2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

American college football season

2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach
  • Ryan McCarthy (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Ambrosie (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRon DiGravio (4th season)
Home stadiumArute Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Northeast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Saint Francis (PA) $^   7 – 0     9 – 3  
Merrimack *   6 – 1     8 – 3  
LIU   4 – 3     4 – 7  
Duquesne   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Sacred Heart   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Connecticut   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Stonehill *   2 – 5     4 – 5  
Wagner   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Merrimack and Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Devils, led by fourth-year head coach Ryan McCarthy, played their home games at Arute Field.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.at UConn*CW20, FOX61+L 3–2822,442
September 106:00 p.m.Sacred Heart
ESPN3L 10–144,514
September 177:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana*ESPN+L 6–705,277
September 243:30 p.m.at Albany*FloSportsL 26–456,111
October 112:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)NEC Front RowL 13–391,150
October 81:00 p.m.Brown*dagger
  • Arute Field
  • New Britain, CT
NEC Front RowL 20–273,722
October 2212:00 p.m.Duquesne
  • Arute Field
  • New Britain, CT
NEC Front RowL 6–302,122
October 2912:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Arute Field
  • New Britain, CT
NEC Front RowW 34–7
November 51:00 p.m.at LIUESPN3L 20–29672
November 1212:00 p.m.Merrimack
  • Arute Field
  • New Britain, CT
NEC Front RowL 14–201,022
November 191:00 p.m.at StonehillNEC Front RowW 39–14

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Game summaries

At UConn

Central Connecticut Blue Devils at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 3 003
Huskies 0 7 71428

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 2 S • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,442
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (CW20): John Fanta (play-by-play), Joe D’Ambrosio (color analyst) and Randy Brochu (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

Second quarter

  • CCSU – Cristiano Rosa 28-yard field goal, 11:32. Blue Devils 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:57
  • CONN – Brandon Niemenski 11 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:02. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:24

Third quarter

  • CONN – Nate Carter 17 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:55. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:10

Fourth quarter

  • CONN – Jacob Flynn 10 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 11:19. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:35
  • CONN – Victor Rosa 11 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:36. Huskies 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, TOP 08:25
Top passers
  • CONN – Zion Turner – 14/22, 172 yards, 2 TDs
  • CCSU – Romelo Williams – 16/30, 164 yards
Top rushers
  • CONN – Nate Carter – 23 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD
  • CCSU – Malik Thomas – 5 rushes, 63 yards
Top receivers
  • CONN – Aaron Turner – 2 receptions, 57 yards
  • CCSU – Kyren Petteway – 6 receptions, 61 yards
Top defense

Statistics UConn CCSU
First downs 27 14
Total yards 446 242
Rushing yards 274 78
Passing yards 172 164
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 34:38 25:22

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 0 0 7 14
Blue Devils 0 3 7 0 10

At Southeastern Louisiana

Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 0 606
Lions 14 34 101270

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,217
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV: ESPN+

At Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 6 6 8 6 26
Great Danes 14 10 21 0 45

At Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 6 7 0 13
Red Flash 5 14 7 13 39

Brown

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 3 3 27
Blue Devils 6 7 0 7 20

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 10 0 17 30
Blue Devils 0 0 6 0 6

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Devils 7 21 0 6 34

At LIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 0 0 13 20
Sharks 13 3 6 7 29

Merrimack

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 0 0 13 20
Blue Devils 7 0 0 7 14

At Stonehill

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 6 6 20 7 39
Skyhawks 7 7 0 0 14

References

  1. ^ "2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "NEC to Feature Record Nine-Game Football Streaming Package on ESPN3". northeastconference.org. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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