2022 Plymouth State Panthers football team

2022 Plymouth State Panthers football
New England Bowl, W 21–20 vs. Husson
Conference	Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (6–2 MASCAC)
Head coach	Paul Castonia (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Elsker
Defensive coordinator	Devin Zeman
Home stadium	Panther Field

2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UMass Dartmouth $^		8	–	0					9	–	2
Plymouth State		6	–	2					9	–	2
Western Connecticut		6	–	2					7	–	3
Bridgewater State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Framingham State		4	–	4					5	–	5
Massachusetts Maritime		3	–	5					3	–	7
Westfield State		2	–	6					2	–	8
Worcester State		1	–	7					1	–	9
Fitchburg State		0	–	8					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2022 Plymouth State Panthers football team represented Plymouth State University as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. The Panthers, led by 19th-year head coach Paul Castonia, played their home games at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Castleton*	Panther Field Plymouth, NH	LEC Network	W 20–7	760
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at Husson*	Winkin Sports Complex Bangor, ME		W 17–0	1,700
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Bridgewater State	Panther Field Plymouth, NH	LEC Network	W 41–34	1,100
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Framingham State	Bowditch Field Framingham, MA		W 14–9	900
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Western Connecticut State	Panther Field Plymouth, NH	LEC Network	L 27–34	2,399
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at Fitchburg State	Elliot Field Fitchburg, MA		W 42–7	120
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Worcester State	John Coughlin Memorial Field Worcester, MA		W 56–21	670
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Westfield State	Panther Field Plymouth, NH	LEC Network	W 31–22	1,029
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Massachusetts Maritime	Clean Harbors Stadium Buzzards Bay, MA		W 21–7	1,891
November 12	12:00 p.m.	UMass Dartmouth	Panther Field Plymouth, NH	LEC Network	L 21–46	1,112
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Husson*	Winkin Sports Complex Bangor, ME (New England Bowl)		W 21–20	1,100
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Castleton

See also: Castleton Spartans

Game One – Plymouth State Panthers (0–0) vs Castleton Spartans (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Castleton	0	0	7	0	7
Plymouth State	10	3	0	7	20

at Panther Field • Plymouth, New Hampshire

• Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 760
• Referee: Chris Hadden

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAS	PSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Castleton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Plymouth State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Paul Castonia	Head coach
Devin Zeman	Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Matt Elsker	Offensive coordinator/running backs
Matt Banuskevich	Receivers
David Carlson	Linebackers
Matt Girard	Quarterbacks
Trevor Hnyda	Defensive line
Christopher Snook	Defensive backs
John Thomas	Director of strength and conditioning
Micah Dion	Athletic trainer
Rachel Springmann	Athletic trainer
David Salazar	Manager

Roster

2022 Plymouth State Panthers Football
Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers		Tight end Offensive linemen		Defensive linemen Linebackers		Defensive backs Placekicker
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