-53 3:50 UNH - Presley,Kieran 14 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (TEAM rush fumbld), 8-55 3:33 UNH - Lorden,Nick 6 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 6-23 2:02 UNH - O'Connor,Neil 5 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick failed), 4-40 1:37 UNH - Lorden,Nick 4 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 7-65 2:08 UNH - Chatman,DeUnte 23 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 9-70 4:03 TOWSON - Anderson, K. 93 yd fumble recovery (O'Neill, A. kick) TOWSON - Gallahan, S. 18 yd pass from Stover, R. (O'Neill, A. kick), 3-52 1:01
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TOWSON 14 18-85 194 37-19-1 55-279 1-93 3-46 6-92 1-0 8-43.0 1-1 5-50 22:26 1 of 11 0 of 1 2-3 3-12
UNH 25 50-299 209 35-21-1 85-508 0-0 3-15 2-42 1-16 6-40.0 1-1 4-35 37:34 10 of 19 1 of 1 4-5 1-6
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0 0
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0 21
Qtr Time Scoring play 2nd 10:38 JMU - Ishmael Hyman 13 yd pass from Bryan Schor (Ethan Ratke kick), 5-46 2:02 05:17 JMU - C. Cheatham 1 yd pass from Bryan Schor (Ethan Ratke kick), 10-64 3:53 3rd 12:25 JMU - Rashad Robinson 82 yd interception return (Ethan Ratke kick) FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNH 11 32-27 166 32-12-2 64-193 0-0 4-20 1-21 1-0 9-39.9 4-1 3-15 27:21 5 of 17 0 of 1 0-1 4-12
JMU 19 45-163 176 27-20-1 72-339 1-2 2--2 0-0 2-75 8-41.8 0-0 6-49 32:39 3 of 15 1 of 1 2-4 5-30
RUSHING: New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 8-21; Chatman,DeUnte 9-20; O'Connor,Neil 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 1; Knight,Trevor 11-minus 5; Lupoli,Christia 2-minus 9. James Madison-Trai Sharp 18-83; Harry O'Kelly 1-30; Taylor Woods 6-19; Bryan Schor 11-16; P. Agyei-Obese 3-13; John Miller 3-4; Marcus Marshall 3-minus 2. PASSING: New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 10-25-1-136; Lupoli,Christia 1-6-1-4; O'Connor,Neil 1-1-0-26. James Madison-Bryan Schor 20-27-1-176.
RUSHING: TOWSON-Young, K. 9-63; Stover, R. 4-15; Feliz-Platt, A. 4-9; Bryant, D. 1-minus 2. New Hampshire-Chatman,DeUnte 22-187; Gallagher,Brand 12-104; Knight,Trevor 5-32; Presley,Kieran 1-2; Phipps,Kyle 2-minus 2; Lupoli,Christia 4-minus 7; TEAM 3-minus 7; Turner,C.J. 1-minus 10. PASSING: TOWSON-Stover, R. 19-37-1-194. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 19-30-1-197; Lupoli,Christia 2-5-0-12. RECEIVING: TOWSON-Leatherbury, S. 6-35; Gallahan, S. 4-79; Smith, C. 2-11; Richardson, B. 1-15; Tsimis, J. 1-14; Feliz-Platt, A. 1-12; Allen, J. 1-10; Bryant, D. 1-9; Greenwood, J. 1-6; Rutkowski, R. 1-3. New Hampshire-O'Connor,Neil 7-63; Love,Malik 3-40; Lorden,Nick 3-34; Presley,Kieran 2-32; Turner,C.J. 2-18; Chatman,DeUnte 2-9; Gallagher,Brand 1-8; Carroll,Joey 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: TOWSON-McDade, T. 1-0. New Hampshire-Harper,Steven 1-16. FUMBLES: TOWSON-Dorsey, R. 1-1. New Hampshire-Lupoli,Christia 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): TOWSON-Jones, C. 1-0; Anderson, K. 1-0; Tyne, M. 1-0. New Hampshire-Holt,Rick 1-0. TOWSON (2-5,0-4) vs. New Hampshire (5-2,3-1) TACKLES TOWSON-Wallace, D. 5-3; Fenner,Wildcat M. 5-2;Stadium Heyward, R. 4-3; McDade, T. 5-0; Tedder, C. Date: Oct(UA-A): 21, 2017 • Site: Durham, NH • Stadium: 5-0; McCants,10522 V. 5-0; Tippett, C. 4-0; Jones, C. 3-1; Carter, B. 3-1; Anderson, K. 3-1; Paye, K. Attendance: 2-2; Tyne, M. 3-0; Burnett, R. 2-1; Cummings, D. 2-0; Debaillie, T. 1-1; Garnett, A. 1-0; Toomey, P. 1-0; Watson, 0-1.• New Hampshire-Ellison,Rick 8-4; Dean,Quinlen Kickoff time: J. 2 pm End of Game: 4:41 • Total elapsed time: 2:41 5-1; Holt,Rick 5-1; Marino,Nick 3-0; Smith,Prince Kuehl,Jared 2-1; Addae,Alonzo Balsamo,Michael 2-0; Gallagher,Brand 2-0; Officials: Referee:2-1; William Boyd; Umpire: Randy Ross; 2-1; Linesman: N.J. Cogliati; Harper,Steven 1-1; Drummond-Mayrie 1-0; Thomas,Nelson Reisert,Kyle 1-0; Horn,Evan 1-0; Line judge: Jarrod Johnson; Back judge: Steven Wood; Field1-0; judge: James Brennan; Schumacher,Robb Lubischer,Nick 0-1; Adams,Dean 0-1. Side judge: Bryant1-0; Ferguson; Temperature: mid 70s • Wind: • Weather: sunny Game Starters:
DURHAM, N.H. – Trevor Knight passed for four touchdowns in the second quarter TOWSON Hampshire to break the game open and lead No.New 18 UNH to a 40-17 triumph against Towson Pos ## OFFENSE Poscrowd ## of OFFENSE University in front of a Wildcat Stadium 10,522 on Saturday afternoon. LT 66 Herron,Dayne WR 7 Greenwood, J. LTKnight 19 of 30 passes forLG197 69 yards and the career-high four scores for 72 completed Harris, A. Carroll,Jack LG game. 67 Nick Russolillo, N. C 73twoKennedy,Jake the Lorden caught a career-high scoring passes of 6 and 4 yards. C 78 Carnesale, N. RG 70 Mascia,Matt RGDeUnte Chatman Z.had a career high carries for a career-high 187 yards and 76 Ventimiglia, RT 22 74 McInerny,Will TE 85 Malone-Woods,J. RT 68 Kauffman, M. career-high two scores. TE 42 Green, J. QB 18 Knight,Trevor 42 yards. Chatman,DeUnte 9 Gallahan, S. rushed 12 times RB WR Brandon Gallagher for 104 TE 98 DiCaro,John QB 1B Stover, R. FBNeil46O’Connor pass 82 for his ninth score of the season. Kieran Waite, J. caught a 5-yard TD WR O'Connor,Neil RB 27 Feliz-Platt, A. WR 83 Presley,Kieran Presley had the other touchdown catch of 14 yards. DEFENSE Postotal ##of DEFENSE Pos The ## Wildcats rushed for a season-high 299 yards and had a season-high 508 DE 91 Horton,Jae'Wua DL 99 Anderson, K. total of offense. DT 72 Holt,Rick DL yards 63 Burnett, R. 73 Jones, C. DT yards 71 Sosnak,Ryan DL The 31 UNH defense held Towson to 279 of offense, a low for the season, and DE 97 Reisert,Kyle LB Tyne, M. Kuehl,Jared LB 12 the Paye, K. to convert only oneLB allowed Tigers of 1158third down chances into a first down. 56 Wallace, D. LB 54 LB Ellison led the highDean,Quinlen 12 tackles. LBRick50 Heyward, R. defense with a career CB 46 Smith,Prince 20 McCants, V. the scoring with SS 16 Ellison,Rick DBChatman opened a 26-yard TD run at 7:45 of the first quarter. DB 8 Fenner, M. WS 33 Horn,Evan Towson field goal with 38 seconds left. FS 30-yard 4 Drummond-Mayrie DB 33 answered Boals, M. with an Aidan O’Neill 14 McDade, T. 9 Perkins,Isiah DBKnight passed for four touchdowns,CB two of them to Lorden, in the second quarter. TOWSON:completed 11-Richardson,12 B., of 16-Toomey, 18-Allen, 19-Young, 22-Cummings, D., 24-Watson, J., Knight his 17 P., passes inJ.,the periodK.,for 117 yards. 26-Dorsey, R., 30-O'Neill, A., 32-Bryant, D., 35-Tippett, C., 38-Tedder, C., 39-Johnson, C., 47-Knudson, E., B., 70-Francis, D., 74-Grzymkowski, 75-Garnett, A., 81-Barrio, J., 83-Gray, N.,defense held Tow 53-Carter, UNH had 294 yards of offense inA.,the first half while the Wildcat 84-Leatherbury, S., 85-Tsimis, J., 86-Smith, C., 88-Rutkowski, R., 94-Debaillie, T., 97-Udinski, G., son to 130 98-Hayes, W.. yards to build a 33-3 halftime lead. New The Wildcats last had two players rush for 7-Turner,C.J., over 100 yards in the same game last Hampshire: 1-Love,Malik, 5-Lupoli,Christia, 6-Carr,Marquis, 9A-Pollard,Will, 10-Sanborn,Drew, 13-Adams,Dean, 15-Balsamo,Michael, 17-Hershman,Michae, 19-Lorden,Nick, 24-Marino,Nick, year against Lehigh in the NCAA playoffs. 26-Miller,Geno, 29-Gallagher,Brand, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 34-Thomas,Nelson, 37-Phipps,Kyle, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 43-Housman,Jackson, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, Both teams 41-Addae,Alonzo, had two turnovers with one 50-Brusko,Cameron, interception and one fumble.59-Franklyn,Odaine, 62-Matulis,Matt, 63-Velte,Nick, 64-Rush,Cameron, 77-Carter,Jeff, 79-Robison,Noah, 89-Cavallaro,Jack, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, 86-Carroll,Joey, O’Connor88-Torrey,Matt, had seven catches for 6390-Leary,Carson, yards and the score. 96-Schumacher,Robb, 99-Carter,Brian. Lorden had three catches for 34 yards and the two TDs. Presley had two catches for 32 yards and the score.
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The Automated ScoreBook #17 New Hampshire vs #1 James Madison (Oct 28, 2017 at Harrisonburg, Va.)
RECEIVING: New Hampshire-Love,Malik 5-55; Presley,Kieran 4-58; O'Connor,Neil 3-53. James Madison-John Miller 5-65; Terrence Alls 4-50; Ishmael Hyman 2-19; J. Kloosterman 2-12; Marcus Marshall 2-10; David Eldridge 2-8; Taylor Woods 1-12; C. Cheatham 1-1; Trai Sharp 1-minus 1. INTERCEPTIONS: New Hampshire-Horn,Evan 1-0. James Madison-Rashad Robinson 1-82; Jordan Brown 1-minus 7. FUMBLES: New Hampshire-Horn,Evan 2-0; Gray,Evan 1-1; Lupoli,Christia 1-0. James Madison-None. SACKS (UA-A): New Hampshire-Kuehl,Jared 2-0; Dean,Quinlen 1-0; Horton,Jae'Wua 1-0. James Madison-S. Robinson 2-0; Andrew Ankrah 1-0; Madison Landan Word 1-0; Kyre Hawkins 1-0. New Hampshire (5-3,3-2) vs. James (8-0,5-0)
Date: Oct 28, 2017 • Site: Harrisonburg, Va. • Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium TACKLES (UA-A): Attendance: 25298New Hampshire-Holt,Rick 7-3; Dean,Quinlen 6-4; Horn,Evan 5-3; Kuehl,Jared 6-1; Smith,Prince 4-2; Horton,Jae'Wua 2-4; Reisert,Kyle 2-4; Drummond-Mayrie 4-1; Balsamo,Michael 3-0; Ellison,Rick 2-0; Lubischer,Nick 2-0; Love,Malik Kickoff time:2-1; 3:35Perkins,Isiah pm • End of Game: 6:27 pm • Total elapsed time: 1-0; 2:52Addae,Alonzo 1-0; TEAM 1-0; Miller,Geno 1-0; Harper,Steven Carter,Brian 1-0; Schumacher,Robb 1-0; Sosnak,Ryan 0-1. James Officials: Referee: Tony Marcella;1-0; Umpire: Ed Keiffer; Linesman: Samuel Mattaway; Madison-Kyre Hawkins 5-5; Andrew Jimmy Moreland Urquhart 4-0; Raven Greene 1-3; Line judge: Mark Gazaille; Back judge:Ankrah William6-2; Schoen; Field judge: 5-0; FrankC. D'Angelo; Side judge: Tim Gallagher; Landan Word 2-1; Rashad Robinson 2-1; Darrious Carter 2-1; B. Hereford 1-2; S. Robinson 2-0; John Temperature: mid 60's • Wind: mph •Brown Weather: cloudy 1-0; Taurus Carroll 1-0; David Ezeagwu Daka 1-0; D'Angelo Amos 1-0;15 Jordan 1-0;partly D. Caracciolo JMU's 8-0 start best0-1; in team Extends best Division0-1. 1-0; Justin Bethea Gushistory; Little 0-1; Kelvin Azanama I winning streak to 20; Ties CAA record of 15 straight league 21st straight FCS win; 16th straight regular Game wins; Starters: season win New Hampshire James Madison
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Evan Horn recorded an interception in the end zone and notched career bests with eight tackles and a 17-yard punt return, but the 16thranked UNH football team was shut out, by top-ranked and defending national Pos 21-0, ## OFFENSE Pos ## OFFENSE QB 18 Knight,Trevor QB Homecoming 17 Bryan Schor crowd of 25,298 on Saturday champion James Madison before a JMU RB 1 Trai Sharp RB 22 Gray,Evan atWRBridgeforth Stadium. 1 Love,Malik WR 13 Ishmael Hyman 7 Terrence Alls O'Connor,Neil Wildcats, who were blanked byWR an FCS opponent for only the third time since WR The 82 WR 83 Presley,Kieran WR 8 John Miller TE 88 J. Kloosterman TE 85 together Malone-Woods,J. 1995, put an impressive defensive display against the No. 1 team in the land. LT 70 Aaron Stinnie LT 66 Herron,Dayne Rick Holt and Quinlen Dean each recorded tackles. LG 69 Carroll,Jack LG 61 10 A.J. Bolden Of Dean’s 10 stops included C 73 Mac Patrick C tackles 73 Kennedy,Jake 2.0 for loss and a sack. Jared Kuehl registered a pair of sacks among his seven RG 70 Mascia,Matt RG 55 Nick Edwards tackles solo), and Jae’Wuan Horton a sack of JMU quarterback BryRT also 60 secured Jahee Jackson RT 74(sixMcInerny,Will an Schor. Pos ## DEFENSE Pos ## DEFENSE DL yards 47 Darrious Carteryards, JMU-72 yards) in a DEThe 91twoHorton,Jae'Wua teams combined for 96 total (UNH-24 DT 72 Holt,Rick DL 74 S. Robinson scoreless first quarter. DT 71 Sosnak,Ryan DL 94 C. Urquhart Reisert,Kyle DLduring 93 Ankrah DEJMU97converted two 4th-down plays aAndrew 13-play, 53-yard drive that took 6:07 LB 58 Kuehl,Jared LB 49 B. Hereford off clock, but the Dukes failed to LB score9when Ratke’s 39-yard field goal fell LB the54 Dean,Quinlen KyreEthan Hawkins LB 11 Bryce Maginley CB 46 Smith,Prince short. CB 6 Jimmy Moreland CB 9 Perkins,Isiah SSSchor Ishmael Hyman for a 13-yard pass at 10:38 of the second 16 hit Ellison,Rick CB 22 touchdown Rashad Robinson SS 44 Jordan Brown WS 33 quarter to Horn,Evan stake the Dukes to a 7-0 lead. Schor’s second scoring strike of the quarter FS 4 Drummond-Mayrie FS 5 Raven Greene was a 1-yard hookup with tight end Clayton Cheatham for a 14-0 lead at 5:17. New Hampshire: 5-Lupoli,Christia, 6-Carr,Marquis, 7-Turner,C.J., 15-Balsamo,Michael, 19-Lorden,Nick, 24-Marino,Nick, The Wildcats threatened to get on the board late34-Thomas,Nelson, in the half when Knight threaded 26-Miller,Geno, 29-Gallagher,Brand, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 59-Franklyn,Odaine, the needle on a 33-yard pass down the left sideline that Neil O’Connor hauled in at 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 86-Carroll,Joey, 92-Burns,Sean, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, 96-Schumacher,Robb, 98-DiCaro,John, the JMU 22.99-Carter,Brian. Two plays later, however, the Dukes forced the game’s first turnover James Madison: 3-Gus Little, 12-Cole Johnson, 14-B. Westfield, 15-Ron'Dell Carter, 18-H. Etheridge,Moreland at the when Andrew Ankrah caused a fumble that was recovered by Jimmy 19-David Eldridge, 20-Taylor Woods, 21-Adam Smith, 24-D'Angelo Amos, 28-Grant Westbrook, 29-Marcus Marshall, 20. 30-W. McCormick, 31-P. Agyei-Obese, 32-MJ Hampton, 34-Justin Bethea, 35-Taurus Carroll, 37-C. Cheatham, Siegel, 46-David Ezeagwu, 52-Landan Word, 54-Kelvin Azanama, 59-D. Caracciolo, 38-Mike JMUCobbs, then41-Brett embarked on a 10-play, 68-yard drive to move to the UNH 12 with nine 67-Zaire Bethea, 77-Liam Fornadel, 85-Ezrah Archie, 91-Ethan Ratke, 95-Adeeb Atariwa, 97-John Daka, 98-Harry O'Kelly. seconds left in the half, but Schor’s 3rd-and-10 pass attempt was picked off by Horn in the end zone. The UNH defense blanked its opponent in the third quarter for the second straight week and third time in four weeks. Kieran Presley notched a career-long 42-yard reception on UNH’s initial possession of the second half on a drive that advanced to the JMU 21. But an interception on 4th-and-3 was returned for an 82-yard touchdown by Rashad Robinson to give the Dukes a 21-0 advantage at 12:25 of the third. Robinson’s third-quarter Pick-6 was the first against the Wildcats since Towson’s Tye Smith returned an INT 45 yards for a TD at Unitas Stadium on Nov. 12, 2011.
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2017 GAME SUMMARIES
#21 UNH 35, William & Mary 16
#18 UNH 16, #7 Elon 6
Game Nine • November 4, 2017 Zable StadiumBox • Score Williamsburg, Va. (Final)
Game Ten • November 11, 2017 Wildcat Stadium • Durham, N.H. Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook #21 New Hampshire vs William and Mary (Nov 04, 2017 at Williamsburg, Va.) Score by Quarters New Hampshire William and Mary Qtr Time 1st 11:18 2nd 14:51 11:47 07:53 02:36 3rd 04:22 4th 13:19 01:39
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7 0
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Score by Quarters Elon New Hampshire
35 16
Scoring play UNH - O'Connor,Neil 48 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick), 8-75 3:42 UNH - Goodrich,Donal 4 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 11-99 5:24 WM - Tommy McKee 2 yd run (Kris Hooper kick), 6-70 3:04 UNH - Lorden,Nick 8 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick), 9-90 3:54 WM - Kris Hooper 27 yd field goal, 11-46 5:17 UNH - Presley,Kieran 6 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 9-54 3:49 UNH - Gray,Evan 1 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 7-68 3:25 WM - Tommy McKee 22 yd run (Kris Hooper kick failed), 9-80 2:36
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNH 24 38-105 406 35-25-0 73-511 0-0 0-0 2-20 1-0 1-30.0 0-0 6-50 32:05 8 of 13 1 of 3 4-4 1-3
WM 24 24-107 272 44-28-1 68-379 0-0 0-0 5-118 0-0 3-33.0 0-0 4-45 27:55 7 of 12 0 of 1 2-3 1-9
PASSING: New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 25-35-0-406. William and Mary-Tommy McKee 28-44-1-272. RECEIVING: New Hampshire-O'Connor,Neil 7-193; Presley,Kieran 7-60; Love,Malik 4-71; DiCaro,John 2-45; Malone-Woods,J. 1-11; Lorden,Nick 1-8; Gray,Evan 1-8; Chatman,DeUnte 1-6; Goodrich,Donal 1-4. William and Mary-Andrew Caskin 5-43; Daniel Kuzjak 4-46; Jack Armstrong 4-41; Nate Evans 4-16; Noah Giles 3-40; Isaiah Kinder 2-26; Tyler Crist 2-24; A. Funderburke 2-3; Nick Muse 1-30; Jordan Lowery 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: New Hampshire-Smith,Prince 1-0. William and Mary-None. FUMBLES: New Hampshire-None. William and Mary-None. SACKS (UA-A): New Hampshire-Holt,Rick 1-0. William and Mary-Isaiah Stephens 0-1; Bill Murray 0-1. New Hampshire (6-3,4-2) vs. William and Mary (2-7,0-6) TACKLES New Hampshire-Dean,Quinlen 4-4; Smith,Prince 4-3; Kuehl,Jared 2-5; Drummond-Mayrie Date: Nov(UA-A): 04, 2017 • Site: Williamsburg, Va. • Stadium: Zable Stadium 2-5; Harper,Steven Attendance: 5426 3-3; Holt,Rick 2-3; Horn,Evan 0-4; Sherlock,Matt 2-1; Addae,Alonzo 2-0; Adams,Dean 2-0; Thomas,Nelson 1-1; Sosnak,Ryan 1-1; Miller,Geno 1-1; Perkins,Isiah 1-1; Brusko,Cameron 1-0; Ellison,Rick Horton,Jae'Wua 1-0; time: Reisert,Kyle Kickoff time: 2 pm • End of Game:1-0; 4:49 pm • Total elapsed 2:49 1-0; Marino,Nick 1-0; Gallagher,Brand 1-0; Housman,Jackson Ammerman,Riley William and Mary-Nate Atkins 5-6; Officials: Referee: H. Johns; Umpire: C. 0-1; Williams; Linesman: G.0-1. Higgins; Corey ParkerR.5-4; Josh Dulaney 1-8;D. Arman Jones Raeshawn Smith 4-2; Isaiah Stephens 2-4; Isaiah Line judge: Pittman; Back judge: Foutz; Field3-5; judge: T. O'Mara; Laster 4-1; Mike Barta 2-3; Matt Ahola 1-4; Will Kiely 4-0; Bill Murray 1-2; Xavier Roscoe 2-0; A. Side judge: L. Hill; Center judge: H. Stayton; Purviance 0-2;62 Aaron Swinton 0-2; Zach Burdick 1-0; Andrew Caskin 1-0; Denzel Dykes 0-1. Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Cloudy
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Trevor Knight completed 25 of 35 passes for 406 yards and William and Mary New TDs Hampshire four to lead No. 21/19 UNH to Saturday afternoon’s 35-16 victory against College ## OFFENSE OFFENSE ofPos William & Mary. It was UNH’s firstPos win## at Zable Stadium since 1998. LT 66 Herron,Dayne WR 5 Isaiah Kinder LGIt marked Knight’s second 400-yard game of the season and career – he 69 Carroll,Jack WR passing 87 Jordan Lowery TE 44 Andrew Caskin C 73 Kennedy,Jake passed for a personal-best 420 yards vs. Rhode Island – and the four passing TDs LT 75 Mark Williamson RG 70 Mascia,Matt RT 74 his McInerny,Will LG weeks 51 Connor Hilland Towson University. matched benchmark established two ago against TE 85 Malone-Woods,J. C 59 Nick Wimmer QBNeil18O’Connor caught seven passesRGfor 60 192 G. yards and one touchdown – all in the Campbell Knight,Trevor RT 62 Dan Evers RB 22 Gray,Evan first quarters (1,129 TE three 98 DiCaro,John– to move into fifth QB place 6 Tommy yards) McKee on UNH’s all-time singleWR 82 TB 34 Nate Evans season list O'Connor,Neil for receiving yards. WR 83 Presley,Kieran FB 36 Tyler Crist The Wildcats parlayed the game’s opening possession into an opening score courPos ## DEFENSE Pos ## DEFENSE tesy of a 48-yard touchdown pass from Knight to O’Connor, whose CAA-leading 10th DE 58 Matt Ahola DE 91 Horton,Jae'Wua DT reception 72 Holt,Rick DT 8-play, 73 Isaiah Stephens TD of the season capped an 75-yard drive in which Knight comDT 71 Sosnak,Ryan DT 95 Bill Murray DE 97 DE 97 Xavier Roscoe pleted 3 ofReisert,Kyle 4 passes for 67 yards. LB 58 Kuehl,Jared WLB 32 Josh Dulaney LBUNH its lead to 14-0 by compiling 11-play, 54 pushed Dean,Quinlen MLB 42 anNate Atkins 99-yard touchdown drive that CB 46 Smith,Prince SLB 21 Arman Jones started late in the first quarter and ended on the first play of the second quarter when SS 16 Ellison,Rick CB 3 Aaron Swinton WS 33rolled Horn,Evan Parker Knight right, reversed to his leftSSand8thenCorey found a wide-open Donald Goodrich FS 4 Drummond-Mayrie FS 12 Mike Barta inCBthe 9backPerkins,Isiah of the end zone for a 4-yard the first CB TD. 28 It was Raeshawn Smithcareer scoring grab of Goodrich’s career. New Hampshire: 1-Love,Malik, 5-Lupoli,Christia, 6-Carr,Marquis, 7-Turner,C.J., 13-Adams,Dean, 19-Lorden,Nick, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 24-Marino,Nick, The Tribe26-Miller,Geno, got on the 29-Gallagher,Brand, board at 11:4731-Lubischer,Nick, of the second34-Thomas,Nelson, when quarterback Tommy McKee 39-Sherlock,Matt, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 43-Housman,Jackson, 48-Goodrich,Donal, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 59-Franklyn,Odaine, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 61-Kaplan,Patrick, 63-Velte,Nick, 67-Richardson,Tyre, scored on a 6-yard keeper, which trimmed New Hampshire’s lead to 14-7. 86-Carroll,Joey, 89-Cavallaro,Jack, 90-Leary,Carson, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, 96-Schumacher,Robb, 99-Carter,Brian. Knight’s third TD throw of the day, an 8-yard hookup with Nick Lorden, capped William and Mary: 9-Zach Burdick, 15-Daniel Kuzjak,that 19-Kris Hooper, UNH 22-Jack Armstrong, 23-Joshua Owusu,7:53 left in an impressive 9-play, 90-yard drive staked to a 21-7 lead with 24-Denzel Dykes, 25-S. Bearfield, 26-A. Funderburke, 29-Jaret Anderson, 33-Noah Giles, 40-Simeon Brown, the half.Laster, Earlier in the drive, O’Connor hauled in a 37-yard reception to go over 1,000 41-Isaiah 43-Miles Hayes, 47-A. Purviance, 49-Will Barney, 61-Brooks Norris, 69-Jesse Anderson, 80-Will Michael, 82-Tyler Klaus, 86-Nick Muse, 88-Anthony Mague, 90-Will Kiely, 91-Nick Ridpath. receiving yards for the season. Knight’s career-high-matching fourth TD pass of the game was an 8-yarder to Presley with 4:22 left in the third that extended the Wildcats’ lead to 28-10. The Wildcats recorded a season-high 511 yards of total offense (406 passing, 105 rushing) and punted just one time, a season low. Jared Kuehl and Rick Holt both recorded their 100th career tackle. Kuehl now has 102 tackles and Holt, whose five tackles included a sack, has 100.
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Qtr Time 2nd 03:32 3rd 06:08 02:32 4th 03:16
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Scoring play UNH - Malone-Woods,J. 11 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 9-67 4:16 UNH - Gray,Evan 2 yd run (Knight,Trevor pass intcpt), 17-84 8:47 UNH - Pedinoff,Max 31 yd field goal, 4-4 1:08 ELON - D. McNair 23 yd pass from D. Cheek (D. Cheek pass failed), 4-66 0:55
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
ELON 18 22-31 284 46-21-0 68-315 0-0 1--1 3-60 0-0 6-32.3 3-3 2-17 21:43 6 of 16 1 of 2 0-2 8-36
UNH 20 44-65 271 42-32-0 86-336 0-0 3-3 1-16 0-0 5-36.2 2-1 6-35 38:17 7 of 19 1 of 4 3-5 3-22
RUSHING: Elon-D. McNair 11-38; B. Cyphers 6-9; D. Cheek 5-minus 16. New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 18-38; Chatman,DeUnte 6-17; Turner,C.J. 1-10; O'Connor,Neil 1-5; TEAM 2-minus 2; Knight,Trevor 16-minus 3.
RUSHING: New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 15-55; Chatman,DeUnte 10-26; Goodrich,Donal 4-17; Turner,C.J. 2-7; Gallagher,Brand 2-3; Knight,Trevor 2-3; TEAM 3-minus 6. William and Mary-Tommy McKee 13-79; A. Funderburke 3-10; Noah Giles 1-9; Nate Evans 7-9.
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The Automated ScoreBook #7 Elon vs #18 New Hampshire (Nov 11, 2017 at Durham, N.H.)
