UAlbany 28, UNH 14

• On the first possession of the game, Burton II intercepted Colón’s pass at the UAlbany 45 to give the ball to the Wildcats.
• UNH took advantage of a Great Danes’ personal foul on a 37-yard field goal attempt that extended the drive. Bentley lofted a pass to the left flat corralled by Thomason at the 8-yard line and he ran into the end zone at 8:07 for the first score of the season. Lucas Glassburn kicked the PAT to give the Wildcats a 7-0 lead.
• UAlbany replied with a seven-play, 78-yard touchdown drive capped by La Mons’ 1-yard run to tie the score, 7-7, at 4:13.

• The Great Danes marched 85 yards on 14 plays to take a 14-7 lead on a drive that consumed 10:06 and ended with Aidan Semo’s 1-yard run at 6:05.
• The Great Danes’ next drive started with a 79-yard run by Koch and he scored on a 3-yard scamper to push the advantage to 21-7 at 2:21.

• It took UNH only two plays to cover 74 yards in 37 seconds to trim the deficit to 21-14 at 14:21 of the third quarter. Thomason ran around the left end for a 29-yard gain to the UAlbany 45, then Bentley connected with Kelly in stride down the middle of the field for a 45-yard touchdown.
• UNH’s defense forced a 3-and-out to keep momentum in the Wildcats’ favor. On the next possession, UNH kept the offense on the field facing 4^th-and-7 at the UA 38. Bentley was flushed from the pocket and he was stopped for a 4-yard gain.
• Semo scored on an 8-yard keeper up the middle to extend the home team’s advantage to 28-14 at 8:31.
• New Hampshire’s defense stopped UAlbany on 4^th-and-3 at the UNH 27 to give the ball to the Wildcats at 2:20.

• UNH faced 3^rd-and-goal from the UA 3 on the first play of the fourth quarter, which marked the first play of the game for sophomore QB Tommy McLeish. After scrambling in the pocket, he lofted a pass into the middle of the end zone that was intercepted by Dillon Dunathan to end the Wildcats’ scoring threat.
• UNH got the ball back at 11:05. The drive had a promising start with Thomas’ 11-yard run, but the Wildcats did not get another first down and were forced to punt.
• UAlbany’s drive started at 9:34 and consumed 5 minutes, 29 seconds on nine plays before punting from the UNH 45.

• Barry finished with 10+ tackles for the third time in his career. He previously finished with 10 tackles against both Rhode Island and NC Central.
• This was Cook’s second career game with double-digit tackles; he made 12 stops vs. William & Mary.
• Burton II recorded his third career interception – first at UNH.
• Bentley, who did not have a pass attempt his first year as a Wildcat in 2025, threw his first two touchdowns in a UNH uniform.
• He surpassed 4,000 career passing yards and is at 4,116.
• Kelly, a transfer from Delaware, scored his first TD as a Wildcat.
• Glassburn, a transfer from Temple, scored his first points as a Wildcat with two PAT kicks.
• Matt Guidebeck averaged 43.6 yards on five punts with a long of 50 yards.
• McLeish completed 1 of 3 attempts for 5 yards.

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