# 2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team

The 2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team represented Simon Fraser University (SFU) in the 2022 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The team played most of its home games at Terry Fox Field on the university's campus in Burnaby, British Columbia, while Borderite Stadium in nearby Blaine, Washington hosted two games. Led by third-year head coach Mike Rigell, the Red Leafs finished the 2022 season with an overall record of 1–9, going 1–8 in LSC play to finish 10th in the conference.
This would be the Red Leafs' final season as the university announced it would be dropping football on April 4, 2023.

## Conference change and end of football program

The Red Leafs had previously competed as a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) since 2010; however, the GNAC dropped football after the 2021 season. Simon Fraser, along with fellow GNAC members Central Washington and Western Oregon, joined the LSC as football-only members. Following the 2022 season, the LSC announced that it would not be extending Simon Fraser's membership past the 2023–24 season.
On April 4, 2023, the university announced that it would be disbanding the football program. Earlier, on February 1, athletic director Theresa Hanson and head coach Mike Rigell released a joint statement that the Red Leafs would play in 2023; however, an internal memo written around this time, and publicly released on June 28 via Business in Vancouver, showed there were no plans to continue football past the 2023 season. The memo also suggested that the football program be dropped prior to the 2023 season as the continuation of the program was deemed to not be feasible.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Angelo State | 257 (15) |
| 2 | Midwestern State | 236 (9) |
| 3 | Central Washington | 207 |
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 198 (1) |
| 5 | Texas–Permian Basin | 150 (2) |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 143 |
| 7 | Western Oregon | 108 |
| 8 | Eastern New Mexico | 97 |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 57 |
| 10 | Simon Fraser | 32 |
    Source:

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Washington | Terry Fox FieldBurnaby, BC | L 7–40 | 1,435 |
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Midwestern State | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | L 0–77 | 7,693 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Borderite StadiumBlaine, WA | L 7–35 | 788 |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at UT Permian Basin | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | L 24–31 $^{OT}$ | 3,742 |
| October 15 | 5:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | Greyhound StadiumPortales, NM | L 14–42 | 1,856 |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | Terry Fox FieldBurnaby, BC | L 21–38 | 653 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Angelo State | Borderite StadiumBlaine, WA | L 0–24 | 400 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Oregon | McArthur FieldMonmouth, OR | L 7–32 | 1,478 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M | Terry Fox FieldBurnaby, BC | W 46–14 | 649 |
| December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | UBC* | Terry Fox FieldBurnaby, BC (Shrum Bowl) | L 17–18 | 2,922 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||

## Game summaries
### Central Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 6 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Terry Fox Field, Burnaby, British Columbia
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 18 °C (64 °F)
* Game attendance: 1,435
* Referee: M. Livingston
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | CWU | SFU |
| First downs | 27 | 11 |
| Total yards | 523 | 153 |
| Rushing yards | 250 | 57 |
| Passing yards | 273 | 96 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:23 | 27:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Washington | Passing | Quincey Glasper | 12/20, 231 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Central Washington | Rushing | Tre'jon Henderson | 17 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| Central Washington | Receiving | Darius Morrison | 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 9/19, 141 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Somto Anyadike | 19 rushes, 36 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Ethan Beselt | 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD |

### At Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 77 |
at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 96 °F (36 °C)
* Game attendance: 7,693
* Referee: Brad Frisby
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SFU | MSU |
| First downs | 2 | 34 |
| Total yards | 61 | 597 |
| Rushing yards | 30 | 377 |
| Passing yards | 31 | 220 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:30 | 37:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 7/16, 29 yards, INT |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Mason Glover | 12 rushes, 20 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Somto Anyadike | 1 reception, 9 yards |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Dillon Sterling-Cole | 11/14, 126 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Braxton Ash | 19 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Ja'Juan Mason | 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD |

### Texas A&M–Kingsville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Javelinas | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Borderite Stadium, Blaine, Washington
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny and warm, 19 °C (66 °F)
* Game attendance: 788
* Referee: Seth Niesen
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMUK | SFU |
| First downs | 28 | 13 |
| Total yards | 457 | 300 |
| Rushing yards | 252 | 49 |
| Passing yards | 205 | 251 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 35:07 | 24:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Jacob Cavazos | 20/33, 199 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Christian Anderson | 14 rushes, 81 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Zaraivion Armendarez | 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 18/27, 251 yards, TD, INT |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Somto Anyadike | 14 rushes, 42 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Sam Davenport | 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD |

### At UT Permian Basin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 3,742
* Referee: Joe Greer
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SFU | TPB |
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 417 | 462 |
| Rushing yards | 21 | 150 |
| Passing yards | 396 | 312 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:53 | 26:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 23/39, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Mason Glover | 8 rushes, 17 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Ethan Beselt | 8 receptions, 223 yards, TD |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Dylan Graham | 28/40, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Antonio Malone | 21 rushes, 110 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | M. J. Link | 8 receptions, 141 yards, TD |

### At Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Greyhounds | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 1,856
* Referee: Jason Hickey
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SFU | ENM |
| First downs | 14 | 19 |
| Total yards | 196 | 366 |
| Rushing yards | 4 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 192 | 274 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:29 | 28:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 23/40, 192 yards, 2 TD |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Mason Glover | 9 rushes, 34 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Robert Meadors | 8 receptions, 75 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Kason Martin | 21/30, 274 yards, 4 TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Isaiah Tate | 24 rushes, 107 yards, TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Asa Wondeh | 6 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD |

### Western New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
at Terry Fox Field, Burnaby, British Columbia
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sun with clouds, 10 °C (50 °F)
* Game attendance: 653
* Referee: Tremian Williams
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WNM | SFU |
| First downs | 26 | 19 |
| Total yards | 452 | 273 |
| Rushing yards | 241 | 95 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 178 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 28:59 | 31:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | Devin Larson | 21/30, 211 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing | Devin Larson | 5 rushes, 80 yards, TD |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving | Charles Byers | 4 receptions, 57 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 15/29, 171 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Somto Anyadike | 16 rushes, 74 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Aidan Pearce | 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD |

### No. 2 Angelo State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Rams | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Borderite Stadium, Blaine, Washington
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cold and cloudy, 12 °C (54 °F)
* Game attendance: 400
* Referee: Tim Gloudeman
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ASU | SFU |
| First downs | 28 | 4 |
| Total yards | 428 | 55 |
| Rushing yards | 238 | 16 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 39 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 40:12 | 19:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Zack Bronkhorst | 18/30, 190 yards |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Kason Philips | 23 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Kason Philips | 4 receptions, 44 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 7/20, 39 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Somto Anyadike | 10 rushes, 19 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Aidan Pearce | 3 receptions, 17 yards |

### At Western Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wolves | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
at McArthur Field, Monmouth, Oregon
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 1,478
* Referee: Seth Niesen
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SFU | WOU |
| First downs | 9 | 28 |
| Total yards | 171 | 452 |
| Rushing yards | 30 | 257 |
| Passing yards | 141 | 195 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 20:07 | 39:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 11/30, 136 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Sam Davenport | 1 rush, 26 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Ethan Beselt | 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
| Western Oregon | Passing | Gannon Winker | 16/21, 163 yards, 2 TD |
| Western Oregon | Rushing | Omari Land | 20 rushes, 97 yards, TD |
| Western Oregon | Receiving | Thomas Wright | 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD |

### West Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Red Leafs | 10 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
at Terry Fox Field, Burnaby, British Columbia
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 5 °C (41 °F)
* Game attendance: 649
* Referee: Cameron McNie
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | WTAM | SFU |
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 197 | 465 |
| Rushing yards | 64 | 115 |
| Passing yards | 133 | 350 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 21:16 | 38:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 13/23, 98 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Jarrod Compton | 6 rushes, 45 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Noah Bogardus | 5 receptions, 37 yards |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 24/34, 293 yards, 5 TD |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Somto Anyadike | 19 rushes, 82 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Sam Davenport | 7 receptions, 156 yards, TD |

### UBC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Red Leafs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Terry Fox Field, Burnaby, British Columbia
* Date: December 2
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 0 °C (32 °F)
* Game attendance: 2,922
* Referee: Seth Niesen
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UBC | SFU |
| First downs | 21 | 11 |
| Total yards | 346 | 249 |
| Rushing yards | 135 | -12 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 261 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:12 | 28:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UBC | Passing | Derek Engel | 20/36, 211 yards, TD, INT |
| UBC | Rushing | Dane Kapler | 15 rushes, 85 yards, TD |
| UBC | Receiving | Edgerrin Williams | 9 receptions, 76 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Passing | Justin Seiber | 18/25, 261 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Rushing | Mason Glover | 13 rushes, 59 yards, TD |
| Simon Fraser | Receiving | Ethan Beselt | 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD |