UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS FOOTBALL

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1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS FOOTBALL unhwildcats.com Twitter: unh_football Instagram: unh_football YouTube: /UNHAthletics Buy Tickets: at Game 1 Road Game 1 No. 7/9 UNH (0-0, 0-0 CAA) at Maine (0-0, 0-0 CAA) Thursday, August 30, p.m. Alfond Stadium Orono, Maine TV: FOX College Sports // FOX Sports Go Audio and Live stats: UNH Schedule and Results AUG. 30 Thurs. at Maine * ƒ 7 pm SEPT. 8 Sat. COLGATE 6 pm 15 Sat. at Colorado π 5 pm 29 Sat. at Elon * 1:30 pm OCT. 6 Sat. HOLY CROSS 12 pm 13 Sat. STONY BROOK * ç (Homecoming) 3:30 pm 20 Sat. DELAWARE * ç 3:30 pm 27 Sat. at Villanova * ç 2 pm NOV. 3 Sat. JAMES MADISON * ƒ 1 pm 10 Sat. ALBANY * 1 pm 17 Sat. at Rhode Island * 12 pm Home games in BOLD CAPS All times Eastern * CAA ƒ FOX College Sports / FOX Sports Go π Pac 12 Mountain Network ç CBSi / College Sports Live [#] Indicates ranking at date of game 2018 Maine Schedule and Results AUG. 30 Sat. NEW HAMPSHIRE * ƒ 7 pm SEPT. 8 Sat. at Western Kentucky 6:30 pm 22 Sat. at Central Michigan 29 Sat. at Yale 1 pm OCT. 6 Sat. VILLANOVA * 3:30 pm 13 Sat. at Rhode Island * 12 pm 20 Sat. at William & Mary * 3:30 pm 27 Sat. ALBANY * 1 pm NOV. 3 Sat. at Towson * 4 pm 10 Sat. at Richmond * 3 pm 17 Sat. ELON * 12 pm Quick Hitters New Hampshire is led by 20th-year head coach Sean McDonnell, who has guided the Wildcats to the NCAA FCS tournament each of the last 14 years (longest active streak in the nation). UNH has recorded seven or more wins 14 consecutive years; the stretch began in 2004 (10-3) and includes six double-digit win seasons with a program-record 12 in UNH has a 12-7 record in season openers in the Coach Mac era with a split of 5-0 at home and 7-7 on the road. The Wildcats return 18 starters nine on offense and nine on defense from last year s team that finished 9-5 overall and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals. Maine is the University of New Hampshire s strongest and longest standing rival in football: teams from the two schools first played in UNH holds a edge in the series. The Brice-Cowell Musket, named after former Maine coach Fred Brice and UNH coach William Cowell, was originally presented to the winner of the regular-season matchup between these programs in the late 1940s. The musket is a flintlock rifle made by Ebenezer Nutting of Falmouth, Maine, somewhere between The George I period rifle has a 32-inch barrel and is rifled to a.65 caliber. New Hampshire won the Brice-Cowell Musket for the seventh consecutive year and 14th time the past 15 seasons ( ) with a victory against the University of Maine in the season-opening Thursday Night Throwdown on Aug. 31, 2017, at Wildcat Stadium; a home-opener record crowd of 15,854 packed the venue, which has a seating capacity of 11,015. Thursday night s game will be just the seventh time in 107 meetings that UNH and Maine meet in a season opener. Prior to last year, these teams had not played each other in a season opener since UNH has a road record vs. the Black Bears. The Cats have won each of the last four matchups at Alfond Stadium. TV FOX College Sports / FOX Sports Go Play-by-Play: Matt Janus Analyst: Ken Dunek RADIO Wildcat Sports Radio Network Flagship: WGIR-610 AM Affiliates: WQSO-FM 96.7 Play-by-Play: Bob Lipman Analyst: Justin McIsaac Senior quarterback Trevor Knight was named the CAA Football Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. He was joined on the Preseason All-Conference Team by senior wide receiver Neil O Connor and junior linebacker Quinlen Dean. CONTACT: Mike Murphy, Associate Athletic Director of Communications O: (603) C: (603) mike.murphy@unh.edu SECONDARY: Doug Poole, Associate Director of Athletic Communications O: (603) C: (603) doug.poole@unh.edu 1

2 New Hampshire WILDCATS OFFENSE LT 66 DAYNE HERRON (Sr., 6-4, 300) 77 Jeff Carter (Jr., 6-2, 282) LG 69 JACK CARROLL (So., 6-2, 287) 75 Riley Burns (R-Fr., 6-3, 298) C 57 PATRICK FLYNN (R-Fr., 6-3, 274) 62 Matt Matulis (Jr., 6-2, 283) RG 70 MATT MASCIA (So., 6-2, 287) 63 Nick Velte (Jr., 6-3, 291) RT 79 NOAH ROBISON (Jr., 6-6, 282) 76 Cam Smith (Sr., 6-5, 300) TE 85 JUSTIN MALONE-WOODS (Jr., 6-2, 232) 98 John DiCaro (Sr., 6-2, 237) QB 18 TREVOR KNIGHT (Sr., 6-0, 198) 5 Christian Lupoli (So., 6-2, 187) RB 8 TREVON BRYANT (Sr., 5-8, 182) 22 Evan Gray (Jr., 5-10, 227) WR 82 NEIL O CONNOR (Sr., 5-11, 182) 19 Nick Lorden (So., 6-4, 214) WR 1 MALIK LOVE (Jr., 5-10, 178) 86 Joey Carroll (So., 5-11, 181) WR 83 KIERAN PRESLEY (Sr., ) 80 Brian Espanet (R-Fr., 6-3, 197) WILDCATS DEFENSE 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 6 PRINCE SMITH, Jr. (So., 5-10, 180) 41 Alonzo Addae (So., 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) 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., ) 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, 239) SS 60 JACOB BRADSHAW (So., 6-1, 268) DEPTH CHARTS Maine BLACK BEARS OFFENSE WR 81 EARNEST EDWARDS (Jr., 5-10, 175) 87 Hunter Smith (So., 6-2,184) LT 71 GUNNAR DOCOS (So., 6-5, 300) 77 Kevin Jones (Fr., 6-6, 290) LG 70 MIGEL GARCIA (Jr., 6-4, 290) 68 Robert Smoloski (So., 6-1, 270) C 75 CHRIS MULVEY (So., 6-2, 300) 62 Michael Gerace (Fr., 6-3, 285) RG 69 LIAM DOBSON (So., 6-2, 310) 67 Tyler Royal (So., 6-3, 320) RT 60 CODY LEVY (Sr., 6-6, 300) 73 Corey Moore (Jr., 6-4, 320) TE 12 DREW BELCHER (R-Sr., 6-3, 255) 45 Julian Dunn (Sr., 6-2, 240) QB 14 CHRIS FERGUSON (So., 6-3, 215) 7 Isaiah Robinson (R-Fr., 6-2, 195) TB 8 RAMON JEFFERSON (R-Fr., 5-10, 205) or 27 JOE FITZPATRICK (R-Jr., 5-11, 230) WR 11 JAQUAN BLAIR (Jr., 6-2, 205) 82 Andre Miller (So., 6-2, 210) WR 10 MICAH WRIGHT (Sr., 6-0, 195) 2 Devin Young (R-Fr., 5-10, 185) BLACK BEARS DEFENSE DE 9 KAYON WHITAKER (Jr., 6-2, 255) 44 Connor Walsh (Sr., 6-3, 280) NT 5 CHARLES MITCHELL (Jr., 6-1, 280) 59 Skylar Bowman (So., 6-3, 295) DT 18 ALEJANDRO OREGON (Jr., 6-2, 270) 58 Raffaele Salamone (R-Fr., 6-3, 260) DE 53 JAMEHL WILEY (R-Fr., 6-2, 250) 44 Connor Walsh (Sr., 6-3, 280) LB 6 STERLING SHEFFIELD (Sr., 6-2, 240) 34 Vince Camp (Sr., 6-0, 200) LB 47 DESHAWN STEVENS (So., 6-1, 250) 50 Taji Lowe (Jr., 6-1, 240) LB 50 TAJI LOWE (Jr., 6-1, 240) 43 Jaron Grayer (So., 5-10, 230) CB 28 SHAQUILLE ST-LOT (R-Fr., 6-0, 195) 30 Erick Robertson (So., 5-11, 190) SS 21 JEFF DeVAUGHN (Sr., 5-11, 200) 17 Alex Romenesko (Jr., 5-11, 200) FS 3 DARRIUS HART (R-Sr., 6-2, 200) 20 Richard Carr (R-Fr., 5-7, 190) CB 1 MANNY PATTERSON (Jr., 5-10, 180) 28 Shaquille St-Lot (R-Fr., 6-0, 195) BLACK BEARS SPECIAL TEAMS PK 31 KENNY DOAK (So., 5-10, 200) 96 Patrick Leonard (Sr., 5-11, 210) H 35 DEREK DEOUL (Jr., 6-3, 210) 19 David Gelb (Fr., 5-11, 180) P 19 DAVID GELB (Fr., 5-11, 180) 35 Derek Deoul (Jr., 6-3, 210) LS 92 BRYCE COLEE (So., 6-1, 230) 3 Darrius Hart (R-Sr., 6-2, 200) SS 92 BRYCE COLEE (So., 6-1, 230) 3 Darrius Hart (R-Sr., 6-2, 200) KR 81 EARNEST EDWARDS (Jr., 5-10, 175) 21 JEFF DeVAUGHN (Sr., 5-11, 200) 27 Joe Fitzpatrick (R-Jr., 5-11, 230) 2 Devin Young (R-Fr.,5-10, 185) PR 10 MICAH WRIGHT (Sr., 6-0, 195) 13 Jordan Swann (So., 5-10, 180) 2

3 THE MATCHUP: UNH vs. MAINE Series Synopsis UNH has a lifetime record against Maine in the program s longest running rivalry. The Wildcats have won eight straight and 15 of the last 16 meetings spanning the seasons. Prior to that, Maine won five straight from New Hampshire has dominated the series for more than a decade, but a number of the games have been close. The past two meetings have epitomized that. Last year at Wildcat Stadium, UNH hung on for a victory; Maine missed the potential game-tying PAT kick with 9:07 remaining, and UNH s Quinlen Dean sealed the win with an INT in the closing minute. In 2016, Maine tied the score with 5:02 remaining in the fourth quarter, but UNH answered with a 12-play, 64-yard drive that culminated in Morgan Ellman s game-winning 21-yard field goal with seven seconds on the clock. In five consecutive years spanning , the margin of victory was seven points or less. That included Maine s most recent win in the series, in overtime, at Alfond Stadium on Oct. 2, Of historical note, UNH prevailed in the 100th meeting between the programs Oct. 20, 2012 at Alfond Stadium. In the Sean McDonnell era, UNH has a 15-5 record against Maine. Game-by-Game Results 11/20/99 H Maine 31 UNH 20 11/18/00 A Maine 55 UNH 10 11/17/01 H Maine 57 UNH 24 11/23/02 A Maine 31 UNH 14 11/22/03 H UNH 47 Maine 27 11/20/04 A UNH 50 Maine 36 11/19/05 H UNH 59 Maine 47 11/18/06* A UNH 19 Maine 13 11/17/07 H UNH 39 Maine 14 11/22/08 A UNH 28 Maine 24 11/21/09 H UNH 27 Maine 24 10/02/10* A Maine 16 UNH 13 11/19/11 H UNH 30 Maine 27 10/20/12 A UNH 28 Maine 21 11/23/13 H UNH 24 Maine 3 12/07/13 # A UNH 41 Maine 27 11/22/14 A UNH 20 Maine 12 11/21/15 H UNH 22 Maine 6 11/19/16 A UNH 24 Maine 21 08/31/17 H UNH 24 Maine 23 * overtime # NCAA quarterfinal Scouting Maine The University of Maine (Orono, Maine) went 4-6 overall and 3-5 in the CAA under second-year head coach Joe Harasymiak. The Black Bears return eight starters, including the top seven tacklers, from a defense that ranked No. 5 in the nation in 3rd down conversion percentage (held opponents to convert 27.4 percent of third down attempts). Sophomore linebacker Jaron Grayer recorded a team-high 79 tackles and ranked 11th in the CAA at 7.9 tackles per game. He is not listed as a starter on Maine s depth chart heading into Thursday night s game vs. UNH. Junior defensive end Kayon Whitaker led the CAA and was ranked No. 17 in the nation with 0.85 sacks per game. He was named to the 2018 All-CAA Preseason Team. Junior cornerback Manny Patterson led the CAA in pass breakups in 17. Sophomore Chris Ferguson returns as the starting quarterback. He completed 171 of 313 passes for 2,064 and 16 TDs; he threw 11 INTs. In the backfield, Maine needs to replace Josh Mack, who rushed for 1,335 yards ( per game) and nine TDs. Redshirt freshmen Ramon Jefferson and Joe Fitzpatrick are listed as the probable starters. Senior Micah Wright was limited to five games last year, but he leads a young group of wide receivers. Wright enters 2018 ranked 12th in program history in receiving yards (1,694). Tale of the Tape UNH Offense vs. Maine Defense Points/game Rush yds/game Pass yds/game Total yds/game /226 (38%)...3rd down...37/137 (27%) 17/36 (47%)...4th down...5/11 (45%) 31:35...Possession...n/a Sacks allowed/sacks per game UNH Defense vs. Maine Offense Points/game Rush yds/game Pass yds/game Total yds/game /208 (37%)...3rd down...55/162 (34%) 9/23 (39%)...4th down...4/10 (40%) n/a...possession...30: Sacks per game/sacks allowed Most Recent Meeting Score by Quarters Total MAINE New Hampshire Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 11:12 UNH - Lorden,Nick 12 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Pedinoff,Max kick), :48 07:21 MAINE - Reed, Jaleel 4 yd pass from Ferguson, Chris (Doak, Kenny kick), :46 00:33 UNH - Love,Malik 60 yd pass from O'Connor,Neil (Ellman,Morgan kick), :31 2nd 08:31 MAINE - Doak, Kenny 35 yd field goal, :02 03:14 UNH - Pedinoff,Max 26 yd field goal, :52 3rd 05:11 MAINE - Reed, Jaleel 33 yd pass from Ferguson, Chris (Doak, Kenny kick), :07 4th 13:41 UNH - Donovan,Rory 11 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), :25 09:07 MAINE - Simonovich, Jas 4 yd pass from Ferguson, Chris (Doak, Kenny kick failed), :28 MAINE UNH 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 27:42 32:18 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 3 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards DURHAM, N.H. Junior quarterback Trevor Knight threw a pair of touchdown passes and the defense came up with a couple of interceptions in the fourth quarter to lead UNH to a win over Maine in front of a home opener record crowd of 15,854 in Wildcat Stadium on Thursday night. Knight s 11-yard TD pass with 13:41 left in the fourth quarter proved to be the winning score. Morgan Ellman kicked the conversion to give UNH a lead. The Black Bears answered with a Chris Ferguson to Jason Simonovich 4-yard scoring pass with 9:07 left in the game. But Kenny Doak s conversion kick was wide to leave it at Sophomore safety Rick Ellison intercepted a Ferguson pass with 6:27 left in the fourth quarter and sophomore linebacker Quinlen Dean intercepted another with 25 seconds left to seal it. Knight completed 19 of his 30 passes for 158 yards and the two scores and had one interception. He also was UNH s leading rusher with 21 carries for 79 yards. Evan Gray had 18 carries for 74 yards. Malik Love caught five passes for 96 yards. Dean, Prince Smith, Jr., and Jared Kuehl each had seven tackles. Rick Holt had UNH s lone quarterback sack. It was a key play on Maine s next to last play, setting up the Dean interception. 3

4 AT THE POLLS: New Hampshire enters the week ranked No. 7 in the STATS FCS Preseason Poll and No. 9 in the FCS Coaches Preseason Poll. HISTORY OF THE BRICE-COWELL MUSKET: The Brice-Cowell Musket, named after former Maine coach Fred Brice and UNH coach William Cowell, was originally presented to the winner of the regular-season matchup in the late 1940s. The musket is a flintlock rifle made by Ebenezer Nutting of Falmouth, Maine, somewhere between The George I period rifle has a 43-inch barrel and is rifled to a.65 caliber. New Hampshire has claimed the Brice-Cowell Musket each of the last seven years and 14 times the past 15 seasons ( ). Maine s only win in that span was Oct. 2, 2010, in overtime at Alfond Stadium. COACH MAC RECORDS 150 TH CAREER WIN: Head coach Sean Mc- Donnell recorded his 150th career win when the Wildcats defeated Central Arkansas, 21-15, in the FCS second round on Dec. 2, CAA WINS LEADERBOARD: Head coach Sean McDonnell recorded his 95th career victory in CAA conference play Nov. 11, 2017 with UNH s 16-6 win against Elon at Wildcat Stadium. McDonnell s predecessor, Bill Bowes, is No. 3 at 97 career conference wins. O CONNOR RECEIVES PRESEASON RECOGNITION: Senior wide receiver Neil O Connor is a consensus Preseason All-American; STATS, HERO and Phil Steele all had O Connor on the First Team. He was also named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List. Following the 2017 season, O Connor received All-America recognition six times and was also named All-ECAC First Team, All-New England, and All-CAA First Team. O Connor led UNH and the CAA in receptions (97), receiving yards (1,396), receiving yards/game (99.7) and receiving TDs (10); he was also atop the team leaderboard in both all-purpose yards (1,510; fifth in CAA) and points (60). On the national leaderboard, those numbers ranked No. 3 in receiving yards, 11th in receptions per game and receiving yards per game, and 14th in receiving TDs. Those numbers also ranked high on UNH s list of single-season superlatives No. 2 in receptions and No. 4 in receiving yards. The previous Wildcat to reach double digits in TD catches was R.J. Harris with 15 in the 2014 season. O Connor s 2017 highlights included a career-high 232 receiving yards including a career-long 76-yard TD reception vs. Rhode Island, personal best 13 catches (182 yards) at Stony Brook and career-high three TDs (7 catches, 154 yards) vs. Bryant. KNIGHT TABBED CAA PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Senior quarterback Trevor Knight was named the offensive player to watch by the CAA coaches. His 2017 accolades included New England Football Writers Division I Season Gold Helmet Award, All-New England and CAA Football Third Team. Knight broke the school record for single-season pass attempts with 471; his other 17 numbers ranked second in passing yards (3,433) and third in completions (291). Also of note, his 26 passing TDs were the most by a Wildcat since 2008, when R.J. Toman had 28. Knight s other stats included a 61.8 completion percentage and QB efficiency rating. Knight was 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 both passing yards per game and points responsible for. On the CAA leaderboard, he ranked second in both passing yards/game (245.2) and total offense/game (256.8), and third in both passing efficiency and completion percentage. Knight s 2017 season highlights included a career-high 420 passing yards vs. Rhode Island (23x34, 3 TDs, rating); personal-best four TDs against both Towson and William & Mary; season-high 76.2 completion percentage (32x42) vs. Elon for 271 yards and one TD; completed 25 of 35 passes for 406 yards and had a rating at W&M. Knight can beat teams with his legs as well as his right arm. Last year, he ranked second on the team in rushes (146) and third in rushing yards (162) UNH Top 10 Watch List NEIL O CONNOR, SENIOR WR Receiving yards 1. David Ball ( ) 4, John Perry ( )... 2, Chris Braune... 2, Mike Boyle ( )... 2, Neil O Connor (2015-)...2,303 Receptions 1. R.J. Harris ( ) John Perry ( ) David Gamble ( ) Joey Orlando ( ) Stephan Lewis ( ) Neil O Connor (2015-) TREVOR KNIGHT, SENIOR QB Passing Yards 1. Ricky Santos ( ) 12, Sean Goldrich ( )... 7, Matt Griffin ( )... 5, Jim Stayer ( )... 5, Trevor Knight (2015-)...5,271 Completions 1. Ricky Santos ( ) 1, Bob Jean ( ) Mike Granieri ( ) Trevor Knight (2015-) Pass Attempts 1. Ricky Santos ( )... 1, Bob Jean ( )... 1, Ryan Day ( )... 1, R.J. Toman ( )... 1, Sean Goldrich ( )... 1, Trevor Knight (2015-) with one rushing touchdown. WILDCAT TRIO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE: Senior quarterback Trevor Knight, senior wide receiver Neil O Connor and junior linebacker Quinlen Dean were announced to the CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team at the conference s annual media day that was held July 24 at M&T Bank Stadium, home of the NFL s Baltimore Ravens. Dean was the top Cat in solo tackles (80), assisted tackles (44) and total tackles (124); the 80 solo tackles were more than all other Cats had total tackles. He also ranked fourth in tackles for loss (11.5). Dean led the CAA led the CAA and tied for third in the country with 80 solo tackles, and he paced the league and ranked fifth nationally in total tackles. He was UNH s top tackler in 9 of 14 games, including five straight spanning Oct. 28-Nov. 25. He recorded double-digit tackles five times, including career-high 15 (6-9-15) at Albany. His other season highlights included 12 stops (9-3-12) in the NCAA first round vs. Central Connecticut State, in which he recorded a season-high three tackles for loss and in interception. Dean s 2017 accolades included All-CAA Second Team and HERO Sports Sophomore All-America First Team. UNH PICKED SECOND IN CAA PRESEASON POLL: New Hampshire was voted second in the CAA Football Preseason Poll. The Wildcats received two first-place votes and 206 points to place behind three-time defending champion James Madison (241 points; 21 first-place votes). Delaware (182), Stony Brook (169) and Elon (168; 1) round out the top five. 4

