2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

The 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Wildcat Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Central Connecticut and Central Arkansas before losing in the quarterfinals to South Dakota State.

2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record9–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
  • Sean McDonnell (19th season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan Carty (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (6th season)
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^  5 3   9 5  
Delaware  5 3   7 4  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
Towson  3 5   5 6  
Villanova  3 5   5 6  
Maine  3 5   4 6  
Albany  2 6   4 7  
Rhode Island  2 6   3 8  
William & Mary  0 8   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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