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.
Preseason
Recruiting classes +National RankingsTeamTotal SigneesBridgewater State30Fitchburg State19Framingham State20Massachusetts Maritime30Plymouth State34UMass Dartmouth60Western Connecticut46Westfield State29Worcester State30
Preseason poll The preseason poll was released on August 30, 2022.
+MASCAC1Framingham State (5)612UMass Dartmouth (4)593Bridgewater State504Western Connecticut405Massachusetts Maritime356Plymouth State347Worcester State228Westfield State159Fitchburg State8
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Head coaches
TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolMASCAC recordBridgewater StateJoe Verria737–2637–2634–14Fitchburg StateScott Sperone (games 1–5) / Mark Sullivan (games 6–10)2 / 11–14 / 4–461–14 / 0–50–11 / 3–33Framingham StateTom Kelley18120–67–1120–67–164–8Massachusetts MaritimeJeremy Cameron1859–10259–10224–48Plymouth StatePaul Castonia1987–12585–9733–39UMass DartmouthMark Robichaud1670–8170–8140–36Western ConnecticutJoe Loth10110–10154–3731–17Westfield StatePete Kowalski922–6022–6017–47Worcester StateAdam Peloquin34–164–164–12
Schedule Index to colors and formattingMASCAC member wonMASCAC member lostMASCAC teams in bold All times EST time.
† denotes Homecoming game
Regular season schedule
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Postseason
Bowl games
Legend MASCAC win MASCAC loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTime (EST)TelevisionMASCAC teamOpponentScoreAttendanceNew England BowlNovember 19, 2022Winkin Complex • Bangor, Maine12:00 PMPlymouth StateHussonW 21–201,100New England BowlNovember 19, 2022Swenson Field • Bridgewater, Massachusetts12:00 PMBridgewater StateCatholicW 34–24900Division III playoffsNovember 19, 2022Jim Butterfield Stadium • Ithaca, New York12:00 PMICTVUMass DartmouthNo. 9 IthacaL 20–63563 Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Standard Time. MASCAC teams shown in bold.
Head to head matchups Head to headTeamBridgewater StateFitchburg StateFramingham StateMassachusetts MaritimePlymouth StateUMass DartmouthWestern ConnecticutWestfield StateWorcester StateBridgewater State—W 82–0W 20–19W 10–0L 34–41L 7–48W 40–27W 42–7W 45–0Fitchburg StateL 0–82—L 0–47L 0–49L 13–27L 0–49L 21–41L 0–50L 10–56Framingham StateL 19–20W 48–0—L 21–46L 9–14L 21–46L 14–35W 14–11W 21–16Massachusetts MaritimeL 0–10W 49–0W 46–21—L 7–21L 14–28L 3–24W 20–9W 25–17Plymouth StateW 41–34W 27–13W 14–9W 21–7—L 21–46L 27–34W 31–22W 56–21UMass DartmouthW 48–7W 49–0W 46–21W 28–14W 46–21—W 48–21W 34–7W 41–20Western ConnecticutL 27–40W 41–21W 35–14W 24–3W 34–27L 21–48—W 34–20W 38–35Westfield StateL 7–42W 50–0L 11–14L 9–20L 22–31L 7–34L 20–34—W 28–18Worcester StateL 0–45W 56–10W 43–28L 17–25L 21–56L 20–41L 35–38L 18–28— Updated with the results of all regular season conference games.
