Great weekend for New England college football as three teams get FCS playoff bids

November 25, 2024

It is going to be a busy late fall, early winter in New England as three teams earned FCS playoff bids on Sunday.  Rhode Island and Central Connecticut State won their respective conferences and earned automatic bids while New Hampshire earned an at-large bid. The Wildcats will host UT Martin on Saturday.  Coming into the season, none of these programs were expected to contend for conference titles or playoff appearances,……

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(11) UNH 24, Dartmouth 7 – Laube leads the way again in Granite Bowl win

September 16, 2023

Image courtesy of @UNH_Football By Allen Lessels NEFJ Correspondent DURHAM – Senior running back Dylan Laube and a big defensive effort led the No. 11 University of New Hampshire football team to a 24-7 win over Dartmouth College on Saturday night in a windy Wildcat Stadium in front of a crowd of 8,330. A week after collecting a UNH record 295 yards in receptions in a loss at Central Michigan……

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New Hampshire: Anticipation is high for UNH as Wildcats kick off the season Thursday night

August 31, 2022

Football is back in Durham. Thursday night, Wildcat Stadium will be rocking when Monmouth visits for the 2022 season opener. This isn’t just your ordinary opener either, as a new era begins for the Wildcats. After hanging up the whistle to enjoy retirement following his illustrious career, Sean McDonnell hands the reigns over to Ricky Santos. Santos is of course well versed in what it takes to lead the program,…

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UNH: New captains ready to embrace the role

April 19, 2022

Photo: @UNH_football The New Hampshire Wildcats have four new captains for the 2022 season and three of them are local guys. Brian Espanet (Millis/Hopedale), Pat Flynn (Hanover), Niko Kvietkus (Southington, CT/Deerfield) along with Pop Bush have all been tasked with leading the team during head coach Ricky Santos’ first full season. All four guys are beyond thrilled for the opportunity that was voted on by their teammates, but don’t just…

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