PASSING: Elon-D. Cheek 21-46-0-284. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 32-42-0-271. RECEIVING: Elon-C. Taylor 5-83; T. Lennon 4-49; D. McNair 4-46; C. Joyner 3-50; K. Weeks 3-26; M. Foster 2-30. New Hampshire-Love,Malik 11-64; O'Connor,Neil 8-74; Gray,Evan 4-15; Lubischer,Nick 3-36; Presley,Kieran 2-58; Gallagher,Brand 2-11; Malone-Woods,J. 1-11; Lorden,Nick 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Elon-None. New Hampshire-None. FUMBLES: Elon-D. Cheek 1-1; C. Joyner 1-1; T. Lennon 1-1. New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 1-0; Knight,Trevor SACKS (UA-A): Elon-W. Messer 1-1; M. Baker 2-0; T. Speight 0-1; D. Everett 1-0; C. Blair 1-0; M. 1-1. Willoughby 1-0. New Hampshire-Horton,Jae'Wua 1-0; Kuehl,Jared 1-0. Elon (8-2,6-1) vs. New Hampshire (7-3,5-2) Date: Nov (UA-A): 11, 2017Elon-W. • Site: Durham, N.H.D. • Stadium: Wildcat Stadium TACKLES Messer 5-7; Reid-Bennett 6-1; M. Baker 6-1; C. Blair 4-3; C. Christiansen Attendance: 7294 4-2; M. Ingram 1-4; Z. Williams 4-0; T. Speight 1-3; T. Cox 2-1; G. Liggs Jr. 6-0; M. Willoughby 2-0; T. Campbell 1-1; D. Flloyd 1-1; N. Groll 1-1; D. Howell 1-0; D. Everett 1-0; M. Galloway 0-1. Kickoff time: 2 p.m. • End of Game: 5:06 • Total elapsed time: 3:06 5-1; Holt,Rick 4-2; Perkins,Isiah 4-2; New Hampshire-Smith,Prince 7-0; Dean,Quinlen 6-1; Kuehl,Jared Officials: Referee:2-1; Jeff Ellison,Rick Pumphrey; Umpire: Steve DiSangro; Linesman: Mark Horton,Jae'Wua 2-1; Horn,Evan 1-1; Addae,Alonzo 1-1; Tarleton; Carr,Marquis 1-0; Line judge: Kevin Taylor; Back judge: Jim Downey III; Field judge: Eric 0-1. Monroe; Sherlock,Matt 0-1; Miller,Geno 0-1; Sosnak,Ryan 0-1; Brown,Aidan Side judge: Jerry Walter; Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Game Starters:
DURHAM, N.H. – Jared Kuehl led an impressive defensive performance and Trevor Elon New Hampshire Knight completed 32 of his 42 passes for 271 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 18 ## of OFFENSE Pos to ##a 16-6 OFFENSE UNH triumph over No. 7 ElonPos in front a Salute to Service crowd of 7,294 WR 83 C. Joyner LT 66 Herron,Dayne inWRWildcat Stadium 5 T. Lennon on Saturday. LG 69 Carroll,Jack 2 had K. six Weeks C 73 sack Kennedy,Jake WR Kuehl tackles including a quarterback and also had a fumble recovery. TE 49 M. Foster RG 70 Mascia,Matt LTThe 65 Wildcats opened a 16-0 lead before a touchdown with just over three I. Nwokeji RT giving 74 up McInerny,Will TE 85 Malone-Woods,J. LG 61 Toogood minutes to C. play. QB 18 Knight,Trevor C 64 A. Higgins RB 22 into Gray,Evan Kowalewski24.4 point a game RGElon66wasM.averaging coming Saturday. The Wildcats held the WR 1 Love,Malik RT 73 O. Udoh Phoenix 31Cheek yards rushing and 315 yards offense. Elon had averaged 187.9 QB 17 toD. WR of 82 total O'Connor,Neil RB 28yards D. McNair WR 83 Presley,Kieran rushing and 394 total yards a game. Pos UNH 107 yards of offense and Elon in aDEFENSE scoreless first quarter. ##had DEFENSE Pos 75 ## 9 D. Howell DE 91 Horton,Jae'Wua DE Knight connected with Justin Malone-Woods for an 11-yard TD pass at 3:32 of the DT 72 Holt,Rick NG 67 T. Cox DT 71 Sosnak,Ryan DE 98 M. Willoughby second quarter. LB 51 M. Baker DE 97 Reisert,Kyle LBIt was time this year that Elon heldKuehl,Jared scoreless in the first half. 3 the W.first Messer LB was58 T. Speight LB with 54 a Dean,Quinlen LBThe 53 Wildcats opened the second half 17-play, 84-yard scoring drive that CB 46 Smith,Prince CB 26 D. Reid-Bennett took 88minutes, capped with a 2-yard scoring run at 6:08. S C. Blair47 seconds. Evan GraySS 16 it Ellison,Rick 27 T. Campbell FS Kuehl recovered an Elon fumble two WS plays33 later.Horn,Evan Elon then forced a UNH punt, but FS 4 Drummond-Mayrie S 18 M. Ingram CB Phoenix 24 Z. fumbled Williams and Nick Lubischer CB recovered. 9 Perkins,Isiah the Elon: The6-D. Wildcats tookThompson, advantage the turnover with Max 31-yard field goal Everett, 11-D. 12-C.of Christiansen, 14-O. Johnson, 20-C.Pedinoff Spell, 21-G.’sLiggs Jr., 22-J. Landry, 23-M. Galloway, 31-J. Jackson, 32-R. Gray, 33-B. Cyphers, 34-N. Kavouklis, 38-C. VanSickle, to make it 16-0 at 2:32 of the third quarter. 40-Ti. Williams, 47-C. Heger, 54-C. Wright, 80-C. Taylor, 82-A. Parker, 86-J. Ramseur, 88-T. Marsh, Arrington, 91-J.connected Dollerson, 93-M. Aiello, 94-N. Groll, 95-D. Flloyd, Stephenson. 89-J. Davis Cheek with De’Sean McNair for97-H. a 23-yard TD pass to break up Newshutout Hampshire:with 6-Carr,Marquis, 19-Lorden,Nick, 24-Marino,Nick, 26-Miller,Geno, 27-Brown,Aidan, the 3:16 left7-Turner,C.J., in the game. 29-Gallagher,Brand, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 34-Thomas,Nelson, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, The touchdown for Malone-Woods was his first of the season and second of his 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 86-Carroll,Joey, 88-Torrey,Matt, 89-Cavallaro,Jack, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, 96-Schumacher,Robb, 98-DiCaro,John, 99-Carter,Brian. career. Gray’s touchdown was his sixth of the season and seventh of his career. Kuehl drew a holding penalty on a pass play in the second quarter that negated an Elon touchdown.
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UNH FOOTBALL – NATION-LEADING 14 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES
2017 GAME SUMMARIES
Albany 15, #16 UNH 0
#21 UNH 14, CCSU 0
Game Eleven • November 18, 2017 Casey Stadium • Albany, Box Score (Final) N.Y.
Game Twelve • November 25, 2017 Wildcat Stadium • Durham, N.H. Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook #16 UNH vs UAlbany (Nov 18, 2017 at Albany, N.Y.)
Score by Quarters UNH UAlbany
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Score by Quarters Central Conn. State New Hampshire
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0 15
Qtr Time Scoring play 2nd 12:52 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 27 yd field goal, 12-65 7:12 3rd 09:57 UALBANY - Team safety 08:28 UALBANY - Austin Ellis 54 yd pass from Will Brunson (Ethan Stark kick), 3-73 1:26 4th 06:21 UALBANY - Ethan Stark 38 yd field goal, 10-25 6:17 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNH 10 31--11 133 32-18-0 63-122 0-0 0-0 4-61 1-52 5-35.8 5-2 8-75 24:54 6 of 16 0 of 5 0-1 3-12
UALBANY 13 41-81 184 24-14-1 65-265 0-0 1-2 1-15 0-0 6-29.7 1-0 5-30 35:06 4 of 16 1 of 2 2-5 8-54
RUSHING: UNH-Gray,Evan 13-47; Chatman,DeUnte 1-3; TEAM 1-minus 1; Pedinoff,Max 1-minus 23; Knight,Trevor 15-minus 37. UAlbany-Kendall Rodgers 23-50; Will Brunson 7-20; Neven Sussman 4-7; Karl Mofor 5-6; Team 2-minus 2. PASSING: UNH-Knight,Trevor 18-31-0-133; Pedinoff,Max 0-1-0-0. UAlbany-Will Brunson 14-24-1-184; Neven Sussman 0-0-0-0. RECEIVING: UNH-O'Connor,Neil 9-88; Love,Malik 7-34; Presley,Kieran 1-9; DiCaro,John 1-2. UAlbany-D. McDonald 5-31; Austin Ellis 3-72; Kendall Rodgers 3-36; Brad Harris 2-38; LJ Wesneski 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: UNH-Perkins,Isiah 1-52. UAlbany-None. FUMBLES: UNH-Knight,Trevor 3-2; Turner,C.J. 1-0; Pedinoff,Max 1-0. UAlbany-D. McDonald 1-0.
SACKS (UA-A): UNH-Smith,Prince 1-0; Kuehl,Jared 1-0; Horn,Evan 1-0. UAlbany-Malachi Hoskins 2-0; UNH (7-4,5-3) vs. UAlbany (4-7,2-6) Justin Walker 1-0; D. Timmons 1-0; Isaiah PowellCasey 1-0; Antoine Date: Nov 18, 2017 • Site: Albany, N.Y. • Stadium: StadiumWhite 1-0; Nate Hatalsky 1-0; Ty Tobias 1-0. 3459 Attendance: TACKLES (UA-A): Kuehl,Jared 6-6;2:49 Horn,Evan 3-5; Drummond-Mayrie 1-6; Kickoff time: 1:05 •UNH-Dean,Quinlen End of Game: 3:546-9; • Total elapsed time: Ellison,Rick 3-3; Carter,Brian 4-1; Holt,Rick Smith,Prince 3-1; Perkins,Isiah 1-2; Sosnak,Ryan Officials: Referee: Matt Overton; Umpire: John1-4; Reen; Linesman: Christian Keel; 0-3; Horton,Jae'Wua 0-2; Harper,Steven 1-0; Sherlock,Matt 1-0. UAlbany-Nate Line judge: Patrick Kepp; Back judge: Steve0-2; Toal;Addae,Alonzo Field judge: Gregory Mota; Hatalsky 5-4; Josh Wynn 4-4; Eli Mencer 3-4; D. Timmons 5-1; Justin Walker 4-1; Mason Gray 3-2; Side judge: Matt Smyth; Temperature: 34 2-3; • Wind: 8 mph • Weather: CloudyNgachie 2-0; Malachi Hoskins 2-0; Brian Dolce 2-0; Jamal Robinson Rocco Marucci 3-1; Marcel Isaiah Powell 1-0; Julian Cox 1-0; Antoine White 1-0; Ty Tobias 1-0. Game Starters:
ALBANY, N.Y. – Linebackers QuinlenUAlbany Dean and Jared Kuehl both recorded career UNH highs in tackles with 15 and 12, respectively, but No. 16/14 UNH lost 15-0 in Saturday Pos ## OFFENSE Pos ## OFFENSE afternoon’s regular-season finale againstLTthe University at Albany at Casey Stadium. 75 Luke Ritter LT 66 Herron,Dayne LG 72 Griffin Clancy Carroll,Jack CLGDean69 increased his team-leading season total to 101 tackles with his personal C 73 Micah Royster 73 Kennedy,Jake benchmark of 15 tackles, which markedRG his fourth double-digit effort of the year, all 65 Jack Dudzinski RG 70 Mascia,Matt RT 71 Tim Wade 74 McInerny,Will inRT the past five games. TE 86 LJ Wesneski TE 98 DiCaro,John 1 stats Love,Malik 83 with D. McDonald WR Kuehl’s also included two tacklesWR for loss one sack, a forced fumble and a WR 82 O'Connor,Neil WR 85 Brad Harris pass WR breakup. 83 Presley,Kieran QB 7 Will Brunson 18 defense Knight,Trevor RB loss, 21 including Karl Moforthree sacks, held UAlbany QBUNH’s recorded 10 tackles for RB 22 Gray,Evan WR 88 Austin Ellis below 100 rushing yards (81) and 265 yards of total offense. ## DEFENSE GreatDEFENSE Danes’ defense limited NewPos Hampshire to a season-low 122 total yards Pos The ## DE 91 Horton,Jae'Wua DE 9 Malachi Hoskins offense. 11 tackles behind the lineNGof scrimmage, including eight sacks, UAlDT 72With Holt,Rick 90 D. Timmons DT 93 Antoine White DT 71 Sosnak,Ryan bany held UNH to minus-11 rushing yards. DE 99 Carter,Brian DE 81 Brian Dolce 58 Kuehl,Jared LB 3 Wildcats Justin Walker LBOn UNH’s second possession of the game, the advanced into the red zone LB 54 Dean,Quinlen LB 51 Nate Hatalsky atCBthe UA 19Smith,Prince but lost the ball on downs when they did not convert 4th-and-7 from the LB 12 Eli Mencer 46 CB 25 Jamal Robinson SS 16 Ellison,Rick 25. WS 33 Horn,Evan FS 23 Josh Wynn a scoreless first quarter, Ethan 27-yard FSFollowing SS Stark’s 8 Mason Gray field goal gave the home 4 Drummond-Mayrie CB a93-0 Perkins,Isiah CB capped 22 Kareem Brown65-yard drive that conteam lead at 12:52 of the second and a 12-play, sumed 7 minutes,7-Turner,C.J., 12 seconds. UNH: 6-Carr,Marquis, 19-Lorden,Nick, 24-Marino,Nick, 26-Miller,Geno, 29-Gallagher,Brand, 31-Lubischer,Nick, 34-Thomas,Nelson, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 41-Addae,Alonzo, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 50-Brusko,Cameron, UNH’s defense51-Harper,Steven, held the Great Danes to 3-and-out on the opening possession of the 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 85-Malone-Woods,J., 86-Carroll,Joey, 88-Torrey,Matt, 89-Cavallaro,Jack, 90-Leary,Carson, 96-Schumacher,Robb. second half. On the ensuing93-Pedinoff,Max, Wildcats’ possession, on 4th-and-23 from the UNH 23, UAlbany: Tobias, 6-Julian 10-Neven 14-Muradthe Hussain, Rodgers, 27-Hayden Specht, the snap1-Ty sailed over MaxCox, Pedinoff ’sSussman, head through back20-Kendall of the end zone for a safety 28-Paul Casanzio, 30-Rocco Marucci, 32-Marcel Ngachie, 37-T. Oughterson, 38-Nnamdi Nwaige, 39-Tristan Sokach, and 5-0 Stark, UAlbany at 9:57 of the third quarter. 42-Ethan 45-Levilead Metheny, 47-Ryan Gilroy, 48-Prince Klutsey, 52-Isaiah Powell, 60-Corey Christian, Davis, 80-Lukas Repetti, 94-Nick Griffin, 97-Ibn Foster, 98-Dean Grogg. 63-Sam The Great Danes needed just three plays to score the first touchdown of the game, a 54-yard pass from Brunson to Austin Ellis to extend the advantage to 12-0 at 8:28. In the fourth quarter, UAlbany advanced the ball just 25 yards but consumed 6:17 off the clock to extend the lead to 15-0 at 6:21 on Stark’s 38-yard field goal. Prior to today, UNH had not been shut out twice in a season since 1982. This was the second time this year the Wildcats did not score first in a game; both times resulted in shutout losses.
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The Automated ScoreBook Central Conn. State vs #21 New Hampshire (Nov 25, 2017 at Durham, N.H.)
Qtr Time 2nd 11:56 4th 01:04
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Scoring play UNH - Lorden,Nick 41 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 4-59 1:30 UNH - Gray,Evan 1 yd run (Pedinoff,Max kick), 5-11 3:17
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
CCSU 14 37-130 118 18-9-3 55-248 0-0 0-0 2-33 1-0 4-37.0 2-1 8-57 22:31 4 of 12 0 of 2 0-1 3-22
UNH 21 37-61 308 43-27-1 80-369 0-0 1-4 1-0 3-14 4-42.0 0-0 7-55 37:29 8 of 19 3 of 3 1-4 3-24
RUSHING: Central Conn. State-JEAN-GUILLAUME 11-60; NASH, Cameron 9-39; JAMES, Tyshaun 5-21; RUSH, Courtney 1-11; KINGSLEY, T. 10-5; WALKER, Enyce 1-minus 6. New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 15-36; Knight,Trevor 15-16; Chatman,DeUnte 6-10; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: Central Conn. State-KINGSLEY, T. 9-16-2-118; JEAN-GUILLAUME 0-2-1-0. New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 26-42-1-299; O'Connor,Neil 1-1-0-9. RECEIVING: Central Conn. State-GARCIA, Jose 3-62; NASH, Cameron 3-12; JEAN-GUILLAUME 2-9; RUSH, Courtney 1-35. New Hampshire-Love,Malik 10-123; O'Connor,Neil 4-50; Presley,Kieran 4-24; Lorden,Nick 2-46; Malone-Woods,J. 2-25; Chatman,DeUnte 2-14; Gray,Evan 2-minus 5; DiCaro,John 1-31. INTERCEPTIONS: Central Conn. State-BAGLEY, Tajik 1-0. New Hampshire-Kuehl,Jared 1-8; Dean,Quinlen 1-6; Perkins,Isiah 1-0. FUMBLES: Central Conn. State-JEAN-GUILLAUME 1-1; NASH, Cameron 1-0. New Hampshire-None. SACKS (UA-A): Central Conn. State-MANZANARES, S. 2-0; TINKMAN, Chris 0-1; KEEN, Kenneth 0-1. New Central Conn. State (8-4,6-0) vs. New1-0; Hampshire (8-4,5-3)1-0. Hampshire-Holt,Rick 1-0; Carter,Brian Horton,Jae'Wua Date: Nov 25, 2017 • Site: Durham, N.H. • Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 2385Central Conn. State-MANZANARES, S. 9-5; LAGUERRE, R. 9-3; KEEN, Kenneth 6-5; BAGLEY, TACKLES (UA-A): Tajik 8-0; NASH, Carlton 6-1; CANN, Jarrod 3-4; HINTON, Tymir 2-1; TINKMAN, Chris 1-2; REECHER, Kickoff time: 2 P.M. •Najae End of0-2; Game: 5:02 • Total time: 3:02 Landon 0-3; BROWN, WOODFINE, Chadelapsed 0-2; HORNER, Darryn 1-0; ENRIQUE, Kyle 1-0; JONES, Tre Officials: Referee: Rich1-0; Edwards; Umpire: Linesman: Jeff Johnson; 1-0; GILMORE, Arthur DICKENS, ByronAdam 1-0; McClurg; JEAN-GUILLAUME 1-0. New Hampshire-Dean,Quinlen 9-3; Line judge: Sergio DeHoyos; Back Josh Dascher; Field judge:3-1; J. Wojcikiewicz; Addae,Alonzo 5-2; Kuehl,Jared 5-2;judge: Horton,Jae'Wua 3-2; Ellison,Rick Carter,Brian 3-0; Drummond-Mayrie 2-0; Holt,Rick 2-0; Harper,Steven 1-0; Sherlock,Matt 1-0; Schumacher,Robb 1-0; Side judge: Brett Henninger; Ellman,Morgan Miller,Geno 1-0; Carr,Marquis 1-0; Horn,Evan 1-0; Sosnak,Ryan 0-1; Brusko,Cameron Temperature: •1-0; Wind: • Weather: 0-1. Game Starters:
DURHAM, N.H. – Quinlen Dean and Kuehl led No. 21UNH to a 14-0 triumph Central Conn. State NewJared Hampshire against Central Connecticut State Pos University in Saturday afternoon’s first-round ## OFFENSE Pos ## OFFENSE LT 74 MIGNONE, LT 66 Herron,Dayne game of the NCAAConner Division I FCS Championship tournament in Wildcat Stadium. LG 69 BROWN, J'Von LG 69 Carroll,Jack C Dean 12 tackles, and an interception. Kuehl had seven 56 had ORANGE, Darrick three of them C for a 73loss, Kennedy,Jake 70 Mascia,Matt RG 70 PHELPS, Cole tackles and also came up with two RG turnovers, one an interception and the other a RT 74 McInerny,Will RT 78 SCHENA, Jake DE 98 DiCaro,John TE 87recovery. SMITH, KJ fumble QB 18 Knight,Trevor TE 80 GILMORE, Arthur WRIt was a 17-0 defeat of Richmond on Oct. 9, 2010. 6 UNH’s GARCIA,first Jose win by shutout since RB 22 Gray,Evan WR 17 RUSH, Courtney WR 1 Love,Malik The had not a 14-0 score since a game on Oct. 21, QB Wildcats 14 KINGSLEY, T. shut out an opponent WR 82 by O'Connor,Neil RB 5 NASH, Cameron WR 83 Presley,Kieran 1950 against Springfield. ## Knight DEFENSEcompleted 26 of his Pos DEFENSE Pos Trevor 42 ## passes for 299 yards and a touchdown. He DE 75 TINKMAN, Chris DE 91 Horton,Jae'Wua connected with Nick Lorden for a 41-yard in the second quarter. NG 98 REECHER, Landon DT 72score Holt,Rick 94 WOODFINE, Chad 71 Sosnak,Ryan a scoreless first quarter,DT Lorden went up for a nice catch on the 41-yard DT Following OLB 44 MANZANARES, S. DE 99 Carter,Brian MLBreception 9D KEEN,with Kenneth LB 58 Kuehl,Jared TD 11:56 left in the half. B 4 LAGUERRE, R. LB 54 Dean,Quinlen 3 FIELDS, Joey a Tanner Kingsley CB 41 R Kuehl intercepted passAddae,Alonzo that had been deflected by Jae’Wuan FS 22 CANN, Jarrod SS 16 Ellison,Rick Horton stop one CCSU drive. Dean his interception in the second quarter. WSalso 33had Horn,Evan SS 13 to BROWN, Najae 4 Drummond-Mayrie NASH, Carlton played a scoreless thirdFS quarter with UNH compiling 122 yards of of CB The223teams CB BAGLEY, Tajik CB 9 Perkins,Isiah fense and the Wildcat defense holding Central Connecticut to 60 yards. Central Conn. State: 1-JAMES, Tyshaun, 3D-HINTON, Tymir, 10-MORRIS, Andre, 15-MUSHAW, Mike, 20-JEAN-GUILLAUME, 28-PALMER, Frankie, 29-DAWSON, 30-HORNER, 21-BASS, Evan Xavier, Gray24-ANDERSON, scored on A., a 1-yard run with 1:04 leftAaron, in the game Darryn, to seal31-WALKER, the win.Enyce, 32-HUNT, Michon, 35-CARAMONICA, A., 40-EXILHOMME, DJ, 45-DOLEGALA, J., 46-JIMERSON, Jamel, 48-ENRIQUE, Kyle, 50-JONES, Rebounding fromKenneth, last week’s 15-0 Troy, loss86-HEYWARD, at Albany, it was theByron, first95-PURITT, time UNH Tre, 52-ARTSMA, 55-VASILESCU, C., 90-DICKENS, Brandon,had 97-KENNEDY, Justin. been shut out one week and shut a team out the next week in 64 years. New Hampshire: 6-Carr,Marquis, 7-Turner,C.J., 10-Sanborn,Drew, 19-Lorden,Nick, 24-Marino,Nick, 26-Miller,Geno, came up34-Thomas,Nelson, with four turnovers: Isiah39-Sherlock,Matt, Perkins joined Kuehl and Dean 27-Brown,Aidan, UNH’s defense 29-Gallagher,Brand, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 40-Lacey,Pop, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 67-Richardson,Tyre, 79-Robison,Noah, with an interception. Rick88-Torrey,Matt, Holt forced the fumble90-Leary,Carson, that Kuehl recovered. 85-Malone-Woods,J., 86-Carroll,Joey, 89-Cavallaro,Jack, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, The defense 96-Schumacher,Robb. held Central Connecticut to 248 yards of offense. That’s the lowest total of yards allowed this year. Dean has two interceptions this season and five for his career. It was Kuehl’s first pick of the season and second of his career. Perkins leads the Wildcats with five interceptions and has six for his career. Gray’s touchdown was his seventh of the season and eighth of his career.
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2017 GAME SUMMARIES
#21 UNH 21, #4 Cent. Arkansas 15
#6 So. Dakota St. 56, #20 UNH 14
Game Thirteen • December 2, 2017 Estes Stadium Conway, Box • Score (Final) Ark.
Game Fourteen • December 9, 2017 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, S.D.
The Automated ScoreBook New Hampshire vs #4 Central Arkansas (Dec 02, 2017 at Conway, Ark.) Score by Quarters New Hampshire Central Arkansas Qtr 1st 3rd 4th
Time 10:37 04:01 07:31 14:55 07:19 07:01
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7 7
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7 8
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21 15
Scoring play UCA - Battle, Cedric 74 yd pass from Hildebrand, Hay (Cummins, Matt kick), 3-85 1:12 UNH - Gray,Evan 10 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), 16-74 6:31 UNH - Horn,Evan 56 yd interception return (Ellman,Morgan kick) UCA - Odum, George safety UNH - Love,Malik 9 yd pass from Lupoli,Christia (Ellman,Morgan kick), 11-63 5:34 UCA - Battle, Cedric 78 yd pass from Hildebrand, Hay (Cummins, Matt kick blockd), 1-78 0:11
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNH 16 46-106 110 25-16-1 71-216 0-0 0-0 2-45 2-56 6-42.7 1-0 3-11 33:34 6 of 17 2 of 2 2-3 5-24
UCA 20 34-73 361 40-27-2 74-434 0-0 1--2 4-78 1-15 6-37.2 2-2 5-25 26:26 7 of 15 0 of 0 0-1 2-15
RUSHING: New Hampshire-Gray,Evan 24-85; Gallagher,Brand 4-15; Knight,Trevor 2-7; Lupoli,Christia 10-5; TEAM 6-minus 6. Central Arkansas-Blackman, Carlo 11-68; Crossley, Kierr 10-10; Cox, Brandon 3-8; Battle, Cedric 1-3; Hildebrand, Hay 9-minus 16. PASSING: New Hampshire-Knight,Trevor 8-14-1-47; Lupoli,Christia 8-10-0-63; O'Connor,Neil 0-1-0-0. Central Arkansas-Hildebrand, Hay 27-40-2-361. RECEIVING: New Hampshire-Love,Malik 5-50; Gray,Evan 2-27; O'Connor,Neil 2-17; Presley,Kieran 2-12; DiCaro,John 2-8; Malone-Woods,J. 2-7; Lupoli,Christia 1-minus 11. Central Arkansas-Gordon, Roman 9-65; Cox, Brandon 5-50; Battle, Cedric 3-154; Wells, Lester 3-40; Dillard, Jakari 3-31; Myers, Brandon 2-11; Blackman, Carlo 2-10. INTERCEPTIONS: New Hampshire-Horn,Evan 1-56; Harper,Steven 1-0. Central Arkansas-Jackson, Juan 1-15. FUMBLES: New Hampshire-TEAM 1-0. Central Arkansas-Blackman, Carlo 1-1; Hildebrand, Hay 1-1.
SACKS (UA-A): New Hampshire-Holt,Rick 2-1; Horton,Jae'Wua 2-0; Sosnak,Ryan 0-1. Central
New Hampshire (9-4) vs. Central ArkansasEric (10-2) Arkansas-Grant, Nathan 1-0; Jackson, 1-0. Date: Dec 02, 2017 • Site: Conway, Ark. • Stadium: Estes Stadium Attendance: 6243 New Hampshire-Holt,Rick 5-4; Addae,Alonzo 4-3; Sosnak,Ryan 2-5; Kuehl,Jared 4-2; TACKLES (UA-A):
Ellison,Rick 3-3; Horn,Evan 3-2; Perkins,Isiah 3-2; Horton,Jae'Wua 2-3; Dean,Quinlen 1-4;
Kickoff time: 2:00 PM • End of Game: 4:56 PM • Total elapsed time: 2:56 Carter,Brian 3-1; Harper,Steven 1-3; Smith,Prince 1-3; Drummond-Mayrie 2-1; Balsamo,Michael 1-1; Officials: Referee: Jeff Rink; Umpire: Dave Stireman; Linesman: Noel Kulbeck; Marino,Nick 1-1; Mascia,Matt 1-0; Sherlock,Matt 0-1; Lacey,Pop 0-1. Central Arkansas-Odum, George Line judge: Ken Wolf; Back judge: Ben Cheffers; Field judge: Quentin Brooks; 7-7; judge: Graves, James 3-8; Jackson, Juan 3-7; Smith, Tremon 5-2; Dean, Reggio 2-4; Terrell, Chris 1-5; Side Matt Williams; Jackson, Eric 67 2-3; Chambers, Chris 2-3; Williams, Javia 0-5; Garner, Raphael 1-2; Lofton, Jaylon Temperature: • Wind: S, 4mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny
1-1; Andry, Marseth 0-2; Ware, Michael 0-2; Fernandez, D'er 1-0; Grant, Nathan 1-0; Mosley, Trai 0-1. Game Starters:
CONWAY, Ark. – Rick Holt recorded nine tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and the UNH Arkansas New Hampshire defense forced four turnovers to lead theCentral Wildcats to a 21-15 victory against No. 3 University of Central Arkansas in Saturday afternoon’s NCAA FCS second-round game at Pos ## OFFENSE Pos ## OFFENSE LT 74 McInerny,Will QB 12 Hildebrand, Hay Estes Stadium. 69 Carroll,Jack RB 21 Crossley, Kierr CLGUNH’s defense recorded two fumble recoveries and two interceptions – including a TE 41 Nix, Joshua 73 Kennedy,Jake 56-yard by Evan Horn – againstWR a Bears’ team thatRoman ranked No. 5 in the nation 4 Gordon, RG 70pick-six Mascia,Matt RT 79 WR 3 Cox, Brandon with just 10Robison,Noah turnovers in 11 games. The Wildcats also made nine tackles for loss, includTE 98 DiCaro,John WR 5 Dillard, Jakari ing UCA’s offense had allowed of Cade 0.55 per game, which ranked TE five85sacks. Malone-Woods,J. LT an average 79 Camp, LG 74 Harris, Adrian QB 18 fourth in theKnight,Trevor nation. C 55 Parten, Micah RB 22 Gray,Evan WR Jae’Wuan Horton strip-sacked Hayden and Jared Kuehl recovered the RGHildebrand 70 Garcia, Gilbert 82 O'Connor,Neil WR 83 Cook, John fumble withPresley,Kieran 76 seconds remaining in theRT game75to secure the victory. Pos Central 10:37 of the first quarter when a pair ## Arkansas DEFENSE scored on a 74-yard TD Pospass ##at DEFENSE 91 defenders Horton,Jae'Wua DE 95 Terrell, Chris ofDEWildcat collided. DT 72 Holt,Rick NG 91 Williams, Javia DTUNH71answered with a balanced 16-play, TD drive Sosnak,Ryan DT 74-yard 51 Jackson, Eric that consumed 6:31 off DE clock. 99 Knight Carter,Brian 28drive Chambers, Chris including the last 10 the completed 7 of 8 passesDE on the for 44 yards, LB 58 Kuehl,Jared R 31 Odum, George yards when he rolled to the left and foundLB Evan10 GrayGraves, behind the defense in the end zone. LB 54 Dean,Quinlen James LB 37 Dean, Reggio Addae,Alonzo CBNew41Hampshire’s defense forced its second turnover of the third quarter and third FS 16 Ellison,Rick ofSS the game to give the Wildcats a 14-7 lead at25 7:31.Jackson, Brian Juan Carter forced Hildebrand to SS 11 Lofton, Jaylon 33 Horn,Evan CB into 8 the Garrison, S 4 his Drummond-Mayrie throw off back foot, the pass was deflected air by Tavio Kuehl, Horn intercepted the CB 1 Smith, Tremon CB 9 Perkins,Isiah pass at the UNH 44 and raced down the left sideline into the end zone. New The fourth quarter opened with UNH facing 2nd-and-11 its one-yard line, and Hampshire: 1-Love,Malik, 5-Lupoli,Christia, 6-Carr,Marquis, 7-Turner,C.J., from 10-Sanborn,Drew, 15-Balsamo,Michael, 19-Lorden,Nick, 24-Marino,Nick, 26-Miller,Geno, 27-Brown,Aidan, 29-Gallagher,Brand, the errant snap to Lupoli in the shotgun formation put the ball on the turf and it was 34-Thomas,Nelson, 38-Ellman,Morgan, 39-Sherlock,Matt, 40-Lacey,Pop, 42-Chatman,DeUnte, 46-Smith,Prince, 50-Brusko,Cameron, 51-Harper,Steven, 60-Bradshaw,Jacob, 77-Carter,Jeff, 84-Vailas,Mike, 86-Carroll,Joey, covered by the UNH quarterback for a safety that moved the score to 14-9. 88-Torrey,Matt, 89-Cavallaro,Jack, 90-Leary,Carson, 93-Pedinoff,Max, 94-Ammerman,Riley, 96-Schumacher,Robb. Lupoli engineered an 11-play, 63-yard drive capped by a nine-yard TD pass to Love. Central Arkansas: 2-Ware, Michael, 6-Moore, Jose, 9-Rochell, Robert, 15-Dexter, Chandle, 16-Mosley, Trai, Ellman’s PAT kick gave the ‘Cats a 21-9 lead at 7:19. 17-Wells, Lester, 20-Ledet, Keshawn, 22-Battle, Cedric, 23-Blackman, Carlo, 26-Fernandez, D'er, 34-Cooper, Jarvis, Jacob, 36-Harvell,as Jackie, 38-Ross, Luke, 39-Cummins, Matt, the 30-Garner, It didn’tRaphael, take long for UCA to35-Sisk, respond, however, Hildebrand found Battle down 43-Small, Jaylin, 44-Ponder, Patrick, 49-Sutton, Roy, 54-Andry, Marseth, 71-Parker, Curtis, 77-Watts, Hunter, middle of the for aBrandon, 78-yard touchdown. The ensuing PAT kickA'Javius, was blocked Ryan 82-Hampton, Joe,field 84-Myers, 85-Short, Jack, 87-Smith, Dwayne, 90-Brown, 92-Morris,by Justin, 94-Grant, – Nathan, 99-Foster, Koby. kick of the year. Sosnak his third blocked UCA entered the game No. 6 in the nation in scoring offense at 37.6 points per game. The Wildcats became just the second FCS team this season to score 20+ points against the Bears.
