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UNH 31, Albany 14

ALBANY, N.Y. – Quarterback Seth Morgan threw for three touchdowns, wide receiver Caleb Burke hauled in an 86-yard scoring reception and safety Wande Owens scored a TD on a 50-yard interception return to lead the University of New Hampshire football team to Saturday afternoon’s 31-14 CAA victory against the UAlbany Great Danes at Casey Stadium.

The Wildcats (5-4, 3-2 CAA) snapped a two-game skid and handed the Great Danes (3-6, 1-4 CAA) their third consecutive loss.

Morgan went 13 of 20 for 208 yards and played turnover-free football. Wide receiver Logan Tomlinson had a team-leading six catches for 73 yards and a touchdown. Burke paced the team with 90 receiving yards.

Junior Myles Thomason led the ground attack with 17 rushes for 57 yards.

In addition to his Pick-6, Owens led the defense with 10 tackles (seven solo). Senior defensive end Josiah Silver, the nation’s leader in sacks, added another as part of a six-tackle performance.

UAlbany quarterback Trey Lindsey went 11 for 23 for 117 yards and a touchdown. He also was the Great Danes’ top rusher with 10 carries for 58 yards. QB Myles Burkett was 7 for 13 for 47 yards and an interception.

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  • UNH has an 8-5 all-time lead in the series, which includes wins in the last three meetings.
  • The Wildcats have won back-to-back games at Casey Stadium for the first time since winning their first two trips to Albany in 2013 and 2015.
  • The Morgan-to-Burke 86-yard TD pass was the longest for UNH since Max Brosmer connected with Dylan Laube for an 87-yard touchdown in an NCAA Division I FCS Championship first-round victory against Fordham at Wildcat Stadium on Nov. 26, 2022.
  • The 86 yards represented a career-long pass for Morgan and a career-long reception for Burke; the two previously teamed up for a personal-best 68-yard TD connection versus Stonehill on Sept. 14.
  • Owens’ Pick-6 was UNH’s first sinceRandall Harristook an INT 25 yards for a touchdown against Monmouth at Wildcat Stadium on Sept. 1, 2022.
  • The 50-yard INT return was UNH’s longest since Pop Bush returned a 65-yarder at Stony Brook on Sept. 2, 2021.
  • Owens’ Pick-6 is the longest UNH INT returned for a touchdown sinceEvan Horn(50 yards) versus Elon on Oct. 5, 2019. Oleh Manzyk had a 55-yard Pick-6 earlier in that game.
  • UNH jumped out to a 24-0 lead in a game for the first time since Sept. 2, 2023, when it scored the first 34 points of an eventual 51-17 triumph at Stonehill.
  • It was the first time the Wildcats blanked an opponent in the first half since Sept. 16, 2023, when they led Dartmouth, 10-0.
  • UNH blanked Elon in the second half of a 17-10 road win on Oct. 12.

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