UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 WILDCATS FOOTBALL

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2018 WILDCATS FOOTBALL unhwildcats.com Twitter: unh_football Instagram: unh_football YouTube: /UNHAthletics Buy Tickets: 603-862-4000 vs Game 2 Home Game 1 No. 20/22 UNH (0-1, 0-1 CAA) vs. Colgate (1-0, 1-0 Patriot) Saturday, September 8 6 p.m. Wildcat Stadium Durham, N.H. TV: Video, Audio and Live stats: www.unhwildcats.com 2018 UNH Schedule and Results AUG. 30 Thurs. at Maine * ƒ 7-35 L 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 TV Home games in BOLD CAPS All times Eastern * CAA / Patriot League conference game ƒ FOX College Sports / FOX Sports Go π Pac 12 Mountain Network ç CBSi / College Sports Live [#] Indicates ranking at date of game 2018 Colgate Schedule and Results SEPT. 1 Sat. HOLY CROSS * 24-17 W 8 Sat. at New Hampshire (20/22) 6 pm 15 Sat. at Furman 1 pm 22 Sat. LAFAYETTE * 1 pm 29 Sat. at William & Mary 6 pm OCT. 6 Sat. at Bucknell * 12 pm 13 Sat. CORNELL 12 pm 27 Sat. GEORGETOWN * 1 pm NOV. 3 Sat. at Fordham * 1 pm 10 Sat. at Lehigh * 12:30 pm 17 Sat. at Army West Point 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 is 0-1 and has not started a season with back-to-back losses since 2002. Colgate is 1-0 following last week s 24-17 home win vs. Holy Cross. New Hampshire has a 10-2 record at Wildcat Stadium and that includes a perfect 6-0 last year. Dating back to the 2016 season, UNH has won seven consecutive home games. In the past decade (2008-17), UNH has a 52-7 home record (.881 win percentage) that includes 17-2 vs. non-conference teams (.895 win percentage). During the Wildcats 14-year playoff run, they are 69-13 at home (.841 win percentage) with a 22-3 mark against teams outside the CAA (.880 win percentage). The last time New Hampshire lost a regular-season home game to a nonconference team was Nov. 11, 2000, when Gardner-Webb was a 38-35 victor. UNH has won 13 consecutive home openers (2005-17). The most recent Wildcats loss in a home opener was to William & Mary, 9-7, on Sept. 18, 2004 In the coach Mac era, New Hampshire has a 16-3 record in home openers. New Hampshire has a 6-2 lifetime record against Colgate University that includes 3-2 at home and 3-1 in the 20-year tenure of UNH head coach Sean McDonnell. 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 2014. 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. 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. RADIO Wildcat Sports Radio Network Flagship: WGIR-610 AM Affiliates: WQSO-FM 96.7 Play-by-Play: Bob Lipman Analyst: Justin McIsaac CONTACT: Mike Murphy, Associate Athletic Director of Communications O: (603) 862-3906 C: (603) 969-0774 Email: mike.murphy@unh.edu SECONDARY: Doug Poole, Associate Director of Athletic Communications O: (603) 862-2585 C: (603) 969-5433 Email: doug.poole@unh.edu 1

New Hampshire WILDCATS OFFENSE LT 66 DAYNE HERRON (Sr., 6-4, 309) 77 Jeff Carter (Jr., 6-4, 285) LG 69 JACK CARROLL (So., 6-2, 292) 75 Riley Burns (R-Fr., 6-3, 304) C 57 PATRICK FLYNN (R-Fr., 6-3, 280) 62 Matt Matulis (Jr., 6-2, 278) RG 70 MATT MASCIA (So., 6-2, 295) 63 Nick Velte (Jr., 6-3, 291) RT 79 NOAH ROBISON (Jr., 6-6, 287) 76 Cam Smith (Sr., 6-5, 300) TE 85 JUSTIN MALONE-WOODS (Jr., 6-2, 232) 98 John DiCaro (Sr., 6-2, 241) QB 5 CHRISTIAN LUPOLI (So., 6-2, 187) 11 Tommy Herion (R-Fr., 6-1, 196) RB 22 EVAN GRAY (Jr., 5-10, 227) or 8 TREVON BRYANT (Sr., 5-8, 182) WR 82 NEIL O CONNOR (Sr., 5-11, 191) 19 Nick Lorden (So., 6-4, 219) WR 1 MALIK LOVE (Jr., 5-10, 182) 35 Sean Coyne (R-Fr., 5-10, 185) WR 83 KIERAN PRESLEY (Sr., 6-0 189) 80 Brian Espanet (R-Fr., 6-3, 197) WILDCATS DEFENSE DE 91 JAE WUAN HORTON (Sr., 6-2, 237) 95 Josh Kania (Jr., 6-3, 243) DT 71 RYAN SOSNAK (Sr., 6-2, 279) 60 Jacob Bradshaw (So., 6-1, 289) DT 55 ELIJAH LEWIS (So., 6-1, 289) 93 Niko Kvietkus (Fr., 6-3, 272) DE 99 BRIAN CARTER (So., 6-2, 240) 96 Robbie Schumacher (Jr. 6-0, 256) LB 4 QUINLEN DEAN (Jr., 6-0, 232) 51 Steven Harper (So., 6-0, 211) LB 58 JARED KUEHL (Sr., 6-1, 240) 15 Michael Balsamo (Jr., 6-0, 223) SS 16 RICK ELLISON (Jr., 5-11, 200) 39 Matt Sherlock (Jr., 5-11, 195) WS 33 EVAN HORN (So., 6-0, 206) 45 Pop Bush (R-Fr., 6-0, 193) FS 40 POP LACEY (Jr., 6-0, 201) 47 Dean Adams (Jr., 5-11, 194) CB 9 ISIAH PERKINS (Jr., 6-0, 188) 23 Mike Crawford (R-Fr., 6-0, 184) CB 6 PRINCE SMITH, Jr. (Jr., 5-10, 185) 41 Alonzo Addae (So., 5-11, 176) WILDCATS SPECIALISTS KO 28 HAYDEN MIDDLETON (Sr., 6-4, 194) 21 Jason Hughes (So., 5-9, 187) PK 21 JASON HUGHES (So., 5-9, 187) 1 Mitch McPike (Jr., 5-11, 213) P 10 DREW SANBORN (Jr., 6-0, 214) 28 Hayden Middleton (Sr., 6-4, 194) KR 8 TREVON BRYANT (Sr., 5-8, 190) 26 CARLOS WASHINGTON, JR. (R-Fr., 5-11, 210) PR 33 EVAN HORN (So, 6-0, 206) 40 Pop Lacey (Jr., 6-0, 201) H 10 Drew Sanborn (Jr., 6-0, 214) 5 Christian Lupoli (So., 6-2, 187) LS 58 JARED KUEHL (Sr., 6-1, 240) 49 Gunner Gibson (R-Fr., 6-3, 239) SS 60 JACOB BRADSHAW (So., 6-1, 289) DEPTH CHARTS Colgate RAIDERS OFFENSE LT 63 SCOTT HIRSHMAN (Sr., 6-3, 285) 71 Jayvion Queen (Fr., 6-5, 300) LG 77 JACK BADOVINAC (So., 6-2, 290) 57 Shiva Puttagunta (Fr., 6-2, 270) C 66 MAX HARTZMAN (Sr., 6-3, 290) 73 Michael Griggs (Fr., 6-4, 295) RG 68 SAM DIEHL (So., 6-3, 295) 56 Louie Berkowitz (Jr., 6-2, 285) RT 59 CODY LEVY (Sr., 6-6, 300) 58 Charlie Holsopple (Jr., 6-5, 285) TE 85 NICK MARTINSEN (Sr., 6-2, 230) 80 Nick Diaco (Jr., 6-4, 235) WR 87 OWEN ROCKETT (Sr., 5-9, 200) 25 Connor Wingenroth (Sr., 6-0,195) WR 3 TRE CAINE (So., 6-0, 190) 84 Nick Draught (So., 6-3, 205) WR 82 OWEN BUSCAGLIA (Sr., 6-3, 195) 84 Nick Draught (So., 6-3, 205) QB 15 GRANT BRENEMAN (So., 6-1, 200) 11 Sge Attwood (Sr., 6-1, 205) 17 Jake Froschauer (So., 6-3, 200) TB 2 JAMES HOLLAND, JR. (Sr., 5-9, 210) 24 Malik Twyman (So., 5-9, 210) RAIDERS DEFENSE DE 53 CALEB FELL (Sr., 6-3, 265) 54 Chuck Moore (Sr., 6-4, 275) NT 54 CHUCK MOORE (Sr., 6-4, 275) 88 Jacob Escaro (Jr., 6-4, 280) DE 92 NICK WHEELER (Jr., 6-2, 255) 13 Abdoul Kouyate (So., 6-3, 250) OLB 41 DILLON DEIULIIS (Sr., 5-10, 205) 33 Nick Alvarez (Sr.., 6-0, 205) ILB 21 T.J. HOLL (Sr., 6-1, 230) 94 Matt Carandang (Sr., 6-3, 225) ILB 35 NICK IOANILLI (Jr., 6-2, 230) 31 Blane Briggs (So., 6-0, 225) OLB 95 JOHN STEFFEN (Sr., 6-4, 235) 47 Trevor Thompson (So., 6-2, 230) CB 4 ABU DARAMY-SWARAY (Jr., 5-10, 190) 9 Collin Heard (Fr., 5-10, 170) FS 34 ALEC WISNIEWSKI (Sr., 6-2, 205) 40 Aidan Gaertner (Jr., 6-0, 205) SS 8 BEN HUNT IV (Sr., 6-0, 200) 6 Marques Bruce (Jr., 5-10, 175) CB 10 TYLER CASTILLO (Sr., 5-10, 175) 26 Corney Mimms (Sr., 5-10, 175) RAIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS PK/KO 49 CHRIS PUZZI (JR., 6-2, 220) 45 Tommy Halkyard (Jr., 6-3, 210) H 96 JOSH CERRA (Sr., 6-0, 170) 18 Frank Ferrari (Sr., 6-1, 205) LS 48 JAKE SHAFFNER (Jr., 6-3, 240) P 96 JOSH CERRA (Sr., 6-0, 170) 45 Tommy Halkyard (Jr., 6-3, 210) KR 87 OWEN ROCKETT (Sr., 5-9, 200) 4 ABU DARAMY-SWARAY (Jr., 5-11, 190) PR 4 ABU DARAMY-SWARAY (Jr., 5-11, 190) 1 TySean Sizer (So., 6-0, 175) 2

THE MATCHUP: UNH vs. COLGATE Series Synopsis New Hampshire has a 6-2 lifetime record against Colgate University that includes 3-2 at home and 3-1 in the 20-year tenure of UNH head coach Sean McDonnell. These programs last met in the 2015 season, when they played twice. The Wildcats prevailed 26-8 at Andy Kerry Stadium in Hamilton, N.Y. on Sept. 12, but the Raiders became the answer to the trivia question Which team won the last football game played in Cowell Stadium? with a 27-20 victory against UNH in the Nov. 28 NCAA first round playoff game. UNH won six consecutive meetings spanning the 1988-2015 seasons. Game-by-Game Results 11/22/86 H COL 27 UNH 23 09/10/88 A UNH 21 COL 7 10/14/89 H UNH 17 COL 10 10/14/90 A UNH 38 COL 22 11/26/05* H UNH 55 COL 21 09/14/13 H UNH 53 COL 23 09/12/15 A UNH 26 COL 8 11/28/15* H COL 27 UNH 20 * NCAA 1st round Scouting Colgate Colgate University (Hamilton, N.Y.), under the direction of fifth-year head coach Dan Hunt, enters Saturday s game at UNH with a 1-0 record following a 24-17 victory against College of the Holy Cross at Andy Kerr Stadium. Colgate quickly built a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with touchdowns 97 seconds apart at 9:13 and 7:36, and the Raiders took a 24-0 lead into halftime. Holy Cross trimmed the deficit to 24-17 with 6:59 remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Crusaders never got the ball back as Colgate consumed the rest of the clock with a 13-play, 63-yard drive. Holy Cross recorded the edge in first downs (17-15) and rushing yards (169-91). Colgate finished with the advantage in passing yards (194-113) and total offense (285-282), as well as time of possession (34:15). The Raiders converted 6 of 15 third downs and went 2-for-2 on fourth down. Sophomore quarterback Grant Breneman completed 13 of 19 passes for 194 yards and two TDs; he was also Colgate s top ground gainer with 16 carries for 37 yards. Senior wide receiver Owen Rockett was the top target with six catches for 101 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown; he also had two kickoff returns for 52 yards. Classmate Owen Buscaglia had four receptions for 50 yards. Senior running back James Holland, Jr. had 16 rushes for 31 yards and had a 24-yard TD reception; he has 1,997 career rushing yards. Defensively, the Raiders made 12 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including three sacks, and also recorded three takeaways (two fumbles, one INT). Senior linebackers T.J. Holl and Dillon Deluliis and senior safety Alec Wisniewski each recorded 10 tackles to spearhead the defensive effort. Holl and Wisniewski both had a sack, and Holl also forced a fumble. Dating back to last year, Colgate has won six consecutive games. The Raiders were picked atop the Patriot League preseason poll and had 10 selections on the preseason all-conference team. Junior defensive end Nick Wheeler recorded 11.5 sacks last year the second-highest total in program history and was named the Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Tale of the Tape UNH Offense vs. Colgate Defense 7.0... Points/game...17.0-7.0...Rush yds/game...169.0 123.0... Pass yds/game...113.0 116.0...Total yds/game...282.0 5/15 (33%)...3rd down...3/14 (21%) 0/1 (0%)...4th down...3/3 (100%) 23:59...Possession...n/a 6.0...Sacks allowed/sacks per game...3.0 UNH Defense vs. Colgate Offense 35.0... Points/game...24.0 199.0...Rush yds/game...91.0 251.0... Pass yds/game...194.0 450.0...Total yds/game...285.0 5/13 (38%)...3rd down...6/15 (40%) 0/0 (n/a)...4th down...2/2 (100%) n/a...possession...34:15 1.0...Sacks per game/sacks