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BILLINGS, S.D. – Kieran Presley caught seven passes for a career-high 133 yards and a touchdown, but No. 21/20 UNH was ousted from the 2017 NCAA FCS playoffs with Saturday afternoon’s 56-14 loss to No. 6/6 South Dakota State University in a quarterfinal game at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. The Wildcats, who advanced to the quarters following wins by Central Connecticut State University (14-0) and No. 3 University of Central Arkansas (21-15), ends the year at 9-5. Presley’s seven catches mached his personal best and his 75-yard touchdown reception marked the longest catch of his career. New Hampshire had allowed an average of 17.4 points the past seven games. UNH, which had allowed 29 first-quarter points through 13 games, gave up 21 to South Dakota State. SDSU received the opening kickoff and quickly took a 7-0 lead on a 6-play, 70-yard drive. After holding UNH to a 3-and-out, the Jackrabbits extended the advantage to 14-0 at 8:36. The Wildcats’ next drive stalled at the SDSU 43 and the home team proceeded to march 85 yards in 12 plays, capped by a 13-yard run up the middle by Isaac Wallace, to build a 21-0 lead with 56 seconds remaining in the first quarter. SDSU scored the only points of the second quarter to take a 28-0 lead into halftime. Then in the third quarter, the teams combined for three touchdowns in a 26-second span. South Dakota State extended the lead to 35-0 on Wallace’s 48-yard run at 4:28. UNH answered immediately. On the next play from scrimmage, Knight found Presley alone down the right sideline for a 75-yard touchdown to trim the deficit to 35-7 at 4:17. Cade Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a TD to push the margin to 42-7 at 4:02. SDSU extended the lead to 49-7 on a 10-yard TD pass from Christion to Wieneke at 9:20. Trevor Knight broke the school single-season record for pass attempts with 471; the previous benchmark of 447 was set by Bob Jean in 1988. Knight finished third in single-season completions (291). Knight also finished No. 2 on the single-season passing yards list with 3,433. Neil O’Connor caught four passes for 38 yards. On UNH’s single-season leaderboard, he finished No. 4 in receiving yards (1,396) and second in receptions (97). O’Connor climbed into a tie at No. 8 on the list for career receptions with Stephan Lewis (1999-2002) at 164. This was UNH’s third quarterfinal appearance the past five years. The Wildcats advanced to the semifinals in 2013 and 2014. This was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and South Dakota State football programs.
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2017 RESULTS & TEAM STATISTICS
Date Opponent * Aug 31, 2017 MAINE ^ Sep 09, 2017 at Georgia Southern Sep 16, 2017 at Holy Cross * Sep 23, 2017 RHODE ISLAND Sep 30, 2017 BRYANT * Oct 13, 2017 at Stony Brook * Oct 21, 2017 TOWSON * Oct 28, 2017 at #1 James Madison * Nov 04, 2017 at William and Mary * Nov 11, 2017 #7 ELON * Nov 18, 2017 at UAlbany # Nov 25, 2017 CENTRAL CONN. STATE % Dec 02, 2017 at #4 Central Arkansas $ Dec 09, 2017 at #6 South Dakota State * CAA conference game ^ at Birmingham, Ala. # NCAA 1st Round % NCAA 2nd Round $ NCAA quarterfinal Rushing
Gray,Evan Chatman,DeUnte Knight,Trevor Gallagher,Brand Goodrich,Donal Turner,C.J. Fedrick,Jericks Lupoli,Christia O'Connor,Neil Love,Malik Presley,Kieran Total Opponents
gp
13 14 14 14 7 12 6 8 14 12 9 14 14
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gain loss
Score 24-23 22-12 26-51 28-14 45-17 24-38 40-17 0-21 35-16 16-6 0-15 14-0 21-15 14-56
W W L W W L W L W W L W W L
net avg
181 695 45 650 78 408 16 392 146 503 341 162 22 132 2 130 23 92 5 87 9 53 18 35 4 18 0 18 18 51 40 11 3 10 0 10 3 9 2 7 1 2 0 2 520 1974 553 1421 471 2118 318 1800
td
3.6 8 5.0 3 1.1 1 5.9 0 3.8 0 3.9 0 4.5 0 0.6 0 3.3 0 2.3 0 2.0 0 2.7 12 3.8 14
Att. 15854 3387 7906 22135 7951 12311 10522 25298 5426 7294 3459 2385 6243 5583
Record: All games Conference Non-Conference
Overall 9-5 5-3 4-2
Home 6-0 4-0 2-0
Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions
lg avg/g
47 50.0 64 28.0 43 11.6 35 9.3 13 12.4 14 2.9 8 3.0 14 1.4 5 0.7 5 0.6 2 0.2 64 101.5 63 128.6
Interceptions ScoreBook yds The td Automated lg avg/g Perkins,Isiah
no.
Away 3-5 1-3 2-2
UNH 269 89 159 21 1421 520 2.7 101.5 12 3632 308-505-11 7.2 11.8 259.4 28 5053 4.9 360.9 46-778 21-76 18-263 20-9 88-672 77-39.0 31:35 85/226 17/36 yds avg
GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON
td
Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0 OPP 265 101 145 19 1800 471 3.8 128.6 14 3247 279-495-18 6.6 11.6 231.9 21 5047 5.2 360.5 56-1259 15-71 11-143 16-9 72-621 77-37.6 28:25 77/208 9/23
lg
5 52 10.4 0 52 New Hampshire Knight,Trevor 14 136.98 291-471-10 61.8 3433 Team 26 76 Game-by-Game 245.2 Horn,EvanComparison 3(FINAL) 70 23.3 1 56 All games Lupoli,Christia 8 79.57 13-28-1 46.4 95 1 19 11.9 Ellison,Rick 2 50 25.0 1 50 O'Connor,Neil 14 320.72 4-5-0 80.0 104 1 60 7.4 Dean,Quinlen 2 34 17.0 0 28 Downs Passing Return TurnPedinoff,Max 14 0.00 First 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 Rushing 0 0.0 Harper,Steven 2 16Total8.0Offense 0 16 Total 135.34 308-505-11 3632 28 Number-Yards 76 259.4 Smith,Prince 0 Plays-Yards 0.0 0 0 Opponent Score 14 Total Rush Pass 61.0 Pen Comp-Att-Int Yards 1 Yards Overs Opponents 279-495-18 2144-165 86 / 231.9 Lacey,Pop 1 0 0.0/ 75-352 0 0 109 / 98 MAINE 24 - 23 1423 118.19 / 19 9 / 3 11 / 1356.4 3 3247 / 3 31-113 20-31-1 / 23-44-2 218 / 239 75-383 2 / 2 Kuehl,Jared 8 8.0/ 79-326 0 8 35 / 100 Georgia Southern 22 - 12 14 / 21 7 / 15 7 / 5 0 / 1 32-145 / 57-233 13-22-0 / 11-22-1 129 / 931 54-274 0 / 2 td 1lg/ 2avg/g 34-166 / 36-153 Marino,Nick 1 33 33.0/ 75-520 0 33 141 / 154 Holy Receiving Cross 26 - 51 gp21 no. / 25 yds 9 / 8 avg 11 / 15 27-49-0 / 21-39-0 319 / 367 83-485 1 / 0 O'Connor,Neil 14 97 1396 14.4 10 276/ 1 99.7 41-52 / 22-68 RHODE ISLAND 28 - 14 22 / 15 2 / 5 18 / 9 23-34-1 / 24-42-3 420 / 271 75-472 / 64-339 47 / 110 1 / 4 Love,Malik 12 70 733 10.5 3 60 61.1 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk BRYANT 45 - 17 22 / 23 9 / 9 12 / 14 17-29-1 / 34-56-2 318 / 341 / 81-427 161 / 153 1 / 2 Pedinoff,Max 69 2727 60-473 39.5 60 0 30 21 4 0 Presley,Kieran 9 36 459 12.8 3 175/ 0 51.0 31-155 / 25-86 StonyDonovan,Rory Brook 24 - 38 521 /26 15 295 4 / 9 11.3 15 / 5 3 240/ 1 59.0 28--10 / 39-212 37-58-1 / 15-31-1 373 / 157 / 70-369 3 / 1 Sanborn,Drew 8 277 86-363 34.6 45 1 0 132 1 /01820 TOWSON 40 - 17 1325 /20 14 14 21-35-1 / 19-37-1 209 / 194 85-508 / 55-279 73 / 231 2 / 2 Gray,Evan 135/ 4 6.89 / 9 1 236/ 1 10.4 50-299 / 18-85 James Madison 0 - 21 1311 /12 19 165 1 / 9 13.86 / 9 1 445/ 1 12.7 32-27 / 45-163 12-32-2 / 20-27-1 166 / no. 176 64-193 41 / 75 3 / 1 Malone-Woods,J. Punt Returns yds avg/ 72-339 td lg William and Mary 35 - 16 1324 /12 24 143 5 / 8 11.9 18 / 146 141/ 2 11.0 38-105 / 24-107 25-35-0 / 28-44-1 406 / 272 73-511 0 / 1 Lorden,Nick Horn,Evan 21 76 3.6/ 68-379 0 17 20 / 118 Chatman,DeUnte 16 - 6 1420 / 18 7 Total 21 76 3.6/ 68-315 0 17 19 / 59 ELON 644/ 1 6.3 14 / 160 013/ 1 3.1 44-65 / 22-31 32-42-0 / 21-46-0 271 / 284 86-336 1 / 3 Opponents 15 71 4.7/ 65-265 0 22 113 / 17 DiCaro,John 6 UAlbany 0 - 15 1410 / 13 386/ 3 14.36 / 8 0 143/ 2 6.1 31--11 / 41-81 18-32-0 / 14-24-1 133 / 184 63-122 2 / 1 Gallagher,Brand 6 CENTRAL CONN. STAT 14 - 0 1421 / 14 543/ 8 7.2 15 / 5 0 111/ 1 3.1 37-61 / 37-130 27-43-1 / 9-18-3 308 / 118 80-369 / 55-248 18 / 33 1 / 4 Goodrich,Donal 5 1055/ 7 11.06 / 131 023/ 0 7.9 46-106 / 34-73 Kick Returns yds avg/ 74-434 td lg 101 / 91 Central Arkansas 21 - 15 716 / 20 16-25-1 / 27-40-2 110 / no. 361 71-216 1 / 4 Turner,C.J. 24 384 16.0 0 26 107 / 155 Lubischer,Nick 11 4 42 10.5 0 315/ 3 3.8 32-96 / 40-265 South Dakota State 14 - 56 19 / 25 5 / 12 11 / 10 20-38-2 / 13-25-0 252 / 190 70-348 / 65-455 2 / 0 Turner,C.J. 12 4 33 8.2 0 11 2.8 Gallagher,Brand 10 192 19.2 0 35 Totals 309 - 301 269 / 265 89 / 101 159 / 145 21 / 19 520-1421 / 471-1800 308-505-11 / 279-495-18 3632 / 3247 1025-5053 / 966-5047 1117 / 1576 20 / 27 Knight,Trevor 14 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.6 O'Connor,Neil 6 104 17.3 0 25 Carroll,Joey 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 Goodrich,Donal 3 61 20.3 0 28 3rd 14 Down308 3632 4th Down Time259.4 of TOP Avg Chatman,DeUnte Avg Avg 1 Punting0 Penalties Total 11.8 28 76 7 7.0 7 Opponent Conversions Conversions Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Sacks Opponents 14 279 3247 11.6 21 Possession 86 231.9 Cavallaro,Jack 1 7 Number-Avg 7.0 0 7 Number-Yards MAINE 3-15 / 7-18 2-3 / 1-2 32:18 / 27:42 4:36 3.8 / Brown,Aidan 3.6 7.0 / 5.4 5.1 / 4.7 1 / 3 1 236-34.8 23.0 / 6-39.0 0 23 6-62 / 10-90 Field Goals fg pct. 0-1 01-19 lg blk 4.5 / Total 16.9 / 3-35.0 0 35 6-41 / 5-50 Georgia Southern 4-10 / 9-18 / 2-420-29 30-39 25:35 / 40-49 34:25 50-99 -8:50 4.1 5.9 / 4.2 5.1 / 46 4.1 7785-36.4 5 / 2 0-0/ 0-1 1-1 2-5 22.5 / 5-35.4 1 99 9-70 / 2-20 Holy Pedinoff,Max Cross 3-17 / 4-8 8-17 50.0 4-7 32:06 / 1-2 27:54 0-0 4:41 12 0 4.9 / Opponents 4.2 6.5 / 9.4 5.8 / 56 6.9 12597-40.6 2 / 3 Ellman,Morgan 0-0/ 1-1 0-2 2-3 RHODE ISLAND 7-17 / 2-5 4-15 40.0 0-1 34:14 / 0-0 25:46 0-0 8:39 28 1 1.3 / 3.1 12.4 / 6.5 6.3 / 5.3 6-44.5 / 7-39.3 7-61 / 4-45 2 / 3 Passing
BRYANT 3-10 Stony Brook 9-21 Scoring TOWSON 10-19 O'Connor,Neil James Madison 5-17 Gray,Evan William and Mary 8-13 Lorden,Nick ELON 7-19 Pedinoff,Max UAlbany 6-16 Ellman,Morgan Chatman,DeUnte CENTRAL CONN. STAT 8-19 Love,Malik Central Arkansas 6-17 SouthPresley,Kieran Dakota State 6-16 Donovan,Rory Totals 85-226
gp
effic comp-att-int
pct
/ 4-14 2-2 / 1-4 25:06 / 34:54 -9:48 PAT 31:18 / 28:42 / 5-16 1-1 / 0-1 2:36 td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts / 1-11 1-1 / 0-1 37:34 / 22:26 15:08 10 - - - 60 / 3-15 0-1 -/ 1-1 27:21 9 - / -32:39 - - -5:1854 / 7-12 1-3 -/ 0-1 32:05 6 - / -27:55 - - 4:1036 / 6-16 / 1-2 38:17 - 4-8 1-4 15-16 - / -21:43 - -16:3427 / 4-16 / 1-2 24:54 - 2-5 0-5 18-19 - / -35:06 - -10:12 - 24 3 - / -22:31 - -14:5818 / 4-12 3-3 -/ 0-2 37:29 3 - / -26:26 - - 7:0818 / 7-15 2-2 -/ 0-0 33:34 3 - / -29:35 - - 0:5018 / 8-13 0-2 -/ 1-1 30:25 3 - 17-36 -/ 9-23 - 442:16 - / -397:44 - -44:3218 / 77-208
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All 3.4 Purpose 11.0 / 6.1
O'Connor,Neil 5.4 6.4 / 5.1 Gray,Evan 4.7 6.0 / 5.2 Love,Malik 3.6 5.2 / 6.5 Presley,Kieran 4.5 11.6 / 6.2 Turner,C.J. 1.4 6.5 / 6.2 Total 2.0 4.2 / 7.7 Opponents 3.5
7.2 / 6.6
Total 2.1 Offense 4.4 / 9.0
Knight,Trevor 6.6 6.6 / 7.6 Gray,Evan 3.8 7.2 / 6.6 Chatman,DeUnte Gallagher,Brand O'Connor,Neil Total Opponents
g 7.9 rush pr / 4-37.8 kr ir / 5.3 rcv 3-31.7
14 13 12 9 12 14 14
total 7-55 / avg/g 4-35 10 1396 7-40.3 0 /104 0 1510 107.9 4.2 / 5.3 7-39.6 6-31 / 6-58 650 135 0 0 0 785 60.4 6.0 / 5.1 7 733 6-40.0 0 / 8-43.0 0 0 4-35 740 / 5-50 61.7 3.0 /24.7 459 9-39.9 / 8-41.8 0 0 0 3-15 461 / 6-49 51.2 7.0 35 / 5.6 33 1-30.0 3-33.0 0 6-50 0 /384 452 / 4-45 37.7 3.9 / 4.63632 5-36.2 6-32.3263 6170 6-35 / 440.7 2-17 1421 76 /778 1.9 / 4.13247 5-35.8 / 6-29.7143 6520 8-75 / 465.7 5-30 1800 71 1259 4.6 / 4.5 4-42.0 / 4-37.0 7-55 / 8-57 rush / 6-37.2 pass total3-11avg/g 3.0 /g5.9plays 6-42.7 / 5-25 162 / 4-39.2 3433 3595 256.8 5.0 14 / 7.0 617 7-38.9 10-76 / 6-50 650 / 77-37.6 0 650 4.9 13 / 5.2 181 77-39.0 88-672 50.0 / 72-621
14 78 392 0 392 28.0 14 22 130 0 130 9.3 14 8 10 104 114 8.1 14 1025 1421 3632 5053 360.9 14 966 1800 3247 5047 360.5
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2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
gp
Gray,Evan Chatman,DeUnte Knight,Trevor Gallagher,Brand Goodrich,Donal Turner,C.J. Fedrick,Jericks Lupoli,Christia O'Connor,Neil Love,Malik Presley,Kieran Phipps,Kyle Sanborn,Drew Pedinoff,Max TEAM Total Opponents
13 14 14 14 7 12 6 8 14 12 9 1 6 14 13 14 14
Passing
gp
Knight,Trevor Lupoli,Christia O'Connor,Neil Pedinoff,Max Total Opponents Receiving
O'Connor,Neil Love,Malik Presley,Kieran Donovan,Rory Gray,Evan Malone-Woods,J. Lorden,Nick Chatman,DeUnte DiCaro,John Gallagher,Brand Goodrich,Donal Lubischer,Nick Turner,C.J. Knight,Trevor Carroll,Joey Lupoli,Christia Total Opponents
Scoring
O'Connor,Neil Gray,Evan Lorden,Nick Pedinoff,Max Ellman,Morgan Chatman,DeUnte Love,Malik Presley,Kieran Donovan,Rory Knight,Trevor Malone-Woods,J. Goodrich,Donal Horn,Evan Ellison,Rick TEAM Lacey,Pop Total Opponents Field Goals
Pedinoff,Max Ellman,Morgan FG Sequence
MAINE Georgia Southern Holy Cross Rhode Island Bryant Stony Brook TOWSON James Madison William and Mary Elon UAlbany
14 8 14 14 14 14
att
gain loss
net avg td
181 695 45 650 3.6 8 78 408 16 392 5.0 3 146 503 341 162 1.1 1 22 132 2 130 5.9 0 23 92 5 87 3.8 0 9 53 18 35 3.9 0 4 18 0 18 4.5 0 18 51 40 11 0.6 0 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 3 9 2 7 2.3 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1 3 -2 -1.0 0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 1 0 23 -23 -23.0 0 28 0 56 -56 -2.0 0 520 1974 553 1421 2.7 12 471 2118 318 1800 3.8 14 effic comp-att-int
pct
lg avg/g
47 64 43 35 13 14 8 14 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 64 63
50.0 28.0 11.6 9.3 12.4 2.9 3.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 -2.0 -0.3 -1.6 -4.3 101.5 128.6
yds td
gp
no.
yds
avg
td
76 19 60 0 76 86
no.
yds avg td
Interceptions
no.
5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 18 11
yds avg td
52 70 34 50 16 8 0 33 0 263 143
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg td
Horn,Evan Total Opponents
Perkins,Isiah Horn,Evan Dean,Quinlen Ellison,Rick Harper,Steven Kuehl,Jared Smith,Prince Marino,Nick Lacey,Pop Total Opponents
lg avg/g
136.98 291-471-10 61.8 3433 26 79.57 13-28-1 46.4 95 1 320.72 4-5-0 80.0 104 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 135.34 308-505-11 61.0 3632 28 118.19 279-495-18 56.4 3247 21
Punt Returns
245.2 11.9 7.4 0.0 259.4 231.9
lg avg/g
Turner,C.J. Gallagher,Brand O'Connor,Neil Goodrich,Donal Brown,Aidan Cavallaro,Jack Chatman,DeUnte Total Opponents
21 21 15
76 3.6 76 3.6 71 4.7
24 384 10 192 6 104 3 61 1 23 1 7 1 7 46 778 56 1259
14 97 1396 14.4 10 76 99.7 Fumble Returns no. 12 70 733 10.5 3 60 61.1 Total 0 9 36 459 12.8 3 75 51.0 Opponents 3 5 26 295 11.3 3 40 59.0 13 20 135 6.8 1 36 10.4 13 12 165 13.8 1 45 12.7 13 12 143 11.9 6 41 11.0 14 7 44 6.3 0 13 3.1 14 6 86 14.3 0 43 6.1 14 6 43 7.2 0 11 3.1 7 5 55 11.0 1 23 7.9 11 4 42 10.5 0 15 3.8 12 4 33 8.2 0 11 2.8 14 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.6 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 8 1 -11 -11.0 0The0 Automated -1.4 ScoreBook 14 308 3632 11.8 28 76Overall 259.4 New Hampshire Individual Statistics (FINAL) 14 279 3247 11.6 21 86 231.9 All games
td
10 9 6 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 42 38
fg
4-8 2-5
fg
4-8 2-5 6-13 12-25
kick
15-16 18-19 33-35 31-35
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
2-2 0-1 2-3 -
- - - - - - - - - - 1-4 1 - - - - - 1 1-4 - 0-3
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pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
50.0 0-0 40.0 0-0
New Hampshire
(26) (30),38 (41),(39),(30) 42 31,(31) -
1-1 0-2
2-5 2-3
1-2 0-0
0-0 0-0
Opponents
(35),31,37 43,(43) (46),(29),(37) (33),25 (34),(29) (40),50 39 (27),28 32,48,37 (27),38,(38)
pts
Total Offense
- 60 - 54 - 36 - 27 - 24 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 10 8 6 6 6 0 0 - 309 3 301
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lg blk
41 39
0 1
g plays
10.4 23.3 17.0 25.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 33.0 0.0 14.6 13.0 16.0 19.2 17.3 20.3 23.0 7.0 7.0 16.9 22.5
lg
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
52 56 28 50 16 8 0 33 0 56 82
lg
26 35 25 28 23 7 7 35 99
yds avg td
lg
rush pass
O'Connor,Neil Gray,Evan Love,Malik Presley,Kieran Turner,C.J. Chatman,DeUnt Gallagher,Brand Donovan,Rory Goodrich,Donal Knight,Trevor Malone-Woods,J Horn,Evan Lorden,Nick DiCaro,John Perkins,Isiah Ellison,Rick Lubischer,Nick Dean,Quinlen Marino,Nick Brown,Aidan Fedrick,Jericks Harper,Steven Kuehl,Jared Cavallaro,Jack Carroll,Joey Sanborn,Drew Phipps,Kyle Pedinoff,Max TEAM Total Opponents
17 17 22
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0.0 103 34.3
All Purpose
lg
0 0 0
0 1
0 93
14 617 162 3433 3595 256.8 13 181 650 0 650 50.0 14 78 392 0 392 28.0 14 22 130 0 130 9.3 14 8 10 104 114 8.1 8 46 11 95 106 13.2 7 23 87 0 87 12.4 12 9 35 0 35 2.9 6 4 18 0 18 3.0 12 3 7 0 7 0.6 9 1 2 0 2 0.2 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0 6 1 -2 0 -2 -0.3 14 2 -23 0 -23 -1.6 13 28 -56 0 -56 -4.3 14 1025 1421 3632 5053 360.9 14 966 1800 3247 5047 360.5
Punting
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
Ellman,Morgan Pedinoff,Max Sanborn,Drew Total Opponents
69 2727 8 277 77 3004 77 2896
62 3483 2 107 1 51 65 3641 62 3683
39.5 34.6 39.0 37.6
60 45 60 71
56.2 4 53.5 0 51.0 0 56.0 4 59.4 14
g
rush
rcv
14 10 1396 13 650 135 12 7 733 9 2 459 12 35 33 14 392 44 14 130 43 5 0 295 7 87 55 14 162 9 13 0 165 14 0 0 13 0 143 14 0 86 14 0 0 13 0 0 11 0 42 14 0 0 14 0 0 7 0 0 6 18 0 14 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 11 0 5 6 -2 0 1 -2 0 14 -23 0 13 -56 0 14 1421 3632 14 1800 3247
pr
kr
0 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 384 0 7 0 192 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 778 71 1259
ir
total avg/g
0 1510 107.9 0 785 60.4 0 740 61.7 0 461 51.2 0 452 37.7 0 443 31.6 0 365 26.1 0 295 59.0 0 203 29.0 0 171 12.2 0 165 12.7 70 146 10.4 0 143 11.0 0 86 6.1 52 52 3.7 50 50 3.8 0 42 3.8 34 34 2.4 33 33 2.4 0 23 3.3 0 18 3.0 16 16 1.1 8 8 0.8 0 7 0.9 0 5 0.5 0 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -2.0 0 -23 -1.6 0 -56 -4.3 263 6170 440.7 143 6520 465.7
total avg/g
Knight,Trevor Gray,Evan Chatman,DeUnte Gallagher,Brand O'Connor,Neil Lupoli,Christia Goodrich,Donal Turner,C.J. Fedrick,Jericks Love,Malik Presley,Kieran Phipps,Kyle Sanborn,Drew Pedinoff,Max TEAM Total Opponents
Pedinoff,Max Sanborn,Drew Total Opponents
The Automated Sc New Hampshire Overall Individu All games
0 30 21 1 0 1 1 30 22 1 27 25
4 0 4 5
0 0 0 0
net ydln
4 0 0 4 22.5 35.1 1 16.9 41.2
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2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
# 54 72 16 58 4 46 91 33 40 9 41 71 51 15 99 39 95 97 24 26 60 96 34 50 48 6 31 29 94 43 13 27 92 38 TM 32 20 74 81 70 83 1 82
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Tackles a tot
Defensive Leaders
gp
Dean,Quinlen Holt,Rick Ellison,Rick Kuehl,Jared Drummond-Mayrie Smith,Prince Horton,Jae'Wua Horn,Evan Lacey,Pop Perkins,Isiah Addae,Alonzo Sosnak,Ryan Harper,Steven Balsamo,Michael Carter,Brian Sherlock,Matt Kania,Josh Reisert,Kyle Marino,Nick Miller,Geno Bradshaw,Jacob Schumacher,Robb Thomas,Nelson Brusko,Cameron Goodrich,Donal Carr,Marquis Lubischer,Nick Gallagher,Brand Ammerman,Riley Housman,Jackson Adams,Dean Brown,Aidan Burns,Sean Ellman,Morgan TEAM Rothwell,Cody Fedrick,Jericks McInerny,Will Donovan,Rory Mascia,Matt Presley,Kieran Love,Malik O'Connor,Neil Total Opponents
14 80 44 14 45 29 13 43 26 10 41 25 14 40 21 13 37 18 14 26 29 14 23 20 9 29 13 14 26 16 13 24 12 14 12 23 14 14 17 10 22 9 13 20 8 14 8 6 3 10 2 6 5 5 14 5 4 12 6 3 13 5 3 14 5 1 11 3 3 14 4 2 7 4 1 14 5 . 11 3 2 14 3 2 9 2 2 4 . 3 2 2 1 7 1 1 3 . 2 14 2 . 13 1 . 3 . 1 6 . 1 14 . 1 5 1 . 12 1 . 9 . 1 12 1 . 14 1 . 14 560 357 14 588 380
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tfl/yds
124 11.5-33 74 12.0-65 69 1.5-4 66 13.5-40 61 6.0-22 55 1.5-4 55 13.0-64 43 3.0-9 42 . 42 2.0-4 36 . 35 6.0-24 31 3.0-6 31 6.5-29 28 7.5-23 14 . 12 1.0-2 10 . 9 . 9 . 8 1.0-5 6 1.0-2 6 . 6 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 4 . 3 . 3 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 917 90-336 968 103-481
Sacks no-yds
Pass defense Fumbles blkd int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick
2.0-12 2-34 9.0-62 . . 2-50 5.0-22 1-8 2.0-15 . 1.0-3 1-0 8.5-48 . 1.0-6 3-70 . 1-0 . 5-52 . . 2.0-11 . . 2-16 1.5-10 . 1.5-11 . . . . . . . . 1-33 . . 1.0-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-207 18-263 52-336 11-143
1 3 3 4 2 9 . 6 5 8 6 4 . 2 1 . 2 2 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 56
1 1 . 2 . . 4 . . . . 1 . 1 2 . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14
. 1-0 . 3-0 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 . . 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-0 9-103
1 1 . 1 . 1 2 . . . 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 12
. . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
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THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CAA Football has established itself as one of the nation’s premier FCS power conferences for more than a decade due to its on-field success, national exposure and the achievements of its student-athletes in the classroom, in the community and at the next level. James Madison capped an outstanding 2017 season for the conference by reaching the FCS national championship game for the second year in a row. CAA Football sent four programs to the NCAA Division I Football Championship for the fourth straight season and they combined to win six games. In addition to the Dukes’ advancing to the national title game, New Hampshire extended the nation’s longest FCS playoff streak with its 14th straight appearance and advanced to the quarterfinals, while Stony Brook and Elon earned playoff berths for the first time as members of CAA Football. Nine different CAA teams have made the playoffs over the past five years. CAA Football continued its success against non-conference opponents in 2017, finishing 26-6 against FCS foes and 28-15 overall. The non-conference winning percentage (.813) vs. FCS opponents was the best of any FCS conference. The league posted two victories over FBS competition for the second year in a row as JMU rolled past East Carolina, 34-14, and UNH defeated Georgia Southern, 22-12. CAA Football teams have now recorded 36 wins over FBS opponents in its history. A strong presence in the national rankings remained another constant for CAA Football in 2017. JMU finished the year as the #2 team in the country, while UNH, Stony Brook and Elon were also ranked in the final FCS Top 25 polls. All 12 CAA teams were either ranked or receiving votes in the national polls at some point during the 2017 season. A total of 14 CAA Football players were named to one or more All-America teams in 2017, while nine players and two coaches were selected as finalists for national Player/Coach of the Year awards from STATS. CAA Football continues to provide a path to the next level, with three players selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. The conference has now had multiple players picked in each NFL Draft since 2006. CAA Football received tremendous broadcast exposure through conference agreements with FOX Sports and CBS Interactive (SportsLive) as well institutional packages with several regional sports networks. In addition, numerous games were distributed on CAA.TV. The CAA’s national appeal was showcased last season when ESPN’s iconic College Gameday show aired live from James Madison on Oct. 14 prior to the Dukes’ conference showdown with Villanova. CAA Football’s emphasis on its players’ off-the-field achievements was evident again in 2017. James Madison’s Bryan Schor was the recipient of the Chuck Boone Leadership Award, which honors the player who best embodies the highest standards of leadership, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship in his academic and athletic pursuits. UNH’s Kyle Reisert was selected as CAA Football’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was honored as a first-team Academic All-American. Showing a desire to unite behind a common cause, all 12 CAA Football schools partnered with the Be the Match Foundation and its “Get in the Game, Save a Life” program in 2017. Former Villanova coach Andy Talley has been a driving force nationally for the program, which raises awareness of the need for bone marrow donors. CAA Football has enjoyed a tremendous record in the postseason, earning 102 total playoff berths and at least three in every year since 2006. The league’s 105 all-time wins in the NCAA playoffs are second-most of any FCS conference, and the conference has further established its presence at the national level by placing 13 teams in the national semifinals over the past 12 seasons. James Madison took home the national championship in 2016 with a 28-14 victory over Youngstown State. It was the third title in the past decade and sixth overall for CAA Football.