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial TeamsRookiePlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionWeek 1Marvens JeanUMass DartmouthRBJavien DelgadoUMass DartmouthLBSeth DisalvoPlymouth StateKBearett HendersonWestfield StateCBWeek 2John GillerWestern ConnecticutQBNosa UzamereWestern ConnecticutLBMatthew FarleyFramingham StateKColby PiresWestfield StateQBWeek 3Dante Aviles-SantosUMass DartmouthQBJP MasonUMass DartmouthDBWillie LombardPlymouth StateRBColby PiresWestfield StateQBWeek 4Adam CouchBridgewater StateRBJaren AlvesBridgewater StateDBShane DrakeBridgewater StateK/PMike EpifanoMassachusetts MaritimeK/PWeek 5Dante Aviles-SantosUMass DartmouthQBEvan WilsonPlymouth StateLBJoey NasoBridgewater StateKJames CassidyMassachusetts MaritimeWRWeek 6John GillerWestern ConnecticutQBCully CurranFramingham StateDBAnthony WeidtmanWestern ConnecticutKDrew DonovanBridgewater StateWRWeek 7Marc MurphyMassachusetts MaritimeQBHugh WellsMassachusetts MaritimeDLAnthony WeidtmanWestern ConnecticutKKairis CodioUMass DartmouthDLWeek 8Manny SanchezPlymouth StateRBGustavo RegaladoPlymouth StateDBAnthony WeidtmanWestern ConnecticutKDrew DonovanBridgewater StateWRWeek 9Julian FergusonWestern ConnecticutWREvan WilsonPlymouth StateLBSeth DisalvoPlymouth StateKCharlie NaylorMassachusetts MaritimeWRWeek 10Jordan SmithWestfield StateRBBrendan AlbertBridgewater StateLBJaicob TejedaWestern ConnecticutWRJordan SmithWestfield StateRBKeyshawn McCurdyFitchburg StateWRWeek 11Dante Aviles-SantosUMass DartmouthQBSteven SilviaBridgewater StateLBShane DrakeBridgewater StateK/PDylan ZueblisWestfield StateLBFinalJames CahoonBridgewater StateQBLuc NormandeauPlymouth StateDBShane DrakeBridgewater StateK/PIsaiah WrightBridgewater StateRBManny SanchezPlymouth StateRB
MASCAC Individual Awards The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
AwardPlayerSchoolOffensive Player of the YearDante Aviles-Santos, QBUMass DartmouthOffensive lineman of the YearBrian Callery, OGFramingham StateOffensive Rookie of the YearBraden Lynn, QBPlymouth StateDefensive Player of the YearSteven Silvia, OLBBridgewater StateDefensive Rookie of the YearDaniel Oloyede, DLFramingham StateBSN Coach of the YearMark RobichaudUMass Dartmouth
All-conference teams 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
All-Academic
Bridgewater State: Brendan Albert, Colin Anzeveno, Ryan Burchard, Dustin Burkle, James Cahoon, Brian Campagna, Chonlee Cine, Ryan Coonan, Gavin Cooney, Adam Couch, Brandon Daley, Connor Daley, Andre Domond, Adam Ferrara, James Fontaine, Zachary Gamelin, Mattheau Guadet, Sean Howe, Benjamin Landry, Josh Ligor, Robert Marshall, Jack McCarthy, Benjamin McMahon, Brandon Medeiros, Joey Naso, Marvell Nicholson, Michael Nocera, Ewan Oliveira, Nathan Oliver, William Pointer, SP Pragano, Patrick Quinn, Zachary Souza, Aiden Tremblay, Jonah Varallo, Anton Vasquez, Mitchell Weston Fitchburg State: Amzie Hinkley, Calvin Guillaume, Cameron Monette, Christopher Emslie, Dylan Cosner, Elijah McKnight, Frank Opoku, Giancarlo Marazzo-Henry, Jakob Lufkin, John McGarry, Keyshawn McCurdy, Logan Perez, Nicholas Notenboom Framingham State: Thiago Andrade, Teaghin Andre, Nick Ashley, John Burke, Brian Callery, Mick