It’s still early in the 2023 collegiate football season, but this Week 7 meeting between UAlbany and New Hampshire sees the teams on opposite trajectories from each other and from their own 2022 versions.

New Hampshire shared the Coastal Athletic Association title with William & Mary a year ago, while UAlbany limped through the season near the bottom of the CAA standings.

This year, UAlbany (4-2, 2-0) is making a play for the CAA crown and enters this week as one of three teams still undefeated in conference play. Elon is leading the way at 3-0, and Delaware and UAlbany sit close behind at 2-0.

New Hampshire (2-3, 0-2) is winless in conference action, with those two losses coming in its last two games.

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UAlbany is riding a three-game winning streak that includes conference wins over Villanova (31-10) and Towson (24-17) over the last two weeks. The Great Danes will close the season with eight straight CAA games, and this week’s meeting with New Hampshire is the third of those matchups.

The Great Danes are ranked No. 24 in the most recent Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and received votes in the American Football Coaches Association FCS Poll. New Hampshire received votes in the latter and held onto the No. 24 spot in the AFCA poll, despite this season’s misfortune.

The Wildcats were off last week, a break that likely was welcomed after conference losses to Delaware (29-25) and Towson (54-51) on Sept. 23 and Sept. 30, respectively. 

In the loss to Towson, New Hampshire used a 20-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to take the lead, but the Tigers answered with a touchdown to take the win. 

New Hampshire, which will be celebrating homecoming this weekend, also will be closing the 2023 season with all eight of its conference games. 

UAlbany and New Hampshire have a short history that began in 2008. New Hampshire won the first four meetings and leads the series, 6-5. They have played every year since 2013.

UAlbany won three consecutive times (2019, 2020, 2021), before the Wildcats got back to their winning ways in 2022 with a 28-23 win in Albany. New Hampshire scored once in each quarter and managed to hold off the Great Danes, who scored 13 points in the final quarter. 

When Is UAlbany Vs. UNH Football?

The University at Albany will take on the University of New Hampshire at Wildcat Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire, on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. ET.

How To Watch The UAlbany Vs. New Hampshire Football Game

Football action is streaming live on FloFootball and the FloSports app, including the UAlbany and New Hampshire football game during Week 7.

Replays and postgame highlights also will be available on both platforms. 

What To Know About UAlbany Football

UAlbany picked up an important conference win last week on the road against Towson, and people took notice.

Senior linebacker Dylan Kelly recorded a career-high 23 tackles (nine solo) in the victory, which was one stop shy of the program’s single-game mark, set in 1974. 

Kelly added a forced fumble, pass breakup and quarterback hurry, and the complete performance earned him the CAA Defensive Player of the Week honor. He also claimed the first national award of his career—FedEx Ground FCS National Defensive Player of the Week.

Through six weeks, Kelly leads the CAA in solo tackles (45) and total tackles (79), senior defensive lineman Anton Juncaj leads the CAA in tackles for loss (13) and sacks (nine) and junior defensive back Aami Hall tops the conference with 11 passes defended.

The Great Dane defense leads the conference with 24 sacks and has the league’s best rushing defense, allowing just 88.5 ground yards per game. 

What To Know About New Hampshire Football

Even though New Hampshire is 2-3 for the season, the Wildcats have scored more than 40 points in three of those games and lead the CAA in points per game at 38.6. They also have the most passing yards per game at 317.6.

Offensively, New Hampshire quarterback Max Brosmer leads the CAA in passing attempts (he’s 125-for-201), passing yards per game (317.6) and total offense (331.8 yards per game). He’s tied for the lead in passing touchdowns with 14.

Senior running back Dylan Laube leads the conference in touchdowns (11), scoring (66 points), yards per punt return (17.1) and all-purpose yards (1,237 for 247.4 per game).

So, with all the big stats from the offense, what’s keeping New Hampshire from the win column? Well, the defense is ranked 11th among the 15 teams in scoring defense, 12th in yards allowed per game and 13th in rushing yards allowed per contest.

A couple of bright spots for the Wildcats, though:

Senior cornerback Charles Briscoe III being named the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 2, following the loss to Towson, as well as being awarded the FedEx Ground FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week honor. 

He blocked two punts and forced a fumble on a kickoff against the Tigers.

New Hampshire leads the CAA in yards per kick return (28.3) and yards per punt return (20.8).

What’s The Weather Forecast?

It’s going to be cloudy, but Saturday will be one of the warmest days of the week in Durham, New Hampshire.

The matchup between UAlbany and New Hampshire will feature a mix of clouds, a low chance of showers, minimal winds (5-10 mph) and a high temperature of 63 degrees. 

The temps will drop into the 40s, and the chance for rain will increase into the evening, but the game is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

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