# 2023 Bryant Bulldogs football team

The 2023 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big South–OVC. The Bulldogs played games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | Allegiant StadiumLas Vegas, NV | | L 14–44 | 20,347 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | LIU* | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | ESPN+ | W 21–10 | 772 |
| September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Brown* | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | ESPN+ | L 25–29 | 1443 |
| September 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 16–13 $^{OT}$ | 4,004 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Rhode Island* | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | L 26–49 | 5,676 |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | ESPN+ | W 43–24 | 2,286 |
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN+ | L 24–25 $^{OT}$ | 3,690 |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 47–24 | 3,012 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | ESPN+ | L 44–45 $^{OT}$ | 3,357 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Lindenwood | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | W 38–3 | 2,347 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 768 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Rebels | 17 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: September 2, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 20,347
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | BRY | UNLV |
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 409 | 394 |
| Rushing yards | 40–179 | 40–268 |
| Passing yards | 230 | 126 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–31–1 | 15–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 39:04 | 20:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bryant | Passing | Zevi Eckhaus | 19/29, 230 yards, INT |
| Bryant | Rushing | Zevi Eckhaus | 9 carries, 89 yards |
| Bryant | Receiving | Landon Ruggieri | 11 receptions, 109 yards |
| UNLV | Passing | Doug Brumfield | 11/18, 86 yards, INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 3 carries, 79 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Jacob De Jesus | 4 receptions, 50 yards |

### Brown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| Statistics | BRWN | BRY |
| First downs | 27 | 23 |
| Total yards | 428 | 435 |
| Rushing yards | 73 | 173 |
| Passing yards | 355 | 262 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 34:57 | 25:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Brown | Passing | Jake Wilcox | 36/49, 355 yards, 3 TD |
| Brown | Rushing | Stockton Owen | 14 rushes, 54 yards, TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Wes Rockett | 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Bryant | Passing | Zevi Eckhaus | 20/37, 262 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Bryant | Rushing | Fabrice Mukendi | 14 rushes, 109 yards |
| Bryant | Receiving | Matthew Prochaska | 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD |