The 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the

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in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lehigh in the first round before losing in the second round to

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Schedule

Game summaries

At San Diego State

Holy Cross

At Dartmouth

At Rhode Island

William & Mary

At Elon

James Madison

At Towson

Stony Brook

Albany

At Maine

Lehigh—NCAA Division I First Round

James Madison–NCAA Division I Second Round

Ranking movements

References

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New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons

New Hampshire Wildcats football The New Hampshire Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of New Hampshire located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Wildcats compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivis ...