2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2025 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	2–2 (0–1 CAA)
Head coach	Chris Merritt (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ben McKaig (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Barese (6th season)
Home stadium	Beirne Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Rhode Island		2	–	0					4	–	0
No. 16 Monmouth		1	–	0					3	–	1
William & Mary		1	–	0					2	–	2
North Carolina A&T		1	–	0					1	–	3
Campbell		1	–	1					1	–	3
Elon		0	–	0					2	–	2
New Hampshire		0	–	0					2	–	2
Towson		0	–	0					2	–	2
Albany		0	–	0					1	–	3
Bryant		0	–	1					2	–	2
No. 20 Villanova		0	–	1					1	–	2
Hampton		0	–	1					1	–	3
Stony Brook		0	–	1					1	–	3
Maine		0	–	1					0	–	4
As of September 24, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team represent Bryant University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by seventh-year head coach Chris Merritt ^[1] and play their home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Beirne Stadium in 2024

This season is the team's second as a member of CAA Football after leaving the Big South–OVC Football Association following the 2023 season. ^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	9:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State *	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN+	L 3–19	10,058
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at UMass *	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	ESPN+	W 27–26	3,714
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Bentley *	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports	W 42–6	2,800
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports	L 48–50 2OT	3,389
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Towson	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports
October 4	2:00 p.m.	Maine	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Brown *	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	FloSports
November 15	12:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Gherse summaries

at New Mexico State (FBS)

See also: 2025 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Game One – Bryant Bulldogs (0–0) at New Mexico State Aggies (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	3
Aggies (FBS)	6	3	0	10	19

at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
• Game attendance: 10,058
• Referee: Brad Carrell
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Adam Young (play-by-play), Danny Knee (analyst) and Kelly Horyczun (sideline)

Game information

First quarter NMSU – PJ Johnson III 24-yard pass from Logan Fife (Ryan Hawk kick BLOCKED), 10:02. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:05. BRY – Bryce Soli 43-yard field goal, 4:08. Aggies 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, 5:54. Second quarter NMSU – Ryan Hawk 41-yard field goal, 13:33. Aggies 9–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:26. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NMSU – Ryan Hawk 27-yard field goal, 12:10. Aggies 12–3. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:16. NMSU – Kadarius Calloway 17-yard run (Ryan Hawk kick), 6:20. Aggies 19–3. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:07.

Statistics	BRY	NMSU
First downs	16	19
Total yards	255	305
Rushing yards	68	76
Passing yards	187	227
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–33–1	14–31–1
Time of possession	31:18	28:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing	Brennan Myer	20/33, 187 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dylan Kedzior	8 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Aldrich Doe	5 receptions, 54 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Logan Fife	14/31, 227 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kadarius Calloway	12 carries, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Donovan Faupel	5 receptions, 99 yards

at UMass (FBS)

See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team

Game Two – Bryant Bulldogs (0–1) at UMass Minutemen (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	14	3	27
Minutemen (FBS)	6	14	3	3	26

at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA

• Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 3,714
• Referee: David Hergert
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Cooper Boardman (play-by-play) and Tre Watson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter MASS - Brennan Myer pass intercepted Tyler Martin return for 23 yds for a TD (Derek Morris PAT MISSED), 4:04, Minutemen 6–0. Second quarter MASS – Brandon Hood 13-yard run, 13:06. Minutemen 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:30. BRY – Bryce Soli 37-yard field goal, 9:18. Minutemen 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:41. MASS – Grant Jordan 5-yard run, 3:32. Minutemen 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:54. BRY – Zyheem Collick 9-yard pass from Brennan Myer, 0:48. Minutemen 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 2:37. Third quarter BRY – Elijah Elliot 43-yard pass from Brennan Myer, 8:38. Minutemen 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:12. MASS – Derek Morris 25-yard field goal, 1:34. Minutemen 23–17. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:08. BRY – Zyheem Collick 72-yard pass from Brennan Myer, 0:42. Bulldogs 24–23. Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:45. Fourth quarter MASS – Derek Morris 53-yard field goal, 4:11. Minutemen 26–24. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:13. BRY – Bryce Soli 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Bulldogs 27–26. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 1:45.

Statistics	BRY	MASS
First downs	25	21
Total yards	399	358
Rushing yards	81	101
Passing yards	318	257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–45–2	20–32–1
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	23:55	36:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing	Brennan Myer	22/44, 318 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Elijah Elliot	11 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Zyheem Collick	3 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TDs
UMass	Passing	Grant Jordan	13/22, 205 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brand Hood	11 carries, 39 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jacquon Gibson	7 receptions, 89 yards

Bentley (DII)

See also: Bentley Falcons football

Bentley Falcons (DII) (0-1) at Bryant Bulldogs (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons (DII)	0	0	6	0	6
Bulldogs	14	7	7	14	42

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 2,800
• Referee: Cory Hanson
• TV announcers (FloSports): Thomas Zinzarella (play-by-play) and Tim Lynch (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (12:26) BRY – Zyheem Collick 2-yard punt return, Bryce Soli kick (Bryant 7–0) (0:27) BRY – Tristen Riley 8-yard pass from Brennan Myer, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:37; Bryant 14–0) Second Quarter (1:16) BRY – Zyheem Collick 10-yard pass from Brennan Myer, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:07; Bryant 21–0) Third Quarter (9:16) BRY – Grant Robinson 1-yard run, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:39; Bryant 28–0) (8:01) BEN – Nayvon Reid 62-yard pass from Isaiah Osgood (Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:10; Bryant 28–6) Fourth Quarter (11:50) BRY – Elijah Elliott 32-yard run, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:59; Bryant 35–6) (6:12) BRY – Dylan Kedzior 40-yard run, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:21; Bryant 42–6)

Statistics	BENT	BRY
First downs	12	26
Total yards	194	395
Rushing yards	24	140
Passing yards	170	255
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–33–1	24–33–1
Time of possession	29:28	30:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bentley	Passing	Luke Warnock	18/30, 94 yards, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Osgood	5 carries, 19 yards
	Receiving	Nayvon Reid	3 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Bryant	Passing	Brennan Myer	24/33, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Elijah Elliott	9 carries, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zyheem Collick	6 receptions, 87 yards, TD

at Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Bryant Bulldogs (2-1) at Campbell Fighting Camels (1-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	7	14	7	6	48
Fighting Camels	7	14	0	14	7	8	50

at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 3,389
• Referee: Henry Wimberg
• TV announcers (FloSports): Chris Hemeyer (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (9:05) CAM – Mike Chandler 18-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 1:08; Campbell 7–0) Second Quarter (14:21) BRY – Brennan Myer 1-yard run, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:40; Tied 7–7) (11:25) CAM – Barry Tate 59-yard run, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:50; Campbell 14–7) (0:30) CAM – Randall King 9-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:46; Campbell 21–7) (0:17) BRY – Keylijah Williams 100-yard kickoff return, Bryce Soli kick (Campbell 21–14) Third Quarter (3:31) BRY – Dylan Kedzior 49-yard run, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:46; Tied 21–21) Fourth Quarter (5:33) BRY – Liam Lindo 15-yard interception, Bryce Soli kick (Bryant 28–21) (2:58) CAM – Randall King 77-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:11; Tied 28–28) (1:15) CAM – Randall King 11-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:40; Campbell 35–28) (0:06) BRY – Aldrich Doe 35-yard pass from Brennan Myer, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; Tied 35–35) Overtime BRY – Brennan Myer 18-yard run, Bryce Soli kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Bryant 42–35) CAM – Randall King 3-yard pass from Mike Chandler II, Alex Crabb kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Tied 42–42) Second overtime CAM – Dawson Adams-Grenier 7-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Naieem Kearney rush (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Campbell 50–42) BRY – Dylan Kedzior 7-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Campbell 50–48)

Statistics	BRY	CAM
First downs	19	27
Total yards	390	557
Rushing yards	175	220
Passing yards	215	337
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–34–2	30–50–2
Time of possession	27:37	32:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing	Brennan Myer	15/34, 215 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dylan Kedzior	13 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Aldrich Doe	5 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Campbell	Passing	Kamden Sixkiller	29/48, 334 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Barry Tate	1 carry, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Randall King	8 receptions, 142 yards, 4 TD

Towson

See also: 2025 Towson Tigers football team

Towson Tigers (2-2) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	TOW	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Maine

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team

Maine Black Bears (0-0) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	ME	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Brown

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team

Brown Bears (0-0) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	BRWN	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team

Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Rhode Island Rams (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Rams	-	-	-	-	0

at Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	BRY	URI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Monmouth

See also: 2025 Monmouth Hawks football team

Monmouth Hawks (0-0) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	MONM	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Albany

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team

Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Albany Great Danes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Great Danes	-	-	-	-	0

at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	BRY	ALB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

New Hampshire

See also: 2025 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

New Hampshire Wildcats (0-0) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	UNH	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Hampshire	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stony Brook

See also: 2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Bryant Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Seawolves	-	-	-	-	0

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Statistics	BRY	STBK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stony Brook	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2025 Football Schedule". Bryant University. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
2. Washburn, Rob. "CAA Football Welcomes Bryant University As Its Newest Member In 2024". caasports.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
3. "Bryant Football accepts invitation to join CAA Football in 2024". August 9, 2023.
4. "2025 Football Schedule". Bryant University. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
5. "Bryant Bulldogs 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
6. "2025 Bryant Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 12, 2025.