New Hampshire Wildcats football
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The New Hampshire Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of New Hampshire. The Wildcats compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The team plays its home games at the 11,000 seat Wildcat Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire, and are led by head coach Ricky Santos.
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First season | 1893 | ||
Athletic director | Allison Rich | ||
Head coach | Ricky Santos 3rd season, 19–14 (.576) | ||
Stadium | Wildcat Stadium (capacity: 11,015) | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | Durham, New Hampshire | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Coastal Athletic Association | ||
All-time record | 539–445–55 (.545) | ||
Conference titles | 15 | ||
Rivalries | Maine (rivalry) UMass (rivalry) Dartmouth (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 36 | ||
Colors | Blue, gray, and white[1] | ||
Mascot | Wild E. Cat | ||
Website | UNHWildcats.com |
The school has fielded a varsity football team annually since 1893, with the exception of one year during World War I and two years during World War II. Bill Bowes, who served as head coach from 1972 to 1998, is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame.