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1 2017 UNH FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS FOOTBALL unhwildcats.com Twitter: unh_football Instagram: unh_football YouTube: /UNHAthletics Buy Tickets: at Game 11 Road Game 6 No. 16/14 UNH (7-3, 5-2 CAA) at Albany (3-7, 1-6 CAA) Saturday, November 18, p.m. Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, N.Y. TV: Video, Audio and Live stats: UNH Schedule and Results AUG. 31 Thurs. MAINE * W SEPT. 9 Sat. vs. Georgia Southern W 16 Sat. at Holy Cross L 23 Sat. RHODE ISLAND * (Homecoming) W 30 Sat. BRYANT W OCT. 14 Sat. at Stony Brook * L 21 Sat. TOWSON * W 28 Sat. at James Madison [1] * 21-0 L NOV. 4 Sat. at William & Mary * W 11 Sat. ELON * [7] (Salute to Service) 16-6 W 18 Sat. at Albany * 1 pm Home games in BOLD CAPS All times Eastern * CAA conference game ESPN3 broadcast [#] Indicates ranking at date of game 2017 Albany Schedule and Results SEPT. 2 Sat. at Old Dominion L 9 Sat. at Morgan State 26-0 W 16 Sat. MONMOUTH W 23 Sat. VILLANOVA * [7] W 30 Sat. at Elon * [23] 6-0 L OCT. 7 Sat. at Richmond * [14] 2OT L 21 Sat. MAINE * L 28 Sat. RHODE ISLAND * L NOV. 4 Sat. at Stony Brook * [21] OT L 11 Sat. at Delaware * 22-3 L 18 Sat. NEW HAMPSHIRE * 1 pm RADIO Wildcat Sports Radio Network Flagship: WGIR-610 AM Affiliates: WQSO-FM 96.7 Play-by-Play: Bob Lipman Analyst: Justin McIsaac Quick Hitters The No. 16/14 UNH football team enters Saturday s game at UAlbany with a 7-3 overall record that includes 5-2 in the CAA and 2-3 on the road (1-2 in conference road games). A stifling UNH defense led the No. 18/16 Wildcats to a 16-6 victory against No. 7/9 Elon, which entered the game on an eight-game winning streak, at Wildcat Stadium on Nov. 11. Albany enters Saturday s game with a 3-7 overall record that includes 1-6 in the CAA and 2-2 at home (1-2 in conference home games). This will be the Great Danes fifth game against a nationally-ranked team (1-3 record). New Hampshire has a 4-1 lifetime record against Albany, but the Great Danes were victors last November at Wildcat Stadium. In the most recent game at Albany, the Cats prevailed in November Junior linebacker Jared Kuehl was honored as CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Kuehl contributed six tackles (five solo) 2.0 tackles for loss, including a quarterback sack as well as a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in UNH s 16-6 win vs. Elon. Sophomore wide receiver Malik Love had 11 catches for 64 yards last week vs. Elon to increase his career total to 1,000 receiving yards. Junior QB Trevor Knight is 282 passing yards short of 3,000 passing yards this season. Knight has thrown 23 touchdown passes this season, which is the highest mark since 2008, when R.J. Toman had 28. A total of seven Wildcats have eclipsed 100 career tackles during the 2017 season. Here is the list of active Wildcats with 100+tackles: Quinlen Dean (124), Pop Lacey (116), Jae Wuan Horton (110), Jared Kuehl (108), D Andre Drummond-Mayrie (107), Rick Holt (106) and Rick Ellison (102). The Wildcats have outscored the opposition in the first quarter and in the second quarter for a first-half margin of Nineteenth-year head coach Sean McDonnell recorded his 95th career victory in CAA conference play Nov. 11 with UNH s 16-6 win against Elon at Wildcat Stadium. McDonnell s predecessor, Bill Bowes, is No. 3 at 97 career conference wins. 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 (Jr., 6-4, 300) 79 Noah Robison (So., 6-6, 279) LG 69 JACK CARROLL (R-Fr., 6-2, 287) 65 Mike McGuinness (So., 6-0, 282) C 73 JAKE KENNEDY (Sr., 6-3, 303) 62 Matt Matulis (So., 6-2, 283) RG 70 MATT MASCIA (R-Fr., 6-2, 295) 63 Nick Velte (So., 6-3, 280) RT 74 WILL McINERNY (Sr., 6-7, 299) 77 Jeff Carter (So., 6-2, 282) TE 85 JUSTIN MALONE-WOODS (So., 6-2, 243) 98 John DiCaro (Jr., 6-2, 236) QB 18 TREVOR KNIGHT (Jr., 6-0, 206) 5 Christian Lupoli (R-Fr., 6-2, 201) RB 22 EVAN GRAY (So., 5-10, 228) 42 DeUnte Chatman (R-Fr., 6-0, 218) WR 1 MALIK LOVE (So., 5-10, 183) 7 C.J. Turner (Fr., 5-7, 169) WR 82 NEIL O CONNOR (Jr., 5-11, 190) 19 Nick Lorden (R-Fr., 6-4, 215) WR 83 KIERAN PRESLEY (Jr, ) 31 Nick Lubischer (So., 5-10, 200) WILDCATS DEFENSE 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) 50 Cameron Brusko (So., 6-0, 210) LB 54 QUINLEN DEAN (So., 6-0, 230) 51 Steven Harper (R-Fr., 6-0, 201) CB 46 PRINCE SMITH, JR. (So., 5-10, 177) 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) 39 Matt Sherlock (So., 5-11, 197) 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) 41 Alonzo Addae (R-Fr., 5-11, 186) WILDCATS SPECIALISTS KO 38 MORGAN ELLMAN (Sr., 6-0, 204) 93 Max Pedinoff (Sr., 6-0, 234) PK 38 MORGAN ELLMAN (Sr., 6-0, 204) or 93 MAX PEDINOFF (Sr., 6-0, 234) P 93 MAX PEDINOFF (Sr., 6-0, 234) 10 Drew Sanborn (So., 6-0, 205) KR 7 C.J. TURNER (Fr., 5-7, 169) 83 KIERAN PRESLEY (Jr, ) PR 33 EVAN HORN (R-Fr., 6-0, 201) H 18 TREVOR KNIGHT (Jr., 6-0, 206) LS 31 NICK LUBISCHER (So., 5-10, 200) 33 Evan Horn (R-Fr., 6-0, 201) SS 97 KYLE REISERT (Jr., 6-2, 247) 73 Jake Kennedy (Sr., 6-3, 303) DEPTH CHARTS Albany GREAT DANES OFFENSE LT 75 LUKE RITTER (Jr., 6-7, 286) 72 Griffin Clancy (So., 6-7, 292) LG 72 GRIFFIN CLANCY (So., 6-7, 292) 64 Dominick Ferrara(R-Fr., 6-0, 279) C 73 MICAH ROYSTER (R-Fr., 6-2, 270) 63 Sam Davis (So., 6-3, 310) RG 65 JACK DUDZINSKI (Jr., 6-3, 281) 60 C. Christian (R-Fr., 6-4, 280) RT 71 TIM WADE (Sr., 6-4, 275) 70 Eric Carter (Jr., 6-3, 270) TE 49 A. MANZO-LEWIS (Sr., 6-2, 245) 86 LJ Wesneski (R-Fr., 6-2, 211) 89 John Luke Arrington (Jr., 6-5, 246) WR 83 D. McDONALD (So., 5-11, 180) or 85 BRAD HARRIS (Sr., 6-3, 206) WR 4 J. CROCKETT (Jr., 5-8, 159) 88 Austin Ellis (So., 5-10, 175) WR 5 JEROD DIGGS (Sr., 5-11, 188) 84 Jerah Reeves (So., 6-2, 180) QB 7 WILL BRUNSON (So., 6-4, 190) 10 Neven Sussman (Jr., 6-3, 216) RB 21 KARL MOFOR (Fr., 5-8, 211) 20 Kendall Rodgers, Jr. (Jr., 5-10, 205) FB 49 A. MANZO-LEWIS (Sr., 6-2, 245) 14 Murad Hussain (R-Fr., 6-2, 221) GREAT DANES DEFENSE DE 9 MALACHI HOSKINS (Sr., 6-3, 230) 98 Dean Grogg (So., 6-2, 232) NG 90 D. TIMMONS (Sr., 5-11, 262) 95 Foussenie Traore (Jr., 6-1, 272) DT 54 NICK DILLON (Jr., 6-2, 271) 93 Antoine White (Jr., 6-2, 286) DE 81 BRIAN DOLCE (Jr., 6-5, 260) 94 Nick Griffin (Jr., 6-5, 248) LB 3 JUSTIN WALKER (Jr., 6-0, 227) 45 Levi Metheny (R-Fr.., 6-1, 205) LB 51 NATE HATALSKY (Sr., 6-0, 225) 59 D. Thompson (Jr., 6-1, 212) LB 12 ELI MENCER (So., 6-2, 215) 6 Julian Cox (Jr., 6-2, 210) CB 25 JAMAL ROBINSON (Sr., 5-9, 178) 30 Rocco Marcucci (So., 6-0, 160) FS 23 JOSH WYNN (Jr., 6-3, 196) 27 Hayden Specht (R-Fr., 5-9, 180) SS 8 MASON GRAY (Jr., 5-11, 185) 37 Tocorey Oughterson (So., 5-11, 180) CB 22 KAREEM BROWN (Jr., 5-10, 180) 1 Ty Tobias (So., 5-10, 165) GREAT DANES SPECIALISTS P 10 NEVEN SUSSMAN (Jr., 6-3, 216) 42 Ethan Stark (Jr., 6-3, 216) K 42 ETHAN STARK (Jr., 6-3, 216) 58 Dylan Burns (R-Fr., 5-8, 173) S 28 PAUL CASANZIO (Jr., 5-11, 210) 39 Tristan Sokach-Minnick (Fr., 6-0, 205) H 10 NEVEN SUSSMAN (Jr., 6-3, 216) 88 Austiin Ellis (So., 5-10, 175) KR 5 JEROD DIGGS (Sr., 5-11, 188) 21 KARL MOFOR (Fr., 5-8, 211) PR 83 D. McDONALD (So., 5-11, 180) 88 Austin Ellis (So., 5-10, 175) University of New Hampshire Football 2

