New Hampshire Football
New Hampshire is an NCAA Division I FCS football program in the Coastal Athletic, based in Durham, NH. The 2026 record stands at 2-7. The Cooper Predictor rates New Hampshire at -5.1, No. 85 of 127 FCS teams and No. 9 of 13 in the Coastal Athletic. The model projects a 2-10 finish, with Playoff Odds of 0.6%. The model's pre-game picks are 6-2 in New Hampshire games this season. Most recent result: lost to Merrimack 17-24 on Oct 24. Next up: vs Rhode Island on Nov 7 — the model projects Rhode Island 31-24, giving New Hampshire a 35% chance to win.
Open New Hampshire in Cooper Predictor U →Updated Nov 2, 2026 · power ratings compare teams within NCAA Division I FCS.
2026 schedule, predictions & results
| Date | Opponent | Projection | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | @ UAlbany | no pick on record | L 14-28 |
| Sep 5 | @ Syracuse | L 14-52 1% ✓ | L 3-66 |
| Sep 12 | vs Stonehill | W 27-14 80% ✓ | W 42-35 |
| Sep 19 | vs Harvard | L 27-38 21% ✓ | L 7-31 |
| Sep 26 | @ Sacred Heart | L 28-31 47% ✓ | L 13-20 |
| Oct 3 | vs Elon | L 24-28 33% ✗ | W 30-23 |
| Oct 10 | @ North Carolina A&T | W 31-24 72% ✗ | L 27-30 |
| Oct 17 | vs Monmouth | L 34-35 43% ✓ | L 21-42 |
| Oct 24 | @ Merrimack | L 27-28 48% ✓ | L 17-24 |
| Nov 7 | vs Rhode Island | L 24-31 35% | — |
| Nov 14 | vs Stony Brook | L 31-35 39% | — |
| Nov 21 | @ Maine | L 24-27 50% | — |
Projection = the model's pick, projected score and New Hampshire's win probability. For games already played it is the pick frozen before kickoff, with ✓ or ✗ beside it — every pick stays public.
Coastal Athletic by power rating
| # | Team | 2026 | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monmouth | 7-2 | +4.7 |
| 2 |  UAlbany | 6-3 | +3.8 |
| 3 |  Campbell | 7-2 | +3.7 |
| 4 |  Rhode Island | 5-4 | +2.9 |
| 5 |  Stony Brook | 5-4 | +1 |
| 6 |  Elon | 4-5 | -0.4 |
| 7 |  Bryant | 5-4 | -3.1 |
| 8 |  Towson | 1-8 | -3.7 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 2-7 | -5.1 |
| 10 |  Sacred Heart | 4-4 | -5.1 |
| 11 |  Maine | 1-8 | -7 |
| 12 |  North Carolina A&T | 4-5 | -11.1 |
| 13 |  Hampton | 1-8 | -21.7 |
High schools on the New Hampshire roster
From publicly published rosters, for the high school states the Cooper Predictor covers. Some rosters do not list a high school, so a player may be missing.
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