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2018 CAA Preseason Poll
1. James Madison (21) 241 2. UNH (2) 206 3. Delaware 182 4. Stony Brook 169 5. Elon (1) 168 6. Villanova 164 7. Richmond 127 8. Maine 81 9. Albany 78 10. Towson 74 11. William & Mary 55 12. Rhode Island 39
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Trevor Knight, QB, UNH Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Rashad Robinson, CB, James Madison Preseason All-Conference Team: Offense QB- Trevor Knight, UNH RB- Kani Kane, Delaware RB- Marcus Marshall, James Madison FB- Cal Daniels, Stony Brook WR- Dejon Brissett, Richmond WR- Neil O’Connor, UNH WR- Aaron Parker, Rhode Island TE- Charles Scarff, Delaware OL- Mario Farinella, Delaware OL- Ethan Greenidge, Villanova OL- Jahee Jackson, James Madison OL- CJ Toogood, Elon OL- John Yarbrough, Richmond Preseason All-Conference Team: Defense DL- Darrious Carter, James Madison DL- Andrew Clyde, Richmond DL- Brandon Ginnetti, Rhode Island DL- Kayon Whitaker, Maine LB- Quinlen Dean, UNH LB- Shayne Lawless, Stony Brook LB- Warren Messer, Elon LB- Troy Reeder, Delaware S- Nasir Adderley, Delaware S- Rob Rolle, Villanova CB- Jimmy Moreland, James Madison CB- Rashad Robinson, James Madison Preseason All-Conference Team: Special Teams
KR- Earnest Edwards, Maine PR- Donovan McDonald, Albany PK- Griffin Trau, Richmond P- Harry O’Kelly, James Madison Special- Mozai Nelson, Maine
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CAA Football boasts a total of 28 individual national award winners in league history. Villanova quarterback John Robertson (2014), Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke (2012), UNH quarterback Ricky Santos (2006), William & Mary quarterback Lang Campbell (2004), Villanova running back Brian Westbrook (2001), ‘Nova wide receiver Brian Finneran (1997), UNH running back Jerry Azumah (1998) and Towson running back Dave Meggett (1998) all earned the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in FCS under the league banner. UNH linebacker Matt Evans (2011), James Madison defensive lineman Arthur Moats (2009), and JMU linebacker Derrick Lloyd (2001) each received the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in FCS, while JMU defensive lineman Andrew Ankrah was chosen as the FCS ADA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017. Robertson (2012) and Towson’s Terrance West (2011) are past recipients of the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in FCS. New Hampshire’s Sean McDonnell (2005 and 2014), Towson’s Rob Ambrose (2011), JMU’s Mickey Matthews (1999 and 2008), Villanova’s Andy Talley (1997) and Boston University’s Dan Allen (1993) are past Eddie Robinson Award winners from the league as the top coach in FCS. JMU’s Mike Houston (2016), McDonnell (2014), Matthews (2004), Talley (1997 and 2009), Delaware’s K.C. Keeler (2010), Richmond’s Mike London (2008), and Massachusetts’ Mark Whipple (1998) have all garnered the AFCA National Coach of the Year honor as well.
CAA FOOTBALL 2018 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Thursday, August 30 *UNH at Maine - 7 pm *Rhode Island at Delaware - 7 pm Saturday, September 1 James Madison at NC State - 12 pm Villanova at Temple - 12 pm UAlbany at Pittsburgh - 3:30 pm Elon at USF - 6 pm Richmond at Virginia - 6 pm William & Mary at Bucknell - 6 pm Towson at Morgan State - 7 pm Stony Brook at Air Force Saturday, September 8 *UAlbany at Rhode Island - 1 pm Towson at Wake Forest - 12 pm Villanova at Lehigh - 12:30 pm William & Mary at Va. Tech - 2 pm Lafayette at Delaware - 3:30 pm Furman at Elon - 6 pm James Madison at Norfolk State - 6 pm Colgate at UNH - 6 pm Fordham at Richmond - 6 pm Bryant at Stony Brook - 6 pm Maine at Western Kentucky - 7:30 pm Saturday, September 15 *Towson at Villanova - 3:30 pm *Elon at William & Mary - 6 pm Rhode Island at Connecticut - 12 pm St. Francis at Richmond - 2 pm Cornell at Delaware - 3:30 pm UNH at Colorado - 5 pm Robert Morris at James Madison - 6 pm Stony Brook at Fordham - 6 pm Morgan State at UAlbany - 7 pm Saturday, September 22 *William & Mary at James Madison - 3:30 pm *Richmond at Stony Brook - 6 pm Delaware at North Dakota State - 2 pm Elon at Charleston Southern - 6 pm Bucknell at Villanova - 6 pm St. Francis at UAlbany - 7 pm Maine at Central Michigan
Saturday, September 29 *UNH at Elon - 1:30 pm *James Madison at Richmond - 3 pm *Villanova at Stony Brook - 6 pm The Citadel at Towson - 4 pm Colgate at William & Mary - 6 pm Rhode Island at Harvard - 7 pm Maine at Yale Saturday, October 6 *Elon at James Madison - 1:30 pm *Delaware at Richmond - 3 pm *UAlbany at William & Mary - 3:30 pm *Villanova at Maine - 3:30 pm *Stony Brook at Towson - 4 pm Holy Cross at UNH - 1 pm Brown at Rhode Island - 1 pm Saturday, October 13 *Maine at Rhode Island - 12 pm *James Madison at Villanova - 1 pm *Elon at Delaware - 3:30 pm *Stony Brook at UNH - 3:30 pm *William & Mary at Towson - 4 pm *Richmond at UAlbany - 7 pm Saturday, October 20 *Richmond at Elon - 1:30 pm *Delaware at UNH - 3:30 pm *Towson at UAlbany - 3:30 pm *Maine at William & Mary - 3:30 pm *Rhode Island at Stony Brook - 6 pm
Saturday, November 3 *James Madison at UNH - 1 pm *Rhode Island at Elon - 1:30 pm *Villanova at Richmond - 3 pm *Delaware at UAlbany - 3:30 pm *Maine at Towson - 4 pm Saturday, November 10 *Towson at Elon - 12 pm *UAlbany at UNH - 1 pm *Delaware at Stony Brook - 1 pm *William & Mary at Villanova - 1 pm *Rhode Island at James Madison - 2 pm *Maine at Richmond - 3 pm Saturday, November 17 *Villanova at Delaware - 12 pm *Elon at Maine - 12 pm *UNH at Rhode Island - 12 pm *James Madison at Towson - 2 pm *Richmond at William & Mary - 2 pm *Stony Brook at UAlbany - 3:30 pm *denotes CAA Football game TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Saturday, October 27 *William & Mary at Rhode Island - 12 pm *UAlbany at Maine - 1 pm *UNH at Villanova - 2 pm *Towson at Delaware - 3:30 pm *Stony Brook at James Madison - 3:30 pm
The league remains successful beyond the collegiate playing field. CAA Football has had 116 players drafted by NFL franchises dating back to 1948. A total of 38 players have been selected in the draft over the last 13 years, including 2013 Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco of Delaware (18th overall to the Baltimore Ravens in 2008). More than 30 players currently join Flacco on active NFL rosters. CAA Football’s geographic footprint extends up and down the East Coast, with schools located from Maine to North Carolina. Members include UAlbany, Delaware, Elon, James Madison, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond, Stony Brook, Towson, Villanova and William and Mary. Joe D’Antonio is in his third year as commissioner of CAA Football and the Colonial Athletic Association. While CAA Football officially began March 1, 2007, its roots date back more than 60 years. On December 3, 1946, the Code of the Yankee Conference went into effect. Established as an all-sports conference for the New England land grant colleges, the six charter members included Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Upon the formation of Division I-AA football in 1978, the league disbanded all sports except for football. Delaware and Richmond were admitted to the conference in 1986, Villanova was added in 1988 and James Madison, Northeastern and William and Mary joined the league in 1993. The Atlantic 10 assumed operational control of the conference from 1997-2006, with Hofstra becoming part of the league in 2001 and Towson joining the group in 2004. With the conference under the CAA Football banner, UAlbany and Stony Brook were welcomed in 2013, followed by Elon in 2014.
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CAA FOOTBALL 2017 CAA All-Conference Teams
First Team Offense QB Kyle Lauletta Richmond Sr. RB Stacey Bedell Stony Brook Sr. RB Josh Mack Maine So. FB Cal Daniels Stony Brook Jr. WR Ray Bolden Stony Brook Sr. WR Dejon Brissett Richmond Jr. WR Neil O’Connor UNH Jr. TE Garrett Hudson Richmond Sr. OL Jamil Demby Maine Sr. OL Connor Hilland W&M Sr. OL Brody Kern Delaware Sr. OL Alex Light Richmond Sr. OL Timon Parris Stony Brook Sr. OL Aaron Stinnie JMU Sr. PK Griffin Trau Richmond Jr. KR Earnest Edwards Maine So. PR John Miller JMU Sr. First Team Defense DL Andrew Ankrah JMU DL Andrew Clyde Richmond DL Malachi Hoskins Albany DL Bilal Nichols Delaware DL Simeyon Robinson JMU LB Kyre Hawkins JMU LB Warren Messer Elon LB Troy Reeder Delaware LB Ed Shockley Villanova CB Jimmy Moreland JMU CB Rashad Robinson JMU S Nasir Addderley Delaware S Raven Greene JMU P John Hinchen Villanova SP Mozai Nelson Maine
Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr.
2017 CAA Award Winners COACH OF THE YEAR - Curt Cignetti, Elon OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Kyle Lauletta, Richmond (QB - Sr.) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Anddrew Ankrah, JMU (DL - Sr.) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR - John Miller, JMU (PR - Sr.) OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Davis Cheek, Elon ( DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Colby Reeder, Delaware ( CHUCK BOONE LEADERSHIP AWARD - Bryan Schor, JMU (QB - Sr.)
Second Team Offense QB Bryan Schor JMU RB Harold Cooper URI RB Malcolm Summers Elon FB Anthony Manzo-Lewis Albany WR Aaron Parker URI WR Cortrelle Simpson Richmond Richmond WR Tyler Wilkins Delaware TE Charles Scarff OL Ethan Greenidge Villanova JMU OL Jahee Jackson UNH OL Jake Kennedy Elon OL CJ Toogood Delaware OL Jake Trump Delaware PK Frank Raggo Towson KR Rodney Dorsey PR Donovan McDonald Albany
2017 CAA Football Final Standings School Conference Overall James Madison* 8-0 14-1 Stony Brook 7-1 10-3 Elon 6-2 8-4 UNH 5-3 9-5 Delaware 5-3 7-4 Richmond 4-4 6-5 Towson 3-5 5-6 Villanova 3-5 5-6 Maine 3-5 4-6 Albany 2-6 4-7 Rhode Island 2-6 3-8 William & Mary 0-8 2-9 *CAA Football champion
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Second Team Defense DL Kanyia Anderson Towson Sr. DL Ousmane Camara Stony Brook Sr. DL Rick Holt UNH Sr. DL Blaine Woodson Delaware Sr. LB Quinlen Dean UNH So. LB Nate Hatalsky Albany Sr. LB Shayne Lawless Stony Brook Jr. LB Sterling Sheffield Maine Jr. CB Manny Patterson Maine So. CB Malik Reaves Villanova Sr. S Jordan Brown JMU Sr. S Chris Cooper Stony Brook Sr. P Harry O’Kelly JMU Fr.
Sp Isaiah White
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Third Team Offense QB Trevor Knight UNH RB Kani Kane Delaware RB Trai Sharp JMU FB Tyler Crist W&M WR Terrence Alls JMU WR Marven Beauvais URI WR Kortez Weeks Elon TE Andrew Caskin W&M OL Dino Boyd URI OL Isaiah Brooks Maine OL Chris Durant W&M OL Ikenna Nwokeji Elon OL John Yarbrough Richmond PK Aidan O’Neill Towson KR Harold Cooper URI PR Matt Pires URI
Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr.
Third Team Defense DL Darrious Carter JMU Jr. DL Brandon Ginnetti URI So. DL Isaiah Stephens W&M Sr. DL Bradon Waller Richmond Sr. DL Kayon Whitaker Maine So. LB Nate Atkins W&M So. LB Tyrice Beverette Stony Brook Jr. LB Brandon Hereford JMU Sr. LB Justin Rubin Richmond Jr. CB Travon Reid-Segure Stony Brook Sr. CB Prince Smith, Jr. UNH So. S Chris Blair Elon Sr. S Corey Parker W&M So. S Darin Peart Stony Brook Sr. P Nick Pritchard Delaware So. Sp Eli Mencer Albany So.
All-Time CAA Champions 2017- James Madison 2016- James Madison 2015- James Madison, Richmond, William & Mary 2014- UNH 2013- Maine 2012- UNH, Richmond, Towson, Villanova 2011- Towson 2010- Delaware, William & Mary 2009- Villanova 2008- James Madison 2007- Massachusetts, Richmond 2006- Massachusetts 2005- UNH, Richmond 2004- William & Mary, Delaware, JMU 2003- Delaware, Massachusetts 2002- Maine, Northeastern 2001- Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, W&M 2000 - Delaware, Richmond 1999 - James Madison, Massachusetts 1998 - Richmond 1997 - Villanova 1996 - William & Mary 1995 - Delaware 1994 - UNH 1993 - Boston University 1992 - Delaware 1991 - UNH, Delaware, Villanova 1990 - UMass 1989 - Connecticut, Maine,Villanova 1988 - Delaware, Massachusetts 1987 - Maine, Richmond 1986 - Connecticut, Delaware, UMass 1985 - Rhode Island 1984 - Boston University, Rhode Island 1983 - Boston University, Connecticut 1982 - Boston University, UConn, Maine, UMass
1981 - Massachusetts, Rhode Island 1980 - Boston University 1979 - Massachusetts 1978 - Massachusetts 1977 - Massachusetts 1976 - UNH 1975 - UNH 1974 - Maine 1973 - Connecticut 1972 - Massachusetts 1971 - Connecticut, Massachusetts 1970 - Connecticut 1969 - Massachusetts 1968 - UNH, Connecticut 1967 - Massachusetts 1966 - Massachusetts 1965 - Maine 1964 - Massachusetts 1963 - Massachusetts 1962 - UNH 1961- Massachusetts 1960 - Connecticut 1959 - Connecticut 1958 - Connecticut 1957 - Connecticut, Rhode Island 1956 - Connecticut 1955 - Rhode Island 1954 - UNH 1953 - UNH, Rhode Island 1952 -UConn, Rhode Island, Maine 1951 - Maine 1950 - UNH 1949 - Connecticut, Maine 1948 - UNH 1947 - UNH
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UNH FOOTBALL HISTORY
David Gamble Barry Bourassa
Dan Kreider
Andre Garron Jerry Azumah
Bob Jean
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
THE RECORD BOOK
Rushing:
Most Yards Rushing Game: 329 Jerry Azumah vs. Hofstra (Nov. 7, 1998) Season: 2,195 Jerry Azumah, 1998 Career: 6,193 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Scoring:
Most Points Game: 37 Cy Wentworth vs. Lowell Tech (Nov. 3, 1923) Season: 146 David Ball, 2005 Career: 424 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
Most Carries Game: 53 Jerry Azumah vs. Connecticut (Oct. 3, 1998) Season: 343 Jerry Azumah, 1998 Career: 1,045 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
Most Touchdowns Produced Game: 7 Ricky Santos vs. Northeastern (Oct. 22, 2005) 7 Ricky Santos vs. Maine (Nov. 19, 2005) Season: 47 Ricky Santos, 2005 Career: 147 Ricky Santos, 2004-07
Best Average per Carry Season: 9.1 Marcel Couture, 1954
Most Field Goals Game: 5 Season: 18 Career: 51
Longest Rush from Scrimmage 97 Barry Bourassa vs. Boston U. (Nov. 2, 1991) Rushing Touchdowns Game: 5 Jerry Azumah vs. Hofstra (Nov. 7, 1998) Stephan Lewis vs. Hampton (Sept. 1, 2001) Season: 22 Bill Burnham, 1977 and Jerry Azumah, 1998 Career: 60 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
Passing:
Most Pass Attempts Game: 65 Ryan Day at Delaware (Nov. 4, 2000) Season: 471 Trevor Knight, 2017 Career: 1,498 Ricky Santos, 2004-07 Most Pass Completions Game: 41 Sean Goldrich vs. Colgate (Nov. 28, 2015) Season: 301 Ricky Santos, 2005 Career: 1,024 Ricky Santos 2004-07 Most Passing Yards Game: 538 Ricky Santos at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Season: 3,797 Ricky Santos, 2005 Career: 12,189 Ricky Santos, 2004-07 Touchdown Passes Game: 6 Ricky Santos at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Season: 39 Ricky Santos, 2005 Career: 116 Ricky Santos, 2004-07 Best Completion Percent Game 96.2 Ricky Santos vs. Northeastern (Oct. 22, 2005) Season: 73.1 Ricky Santos, 2007 Career: 68.3 Ricky Santos, 2004-07 Longest Pass Completion 90 Tim Cramsey to Jermaine Washington (vs. William & Mary, Oct. 24, 1998) Fewest Interceptions Season: 1 Jeff Allen, 1975
Tom Bishop at Southern Illinois (Nov. 29, 2008) Tom Manning, 2009 Mike MacArthur, 2010-13
Best Field Goal Percentage Season: 80.0 Eric Facey, 1986 (12 of 15) Career: 78.0 Mike MacArthur, 2010-13 Longest Field Goal Made 54 Tom Manning vs. Hofstra (Oct. 24, 2009) Most Consecutive Field Goals Made 11 Mike MacArthur (Sept. 28-Nov. 23, 2013) Most Extra Points Made Game: 9 Lance Hjelte vs. Maine (Sept. 25, 1993) Season: 67 Connor McCormick, 2005 Career: 176 Connor McCormick, 2002-05 Best Extra Point Percent Season: 100.0 Jon Curry, 1997 (27 of 27) Eric Facey, 1987 (32 of 32) Kurt Vollherbst, 1966 Bob Towse, 1960 Career: 96.2 Eric Facey, 1984-87 (101 of 105) Most Consecutive Extra Points Made 56 Eric Facey (Sept. 27, 1986-Nov. 21, 1987)
Total Offense:
Most Total Offense Game: 544 Ricky Santos at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) (538 passing, 6 rushing) Season: 4,302 Ricky Santos, 2005 (3,797 passing, 505 rushing) Career: 13,566 Ricky Santos, 2004-07 (12,189 passing, 1,377 rushing)
Receiving:
Most Receptions Game: 15 Season: 100 Career: 310
David Ball vs. Massachusetts (Oct. 16, 2004) R.J. Harris, 2014 R.J. Harris, 2011-14
Most Yards Receiving Game: 284 David Ball at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Season: 1,551 David Ball, 2005 & R.J. Harris, 2014 Career: 4,655 David Ball, 2003-06 Most Touchdown Receptions Game: 4 David Ball at Massachusetts (Oct. 29, 2005) 4 David Ball vs. Towson (Nov. 13, 2004) 4 David Gamble vs. Maine (Sept. 25, 1993) Season: 24 David Ball, 2004 Career: 58 David Ball, 2003-06 Consecutive Games with a Reception 42 John Perry, 1989-92
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
All-Purpose Yardage:
Most All-Purpose Yards Game: 364 Stephan Lewis vs. UMass (Oct. 13, 2001) (258 rushing, 94 receiving, 12 kick returns) Season: 2,388 Stephan Lewis, 2001 (217.1 yards per game) (1,390 rushing, 527 receiving, 471 kick returns) Career: 8,376 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98 (204.3 yards per game) (6,193 rushing, 1,153 receiving, 1,025 kick returns)
Punting:
Most Punts Game: 17 Season: 76 Career: 176
Longest Interception Return 104 Carmen Ragonese vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 5, 1946) Most Recent 100 yd return John Clements at Northern Iowa (Dec. 6, 2008)
Most Yards Rushing Game: 590 vs. East Stroudsburg (Sept. 19, 1998) Season: 3,302 (1998) Most Rushing Yards Allowed Game: 459 vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 13, 1965) Season: 3,112 (2002)
Passing:
Most Yards Passing Game: 598 at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Season: 3,766 (2014)
Dan Serieka vs. Maine (Oct. 9, 1965) Dick Gleason at Springfield (Nov. 5, 1955)
Most Passing Yards Allowed Game: 730 at Old Dominion (Sept. 22, 2012) Season: 3,293 (2004)
Kickoff Returns:
Most Kickoff Returns Game: 7 Dontra Peters at Lehigh (Sept. 10, 2011) Season: 31 Corey Graham, 2005 Dontra Peters, 2011 Career: 82 Chad Kackert, 2006-09
Most Passes Attempted Game: 70 vs. James Madison (Oct. 15, 2016) Season: 505 (2017) Most Opponent Passes Attempted Game: 79 at Old Dominion (Sept. 22, 2012) Season: 520 (2013)
Most Yards Returning Game: 203 Corey Graham at Delaware (Sept. 30, 2006) Season: 778 Corey Graham, 2005 Career: 1,900 Chad Kackert, 2006-09 Best Average per Return Season: 32.4 Dalton Crossan, 2014 (14-454) 30.7 Dave Loehle, 1978 (15-460, NCAA I-AA leader) Longest Kickoff Return 100 Andre Garron at Bucknell (Oct. 8, 1983) Dan Losano vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 29, 1973) R.J. Harvey vs. Maine (Nov. 17, 2001)
Most Completions Game: 44 vs. James Madison (Oct. 15, 2016) Season: 310 (2005) Most Opponent Completions Game: 55 at Old Dominion (Sept. 22, 2012) Season: 382 (2004) Most Touchdown Passes Game: 6 at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Season: 37 (2005)
Punt Returns:
Most Punt Returns Game: 7 Eric Thompson vs. Lafayette (Sept. 14, 1985) Season: 48 Stan Harrison, 1986 Career: 96 Dave Wissman, 1981-83 Most Yards Returning Game: 111 Barry Bourassa vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 29, 1990) Season: 411 Mike Boyle (2005) Career: 804 Dave Wissman, 1981-83
Longest Punt Return 92 Dave Wissman vs. UMass (Nov. 14, 1981)
Eric Thompson at UMass (Nov. 15, 1986) Tim Byrne vs. Villanova (Nov. 5, 1988) Tim Byrne vs. Rhode Island (Nov. 11, 1989) Steve Perocchi vs. Champlain (Sept. 30, 1950) Fritz Rosinski, 1937 Bill Pappas, 1952-54
Rushing:
Best Punting Average Game: 55.7 Tom Bishop vs. Maine (Nov. 17, 2007) Season: 43.1 Brad Prasky, 2014 (56-2,412) Career: 41.8 Brad Prasky, 2011-14 (137-5,726)
Best Average per Return Season: 29.6 Bill Estey, 1967 (11-326)
Most Interceptions Game: 3 Season: 11 Career: 20
TEAM RECORDS
Paul Horne vs. St. Anselm (Oct. 29, 1938) Scott Seero, 1975 Scott Seero, 1973-76
Most Yards Punting Game: 527 Paul Horne vs. St. Anselm (Oct. 29, 1938) Season: 3,020 Scott Seero, 1975 Career: 6,538 Scott Seero, 1973-76
Longest Punt 85
Interceptions:
Most Opponent Touchdown Passes Game: 6 at James Madison (Dec. 3, 2016)
Scoring:
Most Points Scored Quarter: 35 Game: 70 Season: 521
vs. Northeastern (Oct. 18, 1975; 2nd quarter, W 56-7) vs. Central Connecticut (Aug. 30, 2003) vs. East Stroudsburg (Sept. 19, 1998) (2005)
Most Points Allowed Quarter: 33 vs. UMass (Nov. 19, 1988; 3rd quarter, L 64-42) Game: 83 at Tufts (Sept. 28, 1914; L 83-0) Season: 392 (2001) Greatest Margin of Victory 66 vs. Lowell (Sept. 26, 1936; W 66-0) Greatest Margin of Defeat 83 at Tufts (Sept. 28, 1914; L 83-0)
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TEAM RECORDS
THE RECORD BOOK WILDCAT BEST EFFORTS
SEASON
Total Offense:
Most Total Offense Game: 784 at Towson (Sept. 17, 2005; W 62-21) Season: 7,460 (2004) Most Total Offense Allowed Game: 824 at Old Dominion (Sept. 22, 2012; L 64-61) Season: 6,977 (2004) Most First Downs Game: 35 at Old Dominion (Sept. 22, 2012; L 64-61) Season: 459 (2006) Most First Downs Allowed Game: 39 at Old Dominion (Sept. 22, 2012; L 64-61) Season: 312 (2006)
Turnovers:
Most Interceptions Game: 7 vs. Champlain (Sept. 30, 1950; W 62-6) Season: 29 Most Opponent Interceptions Game: 7 vs. Springfield (Nov. 10, 1973; L 51-0) Season: 24 (1973) Most Fumbles Game: 12 Season: 29
vs. Maine (Oct. 9, 1976; L 10-0) (2005)
Most Opponent Fumbles Game: 9 vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 18, 1967; L 14-13) vs. Maine (Oct. 9, 1976; L 14-13)
Penalties:
Most Penalties Season: 113 (1990) Most Yards Penalized: Season: 1,011 (1990)
Streaks:
Most Consecutive Victories Overall: 12 Sept. 13, 2014 (45-27 vs. Lehigh) to Dec. 12, 2014 (35-30 vs. Chattanooga) Regular Season Games Only 12 Oct. 16, 1976 (34-21 at Central Conn. State) to Oct. 22, 1977 (vs. Northeastern, W 28-13) Home Games 14 Sept. 14, 2013 (53-23 vs. Colgate) to Dec. 12, 2014 (35-30 vs. Chattanooga) Most Consecutive Defeats Overall 11 Nov. 14, 1964 (at Massachusetts, L 14-7) to Oct. 1, 1966 (vs. Rhode Island, L 17-6) Consecutive Postseason Appearances 14 (2004-present) Consectutive Polls Ranked 162 (Sept. 13, 2004 to Oct. 12, 2015)
Attendance: Largest Home
22,135
Sept. 23, 2017 (vs. URI, W 28-14)
Largest Road
50,120
Sept. 11, 2010 (at Pitt, L 38-16)
Neutral 32,848
Oct. 23, 2010 (vs UMass, W 39-13) at Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Mass.
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2,195 1,585 1,422 1,390 1,308 1,281 1,185 1,175 1,170 1,152
Carries 1. Jerry Azumah (1998) 2. Bill Burnham (1977) 3. Bill Burnham (1976) 4. Jerry Azumah (1997) 5. Bill Burnham (1975) 6. Barry Bourassa (1991) 7. Stephan Lewis (2001) 8. Jerry Azumah (1996) 9. Stephan Lewis (2002) 10. Dalton Crossan (2016)
343 281 272 271 259 253 249 245 242 233
Receiving Yards 1. David Ball (2005) R.J. Harris (2014) 3. David Ball (2004) 4. Neil O’Connor (2017) 5. David Gamble (1993) 6. Mike Boyle (2008) 7. David Ball (2006) 8. R.J. Harris (2012) 9. Justin Mello (2013) 10. Curtis Olds (1988)
1,551 1,551 1,504 1,396 1,138 1,116 1,114 1,059 1,038 1,034
Receptions 1. R.J. Harris (2014) 2. Neil O’Connor (2017) 3. David Ball (2006) 4. David Ball (2005) 5. David Ball (2004) 6. R.J. Harris (2012) 7. Terrance Fox (2010) 8. R.J. Harris (2013) 9. Justin Mello (2013) 10. Jermaine Washington (1999) Keith LeVan (2007)
Most Fumbles Recovered Game: 6 vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 15, 2005) Season: 31 (2004)
CAREER
Rushing Yards 1. Jerry Azumah (1998) 2. Jerry Azumah (1997) 3. Bill Burnham (1977) 4. Stephan Lewis (2001) 5. Jerry Azumah (1996) 6. Dalton Crossan (2016) 7. Barry Bourassa (1991) 8. Bill Burnham (1976) 9. Bill Burnham (1975) 10. Stephan Lewis (2002)
100 97 93 87 86 84 80 76 73 71 71
Passing Yards 1. Ricky Santos (2005) 2. Trevor Knight (2017) 3. Ricky Santos (2004) 4. Kevin Decker (2011) 5. Ricky Santos (2006) 6. R.J. Toman (2008) 6. Bob Jean (1988) 8. Ricky Santos (2007) 9. Matt Griffin (1991) 10. Ryan Day (2001)
3,797 3,433 3,318 3,272 3,125 3,110 3,035 2,972 2,734 2,605
Pass Attempts 1. Trevor Knight (2017) 2. Bob Jean (1988) 3. Ricky Santos (2006) 4. Ricky Santos (2005) 5. Ricky Santos (2004) 6. Mike Granieri (2003) 7. Kevin Decker (2011) 7. Ryan Day (2001) 9. Bob Jean (1986) 10. R.J. Toman (2010)
471 447 432 429 425 387 380 379 375 368
Completions 1. Ricky Santos (2005) 301 2. Ricky Santos (2006) 293 3. Trevor Knight (2017) 291 4. Ricky Santos (2004) 272 5. Kevin Decker (2011) 262 6. Ricky Santos (2007) 256 7. Bob Jean (1988) 246 8. Mike Granieri (2003) 237 9. Ryan Day (2001) 233 10. R.J. Toman (2008) 231 Tackles (since 1981) 1. Steve Doig (1981) 195 2. Matt Evans (2011) 165 3. Matt Evans (2010) 156 4. Chris Beranger (2011) 142 5. Chris Robinson (2003) 136 6. Aaron Thomas (2004) 130 Husain Karim (2007) 130 Jeff Pammer (2007) 130 9. Brett Bashaw (2000) 127 10. Matt Evans (2012) 126
Rushing Yards 1. Jerry Azumah (1995-98) 2. Bill Burnham (1974-77) 3. Stephan Lewis (1999-2002) 4. Norm Ford (1986-89) 5. Barry Bourassa (1989-92) 6. Andre Garron (1982-85) 7. Nico Steriti (2011-14) 8. Dalton Crossan (2013-16) 9. Chad Kackert (2006-09) 10. Avrom Smith (1991-94) Carries 1. Jerry Azumah (1995-98) 2. Bill Burnham (1974-77) 3. Norm Ford (1986-89) 4. Stephan Lewis (1999-2002) 5. Barry Bourassa (1989-92) 6. Andre Garron (1982-85) 7. Nico Steriti (2011-14) 8. Avrom Smith (1991-94) 9. Curt Collins (1980-83) 10. Chad Kackert (2006-09) Receiving Yards 1. David Ball (2003-06) 2. R.J. Harris (2011-2014) 3. David Gamble (1990-93) 4. Curtis Olds (1985-88) 5. John Perry (1989-92) 6. Chris Braune (1986-89) 7 Mike Boyle (2005-08) 8. Neil O’Connor (2015-) 9. Keith LeVan (2004-07) 10. Joey Orlando (2009-12)
6,193 3,773 3,679 3,538 3,015 2,901 2,873 2,617 2,587 2,237 1,045 814 779 732 613 546 538 472 471 462 4,655 4,328 3,072 3,028 2,873 2,612 2,317 2,303 2,234 2,131
Receptions 1. R.J. Harris (2011-14) 2. David Ball (2003-06) 3. Keith LeVan (2004-07) 4. Curtis Olds (1985-88) 5. John Perry (1989-92) 6. David Gamble (1990-93) 7. Joey Orlando (2009-12) 8. Stephan Lewis (1999-2002) Neil O’Connor (2015-) 10. Scott Sicko (2006-09) Passing Yards 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 2. R.J. Toman (2007-10) 3. Bob Jean (1985-88) 4. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 5. Sean Goldrich (2012-15) 6. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 7. Jim Stayer (1992-94) 8. Trevor Knight (2015-) 9. Mike Granieri (2000-04) 10. Jeff Allen (1974-77)
310 304 201 193 191 182 168 164 164 160
12,189 8,015 7,742 7,670 7,536 5,425 5,349 5,271 4,775 4,184
Pass Attempts 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 2. Bob Jean (1985-88) 3. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 4. R.J. Toman (2007-10) 5. Sean Goldrich (2012-15) 6. Trevor Knight (2015-) 7. Mike Granieri (2000-04) 8. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 9. Jim Stayer (1992- 94) 10. Chris Bresnahan (1995-96)
1,498 1,126 1,089 1,077 1,068 809 764 734 710 599
Completions 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 2. R.J. Toman (2007-10) 3. Sean Goldrich (2012-15) 4. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 5. Bob Jean (1985-88) 6. Mike Granieri (2000-04) 7. Trevor Knight (2015-) 8. Jim Stayer (1992-95) 9. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 10. Andy Vailas (2011-14)
1,024 658 654 653 567 564 480 419 392 363
Tackles (since 1981) 1. Matt Evans (2009-12) 2. Steve Doig (1978-81) 3. Jeff Pammer (2004-07) 4. Matt Parent (2005-08) 5. Aaron Thomas (2000-04) 6. Hugo Souza (2007-10) 7. Chris McGrath (1987-91) 8. John Clements (2005-08) 9. Romande Carter (1993-96) Brett Bashaw (1996-2000)
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460 434 359 356 343 331 322 300 297 297
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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
Last UNH Last Opp Opponent W-L-T Win Score Win Score Albany 4-2 11/14/15 24-14 11/18/17 15-0 American International 3-1 9/10/83 31-0 9/23/61 6-0 0-1 --- 11/26/94 ot 17-10 Appalachian State Army 2-1 09/06/08 28-10 10/21/22 33-0 Ball St. 1-0 09/12/09 23-16 –– 11-14-4 10/15/40 27-6 10/4/41 7-6 Bates Bethune-Cookman 1-0 14/04/10 45-20 –– 5-6-1 10/21/1911 12-0 10/17/36 12-0 Boston College Boston University 22-12-4 11/15/97 38-0 10/30/93 24-14 Bowdoin 1-12 10/19/1907 5-0 10/08/27 12-7 4-2-1 10/25/58 18-8 10/26/57 27-0 Brandeis Bridgeport 2-0 09/24/55 39-0 –– 1-14 11/22/30 7-0 11/21/31 19-13 Brown Byrant 1-0 09/30/17 45-17 –– Bucknell 4-0 10/12/85 58-0 –– 1-0 09/03/05 17-13 –– Cal Davis Central Arkansas 1-0 12/02/17 21-15 –– 9-0 11/25/17 14-0 –– Central Connecticut St. Central Michigan 0-2 –– 09/07/13 24-21 Champlain 1-0 09/30/50 62-6 –– 1-0 12/12/14 35-30 –– Chattanooga Colby College 11-14-3 09/30/67 42-6 09/24/66 18-14 6-2 09/12/15 26-8 11/28/15 27-20 Colgate Connecticut 36-29-6 11/13/99 43-18 09/09/95 23-21 Cornell 0-1 –– 10/14/22 68-7 Dartmouth 19-18-2 09/27/14 52-19 09/17/16 22-21 Delaware 12-21 11/15/14 43-14 11/24/15 31-14 East Stroudsburg 1-0 09/19/98 70-10 –– Elon 4-0 11/11/17 16-6 –– Fordham 1-0 12/06/14 44-19 –– Gardner-Webb 0-1 –– 11/11/00 38-35 Georgia Southern 2-0 09/09/17 22-12 –– Georgia State 1-0 10/06/12 44-21 –– Hampton 3-0 11/25/06 41-38 –– Harvard 0-7 –– 11/18/39 46-0 Hofstra 8-5 10/24/09 18-10 09/14/02 52-28 Holy Cross 8-7 09/10/16 39-28 09/16/17 51-26 Illinois State 0-1 – 12/20/14 21-18 Iona 2-0 10/13/07 49-21 –– James Madison 8-10 11/09/13 33-17 10/28/17 21-0 Kent State 3-1 11/15/52 23-21 08/29/02 34-7 Kings Point 1-0 1961 –– Lafayette 6-1 11/30/13 45-7 09/14/85 20-7 Lehigh 13-3 11/26/16 64-21 09/28/13 34-27 Maine 55-43-8 08/31/17 24-23 10/02/10 ot 16-13
Last UNH Last Opp Opponent W-L-T Win Score Win Score Marshall 1-1 09/15/07 48-35 09/07/91 24-23 28-43-3 10/22/11 27-21 10/17/09 23-17 Massachusetts UMass-Lowell 15-1 09/27/41 53-6 09/24/38 20-0 1-0 11/28/09 49-13 –– McNeese St. M.I.T. 0-3 -–– 10/13/1900 6-0 Middlebury 1-2-1 10/20/1905 6-0 09/29/23 21-0 0-1 –– 09/28/12 44-7 Minnesota Montana 0-1 –– 12/04/04 47-17 Montana State 0-2 –– 12/03/11 26-25 North Dakota State 0-1 –– 12/20/13 52-14 Northeastern 41-14-1 10/31/09 48-21 11/03/07 31-13 0-3 –– 12/06/08 36-34 Northern Iowa Northwestern 1-0 09/09/06 34-17 –– 7-2-2 10/31/42 16-13 11/01/41 6-0 Norwich Pittsburgh 0-1 –– 09/11/10 38-16 Rhode Island 59-27-5 09/23/17 28-14 09/18/10 28-25 13-10 11/07/15 30-25 09/29/07 45-38 Richmond Rutgers 1-1 09/11/04 35-24 11/04/39 32-13 0-1 –– 11/30/91 29-13 Samford San Diego State 0-1 –– 09/03/16 31-0 San Jose State 0-1 –– 09/03/15 43-13 0-1 –– 12/09/17 56-14 South Dakota State South Florida 1-0 10/23/99 ot 42-41 –– 1-0 12/14/13 20-17 –– Southeastern Louisiana Southern Illinois 1-0 11/29/08 29-20 –– 11/11/78 56-35 11/10/79 34-14 Springfield 28-16-7 St. Anselm 2-5 11/24/34 21-14 11/2/40 6-0 St. Francis (Pa.) 1-0 09/05/09 24-14 –– St. Lawrence 2-0 10/24/53 34-0 –– Stephen F. Austin 1-1 10/02/99 38-28 09/27/97 18-14 Stony Brook 4-2 10/29/16 43-14 10/13/17 38-24 Toledo 0-5 –– 08/30/14 54-20 Towson 9-3 10/21/17 40-17 10/05/13 44-28 Tufts 19-11-2 11/10/51 60-0 11/03/34 26-0 Upsala 2-0 09/26/53 27-13 –– Vermont 20-21-1 10/19/74 38-21 10/21/72 28-17 Villanova 12-11 10/19/13 29-28 12/05/09 46-7 Wayne State 1-1 09/08/79 24-14 09/13/80 17-7 West Chester 4-0 09/30/78 21-0 –– Western Kentucky 0-1 –– 12/06/75 14-3 William & Mary 7-14 11/04/17 35-16 10/17/15 34-18 Worcester Tech 7-1 11/08/19 53-0 11/07/1903 15-0 Wofford 0-1 –– 12/01/12 23-7 Yale 0-1 –– 10/05/35 34-0 ALL-TIME RECORD 583-466-55 (.553)
The UNH Wildcats defeated Maine, 24-23, at Wildcat Stadium on Aug. 31, 2017, to win the inaugural Thursday Night Throwdown, which also marked the first matchup between the ‘Cats and Black Bears at Wildcat Stadium. New Hampshire has won the Brice-Cowell Musket, presented annually to the UNH vs. Maine winner, each of the last seven years and 14 times the past 15 seasons (2003-17).
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UNH FOOTBALL – NATION-LEADING 14 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES • - League game + - at Dover, N.H. # - at Manchester, N.H. % - at Portland, Maine 1893 (0-1) No Coach N4 at Newmarket.................................L 10-0 1894 (2-3) No Coach O6 Exeter............................................. W 4-0 O10 at Bates...........................................L 26-4 N15 at Dover High*...............................L 10-4 N21 Dover High....................................W 20-6 N29 at St. Anselm..................................L 32-0 1895 (2-3-1) No Coach S21 at Exeter.........................................L 29-0 S28 Dover YMCA...................................T 6-6 O19 at Dover YMCA...........................L 14-10 N2 Somersworth.................................W 10-6 N2 at Berwick Academy.....................W 14-6 N16 at Brewster Academy...................L 14-10 1896 (1-4) No Coach O9 Bates*.............................................L 10-6 O14 at Colby..........................................L 28-0 O17 at Andover Academy......................L 16-0 O23 Brewster Academy........................W 32-0 O30 Somersworth High*.......................L 10-0 * - at Burgett Park 1897 (2-5) No Coach S29 at Exeter Academy.........................L 26-0 O2 at Massachusetts.............................L 10-4 O9 Tilton Seminary.............................W 22-0 O16 Dover High....................................W 34-0 O28 Bowdoin.........................................L 64-0 O30 Tufts+.............................................L 12-4 N11 at Dover YMCA...............................L 6-0 1898 (4-4) No Coach O6 at Bates...........................................L 35-0 O8 at Bowdoin.....................................L 59-0 O15 Sanborn Seminary.........................W 81-0 O22 MIT Freshmen................................W 6-0 N2 MIT................................................L 22-0 N5 at Andover Academy......................L 24-0 N12 Portsmouth High Alumni*............W 11-0 N16 St. Anselm.....................................W 11-0 * - Game called after one half 1899 (4-2) No Coach O7 MIT..................................................L 6-5 O11 at Andover Academy.......................W 6-0 O14 East Rochester.................................W 8-0 O18 Somersworth.................................W 16-0 O21 Boston College.................................L 6-0 N4 Vermont...........................................W 6-5 1900 (1-4-1) No Coach S26 at Exeter Academy...........................T 0-0 S29 at Bowdoin.....................................L 32-0 O10 Andover Academy.........................L 10-0 O13 MIT..................................................L 0-6 O17 Exeter Academy.............................L 32-0 O29 Burdett.........................................W 18-11 N3 at Tufts...........................................L 28-0 1901 (0-6) No Coach S21 at Exeter Academy...........................L 6-0 S28 at Bowdoin.....................................L 48-0 O2 at Dartmouth..................................L 51-0 O24 Colby..............................................L 12-0 O26 Boston College...............................L 17-0 Colby..............................................L 34-0 1902 (2-3-1) Coach: John Scannell S24 at Exeter Academy T 0-0 O4 at Andover Academy......................L 28-0 O11 at Bowdoin.....................................L 35-5 O18 at Dover Athletic Assoc................W 23-0 O25 Boston College..............................W 10-6 O29 Colby.............................................. L 11-5 1903 (2-6-1) Coach: John Scannell S23 at Exeter Academy.........................L 21-0
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
S26 at Maine.........................................L 18-0 O3 at Bowdoin.....................................L 18-0 O10 at Andover Academy......................L 27-0 O17 at Dover Athletic Assoc..................W 6-0 O24 Maine+...........................................L 27-0 O31 Bates+..............................................T 6-6 N7 Worcester Tech+............................L 15-0 N14 Tufts+..............................................W 6-0
1904 (2-5) Coach: G.B. Ward S24 at Bates.............................................L 6-0 S28 at Tufts............................................W 4-0 O1 at Andover Academy......................L 16-0 O8 at Colby..........................................L 23-0 O15 at Maine...........................................L 6-0 O22 Worcester Tech+...........................W 18-4 N21 at Exeter Academy.........................L 15-0 1905 (2-4-2) Coach: Edward R. Herr S23 Rhode Island+.................................W 6-0 S27 Bates+..............................................T 0-0 S30 at Brown.........................................L 16-5 O7 at Tufts...........................................L 13-0 O14 at Massachusetts.............................L 15-0 O20 at Middlebury..................................W 6-0 O21 at Vermont........................................T 0-0 O28 at Maine.........................................L 16-0 1906 (2-5-1) Coach: Edward R. Herr S22 at Maine...........................................L 7-0 S29 at Brown.........................................L 12-0 O6 at Massachusetts...............................T 0-0 O13 Colby..............................................L 15-0 O20 at Rhode Island.............................W 20-0 O27 Connecticut...................................W 40-0 N3 at Bates........................................... L 11-0 N10 Vermont#........................................L 17-5 1907 (1-5-2) Coach: Edward R. Herr S20 at Norwich......................................L 10-0 S27 at Brown.........................................L 16-0 O5 at Colby............................................T 0-0 O9 at Dartmouth..................................L 10-0 O19 at Bowdoin......................................W 5-0 O26 Bates...............................................L 22-0 N2 Rhode Island....................................T 6-6 N9 Vermont..........................................L 34-0 1908 (1-7) Coach: Charles O. Gill S26 at Brown.........................................L 34-0 O3 Bowdoin.........................................L 15-0 O10 at Colby%.........................................L 6-0 O17 at Maine...........................................L 6-4 O24 at Bates........................................... L 11-0 O31 Boston College..............................W 18-0 N7 Massachusetts#..............................L 13-9 N14 at Rhode Island..............................L 12-0 1909 (3-4) Coach: Willard Gildersleeve O2 at Holy Cross.................................L 13-0 O9 at Maine.........................................L 16-0 O16 Bates...............................................L 16-0 O23 Boston College..............................W 11-6 O30 at Vermont...................................... L 11-0 N6 Massachusetts#.............................W 17-0 N13 Rhode Island.................................W 11-5 1910 (2-3-1) Coach: Ray Thomas O1 Boston College..............................W 11-0 O8 Bowdoin.........................................L 23-0 O18 at Bates.............................................L 5-0 O22 USS Tennessee..............................W 41-0 O29 Massachusetts#................................T 0-0 N12 at Rhode Island................................L 6-0 1911 (1-5-1) Coach: Ray Thomas S23 Bates.................................................T 6-6 S30 at Brown.........................................L 56-0 O7 at Maine.........................................L 12-0 O14 at Springfield..................................L 28-0 O21 Boston College..............................W 12-0 O28 Rhode Island....................................L 9-8 N4 Massachusetts#................................L 8-0 1912 (3-4-1) Coach: Tod Eberle S21 Norwich............................................T 0-0 at Bates.........................................L 19-14 O5 O12 at Tufts...........................................L 22-0
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O19 at Worcester Tech............................W 7-6 O26 Lowell Textile...............................W 19-0 N2 at Rhode Island..............................L 25-0 N9 Massachusetts#..............................L 21-3 USS Washington.............................W 6-0 1913 (2-4) Coach: Tod Eberle S27 at Bowdoin.....................................L 17-0 O4 at Tufts...........................................L 52-0 O11 Bates.................................................L 7-6 O18 Worcester Tech..............................W 45-0 Rhode Island.................................W 12-0 N1 N8 Massachusetts#..............................L 34-0 1914 (1-6-2) Coach: T.D. Sheppard S28 at Tufts...........................................L 83-0 at Colby..........................................L 66-0 O3 Fort McKinley..................................T 0-0 O6 O10 Worcester Tech................................W 2-0 O17 at Bates...........................................L 26-0 O24 Boston College...............................L 20-3 O31 at Rhode Island................................L 7-0 at Vermont......................................L 20-0 N7 N14 Rhode Island#..................................T 0-0 1915 (3-6-1) Coach: William Cowell S25 at Bowdoin.....................................L 19-0 O2 at Colby..........................................L 18-0 O9 Connecticut...................................W 18-0 O16 Bates................................................W 6-0 O23 at Middlebury.................................L 14-0 O26 Fort McKinley..................................L 6-0 O30 Norwich........................................T 13-13 at Vermont......................................L 21-7 N6 N13 at Worcester Tech..........................W 20-0 N20 at Rhode Island..............................L 18-0 1916 (3-5-2) Coach: William Cowell S23 at Dartmouth..................................L 33-0 S30 at Maine...........................................T 0-0 at Colby..........................................L 13-0 O7 O12 at Boston College...........................L 19-0 O14 at Bates.............................................L 7-0 O21 Norwich.........................................W 13-0 O28 Vermont+.......................................L 13-9 at Connecticut...............................W 26-0 N4 N11 Middlebury.......................................T 0-0 N18 Rhode Island.................................W 12-0 1917 (3-2-2) Coach: William Cowell O13 Fort McKinley...............................W 23-0 O20 at Rhode Island................................T 0-0 O27 at Dartmouth..................................L 21-6 at Tufts...........................................L 19-3 N3 N10 Maine+..........................................W 27-0 N14 USS Des Moines..........................T 13-13 N17 Worcester Tech..............................W 57-0 1918 Schedule cancelled due to World War I 1919 (7-2) Coach: William Cowell S27 Connecticut...................................W 13-0 O4 at Bates............................................W 3-0 O11 at Norwich.....................................W 10-7 O18 at Vermont.....................................W 10-0 O25 Lowell Textile...............................W 12-2 N1 Massachusetts.................................W 9-7 N8 at Worcester Tech..........................W 53-0 N15 Maine...............................................L 7-3 N22 at Brown...........................................L 6-0 1920 (5-2-1) Coach: William Cowell O2 Bates..............................................W 14-0 O9 at Boston University.......................W 7-0 O16 Vermont............................................L 7-0 O23 at Connecticut...............................W 40-0 O30 at Massachusetts..............................W 9-0 N6 Colby................................................T 7-7 N13 at Maine........................................W 47-7 N20 at Holy Cross.................................L 32-0 1921 (8-1-1) Coach: William Cowell S24 USMC Portsmouth+.....................W 55-0 O1 at Army..........................................W 10-7 O8 at Dartmouth..................................L 24-0 O15 Lowell Tech+................................W 41-7 O22 at Vermont.....................................W 21-7 O29 at Bates..........................................W 14-0
N5 at Colby.........................................W 24-7 N12 Massachusetts...............................W 56-7 N19 Holy Cross#..................................W 13-7 N25 at Springfield....................................T 0-0 1922 (3-5-1) Coach: William Cowell S23 USMC Portsmouth........................W 40-0 S30 Bates..............................................W 21-7 O7 Norwich...........................................W 7-0 O14 at Cornell........................................L 68-7 O21 at Army...........................................L 33-0 O28 at Massachusetts...........................L 12-10 N4 Vermont..........................................L 33-0 N11 Maine#...........................................L 14-7 N18 Boston University........................T 13-13 1923 (4-4-1) Coach: William Cowell S29 Middlebury.....................................L 21-0 O6 at Norwich.....................................W 19-7 O13 Rhode Island.................................W 12-0 O20 Connecticut......................................T 0-0 O27 Vermont#........................................L 28-7 N3 Lowell Tech...................................W 47-0 N10 at Maine%......................................L 13-0 N17 at Bates..........................................W 21-0 N24 at Brown...........................................L 6-0 1924 (7-2) Coach: William Cowell S27 Colby.............................................W 27-0 O4 Norwich.......................................W 46-10 O11 at Rhode Island.............................W 17-6 O18 at Connecticut..................................L 6-3 O25 Tufts#............................................W 20-0 N1 at Lowell Tech...............................W 37-6 N8 Maine............................................W 33-0 N15 Bates..............................................W 30-0 N22 at Brown.........................................L 21-0 1925 (4-1-2) Coach: William Cowell O3 at Norwich.....................................W 15-2 O17 Rhode Island.................................W 26-0 O24 Springfield....................................T 10-10 O31 Tufts................................................W 9-6 N7 Connecticut#.................................W 17-3 N14 at Maine...........................................T 0-0 N21 at Brown.......................................L 38-14 1926 (4-4) Coach: William Cowell O2 at Bowdoin.......................................L 7-0 O9 Colby...............................................W 6-0 O16 at Rhode Island...............................W 7-6 O23 at Springfield................................L 24-14 O30 Connecticut#....................................L 3-0 N6 at Tufts..........................................W 28-3 N13 Maine............................................W 14-7 N20 at Brown.......................................L 40-12 1927 (0-7-1) Coach: William Cowell O1 at Colby............................................T 0-0 O8 Bowdoin.........................................L 12-7 O15 Rhode Island................................L 20-18 O22 Connecticut#....................................L 9-6 O29 Springfield......................................L 10-0 N6 Tufts...............................................L 39-0 N12 at Maine.........................................L 13-6 N19 at Brown.......................................L 31-13 1928 (3-2-3) Coach: William Cowell S29 Colby.............................................W 12-7 O6 at Boston University........................T 0-0 O13 at Rhode Island.............................W 12-0 O20 Maine...............................................L 7-0 O27 at Springfield...................................W 6-0 N3 at Tufts.............................................T 0-0 N10 Connecticut......................................T 0-0 N17 at Brown.........................................L 20-0 1929 (7-2, Northeast Conf. Champions) Coach: William Cowell S28 at Colby.........................................W 20-7 O5 Boston University.........................W 24-6 O12 at Harvard.......................................L 35-0 O19 at Maine........................................W 21-7 O26 Tufts..............................................W 18-2 N2 Lowell Tech...................................W 52-7 N9 at Connecticut.................................W 7-0 N16 Springfield.....................................W 13-0 N23 at Brown.........................................L 14-7
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UNH FOOTBALL – NATION-LEADING 14 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES 1930 (5-2-1) Coach: William Cowell O4 at Boston University....................T 12-12 O11 at Lowell Tech...............................W 20-0 O18 Maine............................................W 14-6 O25 Vermont.........................................W 59-0 N1 at Tufts...........................................L 10-8 N8 Connecticut...................................W 38-0 N15 at Springfield..................................L 26-7 N22 at Brown..........................................W 7-0 1931 (7-2, Northeast Conf. Champions) Coach: William Cowell S26 Lowell Tech...................................W 12-6 O3 Boston University...........................W 6-0 O10 at Harvard.......................................L 39-0 O17 at Maine........................................W 13-7 O24 at Vermont.....................................W 43-0 O31 Tufts................................................W 9-0 N7 at Connecticut...............................W 49-0 N14 Springfield...................................W 26-13 N21 at Brown.......................................L 19-13 1932 (3-4-1) Coach: William Cowell O1 at Boston University......................L 13-6 O8 at Harvard.......................................L 40-0 O15 Maine...............................................T 7-7 O22 Vermont.........................................W 22-6 O29 Lowell Tech...................................W 20-6 N5 at Dartmouth..................................L 25-0 N12 at Springfield..................................L 12-7 N19 Connecticut...................................W 43-0 1933 (3-3-1) Coach: William Cowell S30 Lowell Tech W 7-6 O7 Boston University.........................W 35-6 O14 at Harvard.......................................L 34-0 O21 at Maine..........................................W 6-0 O28 at Vermont......................................L 13-0 N4 Tufts.................................................L 6-3 N11 Springfield........................................T 0-0 1934 (3-4-2) Coach: William Cowell S29 Lowell Tech W 8-6 at Boston University*..................L 13-12 O6 O13 Bates.................................................T 7-7 O20 Maine............................................W 24-7 O27 Springfield........................................T 7-7 N3 at Tufts...........................................L 26-0 N10 at Dartmouth..................................L 21-7 N17 at Harvard.......................................L 47-3 N24 at St.Anselm’s.............................W 21-14 * - at Riverside, Mass. 1935 (2-5-1) Coach: William Cowell W 26-0 S28 Lowell Tech at Yale.............................................L 34-0 O5 O12 at Maine.........................................L 13-2 O19 at Springfield..................................L 13-0 O26 at Boston College...........................L 19-6 Boston University............................T 0-0 N2 N9 Tufts..............................................W 21-0 N16 at Harvard.......................................L 41-0 1936 (3-3-2) Coach: William Cowell S26 Lowell W 66-0 O3 at Bates............................................W 9-6 O10 Maine.............................................L 27-6 O17 Boston College...............................L 12-0 O24 at Vermont.....................................W 54-0 O31 St.Anselm’s....................................L 31-2 N7 at Tufts.............................................T 0-0 N14 Springfield........................................T 0-0 1937 (7-1) Coach: George Sauer S25 Lowell Textile...............................W 20-0 O2 Bates............................................W 21-12 O9 at Maine........................................W 13-0 O16 Colby.............................................W 33-0 O23 Vermont.........................................W 34-0 O30 at St.Anselm’s................................L 13-6 N7 Tufts................................................W 3-0 N13 at Springfield.................................W 14-6 1938 (3-6) Coach: George Sauer S24 Lowell Tech....................................L 20-0 O1 at Bates..........................................W 22-6 O8 Maine.............................................L 21-0 O15 at Colby............................................L 6-0 O22 at Vermont......................................L 20-0
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
O29 St.Anselm’s....................................L 26-0 N5 at Tufts..........................................W 10-6 N12 Springfield........................................L 7-0 N19 at Connecticut...............................W 10-0
1939 (3-5) Coach: George Sauer S30 Colby..............................................L 20-6 O7 Northeastern..................................W 15-6 O14 at Maine...........................................L 6-0 O20 at Springfield....................................L 3-2 O28 Vermont.........................................W 22-7 N4 at Rutgers.....................................L 32-13 N11 Tufts..............................................W 13-6 N18 at Harvard.......................................L 46-0 1940 (5-3) Coach: George Sauer S28 at Colby........................................L 21-19 O5 Bates..............................................W 27-6 O12 Maine..........................................W 20-14 O19 Springfield.....................................W 19-6 O26 at Vermont....................................L 33-13 N2 at St.Anselm’s..................................L 6-0 N9 at Tufts..........................................W 14-0 N16 Connecticut.....................................W 9-0 1941 (4-3-1) Coach: George Sauer S27 Lowell Tech...................................W 53-6 O4 at Bates%.........................................L 7-6 O11 at Maine...........................................T 7-7 O18 at Springfield.................................W 14-6 O25 Vermont.......................................W 40-18 N1 Norwich............................................L 6-0 N8 Tufts..............................................W 33-0 N15 at Boston University......................L 13-0 1942 (6-0) Coach: Charlie Justice O10 Maine............................................W 20-7 O17 Springfield.....................................W 20-7 O24 Rhode island................................W 14-13 O31 at Norwich...................................W 16-13 N7 at Tufts..........................................W 13-6 N14 Northeastern..................................W 18-0 1943, 1944, 1945 Schedule cancelled (due to World War II) 1946 (6-1-1) Coach: Biff Glassford S28 at Colby ........................................W 13-0 O5 Rhode Island...............................W 25-12 O12 at Maine........................................W 27-0 O19 Springfield......................................L 14-6 O26 at Vermont.....................................W 39-0 N2 Northeastern..................................W 26-0 N9 at Boston University.....................W 13-7 N16 Connecticut..................................T 12-12 1947 (8-1, 4-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Biff Glassford S27 Colby.............................................W 28-0 O4 at Rhode Island •...........................W 33-7 O11 Maine •..........................................W 28-7 O18 at Springfield.................................W 21-7 O25 Vermont •......................................W 28-6 N1 at Northeastern..............................W 55-6 N8 Tufts..............................................W 34-0 N15 at Connecticut •.............................W 14-6 D6 at Toledo*.....................................L 20-14 * - Glass Bowl 1948 (5-3, 3-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Biff Glassford O2 Rhode Island •...............................W 19-7 O9 at Maine •......................................W 27-6 O16 Springfield......................................L 23-0 O23 at Vermont •....................................L 14-0 O30 Northeastern..................................W 48-0 N6 at Tufts........................................W 27-18 N13 Connecticut •.................................W 20-7 N20 Toledo..........................................L 28-14 1949 (4-4, 1-3 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston O1 at Rhode Island •.........................W 28-20 O8 Maine •.........................................L 26-13 O15 at Springfield.................................W 20-7 O22 Vermont •.......................................L 13-6 O29 at Northeastern............................W 40-12 N5 Tufts..............................................W 25-0 N12 at Connecticut •..............................L 27-7 N19 Toledo..........................................L 48-14
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(8-0, 4-0 Yankee Champions) 1950 Coach: Chief Boston S30 Champlain.....................................W 62-6 O7 Rhode Island •.............................W 27-14 O14 at Maine •......................................W 19-0 O21 Springfield.....................................W 14-0 O28 at Vermont •...................................W 47-0 Connecticut •.................................W 21-7 N4 N11 at Tufts........................................W 33-19 N18 Kent State......................................W 13-7 (5-2-1, 1-2-1 Yankee) 1951 Coach: Chief Boston S29 at Brandeis..................................W 33-20 at Rhode Island •............................L 27-0 O6 O13 Maine •.............................................T 0-0 O20 at Springfield.................................W 20-7 O27 Vermont •......................................W 54-6 at Connecticut •..............................L 20-0 N3 N10 Tufts..............................................W 60-0 N17 at Kent State....................................W 7-0 (3-4-1, 0-4 Yankee) 1952 Coach: Chief Boston S27 at Upsala........................................W 13-7 Rhode Island •................................L 27-7 O4 O11 at Maine •.......................................L 24-7 O18 Springfield....................................T 14-14 O25 at St.Lawrence.............................W 28-19 N1 Connecticut •................................L 16-12 N8 at Massachusetts •........................L 25-13 N15 Kent State....................................W 23-21 1953 (6-2, 3-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Chief Boston S26 Upsala.........................................W 27-13 at Rhode Island •.........................W 14-13 O3 O10 Maine •..........................................W 21-6 O17 at Delaware....................................L 48-0 O24 at St.Lawrence...............................W 34-0 O31 at Connecticut •................................L 6-0 N14 at Springfield...................................W 7-6 N21 Massachusetts •...........................W 32-12 1954 (7-1, 4-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Chief Boston S25 at Bridgeport.................................W 37-6 Rhode Island •...............................W 33-6 O2 at Maine •....................................W 21-10 O9 O16 Delaware......................................L 19-13 O23 at Brandeis....................................W 20-7 O30 Connecticut •.................................W 34-0 N6 at Massachusetts •.......................W 32-12 N13 Springfield.....................................W 48-0 1955 (2-4-2, 1-1-2 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S24 Bridgeport.....................................W 39-0 O1 at Rhode Island •..........................T 13-13 Maine •.............................................T 6-6 O8 O15 at Delaware..................................L 20-18 O22 Brandeis.......................................L 20-14 O29 at Connecticut •..............................L 20-7 N5 at Springfield..................................L 18-0 N19 Massachusetts •.............................W 21-7 (3-4-1, 2-1-1 Yankee) 1956 Coach: Chief Boston S29 at Dartmouth..................................L 13-0 O6 Rhode Island •...............................W 13-7 O13 at Maine •.......................................L 29-7 O20 Delaware........................................L 14-6 O27 at Brandeis..................................W 20-13 N3 Connecticut •....................................T 0-0 N10 Springfield....................................L 40-14 N17 at Massachusetts •.........................W 28-7 (0-7-1, 0-3-1 Yankee) 1957 Coach: Chief Boston S28 at Dartmouth..................................L 27-0 O5 at Rhode Island •..........................L 28-13 O12 Maine •.............................................L 7-0 O19 at Delaware....................................L 59-6 O26 Brandeis.........................................L 27-0 at Connecticut •..............................L 18-0 N2 N9 at Springfield..................................L 28-6 N16 Massachusetts •................................T 7-7 1958 (2-6, 0-4 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S27 at Northeastern...............................L 13-0 O4 Rhode Island •..............................L 20-13 O11 at Maine •.......................................L 14-0 O18 Delaware......................................L 36-14 O25 at Brandeis....................................W 18-8 N1 Connecticut •..................................L 34-0 N8 Springfield...................................W 43-20
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(3-3-2, 1-2-1 Yankee) 1959 Coach: Chief Boston S26 Northeastern................................W 33-14 at Rhode Island •...........................W 45-0 O3 O10 Maine •.............................................T 7-7 O17 at Delaware..................................L 50-12 O24 Brandeis...........................................T 6-6 O31 at Connecticut •............................L 39-38 N7 at Springfield.................................W 34-9 N14 Massachusetts •..............................L 19-6 1960 (4-3, 2-2 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S24 at Dartmouth....................................L 7-6 Rhode Island •...............................W 13-6 O1 O8 at Maine •.......................................L 13-7 O15 Delaware.....................................W 31-14 O27 Connecticut •.................................W 17-9 N5 Springfield.....................................W 28-6 N12 at Massachusetts •........................L 35-15 1961 (3-5, 1-3 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S23 American Int’l College....................L 6-0 S30 at Dartmouth..................................L 28-3 O7 at Rhode Island •...........................W 20-0 O14 Maine •.............................................L 7-6 O28 NY-Merchant Marines....................W 8-7 N4 at Connecticut •............................L 30-23 N11 at Springfield...............................W 36-14 N18 Massachusetts •................................L 9-7 1962 (7-0-1, 4-0-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Chief Boston S29 at Colby.......................................W 18-14 Rhode Island •..................................T 6-6 O6 O13 at Maine •......................................W 21-6 O20 Vermont •......................................W 19-6 O27 at Northeastern................................W 6-0 N3 Connecticut •...................................W 7-0 N10 Springfield.......................................W 7-0 N17 at Massachusetts •.......................W 16-14 1963 (2-6, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S28 Colby.............................................W 49-0 at Rhode Island •.........................W 25-13 O5 O12 Maine •...........................................L 28-8 O19 at Vermont •....................................L 28-6 O26 Northeastern...................................L 26-0 at Connecticut •..............................L 21-6 N2 N9 at Springfield....................................L 7-0 N16 Massachusetts •..............................L 48-2 1964 (1-6-1, 0-4-1 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S26 Dartmouth......................................L 40-0 O3 Rhode Island •................................L 22-8 O10 at Maine •.....................................L 33-18 O17 Vermont •.......................................L 40-0 O24 at Northeastern.............................L 25-20 O31 Connecticut •....................................T 0-0 N7 Springfield...................................W 16-14 N14 at Massachusetts •..........................L 47-0 1965 (0-8, 0-5 Yankee) Coach: Andy Mooradian S25 at Dartmouth..................................L 56-6 O2 at Rhode Island •............................L 23-6 O9 Maine •.........................................L 48-13 O16 at Vermont •....................................L 23-7 O23 Northeastern.................................L 26-13 O30 at Connecticut •..............................L 27-0 N6 at Springfield................................L 43-13 N13 Massachusetts •..............................L 46-0 1966 (2-6, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Joe Yukica S24 at Colby........................................L 18-14 O1 Rhode Island •................................L 17-6 O8 Maine •..........................................W 10-7 O15 at Vermont •..................................L 32-24 O22 at Northeastern.............................L 15-14 O29 Connecticut •................................L 15-14 N5 Springfield...................................W 28-21 N12 at Massachusetts •..........................L 14-7 1967 (5-3, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Joe Yukica S30 Colby.............................................W 42-6 at Rhode Island •............................L 13-6 O7 O14 at Maine •......................................W 17-0 O21 Vermont •......................................W 30-6 O28 Northeastern................................W 21-13 N4 at Connecticut •............................L 20-19
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1968 (6-2, 4-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Jim Root S28 at Dartmouth..................................L 21-0 O5 Connecticut •...............................W 17-10 O12 Maine •........................................W 42-17 O19 at Vermont •..................................L 12-10 O26 at Northeastern..............................W 26-3 N2 Rhode Island •...............................W 27-6 N9 Springfield...................................W 17-10 N16 at Massachusetts •.........................W 16-0 1969 (3-5, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Jim Root S27 Dartmouth......................................L 31-0 O4 at Connecticut •.............................W 14-6 O11 at Maine •.....................................L 20-18 O18 Vermont .•......................................L 27-7 O25 Northeastern..................................W 26-8 N1 at Rhode Island •............................L 14-6 N8 at Springfield.................................W 14-8 N15 Massachusetts •..............................L 48-7 1970 (5-3, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Jim Root S26 at Delaware..................................L 53-12 O3 Connecticut •................................L 27-14 O10 Maine •..........................................W 13-9 O17 at Vermont •...................................W 27-0 O24 at Northeastern..............................W 33-7 O31 Rhode Island •...............................W 59-7 N7 Springfield...................................W 40-21 N14 at Massachusetts •........................L 24-14 1971 (4-4-1, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Jim Root S25 Delaware........................................L 40-7 O2 at Connecticut •............................L 28-21 O9 at Maine •....................................W 24-14 O16 Vermont •......................................W 28-7 O23 Northeastern..................................W 37-7 O30 at Rhode Island •...........................W 26-0 N6 at Springfield................................T 24-24 N13 Massachusetts •............................L 38-20 N20 at Boston University......................L 33-7 1972 (4-5, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S23 Boston University.......................W 16-14 S30 at Dartmouth................................L 24-14 O7 Connecticut •..................................L 10-7 O14 Maine •........................................W 17-14 O21 at Vermont •..................................L 28-17 O28 at Northeastern.................................L 9-7 N4 Rhode Island •.............................W 14-10 N11 Springfield...................................W 26-16 N18 at Massachusetts •..........................L 42-7 1973 (4-5, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S22 Holy Cross.....................................L 31-0 S29 Dartmouth.....................................W 10-9 O6 at Connecticut •................................L 7-3 O13 at Maine •......................................W 13-0 O20 Vermont •......................................W 19-7 O27 Northeastern................................W 17-14 N3 Rhode Island •..............................L 40-16 N10 at Springfield..................................L 51-0 N17 Massachusetts •..............................L 28-7 1974 (5-4, 3-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S21 Boston University •.......................W 28-0 S28 at Delaware..................................L 34-10 O5 Connecticut •................................L 41-24 O12 Maine •...........................................L 23-9 O19 at Vermont •.................................W 38-21 O26 at Northeastern............................W 34-14 N2 Rhode Island •.............................W 29-14 N9 Springfield...................................W 27-18 N16 at Massachusetts •........................L 27-17 1975 (9-3, 5-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Bill Bowes S13 West Chester.................................W 24-0 S19 at Boston University •.................W 21-20 S27 Delaware........................................L 16-7 O4 at Connecticut •...........................W 14-10 O11 at Maine •....................................W 24-15 O18 Central Connecticut......................W 28-0 O25 Northeastern •...............................W 56-7 N1 at Rhode Island •...........................W 23-6 N8 at Springfield................................L 17-12 N15 Massachusetts •...........................W 14-11 N29 at Lehigh*...................................W 35-21
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1976 (8-3, 4-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Bill Bowes S11 at Holy Cross................................W 17-3 S18 Boston University •.......................W 13-0 S25 at Dartmouth................................L 24-13 O2 Connecticut •...............................W 24-21 O9 Maine •...........................................L 10-0 O16 at Central Connecticut.................W 34-21 O23 at Northeastern............................W 35-21 O30 at West Chester............................W 27-10 N6 Rhode Island •...............................W 31-6 N13 at Massachusetts •.........................W 23-0 N27 at Montana State*........................L 17-16 *NCAA II First Round Playoffs 1977 (8-2, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S10 Holy Cross..................................W 27-14 S17 at Boston University •.................W 26-14 S24 West Chester.................................W 26-0 O1 at Connecticut •.............................W 42-7 O8 at Maine •......................................W 54-7 O15 Central Connecticut......................W 42-7 O22 Northeastern................................W 28-13 O29 at Rhode Island •..........................L 21-20 N5 at Springfield.................................W 52-7 N12 Massachusetts •..............................L 19-6 1978 (6-4-1, 1-3-1 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S9 at Holy Cross...............................L 19-14 S16 at Central Connecticut.................W 36-13 S23 Boston University •........................L 15-5 S30 at West Chester..............................W 21-0 O7 Connecticut •...............................W 25-17 O14 at Maine •.........................................T 7-7 O21 at AIC............................................W 10-7 O28 at Northeastern............................W 29-21 N4 Rhode Island •..............................L 19-14 N11 Springfield...................................W 56-35 N18 at Massachusetts •..........................L 34-7 1979 (5-4-2, 2-2-1 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S8 at Wayne State.............................W 24-14 S15 Holy Cross..................................W 26-17 S22 at Boston University •..................L 41-28 S29 Dartmouth....................................T 10-10 O6 at Connecticut •................................T 3-3 O13 at Maine •......................................W 23-0 O20 Lehigh............................................L 16-3 O27 Northeastern..................................W 20-8 N3 at Rhode Island •...........................W 21-6 N10 at Springfield................................L 34-14 N17 Massachusetts •..............................L 29-0 1980 (6-4, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S6 Connecticut •................................L 20-10 S13 Wayne State...................................L 17-7 S20 Boston University •........................L 27-9 S27 at Dartmouth.................................W 24-7 O11 Maine •........................................W 19-13 O18 at Towson State.............................W 10-0 O25 at Northeastern............................W 48-12 N1 Rhode Island •.............................W 31-28 N8 Lafayette.......................................W 26-6 N15 at Massachusetts •..........................L 17-0 1981 (7-3, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S12 AIC..............................................W 28-13 S19 at Boston University •...................W 10-8 S26 Towson State...............................W 31-29 at Connecticut •...........................W 28-24 O3 O10 at Maine •.....................................L 26-16 O17 Lehigh.........................................W 13-12 O24 at Northeastern............................W 24-17 O31 at Rhode Island •..........................L 14-12 N7 at Lafayette..................................W 21-18 N14 Massachusetts •..............................L 20-9 1982 (4-6, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S4 at James Madison..........................W 28-6 S11 at Holy Cross.................................L 28-0 S18 Boston University •.....................W 22-20 Connecticut •................................L 20-17 O2 O9 Bucknell..........................................W 3-0 O16 at Lehigh......................................L 20-17 O23 Northeastern................................W 24-22 O30 Rhode Island •..............................L 23-20 Maine •.........................................L 31-14 N6
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(7-3, 3-2 Yankee) 1983 Coach: Bill Bowes S10 AIC................................................W 31-0 S17 at Boston University •....................L 13-3 S24 Holy Cross...................................L 42-30 at Connecticut •................................L 9-7 O1 at Bucknell..................................W 42-35 O8 O15 Lehigh .......................................W 52-28 O22 Northeastern..................................W 24-7 O29 at Rhode Island •.........................W 14-13 N5 at Maine •.................................... W 20-7 N12 Massachusetts •...........................W 35-10 (9-2, 3-2 Yankee) 1984 Coach: Bill Bowes Maine •........................................W 21-13 S8 S15 at Lafayette....................................W 21-7 S22 Boston University •......................L 21-20 S29 at Dartmouth...............................W 38-10 O6 Connecticut •...............................W 13-12 O13 Bucknell......................................W 17-16 O20 at Lehigh.....................................W 34-10 O27 at Northeastern..............................W 13-2 N3 Rhode Island •.............................W 14-12 N10 at Holy Cross..............................W 14-13 N17 at Massachusetts •........................L 14-10 1985 (6-4, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S14 Lafayette........................................L 20-7 S21 at Boston University •.................W 27-13 S28 Dartmouth.....................................W 23-7 at Connecticut •.............................W 10-8 O5 O12 at Bucknell....................................W 58-0 O19 Lehigh.........................................W 31-17 O26 Northeastern................................W 35-21 at Rhode Island •..........................L 30-20 N2 at Maine •.....................................L 45-40 N9 N16 Massachusetts •............................L 21-17 1986 (7-4, 4-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S6 at Richmond •...............................L 38-12 S13 at Delaware •...............................W 28-21 S20 Boston University •.......................W 26-9 S27 at Dartmouth...............................W 66-12 Connecticut •...............................W 42-19 O4 O11 at Lafayette..................................W 20-16 O25 Northeastern................................W 24-21 Rhode Island •.............................W 28-24 N1 N8 Maine •.........................................L 14-13 N15 at Massachusetts •........................L 38-31 N22 Colgate.........................................L 27-23 1987 (7-3, 4-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes Richmond •....................................L 14-7 S5 S19 at Boston Univ. •................W 27-20 (3ot) S26 Dartmouth.....................................W 41-3 Delaware •...................................W 45-21 O3 O17 Northeastern................................W 24-16 O24 Lafayette.....................................W 21-19 O31 at Rhode Island •.........................W 28-14 N7 at Maine • %.................................L 28-14 N14 Massachusetts •...........................W 17-10 N21 at Connecticut •............................L 31-21 1988 (6-5, 6-2 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S10 at Colgate......................................W 21-7 S17 Connecticut •...............................W 27-20 S24 at Maine •....................................W 44-23 O1 Delaware •....................................L 38-20 at Richmond •...........................L 23-17 ot O8 O15 at William & Mary.......................L 33-31 O22 Northeastern................................W 15-10 O29 at Boston University •..................L 23-21 N5 Villanova •.....................................W 58-7 N12 at Rhode Island •...........................W 17-9 N19 Massachusetts •............................L 64-42 (7-3, 5-3 Yankee) 1989 Coach: Bill Bowes S9 Maine •...........................................L 24-7 S23 at Connecticut •............................L 24-10 S30 at Delaware •...............................W 27-17 at Northeastern............................W 31-28 O7 O14 Colgate........................................W 17-10 O21 Richmond •...................................W 21-7 O28 Boston University •.....................W 38-35 N4 at Villanova •...............................W 13-12 N11 Rhode Island •...............................W 25-0 N18 at Massachusetts •........................L 34-28
1990 (7-3-1, 5-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S8 at Connecticut •...........................W 21-16 S15 Delaware •.....................................W 34-7 S22 at Maine •................................... W 28-20 S29 Dartmouth....................................T 21-21 O6 at Richmond •................................W 19-0 O14 at Colgate....................................W 38-22 O20 Northeastern..................................W 59-7 O27 at Boston University •..................L 41-24 N3 Villanova •......................................L 10-7 N10 at Rhode Island •..........................L 24-14 N17 Massachusetts •...........................W 36-18 1991 (9-3, 7-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Bill Bowes at Marshall...................................L 24-23 S7 S14 Connecticut •...............................W 21-16 S21 Hofstra.........................................W 48-28 S28 Maine •........................................W 38-20 O5 at Delaware •...............................W 45-28 O12 Richmond •...................................W 34-0 O26 at Northeastern............................W 18-14 N2 Boston University •.....................W 45-26 N9 at Villanova •..................................L 33-7 N16 Rhode Island •.............................W 42-35 N23 at Massachusetts •.......................W 35-28 N30 Samford* .....................................L 29-13 *-NCAA I-AA Playoffs (5-5-1, 3-5 Yankee) 1992 Coach: Bill Bowes at Maine •.....................................L 27-24 S5 S12 Connecticut •................................L 24-21 S19 at Lehigh.....................................W 28-14 S26 Dartmouth...................................W 45-27 O3 Delaware •....................................L 42-22 O10 at Richmond •.................................L 15-7 O24 Northeastern.................................T 10-10 O31 at Boston University •.................W 43-14 N7 Villanova •....................................L 27-21 N14 at Rhode Island •.........................W 20-13 N21 Massachusetts •...........................W 20-13 1993 (6-5, 4-4 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes at William & Mary.......................L 27-14 S4 S11 at Connecticut •................... L 24-23 (2ot) S18 Richmond •.................................W 31-20 S25 Maine •........................................W 63-13 O9 at Dartmouth.................................W 14-7 O16 at James Madison •......................L 45-21 O23 Northeastern..................................W 21-6 O30 Boston Univ. •..............................L 24-14 at Villanova •...............................W 45-14 N6 N13 Rhode Island •.............................W 51-33 N20 at Massachusetts •........................L 15-13 (10-2, 8-0 Yankee Champions) 1994 Coach: Bill Bowes S10 at Northeastern..............................W 28-7 S17 James Madison •.........................W 27-24 S24 Connecticut •...............................W 20-19 O1 at Hofstra........................................L 28-6 O8 Massachusetts •...........................W 14-11 O15 Lehigh.........................................W 42-10 O22 at Maine •......................................W 24-7 O29 at Rhode Island •...........................W 13-7 N5 at Richmond •..............................W 42-14 N12 Villanova •...................................W 21-14 N19 at Boston Univ. •................W 52-51 (2ot) N26 Appalachian State*............... L 17-10 (ot) *-NCAA I-AA Playoffs 1995 (6-5, 4-4 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S9 at Connecticut •............................L 21-23 S16 Rhode Island •................................L 10-7 S23 William & Mary •..........................L 39-0 S30 at Lehigh.....................................W 35-14 at Massachusetts •.......................W 32-29 O7 O14 James Madison.............................L 23-19 O21 Maine •..........................................W 21-0 O28 Boston University •......................W 35-7 at Richmond •...................................L 7-3 N4 N11 at Villanova •.................................W 12-9 N18 Northeastern................................W 21-10 (8-3, 6-2 Yankee) 1996 Coach: Bill Bowes S14 at Rhode Island •.........................W 35-26 S21 Connecticut •...............................W 21-13 S28 at James Madison........................W 39-22 at William & Mary ........................L 31-7 O5 O12 Lehigh......................................... W42-27 O19 at Maine •.....................................L 34-20 O26 Massachusetts •.............................W 40-7
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Richmond •................................. W14-13 Villanova •.....................................W 34-0 at Boston University •.................W 31-10 at Northeastern •...........................L 30-28
(5-6, 5-3 Atlantic 10) 1997 Coach: Bill Bowes Delaware •....................................L 27-10 S6 S13 at Rhode Island •..........................L 35-21 S20 William & Mary •.......................W 24-22 S27 at Stephen F. Austin.....................L 18-14 O4 at Massachusetts •.......................W 28-10 O11 Hofstra..........................................L 33-14 O18 at Northeastern •...........................L 34-19 O25 Maine •..........................................W 24-7 N8 at Villanova..................................L 23-20 N15 Boston University •.......................W 38-0 N22 at Connecticut •...........................W 21-18 1998 (4-7, 3-5 Atlantic 10) Coach: Bill Bowes S5 at Northeastern •.............................L 10-3 S12 at Maine •.....................................L 52-28 S19 East Stroudsburg.........................W 70-10 S26 at Delaware •..................................L 31-7 O3 Connecticut •...............................W 34-20 O10 Richmond.....................................L 22-13 O17 Northeastern •..............................L 35-28 O24 at William & Mary •....................W 31-19 O31 Massachusetts •............................L 27-26 N7 at Hofstra......................................L 41-38 N14 Rhode Island •.................................W 9-7 1999 (5-6, 3-5 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S4 at Rhode Island •.........................W 37-14 S11 at Massachusetts •........................L 34-19 S18 James Madison •..........................L 35-28 S25 at Richmond •...............................L 27-17 O2 Stephen F. Austin........................W 38-28 O16 at Northeastern............................W 33-21 O23 at South Florida......................L 42-41 OT O30 Villanova •....................................L 31-28 N6 Delaware •....................................L 14-10 N13 at Connecticut •...........................W 43-18 N20 Maine •........................................W 31-20 2000 (6-5, 4-4 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S2 at Hampton..................................W 31-17 S9 Rhode Island •.............................W 13-12 S16 Northeastern •...............................W 24-7 S23 Dartmouth...................................W 42-21 S30 at James Madison •......................L 24-13 O14 Richmond •..................................L 31-10 O21 at Villanova •................................L 49-42 O28 Massachusetts •...........................W 24-16 N4 at Delaware •........................ W 45-44 OT N11 Gardner-Webb..............................L 38-35 N18 at Maine •.....................................L 55-10 2001 (4-7, 2-7 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S1 Hampton......................................W 45-29 James Madison •.........................W 26-19 S8 S22 at Dartmouth...............................W 42-38 S29 at William & Mary •.....................L 38-28 O6 Delaware •....................................L 49-36 O13 at Massachusetts •.......................W 35-24 O20 at Rhode Island •..........................L 31-27 O27 at Hofstra •...................................L 35-20 N3 Villanova •....................................L 38-35 N10 at Northeastern •........................... L 34-11 N17 Maine •.........................................L 57-24 2002 (3-8, 2-7 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell A29 at Kent State...................................L 34-7 S7 at James Madison •......................L 20-14 S14 Hofstra •.......................................L 52-28 S21 at Villanova •..................................L 45-3 S28 at Dartmouth...............................W 29-26 O12 Richmond •.................................W 20-19 O19 William & Mary •........................L 34-27 O26 at Delaware •..................................L 21-9 N9 Massachusetts •...........................W 31-14 N16 Northeastern •..............................L 49-17 N23 at Maine •.....................................L 31-14 2003 (5-7, 3-6 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell A30 Central Connecticut....................W 70-20 S6 at Central Michigan......................L 40-33 S13 Villanova •....................................L 48-14 S20 at Rhode Island •..........................L 55-40 S27 Dartmouth...................................W 42-17
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Northeastern •.............................W 48-21 Rhode Island •.............................W 55-42 at William & Mary •.....................L 20-17 Maine •........................................W 27-24 at McNeese State (NCAAs)........W 49-13 at Villanova (NCAAs)....................L 46-7
2004 (10-3, 6-2 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S2 at Delaware ................................W 24-21 S11 at Rutgers....................................W 35-24 S18 William & Mary •............................L 9-7 S25 at Dartmouth...............................W 45-24 O2 at Villanova •...............................W 51-40 O16 Massachusetts •............................L 38-21 O23 Hofstra •......................................W 33-27 O30 at Northeastern •..........................W 27-23 N6 at Rhode Island •...........................W 27-3 N13 Towson •.....................................W 62-24 N20 at Maine •....................................W 50-36 N27 at Georgia Southern (NCAAs)....W 27-23 D4 at Montana (NCAAs)...................L 47-17
2010 (8-5, 5-3 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S4 Central Connecticut State.............W 33-3 S11 at Pittsburgh.................................L 38-16 S18 at Rhode Island •..........................L 28-25 S25 Lehigh.........................................W 31-10 O2 at Maine •............................L 16-13 (OT) O9 Richmond •...................................W 17-0 O16 at James Madison •.....................W 28-14 O23 Massachusetts &• .......................W 39-13 William & Mary •..........................L 13-3 N6 N13 at Villanova •...............................W 31-24 N20 Towson •.....................................W 38-19 D4 at Bethune-Cookman (NCAAs)..W 45-20 D10 at Delaware (NCAAs)....................L 16-3 & -Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium
2005 (11-2, 7-1 Atlantic 10 Champions) Coach Sean McDonnell S3 at UC Davis.................................W 17-13 S17 at Towson •..................................W 62-21 S24 Dartmouth...................................W 49-20 O1 Villanova •...................................W 41-17 O 8 at William & Mary •.....................L 42-10 O15 Rhode Island •...............................W 53-9 O 22 Northeastern •.............................W 52-21 O 29 at Massachusetts •.......................W 34-28 N 5 at Hofstra •..................................W 29-26 N 12 Iona College..................................W 56-0 N19 Maine •........................................W 59-47 N26 Colgate (NCAA).........................W 55-21 D 3 Northern Iowa (NCAAs)..............L 24-21
2011 (8-4, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S1 at Toledo.......................................L 58-22 S10 at Lehigh............................W 48-41 (OT) S24 at Richmond •..............................W 45-43 O1 Holy Cross..................................W 39-32 O8 Villanova •...................................W 47-17 O15 at William & Mary •.....................L 24-10 O22 Massachusetts &•........................W 27-21 O29 Rhode Island •.............................W 31-24 N5 James Madison •.........................W 28-10 N12 at Towson •...................................L 56-42 N19 Maine •........................................W 30-27 at Montana State (NCAAs)..........L 26-25 D3 & -Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium
2006 (9-4, 5-3 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S9 at Northwestern...........................W 34-17 S 16 Stony Brook..................................W 62-7 S 23 at Dartmouth...............................W 56-14 S 30 at Delaware •...............................W 52-49 O 7 Richmond •.................................W 27-17 O14 James Madison •..........................L 42-23 O 21 at Northeastern •.....................L 36-35 OT O 28 Hofstra •........................................W 10-6 N 4 Massachusetts •............................L 28-20 N 11 at Rhode Island •.........................W 63-21 N 18 at Maine •............................. W 19-13 OT N 25 at Hampton (NCAAs).................W 41-38 D 2 at Massachusetts (NCAAs) .........L 24-17
2012 (8-4, 6-2 CAA Champions) Coach: Sean McDonnell A30 at Holy Cross..............................W 38-17 S8 at Minnesota...................................L 44-7 S15 Central Connecticut State...........W 43-10 S22 at Old Dominion •........................L 64-61 S29 Delaware •...................................W 34-14 O6 at Georgia State •........................W 44-21 O13 Richmond •.................................W 44-40 O20 at Maine •....................................W 28-21 O27 at Rhode Island •.........................W 40-20 N3 William & Mary •.......................W 28-25 N17 Towson •......................................L 64-35 D1 at Wofford (NCAAs)......................L 23-7
2007 (7-5, 4-4 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S8 at James Madison •......................L 41-24 S15 at Marshall..................................W 48-35 S22 Dartmouth...................................W 52-31 S29 at Richmond •...............................L 45-38 O6 Delaware •................................... W35-30 O13 Iona.............................................W 49-21 O20 at Hofstra •....................................W 40-3 O27 Rhode Island •.............................W 49-36 N3 Northeastern •..............................L 31-13 N10 at Massachusetts •..........................L 27-7 N17 Maine •........................................W 39-14 N24 at Northern Iowa (NCAAs)..........L 38-35 2008 (10-3, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S6 at Army........................................W 28-10 S13 at Rhode Island •.........................W 51-43 S20 Albany.........................................W 32-24 S27 at Dartmouth.................................W 42-6 O11 William & Mary •........................L 38-34 O18 at Northeastern •..........................W 33-21 O25 Towson •.....................................W 42-14 N1 Hofstra •......................................W 45-25 at Villanova •................................L 24-13 N8 N15 Massachusetts •...........................W 52-21 N22 at Maine •....................................W 28-24 N29 at Southern Illinois (NCAAs).....W 29-20 D6 at Northern Iowa (NCAAs)..........L 36-34 2009 (10-3, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell St. Francis...................................W 24-14 S5 S12 at Ball State.................................W 23-16 S26 Dartmouth...................................W 44-14 O3 at Towson •....................................W 57-7 O10 Villanova •...................................W 28-24 O17 at Massachusetts •........................L 23-17 O24 at Hofstra •..................................W 18-10
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Elon *..........................................W 37-14 at William & Mary *....................L 34-18 at Delaware *...............................L 31-14 Rhode Island *............................W 20-17 Richmond *.................................W 30-25 at Albany *..................................W 24-14 Maine *............................................. 22-6 Colgate (NCAAs)........................L 27-20
2016 (8-5, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S3 at San Diego State..........................L 31-0 S10 Holy Cross..................................W 39-28 S17 at Dartmouth................................L 22-21 S24 at Rhode Island *........................W 39-17 William & Mary *.......................W 21-12 O1 O7 at Elon *......................................W 13-10 O15 James Madison *..........................L 42-39 O22 at Towson *...................................W 21-7 O29 Stony Brook *.............................W 43-14 N12 Albany *.......................................L 36-25 N19 at Maine *...................................W 24-21 N26 Lehigh (NCAAs).........................W 64-21 D3 at James Madison (NCAAs)........L 55-22 2017 (9-5, 5-3 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell A31 Maine *.......................................W 24-23 S9 vs. Georgia Southern π................W 22-12 S16 at Holy Cross...............................L 51-26 S23 Rhode Island...............................W 28-14 S30 Bryant..........................................W 45-17 O14 at Stony Brook *..........................L 38-24 O21 Towson *.....................................W 40-17 O28 at James Madison *........................L 21-0 at William & Mary *...................W 35-16 N4 N11 Elon *............................................W 16-6 N18 at Albany *.....................................L 15-0 N25 Central Conn. State (NCAAs).......W 14-0 at Central Arkansas (NCAAs).....W 21-15 D2 at South Dakota State (NCAAs)..L 56-14 D9 π at Iron Bowl (Birmingham, Alabama)
2013 (10-5, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S7 at Central Michigan......................L 24-21 S14 Colgate........................................W 53-23 S28 at Lehigh......................................L 34-27 O5 at Towson •...................................L 44-28 O12 Rhode Island •.............................W 59-19 O19 Villanova •...................................W 29-28 O26 at Stony Brook •..........................W 31-13 N2 at William & Mary •.......................L 17-0 N9 James Madison •.........................W 33-17 N16 at Albany •...................................W 37-20 N23 Maine •..........................................W 24-3 N30 Lafayette (NCAAs).......................W 45-7 at Maine (NCAAs)......................W 41-27 D7 D14 at Southeastern Louisiana (NCAAs).W 20-17 D20 at North Dakota State (NCAAs)...L 52-14 2014 (12-2, 8-0 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell A30 at Toledo.......................................L 54-20 S13 Lehigh.........................................W 45-27 S20 at Richmond •..............................W 29-26 S27 Dartmouth...................................W 52-19 at Elon.........................................W 48-14 O4 O11 William & Mary•..........................W 32-3 O25 Stony Brook •..............................W 28-20 N1 Albany •......................................W 49-24 N8 at Rhode Island •.........................W 41-14 N15 Delaware •...................................W 43-14 N22 at Maine •....................................W 20-12 Fordham (NCAAs)......................W 44-19 D6 D12 Chattanooga (NCAAs)................W 35-30 D20 Illinois State (NCAAs)..................... L 21-18 2015 (7-5, 5-3 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S3 at San Jose State...........................L 43-13 S12 at Colgate......................................W 26-8 S19 at Stony Brook *............................L 31-6 S26 Central Connecticut State...........W 57-14
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NATIONAL AWARDS Walter Payton Award
Jerry Azumah Ricky Santos
RB QB
1998 2006
Buck Buchanan Award
Matt Evans
LB
2011
National Coach of the Year AFCA FCS
Sean McDonnell
Eddie Robinson FCS Sean McDonnell
2014 2005, ‘14
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) All-Academic First Team
John Driscoll Dave Morton
OT OT
1952 1984
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Rick Leclerc
QB
1984
ALL - AMERICANS Kodak Coaches First Team Barry Bourassa RB 1991 Bill Burnham RB 1976, ‘77 Ed Douglas G 1950 John Driscoll OT 1987 Paul Dufault C 1985 Kevin Martell C 1975 Dave Morton OT 1984 Dwayne Sabb LB 1991 Grady Vigneau OT 1977 Al Witteman DT 1968 American Football Coaches Association Jerry Azumah TB 1997, ‘98 David Ball WR 2005, ‘06 Casey DeAndrade CB 2016 Matt Evans LB 2012 Mike Foley DL 1994 RJ Harris WR 2014 Stephan Lewis RB 2002 Ricky Santos QB 2007 Scott Sicko TE 2009 Dino Vasso DB 2010
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2010, ‘12 2014 2010 2014
College Sports Journal Jared Smith DT
2012
Phil Steele’s First Team Matt Evans LB Neil O’Connor WR
2011 2017
College Sports Madness Matt Evans LB Neil O’Connor WR
2011 2017
Beyond Sports Network Mike Coccia C 2014 (3rd) Casey DeAndrade CB 2014 (3rd) R.J. Harris WR 2014 (1st) Harold Spears TE 2014 (1st)
Associated Press First Team Jerry Azumah TB 1998 David Ball WR 2005, ‘06 Mike Coccia C 2014 Matt Evans LB 2012 RJ Harris WR 2014 Walter Jones OL 1998 Ricky Santos QB 2007 Scott Sicko TE 2008 Jonathan Williams TE 2005 Walter Camp First Team Jerry Azumah RB David Ball WR Barry Bourassa RB Mike Coccia C Matt Evans LB RJ Harris WR Neil O’Connor WR Ricky Santos QB Scott Sicko TE Jonathan Williams TE
Ricky Santos
College Sporting News Matt Evans LB R.J. Harris WR Brian McNally DE Harold Spears TE
1998 2004, ‘05, ‘06 1991 2014 2010, ‘11, ‘12 2014 2017 2005, ‘06, ‘07 2008 2005
The Sports Network / STATS Mike Coccia C 2014 (3rd) Matt Evans LB 2011, ‘12 RJ Harris WR 2014 (1st) Neil O’Connor WR 2017 (2nd) Harold Spears TE 2014 (2nd)
David Ball
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CONFERENCE AWARDS C AA / At l a n t i c 10 / Yan ke e
Coach of the Year
Bill Bowes Sean McDonnell
1989, ’94 2004, ’14
Offensive Player of the Year Barry Bourassa Jerry Azumah Jerry Azumah Ricky Santos Ricky Santos Ricky Santos Kevin Decker
RB TB TB QB QB QB QB
1991 1996 1998 2005 2006 2007 2011
Defensive Player of the Year Steve Doig Tim Teevens Neal Zonfrelli Paul Boulay
Rookie of the Year Curt Collins Ricky Santos Brian McNally Prince Smith, Jr.