3 THE MATCHUP: UNH vs. ALBANY Series Synopsis New Hampshire has a 4-1 lifetime record against Albany, but the Great Danes were victors last November at Wildcat Stadium. These teams first met as non-conference foes in 2008, when UNH recorded a win at home. This is the fifth consecutive year the teams battle as CAA foes. The Wildcats were victors at Bob Ford Field in In the most recent game at Albany, the Cats prevailed Tale of the Tape UNH Offense vs. Albany Defense Points/game Rush yds/game Pass yds/game Total yds/game /158 (37%)...3rd down...52/142 (37%) 12/24 (50%)...4th down...7/19 (37%) 31:35...Possession...n/a Sacks allowed/sacks per game Game-by-Game Results 09/20/08 H UNH 32 UA 24 11/16/13 A UNH 37 UA 20 11/01/14 H UNH 49 UA 24 11/14/15 A UNH 24 UA 14 11/12/16 H UA 36 UNH 25 Scouting Albany The University at Albany (Albany, N.Y.) enters Saturday s game with a 3-7 overall record that includes 1-6 in the CAA and 2-2 at home (1-2 in conference home games). This will be the Great Danes fifth game against a nationally-ranked team (1-3 record). Albany has lost six straight, including last week s 22-3 loss at Delaware. They previously lost at #14 Stony Brook (28-21), vs. Rhode Island (31-14), vs. Maine (12-10), at #14 Richmond (41-38), and at #23 Elon (6-0). The Great Danes most recent win was Sept. 23 against #7 Villanova, Albany s defense has held the oppositon to 15 points or less five times and is yielding a paltry yards per game, which is No. 11 in the nation. The Great Danes D leads the nation in fumble recoveries with 14, and they have scored three TDs. At the other end of the spectrum, the offense is No. 101 (of 123) in scoring at 17.6 points per game, 109th in total offense (274.3 yards/game), 110th in rushing offense (87.5 yards/game) and 114th in sacks allowed (3.60 per game). On special teams, Albany has allowed five blocked kicks and two blocked punts. They are 105th in net punting (32.83) but 25th in punt returns (10.62 yards/return). Will Brunson directs the Great Danes offense. He has completed 152 of 270 passes (56.3%) for 1,705 yards and eight touchdowns with nine INTs. Jerod Diggs is the top target with 30 catches for 476 yards, both of which are team highs; that s an average of 15.9 yards per catch and 47.6 receiving yards per game. Donovan McDonald is next with 24 catches for 308 yards and a team-leading three TDs. McDonald is also Albany s top return man. He is averaging 11.3 yards per punt return and 23.4 yards on 20 kickoff returns (the rest of the team has 10 kickoff returns). Karl Mofor is the leading ground gainer with 148 carries for 549 yards and six TDs; he is averaging 3.7 yards per carry and 54.9 yards per game. Nate Hatalsky has a team-high 113 tackles ( ). Hatalsky, who also has two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, is followed by Mason Gray and Josh Wynn with 66 tackles apiece. Eli Mencer has forced five fumbles and also has three fumble recoveries with 161 return yards; he has 53 tackles, including eight behind the line of scrimmage. In the kicking game, Ethan Stark has made 9 of 14 field goal attempts and is 17-for-20 on PATs. He has attempted just one field goal good from 37 yards last week at Delaware the past three games. UNH Defense vs. Albany Offense Points/game Rush yds/game Pass yds/game Total yds/game /152 (36%)...3rd down...54/144 (38%) 7/18 (39%)...4th down...6/15 (40%) n/a...possession...31: Sacks per game/sacks allowed Most Recent Meeting Albany (6-4,3-4) vs. New Hampshire (6-4,5-2) Date: Nov 12, 2016 Site: Durham, N.H. Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 7012 Score by Quarters Total Albany New Hampshire Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:15 UNH - Crossan,Dalton 18 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Knight,Trevor rush), : nd 08:12 UNH - Donovan,Rory 8 yd pass from Knight,Trevor (Ellman,Morgan kick), : :56 UNH - Bryant,Trevon 3 yd run (Ellman,Morgan kick), : :34 ALBANY - J. Crockett 11 yd pass from Will Brunson (Ethan Stark kick), : rd 13:18 ALBANY - Ibitokun-Hanks 1 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), : :38 UNH - Ellman,Morgan 20 yd field goal, : :14 ALBANY - Ibitokun-Hanks 2 yd run (A. Manzo-Lewis pass from Will Brunson), : th 08:32 ALBANY - Will Brunson 4 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), : :19 ALBANY - Ibitokun-Hanks 13 yd run (Ethan Stark kick), : DURHAM, N.H. Junior running back Trevon Bryant ran for a careerhigh 112 yards and sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight passed for a pair of touchdowns, but it was not enough and the No. 21 University of New Hampshire football team lost to the University at Albany, 36-25, in front of 7,012 fans in Wildcat Stadium on Saturday. Albany sophomore running back Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks carried 39 times for a school record 298 yards and scored three touchdowns. Bryant had 18 carries and scored a UNH touchdown on a 3-yard run late in the first half. Knight completed 19 of his 33 passes for 176 yards and the two scores. Senior running back Dalton Crossan scored the only TD of the first quarter on an 18-yard pass from Knight, who then ran in the two-point conversion. Knight pushed the lead to 15-0 with an 8-yard TD pass with 8:12 left in the second quarter. Bryant s 3-yard TD upped it 22-0 with 2:56 left in the half. Jordan Crockett scored on an 11-yard pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Will Brunson with 34 seconds left to cut the lead to 22-7 heading into halftime. The Great Danes outscored UNH 15-3 in the third quarter to enter the fourth down Albany scored a pair of touchdowns for the only points of the fourth quarter. Brunson, making his first start, scored the first on a 4-yard run to give Albany its first lead at with 8:32 left, then Ibitokun-Hanks closed the scoring with a 13-yard run on a 4th and 1 play with 3:19 remaining. The Wildcats had 376 yards of total offense, 194 passing and 182 rushing. Albany had 441 yards of total offense, including 295 rushing. Freshman Pop Lacey led the Wildcats with nine tackles. Senior defensive end Cam Shorey had UNH s lone quarterback sack; he also forced a fumble and had five tackles total. University of New Hampshire Football 3

