2025 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2025 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–2 (1–0 NEC)
Head coach	Adam Lechtenberg (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Caleb Gelsomino (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron DiGravio (7th season)
Home stadium	Arute Field
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut		1	–	0					2	–	2
New Haven*		0	–	0					2	–	2
Duquesne		0	–	0					1	–	3
LIU		0	–	0					1	–	3
Mercyhurst*		0	–	0					1	–	3
Robert Morris		0	–	0					1	–	3
Stonehill		0	–	0					1	–	3
Wagner		0	–	0					0	–	4
Saint Francis		0	–	1					0	–	4
* – Ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 24, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The Blue Devils lost to the Warriors in a close contest.

The 2025 Central Connecticut football team represent the Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) as a member of the Northeast Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Devils are led by Adam Lechtenberg in his third year as the head coach.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on August 4, 2025. The Blue Devils were picked to finish in first place. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:00 p.m.	at UConn *	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	WFSB	L 13–59	37,594
September 6	12:00 p.m.	American International *	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 34–7	3,122
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Saint Francis	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 31–7	2,211
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Merrimack *	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	ESPN+/NESN+	L 14–16	4,129
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Dartmouth *	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
October 4	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart *	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
October 11	2:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row
October 18	5:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row
November 1	12:00 p.m.	LIU	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Stonehill	Arute Field New Britain, CT	ESPN+/YES
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Duquense	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time Source: [3]

Game summaries

at UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-1) vs. UConn Huskies (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	3	3	0	13
Huskies(FBS)	14	21	10	14	59

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 37,594
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (WWAX/UConn+): Randy Brochu (play-by-play), Marc Robbins (analyst), Joe Zone (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter CCSU - Howard, Elijah 2 yd run (Hennessey, Jack kick), 12:54. Blue Devils 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:43 CONN - Bell, Skyler 80 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 10:15. TIED 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:30 CONN - Bell, Skyler 12 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 1:05. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, TOP 04:04 Second Quarter CONN - Edwards, Cam 73 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 11:24. Huskies 21–7. Drive: 1 plays, 73 yards, TOP 00:13 CONN - Fagnano, Joe 4 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 8:21. Huskies 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:20 CCSU - Hennessey, Jack 20 yd field goal, 3:20. Huskies 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 05:01 CONN - Murphy, Reymello 3 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 0:34. Huskies 35–10. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:54 Third Quarter CONN - Rosa, Victor 20 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 12:33. Huskies 42–10. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:39 CCSU - Hennessey, Jack 29 yd field goal, 7:02. Huskies 42–13. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 05:31 CONN - Freeman, Chris 29 yd field goal, 3:43. Huskies 45–13. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 03:15 Fourth Quarter CONN - Harper, Jackson 19 yd pass from Evers, Nick (Freeman, Chris kick), 13:02. Huskies 52–13. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 03:54 CONN - Flowers, MJ 16 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 2:38. Huskies 59–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:21

Statistics	CCSU	CONN
First downs	13	26
Total yards	257	638
Rushing yards	128	250
Passing yards	129	388
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–23–0	27–38–0
Time of possession	32:32	27:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	8/19, 118 yards
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	11 rushes, 59 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dave Pardo	2 receptions, 64 yards
UConn	Passing	Joe Fagnano	18/25, 260 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	6 rushes, 115 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Skyler Bell	4 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD

American International (DII)

See also: American International Yellow Jackets football

American International Yellow Jackets (DII) (0-0) vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets (DII)	0	7	0	0	7
Blue Devils	3	14	7	10	34

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 3,122
• Referee: Lance Carlen
• TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Bruce Biel (play-by-play) and Marc Robbins (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (4:32) CCSU – Jack Hennessey 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 6:32; Central Connecticut 3–0) Second Quarter (10:28) AIU – Tra'Vion Singleton 0-yard fumble recovery, Santana Fonseca kick (American International 7–3) (8:07) CCSU – Davon Smith Jr. 5-yard run, Jack Hennessey kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:11; Central Connecticut 10–7) (6:07) CCSU – Donny Marcus 54-yard pass from Brady Olson, Jack Hennessey kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:10; Central Connecticut 17–7) Third Quarter (8:41) CCSU – Donny Marcus 1-yard run, Jack Hennessey kick (Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:48; Central Connecticut 24–7) Fourth Quarter (13:52) CCSU – Michael Trovarelli 1-yard pass from Brady Olson, Jack Hennessey kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:19; Central Connecticut 31–7) (4:49) CCSU – Jack Hennessey 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:07; Central Connecticut 34–7)

Statistics	AIC	CCSU
First downs	10	16
Total yards	200	375
Rushing yards	79	128
Passing yards	121	247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–20–0	15–21–0
Time of possession	33:46	26:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
American International	Passing	Cephas Williams	7/9, 85 yards
	Rushing	Bo Catherwood	12 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Brian Lafrance	2 receptions, 23 yards
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	15/21, 247 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Donny Marcus	11 carries, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	Paul Marsh Jr.	3 receptions, 67 yards

Saint Francis

See also: 2025 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Saint Francis Red Flash (0-2) vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: NEC Front Row

Statistics	SFU	CCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Merrimack

See also: 2025 Merrimack Warriors football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2-1) vs. Merrimack Warriors (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+/NESN+): John Avino (play-by-play), Jacob Vanryn (analyst) and Isaiah Voegeli (sideline)

Statistics	CCSU	MRMK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Dartmouth

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Dartmouth Big Green (1-0) vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: September 27

Statistics	DART	CCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Sacred Heart

See also: 2025 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-0) vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: October 4

Statistics	SHU	CCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacred Heart	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Robert Morris

See also: 2025 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0

at Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA

• Date: October 11

Statistics	CCSU	RMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wagner

See also: 2025 Wagner Seahawks football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) vs. Wagner Seahawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0
Seahawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Wagner College Stadium • New York City, NY

• Date: October 18

Statistics	CCSU	WAG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wagner	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

LIU

See also: 2025 LIU Sharks football team

LIU Sharks (0-0) vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: November 1

Statistics	LIU	CCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stonehill

See also: 2025 Stonehill Skyhawks football team

Stonehill Skyhawks (0-0) vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: November 8

Statistics	STO	CCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stonehill	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Duquesne

See also: 2025 Duquesne Dukes football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) vs. Duquesne Dukes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: November 15

Statistics	CCSU	DUQ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Mercyhurst

See also: 2025 Mercyhurst Lakers football team

Mercyhurst Lakers (0-0) vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lakers	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: November 22

Statistics	MERC	CCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercyhurst	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Thai Nails Last Second Field Goal to Push Football Past Central Connecticut". Merrimack Athletics. North Andover, Massachusetts: Merrimack College. September 20, 2025. Archived from the original on September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
2. "Central Connecticut Projected for an #NECFB Repeat in 2025". Northeast Conference . August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
3. "2025 Central Connecticut Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2025.