5 FIVE CATS AT 100: A total of five active Wildcats enter the season with 100+ career tackles; they are: junior linebacker Quinlen Dean (162), senior linebacker Jared Kuehl (140), senior defensive end Jae Wuan Horton (125), and junior safeties Pop Lacey (124) and Rick Ellison (118). Junior cornerback Prince Smith, Jr. is on the verge of reaching the century mark with 92 career tackles. RECAPPING THE BLUE-WHITE SCRIMMAGE: Senior quarterback Trevor Knight completed 10 of his 14 passes for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns and the defense came up with three interceptions as the University of New Hampshire football team closed out fall camp with a scrimmage game in Wildcat Stadium on Aug. 21. Sophomore safety Evan Horn picked off a pass and returned it 50 yards for the last touchdown of the scrimmage. Junior safety Matt Sherlock and freshman defensive back Bobby DeMeo had the other interceptions. Freshman defensive back Christian Peete, from down the road in Portsmouth, led the defense with eight tackles. Senior wide receiver Kieran Presley scored on a 17-yard pass from Knight. Presley led the team with five catches for 64 yards. Fourteen different players caught passes from five UNH quarterbacks. Redshirt freshman Stephen Hedberg had the other passing touchdown, connecting for a 14-yard score with freshman tight end Kyle Lepkowski, who had three catches for 60 yards. Redshirt freshman running back Carlos Washington, Jr. scored the lone rushing touchdown on a 3-yard run. Washington had four carries for 33 yards. Freshman Dylan Laube had seven carries for 55 yards and classmate Jacob Post carried nine times for 34 yards. THE CAPTAINS: Seniors Trevon Bryant, Jae Wuan Horton and Jared Kuehl were named the 2018 captains prior to the spring s Blue-White scrimmage last May. Bryant is a rare two-time captain for the Wildcats. He was a senior during spring camp in 2017 and was injured early in the session, knocking him out for the 17 season. Despite his injury, his teammates elected him captain for last season as camp ended. Because Bryant played as a true freshman, he was able to get a medical redshirt for last season, is eligible to play in 2018 and he was picked as a captain again. THE PASSERS: Trevor Knight put up one of the most productive seasons ever for a UNH quarterback in He s coming back for his senior season looking to improve on an impressive campaign, looking for a little more. 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. 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, and he comes out of preseason listed as the backup on the two-deep. Lupoli 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 win. The other quarterbacks are redshirt-freshmen Stephen Hedberg, a 6-3, 192-pound lefthander, and Tommy Herion (6-1, 185). THE TARGETS: UNH s quarterbacks have plenty of familiar targets, led by seniors Neil O Connor and Kieran Presley, as well as junior Malik Love. O Connor had a breakout season in 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. Love led the Wildcats in catches with 59 for 520 yards in 2016 and UNH S RECORD WHEN Playing at home Playing on the road Playing at a neutral site Winning turnover battle Losing turnover battle Turnovers are even UNH scores first Opponent scores first UNH leads after 1st quarter UNH trails after 1st quarter Tied after 1st quarter UNH leads at the half UNH trails at the half Tied at the half UNH leads after 3 quarters UNH trails after 3 quarters Tied after 3 quarters A Wildcat rushes for 100+ yards UNH rushes for 250+ yards UNH rushes for 250+ & passes for 250+ yds UNH scores less than 20 points UNH scores points UNH scores points UNH scores 40+ points UNH allows less than 20 points UNH allows points UNH allows points UNH allows 40+ points Playing on FieldTurf Playing on Grass UNH wins the coin toss UNH receives opening kickoff Opponent receives opening kickoff SEASON HIGHS/LOWS Largest margin of victory... 28, vs. Bryant (45-17) Smallest margin of victory...1, vs. Maine (24-23) Largest margin of defeat...42, at South Dakota State (56-14) Smallest margin of defeat...14, at Stony Brook (38-24) Largest deficit overcome in victory... 7, at Central Arkansas (21-15) Largest lead relinquished in loss...8, at Stony Brook (38-24 loss) Most points... 45, vs. Bryant Fewest points... 0, at James Madison, at UAlbany Most rushing yards, team , vs. Towson Fewest rushing yards, team... minus-11, at UAlbany Most passing yards, team...420, vs. Rhode Island Fewest passing yards, team...110, at Central Arkansas Most yards, team...511, at William & Mary Fewest yards, team...122, at UAlbany Most pass yards, ind...420, Trevor Knight vs. Rhode Island Most rushing yards, ind , DeUnte Chatman vs. Towson Longest rushing play... 64, DeUnte Chatman (TD) at Holy Cross Longest pass play... 76, T. Knight to N. O Connor (TD) vs. Rhode Island Longest kickoff return...35, Brandon Gallagher vs. Towson Longest punt return...11, Evan Horn vs. Bryant Longest INT return...56, Evan Horn at Central Arkansas Longest fumble return... n/a Longest field goal... 41, Max Pedinoff at Stony Brook Longest punt...60, Max Pedinoff at Central Arkansas Longest scoring pass...76, T. Knight to N. O Connor vs. Rhode Island Longest scoring rush... 64, DeUnte Chatman at Holy Cross Most turnovers forced... 4, 3x, MR at Central Arkansas Most tackles, player... 15, Quinlen Dean at UAlbany Most points allowed...56, at South Dakota State Fewest points allowed...0, vs. Central. Conn. State Most rush yds. allowed...265, at South Dakota State Fewest rush yds. allowed... 31, vs. Elon Most pass yds. allowed...367, at Holy Cross Fewest pass yds. allowed...93, vs. Georgia Southern Most yards allowed...520, at Holy Cross Fewest yards allowed , vs. Central Conn. State 5

6 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. Sophomore Nick Lorden 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. Classmate C.J. Turner played as a true freshman last season and emerged as the top kickoff returner. Sophomore Joey Carroll and redshirt freshman Benyeal Hill, Jr. drew praise from coaches this past spring. Junior Justin Malone-Woods 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, known more for his run-blocking skills, and sophomore Jack Cavallaro are the others in the tight end group. THE BALL CARRIERS: Trevon Bryant, the second-year captain, gets his long-awaited shot at running back in Junior Evan Gray 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 and redshirt freshman Carlos Washington, Jr. fill out the rest of the group. 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. Gallagher averaged 5.9 yards per carry and had a breakout game against Towson with 12 carries for 104 yards. Washington played on scout teams last year and had a strong spring season. THE BLOCKERS: Senior Dayne Herron and sophomores Jack Carroll and Matt Mascia are the guys up front with returning experience on the offensive line. Herron and Carroll worked side-by-side on the left side for a majority of the 2017 season. Herron will be a third-year starter. He started all 13 games in which he played last season all at left tackle; he had started the last 10 games of the 2016 season at right tackle. Herron is once again penciled in at the starter at left tackle. Carroll was the starting left guard all 14 games a year ago and Mascia started 11 of the 12 he played in before his season was ended by injury. Noah Robison was inserted into the starting lineup at right tackle the last two games of the 2017 season, and he is the projected starter at RT heading into the 2018 season. UNH has to replace the man in the middle Jake Kennedy was an All-CAA Second Team selection at center last year. Redshirt freshman Patrick Flynn is projected to fill that position. THE D-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 defensive line s ability to disrupt opposing quarterbacks factored in that success. Seniors Jae Wuan Horton and Kyle Reisert will help the defense turn up the heat on opposing offenses. Horton 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 has started UNH s last 37 games, dating back to the third game of his redshirt freshman season. Reisert led the team with 4.5 sacks in 2016, but dealt with injuries last season and was limited to six games. He is once again sidelined by 2018 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS STATS Coaches Preseason CAA PRESEASON POLL School (First-Place Votes) 1. James Madison (21) UNH (2) Delaware Stony Brook Elon (1) Villanova PRESEASON HONORS CAA Football Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Trevor Knight Senior QB CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team Quinlen Dean Junior LB Trevor Knight Senior QB Neil O Connor Senior WR 2017 SEASON ACCOLADES ALL-AMERICA TEAMS Associated Press All-America Second Team Walter Camp FCS All-America Team STATS All-America Second Team HERO Sports All-America Team Madness All-America First Team Phil Steele All-America Team Neil O Connor STATS Walter Payton Award finalist Neil O Connor New England Football Writers Divsion I Season Gold Helmet Award Trevor Knight All-New England Division I Football Team Jake Kennedy (OL), Trevor Knight (QB), Neil O Connor (WR), Rick Holt (DL) CAA Football First Team Offense Neil O Connor CAA Football Second Team Offense Jake Kennedy CAA Football Second Team Defense Quinlen Dean, Rick Holt CAA Football Third Team Offense Trevor Knight CAA Football Third Team Defense Prince Smith, Jr. 7. Richmond Maine Albany Towson William & Mary Rhode Island 39 injury at the outset of the 2018 season. Sophomore Brian Carter stepped up and started six games last year. He is penciled in as the starter at defensive end opposite Horton. Juniors Josh Kania and Robbie Schumacher are also expected to play major roles in 18. Senior Ryan Sosnak 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 and Jacob Bradshaw and freshman Niko Kvietkus. 6

7 TACKLE MACHINES: Junior Quinlen Dean piled up tackles and had a breakout season last year, while Jared Kuehl turned in another bigplay 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. Dean was immense last season and led the team with 124 tackles (80 unassisted, 44 assisted) and he ranked fourth in the CAA with 8.9 tackles per game. The next closest Wildcat had a total of 73 tackles. And the 124 tackles were the most by a Wildcat linebacker since 2013, when Akil Anderson had the same number. Kuehl started all 10 games in which he played in 2017; he was sidelined four games by injury. Despite missing those games, he led UNH with 13.5 tackles for loss. Kuehl also ranked third in sacks (5.0 and fourth in tackles with 66 ( ), and had a team-high three fumble recoveries. Junior Michael Balsamo and redshirt freshman Kyle Hamper are listed as the backups on the Week 1 depth chart. Balsamo, a former safety, had 31 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, last year. SAFETIES: Juniors Rick Ellison and Pop Lacey have been regular starters in their first two seasons and sophomore Evan Horn started the second half of last season. Ellison 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 had an outstanding season as a true freshman and started 11 of the team s 13 games. He led the Wildcats in tackles ( ) and had a couple of interceptions and a fumble recovery. Last season, injuries limited him to nine games with seven starts; he finished with 42 tackles (29-13). Horn was second on the team in interceptions with three last fall and had 43 tackles (23-20). Horn switched to basketball after the football season ended and played in 14 games with two starts. Juniors Matt Sherlock and Dean Adams, as well as redshirt freshman Pop Bush, are the listed backups on the Week 1 two-deep. ANTI-AIR DEFENSE: 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. All three were often on the field together in passing situations. Smith, Jr. 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 in 10 starts, he led UNH cornerbacks in tackles with 37 unassisted and 18 assisted for a total of 55. Perkins had five picks last season, including two in the fourth quarter against Rhode Island to help the Wildcats protect a win. Addae had 24 assisted and 12 unassisted tackles last season for a total of 36. He forced a fumble each of UNH s two playoff wins last season and recovered the fumble he caused against Central Arkansas. Redshirt freshman Mike Crawford is also vying for playing time in the cornerback rotation. KICKING THE BALL AROUND: The Wildcats look to revamp their kicking game for 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 SINGLE-GAME SUPERLATIVES 100+ Rushing Yards Most recent Oct. 21, 2017: Chatman (187) & Gallagher (104) Trevon Bryant (2x) 113 vs. Lehigh (Nov. 26, 2016) 112 vs. Albany (Nov. 12, 2016) Brandon Gallagher (1x) 104 vs. Towson (Oct. 21, 2017) 100+ Receiving Yards Most recent Dec. 9, 2017: Kerian Presley (133) vs. So. Dakota St. Neil O Connor (2017-5x... Career - 7x) 193 at William & Mary (Nov. 4, 2017) 182 at Stony Brook (Oct. 13, 2017) 154 vs. Bryant (Sept. 30, 2017) 232 vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 23, 2017) 118 vs. Maine (Aug. 31, 2017) 171 vs. Lehigh (Nov. 26, 2016) 192 vs. James Madison (Oct. 15, 