4 KUEHL RECEIVES CAA ACCOLADE: Junior linebacker Jared Kuehl was honored as CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Kuehl contributed six tackles (five solo) 2.0 tackles for loss, including a quarterback sack as well as a fumble recovery and a pass breakup to help lead UNH to a 16-6 victory against No. 7/9 Elon University at Wildcat Stadium on Nov. 11. He spearheaded a Wildcats defense that limited the Phoenix to a season-low 31 yards rushing, forced three turnovers and shut out the visitors until there was 3:16 remaining in the game. AT THE POLLS: UNH advanced two spots in both national polls to No. 16 in STATS and No. 14 in the Coaches Poll. The Wildcats were as high as No. 9 in the STATS poll and No. 11 in the Coaches poll (both on Sept. 11). TOP 10 LISTS: Junior WR Neil O Connor soared into UNH s top 10 list for single-season receiving yards Nov. 4 at William & Mary; he entered that game outside the Top 10 but advanced all the way to No. 5 with a 193-yard effort. O Connor also entered the Top 10 on the program s career receiving yards list. Here is a look at the lists: Single-Season Receiving Yards Career Receiving Yards 1. David Ball (2005) 1, Mike Boyle ( ) 2,317 R.J. Harris (2014) 1, Keith LeVan ( ) 2, David Ball (2004) 1, Joey Orlando ( ) 2, Neil O Connor (2017) 1, Neil O Connor ( ) 2,110 Single-Season Receptions Career Receptions 1. R.J. Harris (2014) Calvin Jones David Ball (2006) 93 Neil O Connor David Ball (2005) David Ball (2004) R.J. Harris (2012) Terrance Fox (2010) Neil O Connor (2017) 78 MORE TOP 10 LISTS: Junior QB Trevor Knight has already entered the Top 10 career leaderboard in attempts, completions and yards. He is also approaching the Top 10 in all three of those stats. Here is a glance at the lists: Single-Season Pass Attempts Career Pass Attempts 5. Mike Granieri (2003) Sean Goldrich ( ) 1, Kevin Decker (2011) Mike Granieri ( ) Ryan Day (2001) Matt Griffin ( ) Bob Jean (1986) Jim Stayer ( ) R.J. Toman (2010) Trevor Knight ( ) Ryan Day (1999) 364 Trevor Knight (2017) 350 Single-Season Completions Career Completions 5. Ricky Santos (2007) Bob Jean ( ) Bob Jean (1988) Mike Granieri ( ) Mike Granieri (2003) Jim Stayer ( ) Ryan Day (2001) Trevor Knight ( ) R.J. Toman (2008) R.J. Toman (2010) 228 Trevor Knight (2017) 221 Single-Season Passing Yards Career Passing Yards 4. Ricky Santos (2006) 3, Jim Stayer ( ) 5, R.J. Toman (2008) 3, Mike Granieri ( ) 4, Bob Jean (1988) 3, Trevor Knight ( ) 4, Ricky Santos (2007) 2, Matt Griffin (1991) 2, Trevor Knight (2017) 2,718 MILESTONE WATCH: Sophomore wide receiver Malik Love had 11 catches for 64 yards last week vs. Elon to increase his career total to 1,000 receiving yards. Sophomore safety Rick Ellison recorded three tackles last week against the Phoenix to increase his career total to 102. Sophomore linebacker Quinlen Dean is approaching the century mark for tackles this season with 86. Junior QB Trevor Knight is 282 passing yards short of 3,000 passing yards this season. He is 444 yards away from 5,000 career passing yards. 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...25, at Holy Cross (51-26) Smallest margin of defeat...14, at Stony Brook (38-24) Largest deficit overcome in victory... n/a Largest lead relinquished in loss...8, at Stony Brook (38-24 loss) Most points... 45, vs. Bryant Fewest points...0, at James Madison Most rushing yards, team , vs. Towson Fewest rushing yards, team...27, at James Madison Most passing yards, team...420, vs. Rhode Island Fewest passing yards, team...129, vs. Georgia Southern Most yards, team...511, at William & Mary Fewest yards, team...193, at James Madison 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... 50, Rick Ellison vs. Bryant Longest fumble return... n/a Longest field goal... 41, Max Pedinoff at Stony Brook Longest punt...57, Max Pedinoff at Holy Cross 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...four vs. Rhode Island Most tackles, player.12, 2x, most recent Drummond-Mayrie vs. Bryant Most points allowed...51, at Holy Cross Fewest points allowed...6, vs. Elon Most rush yds. allowed , at Georgia Southern 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...271, vs. Rhode Island University of New Hampshire Football 4

5 NATIONAL NUMBERS: UNH is No. 15 in passing offense (282.9 yards/ game), while the defense is 11th in red zone defense. Also of note, the Wildcats are No. 21 in fewest penalty yards per game (45.50). Neil O Connor is in the Top 20 in the nation in five statistics and that includes No. 2 in receiving yards (1,203) and No. 3 in receiving yards per game (120.3). He is also No. 4 in receptions per game (7.8), No. 7 in receiving TDs (10) and 13th in all-purpose yards (131.7 per game). Trevor Knight is in the Top 20 in eight statistics: 11th in passing yards per game (271.8), 12th in both passing yards (2,718) and passing TDs (23), 14th in points responsible for (150), 15th in both total offense (288.0) and completions per game (22.1), and 17th in both completion percentage (.631) and points responsible for per game (15.0). Quinlen Dean is 10th in solo tackles per game (6.0). With two blocked kicks, Ryan Sosnak ranks ninth in the nation. NEW HAMPSHIRE KNOCKS OFF ELON: A stifling UNH defense led the No. 18/16 Wildcats to a 16-6 victory against No. 7/9 Elon, which entered the game on an eight-game winning streak, at Wildcat Stadium on Nov. 11. New Hampshire held a 16-0 lead before giving up a touchdown with just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Elon was averaging 24.4 point a game coming into the game and was shut out in the first half for the first time this season. The Wildcats held the Phoenix to 31 yards rushing and 315 yards of total offense. Elon had averaged rushing yards and 394 total yards a game. Leading 7-0 at the start of the third quarter, the Cats marched 84 yards on 17 plays and consumed 8 minutes, 47 seconds off the clock to extend the lead to A two-yard touchdown run by Evan Gray capped the drive and the ensuing two-point PAT pass attempt was intercepted. New Hampshire capitalized on Elon s second turnover of the third quarter to take a 16-0 lead on Max Pedinoff s 31-yard field goal at 2:32. An Elon touchdown trimmed the margin to 16-6 with 3:16 to play. UNH s Neil O Connor recovered the onsides kick, but the Wildcats fumbled on third down and the Phoenix regained posession with 3:00 on the clock. Elon s drive stalled at the UNH 20, and the 37-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Ryan Sosnak to keep the margin at 10 points with 52 seconds remaining. IT S BEEN A DECADE: Trevor Knight has thrown 23 touchdown passes this season, which is the highest mark since 2008, when R.J. Toman had 28. DOUBLE-DIGIT TD CATCHES: Neil O Connor recorded his 10th touchdown catch of the season Nov. 4 at William & Mary on a 48-yard pass play from Trevor Knight. The last Wildcat to reach double digits in TD catches was R.J. Harris with 15 in the 2014 season. SEVEN CATS AT 100: A total of seven Wildcats have eclipsed 100 career tackles during the 2017 season. Most recently, Rick Ellison reached the milestone with the first of his three tackles vs. Elon (Nov. 11). Here is the list of active Wildcats with 100+tackles: Quinlen Dean (124), Pop Lacey (116), Jae Wuan Horton (110), Jared Kuehl (108), D Andre Drummond- Mayrie (107), Rick Holt (106) and Rick Ellison (102). Senior defensive tackle Rick Holt and junior linebacker Jared Kuehl reached that milestone Nov. 4 at College of William & Mary. Sophomore linebacker Quinlen Dean recorded his 100th career tackle with the first of his game-high 10 tackles at James Madison (Oct. 28). Senior safety D Andre Drummond-Mayrie reached the 100-tackle milestone with the last of his five tackles at JMU. Junior defensive end Jae Wuan Horton recorded his 100th career tackle with the last of his five stops at Stony Brook (Oct. 14). Sophomore safety Pop Lacey recorded his 100th career tackle Sept. 23 against Rhode Island. ONE WIN CLOSER: Nineteenth-year head coach Sean McDonnell recorded his 95th career victory in CAA conference play Nov. 11 with UNH s 16-6 win against Elon at Wildcat Stadium. McDonnell s predecessor, Bill Bowes, is No. 3 at 97 career conference wins. STRONG STARTS: New Hampshire has scored first 9 of 10 games this season; the only exception was when James Madison struck first (Oct. 28). The Wildcats have led at the end of the first quarter in 7 of 10 games; Stony Brook is Wildcat Biggest Plays LONGEST PASS PLAYS OF 2017 SEASON Date Opponent Play Yards Sept. 23 Rhode Island Knight to O Connor 76 TD Aug. 31 Maine O Connor to Love 60 TD Nov. 4 at W&M Knight to O Connor 54 Sept. 30 Bryant Knight to O Connor 52 TD Nov. 11 Elon Knight to Presley 49 LONGEST RUSH PLAYS OF 2017 SEASON Date Opponent Player Yards Sept. 16 at Holy Cross Chatman 64 TD Sept. 9 vs. Ga. Southern Gray 47 Sept. 9 vs. Ga. Southern Knight 43 Oct. 21 Towson Gallagher 35 Sept. 30 Bryant Gray 31 LONGEST RETURNS OF 2017 SEASON Date Opponent Type of Return Yards Sept. 30 Bryant Ellison - INT 50 Oct. 21 Towson Gallagher - KO 35 Sept. 30 Bryant Marino - INT 33 Sept. 16 at Holy Cross Goodrich - KO 28 Aug. 31 Maine Dean- INT 28 the only opponent who has had the edge (9-6) through 15 minutes; UNH was scoreles at the end of the first quarter against both James Madison and Elon. TACKLING LOSSES: Senior defensive tackle Rick Holt recorded a tacklefor-loss each of the first seven games of the season and has made a stop behind the line of scrimmage in 8 of 10 games. Holt is tied for the team lead at 5.5 sacks. Junior defensive end Jae Wuan Horton has a tackle-for-loss in 7 of 10 games with 8.5 TFLs, and he is tied with Holt for the team lead in sacks. Jared Kuehl has seven tackles-for-loss since returning from injury (four games) and a team-leading 9.0 TFL overall this season. Quinlen Dean also has a TFL in 6 of 10 games and ranks fourth with 7.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. FIRST HALF PRODUCTION: The Wildcats have outscored the opposition in the first quarter and in the second quarter for a first-half margin of Opponents have the scoring edge in both the third (53-35) and fourth (76-48) quarters. WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLE: UNH has won the turnover battle 5 of 10 games with a total of 14 turnovers in 10 games; the defense has recorded 18 takeaways. The turnover tally has been even twice, which means the Cats have lost the turnover battle three times (all losses). New Hampshire has not committed a turnover twice Nov. 4 at William & Mary and Sept. 9 at Georgia Southern. The Wildcats turned the ball over a season-high three times twice Oct. 28 at JMU and Oct. 14 at Stony Brook. UNH s defense recorded a season-high four takeaways vs. Rhode Island and three last week vs. Elon. ANOTHER WILDCAT FIRST DOWN: New Hampshire has converted 59 of 158 third downs into first downs for a mark of 37.3 percent. The Wildcats have been most efficient in the first quarter (17-for-31; 54.8%) and least efficient in the fourth (7-for-43; 16.3%). UNH s top game was at William & Mary, when the Cats converted 8 of 13 third downs (61.5%). The opposition has moved the chains 54 times on 152 third downs for a mark of 35.5 percent, and that includes a high of 16-for-44 (36.4%) in the second quarter and low of 8-for-27 (29.6%) in the third quarter. SACK EXCHANGE: UNH has a -14 sack exchange rate with 23 sacks by the New Hampshire defense and 34 allowed by the offense. The Wildcats yielded a season-low one sack Nov. 4 at William & Mary, then allowed eight sacks to Elon one week later. University of New Hampshire Football 5

6 CAN T CONTAIN O CONNOR: Junior wide receiver Neil O Connor has 78 catches for 1,203 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns; those are averages of 15.4 yards/catch and yards/game. He accounts for 34% of UNH s receptions, 43% of the receiving yards and 42% of the receiving TDs. O Connor has caught seven or more passes 8 of 10 games, including a career-high 13 at Stony Brook as well as 11 against both Georgia Southern and Rhode Island. He has surpassed 100 receiving yards five times and that includes a personal best of 232 vs. URI as well as 193 at William & Mary and 182 at Stony Brook. HE CAN THROW THE BALL TOO: Neil O Connor threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Malik Love in the season opener against Maine (to give the Wildcats a 14-7 lead with 33 seconds left in the first quarter); it was O Connor s first career pass attempt and the longest play in the game. Although it was O Connor s first official career pass and completion, it was not the first time he threw the ball. He was a perfect 3-for-3 on 2-point PAT passes last year. He is 3-for-3 this season with a 9-yard completion at Holy Cross and a 26-yarder at JMU. TARGET IN THE RED ZONE: Nick Lorden, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound redshirt freshman, pulled in touchdown catches of six and four yards against Towson (Oct. 21) for his first career multiple-td game. He had an 8-yard score at William & Mary (Nov. 4). Lorden now has five TDs on eight catches this season. FOUR SCORE AND THREE SEASONS AGO: Junior quarterback Trevor Knight recorded a career-high four TD passes against Towson on Oct. 21 and matched that Nov. 4 at William & Mary. Prior to this season, the last Wildcat to throw four TDs in a game was Sean Goldrich vs. Delaware on Nov. 15, 2014; Goldrich also had four touchdown passes earlier that season (Sept. 13) against Lehigh. PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE: Neil O Connor had 232 receiving yards Sept. 23 vs. Rhode Island at Wildcat Stadium that is the second-highest single-game total in UNH history. David Ball established the benchmark of 284 yards Oct. 2, Number three on the list is 231 by Curtis Olds on Nov. 5, O Connor had three TD receptions Sept. 30 against Bryant at Wildcat Stadium. The previous time a Wildcat accomplished that feat was Nov. 15, 2014 (Harold Spears vs. Delaware). Spanning the seasons, a UNH Wildcat has caught three touchdown passes in a game just seven times (including O Connor). The others were David Ball in 2006 (twice), Mike Boyle in 07, R.J. Harris and Justin Mello in OFFENSE BACK ON TRACK AT W&M: New Hampshire s offense was slowed down by the James Madison defense but rebounded the next week at William & Mary. In the past eight games, UNH has amassed 470+ yards of total offense five times. Opponent Passing Total Yds/Play at Holy Cross Rhode Island Bryant at Stony Brook Towson at JMU at W&M Elon KNIGHT IS RISING: Junior quarterback Trevor Knight, a two-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week honoree this season, completed 32 of 42 passes (76.2%) for 271 yards and one TD with no INTs for the second consecutive week in last week s 16-6 win against No. 7/9 Elon. In 10 games, Knight is 221-for-350 (63.1%) for 2,718 yards and 23 touchdowns and just six interceptions for a passer efficiency rating. Knight ranks second in rushes (107) and third in rushing yards (162) with one rushing TD. He was highly efficient in UNH s win at William & Mary on Nov. 4. He completed 25 of 35 passes for 406 yards and four TDs for a passer efficiency 2017 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS STATS Preseason / / / / / / / / / / / SEASON ACCOLADES New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Neil O Connor (09/ /4) CAA Offensive Player of the Week Trevor Knight (09/ /06) CAA Defensive Player of the Week Jae Wuan Horton (09/11) Jared Kuehl (11/13) CAA Rookie of the Week DeUnte Chatman (10/23) Madness CAA Offensive Player of the Week DeUnte Chatman (10/23) Madness CAA Defensive Player of the Week Quinlen Dean (09/11) CFPA FCS Midseason National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List Trevor Knight - Honorable Mention CFPA FCS National Performer of the Week Trevor Knight - Honorable Mention (09/ /06) 2017 CAA PRESEASON POLL School (First-Place Votes) 1. James Madison (21) Richmond (3) Villanova UNH Delaware Albany 129 Coaches 7. William & Mary Stony Brook Maine Towson Elon Rhode Island 31 PRESEASON HONORS CAA Football Preseason All-Conference Team Neil O Connor Junior WR Prince Smith, Jr. Sophomore CB rating of ; the 71.4% completion percentage was a season high and the four TDs tied a career high. He recorded a passer efficiency rating higher than 175 in back-to-back games vs. Rhode Island and Bryant. He finished at vs. URI (Sept. 23) by completing 23 of 34 passes (67.6%) for 420 yards and three TDs with one interception. Knight followed that performance with a mark of on 17 of 19 passing (58.6%) for 318 yards and three TDs, as well as one INT, against Bryant (Sept. 30). In his first 20 career games, Knight had one 300-yard passing game. He then topped that mark four consecutive games before finishing with 197 in the win vs. Towson; the streak began with 310 vs. Holy Cross and continued vs. URI (420), Bryant (318) and Stony Brook (373). University of New Hampshire Football 6

7 AIRING IT OUT: Prior to Trevor Knight s 420 passing yards Sept. 23 against URI, the last time a Wildcat QB surpassed 400 passing yards in a game was Sept. 13, 2014, when Sean Goldrich went 27 of 40 for 422 yards and four TDs vs. Lehigh University. GOING FOR 2: New Hampshire is 3-for-7 on 2-point PAT attempts this season; that includes a bad snap in which the holder was subsequently forced into a pass attempt that failed, as well as an errant snap that was fielded by a defender. The opposition did not attempt a 2-point PAT until the sixth game of the season, when Stony Brook went 0-for-2 (both pass attempts). Elon is the only other team to go for two, and the Phoenix pass attempt also failed. FIRST OF THE SEASON: New Hampshire s defense recorded its first and only points of the season when Rick Ellison scored on a 50-yard interception return against Bryant University on Sept. 30. THE CAPTAINS: Four seniors center Jake Kennedy, running back Trevon Bryant, running back Donald Goodrich and safety D Andre Drummond- Mayrie were elected captains by their teammates near the conclusion of spring ball. THE RUNNING BACK STABLE: Senior captain Donald Goodrich and sophomore Evan Gray lead a quartet of running backs with Gray playing the majority of snaps. Gray is the UNH leader in rushes (113), rushing yards (422) and rushing TDs (six) with averages of 3.7 yards per carry and 46.9 rushing yards per game; Gray has scored six of the team s 10 rushing TDs and also has 15 catches for 111 yards. Gray had an impressive 2017 debut with 18 carries for 74 yards in the opener vs. Maine. He followed that with 13 rushes, 77 yards and a TD against Georgia Southern. Gray finished with a career-high 98 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Bryant (Sept. 30). Goodrich, who has missed three of the last four games, has 23 carries for 87 yards (3.8 yards/carry) and five catches for 55 yards. Both Gray and Goodrich were sidelined in UNH s win against Towson University (Oct. 21), in which the Wildcats ran the ball 50 times for 299 yards and two touchdowns. Redshirt freshman DeUnte Chatman, who was converted from linebacker to running back following Trevon Bryant s injury in the spring, is just behind Gray with 379 rushing yards on 67 carries; he has three rushing TDs and is averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Chatman recorded a career-high 187 yards on a personal-best 22 carries, and he also recorded his first multiple-td game on runs of 26 and 23 yards in the aforementioned game vs. Towson. He had a breakout game at Holy Cross (Sept. 16) with six carries for 107 yards, including a 64-yard TD all in the fourth quarter. TOP TARGETS: Junior Neil O Connor and sophomore Malik Love lead the corps of receivers. O Connor has 78 catches for 1,203 yards and 10 TDs for averages of 7.8 receptions per game, 15.4 yards per catch and receiving yards per game. Love has played in 8 of 10 games with 44 catches for 480 yards and two TDs; those numbers rank second among active Cats, and they calculate to averages of 10.9 yards/catch and 60.0 yards/game. Love recorded a season-high 11 catches for 64 yards against nationallyranked Elon. He had a season-best 96 receiving yards and a touchdown on five catches in the Aug. 30 opener vs. Maine. Junior Kieran Presley has 22 catches for 281 yards and two TDs in five games, He had just two catches last week vs. Elon, but one was a career-long 49-yard reception. Presley made his 2017 season debut Oct. 14 at Stony Brook and finished with seven catches for 73 yards, both of which are personal bests. He followed that with two catches for 32 yards, including a 14-yard TD, against Towson. At James Madison (Oct. 28), Presley had a team-high 58 receiving yards on four catches. At William & Mary (Nov. 4), Presley had 60 yards and one touchdown on seven catches. Redshirt freshman Nick Lorden has five touchdowns on eight catches. Lorden recorded career highs in catches (three), receiving yards (34) and touchdowns (two) against Towson on Oct. 21; also of note, Lorden had a 12-yard TD catch in the season opener vs. Maine, a 16-yard score at Stony SINGLE-GAME SUPERLATIVES 100+ Rushing Yards Most recent Oct. 21, 2017: Chatman (187) & Gallagher (104) DeUnte Chatman (2x) 187 vs. Towson (Oct. 21, 2017) 107 at Holy Cross (Sept. 16, 2017) Brandon Gallaher (1x) 104 vs. Towson (Oct. 21, 2017) 100+ Receiving Yards Most recent Nov. 4, 2017: Neil O Connor, 193 at William & Mary 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 (Career - 2x) 127 vs. James Madison (Oct. 15, 2016) 108 at Dartmouth (Sept. 17, 2016) 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 Oct. 28, 2017: Quinlen Dean, 10, at James Madison Quinlen Dean (2017-3x... Career - 3x) 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) Rick Holt (2017-1x... Career - 1x) 10 at James Madison (Oct. 28, 2017) D Andre Drummond Mayrie (2017-1x... Career - 1x) 12 vs. Bryant (Sept. 30, 2017) Brook (Oct. 14) and an 8-yard TD at W&M. Freshman C.J. Turner has four catches for 33 yards in eight games since making his debut Sept. 16 at Holy Cross; he also has nine rushes for 35 yards. Furthermor, Turner has become the Wildcats top kickoff returner with 20 for 328 yards (16.4 per return). ADD ANOTHER BLOCKER TO THE LINE: Sophomore Justin Malone- Woods leads the tight end group with eight catches for 133 yards, and that includes a career-long 45-yard reception against Bryant (Sept. 30) and an 11-yard TD catch vs. Elon. No other tight end had a reception this season until junior John DiCaro with two for 45 yards and a TD at William & Mary. THE LEAD BLOCKERS: On the offensive line, four Wildcats have started every game. Two returning starters senior Will McInerny and junior Dayne Herron have helped build a cohesive unit that lost three starters. Herron has moved from right tackle to left tackle and McInerny is at right tackle on the depth chart. Between Herron and McInerny on the depth chart, senior Jake Kennedy is at center, and redshirt freshmen Jack Carroll is lined up at left guard. Redshirt freshman Matt Mascia has started seven games, including each University of New Hampshire Football 7

8 of the last six, at right guard. Sophomore Nick Velte was the starting right guard on opening day and, after being sidelined for two games, returned to the starting lineup Sept. 23 vs. URI; he has come off the bench two of the past five games. Herron, McInerny and Kennedy bring the most size and experience to the group. McInerny, 6-foot-7 and 305 pounds, and Herron, 6-foot-4 and 307, started last season. Kennedy, 6-foot-3 and 309 pounds, was named one of the team s captains. IN THE TRENCHES: One of the goals for UNH s defense a year ago was to shore up its efforts against the run. Thanks in large part to the men in the middle first-time starters Rick Holt and Ryan Sosnak the Wildcats were able to do that. Holt, 6-foot-4 and 294 pounds and now a senior, and Sosnak, 6-foot-2 and 288 pounds and a junior, anchor the defensive line from their tackle spots again. Holt ranks second on the team in tackles with 55 ( ) and recorded his 100th career tackle with the last of his five stops at William & Mary (Nov. 4). Holt tallied a game- and career-high 10 tackles at James Madison (Oct. 28). He is tied ofr the team lead in sacks (5.5) and is third in tackles for loss (8.0). Holt s other numbers include a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups. He has recorded at least one stop behind the line of scrimmage in 8 of 10 games with a sack in 6 of 10. He tallied five solo tackles against Maine, Georgia Southern and Towson. Sosnak has 21 tackles (with 3.5 tackles for loss) and has made an impact with two blocked field goal attempts, four pass breakups and a forced fumble. At defensive end, juniors Jae Wuan Horton and Kyle Reisert were penciled in as the starters at defensive end in the preseason. Horton, who was selected CAA Football co-defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11, ranks second among D-linemen in tackles with 40, and that number includes 8.5 tackles-for-loss with 5.5 sacks to match Holt s teamleading tally. Reisert, on the other hand, was injured near the end of preseason and made his season debut Sept. 30 against Bryant. In six games, he has recorded 10 tackles with a season high of six at James Madison (Oct. 28); Reisert was injured again during the Elon game. Sophomore Josh Kania stepped into the starting lineup in Reisert s absence. Kania was also injured, however, and has missed 7 of the last 8 games, including four straight. Redshirt freshman Brian Carter moved into the starting lineup in games against Holy Cross and Rhode Island. Kania has 12 total tackles, one of which was made behind the line of scrimmage. He has two pass breakups. Carter has seen significant playing time and made 15 tackles with 2.5 tackles-for-loss and one fumble recovery. Classmate Jacob Bradshaw has also seen playing time in the rotation and has been credited with five stops (4-1-5), including a sack. DEAN OF THE LINEBACKERS: Sophomore Quinlen Dean has been UNH s leading tackler in 7 of 10 games, including a personal-best 11 tackles (6-5-11) vs. Bryant; Dean matched that 11 stops (8-3-11) at Stony Brook (Oct. 14). He has finished with double-digit tackles three times; that includes a game-high 10 at top-ranked James Madison. Dean was credited with nine tackles back-to-back weeks against Georgia Southern and Holy Cross. Overall, he has made 86 stops and his 60 solo tackles are more than all other Wildcats have total tackles. Dean s other stats include 7.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. Dean s interception in the last minute of the game in week 1 sealed UNH s victory against Maine in the Thursday Night Throwdown at Wildcat Stadium. Jared Kuehl, one of two projected starters heading into the 2017 season, was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week following his six-tackle effort that included two tackles for loss, one of which was a sack, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. In six games, he has 34 tackles and that includes a team-high 9.0 tackles for loss. His other stats include three sacks, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups. Kuehl returned to action Oct. 21 vs. Towson after missing four consecutive games; he recorded three tackles vs. the Tigers and followed that with seven stops, including 3.5 behind the line of scrimmage, at JMU. Kuehl made another seven tackles at William & Mary. 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 WGIR- AM 610 in Manchester, N.H., which has been the headquarters for UNH play-by-play since 2008, and primary affiliates WPKX-AM 930 (Dover) and WTPL-FM (Hillsboro). UNH football and the UNH Football Coaches Show can also be heard on WZEI-FM (Concord), WQSO- FM 96.7 (Dover), WTSL-FM 94.5 (Hanover), WTSL-AM 1400 (Hanover), WTSV-AM 1230 (Hanover), WEEY-FM 93.5 (Keene) and WSKX-FM 95.3 (York Center). Each game is streamed live online at Bob Lipman, a five-time N.H. Sportscaster of the Year, begins his sixth season as the Voice of the Wildcats and seventh 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. Justin McIsaac joins the UNH football broadcast team in He began as a radio DJ and sports play-by-play announcer for Clear Channel Radio (Portsmouth) in 09. McIsaac was the voice of Portsmouth High School girls and boys basketball before becoming Sports Director at WTSN-AM 1270 (Dover). 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 Sophomore Michael Balsamo played in the defensive backfield last year but has made an effective transition to linebacker and started three times in Kuehl s absence. It s Balsamo who has missed the past two games. In the game vs. FBS school Georgia Southern, three of Balsamo s five tackles were behind the line of scrimmage. He has 29 tackles ( ), including 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery. Balsamo made a season-high seven tackles (4-3-7) at Stony Brook on Oct. 14. Sophomore Cameron Brusko earned the start Sept. 23 vs. URI and has come off the bench the other seven games. He s been credited with five tackles this season. ANTI-AIR DEFENSE: The oxymoron of young and experienced describes UNH s defensive backfield, where both Pop Lacey and Prince Smith, Jr. thrived as true freshmen in 2016; Smith, Jr. was named the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year and Lacey was All-CAA Third Team. Lacey, who led last year s squad in tackles, has missed the past four games. His numbers include 34 tackles ( ), an interception in the Homecoming win vs. URI and has three pass breakups. Smith, Jr. made a career-high seven tackles against Maine and matched that in back-to-back games against William & Mary and Elon. He has 44 total in 10 games to climb to fourth on the squad, and he has also recorded seven pass breakups, which ranks second on the team. Alonzo Addae got the start in place of Smith, Jr. Sept. 30 against Bryant. Fellow sophomores Rick Ellison and Isiah Perkins also start in the secondary. Ellison, with 10 starts at strong safety, ranks third on the tackles leaderboard with 53 ( ); he made a career-high 12 tackles vs. Towson on Oct. 21. Ellison s other numbers include two interceptions and a pass breakup; he had a 50-yard pick-six vs. Bryant the only score by UNH s defense this season. Perkins, with 10 starts at cornerback, has three interceptions and eight pass breakups to lead UNH in both stats. In the Sept. 23 game against Rhode Island, Perkins ended consecutive Rams fourth quarter possessions with an INT to preserve New Hampshire s lead. He has 23 tackles and matched his career high of seven tackles with at Stony Brook. Perkins tallied six University of New Hampshire Football 8

9 tackles and two pass breakups vs. nationally-ranked Elon. Senior captain D Andre Drummond-Mayrie is the fifth starter in UNH s backfield; he moved from whip safety to free safety Oct. 21 vs. Towson because of Lacey s injury; that s a breakdown of six starts at WS and four at FS. Drummond-Mayrie is fifth on the squad in tackles with 43 ( ); he recorded a career-high 12 tackles against Bryant. (Sept. 30). His other numbers include four tackles for loss, two sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. Redshirt freshman cornerback Alonzo Addae has seen significant playing time including a start vs. Bryant and has 20 tackles; he made a career-high five stops in that start against the Bulldogs. Addae has also been credited with five pass breakups. Classmate Evan Horn has also been a regular part of the rotation. He made his first career start Oct. 21 vs. Towson at whip safety and remained there the subsequent three games. Horn has 27 tackles, including a personal high of eight at top-ranked James Madison; he also had an INT in the end zone in the closing minute at JMU to thwart the Dukes scoring threat. Horn pulled in his first career interception two weeks earlier at Stony Brook (Oct. 14). KICKING THE BALL AROUND: Seniors Morgan Ellman and Max Pedinoff fill the kicking duties on kickoffs, placekicks and punts. Overall, UNH has made 26 of 28 PATs and 6 of 9 field goal attempts with an average of 39.4 yards per punt. Ellman been the primary kickoff kicker and has split duties as the placekicker on PATs and field goals. He has made 12 of 13 PATs and 2 of 3 field goals 30-yard field goal made and 38-yarder missed, both against Bryant, and a season-long 39-yarder at Stony Brook. Pedinoff has been the primary punter and has split time with Ellman as the placekicker. Pedinoff has made 4 of 6 field goal attempts the 26-yard field goal vs. Maine was the first FG of his career and he is 14-for-15 in PATs. Pedinoff had his first career two-field goal game at Stony Brook with makes of 41 and 30 yards. His 42-yard attempt at James Madison had plenty of leg but sailed wide right. Pedinoff both made and missed 31-yard attempts vs. Elon. Pedinoff has 47 punts with an average of 39.4, including a career long of 57 at Holy Cross. Sophomore Drew Sanborn has punted eight times with an average of 34.6 yards and a long of 45 at Holy Cross. He has also kicked off once. BACK TO RECEIVE: A number of Wildcats have lined up deep to return kickoffs this season. True freshman C.J. Turner has a team-high 20 kickoff returns for 328 yards (16.4/return); Turner had eight kickoff returns Oct. 14 at Stony Brook. Neil O Connor is next with six returns for 104 yards (17.3/return). Donald Goodrich is averaging 20.3 yards per return (3-61). UNH sends redshirt freshman Evan Horn back to return punts. He has 20 returns for 72 yards (3.6/return) with a long of 17 (at James Madison). WELCOME TO THE DUNGEON: Since the start of the 2007 season, UNH has a 56-8 record at home for an.875 win percentage. New Hampshire is 5-0 in The Dungeon this season and, dating back to last year, has won six consecutive home games. The Wildcats won 12 consecutive home games spanning the seasons and surpassed that with 14 straight wins in The Dungeon in the seasons; seven of those 14 victories were against nationally-ranked teams. In 2016, UNH toppled three nationally-ranked teams in The Dungeon. WILDCAT STADIUM A NEW ERA OF UNH FOOTBALL: The inaugural season at Wildcat Stadium saw the program establish records for the highest single-game attendance (21,943; Oct. 1; that number was surpassed this year), highest opening game attendance (13,242; Sept. 10; that number was surpassed this year), highest regular-season average attendance (11,108) and highest overall average attendance (9,630). 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. O CONNOR IS GOLDEN... AGAIN: Junior wide receiver Neil O Connor was honored with the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet on Oct. 4. He caught seven passes for 154 yards and a career-high three TDs to help lead UNH to a victory against Bryant University at Wildcat Stadium on Sept. 30. He scored the team s last three touchdowns of the game to secure the win. O Connor received his first Gold Helmet award Sept. 13 after recording 11 catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns to help lead UNH to a victory against Georgia Southern University (at UAB s Legion Field) on Sept. 9. KNIGHT IS GOLDEN AND WINS CAA AWARD: Junior quarterback Trevor Knight was named CAA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday and New England Football Writers Gold Helmet recipient Wednesday. Knight completed 25 of 35 passes for 406 yards and a career-high tying four touchdowns in UNH s victory at College of William & Mary on Nov. 4. This is the third Gold Helmet award of the 2017 season for UNH. Junior wide receiver Neil O Connor was honored Sept. 13 and Oct. 4. It was the second career 400-yard effort for Knight, who threw the TD s to four different receivers and moved into 10th place on UNH s career passing list (4,285 yards). Knight led the Cats to touchdown drives of 75, 99 and 90 yards on their first three possessions of the game to build a 21-7 lead midway through the second quarter. At that point, he completed 10 of 13 passes for 207 yards and also had one rush for 12 yards. UNH SLAYS SIXTH FBS SCHOOL: New Hampshire recorded its sixth victory against an FBS opponent when the Wildcats defeated Georgia Southern University, 22-12, on Sept. 9 at the University of Alabama Birmingham s Legion Field. UNH won five straight games against that competition spanning the seasons. The five consecutive wins were against Rutgers (35-24; 2004), Northwestern (34-17; 2006), Marshall (48-35; 2007), Army (28-10; 2008) and Ball State (23-16; 2009). The Cats lost seven consecutive FBS matchups between the Ball State and Georgia Southern victories. WILDCATS WIN AT WILLIAM & MARY: New Hampshire scored a touchdown on its first three possessions of the game 75, 99 and 90 yards to build a 21-7 lead en route to a victory at William & Mary (Nov. 4). It was the Wildcats first win at Zable Stadium since UNH recorded a season-high 511 yards of total offense (406 passing,105 rushing). The Cats punted just one time, a season low. DOWNFIELD GAINS: The UNH offense recorded five pass plays of 20+ yards at William & Mary. Three of those plays were Trevor Knight to Neil O Connor connections of 48 (TD), 37 and 54 yards. Knight also had a gamehigh completion of 54 yards to John DiCaro and a 23-yarder to Malik Love. HIGHLIGHTS APLENTY IN VIRGINIA: Trevor Knight completed 25 of 35 passes (71.4%) for 406 yards and four touchdowns Nov. 4 at William & Mary. Neil O Connor caught seven passes for 192 yards and one TD all in the first three quarters. Senior running back Donald Goodrich recorded his first career touchdown catch on a four-yard pass from Knight on the opening play of the second quarter. Junior tight end John DiCaro pulled in his first career catch, a 43-yard rumble down the right sideline, to set up Goodrich s score. DiCaro finished with two catches for 45 yards. Sophomore cornerback Prince Smith, Jr. recorded his first interception of the season. UNH HANGS TOUGH VS. #1 JAMES MADISON: New Hampshire s defense shut out James Madison in 3 of 4 quarters and limited the Dukes to 130 yards less than their season average, but JMU recorded a 21-0 victory Oct. 28 at Bridgeforth Stadium. UNH s defense blanked James Madison in the first, third and fourth quarters. The Dukes led 14-0 at halftime and extended that margin with a pick-six early in the third quarter. University of New Hampshire Football 9