allowed...3.0 Most Recent Meeting Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Colgate 6 6 8 7 27 New Hampshire 0 6 0 14 20 Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 09:23 COLGATE - Holland,James 6 yd run (Bowman,Jonah kick failed), 5-48 2:18 2nd 14:53 UNH - Ellman, Morgan 23 yd field goal, 14-83 5:01 09:29 COLGATE - Holland,James 1 yd run (Bowman,Jonah kick blockd), 11-67 5:18 01:10 UNH - Ellman, Morgan 22 yd field goal, 12-44 4:59 3rd 09:59 COLGATE - Holland,James 1 yd run (Ives,Thomas pass from Melville,Jake), 10-77 4:57 4th 12:16 COLGATE - Holland,James 2 yd run (Bowman,Jonah kick), 17-81 10:27 09:39 UNH - Donovan, Rory 12 yd pass from Goldrich, Sean (Ellman, Morgan kick), 10-74 2:30 05:30 UNH - Goldrich, Sean 18 yd run (Ellman, Morgan kick), 10-90 2:26 COLGATE UNH FIRST DOWNS 20 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-189 20-90 PASSING YDS (NET) 188 309 Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-12-0 57-41-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-377 77-399 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-4 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-13 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-67 5-88 Interception Returns-Yards 1-15 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-32.8 3-33.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 2-25 2-15 Possession Time 33:17 26:43 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 9 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 RUSHING: Colgate-Holland,James 23-95; Melville,Jake 15-66; Russell,D. 8-21; Wilkins,John 2-7. New Hampshire-Crossan, Dalton 12-45; Goldrich, Sean 7-44; Goodrich, Donal 1-1. PASSING: Colgate-Melville,Jake 12-17-0-188. New Hampshire-Goldrich, Sean 41-56-1-309; TEAM 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Colgate-Maddaluna,John 3-81; Greenawalt,A. 3-25; Ives,Thomas 2-36; Quazza,John 2-20; Holland,James 1-15; Russell,D. 1-11. New Hampshire-Allison, Jared 14-83; Taylor, Kyon 11-128; Crossan, Dalton 6-45; Kelly, Mike 5-12; Powell, Jordan 2-16; Donovan, Rory 1-12; Walker, Amechie 1-9; O'Connor, Neil 1-4. DURHAM, N.H. Senior quarterback Sean Goldrich directed a fierce fourth-quarter rally, but it was not enough and the UNH football team dropped its NCAA FCS Division I first-round playoff game to Colgate, 27-20, in Cowell Stadium on Saturday evening. (Nov. 28, 2015) UNH ended its final season in Cowell with a 7-5 overall record. Sophomore running back James Holland scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the game on a 2-yard run to put Colgate up 27-6 at 12:16 of the fourth quarter. UNH answered with a 10-play drive that covered 74 yards in just 2:30 to cut the lead to 27-13 at 9:39. The Wildcat defense forced a punt and the offense struck again for a 10-play, 90-yard drive capped by Goldrich s 18-yard TD run that made it 27-20 at 5:30. Three plays later, UNH got the ball back when senior Dougie Moss forced a Holland fumble and junior defensive end Cam Shorey recovered it with 4:29 to play. But on UNH s fourth play, on 1st and 10 from the Colgate 39-yard line, Goldrich s pass got deflected and Tyler Castillo intercepted it to end the threat. 3

