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| 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season | |
| Pixels: | 150 px |
| League: | NCAA Division III |
| Sport: | football |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021 |
| Duration: | September 2, 2022 November 2022 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Tv: | LEC Network |
| Draft: | 2023 NFL draft |
| Draft Link: | 2023 NFL draft |
| Season Champs: | UMass Dartmouth |
| Season Champ Name: | Champion |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football season was the 10th season of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football taking place during the 2022 NCAA Division III football season. The season began on September 2 with non-conference play. Conference play began on September 16, 2022. The MASCAC Championship Game was played at Panther Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire, on November 12, 2022. The game featured the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs and the Plymouth State Panthers.
| Bridgewater State | 30 | |
| Fitchburg State | 19 | |
| Framingham State | 20 | |
| Massachusetts Maritime | 30 | |
| Plymouth State | 34 | |
| UMass Dartmouth | 60 | |
| Western Connecticut | 46 | |
| Westfield State | 29 | |
| Worcester State | 30 |
The preseason poll was released on August 30, 2022.[1]
| 1 | Framingham State (5) | 61 | |
| 2 | UMass Dartmouth (4) | 59 | |
| 3 | Bridgewater State | 50 | |
| 4 | Western Connecticut | 40 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Maritime | 35 | |
| 6 | Plymouth State | 34 | |
| 7 | Worcester State | 22 | |
| 8 | Westfield State | 15 | |
| 9 | Fitchburg State | 8 |
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MASCAC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater State | Joe Verria | 7 | 37–26 | 37–26 | 34–14 |
| Fitchburg State | Scott Sperone (games 1–5) / Mark Sullivan (games 6–10) | 2 / 1 | 1–14 / 4–46 | 1–14 / 0–5 | 0–11 / 3–33 |
| Framingham State | Tom Kelley | 18 | 120–67–1 | 120–67–1 | 64–8 |
| Massachusetts Maritime | Jeremy Cameron | 18 | 59–102 | 59–102 | 24–48 |
| Plymouth State | Paul Castonia | 19 | 87–125 | 85–97 | 33–39 |
| UMass Dartmouth | Mark Robichaud | 16 | 70–81 | 70–81 | 40–36 |
| Western Connecticut | Joe Loth | 10 | 110–101 | 54–37 | 31–17 |
| Westfield State | Pete Kowalski | 9 | 22–60 | 22–60 | 17–47 |
| Worcester State | Adam Peloquin | 3 | 4–16 | 4–16 | 4–12 |
| Index to colors and formatting | |
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| MASCAC member won | |
| MASCAC member lost | |
| MASCAC teams in bold |
† denotes Homecoming game
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| MASCAC win | ||
| MASCAC loss | ||
See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games.
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Time (EST) | Television | MASCAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Bowl | November 19, 2022 | Winkin Complex • Bangor, Maine | 12:00 PM | Plymouth State | Husson | W 21–20 | 1,100 | |
| New England Bowl | November 19, 2022 | Swenson Field • Bridgewater, Massachusetts | 12:00 PM | Bridgewater State | Catholic | W 34–24 | 900 | |
| Division III playoffs | ||||||||
| November 19, 2022 | Jim Butterfield Stadium • Ithaca, New York | 12:00 PM | ICTV | UMass Dartmouth | No. 9 Ithaca | L 20–63 | 563 | |
| Head to head | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | Bridgewater State | Fitchburg State | Framingham State | Massachusetts Maritime | Plymouth State | UMass Dartmouth | Western Connecticut | Westfield State | Worcester State | |||||||
| Bridgewater State | — | W 82–0 | W 20–19 | W 10–0 | L 34–41 | L 7–48 | W 40–27 | W 42–7 | W 45–0 | |||||||
| Fitchburg State | L 0–82 | — | L 0–47 | L 0–49 | L 13–27 | L 0–49 | L 21–41 | L 0–50 | L 10–56 | |||||||
| Framingham State | L 19–20 | W 48–0 | — | L 21–46 | L 9–14 | L 21–46 | L 14–35 | W 14–11 | W 21–16 | |||||||
| Massachusetts Maritime | L 0–10 | W 49–0 | W 46–21 | — | L 7–21 | L 14–28 | L 3–24 | W 20–9 | W 25–17 | |||||||
| Plymouth State | W 41–34 | W 27–13 | W 14–9 | W 21–7 | — | L 21–46 | L 27–34 | W 31–22 | W 56–21 | |||||||
| UMass Dartmouth | W 48–7 | W 49–0 | W 46–21 | W 28–14 | W 46–21 | — | W 48–21 | W 34–7 | W 41–20 | |||||||
| Western Connecticut | L 27–40 | W 41–21 | W 35–14 | W 24–3 | W 34–27 | L 21–48 | — | W 34–20 | W 38–35 | |||||||
| Westfield State | L 7–42 | W 50–0 | L 11–14 | L 9–20 | L 22–31 | L 7–34 | L 20–34 | — | W 28–18 | |||||||
| Worcester State | L 0–45 | W 56–10 | W 43-28 | L 17–25 | L 21–56 | L 20–41 | L 35–38 | L 18–28 | — | |||||||
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Rookie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |
| Week 1 | Marvens Jean | UMass Dartmouth | RB | Javien Delgado | UMass Dartmouth | LB | Seth Disalvo | Plymouth State | K | Bearett Henderson | Westfield State | CB |
| Week 2 | John Giller | Western Connecticut | QB | Nosa Uzamere | Western Connecticut | LB | Matthew Farley | Framingham State | K | Colby Pires | Westfield State | QB |
| Week 3 | Dante Aviles-Santos | UMass Dartmouth | QB | JP Mason | UMass Dartmouth | DB | Willie Lombard | Plymouth State | RB | Colby Pires | Westfield State | QB |
| Week 4 | Adam Couch | Bridgewater State | RB | Jaren Alves | Bridgewater State | DB | Shane Drake | Bridgewater State | K/P | Mike Epifano | Massachusetts Maritime | K/P |
| Week 5 | Dante Aviles-Santos | UMass Dartmouth | QB | Evan Wilson | Plymouth State | LB | Joey Naso | Bridgewater State | K | James Cassidy | Massachusetts Maritime | WR |
| Week 6 | John Giller | Western Connecticut | QB | Cully Curran | Framingham State | DB | Anthony Weidtman | Western Connecticut | K | Drew Donovan | Bridgewater State | WR |
| Week 7 | Marc Murphy | Massachusetts Maritime | QB | Hugh Wells | Massachusetts Maritime | DL | Anthony Weidtman | Western Connecticut | K | Kairis Codio | UMass Dartmouth | DL |
| Week 8 | Manny Sanchez | Plymouth State | RB | Gustavo Regalado | Plymouth State | DB | Anthony Weidtman | Western Connecticut | K | Drew Donovan | Bridgewater State | WR |
| Week 9 | Julian Ferguson | Western Connecticut | WR | Evan Wilson | Plymouth State | LB | Seth Disalvo | Plymouth State | K | Charlie Naylor | Massachusetts Maritime | WR |
| Week 10 | Jordan Smith | Westfield State | RB | Brendan Albert | Bridgewater State | LB | Jaicob Tejeda | Western Connecticut | WR | Jordan Smith | Westfield State | RB |
| Keyshawn McCurdy | Fitchburg State | WR | ||||||||||
| Week 11 | Dante Aviles-Santos | UMass Dartmouth | QB | Steven Silvia | Bridgewater State | LB | Shane Drake | Bridgewater State | K/P | Dylan Zueblis | Westfield State | LB |
| Final | James Cahoon | Bridgewater State | QB | Luc Normandeau | Plymouth State | DB | Shane Drake | Bridgewater State | K/P | Isaiah Wright | Bridgewater State | RB |
| Manny Sanchez | Plymouth State | RB | ||||||||||
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
| Award | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Player of the Year | Dante Aviles-Santos, QB | UMass Dartmouth | |
| Offensive lineman of the Year | Brian Callery, OG | Framingham State | |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Braden Lynn, QB | Plymouth State | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Steven Silvia, OLB | Bridgewater State | |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Daniel Oloyede, DL | Framingham State | |
| BSN Coach of the Year | Mark Robichaud | UMass Dartmouth |
The following players earned All-MASCAC honors.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team Offense | |||
| QB | Dante Aviles-Santos | Jr. | UMD |
| RB | Adam Couch | Sr. | BSU |
| Chad Blaszky | Sr. | WCSU | |
| FB | Thanos Boulukos | Gr. | PSU |
| WR | Angel Sanchez | So. | UMD |
| Julian Ferguson | So. | WCSU | |
| TE | Jalen Kopecky | So. | BSU |
| OL | Andrew Paulus | Sr. | UMD |
| Brian Callery | Jr. | FSU | |
| Bryan Lawton | So. | FSU | |
| Teddy Fellows | So. | PSU | |
| Brandon DiChiaro | Sr. | UMD | |
| First Team Defense | |||
| DL | Mack Brown | Sr. | MMA |
| Hugh Wells | Sr. | MMA | |
| Emmanuel Ughu | Jr. | PSU | |
| Raquell Davis | Sr. | WCSU | |
| LB | Javien Delgado | Sr. | UMD |
| Tyler Cooley | So. | WST | |
| Brendan Albert | Sr. | BSU | |
| Steven Silvia | Sr. | BSU | |
| DB | Jaren Alves | Sr. | BSU |
| Cully Curran | Sr. | FSU | |
| Moise Nazaire | Jr. | FSU | |
| Cobey Williamson | Sr. | MMA | |
| First Team Special Teams | |||
| PK | Matthew Farley | So. | FSU |
| P | Shane Drake | Jr. | BSU |
| RT | Zach Soriano | Jr. | WCSU |
| Christian Julian | Jr. | WST | |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | James Cahoon | Sr. | BSU | |
| RB | Devaun Ford | Jr. | FSU | |
| Manny Sanchez | Sr. | PSU | ||
| FB | David Ross | Gr. | WCSU | |
| WR | Kyle Torres | Sr. | BSU | |
| Andrew Brightman | Jr. | MMA | ||
| Keenan Little | Sr. | UMD | ||
| TE | Bryan Warren | Sr. | PSU | |
| OL | Mattheau Gaudet | Gr. | BSU | |
| Matt Beyer | Sr. | BSU | ||
| James Mauro | Sr. | PSU | ||
| Alexander Byron | Sr. | BSU | ||
| Bryant Bowman | So. | FSU | ||
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DL | Brian Campagna | Sr. | BSU | |
| Daniel Oloyede | Fr. | FSU | ||
| Marcus Elysee | Gr. | UMD | ||
| Sam Duah Jr. | Sr. | WSU | ||
| LB | Evan Wilson | So. | PSU | |
| Nosa Uzamere | Sr. | WCSU | ||
| Nick Ashley | Sr. | FSU | ||
| Sam Alicea | So. | UMD | ||
| DB | Quinn Girard | Sr. | PSU | |
| Logan Chappell | Jr. | UMD | ||
| Peter Bencivengo | Sr. | WCSU | ||
| Noah Peterson | Sr. | WSU | ||
| Second Team Special Teams | ||||
| PK | Anthony Weidtman | Jr. | WCSU | |
| P | Jack Mulligan | Jr. | MMA | |
| RT | Jaden Lewis | Fr. | FSU | |