2018 New Hampshire

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

New Hampshire in 2018, game by game: lost at Maine 7–35; lost vs. Colgate 3–10; lost at Colorado 14–45; lost at Elon 9–30; won vs. Holy Cross 28–0; lost vs. Stony Brook 7–35; lost vs. Delaware 14–38; won at Villanova 34–0; won vs. James Madison 35–24; won vs. UAlbany 24–10; lost at Rhode Island 21–24+34−31Lost 7–35 at Maine-28MaineLost 3–10 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 14–45 at Colorado-31ColoradoLost 9–30 at Elon-21ElonWon 28–0 vs. Holy Cross+28Holy CrossLost 7–35 vs. Stony Brook-28Stony BrookLost 14–38 vs. Delaware-24DelawareWon 34–0 at Villanova+34VillanovaWon 35–24 vs. James Madison+11James MadisonWon 24–10 vs. UAlbany+14UAlbanyLost 21–24 at Rhode Island-3Rhode Island
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rhode Island 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 9th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠251
Coach
—
Elo
1347 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.0 No. 43 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 224
Defensive coordinator
John Lyons

Leaders

Passing yardsChristian Lupoli QB160 yds
Passing touchdownsChristian Lupoli QB1 TD
Rushing yardsSean Coyne WR21 yds
Receiving yardsNeil O’Connor WR98 yds
Receiving touchdownsNeil O’Connor WR1 TD
TacklesPop Lacey S10 tkl
SacksBrian Carter DE2 sacks
InterceptionsEvan Horn S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Zach Banks OLB★★No. 2785
Christopher Donnelly SDE
Dylan Laube RB

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.780

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.

2018 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maine7–⁠110–⁠4
James Madison7–⁠29–⁠4
Stony Brook5–⁠37–⁠5
Towson5–⁠37–⁠5
Elon4–⁠36–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠47–⁠5
Rhode Island4–⁠46–⁠5
William & Mary3–⁠44–⁠6
New Hampshire3–⁠54–⁠7
Villanova2–⁠65–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠64–⁠7
UAlbany1–⁠73–⁠8

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