AT THE POLLS: New Hampshire slipped to No. 20 in the STATS FCS Preseason Poll and No. 22 in the FCS Coaches Preseason Poll following a 35-7 lost at Maine in Week 1 (Aug. 30). WILDCAT STADIUM A NEW ERA OF UNH FOOTBALL: Wildcat Stadium saw a 13 percent increase from its inaugural season of UNH football, highlighted by the all-time largest crowd for a home opener (15,854) and largest on-campus crowd (22,135) in school history in the 2017 season. 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. 10 2016, when New Hampshire played its inaugural game at Wildcat Stadium against College of the Holy Cross and prevailed 39-28 in front of 13,242 spectators. Wildcat Stadium was built on the same site as its predecessor, Cowell Stadium, which was erected in 1936. 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 is the home bench. HOME SWEET HOME: New Hampshire has a 10-2 record at Wildcat Stadium and that includes a perfect 6-0 last year. Dating back to the 2016 season, UNH has won seven consecutive home games. The last visiting team to leave Durham with a win was Albany, 36-25, on Nov. 12, 2016. The Cats have a 4-0 non-conference record at Wildcat Stadium. 09/10/16 UNH 39, Holy Cross 28 11/26/16 UNH 64, Lehigh 21 (NCAA 1st round) 09/30/17 UNH 45, Bryant 17 11/25/17 UNH 14, Central Connecticut State 0 (NCAA 1st round) DECADE OF DOMINANCE: In the past decade (2008-17), UNH has a 52-7 home record (.881 win percentage) that includes 17-2 vs. non-conference teams (.895 win percentage). During the Wildcats 14-year playoff run, they are 69-13 at home (.841 win percentage) with a 22-3 mark against teams outside the CAA (.880 win percentage). IT S BEEN A WHILE: The last time New Hampshire lost a regular-season home game to a non-conference team was Nov. 11, 2000, when Gardner- Webb was a 38-35 victor. OPENING ACT: UNH has won 13 consecutive home openers (2005-17). The most recent Wildcats loss in a home opener was to William & Mary, 9-7, on Sept. 18, 2004. In the coach Mac era, New Hampshire has a 16-3 record in home openers. 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, 2017. 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 UNH Top 10 Watch List NEIL O CONNOR, SENIOR WR Receiving yards 1. David Ball (2003-06) 4,655 5. John Perry (1989-92)... 2,873 6. Chris Braune... 2,612 7. Neil O Connor (2015-)...2,324 Receptions 1. R.J. Harris (2011-14) 310 5. John Perry (1989-92)... 191 6. David Gamble (1990-93)... 182 7. Joey Orlando (2009-12)... 168 8. Neil O Connor (2015-)...166 TREVOR KNIGHT, SENIOR QB Passing Yards 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 12,189 5. Sean Goldrich (2012-15)... 7,536 6. Matt Griffin (1987-91)... 5,425 7. Jim Stayer (1992-94)... 5,349 8. Trevor Knight (2015-)...5,296 Completions 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 1,024 5. Bob Jean (1985-88)... 567 6. Mike Granieri (2000-04)... 564 7. Trevor Knight (2015-)...483 Pass Attempts 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07)... 1,498 2. Bob Jean (1985-88)... 1,126 3. Ryan Day (1997-2001)... 1,089 4. R.J. Toman (2007-10)... 1,077 5. Sean Goldrich (2012-15)... 1,068 6. Trevor Knight (2015-)...817 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 136.98 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 4

and completion percentage. Knight s 2017 season highlights included a career-high 420 passing yards vs. Rhode Island (23x34, 3 TDs, 194.65 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 206.58 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) 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. FIVE CATS AT 100: A total of five active Wildcats have 100+ career tackles; they are: junior linebacker Quinlen Dean (173), senior linebacker Jared Kuehl (143), senior defensive end Jae Wuan Horton (130), and junior safeties Pop Lacey (132) and Rick Ellison (125). Junior cornerback Prince Smith, Jr. is