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2016 New Hampshire

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2016, game by game: lost vs. San Diego State 0–31; won vs. Holy Cross 39–28; lost at Dartmouth 21–22; won at Rhode Island 39–17; won vs. William & Mary 21–12; won at Elon 13–10; lost vs. James Madison 39–42; won at Towson 21–7; won vs. Stony Brook 43–14; lost vs. UAlbany 25–36; won at Maine 24–21; won vs. Lehigh 64–21; lost at James Madison 22–55+43−33Lost 0–31 vs. San Diego State-31San Diego StateWon 39–28 vs. Holy Cross+11Holy CrossLost 21–22 at Dartmouth-1DartmouthWon 39–17 at Rhode Island+22Rhode IslandWon 21–12 vs. William & Mary+9William & MaryWon 13–10 at Elon+3ElonLost 39–42 vs. James Madison-3James MadisonWon 21–7 at Towson+14TowsonWon 43–14 vs. Stony Brook+29Stony BrookLost 25–36 vs. UAlbany-11UAlbanyWon 24–21 at Maine+3MaineWon 64–21 vs. Lehigh+43LehighLost 22–55 at James Madison-33James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSan Diego StateL 0–⁠3119%
Sep 10vsHoly CrossW 39–⁠2859%
Sep 17atDartmouthL 21–⁠2233%
Sep 24atRhode IslandW 39–⁠1776%
Oct 1vsWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠1260%
Oct 7atElonW 13–⁠1065%
Oct 15vsJames MadisonL 39–⁠4251%
Oct 22atTowsonW 21–⁠759%
Oct 29vsStony BrookW 43–⁠1465%
Nov 12vsUAlbanyL 25–⁠3678%
Nov 19atMaineW 24–⁠2151%
Nov 26vsLehighW 64–⁠2147%
Dec 3atJames MadisonL 22–⁠5531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 55–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠316
Coach
—
Elo
1429 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.9 No. 32 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 222
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Carty
Defensive coordinator
John Lyons

Top recruits in the 2016 class

DeUnte Chatman ATH★★No. 10
Sam Kowal OT★★No. 3036
Nelson Thomas RB
Jacob Bradshaw ILB
Christian Lupoli PRO

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.780
Whole class22.00.773

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Villanova6–⁠29–⁠4
New Hampshire6–⁠38–⁠5
Richmond5–⁠310–⁠4
Maine5–⁠36–⁠5
UAlbany4–⁠47–⁠4
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Towson3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠7
Elon1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.