2016) Malik Love (2017-1x... Career - 3x) 123 vs. Central Connecticut State (Nov. 25, 2017) 127 vs. James Madison (Oct. 15, 2016) 108 at Dartmouth (Sept. 17, 2016) Kieran Presley (2017-1x... Career - 1x) 133 at South Dakota State (Dec. 9, 2017) 300+ Passing Yards Most recent Nov. 4, 2017: Trevor Knight, 406, at William & Mary Trevor Knight (2017-5x... Career - 6x) 406 at William & Mary (Nov. 4, 2017) 373 at Stony Brook (Oct. 13, 2017) 318 vs. Bryant (Sept. 30, 2017) 420 vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 23, 2017) 310 at Holy Cross (Sept. 16, 2017) 314 vs. James Madison (Oct. 15, 2016) 10+ Tackles Most recent Nov. 25, 2017 vs. CCSU: 12, Quinlen Dean Quinlen Dean (2017-5x... Career - 5x) 12 vs. Central Connecticut State (Nov. 25, 2017) 15 at UAlbany (Nov. 18, 2017) 10 at James Madison (Oct. 28, 2017) 11 at Stony Brook (Oct. 13, 2017) 11 vs. Bryant (Sept. 30, 2017) Pop Lacey (Career - 3x) 12 at James Madison (Dec. 3, 2016) 13 at Elon (Oct. 7, 2016) 14 vs. Holy Cross (Sept. 10, 2016) Rick Ellison (2017-2x... Career 3x) 12 vs. Towson (Oct. 21, 2017) 10 at Georgia Southern (Sept. 9, 2017) 10 at San Diego State (Sept. 3, 2016) Jared Kuehl (2017-1x... Career 2x) 12 at UAlbany (Nov. 18, 2017) 10 at San Diego State (Sept. 3, 2016) 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. Sophomore Jason Hughes rose to the top as the placekicker and will also handle kickoff duties. BACK TO RETURN: Junior Brandon Gallagher lined up deep 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. Redshirt freshman Sean Coyne will be alongside Gallagher. 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. He is listed as the backup to Pop Lacey on the depth chart. 7

8 NATION-LEADING 14 STRAIGHT FCS POSTSEASONS: UNH received one of 14 at-large berths to the 2017 NCAA FCS Division I Championship to extend the longest active playoff streak in the nation to 14 years; the next longest active streak of eight is held by North Dakota State. The Cats have compiled a postseason record during the streak. It all began in 2004 with a first round upset (27-24 win) at Georgia Southern. New Hampshire has a lifetime record in the postseason and that includes in the I-AA/FCS tourney. UNH has advanced to the FCS quarterfinals three of the last five years ( ) and eight times since The Cats have a 2-6 record in the quarters but have won each of the last two quarterfinal games 2013 at Southeastern Louisiana (20-17) and 2014 vs. Chattanooga (35-30). Here is a breakdown of UNH s all-time postseason record (home games in bold), beginning with its lone bowl appearance in 1947 at the Glass Bowl: Year Game Opponent Result 1947 Glass Bowl Toledo L, D-II Quarterfinals Lehigh W, D-II Semifinals W. Kentucky L, D-II Quarterfinals Montana State L, I-AA First Round Samford L, I-AA First Round App. State L,10-17(OT) 2004 I-AA First Round Ga. Southern W, I-AA Quarterfinals Montana L, I-AA First Round Colgate W, I-AA Quarterfinals Northern Iowa L, FCS First Round Hampton W, FCS Quarterfinals UMass L, FCS First Round Northern Iowa L, FCS First Round Southern Illinois W, FCS Quarterfinals Northern Iowa L, FCS First Round McNeese State W, FCS Quarterfinals Villanova L, FCS Second Round Bethune-Cookman W, FCS Quarterfinals Delaware L, FCS Second Round Montana State L, FCS Second Round Wofford L, FCS First Round Lafayette W, FCS Second Round Maine W, FCS Quarterfinals Southeastern La. W, FCS Semifinals North Dakota State L, FCS Second Round Fordham W, FCS Quarterfinals Chattanooga W, FCS Semifinal Illinois State L, FCS First Round Colgate L, FCS First Round Lehigh W, FCS Second Round James Madison L, FCS First Round Central Conn. State W, FCS Second Round Central Arkansas W, FCS Quarterfinal South Dakota State L, Total Record: Coach McDonnell Record: UNH FOOTBALL ALL-TIME OVERTIME RESULTS Date Opponent Results Sept. 13, 1986 at Delaware W (OT) Sept. 19, 1987 at Boston University W (3 OT) Oct. 8, 1988 at Richmond L (2 OT) Sept. 11, 1993 at Connecticut L (2 OT) Nov. 19, 1994 at Boston University W (2 OT) Nov. 26, 1994 Appalachian State L (OT) Oct. 23, 1999 at South Florida L (OT) Nov. 4, 2000 at Delaware W (OT) Oct. 21, 2006 at Northeastern L (OT) Nov. 18, 2006 at Maine W (OT) Oct. 2, 2010 at Maine L (OT) Sept. 10, 2011 at Lehigh W (OT) Record: 6-6 (Home 0-1, Road 6-5) 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 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 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 All games will be broadcast live, with the pregame show beginning 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Wildcat Sports Radio Network WGIR-AM 610 Manchester Flagship WQSO-FM 96.7 Dover-Rochester Affiliate WPKX-AM 930 Dover-Rochester Affiliate WZEI-FM Meredith Affiliate WTPL-FM Hillsboro/Concord Affiliate WEEY-FM 93.5 Keene/Swanzey Affiliate WSKX-FM 95.3 York Center Affiliate WILDCAT STADIUM A NEW ERA OF UNH FOOTBALL: The UNH athletic department announced that Wildcat Stadium saw a 13 percent increase from its inaugural season of UNH football, highlighted by the alltime largest crowd for a home opener (15,854) and largest on-campus crowd (22,135) in school history. The Wildcats averaged 12,751 fans per home game in the 2017 regular season, up from 11,108 in the 2016 regular season. The overall attendance of 63,756 eclipsed that of 55,542 in 16. A new era of UNH football began Saturday, Sept , when New Hampshire played its inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium against College of the Holy Cross and prevailed in front of 13,242 spectators. Wildcat Stadium was built on the same site as its predecessor, Cowell Stadium, which was erected in The stands on the east side, which had served as the home bench, remain intact and are now the visitor s section. The new structure including the Service Credit Union Victory Club, club seats, press box, coaches boxes, general admission seating, 603 Eatery concession stand and souvenir store was erected on the west side and will be the home bench. 8

