2024 Bryant Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | CAA Football |
Record | 2–10 (0–8 CAA) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ben McKaig (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Anthony Barese (5th season) |
Home stadium | Beirne Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Richmond +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Rhode Island* +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware* | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Stony Brook | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Chris Merritt and played their home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
This season is the team's first as a member of CAA Football after leaving the Big South–OVC Football Association following the 2023 season. [1] [2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Delaware [note 1] * | FloSports | L 17–48 | 17,244 | |
September 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Franklin Pierce * | FloSports | W 21–17 | N/A | |
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Holy Cross *![]() |
| FloSports | L 22–43 | N/A |
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | FloSports | L 17–38 | 11,302 | |
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Brown * | ESPN+ | W 42–35 | 3,735 | |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany |
| FloSports | L 17–24 | 1,850 |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth | FloSports | L 17–55 | 2,852 | |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Richmond |
| FloSports | L 14–41 | 1,625 |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Stony Brook |
| FloSports | L 30–31 OT | 5,200 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maine | FloSports | L 26–38 | 5,548 | |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | FloSports | L 12–22 | 7,186 | |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Rhode Island |
| FloSports | L 21–35 | 2,850 |
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[note 1] The game against Delaware, a fellow member of the CAA, was played as a non-conference game and will not count in the league standings.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
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Statistics | BRY | DEL |
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Delaware | Passing | ||
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Ravens (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, Rhode Island
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Statistics | FRA | BRY |
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Franklin Pierce | Passing | ||
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, Rhode Island
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Statistics | HC | BRY |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Holy Cross | Passing | ||
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wildcat Stadium, Durham, NH
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Statistics | BRY | UNH |
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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New Hampshire | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 42 |
Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
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Statistics | BRY | BRWN |
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First downs | 25 | 24 |
Total yards | 517 | 462 |
Rushing yards | 180 | 163 |
Passing yards | 337 | 299 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–39–0 | 22–41–0 |
Time of possession | 33:09 | 26:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bryant | Passing | Jarrett Guest | 26/39, 337 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Dylan Kedzior | 11 carries, 93 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Landon Ruggieri | 10 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TD | |
Brown | Passing | Jake Wilcox | 21/38, 294 yards, TD |
Rushing | Matt Childs | 8 carries, 58 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Matt Childs | 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, Rhode Island
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Statistics | ALB | BRY |
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Albany | Passing | ||
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ
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Statistics | BRY | MONM |
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Monmouth | Passing | ||
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No. 18 Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Statistics | RICH | BRY |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Richmond | Passing | ||
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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No. 20 Seawolves | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, Rhode Island
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Statistics | STBK | BRY |
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First downs | 26 | 21 |
Total yards | 432 | 443 |
Rushing yards | 147 | 105 |
Passing yards | 285 | 338 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–30–0 | 28–40–1 |
Time of possession | 31:57 | 28:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stony Brook | Passing | Tyler Knoop | 23/30, 285 yards, TD |
Rushing | Roland Dempster | 25 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jasiah Williams | 10 receptions, 96 yards | |
Bryant | Passing | Brennan Myer | 28/39, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Markiel Cockrell | 4 carries, 79 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Dylan Kedzior | 9 receptions, 100 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME
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Statistics | BRY | ME |
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Maine | Passing | ||
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, VA
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Statistics | BRY | W&M |
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William & Mary | Passing | ||
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No. 13 Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, Rhode Island
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Statistics | URI | BRY |
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Rhode Island | Passing | ||
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
The 2021 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rams, led by eighth-year head coach Jim Fleming, played their home games at Meade Stadium.
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The 2024 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hawks were coached by 32nd-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played home games at Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
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