New Hampshire Wildcats

FCS Championship · First Round

Ugh, no.

New Hampshire Wildcats lost to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits

8-5 3 – 41

9-4

Final · Sat, Nov 29

Game Details

Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (Brookings) · 3,843 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Mason leads South Dakota State to 41-3 win over New Hampshire in FCS playoffs

Chase Mason threw three touchdown passes, Julius Loughridge ran for 100 yards and a touchdown and 14th-seeded South Dakota State strolled to a 41-3 win over New Hampshire in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:21 Julius Loughride rushes in for 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:21 Julius Loughride scores 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:22 Josiah Johnson rushes in for 1-yard rushing touchdown

0:29 Chase Mason connects for 7-yard TD pass

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UNH	0	3	0	0	3
SDST	14	13	0	14	41

Win Probability · New Hampshire Wildcats

kickoffnow: 0%

Game Leaders

New Hampshire Wildcats

Matt Vezza · 10/22, 48 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Denzell Gibson · 19 CAR, 101 YDSRushing Yards
Peyton Strickland · 3 REC, 15 YDSReceiving Yards
Tim Bonagura · 8Tackles

South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Chase Mason · 16/20, 230 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Julius Loughridge · 16 CAR, 100 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Grahm Goering · 6 REC, 75 YDSReceiving Yards
Logan Green · 1Sacks
Bryce Johnson · 10Tackles

2026 Coastal Athletic Association Standings

Team
Monmouth
Campbell
Bryant
Stony Brook
Elon
Sacred Heart
UAlbany
North Carolina A&T
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Hampton
Towson

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

Scoring

Q4 3:05

TD Andrew Gustad 2 Yd pass from Jack Henry (Eli Stader Kick)6–41

Q4 14:54

TD Coleman Kuntz 16 Yd pass from Chase Mason (Eli Stader Kick)6–34

Q2 1:51

TD Jack Smith 42 Yd pass from Chase Mason (Max Pelham Run for Two-Point Conversion)3–27

Q2 2:53

FG Nick Reed 30 Yd Field Goal 6–27

Q2 11:26

TD Alex Bullock 7 Yd pass from Chase Mason (Eli Stader Kick)0–21

Q1 1:04

TD Josiah Johnson 1 Yd Run (Eli Stader Kick)0–14

Q1 11:10

TD Julius Loughridge 1 Yd Run (Eli Stader Kick)0–7

Team Stats

New Hampshire WildcatsSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits

Offense

192 Total Yards 425

48 Passing Yards 232

144 Rushing Yards 193

12 First Downs 23

Efficiency

4-14 3rd Down 8-12

4-5 4th Down 3-3

10/23 Completions 17/21

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

4-16 Penalties 2-18

28:49 Possession 31:11

Box Score

New Hampshire Wildcats ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT
Matt Vezza	10/22	48	2.2	1
Josh Fillion	0/1	0	0.0	0
Team	10/23	48	2.1	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Denzell Gibson	19	101	5.3	26
Matt Vezza	9	34	3.8	15
Scott Hershberger	3	7	2.3	4
Myles Thomason	1	1	1.0	1
Elliot Meine	1	1	1.0	1
Team	33	144	4.4	26

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Peyton Strickland	3	15	5.0	9
Josh Fillion	2	12	6.0	6
Logan Perez	2	10	5.0	6
Casey McKinney	1	8	8.0	8
Chase Wilson	1	5	5.0	5
Denzell Gibson	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	10	48	4.8	9

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR
Tim Bonagura	8	1	0.5	0
Justice Akinmoladun	7	4	0	0
Duncan Moreland	6	6	1	0
Cohen Cook	6	4	0	0
Cole Bullock	6	3	0.5	0
Isaiah Jones	5	1	0	0
Jordan McAllister	4	2	1	0
Brendan Tighe	3	2	0	0
Sean Webb	3	2	0	0
Darren Burton II	3	1	0	1
Trevor Barry	3	1	0	0
Raleigh Collins III	2	2	0	0
D.J. Johnson	2	2	0	0
Jackson Stone	2	1	1	0
Luke Teskey	2	1	0	0
Malik Diaby	1	1	0	0
Justin Fevrier	1	0	0	0
Josh Farquharson	1	0	0	0
Jameson Dion	1	0	0	0
Team	66	34	4	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Sean Webb	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
DaMontre Patterson	2	32	16.0	18
Darren Burton II	2	30	15.0	17
T.J. Farrell	1	6	6.0	6
Team	5	68	13.6	18

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Reed	1/1	100.0	30	0/0	3
Team	1/1	100.0	30	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt Guidebeck	4	158	39.5	1	1	52
Team	4	158	39.5	1	1	52

South Dakota State Jackrabbits ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Chase Mason	16/20	230	11.5	3	1
Jack Henry	1/1	2	2.0	1	0
Team	17/21	232	11.0	4	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Julius Loughridge	16	100	6.3	1	27
Corey Blair Jr.	9	32	3.6	0	11
Josiah Johnson	10	30	3.0	1	8
James Basinger	2	21	10.5	0	16
Jack Henry	1	12	12.0	0	12
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Chase Mason	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	40	193	4.8	2	27

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Grahm Goering	6	75	12.5	0	26
Jack Smith	3	66	22.0	1	42
Coleman Kuntz	3	40	13.3	1	18
Alex Bullock	2	19	9.5	1	12
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	1	15	15.0	0	15
Greyton Gannon	1	15	15.0	0	15
Andrew Gustad	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team	17	232	13.6	4	42

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jack Henry	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Bryce Johnson	10	6	0	1	0	0
Joe Ollman	8	6	0	0.5	1	0
Matt Goehring	5	3	0	0	1	0
Dontay Johnson	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jalen B. Lee	4	2	0	0	1	0
Jace Sifore	4	1	0	0	0	0
Aydan Dautermann	3	1	0	0	1	0
Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten	3	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Green	2	1	1	1	1	0
Jayden Oliver	2	1	0	0	0	0
Noah St-Juste	2	1	0	0	0	0
Koby Bretz	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kobe Clayborne	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Spelman	1	1	0	0	0	0
Noah Thompson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cody Cotton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Boden Schiller	1	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Leiferman	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Wells	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andrew Price	1	1	0	0	0	0
Myles Green	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dawson Ripperda	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kytan Fyfe	1	0	0	0	0	1
Isaiah Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	31	1	3	5	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Isaiah Johnson	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Myles Green	1	20	20.0	20	0
Team	1	20	20.0	20	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Myles Taylor	2	21	10.5	20	0
Team	2	21	10.5	20	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Eli Stader	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Roster

Loading roster…

Schedule Add to calendar

Upcoming

at North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Monmouth Hawks at Merrimack Warriors vs Rhode Island Rams vs Stony Brook Seawolves at Maine Black Bears

New Hampshire Wildcats

Game Details

Highlights

On the Field LIVE

Line Score

Game Flow

Win Probability · New Hampshire Wildcats

Game Leaders

2026 Coastal Athletic Association Standings

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Scoring

Team Stats

Box Score

Roster

Schedule Add to calendar