2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division III |
Sport | football |
Duration | September 2, 2022 November 2022 |
Teams | 9 |
TV partner | LEC Network |
2023 NFL draft | |
Champion | UMass Dartmouth |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Team | Total Signees |
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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 |
The preseason poll was released on August 30, 2022. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MASCAC record |
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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 |
Index to colors and formatting |
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MASCAC member won |
MASCAC member lost |
MASCAC teams in bold |
All times EST time.
† denotes Homecoming game
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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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. |
Legend | |
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MASCAC win | |
MASCAC loss |
Bowl game | Date | Site | Time (EST) | Television | MASCAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Rookie | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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 |
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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 |
The following players earned All-MASCAC honors.
First Team
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