FCS Program Prestige · New Hampshire2004
14-year playoff streak begins
New Hampshire begins the longest sustained FCS playoff run in the program's history — a streak that would last through 2017
New Hampshire
1-2Coastal Athletic · Wildcat Stadium · 11,015 · 5,480 avg in 2026
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Harvard · our model 52% New Hampshire · a number, not a pick
LastW 42–35 vs Stonehill · Sat Sep 12 · Jocquez Smith 122 rush yds, 3 TD
Nextvs Harvard · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Wildcat Stadium · series 0-8, lost the last 8 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
FCS Program Prestige · New Hampshire
National Program
All-time record · New Hampshire
New Hampshire has won 54% of its games since 1897 — 74% at home, 36% on the road.
189-157-5 all-time · 70 seasons · 1897–2026
Home
103-34-3
Away
64-112-2
Neutral
22-11
3 g
1890s
23%
1900s
4 g
1910s
0%
1920s
9%
1930s
2 g
1950s
6 g
1960s
40%
1970s
1 g
1980s
71%
2000s
63%
2010s
55%
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2006
Ricky Santos wins Walter Payton Award
Santos wins the top offensive award in FCS — the defining individual moment from the streak era
2013-2014 national semifinals
New Hampshire reaches the FCS national semifinals in back-to-back years — the peak of the program's modern era
2025 season — 8-5, FCS first round
New Hampshire goes 8-5 (6-2 CAA) and earns an FCS playoff bid, losing to South Dakota State 3-41 in the first round
Heartbreak
FCS → NFL Pipeline
2024–2024
FCS → NFL PipelineNew Hampshire has sent 1 player to the NFL Draft since 2024.
Developing. The pipeline is real but still building volume.
1
picks · last 5 drafts
#208
Dylan Laube
Running Back · 2024 · Las Vegas
#204 all-time in draft picksthe talent factory →
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Conference
Coastal Athletic standing · 2026
11th in the Coastal Athletic
New Hampshire is 11th of 13 in the Coastal Athletic at 0-1. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryant | 1-0 |
| 2 | Maine | 1-0 |
| 3 | Monmouth | 1-0 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 1-0 |
| 5 | UAlbany | 1-0 |
| – | Campbell | 0-0 |
| – | North Carolina A&T | 0-0 |
| – | Stony Brook | 0-0 |
| 9 | Elon | 0-1 |
| 10 | Hampton | 0-1 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 0-1 |
| 12 | Sacred Heart | 0-1 |
| 13 | Towson | 0-1 |
Cultural identity
Bowls
Playoff History
Playoff HistoryRecent postseason (2014): 0-1
Most recent: 2014 — loss 18-21 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2014
Reddit blowups
r/cfb moments
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[Postgame Thread] UCF Defeats New Hampshire 57-3
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[Game Thread] New Hampshire @ UCF (7:00 PM ET)
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