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The first full season under Ricky Santos couldn’t have gone much better for UNH in 2022. The Wildcats ended up claiming a share of the CAA title and earned an FCS playoff spot. In one of the most miserable weather days you could imagine, the Wildcats came up short against Holy Cross, a team that ended up finishing ranked sixth in the country.

In 2023, UNH should be right back in the CAA title picture and a threat once again to make some noise in the 24-team FCS playoff bracket. The Wildcats’ schedule was released on Tuesday and is listed below:

Sep 2 (Sat) @ Stonehill (W.B. Mason Stadium)

Sep 9 (Sat) @ Central Michigan (Kelly/Shorts Stadium)

Sep 16 (Sat) v. Dartmouth (Wildcat Stadium)

Sep 23 (Sat) @ Delaware  (Delaware Stadium)

Sep 30 (Sat) v. Towson (Wildcat Stadium)

Oct 14 (Sat) v. UAlbany  (Wildcat Stadium)

Oct 21 (Sat) @ Stony Brook (Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium)

Oct 28 (Sat) @ Rhode Island (Meade Stadium)

Nov 4 (Sat) v. Villanova (Wildcat Stadium)

Nov 11 (Sat) @ Monmouth (Kessler Stadium)

Nov 18 (Sat) v. Maine (Wildcat Stadium)

The opening game against Stonehill is extremely intriguing. A sneaky tough matchup against a second-year FCS team looking to make a statement at home. The matchup against C. Michigan is now cake walk on the road either before coming home for a difficult rivalry game against Dartmouth. Much like Maine, UNH is jumping straight into the fire this season. The game at Delaware (as usual) will be massive, as will the game against the Rams in the road.

Last year’s Maine game was obviously an all-timer and could determine whether UNH gets into the dance again or not.