LB DB LB DT
1981 1984 1985 1987
RB QB DE DB
1980 2004 2008 (Def.) 2016
Chuck Boone Leadership Award Chris Zarkoskie Casey DeAndrade
OL DB/PR
All-Conference First Team Geoff Aleva Jeff Allen Alton Amidon Warren Armes Paul Ashnault Jerry Azumah David Ball Jason Ball Brett Bashaw Brett Bernier Ed Booker Paul Boulay Barry Bourassa Mike Boyle Norman Breault Jim Bumpus Bill Burnham John Burnham Romande Carter Tony Ciccone Mike Coccia Jim Concannon Nick Couturier Edward Cramer Matt Crispino Paul D’Allesandro Casey DeAndrade Kevin Decker Bill Dedrick Richard Dewing Steve Doig Greg Donahue Ed Douglas Pat Downey Dan Drewniak John Driscoll Paul Dufault
DT QB T LB G TB WR C LB DE LB DT RB WR WR OG RB T LB OG OL DB OC G DL G CB, PR QB DE RB LB LB G C C OT C
2012 2016
1990, ’91 1976, ’77 1956 1994 1953, ’54 1996, ’97, ’98 2004, ’05, ’06 2001 2000 1971 1972 1986, ’87 1990, ’91 2008 1970 1985 1975, ’76, ’77 1957 1996 1985 2014 1993, ’94 2007 1961 1998 1961 2014, ’15, ’16 2011 1977 1952 1981 1979 1951 1997 1969 1987 1985
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Dick Duffy Earl Eddy Phil Estes Bill Estey Mark Etro Richard Eustis Matt Evans Eric Facey John Flanagan Joe Fleming Mike Foley Norm Ford Terrance Fox Francis Frasier David Gamble Andre Garron Arnold Garron Dave Giguere Alan Girroir Mike Gooden Dwayne Gordon Paul Gorham Basil Gregorios Charles Grzbielski R.J. Harris Stan Harrison Jeff Hayes Neal Herrick Edwin Holm Bob Hopkins Bruce Huther Ilia Jarostchuk Ryan Jones Walter Jones Ken Kaplan Rich Langlois Mike Lanza Keith LeVan Greg Lewis Stephan Lewis Paul Lindquist Marshall Litchfield Dave Loehle Ray Lyons Tom Manning Kevin Martell Vincent Martino Steve Mazur Cliff McDonald Brian McNally Tad McNeely John Merrill Richard Mezquita Don Miller Philip Montagano Gerry Moran Mike Moroney Neil O’Connor Peter O’Donnell Bill O’Malley Bob O’Neil Brian O’Neill Matt O’Neill Seamus O’Neill Duncan Ogg Curtis Olds Jeff Pammer Bill Pappas Samuel Paul
DB T OG RB S E LB PK OG DL DL RB WR E WR RB DB OG T S LB TE G E WR DB OL E G QB LB LB DB OL OT LB DT WR DB RB T E WR DL PK C DT E T DE OL OG RB OT E OG TE WR WR DL WR DL C OL C WR FS QB QB
1977 1951 1979 1966, ’67 1975, ’77 1960 2011, ’12 1985 1984 1994 1994, ’95 1988 2010 1959 1993 1983, ’84, ’85 1982, ’83 1973 1954 1982 1992 1982 1956 1962 2012, ’13, ’14 1986 1999 1952 1959 1971 1985 1984, ’85, ’86 1989 1998 1980, ’82 1973 1974 2007 1992 2002 1960 1954 1978, ’79 1995 2009 1975 1967 1953 1968 2010, ’11 2016 1975, ’76 1960 1971, ’72 1956 1971, ’72 1974, ’75 2017 1981 1987 1971 1984, ’85 1992 2012 1962 1986, ’87, ’88 2007 1953, ’54 1959
John Perry George Peterson Tucker Peterson William Phillips Lee Pope Chris Porter Jordan Powell Norman Powers Charles Robichaud Dave Rozumek Dwayne Sabb Ricky Santos Brian Saranovitz Matt Schneible Daniel Sereika Mike Shaughnessy Cam Shorey Mike Shriner Scott Sicko Jared Smith Wayne Smith Hugo Souza Harold Spears Barry Stiber Doug Stockbridge Tim Teevens Eric Thompson Donald Trimble Bob Trouville Will Tychsen William Vasilios Dino Vasso Grady Vigneau Kurt Volherbst Cal Wallingford Robert Weeks Mike White Jonathan Williams Dave Wissman Al Witteman Ted Wright Neal Zonfrelli
WR DE OL RB WR OT TE LB C LB LB QB OT OG RB RB DE RB TE DT OT S TE G DE DB DB T QB LB DE CB OT DB E T OT TE DB DT RB LB
1991 2004 2006 1967 1977 1991 2015 1970 1955 1975 1990, ’91 2005, ’06, ’07 1984, ’85 1991 1962, ’63 1968 2016 1985 2008, ’09 2012 1976 2010 2014 1962 1976 1984 1986 1958, ’59 1956 1989 1967 2010 1977 1967, ’68 1968 1962 1997 2004, ’05 1984 1968 1955 1984, ’85
Bill Bowes • Coach of the Year ‘89 ‘94
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Most Valuable Player Dalton Crossan Casey DeAndrade Akil Anderson Sean Goldrich RJ Harris Cody Muller Justin Mello Manny Asam Matt Evans Kevin Decker R.J. Toman Hugo Souza Scott Sicko Sean Ware Mike Boyle John Clements Ricky Santos David Ball Derek Stank George Peterson Chris Robinson Stephan Lewis Jason Ball Brett Bashaw Dan Kreider Jerry Azumah Jerry Azumah Jerry Azumah Mike Foley Joe Fleming Avrom Smith David Gamble Barry Bourassa Dwayne Gordon Dwayne Sabb Ryan Jones Mark Carr Bob Jean Paul Boulay Ilia Jarostchuk Andre Garron Neal Zonfrelli Dave Wissman Arnold Garron Ken Kaplan Steve Doig Keith Reynolds Greg Donahue Sean McDonnell Grady Vigneau Doug Stockbridge Dave Rozumek
TEAM AWARDS
RB CB LB QB WR DE WR SS LB QB QB FS TE LB WR FS QB WR DL DE LB RB C LB FB TB TB TB DE DT RB WR RB DE LB DB QB QB DT DE RB LB DB DB OT LB LB LB DB OT DE LB
Eugene K. Auerbach Student-Athlete Award
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972
Nick Marino Cam Shorey Dougie Moss Nick Cefalo Brad Prasky Mike MacArthur Chris Zarkoskie Chris Chandler Kyle Auffray Tom Manning Tom Bishop Johan Asker AJ. Snook Evan Loring Tim Carignan Shaun Diner Jon Hart Nick Gaunce Peter Bush Michael DePalma Jody Trunfio Matt Crispino Richard Clough Jeff Tamulski Chris Bourdon Jim Concannon Chad Ames John Donnelly Geoff Aleva T.J. Reap Tim Byrne Jim Prendible Bill O’Malley Stan Harrison Jim Bumpus Dave Morton John Beecy Greg Stilphen Joe Clemente Doug Romano Tom Leavitt Bill Logue Richard Duffy John Merrill Albert Parchuk Michael Keough Richard Desrochers Richard Boucher
Bo Dickson Spirit Award
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Jake Kennedy Andrew Lauderdale Jullian Turner Matt Kaplan Seamus O’Neill Doug Stockbridge Mickey Mangieri Nancy Brown Tom Neill Matt Parent Nick Couturier Tucker Peterson Alan Tallman Mike Granieri Jeremy Hincman Bill Pizzano Ryan Day David O’Connor Dan Curran John Haggerty Mike White
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Jack French Unsung Hero Award
S DE CB S K K OL WR P/TE PK P/PK OL DB WR OL WR OL OL DB TE DL DL DL TE OL DB DE TE DT LB DB C NG DB OG OT LB OT DE TE QB/P DT DB OG RB QB DB LB OL OL DT DT OL WR OL LB OL OL LB QB DL QB TB OL
2017 Will McInerny Rick Holt 2016 Tad McNeely 2015 Hayden Knudson 2014 Brian Ciccone Jimmy Giansante 2013 Sean McCann 2012 Alan Buzbee 2011 James Jenkins 2010 Steve Young 2009 J.T. Wright 2008 Andrew Elwell Josh Droesch 2007 Marvin Wright 2006 Dan Wagner Brendan St. Peter 2005 E.J. DeWitt 2004 Amir Saadah 2003 Jermaine Stevens 2002 Mike Hurley 2001 Mike Wells Tim Sample 2000 Erik Mitchell 1999 Wade Rowcliffe 1998 Greg Krause 1997 Dave Lopez 1996 Peter Christopher 1995 Sean Finneran 1994 Lee McClinton 1993 Mike Cranney 1992 Ron Baisden 1991 Matt Griffin 1990 Shawn Lane Tom Whelan 1989 Garry Jordan 1988 Frank Maguire 1987 Scott Curtis 1986 Joe Thomson 1985 Tom Flanagan 1984 John Flanagan 1983 Peter O’Donnell 1982 Franz Eberth 1979-81 Not Awarded 1978 George Moore 1977 Gary DeStefano 1976 Charlie McMahon 1975 Nick Ragusa 1974 Bob Dearth
OL DT OL S DE WR DT LB DE DT WR OL OL DL DL DL LB LB WR QB DL OL SS SS OL TB LB OL RB WR DB QB K/RB NG DB OG LB OG TE OG WR OG WR LB LB OT OT
Buck Buchanan Distinguished Service Award
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Nick Marino DeVaughn Chollette Horace Chalstrom Rob Bowman Chris Houston Mickey DiLima Mark Petercuskie Devon Jackson Ryan Hinds Chris McClurg Matt Perdoni Aaron Brown John McCoy Shaun Diner George Yasso Michael Taylor Bryce Scottron Al Willis Mike Szweda Ryan Scottron Matt Drayton Chris Bresnahan Rob McCoy Jim Stayer David Gamble John Perry Scott Wojnovich Ryan Jones
S LB CB OL CB OL LB LB DB OL DL WR RB WR LB WR DB OL DB FB OL QB DB QB WR WR LB DB
Bob Demers 12th Player Award
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978
Max Pedinoff Adam Riese Austin Heter Harold Spears Cody Muller Dontra Peters Kyle Flemings Terrance Fox Sean Jellison Chad Kackert Robert Simpson Husain Karim Muji Karim David Sundberg David Bailey Aaron Thomas Brandon Taylor Czar Wiley Brian Mallette Frankie Smith Jeff Hayes Tim Cramsey Mark Wheeler Jason Swett Matt Mezquita Adam Mott Bob Jordan Mike Gallagher Chris McGrath Tom Joy Matt Banbury Bill Farrell Tom Johnson Ted White Mike Shriner Bob Price Bill Peach Ron MacDonald Peter Bergeron Jeff Belmont Tom Ruffen Bill Logue
P/K QB OL TE DE CB CB WR RB RB RB LB LB OL WR FS SS FS WR DB OL QB LB DB RB DE DB RB LB DB RB DB TE DB RB DB WR DB DB LB TE DT
Bill Bowes Coaches Award 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
D’Andre Drummond-Mayrie Ryan Farrell LB Daniel Rowe S Mike Coccia C Shane McNeely LB Chris Setian RB Chris Zarkoskie OL Brian McNally DE Dino Vasso CB Terrence Klein WS Eric Cumba OL Jeff Pammer FS Corey Graham DB Baron Flenory FS Christian Leibl-Cote OL Jon Hart OL Carl Betz TE Jon Oosterhuis DL Brett Bashaw LB Jermaine Washington WR
Todd Walker Teammate Award 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
John DiCaro Nick Marino Kevin McNally Nico Steriti Andy Vailas Jim Earley Jimmy Vailas Tim Farina Jason Roach
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
The University of New Hampshire was originally founded as a land-grant college whose mission was to shape and educate citizenry among the state’s farmers, business people and engineers. Today, the University is a land-, sea-, and space-grant university serving a growing undergraduate student body of 13,000+ and a graduate population of 2,400 in addition to 620 full-time faculty members, 86% of whom have earned their doctorate degree. The University has grown into a top public research university occupying 2,600 acres of classic living and learning space while still maintaining the look and feel of a New England liberal arts college. UNH’s student to faculty ratio registers at 18:1 with 83% of its classes having 50 students or less. UNH offers more than 200 degree programs with 50+ research centers and institutes as well as 570+ study abroad programs available. We don’t just prepare you for the world – we empower you to change it. UNH hosts international students from 70 countries and boasts a population of students from all 50 states. The University sponsors 20 Division I athletic teams, as well as 31 club sports and 250 student-led organizations, and 15 percent of students are involved in Greek life. There are more than 150 public art performances and exhibits annually on campus, and the dining halls have received national recognition. We’re a flagship university that hasn’t forgotten its roots: bringing faculty and students together to examine the past, engage with the present and build the future; doing work that contributes to the common good; and serving as a public resource within the borders of our state and way, way beyond. Research excellence at UNH reaches from the uncharted ocean depths to the edge of our solar system and the Earth we call home. Powered by more than $100 million in competitive external funding, UNH research produces high-impact results that transform lives, solve global challenges and drive economic growth through productive partnerships with communities and businesses. UNH actively promotes international engagement and cross-cultural understanding. In today’s globalized and interdependent world, studying international affairs and having a transnational perspective are critical for success and have never been more vital -- or valuable. With a dynamic roster of global opportunities, a teaching faculty conducting research worldwide and an increasingly international student body, UNH brings the world to our campuses and UNH to the world.
HISTORY Founded in 1866 as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, UNH was among the early state institutions of higher education whose formation was made possible by federal government land grants. The purpose for the grants was to establish colleges that would serve the sons and daughters of farming and laboring families.
University of New Hampshire Athletic Department Mission Statement and Diversity Statement Mission Statement The mission of the intercollegiate athletics program at the University of New Hampshire is to provide student-athletes a collegiate experience that is enriched by their participation in programs which are competitive at the NCAA Division I level both regionally and nationally. The intercollegiate athletics program also plays an important role by enhancing the quality of life for the University and statewide community by being a source of pride and identification with the University while always maintaining high standards of academic scholarship and integrity. To fulfill its mission, the intercollegiate program must: 1. Provide student-athletes every opportunity to meet academic and athletic demands with the goal of graduating every student-athlete. 2. Provide resources necessary to field competitive teams with league affiliations, and to gain regional and national recognition. 3. Provide equitable opportunities for all intercollegiate athletics by the active recruitment of minority athletes, and provide equitable opportunities for all women student-athletes commensurate with that of their male counterparts. 4. Provide excellent facilities for all athletes to train, practice and play. 5. Conduct all operations within state and federal law, University policies, rules of the NCAA and athletics conferences in which the University competes. Diversity Statement The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. The University of UNH is committed to creating a more diverse community, knowing that “inclusion, diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our mission of educational excellence.” This diversity strengthens our ability to reach our individual and collective potential and to provide better services and care for all faculty, staff, and students.
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New Hampshire College was originally situated in Hanover, N.H. Here it was in connection with Dartmouth College before moving to Durham in 1893 after Benjamin Thompson bequeathed land and money to further the development of the college. The state legislature then granted its new charter as the University of New Hampshire in 1923. With more than 100 majors offered, UNH encompasses eight schools and colleges that undergraduates can choose from: the College of Liberal Arts, College of Health and Human Services, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, Peter T. Paul School of Business and Economics, Carsey School of Public Policy and the Thompson School of Applied Science. At the very heart of the University’s undergraduate studies is the General Education Program. The GEP is a core program with a breadth of academic subjects that aims to acquaint the student with some of the major modes of thought necessary to understand oneself, others, society and the world. CAMPUS In the 2000’s, several athletic facilities have received major upgrades and improvements. Most recently, Wildcat Stadium was completed in August 2016 as the new home of the football, men’s soccer and women’s lacrosse teams; the 11,015-seat venue includes skybox seats, suites, press box and concession stands, as well a videoboard. State-of-the-art center-hung videoboards were also installed at the Whittemore Center prior to the 2016-17 hockey season. In September 2001, the University completed a $2.15 million track and field facility. The Jerry Azumah Performance Center, the strength and conditioning facility located in the UNH Field House, was dedicated July 8, 2003. UNH athletics also added two $1.5 million outdoor artificial fields at Memorial Field and Bremner Field. Lundholm Gymnasium has received some major overhauls, including a new playing surface, new lights, new sound system, new bleacher system, new backboards and new scoreboards. The Paul Sweet Oval has been completely renovated to include new surfaces, lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. The University also continues to upgrade academic buildings. The $37 million Hamilton Smith Hall renovation and expansion was completed in September 2017. The project encompassed 91,000 square feet (26,000 renovated, 65,000 added) and 23 classrooms, six conference rooms, a Great Hall and seven lounge/study areas, two Technology-Enhanced Active Learning classrooms, and new lab spaces. In 2013, UNH unveiled the new Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. The $50 million building came is LEED “Gold” certified, a standard of environmentally friendly design and construction. The project was largely funded through private gifts, including a record-setting $25 million gift from alumnus and philanthropist Peter T. Paul, for whom the building is named. The building has 900 classroom seats with thousands of business and non-business students coming in and out each day. Breakout rooms equipped with video screens and recording equipment provide advanced technology to enhance the way students interact with each other, faculty and members of the business community. Its Great Hall features comfortable seating areas for studying, and an on-site café supplies students with a convenient dining option. Thompson Hall, one of the standing historical landmarks of the University, has been beautifully refurbished and restored. The University also completed a $52 million renovation of Kingsbury Hall, adding 6,000 square feet of student project space for students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, as well as a $4.5 million revamp of Hewitt Hall to expand the School of Health and Human Services. In addition, the new 120,000 square foot Biological Sciences Building, Rudman Hall and the Spaulding Life Sciences Renovation project now provide state-of-the-art teaching and researching laboratories. The University also spent $15 million to complete Morse Hall, a science and engineering building as well as $8.2 million to modernize the Memorial Union Building. This revision to the existing student union building consisted of several upgrades including top kitchen and dining facilities, two theaters, student mailboxes, lounges and meeting rooms, as well as additional retail spaces such as the University Bookstore. The University has also completed construction of the new dining facility on Main Street, Holloway Commons, as well as the renovation of the Dimond Library. Combining the atmosphere of a small New England liberal arts college with the resources and opportunities of a major research university, the University of New Hampshire is a place where all students can find or create their own niche and succeed. While the University offers an extremely broad academic base with an inspiring faculty, it also provides students with thousands of opportunities to get involved, either through athletics, campus recreation, student life, or research.
Distinguished Alumni Jerry Azumah ‘99 Former NFL Pro Bowler, Chicago Bears
Carlton Fisk ’69 Hall of Fame Baseball Player
Rod Langway ’77 Hall of Fame Hockey Player
Mike O’Malley ’92 Actor, “Glee” “My Name is Earl” “Yes, Dear”
Susan Blanchard Ryan ’89 Actress, “Open Water”, “It’s Complicated”
Corey Graham ’07 NFL Player, Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl XLVII champion (Baltimore)
Jennifer Lee Writer & Director, “Frozen”
Peter Paul ’67 Owner, Paul Financial & Peter Paul Wines
Richard Linnehan ’80 NASA Astronaut
Robert Towse ’63 Senior Partner, Morgan Stanley
John Lynch ’74 Former New Hampshire Governor
Barbara Walsh ’81 Pulitzer-prize winner, Portland Press Herald
Jackie MacMullan ’82 Journalist, ESPN & ESPN.com
Trevor van Riemsdyk NHL Player, Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup champion (Chigago, 2015)
Andy Brickley ’82 Former NHL Player & Analyst, Boston Bruins Karyn Bye ’94 1998 Olympic Gold, Ice Hockey Marcy Carsey ’66 Producer, Cosby Show & That 70’s Show Gary DeStefano ’78 President, Nike Global Operations Jack Edwards ’79 Announcer, Boston Bruins (NESN)
John Irving ’65 Author, “Cider House Rules” Natalie Jacobson ’65 Former News Anchor, Boston TV Dan Kreider ’99 Former NFL Player, 2000-09 Super Bowl XL champion (Pittsburgh) Kathryn Kross ’82 Executive Producer, “Bloomberg News”
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THE ADMINISTRATION
James (Jim) W. Dean is the 20th president of the University of New Hampshire, elected unanimously by the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees to lead the state’s flagship public university, effective June 30, 2018. Dean has more than 30 years of experience in public higher education scholarship, research, fundraising and leadership, most recently serving as executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of North Carolina, where he was a professor of organizational behavior. He joined UNC in 1997 as an associate professor of management and was appointed dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2008 before becoming provost in 2013. As UNC provost, Dean directed innovative efforts to support academic achievement, enhance retention and graduation rates and reorganize resources to prepare students for success after college. He shared his deep, personal commitment to building a diverse and inclusive university culture throughout his tenure at UNC, from hiring seven new deans to working with student groups on a wide range of issues. Dean believes that the nation’s public universities must rethink their efforts to better serve the public through teaching, research and engagement, and he adds that UNH is well-positioned to strengthen and even redefine its role as a leading public research university. As dean of UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, he launched a highly-ranked online MBA program that increased revenue by millions of dollars, and his initiative to identify core values for the business school continues to shape the school 20 years later. As associate dean for executive education, Dean recruited new clients, including the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force, and increased revenue by 60 percent. At UNH, Dean leads a university that: • Contributes $1.5 billion to New Hampshire’s economy each year • Is ranked #1 for safest university town in the country • Has research instruments on more than 20 satellites orbiting the Earth • Has raised over $300 million in its largest capital campaign • Is home to the nation’s leading research center on sexual assault prevention • Is the nation’s highest rated university for sustainability Dean and his wife, Jan, have two daughters and two grandchildren. He earned his Ph.D. and master’s degrees in Organizational Behavior from Carnegie Mellon University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The Catholic University of America.
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
The 2018-19 academic year will mark the 19th year Marty Scarano has served as the director of athletics at the University of New Hampshire. During his tenure, Scarano has heightened national exposure for UNH athletics with academic achievements, facility renovations and programmatic advancement being top priorities. There has been over $45 million in capital improvements since Scarano’s hiring in the summer of 2000. The largest-scale renovation – Wildcat Stadium, a $25 million athletic complex that is home to multiple UNH teams and multi-purposed for other events – was completed in August 2016. The structure, built on the west side of Mooradian Field, offers increased and improved seating, state-of-the-art broadcast capability, concessions and restrooms, as well as a 30’ by 50’ video board. A new synthetic surface was installed in summer 2017. In July 2017, the University announced the approval of a new 3.7M dollar soccer and lacrosse facility that will be built adjacent to Wildcat Stadium on the site of Lewis Field. Phase 1 of this project is currently being undertaken. In the spring of 2015, UNH finished construction on the $2 million Watkins Center for Student-Athlete Excellence at the Field House for its Division I and Northeast Passage studentathletes, funded entirely by private donations. That fall, the Whittemore Center – home to both ice hockey teams and site of the 2016 Women’s Frozen Four – received a substantial facelift ($1.3 million) in the form of a four-sided, center-hung video board, a high resolution end zone board and LED display band. Scarano has helped elevate UNH athletics onto the collegiate national stage. To accomplish that goal, the University has taken on the task of hosting many major NCAA championships and that includes the 2017 NCAA Skiing Championships. Also in 2017, UNH hosted the Men’s Ice Hockey Northeast Regional at the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) – for the seventh time in 14 years – and assisted Hockey East with the Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four at TD Garden (Boston, Mass). UNH was host of the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four at the Whittemore Center in 2002, 2005 and 2016. In addition, UNH successfully hosted the 2007 NCAA Skiing Championships in Washington Valley as well as the 2005 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Northeast Regional at the Whittemore Center. New Hampshire will host another NCAA men’s ice hockey regional in 2019 as well as a women’s gymnastics regional in 2021. The women’s hockey team played in the first outdoor game in the history of NCAA women’s hockey in 2010 at the Sun Life Frozen Fenway game and defeated Northeastern, while the men’s squad played at Fenway Park in ’12 and ‘17. Football also competed in Colonial Clash games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., in 2010 and 2011; the Wildcats were victorious on both occasions against the University of Massachusetts. Student-athletes have excelled both in academics and athletics during Scarano’s tenure. In summer 2017, seven UNH teams (men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, gymnastics, men’s skiing, women’s skiing and women’s track & field) received NCAA Public Recognition for posting a multi-year Academic Progress Rate score in the top 10 percent of their respective sport, and six squads received a perfect score in the NCAA Academic Progress Rate. UNH has won the America East Academic Cup three consecutive years (2015, 2016, 2017) by recording the highest GPA among all conference student-athletes; the Wildcats placed the highest number of representatives on the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll seven consecutive years and then had the highest percentage of representatives on the Winter/Spring Honor Roll. New Hampshire won four sport-specific Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards in addition to the Female ScholarAthlete of the Year in 2017-18. UNH had another stellar year of competition in the 2017-18 academic season. The Wildcats placed 71st in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup with a school-record 325 points and the Wildcats were the top-ranked America East school for the fifth consecutive year. During Scarano’s tenure, UNH teams have made 80 NCAA postseason appearances and captured 27 conference titles. And in the incredible five-year run by Elinor Purrier spanning cross country and both track & field seasons, she was the national champion in the mile at the 2017-18 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship and was an 11-time All-American. The ski team has competed at the NCAA Championships every year and consistently places among the top 10 in the nation. Gymnastics has also been a model of consistency and with participation in 17 NCAA tournaments. The football program has qualified for the NCAA FCS postseason for a nation-leading 14 consecutive seasons and advanced to the semifinals in both 2013 and 2014. Men’s ice hockey holds a pair of Hockey East titles and has made 11 trips to the NCAA tournament, including Frozen Four appearances in 2002 and 2003. Women’s ice hockey has seen NCAA action five times with two Frozen Four appearances; the squad captured consecutive Hockey East Championships from 2006-09. Volleyball has also made seven NCAA tournament appearances, including four of the last five years, after capturing conference titles in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The field hockey team captured its second America East crown in three years – and third with Scarano at the helm – in 2013 en route to its third national tournament appearance. Women’s lacrosse has earned a pair of NCAA berths (2004, 2008), one coming after an America East championship victory in 2004. Women’s soccer won its first America East tournament title in 2014 en route to its first NCAA tourney appearance. Two members of the women’s outdoor track and field team qualified for the NCAAs out of the regionals and earned team points with AllAmerica efforts in the steeplechase in both ’15 and ’16; one of those runners earned All-America status all three seasons in both 2016-17 and 2017-18.The men’s soccer team received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA tourney, won a first-round home game – the program’s first-ever tourney win – and then advanced to the Round of 16. Additionally, 26 coaches have won 83 “Coach of the Year” awards during Scarano’s tenure, ranging from the conference, regional and national levels. In 2007, Scarano was awarded the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) AD of the Year for the FCS. Additionally, Scarano was also named the All-American Football Foundation Athletic Director of the Year for FCS football in the Northeast region. Scarano was the chair of the executive committees for Atlantic 10 football, Hockey East and America East from 2003-07. Most recently he was both the Chairperson of Athletic Directors Council for America East and the chair of CAA Football from 2015-17. He also served as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Scarano was a member of the Hockey East restructuring team that successfully recruited Notre Dame and University of Connecticut to the conference. Scarano was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Outside of athletics, Scarano is in his 14th year on the Board of Corporators at Canterbury Shaker Village, a non-profit museum located in Canterbury, N.H. Before arriving at UNH, Scarano held the position of Athletics Director at Colorado College from July 1996 through June 2000. During his tenure, Colorado College was ranked among the top 20 Division III programs in the Sears Cup national standings and produced several All-Americans, all-academic award winners, NCAA post-graduate scholarship recipients and a Rhodes Scholar. Prior to his stay in Colorado Springs, Scarano worked for 13 years at Colgate University, where he served as assistant director of athletics, director of physical education, associate director, and senior associate director. Scarano, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a 1978 graduate of Penn State University, where he started his athletic career as assistant ticket manager and the athletics events manager from 1980-83. Scarano holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental History from Colgate. He and his wife, Cydney, have three children: daughter, Lynden; son, Kyle; and daughter, Corey.