on the verge of reaching the century mark with 99 career tackles. FIRST CAREER START: Sophomore quarterback Christian Lupoli is projected to get his first career start this Saturday. He entered last week s game vs. Maine (in place of injured starter Trevor Knight) at 6:14 of the second quarter with UNH trailing 16-0. Lupoli completed his first three passes and had a five-yard rush to march the Cats to the Maine 39, but a holding penalty backed UNH up and forced a punt. Lupoli finished the game 5 of 13 for 98 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown. The 13 attempts and 98 passing yards both marked career highs. He did not throw an interception and was sacked four times. Last year, Lupoli came on in relief for an injured Knight last year during the second-round playoff game at Central Arkansas and led the Wildcats to a 21-15 win. With UNH leading 14-9, Lupoli engineered an 11-play, 63-yard TD drive to extend the advantage to 21-9 midway through the third quarter. He finished the game completing 8 of 10 passes for 63 yards, including a nine-yard TD pass, for a 165.92 passer efficiency rating. In eight games last year (five with a pass attempt), Lupoli was 13 of 28 for 95 yards, one TD and one INT; he also had 18 carries for 11 yards, including a long of 14. ALL-PURPOSE BACK: Redshirt freshman Carlos Washington, Jr. amassed 142 all-purpose yards in his collegiate debut vs. Maine in Week 1. He led the team in rushes (eight), receptions (two), receiving yards (75) and kickoff return yards (56). He had a total of 11 rushing yards. Washington, Jr. scored his first UNH S RECORD WHEN Playing at home... 0-0 Playing on the road... 0-1 Winning turnover battle... 0-0 Losing turnover battle... 0-1 Turnovers are even... 0-0 UNH scores first... 0-0 Opponent scores first... 0-1 UNH leads after 1st quarter... 0-0 UNH trails after 1st quarter... 0-0 Tied after 1st quarter... 0-1 UNH leads at the half... 0-0 UNH trails at the half... 0-1 Tied at the half... 0-0 UNH leads after 3 quarters... 0-0 UNH trails after 3 quarters... 0-1 Tied after 3 quarters... 0-0 A Wildcat rushes for 100+ yards... 0-0 UNH rushes for 250+ yards... 0-0 UNH rushes for 250+ & passes for 250+ yds... 0-0 UNH scores less than 20 points... 0-1 UNH scores 20-29 points... 0-0 UNH scores 30-39 points... 0-0 UNH scores 40+ points... 0-0 UNH allows less than 20 points... 0-0 UNH allows 20-29 points... 0-0 UNH allows 30-39 points... 0-1 UNH allows 40+ points... 0-0 Playing on FieldTurf... 0-1 Playing on Grass... 0-0 UNH wins the coin toss... 0-0 UNH receives opening kickoff... 0-1 Opponent receives opening kickoff... 0-0 SEASON HIGHS/LOWS Largest margin of victory... n/a Smallest margin of victory... n/a Largest margin of defeat... 28, at Maine (35-7) Smallest margin of defeat... 28, at Maine (35-7) Largest deficit overcome in victory... n/a Largest lead relinquished in loss...n/a Most points... 7, at Maine Fewest points... 7, at Maine Most rushing yards, team...minus-7, at Maine Fewest rushing yards, team...minus-7, at Maine Most passing yards, team... 123, at Maine Fewest passing yards, team... 123, at Maine Most yards, team... 116, at Maine Fewest yards, team... 116, at Maine Most rushing yards, ind... 38, Evan Gray at Maine Most pass yards, ind... 98, Christain Lupoli at Maine Most receiving yards, ind... 75, Carlos Washington, Jr., at Maine Longest rushing play... 12, Evan Gray at Maine Longest pass play... 62, Lupoli to Washington, Jr. at Maine Longest kickoff return... 24, Carlos Washington, Jr. at Maine Longest punt return... n/a Longest INT return... n/a Longest fumble return... n/a Longest field goal...na/ Longest punt... 46, Drew Sanborn at Maine Longest scoring pass... 62, Lupoli to Washington, Jr. at Maine Longest scoring rush... n/a Most turnovers forced... n/a Most tackles, player...11, Quinlen Dean at Maine Most points allowed... 35, at Maine Fewest points allowed... 35, at Maine Most rush yds. allowed... 199, at Maine Fewest rush yds. allowed...199, at Maine Most pass yds. allowed... 251, at Maine Fewest pass yds. allowed... 251, at Maine Most yards allowed... 450, at Maine Fewest yards allowed... 450, at Maine 5

career TD on a 62-yard pass from Christian Lupoli early in the fourth quarter. CAT NIPS: Evan Horn recorded a career-high nine tackles (3-6-9) at Maine. Elijah Lewis also finished with a personal best of five tackles. Drew Sanborn had a strong performance in the season opener. He averaged 41.8 yards on nine punts and pinned Maine inside the 20 six times with no touchbacks. Jason Hughes scored his first career point with a PAT kick early in the fourth quarter. MAINE UPENDS UNH IN SEASON OPENER: Maine ended an eight-game losing streak to New Hampshire with a 35-7 win at Alfond Stadium on Aug. 30 to win back the Brice-Cowell Musket. Following a scoreless first quarter, the Black Bears took a 7-0 lead on the opening play of the second quarter to cap a 12-play, 88-yard drive that consumed 6:33 off the clock. Maine recorded a safety when UNH s snap from the 35-yard line sailed over the head of punter Drew Sanborn into the end zone, where he fell on the ball at 9:27. The Black Bears scored on the next drive to extend the lead to 16-0 at 6:14, and then scored with 10 seconds remaining in the half to take a 22-point lead into halftime. Maine scored the only points of the third quarter. UNH closed within 29-7 on a 64-yard pass from Christian Lupoli to Carlos Washington, Jr. at 12:47 of the fourth quarter. The Black Bears closed the scoring with 2:04 remaining. UNH was held to minus-7 rushing yards on 32 carries; that included minus-36 on six sacks and minus-35 on the safety. The Cats finished with 116 total yards of offense. Maine amassed 450 yards of offense (199 rush; 251 pass). 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 2017. He s coming back for his senior season looking to improve on an impressive campaign, looking for a little more. 2018 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS STATS Coaches Preseason 7 9 09/03 20 22 2018 CAA PRESEASON POLL School (First-Place Votes) 1. James Madison (21) 241 2. UNH (2) 206 3. Delaware 182 4. Stony Brook 169 5. Elon (1) 168 6. Villanova 164 7. Richmond 127 8. Maine 81 9. Albany 78 10. Towson 74 11. William & Mary 55 12. Rhode Island 39 2018 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. 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 21-15 win. The other quarterbacks are redshirt-freshmen Stephen Hedberg, a 6-3, 192-pound lefthander, and Tommy Herion (6-1, 185). 6

Herion made his debut late in the game at Maine. With 1:59 remaining, he threw an incompletion on first down and then handed the ball off three times to end the game. 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 2017. 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 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 2018. 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. 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 Aug. 30, 2018 at Maine: 11, Quinlen Dean Quinlen Dean (2018-1x... Career - 5x) 11 at Maine (Aug. 30, 2018) 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) 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 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. 7

