The 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
The team's stadium went through major renovations during the offseason. Renamed as Wildcat Stadium, the facility hosted its first game under that name on September 10, with the Wildcats defeating Holy Cross.
The Wildcats finished their regular season with a record of 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 James Madison.
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
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