2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Ricky Santos,^[a] played their home games at Wildcat Stadium.

2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 19–35 vs. Holy Cross
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Ricky Santos (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Scott (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Garrett Gillick (1st season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rhode Island		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					6	–	5
Villanova		4	–	4					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	5					5	–	6
Albany		2	–	6					3	–	8
Maine		2	–	6					2	–	9
Hampton		1	–	7					4	–	7
Stony Brook		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 31–21	8,703
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Albany		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	W 28–23	7,174
September 17	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	No. 25	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 27–45	9,630
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 37–14	5,508
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 7–44	20,119
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 24–14	13,273
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth*		Memorial Field Hanover, NH (Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 14–0	3,580
October 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 21 Elon	No. 25	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 40–22	14,137
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Richmond	No. 17	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 34–40	6,329
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island	No. 21	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 31–28	8,045
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 18	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME (Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket)	FloSports	W 42–41 OT	4,638
November 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Fordham*	No. 15	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 52–42	2,989
December 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Holy Cross*	No. 15	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 19–35	6,265
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	7	7	0	21
Wildcats	7	10	0	14	31

See also: 2022 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	7	28
Great Danes	0	3	7	13	23

See also: 2022 Albany Great Danes football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	21	7	10	7	45
No. 25 Wildcats	7	14	0	6	27

See also: 2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	7	14	6	37
Tigers	0	0	14	0	14

See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

At Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
Broncos	21	7	3	13	44

See also: 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	7	0	7	14
Wildcats	0	10	7	7	24

See also: 2022 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	0	14
Big Green	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2022 Dartmouth Big Green football team and Dartmouth–New Hampshire football rivalry

No. 21 Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Phoenix	0	7	8	7	22
No. 25 Wildcats	7	16	7	10	40

See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

At No. 14 Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Wildcats	0	7	20	7	34
No. 14 Spiders	7	17	13	3	40

See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team

No. 22 Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Rams	0	14	7	7	28
No. 21 Wildcats	0	10	11	10	31

See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

At Maine

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Wildcats	7	14	7	7	7	42
Black Bears	0	14	7	14	6	41

See also: 2022 Maine Black Bears football team and Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

FCS Playoffs

NCAA Division I First Round—No. 16 Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Rams	7	14	7	14	42
No. 15 Wildcats	21	7	14	10	52

See also: 2022 Fordham Rams football team

NCAA Division I Second Round—at No. 7 Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wildcats	2	3	6	8	19
No. 7 Crusaders	7	0	14	14	35

See also: 2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Notes

1. Santos also served as interim-head coach for the 2019 season.