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. 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 (41-25-66), 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 (63-19-82) 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 28-14 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. 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 www.unhwildcats.com. 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 2018. 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 2014. 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 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 2018. 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 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. 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 14-14 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 15-19 lifetime record in the postseason and that includes 14-16 in the I-AA/FCS tourney. UNH has advanced to the FCS quarterfinals three of the last five years (2013-14-17) and eight times since 2004. 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, 14-20 1975 D-II Quarterfinals Lehigh W, 35-21 1975 D-II Semifinals W. Kentucky L, 3-14 1976 D-II Quarterfinals Montana State L, 16-17 1991 I-AA First Round Samford L, 13-29 1994 I-AA First Round App. State L,10-17(OT) 2004 I-AA First Round Ga. Southern W, 27-23 2004 I-AA Quarterfinals Montana L, 17-47 2005 I-AA First Round Colgate W, 55-21 2005 I-AA Quarterfinals Northern Iowa L, 21-24 2006 FCS First Round Hampton W, 41-38 2006 FCS Quarterfinals UMass L, 17-24 2007 FCS First Round Northern Iowa L, 35-38 2008 FCS First Round Southern Illinois W, 29-20 2008 FCS Quarterfinals Northern Iowa L, 34-36 2009 FCS First Round McNeese State W, 49-13 2009 FCS Quarterfinals Villanova L, 7-46 2010 FCS Second Round Bethune-Cookman W, 45-20 2010 FCS Quarterfinals Delaware L, 3-16 2011 FCS Second Round Montana State L, 25-26 2012 FCS Second Round Wofford L, 7-23 2013 FCS First Round Lafayette W, 45-7 2013 FCS Second Round Maine W, 41-27 2013 FCS Quarterfinals Southeastern La. W, 20-17 2013 FCS Semifinals North Dakota State L, 14-52 2014 FCS Second Round Fordham W, 44-19 2014 FCS Quarterfinals Chattanooga W, 35-30 2014 FCS Semifinal Illinois State L, 18-21 2015 FCS First Round Colgate L, 20-27 2016 FCS First Round Lehigh W, 64-21 2016 FCS Second Round James Madison L, 22-55 2017 FCS First Round Central Conn. State W, 14-0 2017 FCS Second Round Central Arkansas W, 21-15 2017 FCS Quarterfinal South Dakota State L, 56-14 Total Record: 15-19 Coach McDonnell Record: 14-14 UNH FOOTBALL ALL-TIME OVERTIME RESULTS Date Opponent Results Sept. 13, 1986 at Delaware W 28-21 (OT) Sept. 19, 1987 at Boston University W 27-20 (3 OT) Oct. 8, 1988 at Richmond L 23-17 (2 OT) Sept. 11, 1993 at Connecticut L 24-23 (2 OT) Nov. 19, 1994 at Boston University W 52-51 (2 OT) Nov. 26, 1994 Appalachian State L 17-10 (OT) Oct. 23, 1999 at South Florida L 42-41 (OT) Nov. 4, 2000 at Delaware W 45-44 (OT) Oct. 21, 2006 at Northeastern L 36-35 (OT) Nov. 18, 2006 at Maine W 19-13 (OT) Oct. 2, 2010 at Maine L 16-13 (OT) Sept. 10, 2011 at Lehigh W 48-41 (OT) Record: 6-6 (Home 0-1, Road 6-5) 9

WILDCAT STADIUM Category Cowell Stadium Wildcat Stadium Completed 1936 2016 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 603-862-4000. 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] 10