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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF
Athletic excellence is one-half the formula for success in the collegiate experience for University of New Hampshire football players. The primary measure of achievement is the student-athlete’s success in the classroom – UNH is dedicated to enhancing the student-athlete’s ability to achieve academic excellence. Realizing the time commitment football players give to the school, the University administers a comprehensive program of academic support services that is available to Wildcat football players and all other student-athletes. This program includes the monitoring of academic progress and providing tutorial services, as well as interacting Joanne Maldari with the academic advisors within the various colleges. The UNH football team earned NCAA Public Recognition in 2016, 2017 and 2018 for posting a multi-year Academic Progress Rate score in the top 10 percent of the FCS division. In 2018, the Wildcats’ mark of 991 was an increase of +3 and notably higher than the average for Division I football (964); it also tied for the top mark among the 12 CAA Football conference schools. Kyle Reisert and Nick Marino were voted to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I Team, and Reisert was also named the 2017 CAA Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year. New Hampshire placed an all-time high 33 members on the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team last year. The Wildcats had the highest number of representatives on the Academic All-Conference Team in both 2012 (24) and 2013 (21); in 2014, 23 Wildcats were recognized and that number jumped to 29 in ‘15 and 33 in ‘16. New Hampshire has won the America East Walter Harrison Academic Cup (highest GPA in the conference) three consecutive Jed Sigal years: 2015-16-17; the Wildcats previously won the Academic Cup in the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 academic years. UNH placed the highest number of student-athletes on the America East Academic Honor Roll seven consecutive fall semesters (2009-10-11-12-13-14-15). Also of note, a league-high 80 percent of UNH’s student-athletes were named to the 2017-18 Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll and a UNH Wildcat has been named the America East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year each of the past three years. Joanne Maldari, a 1990 graduate of Holy Cross who went on to earn her master’s degree in Athletic Counseling at Springfield College, is the Associate Athletic Director for Academic Support. She was recognized for her outstanding efforts at UNH by receiving the University’s 2001 Academic Advising Award. The 2018-19 academic year is her 24th at UNH. Jed Sigal joined the UNH Athletics program as the Academic Support Services Coordinator in August 2015. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management. After graduation, he moved to Philadelphia to work for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers. Sigal then went on to earn his master’s degree in Sport Administration at Xavier University. He worked in academic support for studentathletes at both Xavier and the University at Buffalo before coming to UNH.
The Watkins Center for Student-Athlete Excellence opened April 14, 2015 with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. The Center, which is located on the third floor of the Field House, supports all student-athletes who strive to balance the challenges of representing UNH as students and as Division I athletes. Funded entirely on private donations, the 1.9 million dollar center supports individual and team-based programs for personal growth, life skills, academic support, career planning, networking, and community service. Features of the Watkins Center for StudentAthlete Excellence include complete wireless Internet capability and a welcoming environment where student-athletes will enjoy a comfortable, well-equipped and quiet study space staffed by advisors or tutors to assist them in optimizing their time. The center includes a functional resource room and quiet study space in addition to a breakout room and team/group meeting space in the main reading room that can fit up to 72 individuals.
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SPORTS MEDICINE
Jon Dana has been involved with the UNH athletic program since 1984. He began his career as an assistant athletic trainer and was promoted to men’s head athletic trainer in 1987 and head athletic trainer for the entire program in 1989. In 2001, he was named UNH’s Director of Sports Medicine. In addition to overseeing operations and supervising the Sports Medicine staff, Dana works specifically with the football and ski teams. The Sports Medicine Department at UNH consists of nine full- and part-time certified and licensed athletic trainers. The deJon Dana partment works out of two locations – the Field House and the Whittemore Center. Both athletic training rooms utilize currently available modalities, including muscle stimulators, ultrasound, heat, cryotherapy, and hydrotherapy. The athletic department renovated its Field House athletic training facility in early 2013. The modernized space features improvements in lighting and layout that have improved the room’s functionality while providing student-athletes with a safer, more pleasant environment for treatment and rehabilitation. Renovated staff offices were enclosed in glass, and the ‘wet area’ that consists of cold tubs, whirlpools and the ice machine was afforded its own encased area with improved ventilation. The Certified Athletic Trainer provides a myriad of services to the department and the student-athlete. These include, but are not limited to, initial injury assessment and management, emergency injury/illness management, referral to appropriate profesCindy Michaud sionals, interface with associated physicians and others, rehabilitation, counseling, administrative duties, including insurance coordination, supervision of practices and games, development and implementation of emergency plans, as well as student athletic trainer supervision. The athletic training room is considered to be “a designated facility where comprehensive health care services are provided. Comprehensive health care services include practice and game preparation, injury/illness evaluation, first aid and emergency care, follow-up care, rehabilitation and related services.” (National Athletic Trainers’ Association Education Council). Dana is well respected in the athletic training field and was the 2014 recipient of the Athletic Trainer Service Award, which recognizes a NATA member for contributions to the athletic training profession as a volunteer at the local and state levels. His international experience includes: working at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the U.S. Canoe/Kayak team; working for the USA Canoe/Kayak teams at the World Cup in Prague, Slovenia, Augsburg and Germany; working at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens; working for the U.S. Men’s Team Handball squad at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic; and working with the U.S. Track and Field Team at the Paralympics World Championships in Lille, France. Additionally, he has worked at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Sacramento, Calif., and at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. Since 1980, Dana has worked as an athletic trainer at the Boston Marathon. Dana has been Team Captain of the Finish Line Medical Area since 1996. Dana has served as Drug Testing Site Coordinator and Head Athletic Trainer at various NCAA championship events, including men’s and women’s ice hockey, and skiing. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is a licensed athletic trainer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In addition, Dana has a CPR Re-Certification and a Massachusetts Teacher Certification in physical education, health and science. A native of Uniondale, N.Y., Dana is a 1979 graduate of Northeastern University. He began his athletic training career at Brookline and Newton South High Schools in Massachusetts, and then was the head athletic trainer at Fitchburg State College from 1980-84. Cindy Michaud, a 1997 graduate of UNH with a B.S. in Kinesiology, joined the UNH athletic training staff in 1999. Michaud’s primary responsibilities include management, evaluation and care of athletic injuries and record keeping. Michaud works primarily with football and women’s lacrosse. Michaud is also the insurance coordinator for UNH Athletic Training. Michaud received her master of arts in Teaching and Teacher Education in Sports Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1999. She was a graduate assistant while at Arizona. Michaud is an approved clinical instructor for CAATE Accredited Athletic Training Education Program. She has been a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association since 1997 along with a certification in American Red Cross – Professional Rescuer & AED Training. In addition, Michaud has been a licensed massage therapist since 2009.
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Nine Seacoast area doctors form a network of team physicians for the UNH Athletic Department – six of those doctors are assigned game-day coverage for Wildcat home events. The entire network is comprised of Charles M. Blitzer, Peter D. Buckley, DJ Cormier, Peter J. Dirksmeier, Adam Fleit, Mark J. Geppert, Moby Parsons, David C. Thut and Gavin R. Webb. Dr. Blitzer, a past president of the New Hampshire Medical Society who has served Peter Dirksmeier Charles Blitzer Moby Parsons on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Board of Councilors, is a member of six leading orthopedic associations. He has special interests in the care of fractures and in arthroscopic surgery and has published articles on skiing injuries, arthroscopy and fractures. On staff at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Dr. Blitzer also has privileges at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He has been recognized for his humanitarian work as he regularly travels abroad to provide orthopedic services to the disadvantaged in the developing world. His subspecialities include trauma & fracture surgery, arthroscopic surgery and shoulder surgery. David Thut Peter Buckley Adam Fleit Dr. Buckley, who has been a UNH team physician and orthopedic consultant for more than a decade, served as the assistant team physician for the University of Florida and as a clinical instructor at the University of Florida, Department of Orthopaedics during his orthopedic surgery residency at Shands Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.). While completing his arthroscopy and sports medicine fellowship at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Buckley served as the assistant team physician for both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. He is on staff at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital, and he also Mark Geppert has privileges at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Dr. Buckley is an affiliate assistant profesGavin Webb DJ Cormier sor in the Department of Kinesiology, School of Health and Human Services at UNH. His subspecialities are sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and shoulder & knee surgery. Dr. Cormier is a is head team physician for the UNH Wildcats. He completed a sports medicine fellowship through Harvard Medical School at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Mass.), where he had extensive experience working with professional and collegiate sports teams including the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, New England Revolution, Curry College, Wellesley College and Suffolk College. His interests within sports medicine include ultrasound guided procedures including orthobiologics such as platelet rich plasma injections, musculoskeletal injuries, concussion treatment, as well as bone stress injuries. Dr. Cormier is on staff at both Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Dover, N.H.) and Frisbie Memorial Hospital (Rochester, N.H.). Dr. Parsons was awarded the New York Orthopaedic Hospital Award while earning his medical degree at Columbia University. Following his residency, he went on to acquire specialty training in shoulder and elbow surgery. Dr. Parsons was awarded the prestigious Charles Neer Award for excellence in clinical research in shoulder and elbow surgery. His work has fostered numerous publications and presentations at national and international meetings. Dr. Parsons’ practice is divided between the treatment of shoulder and elbow injuries and the treatment of arthritis conditions of both the upper and lower extremities, including joint replacement procedures for the hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow. He has special interest in arthroscopic approaches to treatment and in the treatment of complex reconstructive problems including primary and revision joint replacement and repairing failed prior surgeries. Dr. Parsons is on staff at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Dr. Thut specializes in sports related injuries. His surgical practice focuses on arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder and knee, including cartilage restoration, knee ligament reconstruction, shoulder instability, and labral repair. Dr. Thut’s expertise in rotator cuff repair and knee replacement surgery allows him to help his patients remain active as they age. Dr. Thut served seven years in the United States Navy. He was head of the departments of orthopedic surgery during his tours at the Naval hospitals in Charleston, South Carolina and Bremerton, Washington and while in Charleston, served as Medical Director. During his military career, Dr. Thut cared for both active duty and retired military personnel to gain valuable experience helping patients of all ages maintain an active lifestyle. After separating from the Navy in 2007, Dr. Thut followed his passion for the care of athletes and moved to New York City, where he completed the Sports Medicine Fellowship at NYU’s Hospital for Joint Diseases. While in New York, he cared for NYU athletes and worked at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. He has privileges at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Stratham Ambulatory Surgery Center and Northeast Surgical Care (Newington). Dr. Webb is a graduate of Williams College who went on to earn his medical degree and then awards for overall performance, research, and commitment to orthopedic education during his orthopedic surgery residency. While completing his sports medicine fellowship, Dr. Webb was an assistant team physician for the Boston Celtics and Northeastern University. Dr. Webb has expertise in cartilage restoration procedures and alternatives to total knee replacement surgery in younger patients. He has conducted research and lectured on cartilage injuries, presented papers at national and international meetings, and is a reviewer for The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. Treating conditions affecting the shoulder and knee, Dr. Webb has a special interest in sports medicine and the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries in patients of all ages. He is orthopedic director at the SCFA (Seacoast Center for Athletes) and is on staff at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Dr. Webb performed the first cartilage implantation surgery in the Seacoast and has performed the most procedures since.
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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Paul Chapman is in his 17th year as the director of strength and conditioning at the University of New Hampshire and John Ciani, also in his 17th year, serves as Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning Both Chapman and Ciani have earned the distinction of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, which is the highest honor given by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association. Craig Edwards was named assistant strength and conditioning coach in August 2014. Jon Blair is the most recent addition to the staff as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Chapman and Ciani helped coordinate the building of the state-of-the-art Jerry Azumah Performance Center and both have been key in guiding UNH student-athletes to NCAA appearances in both women’s and men’s ice hockey, football, gymnastics, Paul Chapman women’s volleyball, women’s lacrosse, field hockey, skiing and track and field. Chapman is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (strength and conditioning coach certified), USA Weightlifting (certified level 1 coach), the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and he was the state director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association in North Dakota from 1991-95. He has also authored four publications related to strength and conditioning and has trained and consulted several NFL, CFL and NHL athletes, and prospective athletes preparing for all-star games, bowl games and pre-draft testing. Prior to UNH, Chapman was the director of strength and conditioning for the University of North Dakota from 1992-2001 and served there on an interim basis during the 1991-92 season. His efforts were an integral part of a winning tradition at UND, as the football team was the Division II national champions in 2001, the men’s ice hockey team won a Division I national title John Ciani in 1997 and 2000 and the women’s basketball team was the Division II national champion in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Chapman is a 1990 graduate of Dickinson State University in North Dakota with a B.S. degree in Biology. He then went on to earn at M.S. in Exercise Science from North Dakota in 1994. An outstanding college athlete, Chapman was inducted into the Dickinson State Athletic Hall of Fame for his efforts on the football field. He was a two-time All-America First Team selection as well as an All-America Second Team honoree in his four-year playing career. Upon graduation, he was a fourth-round draft choice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League, where he played for two seasons. Ciani is very passionate about his commitment to strength and conditioning. He has taken his wide range of experiences to Craig Edwards come up with a distinct sport-specific training philosophy. In conjunction with the coaching staff, Ciani develops individualized training programs depending on the athlete’s initial evaluation, experience level and current athletic ability. Under Ciani’s program, improvement is not based on the weight on the bar, but rather how injury resistant the student-athlete is and his/her athletic performance. Strength and conditioning programs designed by Ciani utilize all facets of training, from conventional strength training and Olympic Weightlifting to simple conditioning and sport-specific metabolic runs that enhance the athlete’s abilities during competition. No single training style dominates the program; Ciani uses a combination of all training techniques for the total development of the student-athlete. Ciani was a featured speaker at the Vermont State Clinic for the National Strength & Conditioning Association in June 2010. Jon Blair The Sports Performance clinic, which was held at the University of Vermont Varsity Weight Room, was attended by athletic trainers strength coaches, personal trainers, and other fitness professionals across the New England area. In addition to Ciani, the clinic included presentations from strength coaches from Boston College, Dartmouth and Boston University. Ciani, a native of the San Diego, Calif. area, came to UNH after a stint as assistant strength coach at the University of North Dakota. During his tenure at UND, Ciani worked primarily with the 2001 Division II national championship football team, women’s volleyball and men’s basketball teams. In 2000, he began his career at Long Beach State as a graduate assistant working with the perennial national power women’s volleyball team, where he trained many All-American and national team level volleyball players, including Misty May. Ciani received his B.A. degree in Psychology from Long Beach State and attended graduate school at both Long Beach State and the University of North Dakota. Edwards supervises, directs and trains student-athletes with regards to exercise and lifting techniques. Edwards also works as a coordinator for Healthy UNH, specifically as the instructor for noon-time faculty/staff strength and conditioning. Healthy UNH’s mission is to promote a campus-wide initiative that encourages faculty, staff and students to improve their health while decreasing health care costs. Edwards started as a strength and conditioning intern at UNH in September 2012. He helped develop and oversee a comprehensive training program for men’s and women’s track and field, focusing on sprints and jumps. Edwards also worked with men’s basketball, volleyball, field hockey, women’s soccer, women’s lacrosse and swimming and diving. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Edwards worked as a strength and conditioning coach at Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning in Woburn, Mass. from January-September 2012. There, he implemented strength and conditioning programs for athletes of various ages. Edwards holds certifications as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is CPR certified by the American Red Cross. Edwards earned his bachelor of arts degree in English from Merrimack College in 2007 and his master of science degree in Exercise Science from California University (California, Pa.) in 2013.
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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT Cathy Coakley enters her 11th year as UNH’s Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development in the 2018-19 academic year. Coakley spearheads a comprehensive educational program to enhance the personal development and welfare of the University’s student-athletes. Coakley works with several areas of student-athlete development, including the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), first-year student academic mentoring program, community service activities involving UNH student-athletes, and various other programs geared toward student-athletes. In addition, she has established – and will continue to establish – networks and acts as a liaison with campus departments and constituencies. Coakley has an extensive career in both athletics and higher education. Previously, she was an instructor of Sports Marketing within the Kinesiology Department at James Madison University and coordinated all practicum and internships required of Sport Management majors. In this position, Coakley taught personal and professional development as well as life skills to the students (including athletes) within the major. While at JMU, she served as assistant field hockey coach from 2005-07 and helped guide the Dukes to the CAA championship and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2007. Prior to her tenure at JMU, Coakley worked in collegiate basketball. She started her collegiate coaching career at UNH as an assistant under Cecelia DeMarco from 1977-79. Coakley moved on to become head coach at Fordham University from 1979-84 and served as an assistant under Joy Malchodi at Northeastern University from 1996-2000. Coakley earned her bachelor of arts in Earth Science and her master of arts in Education Administration at UNH.
SPORT PERFORMANCE Tim Churchard works with UNH Athletics programs in the area of Sport Performance. Churchard works on a one-on-one basis with student-athletes, helping them achieve maximum performance through psychological and psycho-physiological preparation. Churchard spent seven seasons as the Wildcats’ men’s hockey volunteer assistant coach. His primary responsibilities included on-ice practices and working with the Wildcat defensive corps. Churchard was a multi-sport athlete at UNH, playing as a member of the varsity men’s hockey team under A. Barr “Whoop” Snively from 1963-65 and as a running back for the football team under Chief Boston and Andy Mooradian. He earned his undergraduate degree from UNH in Liberal Arts in 1967 before embarking on a career in education and human resource management/consultation. A native of Saugus, Mass., Churchard was a three-time league all-star and all-state selection as a senior at Saugus High School. He captained the hockey team and served as a co-captain of the football squad his senior year and was inducted into the Saugus Hall of Fame in 1990. Churchard’s coaching career began at his hometown high school. He assisted the Saugus hockey program from 1970-73, went on to assist Spaulding High School (Rochester, N.H.) and later served as head coach at the University of New England (Biddeford, Maine). He earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Salem State in 1972 and a GAGS in Education in 1984 from UNH. Churchard began teaching at UNH in 1984, serving as an instructor in the education department. In addition to those duties, he worked as an instructor at UNH’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics and Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics.
SPORTS NUTRITION Sarah Walker McLaughlin joined the UNH athletic department as a Nutritionist in Fall 2013. She works with all 20 varsity teams. Walker McLaughlin previously worked in the UNH athletic department as a Nordic ski assistant coach from August ‘04 to May ‘06 while pursuing a master of science degree in Nutritional Sciences that she received in September 2007. She has been a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Sciences since 2005 and has membership in both the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dieticians Association and the Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition. In April 2004, Walker McLaughlin founded Sun Valley Natural Products, LLC and remained co-owner until August 2011, when she sold the company to a vitamin manufacturer. She developed formulas and oversaw the manufacturing process for a nutrition bar in addition managing multiple aspects of the company. After that venture, Walker McLaughlin was a brand ambassador and nutritionist at US Nutrition, where her responsibilities included writing website articles and brand representative at sales meetings. Walker McLaughlin had a distinguished collegiate career as a four-year skier at the University of Vermont, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition in 1998. She earned All-America honors three times (1994, 1996 and 1997) and was distinguished as the Eastern Collegiate Champion in 1997 by winning 11 of 12 races during the carnival season. Walker served as the captain in her senior season of ‘97. In addition to her collegiate accolades and achievements, Walker McLaughlin was a member of the U.S. Development Team in 1995 and was named to the World University Games team that year. She was also a member of the U.S. Junior World Team in 1994 and 1995.
Steve Metcalf
Deputy Athletic Director
Mike Murphy
Associate Athletic Director for Communications
Jon Danos
Michelle Bronner
De-Neita Peoples
Diane Metcalf
Carrie Kimball
Executive Director of Athletics Sr. Associate Athletic Director/ Associate Athletic Director for Operations Senior Woman Administrator
Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance
Director of Athletics Development
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Jean Mitchell
Athletic Facilities/ Housekeeping Manager
Kate McAfee
Assistant Athletic Director for Event Management
Neal Lavoie
Equipment Room Manager
Ciaran Cullen
Kim Orso
Associate Athletic Director for Business Development
Associate Athletic Director for Marketing & Promotions
Jenna Raizes
Dr. Heather Barber
General Manager Wildcat Sports Properties
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In June 2014, the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees approved UNH’s plan to renovate Cowell Stadium as part of its campus master plan. Attendance records were broken the inaugural season of Wildcat Stadium in 2016, only to have those shattered in 2017. On Sept. 10, 2016, the UNH football team kicked off the inaugural season at Wildcat Stadium with a 39-28 victory against Holy Cross; Dalton Crossan carried the offense with 24 rushes for 199 yards and two TDs in front of 13,242 fans. That record-setting attendance for a UNH home opener was surpassed in 2017, when 15,854 people packed Wildcat Stadium for UNH’s 24-23 victory against arch rival Maine in the inaugural Thursday Night Throwdown; it was the first time the ‘Cats played their home opener on a weeknight. Wildcat Country broke the home attendance record at Homecoming in 2016 and 2017. On Oct. 1, 2016, a crowd of 21,943 saw New Hampshire defeat William & Mary, 21-12. One year later (Sept. 23, 2017), the Wildcats were 28-14 victors against Rhode Island in front of 22,135 fans. UNH football has broken the season attendance record each of the first two years in Wildcat Stadium. In the 2016 season, a total of 57,782 fans entered the gates of Wildcat Stadium for an average of 9,630. Those numbers were surpassed in 2017, when attendance reached 66,141 with an average of 11,024. The foundation of success at home that was built at Cowell Stadium has continued in Wildcat Stadium. UNH has a 10-2 record (83.3 win percentage) that includes 2-0 in postseason games. In the first ever Wildcat Stadium playoff game, UNH defeated Lehigh, 64-21, in an NCAA FCS Division I first round game on Nov. 26, 2016. Last year, the ‘Cats recorded their first postseason shutout with a 14-0 win vs. Central Connecticut State on Nov. 25, 2017. Construction of Wildcat Stadium began in May 2015 with the demolition of the previous visitor’s bleachers on the west side of Mooradian Field, and the official groundbreaking ceremony was held May 29. Blasting cleared the area in June and concrete was poured for the foundation in July. One month later, the lighting of the stadium was upgraded as one light pole was relocated and another was installed to increase the number to six light poles. With the football team in San Jose, Calif. for its season opener on Sept. 3, 2015, the first steel beams were raised back in Durham. The last steel beam was installed in October. Construction on the infrastructure continued through winter, and windows were installed for the Service Credit Union Victory Club, suites and top level in March 2016. In the next two months, the bleachers, seats and speakers were installed. The 30x50 foot video board was erected in June and the previous concrete press box on the east concourse was torn down. Wildcat Stadium was completed on schedule in August 2016.
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JERRY AZUMAH PERFORMANCE CENTER
As a starting tailback at the University of New Hampshire, Jerry Azumah ‘99 earned a reputation as an unstoppable record-breaker. By the time he graduated from the University and joined the Chicago Bears as a fifth-round draft pick, he had already smashed four NCAA FCS career records and been awarded the Walter Payton Award for his outstanding achievement as the nation’s top offensive player. At the age of 25, he did it again. With a gift to fund the Jerry Azumah Athletic Performance Center, he was the youngest UNH alum on record to give a gift of more than $100,000 to his alma mater. The gift provided funding for the renovation and complete overhaul, including state-of-the-art equipment of the University’s strength and conditioning facility located in the UNH Field House. The Azumah Performance Center opened in the summer of 2003. The massive workout facility, which was originally 4,000 square feet, grew to over 6,000 square feet during a summer renovation in 2009. The renovated center features 5,000 pounds of Olympic weights, 7,000 pounds of dumbbells, 18 Powerlift platform stations, 12 Hammer strength machines, an additional 15,000 pounds of weights and 1,500 square feet of warmup area. “His National Football League profile will tell you that Jerry Azumah was 5-11, weighed 195, and played defensive cornerback with the Chicago Bears,” said Marty Scarano, University of New Hampshire athletic director. “What those statistics miss is the size of Jerry Azumah’s heart. We are so proud to have Jerry’s name affiliated with the University of New Hampshire. Jerry was a leader while attending UNH and continues to set a great example as a graduate.” Azumah is the son of Theophilius and Bertha Azumah, natives of Ghana who settled in Worcester, Mass. He came to UNH in 1995 as a freshman, majored in sociology, and minored in justice studies. “My scholarship at UNH allowed me to pursue my interests in the classroom, build a successful college football career and changed my life on every level,” Azumah said. “I’m pleased to be able to make a major contribution to my university and to bring new opportunities to today’s student-athletes.” During his four years at UNH, Azumah was an All-American tailback and has been referred to as a player who comes along once in a coach’s lifetime by former UNH football coach Bill Bowes. He set numerous school records, including the record for touchdowns rushing (60) and overall TDs (69), and FCS records for rushing yards (6,193), all-purpose yards (8,376) and points scored (424). He had the six best – and eight of the top 10 – UNH rushing games ever and set the all-time FCS rushing record of 6,193 yards. At that time, he was the only runner in FCS history to have four 1,000-yard seasons. Azumah is one of the only players in the history of the NFL to make the transition from offense to being a starting cornerback. In 2003, he became the first Wildcat to ever play in the Pro Bowl, where he excelled as a return specialist. He was a full-time starter at cornerback from 2001 through 2005 and made significant contributions on defense. Azumah holds the distinction of being the last Chicago Bear to score a touchdown at Soldier Field when he intercepted Donovan McNabb in a divisional playoff game versus the Philadelphia Eagles and ran 39 yards for a touchdown Jan. 19, 2002. The play gave the Bears a 14-13 lead in the third quarter. Azumah announced his retirement from NFL football in 2006 due to injuries, but he continues to keep in touch with his alma mater and is always looking for new ways he can help the University, the athletic department and the Wildcat football program.
The James H. “Red” Hayes Locker Room Solely for the use of the football players and staff is the James H. “Red” Hayes Football Locker Room, located on the bottom level of the Field House adjacent to Wildcat Stadium. Constructed in 1988, the locker room was a gift of Red Hayes (‘32), a former Wildcat player under legendary coach William Cowell who went on to a successful business career and gave distinguished service to the State of New Hampshire. The locker room features 110 separate lockers that accommodate each player’s equipment and uniform, as well as a players’ lounge adjacent to the locker area. Locker room renovations during the summer of 2012 led to the installation of a new lighting system, the addition of a 55-inch flat screen TV and Fathead-designed murals (pictured right) featuring historical Wildcat moments. The Brice-Cowell Musket (below), which goes to the winner of the annual UNH-Maine gridiron battle, resides on the wall of the locker room. A locker memorial for Todd Walker was added in honor of the former Wildcat who suffered an untimely and heroic death in March 2011 while protecting a female friend. The locker room received another facelift in summer 2017.
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UNH WILDCATS IN THE Name Drafted Team, Year(s) Free agent Cardinals 2013 TE Kyle Auffray (’08-’10) Patriots 2014 TB Jerry Azumah (’95-’98) 5th round Bears 1999-2005 WR David Ball (’03-’06) Free agent Bears 2007 Jets 2008 / Eagles 2013 OL Jason Ball (’98-’01) Free agent Chargers 2002-04 DB Etienne Boulay (’02-’05) Free agent Jets 2008 QB Chris Bresnahan (’95-’96) Free agent Patriots 1996 WR Aaron Brown (’04-’07) Free agent Bills 2007 OL Mike Coccia (‘10-14) Free agent Eagles 2015 Free agent Colts 2017, Buccaneers 2018 RB Dalton Crossan (‘12-’16) LB Scott Curtis (’84-’87) Free agent Eagles 1988 Broncos 1989-90 LB Steve Doig (’78-’81) 3rd round Lions 1984-85 Patriots 1986-87 Free agent Chargers 1997 C Pat Downey (’93-’97) OT John Driscoll (’84-’87) 12th round Bills C Paul DuFault (’82-’84) Free agent Giants OG John Flanagan (’82-’84) Free agent Broncos DL Joe Fleming (’91-’94) Free agent Browns 1995 Bears 1999-2001 5th round Cardinals 1996 DE Mike Foley (’92-’95) WR David Gamble (’90-’93) Free agent Broncos 1996 RB Andre Garron (’82-’85) Free agent Chiefs 1986 Free agent Redskins 1984, Patriots 1985 S Arnold Garron (‘80-’83) LB Dwayne Gordon (’89-’92) 8th round Dolphins 1993 Falcons 1994 / Chargers 1995 / Jets 1997-2000 DB Corey Graham (’03-’07) 5th round Bears 2007-11 Ravens 2012-13 / Bills 2014–16 Free agent Saints 2015 WR R.J. Harris (‘10-’14) LB Bruce Huther (’73-’76) Free agent Cowboys 1977-80 Browns 1981 / Bears 1982 / Cowboys 1983 LB Ilia Jarostchuk (’83-’86) 5th round Cardinals 1987, 1989 Dolphins 1988 / Patriots 1990 10th round Bengals 1989 QB Bob Jean (’85-’88) TE Tom Johnson (’83-’87) Free agent Giants 1988 Free agent Jaguars 2010 RB Chad Kackert (’05-’09) OL Ken Kaplan (’78-’82) 6th round Buccaneers 1984-85 Saints 1987 Lions 1934-36 OG Dutch Knox (’30-’34) OL Greg Krause (’94-’98) Free agent Bengals 1998 Free agent Steelers 2000-07 FB Dan Kreider (’95-’99) Rams 2008 / Cardinals 2009 OL Andrew Lauderdale (‘12-’16) Free agent 49ers 2017-18 8th round Patriots 1961 DT Paul Lindquist (’58-’61) FB Lee McClinton (’90-’94) Free agent Dolphins 1995 DE Brian McNally (’08-’11) Free agent Redskins 2012 DL Brian O’Neill (’83-’85) Free agent Raiders 1986 Dolphins 1987 LB Dave Rozumek (’72-’75) 12th round Chiefs 1976-79 LB Dwayne Sabb (’88-’91) 6th round Patriots 1992-95 Rams 1997 QB Ricky Santos (’03-’07) Free agent Chiefs 2008 OL Brian Saranovitz (’83-’85) Free agent Patriots 1987 FS/RB Dan Serieka (‘60-’63) Free agent Patriots 1964 Raiders 1967 TE Scott Sicko (’06-’09) Free agent Cowboys 2010 RB Avrom Smith (’91-’94) Free agent Bears 1995 DT Jared Smith (’09-’12) 7th round Seahawks 2013 Falcons 2015 / Cowboys 2016 TE Harold Spears (‘10-14) Free agent Saints/Packers 2015 QB Jim Stayer (’91-’94) Free agent Patriots 1994 OL Ryan Ward (’96-’00) Free agent Bears 2001 LB Sean Ware (’05-’09) Free agent Panthers 2010 WR Randal Williams (’96-’00) Free agent Jaguars 2001 Cowboys 2001-04 / Raiders 2005-06 TE Jonathan Williams (’01-’05) Free agent Rams 2005
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Andrew Lauderdale ‘17 San Francisco 49ers
Dalton Crossan ‘17 Indianapolis Colts
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