9 WILDCAT STADIUM Category Cowell Stadium Wildcat Stadium Completed Seating capacity 6,500 11,015 Club seats None 512 (22 inches wide) Box seats 744 (17 inches wide) 864 (20 inches wide), plus 744 on old side Service Credit Union None 1 Victory Club Restrooms 24 toilets and urinals 88 toilets and urinals Concession windows None, food trucks 14 Scoreboard/videoboard 8-foot by 32-foot scoreboard 30-foot by 50-foot HD video board Press box Dated to 1936, cramped Spacious, state of the art technology, video replay booth Professional work spaces Limited 10 press box level (Press box, coaches, video) Television camera locations None 3 Suites None 4 (2 press box level, 2 Victory Club level) Entrances 9 (non-secure) 4 (secure) Merchandise windows None 1 Catering None available UNH Hospitality & Catering (Victory Club) ADA seating 6 (no companion) 42 plus 42 companion Elevators None 2 Light towers (Circa 2013) None 6 poles Sound system 1 speaker 14 speakers Fiber optic cable None 24,400 feet TICKETS Football season tickets starting at $99, individual game tickets and group tickets for Wildcat Stadium, which features the Service Credit Union Victory Club and offers an enhanced fan experience unlike any in the region, are now on sale. Ticket information is available online at unhwildcats.com or by calling Timeline June 2014: University System of New Hampshire board of trustees approved UNH s plan to renovate its athletic complex as part of its campus master plan. May 2015: Previous visitor s bleachers torn down. May 29, 2015: Official groundbreaking ceremony. June 2015: Blasting begins to clear area. July 2015: Concrete poured for foundation. August 2015: One light pole relocated, another installed, increasing total number to six light poles. Late August 2015: Support structure for pedestrian bridge is created. September 2015: First steel beams are raised. October 2015: Topping off ceremony -- last steel beam installed. March 2016: Windows installed for Service Credit Union Victory Club, suites, and top level. April 2016: Bleachers installed. May 2016: Seats, speakers installed. June 2016: Video board installed. July 2016: Previous press box torn down. August 2016: Wildcat Stadium completion on schedule. Wildcat Stadium Trivia First game: Saturday, Sept. 10 (7p.m.) v Holy Cross Final score: UNH 39, Holy Cross 28 Largest attendance 22,135 [09/23/17 v Rhode Island; Homecoming) First score: Peter Pujals, 21-yd TD run (Holy Cross) [09/10/16] First UNH score: Dalton Crossan, 3-yd TD run v Holy Cross [09/10/16] First field goal attempt: Kris Hooper, W&M, 32 yards (no good) [10/01/16] First field goal: Morgan Ellman, 37 yards v James Madison [10/15/16] Most points, quarter (one team): 27, UNH v James Madison (4th) [10/1516] Most points, quarter (combined): 41, UNH & James Madison (4th) [10/15/16] Most points, one half (one team): 36 UNH v Lehigh (1stH) [12/26/16] Most points, one half (combined): 51 UNH & James Madison (2ndH) [10/15/16] Most points, one team: 64, UNH v Lehigh [11/26/16] Most points, combined: 81, UNH & James Madison [10/15/16] Largest UNH lead: 43, UNH v Lehigh (64-21) [11/26/16] Largest lead, opponent: 30, James Madison (42-12) [10/15/16] Smallest margin of victory: 1, vs. Maine (24-23) [08/31/17] Largest margin of victory: 43, UNH v Lehigh (64-21) [11/26/16] Longest run: 56, Dalton Crossan v Holy Cross [09/10/16] Longest pass play: 76, Trevor Knight Neil O Connor v Rhode Island [09/23/17] Longest punt: 55, Max Pedinoff v William & Mary [10/01/16] 55, Gunnar Kane (James Madison) [10/15/16] 55, Pat Toomey (Towson) [10/21/17] Longest punt return: 28, Casey DeAndrade v James Madison [10/15/16] Longest kickoff return: 91, Casey DeAndrade v Stony Brook [10/29/16] Most tackles: 14, Pop Lacey v Holy Cross [09/10/16] T. Costigan (Bryant) [00/30/17]... S. Manzanares (CCSU) [11/25/17] Most sacks: 3, Ryan Smith (Holy Cross) [09/10/16] Longest interception return: 50, Rick Ellison vs. Bryant (09/30/17) Longest fumble return: 93, Kanyia Anderson (Towson) [10/23/17] First play from scrimmage: Trevor Knight run, -1 yd First pass completion: Peter Pujals to Brendan Flaherty (Holy Cross), 8 yds [09/10/16] First UNH pass completion: Trevor Knight to Malik Love, 1 yd, v Holy Cross [09/10/16] First turnover: Kyle Young (Holy Cross) interception of Trevor Knight pass [09/10/16] First OPP turnover: Peter Pujals (Holy Cross) intercepted by Casey DeAndrade [09/10/16] 9

10 2018 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Malik Love WR Jr. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa/Holderness School 1 Mitch McPike K Jr. Birmingham, England/Solihull Technology College 4 Quinlen Dean LB Jr. Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt 5 Christian Lupoli QB So. East Haven, Conn/Notre Dame 6 Prince Smith, Jr. CB Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./ Imhotep 7 C.J. Turner WR So. Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge 8 Trevon Bryant RB Sr. St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez 8 Tim Bouchard DB Fr. Barrington, R.I./St. Thomas 9 Isiah Perkins CB Jr. Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown 10 Drew Sanborn K/P Jr. Amherst, N.H./Bishop Guertin 11 Tommy Herion QB R-Fr. Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy 12 Ivan Niyomugabo WR Jr. Penacook, N.H./Merrimack Valley 13 Benyeal Hill, Jr. WR R-Fr. Stafford, Va./Brooke Point 14 Stephen Hedberg QB R-Fr. Dover, N.H./St. Thomas 15 Michael Balsamo LB Jr. Atkinson, N.H./Central Catholic 16 Rick Ellison S Jr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic 17 Bret Edwards QB Fr. Lowell, Mass./Central Catholic 18 Trevor Knight QB Sr. Amherst, N.H./Nashua South 19 Nick Lorden WR So. Milford, N.H./Bishop Guertin 20 Lucky Sesay CB So. Lowell, Mass./Worcester Academy/AIC 20 Dylan Laube RB/DB Fr. Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton Beach 21 Jason Hughes WR/K/P So. Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane 22 Evan Gray RB Jr. Centreville, Va./Westfield 23 Mike Crawford DB R-Fr. Philadeplhia, Pa./Imhotep 24 Bobby DeMeo CB Fr. Carver, Mass./Boston College H.S. 26 Carlos Washington, Jr. RB R-Fr. Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist 27 Dominick Zonfrelli RB Fr. Millis, Mass./Millis 28 Hayden Middleton K/P Sr. Dover, N.H./St. Thomas 28 Jacob Post RB Fr. Plaistow, N.H./Timberlane 29 Brandon Gallagher RB Jr. Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham 31 Nick Lubischer WR Jr. Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Catholic 32 J.J. Jerome LB Fr. Monroe, Wash./Monroe 33 Evan Horn S So. Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest 34 Nelson Thomas S So. Plainfield, N.J./Bishop George Ahr/Kent School 35 Sean Coyne K/WR R-Fr. Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth 37 Derek Thompson DB Fr. Bear, Del./Appoquinimink 38 Joe Eichman DB Fr. Merrimack, N.H/Merrimack 38 Jordan Conn K/P Fr. Woodbrige, Conn./Amity Regional 39 Matt Sherlock S Jr. River Edge, N.J./Bergen Catholic 39 Griffin Aube DE Fr. Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth 40 Pop Lacey S Jr. Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic/Kent School 41 Alonzo Addae CB So. Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary/Peddie School 42 Max Oxendine DB Fr. Chester, Va./Thomas Dale/Fork Union Military 43 Jackson Housman LB So. Weare, N.H./Bishop Guertin 44 R.J. Janeczek LB R-Fr. Wall, N.J./Wall Township 44 Trevor Mills LB Fr. North Conway, N.H./Kennett 45 Pop Bush S R-Fr. Nocatee, Fla./Port Charlotte 46 Symir Blacknall DB Fr. Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan 47 Dean Adams S Jr. Medfield, Mass./Medfield 48 Christian Peete DB Fr. Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth/Hebron Acad. 48 Mathias Villafane WR Fr. Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic 49 Gunner Gibson TE R-Fr. Hailey, Idaho/Wood River/Salisbury School 50 Cameron Brusko LB Jr. Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty 51 Steven Harper LB So. Roselle, N.J./Hudson Catholic 53 Curtis Linton, Jr, OL R-Fr. Newark, Del./Caravel Academy 54 Zach Banks LB Fr. Westminster, Mass./Salisbury School 55 Elijah Lewis DT So. New Castle, Del./William Penn 56 Kyle Hamper LB R-Fr. Portland, Ore./Jesuit/Hotchkiss School 57 Patrick Flynn OL R-Fr. Hanover, Mass./Hanover 58 Jared Kuehl LB Sr. Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional 59 Sean McCormack-Kuhman DE Fr. Wells, Maine/Wells 60 Jacob Bradshaw DT So. Damascus, Md./Damascus 61 Patrick Kaplan DT So. Franklin, N.H./Franklin 62 Matt Matulis OL Jr. Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista 63 Nick Velte OL Jr. Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute 64 Cam Rush OL R-Fr. Avella, Pa./Bishop Canevin 65 Osho Omoyeni OL Fr. Lowell, Mass./Central Catholic 66 Dayne Herron OL Sr. Oak Harbor, Wash./Oak Harbor/Salisbury School 67 Tyreak Richardson DT So. Huntington, N.Y./ St. Anthony s/ Deerfield Acad. 68 Andrew Carter OL Fr. North Andover, Mass./North Andover 69 Jack Carroll OL So. Oakton, Va./Gonzaga College 70 Matt Mascia OL So. East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow 71 Ryan Sosnak DT Sr. Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park 72 David Perry, Jr. OL Fr. Springfield, Va./West Springfield 73 Matt O Neill OL Fr. South Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth 74 Chris Donnelly OL Fr. Park Ridge, N.J/Don Bosco Prep 75 Riley Burns OL R-Fr. Milford, Mass./Milford 76 Cam Smith OL Sr. Medway, Mass./Medway/Lafayette College 77 Jeff Carter OL Jr. Jericho, Vt./Mount Mansfield 78 Sam Kowal OL So. Asbury, N.J./North Hunterdon 79 Noah Robison OL Jr. Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Acad./Coastal Carolina 80 Brian Espanet WR R-Fr. Hopedale, Mass./Millis-Hopedale 81 Rob Iannarilli DE So. Framingham, Mass./Marian 81 Ryan Finney TE So. Hingham, Mass./Hingham/Mass. Maritime 82 Neil O Connor WR Sr. Leominster, Mass./Leominster 83 Kieran Presley WR Sr. Amherst, Mass./Amherst Reg./Loomis-Chaffee 84 Mike Vailas WR Jr. Bedford, N.H./Bedford/Bryant University 85 Justin Malone-Woods TE Jr. San Diego, Calif./Serra/Loomis Chaffee Prep 86 Joey Carroll WR So. Waltham, Mass./ Waltham 87 Kyle Lepkowski TE Fr. Adamstown, Md./Tuscarora 88 Charles Briscoe III WR Fr. Bowie, Md./St. John s College 88 Alex Hiltz TE R-Fr. Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington 89 Jack Cavallaro TE So. Hanover, N.H./Hanover 90 Carson Leary DE So. Brandon, Vt./Otter Valley 91 Jae Wuan Horton DE Sr. Stafford, Va./North Stafford 92 Juston Cogbill DL Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy 93 Niko Kvietkus DT Fr. Southington, Conn./Xavier High School 94 Riley Ammerman DE So. West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep 95 Josh Kania DE Jr. Milton, Ga./Cambridge 96 Robbie Schumacher DE Jr. Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay 97 Kyle Reisert DE Sr. Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional 98 John DiCaro TE Sr. Dallas, Texas/Shelton/Salisbury School 98 Jahyde Bullard LB Fr. Bellows Falls, Vt./Bellows Falls Union/Berkshire 99 Brian Carter DE So. Port St. Lucie, Fla./St. Edward s Wildcats Coaching Staff Head Coach: Sean McDonnell 20th year Defensive Coordinator / DBs: John Lyons WRs / Pass Game Coordinator: Michael Ferzoco Offensive Line / Run Game Coordinator: Alex Miller Defensive Line: Peter McCarty Linebackers: Garrett Gillick Defensive Ends: Chris Ellis Safeties: John Bowes Running Backs: Casey DeAndrade Quarterbacks: Keith LeVan Tight Ends: Jordan D Onofrio Asst Athletic Director for FB Operations: Bobby Callahan Director of Video Operations: James Ventresca Athletic Trainers: Jon Dana; Cindy Michaud Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Chapman 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 England 1 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Malik (Muh-LEEK) Love 5 Christian Lupoli (LOOP-ihlee) 8 Tim Bouchard (boo-shard) 8 Trevon (TRAY-von) Bryant 12 Ivan (IVE-in) Niyomugabo (KNEE-yo-muh-GAH-bo) 13 Benyeal (ben-yell) Hill, Jr. 20 Dylan Laube (rhymes with WOW-bee) 20 Lucky Sesay (sih-say) 24 Bobby DeMeo (dih-mayo) 31 Nick Lubischer (LOOB-isher) 39 Griffin Aube (OH-bee) 41 Alonzo Addae (uh-die) 42 Max Oxendine (OX-in-dine) 44 R.J. Janeczek (JAN-ih-SICK) 46 Symir (sih-meer) Blacknall 48 Mathias (mih-thigh-iss) Villafane (VILL-uh-fane) 50 Cameron Brusko (BRUSS-co) 58 Jared Kuehl (KEEL) 59 Sean McCormack-Kuhman (mick-corm-mack-coo-min) 62 Matt Matulis (mih-tool-iss) 63 Nick Velte (VELT-ee) 65 Osho (OH-show) Omoyeni (oh-mo-yenny) 70 Matt Mascia (MASS-ee-uh) 71 Ryan Sosnak (SAWS-knack) 78 Sam Kowal (CO-ull) 79 Noah Robison (ROBB-ih-sin) 80 Brian Espanet (ESS-pih-NET) 81 Rob Iannarilli (EYE-uh-nih-RELLY) 83 Kieran (KEER-in) Presley 84 Mike Vailas (VAIL-iss) 87 Kyle Lepkowski (lepp-cow-ski) 89 Jack Cavallaro (CAV-ih-LARE-oh) 91 Jae Wuan (JAY-Juan) Horton 93 Niko (NEEK-oh) Kvietkus (kih-vickiss) 95 Josh Kania (CANE-yuh) 96 Robbie Schumacher (SHOE-mocker) 97 Kyle Reisert (RISE-ert) 98 Jahyde (juh-hide) Bullard (bull-ard) 98 John DiCaro (dih-care-oh) WR /Pass Game Coordinator: Michael Ferzoco (Fur-ZOKE-oh) RB Coach: Casey DeAndrade (dee-ann-drayde) Director of Internal Ops./Video Coordinator: James Ventresca (venn-tress-kuh) Athletic Trainer: Cindy Michaud (me-show) 10