Coronel, Cully Curran, Marquis DosSantos, Paul Goggin, Nick Gordon, Augustus Granata, Tishay Johnson Jr., Bryan Lawton, Nick Marcinowski, Cole Moretti, Nolan Mulachy, Barry Nangle, Alexander Ruppert, Terry Smith, Zach Walker Massachusetts Maritime: Jack Mulligan, Liam Hines, William Eltringham, Mark Imparato, Nicolas Ford, Owen Roth, Devon Krajewski, Edward Barlage, Mac Kromenhoek, James Cassidy, Leo Allgaier, Ian Curvelo, Luke Maffeo, Hunter Lassere, William Gorry, Andrew Longwater, William Horlbogen, Hugh Wells, Liam Clayton, Daniel Short, Zach Sanoussi, Mack Brown, Samuel Cassidy, Zachary Maffeo, Jacob Nutter, Nick Gramoli, Conor McCormick, Travis VanDinter, Andrew Brightman, Luke Dawson, Evan Vieira, Jonah Mitchell, Jershawn Freeman, Jacob Umberhind, Marc Murphy, Cole Keefe, Cobey Williamson, Nikos Biskaduros, Mason Erickson, Joseph Grelli Plymouth State: Chauncey Alado, Kayden Baillargeon, Kyle Baker, Cooper Bartlett, Sam Bolinsky, Thanos Boulukos, Nikos Bouzakis, Colton Burrows, Frank Capaldo, Sam Cerqueira, Kyle Chamberlin, Mitchell Cripps, Collin Crowe, Jake Currier, Ryan Fleming, Sam Fleming, Alex Flynn, Jack Glanville, Tyler Gleifert, Matthew Griffing, Shawn Harrington, Jyaire Hatcher, Zach Herman, Zach Hodge, Ruchan Karagoz, AJ Laccona, Dylan Leonard, Mikey Levesque, Braden Lynn, Jack Marsden, Shea McClellan, Troy Muldoon, Luc Normandeau, Keegan O'Connor, Christian Paillet, Charlie Palmer, Michael Pesiridis, Tanner Plourde, Jon Proia, Sean Quinn, Nicholas Rendon, Jake Richards, Patrick Rush, Kevin Salvatore, Manny Sanchezm, Nick Savariego, Derrick Shepherd, Gannon Stewart, Dylan Szostak, Mike Terrazzano, Emmanuel Ughu, Cooper Varano, Sam Weidemier, Cameron Wesse, Evan Wilson UMass Dartmouth: Dylan Bradley, Colby Briggs, Jonathan Brightman, Easten Coleman, Brandon DiChiaro, Connor Donohue, Collin Farr, Jacob Furtado, Che'Saih Hill-Gore, Matt Kirrane, Jaydon Lame, Jeffy Le, J.P. Mason, Jason Motta, Andrew Paulus, Owen Quigley, Alex Santini, Jason Scott, Jake Sioch, Michael Vincent, Liam Whaley Western Connecticut: Patrick Adams, Jordan Agosto, Daniel Barry, David Boatswain, Daniel Chalghin, Andrew Colletti, Riley De Meo, Charles Demartino, Devin Demetres, Michael Dicostanzo, George Doherty, Matthew Forti, Nicholas Gambino, Michael Gargano, Amir Gharbi, Aidan Hanley-Piri, John-Paul Hernandez, Stephen Johnson, Gavin Jones-Phillips, Kieran Kelly, Elias Koukoulis, Brian Lombardo, Stephen Macri, Michael Matich, Donovan Miller, Dalton Modehn, Caleb Nimo-Sefah, Travis O'Neill, Kenneth Okoroafor, Marcus Osieczkowski, Luke Pappalardo, Mason Phuong, Troy Pomykala, Alexis Reyes, Dominic Rienzi, Brandon Rigdon, Zach Soriano, Joshua Sote, Jacob St. Louis, Owen Stark, Kirk Stevenson, Corey Tehe, Nicholas Troy, Nosakhare Uzamere, Ryan Van Dyke, Alex Vita, Elijah Washington, Anthony Weidtman, Dylan Wilson, Jaedon Wolfe, Kevin Wood Westfield State: Julian Bass, Dominic Carme, Frederick Centrella, Cameron Danahy, Brendan DeBarber, Kyle Dodge, Michael Foley, Tobias Gaulden Wheeler, Nikolaos Giotsas, Christopher Greene, Anthony Messore, Timothy O'Connor, Joel Perez Guzman, Colby Pires, Ethan Russell, Blake Simpson, Jordan Smith, Peter Spinale, Zachary Thetreault, Malachi Wright