# 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

The 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Devils, led by fourth-year head coach Ryan McCarthy, played their home games at Arute Field.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at UConn* | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CW20, FOX61+ | L 3–28 | 22,442 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 4,514 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana* | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | L 6–70 | 5,277 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany* | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 26–45 | 6,111 |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 13–39 | 1,150 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown* | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | L 20–27 | 3,722 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | L 6–30 | 2,122 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Wagner | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | W 34–7 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at LIU | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | ESPN3 | L 20–29 | 672 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | L 14–20 | 1,022 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stonehill | W.B. Mason StadiumEaston, MA | NEC Front Row | W 39–14 | |
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## Game summaries
### At UConn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 12:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 2 S • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 22,442
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (CW20): John Fanta (play-by-play), Joe D’Ambrosio (color analyst) and Randy Brochu (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
Second quarter
CCSU – Cristiano Rosa 28-yard field goal, 11:32. Blue Devils 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:57
CONN – Brandon Niemenski 11 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:02. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:24
Third quarter
CONN – Nate Carter 17 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:55. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:10
Fourth quarter
CONN – Jacob Flynn 10 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 11:19. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:35
CONN – Victor Rosa 11 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:36. Huskies 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, TOP 08:25
Top passers
CONN – Zion Turner – 14/22, 172 yards, 2 TDs
CCSU – Romelo Williams – 16/30, 164 yards
Top rushers
CONN – Nate Carter – 23 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD
CCSU – Malik Thomas – 5 rushes, 63 yards
Top receivers
CONN – Aaron Turner – 2 receptions, 57 yards
CCSU – Kyren Petteway – 6 receptions, 61 yards
Top defense
CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 7 tackles
CCSU – Anthony Wynn – 12 tackles :
| Statistics | UConn | CCSU |
| First downs | 27 | 14 |
| Total yards | 446 | 242 |
| Rushing yards | 274 | 78 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 164 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:38 | 25:22 |

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### At Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Lions | 14 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 70 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,217
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV: ESPN+

### At Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| Great Danes | 14 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 45 |

### At Saint Francis (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Red Flash | 5 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 39 |

### Brown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Blue Devils | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Duquesne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 34 |

### At LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Sharks | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 29 |

### Merrimack

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Stonehill

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 6 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |