2025 Merrimack Warriors football team

2025 Merrimack Warriors football
2025 Merrimack Warriors football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	Mike Gennetti (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Aynsley Rosenbaum (3rd season)
Home stadium	Duane Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated September 03, 2025

2025 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Sacred Heart		–		1	–	0
Merrimack		–		0	–	1

As of September 3, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Merrimack Warriors football team will represent Merrimack College as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Warriors are expected to be led by second-year head coach Mike Gennetti and play home games at Duane Stadium in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Amir Johnson	OL	Boston College
Favor Bate	LB	Boston College
Christian Smith	OL	Rhode Island
Brandon Smith	OL	South Dakota

Incoming

Player	Position	Destination
Trent Brown	DB	Rutgers
Bertin Placide	DB	Tennessee Tech

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 17–21	8,647
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Saint Anselm	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	ESPN+
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	ESPN+
September 27	3:30 p.m.	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloFootball
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Maine	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+
November 8	3:30 p.m.	at New Haven	Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium West Haven, CT	NEC Front Row
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN+
November 22	12:00 p.m	Fordham	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[4]

Game summaries

at Kent State (FBS)

Merrimack Warriors (0–0) at Kent State Golden Flashes (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	3	3	11	17
Golden Flashes (FBS)	0	7	7	7	21

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

Date: August 30
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 8,647
Referee: Chris La Mange
TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play), Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter

(3:24) KENT – Cade Wolford 30-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:46; KSU 7-0)
(0:01) MRMK – Carlton Thai 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 Plays, 80 yards, 0:56; KSU 7-3)

Third Quarter

(9:56) KENT – Cade Wolford 79-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45; KSU 14-3)
(2:26) MRMK – Carlton Thai 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 7:30; KSU 14-6)

Fourth Quarter

(8:38) MRMK – Seth Sweitzer 36-yard pass from Ayden Pereira, Cade Callahan Pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Tied 14-14)
(5:40) MRMK – Carlton Thai 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06; MER 17-14)
(5:28) KENT – Da'Realyst Clark 100-yard kickoff return, Will Hryszko kick (0:12; KSU 21-17)

Statistics	MRMK	KENT
First downs	17	15
Total yards	340	305
Rushing yards	164	96
Passing yards	176	209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15-31	12-19
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing	Ayden Pereira	15/31, 176 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ayden Pereira	19 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Seth Sweitzer	3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Kent State	Passing	Dru DeShields	6/10, 118 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Gavin Garcia	15 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Cade Wolford	2 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TDs

Saint Anselm (DII)

Saint Anselm Hawks (DII) (0-0) at Merrimack Warriors (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks (DII)	-	-	-	-	0
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

Date: September 6

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Anselm	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kennesaw State (FBS)

Merrimack Warriors (0-0) vs. Kennesaw State Owls (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

Date: September 13
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kennesaw State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Connecticut

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) vs. Merrimack Warriors (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

Date: September 20

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

at Stony Brook

Merrimack Warriors (0-0) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

Date: September 27
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

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

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

Robert Morris

Robert Morris Colonials (0-0) vs. Merrimack Warriors (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

Date: October 4

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Maine

Maine Black Bears (0-0) vs. Merrimack Warriors (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

Date: October 11

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

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

at Harvard

Merrimack Warriors (0-0) vs. Harvard Crimson (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0
Crimson	-	-	-	-	0

at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA

Date: October 18
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Colgate

Merrimack Warriors (0-0) vs. Colgate Raiders (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0
Raiders	-	-	-	-	0

at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY

Date: November 1

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colgate	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at New Haven

Merrimack Warriors (0-0) vs. New Haven Chargers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0
Chargers	-	-	-	-	0

at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium • West Haven, CT

Date: November 8

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Haven	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Sacred Heart

Merrimack Warriors (0-0) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	-	-	-	-	0
Pioneers	-	-	-	-	0

at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT

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

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacred Heart	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Fordham

Fordham Rams (0-0) vs. Merrimack Warriors (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

Date: November 22

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
↑ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
↑ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
↑ "2025 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

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[1] "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.

[2] "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.

[3] "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.

[4] "2025 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

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2025 Merrimack Warriors football team

Contents

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Schedule

Game summaries

at Kent State (FBS)

Saint Anselm (DII)

at Kennesaw State (FBS)

Central Connecticut

at Stony Brook

Robert Morris

Maine

at Harvard

at Colgate

at New Haven

at Sacred Heart

Fordham

References