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2017 New Hampshire

9–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2017, game by game: won vs. Maine 24–23; won vs. Georgia Southern 22–12; lost at Holy Cross 26–51; won vs. Rhode Island 28–14; won vs. Bryant 45–17; lost at Stony Brook 24–38; won vs. Towson 40–17; lost at James Madison 0–21; won at William & Mary 35–16; won vs. Elon 16–6; lost at UAlbany 0–15; won vs. Central Connecticut 14–0; won at Central Arkansas 21–15; lost at South Dakota State 14–56+28−42Won 24–23 vs. Maine+1MaineWon 22–12 vs. Georgia Southern+10Georgia SouthernLost 26–51 at Holy Cross-25Holy CrossWon 28–14 vs. Rhode Island+14Rhode IslandWon 45–17 vs. Bryant+28BryantLost 24–38 at Stony Brook-14Stony BrookWon 40–17 vs. Towson+23TowsonLost 0–21 at James Madison-21James MadisonWon 35–16 at William & Mary+19William & MaryWon 16–6 vs. Elon+10ElonLost 0–15 at UAlbany-15UAlbanyWon 14–0 vs. Central Connecticut+14Central Connect…Won 21–15 at Central Arkansas+6Central ArkansasLost 14–56 at South Dakota State-42South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMaineW 24–⁠2367%
Sep 9vsGeorgia SouthernW 22–⁠1242%
Sep 16atHoly CrossL 26–⁠5160%
Sep 23vsRhode IslandW 28–⁠1479%
Sep 30vsBryantW 45–⁠1772%
Oct 14atStony BrookL 24–⁠3850%
Oct 21vsTowsonW 40–⁠1775%
Oct 28atJames MadisonL 0–⁠2117%
Nov 4atWilliam & MaryW 35–⁠1659%
Nov 11vsElonW 16–⁠668%
Nov 18atUAlbanyL 0–⁠1565%
Nov 25vsCentral ConnecticutW 14–⁠062%
Dec 2atCentral ArkansasW 21–⁠1525%
Dec 9atSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠5627%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 56–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠301
Coach
—
Elo
1417 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 28 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 215
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Carty
Defensive coordinator
John Lyons

Leaders

Passing yardsTrevor Knight QB129 yds
Passing touchdownsTrevor Knight QB2 TD
Rushing yardsEvan Gray RB77 yds
Rushing touchdownsEvan Gray RB1 TD
Receiving yardsNeil O’Connor WR118 yds
Receiving touchdownsNeil O’Connor WR2 TD
TacklesRick Ellison S10 tkl
SacksD’Andre Drummond-Mayrie S1 sacks
InterceptionsIsiah Perkins CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Riley Burns OG★★No. 3045
Sheirron Whittaker CB★★No. 3176
Mike Crawford CB
C.J. Turner WR
Carlos Washington RB

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.770
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class22.00.768

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.

2017 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Stony Brook7–⁠210–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠39–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠5
Towson3–⁠55–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠55–⁠6
Maine3–⁠54–⁠6
UAlbany2–⁠64–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
William & Mary0–⁠82–⁠9

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