2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season

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2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division III
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 2, 2022
November 2022
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)LEC Network
2023 NFL draft
Championship Game
ChampionsUMass Dartmouth
  Runners-upPlymouth State
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
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 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season was the 10th season of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football taking place during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. The season began on September 2 with non-conference play. Conference play began on September 16, 2022.

The MASCAC Championship Game was played at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire, on November 12, 2022. The game featured the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs and the Plymouth State Panthers.

Preseason[edit]

Recruiting classes[edit]

National Rankings
Team Total Signees
Bridgewater State 30
Fitchburg State 19
Framingham State 20
Massachusetts Maritime 30
Plymouth State 34
UMass Dartmouth 60
Western Connecticut 46
Westfield State 29
Worcester State 30

Preseason poll[edit]

The preseason poll was released on August 30, 2022.[1]

MASCAC
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Framingham State (5) 61
2 UMass Dartmouth (4) 59
3 Bridgewater State 50
4 Western Connecticut 40
5 Massachusetts Maritime 35
6 Plymouth State 34
7 Worcester State 22
8 Westfield State 15
9 Fitchburg State 8
  • First place votes in ()

Head coaches[edit]

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school MASCAC record
Bridgewater State Joe Verria 7 37–26 37–26 34–14
Fitchburg State Scott Sperone (games 1–5) / Mark Sullivan (games 6–10) 2 / 1 1–14 / 4–46 1–14 / 0–5 0–11 / 3–33
Framingham State Tom Kelley 18 120–67–1 120–67–1 64–8
Massachusetts Maritime Jeremy Cameron 18 59–102 59–102 24–48
Plymouth State Paul Castonia 19 87–125 85–97 33–39
UMass Dartmouth Mark Robichaud 16 70–81 70–81 40–36
Western Connecticut Joe Loth 10 110–101 54–37 31–17
Westfield State Pete Kowalski 9 22–60 22–60 17–47
Worcester State Adam Peloquin 3 4–16 4–16 4–12

Schedule[edit]

Index to colors and formatting
MASCAC member won
MASCAC member lost
MASCAC teams in bold

All times EST time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Regular season schedule[edit]

Week One[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 PM Worcester State WPI John F. Coughlin • Worcester, MA L 21–58   1,084
September 2 7:00 PM Dean Fitchburg State Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA W 33–28   750
September 2 7:00 PM Nichols Westfield State Alumni Field • Westfield, MA L 29–30   2,229
September 3 12:00 PM Ithaca Bridgewater State Swenson Field • Bridgewater State L 14–51   1,700
September 3 12:00 PM Husson UMass Dartmouth Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA W 35–14   1,843
September 3 12:00 PM Framingham State Brockport State Bob Boozer Field • Brockport, NY L 7–27   2,356
September 3 12:00 PM Castleton Plymouth State Panther Field • Plymouth, NH LEC Network W 20–7   760
September 3 1:00 PM Western Connecticut William Paterson Wightman Stadium • Wayne, NJ L 7–28   0
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Two[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 7:00 PM Massachusetts Maritime SUNY Maritime Reinhart Field • Throggs Neck, NY (14th Annual Chowder Bowl) L 14–17   842
September 10 12:00 PM UMass Dartmouth Anna Maria Caparso Field • Paxton, MA Boxcast TV L 48–63   197
September 10 12:00 PM St. John Fisher Framingham State Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA W 31–20   1,023
September 10 12:00 PM Plymouth State Husson Winkin Complex • Bangor, ME W 17–0   1,700
September 10 1:00 PM Westfield State Western New England Golden Bear Stadium • Springfield, MA L 14–38   2,575
September 10 1:00 PM Worcester State Union Frank Bailey Field • Schenectady, NY L 7–76   1,515
September 10 1:00 PM Bridgewater State New England UNE Blue Storm Stadium • Biddeford, ME L 23–38   1,624
September 10 1:00 PM Fitchburg State Castelton Dave Wolk Stadium • Castleton, VT L 0–48   4,112
September 10 3:00 PM Western Connecticut Eugene L. Shirk • Reading, PA W 28–14   1,000
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Three[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 7:00 PM Western Connecticut Westfield State Alumni Field • Westfield, MA  WCSU 34–20   1,000
September 17 12:00 PM Worcester State Fitchburg State Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA  WOR 56–10   1,675
September 17 12:00 PM Bridgewater State Plymouth State Panther Field • Plymouth, NH LEC Network  PSU 41–34   1,100
September 17 1:00 PM Anna Maria Massachusetts Maritime Clean Harbors • Buzzards Bay, MA L 14–23   3,012
September 17 1:30 PM Framingham State UMass Dartmouth Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA LEC Network  UMD 46–21   1,921
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Four[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 24 12:00 PM Massachusetts Maritime Fitchburg State Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA  MMA 38–13   1,244
September 24 2:00 PM Framingham State Westfield State Alumni Field • Westfield, MA ESPN  FSU 14–11   1,411
September 24 2:30 PM UMass Dartmouth Worcester State John F. Coughlin • Worcester, MA Youtube  UMD 41–20   1,206
September 24 5:00 PM Bridgewater State Western Connecticut The WAC • Danbury, CT  BSU 40–27   1,903
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Five[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 30 7:00 PM Western Connecticut UMass Dartmouth Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA LEC Network  UMD 48–21   2,500
October 1 12:00 PM Plymouth State Framingham State Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA  PSU 14–9   900
October 1 12:00 PM Westfield State Massachusetts Maritime Clean Harbors • Buzzards Bay, MA  MMA 20–9   0
October 1 4:00 PM Fitchburg State Bridgewater State Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA  BSU 82–0   2,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Six[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 6 7:00 PM UMass Dartmouth Massachusetts Maritime Clean Harbors • Buzzards Bay, MA Boxcast TV  UMD 28–14   1,891
October 8 12:00 PM Worcester State Bridgewater State Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA  BSU 45–0   1,600
October 8 12:00 PM Fitchburg State Framingham State Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA  FSU 47–0   0
October 8 1:00 PM Western Connecticut Plymouth State Panther Field • Plymouth, NH LEC Network  WCSU 34–27   2,399
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Seven[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 15 12:00 PM Plymouth State Fitchburg State Elliot Field • Fitchburg State  PSU 42–7   120
October 15 2:30 PM Massachusetts Maritime Worcester State John F. Coughlin • Worcester, MA  MMA 25–17   670
October 15 3:000 PM Framingham State Western Connecticut The WAC • Danbury, CT  WCSU 35–14   0
October 15 4:00 PM Westfield State UMass Dartmouth Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA LEC Network  UMD 34–7   2,227
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Eight[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 22 12:00 PM Plymouth State Worcester State John F. Coughlin • Worcester, MA  PSU 56–21   670
October 22 12:00 PM Western Connecticut Massachusetts Maritime Clear Harbors • Buzzards Bay, MA  WSCU 24–3   300
October 22 12:00 PM UMass Dartmouth No. Boxcast TV Fitchburg State Elliot Field • Fitchburg, MA  UMD 49–0   0
October 22 2:00 PM Bridgewater State Westfield State Alumni Field • Westfield, MA  BSU 42–7   1,542
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Nine[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 29 12:00 PM Westfield State Plymouth State Panther Field • Plymouth, NH LEC Network  PSU 31–22   1,029
October 29 12:00 PM Massachusetts Maritime Framingham State Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA  FSU 34–10   0
October 29 12:00 PM Bridgewater State UMass Dartmouth Cressy Field • Dartmouth, MA LEC Network  UMD 48–7   2,145
October 29 2:00 PM Worcester State Western Connecticut The WAC • Danbury, CT  WCSU 38–35   0
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Ten[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 5 12:00 PM Plymouth State Massachusetts Maritime Clean Harbors • Buzzards Bay, MA  PSU 21–7   1,891
November 5 12:00 PM Framingham State Bridgewater State Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA  BSU 20–19   1,300
November 5 12:00 PM Fitchburg State Western Connecticut The WAC • Danbury, CT  WCSU 41–21   600
November 5 12:00 PM Westfield State Worcester State John F. Coughlin • Worcester, MA (Lancer Game)  WSU 28–18   1,325
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Eleven[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 11 7:00 PM Worcester State Framingham State Bowditch Field • Framingham, MA  FSU 21–16   500
November 12 12:00 PM UMass Dartmouth Plymouth State Currier Memorial Field • Plymouth, NH (MASCAC Championship) LEC Network  UMD 46–21   1,112
November 12 12:00 PM Fitchburg State Westfield State Alumni Field • Westfield, MA  WST 50–0   1,000
November 12 12:00 PM Massachusetts Maritime Bridgewater State Swenson Field • Bridgewater, MA (43rd Annual Cranberry Bowl)  BSU 10–0   1,300
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Postseason[edit]

Bowl games[edit]

Legend
  MASCAC win
  MASCAC loss
See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Time (EST) Television MASCAC team Opponent Score Attendance
New England Bowl November 19, 2022 Winkin Complex • Bangor, Maine 12:00 PM Plymouth State Husson W 21–20 1,100
New England Bowl November 19, 2022 Swenson Field • Bridgewater, Massachusetts 12:00 PM Bridgewater State Catholic W 34–24 900
Division III playoffs
November 19, 2022 Jim Butterfield Stadium • Ithaca, New York 12:00 PM ICTV UMass Dartmouth No. 9 Ithaca L 20–63 563

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Standard Time. MASCAC teams shown in bold.

Head to head matchups[edit]

Head to head
Team Bridgewater State Fitchburg State Framingham State Massachusetts Maritime Plymouth State UMass Dartmouth Western Connecticut Westfield State Worcester State
Bridgewater State — W 82–0 W 20–19 W 10–0 L 34–41 L 7–48 W 40–27 W 42–7 W 45–0
Fitchburg State L 0–82 — L 0–47 L 0–49 L 13–27 L 0–49 L 21–41 L 0–50 L 10–56
Framingham State L 19–20 W 48–0 — L 21–46 L 9–14 L 21–46 L 14–35 W 14–11 W 21–16
Massachusetts Maritime L 0–10 W 49–0 W 46–21 — L 7–21 L 14–28 L 3–24 W 20–9 W 25–17
Plymouth State W 41–34 W 27–13 W 14–9 W 21–7 — L 21–46 L 27–34 W 31–22 W 56–21
UMass Dartmouth W 48–7 W 49–0 W 46–21 W 28–14 W 46–21 — W 48–21 W 34–7 W 41–20
Western Connecticut L 27–40 W 41–21 W 35–14 W 24–3 W 34–27 L 21–48 — W 34–20 W 38–35
Westfield State L 7–42 W 50–0 L 11–14 L 9–20 L 22–31 L 7–34 L 20–34 — W 28–18
Worcester State L 0–45 W 56–10 W 43-28 L 17–25 L 21–56 L 20–41 L 35–38 L 18–28 —

Updated with the results of all regular season conference games.

Awards and honors[edit]

Player of the week honors[edit]

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Rookie
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 Marvens Jean UMass Dartmouth RB Javien Delgado UMass Dartmouth LB Seth Disalvo Plymouth State K Bearett Henderson Westfield State CB
Week 2 John Giller Western Connecticut QB Nosa Uzamere Western Connecticut LB Matthew Farley Framingham State K Colby Pires Westfield State QB
Week 3 Dante Aviles-Santos UMass Dartmouth QB JP Mason UMass Dartmouth DB Willie Lombard Plymouth State RB Colby Pires Westfield State QB
Week 4 Adam Couch Bridgewater State RB Jaren Alves Bridgewater State DB Shane Drake Bridgewater State K/P Mike Epifano Massachusetts Maritime K/P
Week 5 Dante Aviles-Santos UMass Dartmouth QB Evan Wilson Plymouth State LB Joey Naso Bridgewater State K James Cassidy Massachusetts Maritime WR
Week 6 John Giller Western Connecticut QB Cully Curran Framingham State DB Anthony Weidtman Western Connecticut K Drew Donovan Bridgewater State WR
Week 7 Marc Murphy Massachusetts Maritime QB Hugh Wells Massachusetts Maritime DL Anthony Weidtman Western Connecticut K Kairis Codio UMass Dartmouth DL
Week 8 Manny Sanchez Plymouth State RB Gustavo Regalado Plymouth State DB Anthony Weidtman Western Connecticut K Drew Donovan Bridgewater State WR
Week 9 Julian Ferguson Western Connecticut WR Evan Wilson Plymouth State LB Seth Disalvo Plymouth State K Charlie Naylor Massachusetts Maritime WR
Week 10 Jordan Smith Westfield State RB Brendan Albert Bridgewater State LB Jaicob Tejeda Western Connecticut WR Jordan Smith Westfield State RB
Keyshawn McCurdy Fitchburg State WR
Week 11 Dante Aviles-Santos UMass Dartmouth QB Steven Silvia Bridgewater State LB Shane Drake Bridgewater State K/P Dylan Zueblis Westfield State LB
Final James Cahoon Bridgewater State QB Luc Normandeau Plymouth State DB Shane Drake Bridgewater State K/P Isaiah Wright Bridgewater State RB
Manny Sanchez Plymouth State RB

MASCAC Individual Awards[edit]

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season.

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Dante Aviles-Santos, QB UMass Dartmouth
Offensive lineman of the Year Brian Callery, OG Framingham State
Offensive Rookie of the Year Braden Lynn, QB Plymouth State
Defensive Player of the Year Steven Silvia, OLB Bridgewater State
Defensive Rookie of the Year Daniel Oloyede, DL Framingham State
BSN Coach of the Year Mark Robichaud UMass Dartmouth

All-conference teams[edit]

The following players earned All-MASCAC honors.

All-Academic[edit]

[2]

  • Bridgewater State: Brendan Albert, Colin Anzeveno, Ryan Burchard, Dustin Burkle, James Cahoon, Brian Campagna, Chonlee Cine, Ryan Coonan, Gavin Cooney, Adam Couch, Brandon Daley, Connor Daley, Andre Domond, Adam Ferrara, James Fontaine, Zachary Gamelin, Mattheau Guadet, Sean Howe, Benjamin Landry, Josh Ligor, Robert Marshall, Jack McCarthy, Benjamin McMahon, Brandon Medeiros, Joey Naso, Marvell Nicholson, Michael Nocera, Ewan Oliveira, Nathan Oliver, William Pointer, SP Pragano, Patrick Quinn, Zachary Souza, Aiden Tremblay, Jonah Varallo, Anton Vasquez, Mitchell Weston
  • Fitchburg State: Amzie Hinkley, Calvin Guillaume, Cameron Monette, Christopher Emslie, Dylan Cosner, Elijah McKnight, Frank Opoku, Giancarlo Marazzo-Henry, Jakob Lufkin, John McGarry, Keyshawn McCurdy, Logan Perez, Nicholas Notenboom
  • Framingham State: Thiago Andrade, Teaghin Andre, Nick Ashley, John Burke, Brian Callery, Mick Coronel, Cully Curran, Marquis DosSantos, Paul Goggin, Nick Gordon, Augustus Granata, Tishay Johnson Jr., Bryan Lawton, Nick Marcinowski, Cole Moretti, Nolan Mulachy, Barry Nangle, Alexander Ruppert, Terry Smith, Zach Walker
  • Massachusetts Maritime: Jack Mulligan, Liam Hines, William Eltringham, Mark Imparato, Nicolas Ford, Owen Roth, Devon Krajewski, Edward Barlage, Mac Kromenhoek, James Cassidy, Leo Allgaier, Ian Curvelo, Luke Maffeo, Hunter Lassere, William Gorry, Andrew Longwater, William Horlbogen, Hugh Wells, Liam Clayton, Daniel Short, Zach Sanoussi, Mack Brown, Samuel Cassidy, Zachary Maffeo, Jacob Nutter, Nick Gramoli, Conor McCormick, Travis VanDinter, Andrew Brightman, Luke Dawson, Evan Vieira, Jonah Mitchell, Jershawn Freeman, Jacob Umberhind, Marc Murphy, Cole Keefe, Cobey Williamson, Nikos Biskaduros, Mason Erickson, Joseph Grelli
  • Plymouth State: Chauncey Alado, Kayden Baillargeon, Kyle Baker, Cooper Bartlett, Sam Bolinsky, Thanos Boulukos, Nikos Bouzakis, Colton Burrows, Frank Capaldo, Sam Cerqueira, Kyle Chamberlin, Mitchell Cripps, Collin Crowe, Jake Currier, Ryan Fleming, Sam Fleming, Alex Flynn, Jack Glanville, Tyler Gleifert, Matthew Griffing, Shawn Harrington, Jyaire Hatcher, Zach Herman, Zach Hodge, Ruchan Karagoz, AJ Laccona, Dylan Leonard, Mikey Levesque, Braden Lynn, Jack Marsden, Shea McClellan, Troy Muldoon, Luc Normandeau, Keegan O'Connor, Christian Paillet, Charlie Palmer, Michael Pesiridis, Tanner Plourde, Jon Proia, Sean Quinn, Nicholas Rendon, Jake Richards, Patrick Rush, Kevin Salvatore, Manny Sanchezm, Nick Savariego, Derrick Shepherd, Gannon Stewart, Dylan Szostak, Mike Terrazzano, Emmanuel Ughu, Cooper Varano, Sam Weidemier, Cameron Wesse, Evan Wilson
  • UMass Dartmouth: Dylan Bradley, Colby Briggs, Jonathan Brightman, Easten Coleman, Brandon DiChiaro, Connor Donohue, Collin Farr, Jacob Furtado, Che'Saih Hill-Gore, Matt Kirrane, Jaydon Lame, Jeffy Le, J.P. Mason, Jason Motta, Andrew Paulus, Owen Quigley, Alex Santini, Jason Scott, Jake Sioch, Michael Vincent, Liam Whaley
  • Western Connecticut: Patrick Adams, Jordan Agosto, Daniel Barry, David Boatswain, Daniel Chalghin, Andrew Colletti, Riley De Meo, Charles Demartino, Devin Demetres, Michael Dicostanzo, George Doherty, Matthew Forti, Nicholas Gambino, Michael Gargano, Amir Gharbi, Aidan Hanley-Piri, John-Paul Hernandez, Stephen Johnson, Gavin Jones-Phillips, Kieran Kelly, Elias Koukoulis, Brian Lombardo, Stephen Macri, Michael Matich, Donovan Miller, Dalton Modehn, Caleb Nimo-Sefah, Travis O'Neill, Kenneth Okoroafor, Marcus Osieczkowski, Luke Pappalardo, Mason Phuong, Troy Pomykala, Alexis Reyes, Dominic Rienzi, Brandon Rigdon, Zach Soriano, Joshua Sote, Jacob St. Louis, Owen Stark, Kirk Stevenson, Corey Tehe, Nicholas Troy, Nosakhare Uzamere, Ryan Van Dyke, Alex Vita, Elijah Washington, Anthony Weidtman, Dylan Wilson, Jaedon Wolfe, Kevin Wood
  • Westfield State: Julian Bass, Dominic Carme, Frederick Centrella, Cameron Danahy, Brendan DeBarber, Kyle Dodge, Michael Foley, Tobias Gaulden Wheeler, Nikolaos Giotsas, Christopher Greene, Anthony Messore, Timothy O'Connor, Joel Perez Guzman, Colby Pires, Ethan Russell, Blake Simpson, Jordan Smith, Peter Spinale, Zachary Thetreault, Malachi Wright
  • Worcester State: Dominic Annese, Cameron Ayotte, Layne Benton, Samuel Brewer, Mason Broyles, Kevin Byrnes, Daniel Diverdi, Samuel Duah, Wafic Ellakis, Dylan Hall, Micah Haynes, Brodie Jacques, Trever Johnson, Ryan Justin, Jake Lajoie, Gavin LePage, Tyler Leino, Michael Loveless, Michael Mahoney, Curt Marshall, Jamison Metcalf, Austin Michaelson, Matthew O'Connor, Noah Peterson, Calvin Polchlopek, Santiago Rodriguez-D'atr, Melke Shabo, Justin Sneed, Logan Sylvester, Alexander Thibeault, Caleb Thompson, Drew Von Klock, Kyle Wall, Nathan Winco

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Voted Second in MASCAC Preseason Poll". corsairathletics.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "MASCAC" (PDF). MASCAC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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