Our side
MoneylineUNH to win
ours 46%
Projected score
30–28
UNH – SHU
2026-09-26 · 12:00 PM
Campus Field · Fairfield, CT
Early season
The books
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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge New Hampshire Wildcats
90 ranks
New Hampshire Wildcats #116 rush offense
Sacred Heart Pioneers #206 run defense
Pass game
edge New Hampshire Wildcats
74 ranks
New Hampshire Wildcats #116 pass offense
Sacred Heart Pioneers #190 pass defense
Run game
edge Sacred Heart Pioneers
208 ranks
Sacred Heart Pioneers #19 rush offense
New Hampshire Wildcats #227 run defense
Pass game
edge Sacred Heart Pioneers
84 ranks
Sacred Heart Pioneers #69 pass offense
New Hampshire Wildcats #153 pass defense
New Hampshire Wildcats
Balanced · 57% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 47 rush ypg
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Run-heavy · 67% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 55 rush ypg
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
New Hampshire Wildcats
LB
Trevor Barry
39 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#21 LB
DB
Jackson Stone
27 tkl · 1 PD
#76 DB
WR
Ja'Carree Kelly
14 rec · 211 yds · 1 TD
#110 WR
RB
Joquez Smith
208 rush yds · 3 TD
#82 RB
Sacred Heart Pioneers
WR
Dean Hangey
6 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
#215 WR
LB
Myles Hamilton
14 tkl · 2.0 TFL
#225 LB
DL
Janier Armstead
5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#474 DL
DB
Ryan Palmieri
14 tkl
#519 DB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
New Hampshire offense vs Sacred Heart defense+3.6 pts
Sacred Heart offense vs New Hampshire defense-1.1 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.