DURHAM – The 25th-ranked University of New Hampshire football team earned an at-large bid to the 2025-26 FCS Championship and will play at No. 14 seed South Dakota State University in a Nov. 29 (1pm Eastern) first round game on ESPN+. The entire 24-team bracket was announced Sunday on ESPNU.

“I’m so happy for the guys, the seniors in particular with all the stuff they went through this year with their backs against the wall at 3-4 but to win five in a row in the manner that we did, finish the way we did (Saturday), they were very much deserving,” UNH head coach Rick Santos said.

The Wildcats (8-4, 6-2 CAA) received an at-large selection after defeating the University of Maine, 33-27, on Nov. 22 to extend their winning streak to five games and retain the Brice-Cowell Musket in the Buffa

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