2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team

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2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs wordmark.svg
MASCAC co-champions
Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (7–1 MASCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Struthers (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Faniel (17th season)
Home stadium Cressy Field
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UMass Dartmouth # +  7 1   9 2  
Western Connecticut +^  7 1   7 3  
Bridgewater State +  7 1   7 3  
Framingham State  5 3   5 4  
Plymouth State  4 4   4 6  
Westfield State  3 5   3 7  
Massachusetts Maritime  2 6   2 8  
Worcester State  1 7   1 9  
Fitchburg State  0 8   0 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – New England Bowl participant
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team represented the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. The Corsairs, led by 1st-year head coach Josh Sylvester, played their home games at Cressy Field in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Nichols *
W 57–6564
September 95:00 p.m. Curry *W 28–142,788
September 1612:00 p.m.at Framingham State W 33–7800
September 2312:00 p.m. Worcester State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
LEC Network W 59–0300
September 305:00 p.m.at Western Connecticut
L 21–52
October 67:00 p.m. Massachusetts Maritime
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
W 26–0
October 14TBAat Westfield State
W 26–23
October 214:00 p.m. Fitchburg State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
LEC NetworkW 42–7
October 2812:00 p.m.at Bridgewater State
W 48–7
November 1112:00 p.m. Plymouth State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
LEC NetworkW 41–7
November 1812:00 p.m.at Western New England
L 3–372,524

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Game summaries

At Nichols

Game One – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Nichols Bison (0–0)
Period1234Total
UMass Dartmouth72914757
Nichols00066

at Vendetti Field • Dudley, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 P.M. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 564
  • Referee: Chris Hadden
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:22) UMD – Angel Sanchez 54-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:35; UMass Dartmouth 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:33) UMD – Angel Sanchez 10-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:18; UMass Dartmouth 14–0)
  • (10:11) UMD – Trell Best 73-yard interception, Jalen Kopecky 2-point pass (UMass Dartmouth 22–0)
  • (4:29) UMD – Thomas Zednik 13-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:10; UMass Dartmouth 29–0)
  • (0:15) UMD – Luis Gonzalez 5-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 0:56; UMass Dartmouth 36–0)
Third quarter
  • (5:08) UMD – Jalen Kopecky 6-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; UMass Dartmouth 43–0)
  • (0:21) UMD – Malachi Johnson 1-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:10; UMass Dartmouth 50–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:47) NIC – Joshua Vitti 15-yard pass from Xavier Powell (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:31; UMass Dartmouth 50–6)
  • (2:46) UMD – Mekhi Wilson 15-yard pass from JC Petrongolo, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 1 yards, 0:11; UMass Dartmouth 57–6)
StatisticsUMDNIC
First downs2621
Plays–yards570333
Rushes–yards273246
Passing yards29787
Passing: comp–att–int18–29–09–28–2
Time of possession25:3032:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass DartmouthPassingDante Avile-Santos17/27, 282 yards, 4 TDs
RushingLuis Gonzalez11 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAngel Sanchez4 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TDs
NicholsPassingXavier Powell9/24, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingXavier Powell10 carries, 74 yards
ReceivingJoshua Vitti3 receptions, 29 yards, 1 TD

Curry

Game Two – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (1–0) vs Curry Colonels (0–1)
Period1234Total
Curry007714
UMass Dartmouth13001528

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 P.M. EST
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 2,788
  • Referee: Gregg Camara
  • Recap, box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:36) UMD – Marvens Jean 71-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick failed (Drive: 1 plays, 71 yards, 0:11; UMass Dartmouth 6–0)
  • (2:02) UMD – Marvens Jean 1-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11; UMass Dartmouth 13–0)
Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter
  • (7:32) CUR – Finn Sullivan 2-yard run, Trevor Swanbeck kick (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:22; UMass Dartmouth 13–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:24) CUR – Hunter Telesco 5-yard run, Trevor Swanbeck kick (Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 1:00; Curry 13–14)
  • (8:11) UMD – Xavier Lopes 11-yard interception, Dante Aviles-Santos rush (UMass Dartmouth 21–14)
  • (2:51) UMD – Dante Aviles-Santos 49-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:58; UMass Dartmouth 28–14)
StatisticsCURUMD
First downs1614
Plays–yards71–27453–391
Rushes–yards221126
Passing yards53265
Passing: comp–att–int9–21–111–23–1
Time of possession37:5822:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CurryPassingDallas Murphy7/17, 44 yards
RushingMontie Quinn19 carries, 169 yards
ReceivingColin Ridley3 receptions, 28 yards
UMass DartmouthPassingDante Aviles-Santos11/23, 265 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingLuis Gonzalez13 carries, 54 yards
ReceivingMarvens Jean4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

At Framingham State

Game Three – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (2–0) vs Framingham State Rams (0–1)
Period1234Total
UMass Dartmouth13701333
Framingham State70007

at Bowditch FieldFramingham, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 800
  • Recap, box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:38) FRA – Noah Demoranville 2-yard run, Matthew Farley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:09; Framingham State 0–7)
  • (9:43) UMD – Marvens Jean 50-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:48; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:51) UMD – Angel Sanchez 21-yard pass from Dante-Aviles Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:52; UMass Dartmouth 13–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:54) UMD – Jalen Kopecky 10-yard pass from Dante-Aviles Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:25; UMass Dartmouth 20–7)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • (13:26) UMD – Jalen Kopecky 22-yard pass from Dante-Aviles Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:13; UMass Dartmouth 26–7)
  • (10:54) UMD – Luis Gonzalez 16-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:00; UMass Dartmouth 33–7)
StatisticsUMDFRA
First downs1916
Plays–yards68–39964–227
Rushes–yards182181
Passing yards21746
Passing: comp–att–int15–31–14–21–3
Time of possession28:0032:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass DartmouthPassingDante Aviles-Santos15/31, 217 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingMarvens Jean6 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAngel Sanchez4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Framingham StatePassingHenri Borque3/6, 36 yards, 1 INT
RushingDevaun Ford27 carries, 157 yards
ReceivingManny Lara2 receptions, 20 yards

Worcester State

Game Four – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (3–0) vs Worcester State Lancers (1–2)
Period12Total
Worcester State0
UMass Dartmouth0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsWSUUMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Worcester StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Western Connecticut

Game Five – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Western Connecticut Wolves (0–0)
Period12Total
UMass Dartmouth0
Western Connecticut State0

at The WAC • Danbury, Connecticut

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: TBA EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUMDWCSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Western ConnecticutPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Massachusetts Maritime

Game Six – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers (0–0)
Period12Total
Massachusetts Maritime0
UMass Dartmouth0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Friday, October 6, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsMMAUMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Massachusetts MaritimePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Westfield State

Game Seven – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Westfield State Owls (0–0)
Period12Total
UMass Dartmouth0
Westfield State0

at Alumni Field • Westfield, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: TBA EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUMDWSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Westfield StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Fitchburg State

Game Eight – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Fitchburg State Falcons (0–0)
Period12Total
Fitchburg State0
UMass Dartmouth0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsFSUUMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fitchburg StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Bridgewater State

Game Nine – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Bridgewater State Bears (0–0)
Period12Total
UMass Dartmouth0
Bridgewater State0

at Swenson Field • Bridgewater, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUMDBSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Bridgewater StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Plymouth State

Game Ten – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Plymouth State Panthers (0–0)
Period12Total
Plymouth State0
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsPSUUMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Plymouth StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving

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References

  1. "2023 UMass Dartmouth Football Schedule". corsairathletics.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.