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.

2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–9 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach	Ryan McCarthy (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Ambrosie (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron DiGravio (4th season)
Home stadium	Arute Field

2022 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Saint Francis (PA) $^		7	–	0					9	–	3
Merrimack *		6	–	1					8	–	3
LIU		4	–	3					4	–	7
Duquesne		3	–	4					4	–	7
Sacred Heart		3	–	4					5	–	6
Central Connecticut		2	–	5					2	–	9
Stonehill *		2	–	5					4	–	5
Wagner		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Merrimack and Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at UConn*	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CW20, FOX61+	L 3–28	22,442
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Arute Field New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 10–14	4,514
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 6–70	5,277
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Albany*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 26–45	6,111
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 13–39	1,150
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Brown*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 20–27	3,722
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 6–30	2,122
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Wagner	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 34–7
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	ESPN3	L 20–29	672
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Merrimack	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 14–20	1,022
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Stonehill	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	W 39–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At UConn

See also: 2022 UConn Huskies football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2022 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team and Constitution State Rivalry

At Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Period	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

See also: 2022 Albany Great Danes football team

At Saint Francis (PA)

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

See also: 2022 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Brown

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

See also: 2022 Brown Bears football team

Duquesne

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

See also: 2022 Duquesne Dukes football team

Wagner

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

See also: 2022 Wagner Seahawks football team

At LIU

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

See also: 2022 LIU Sharks football team

Merrimack

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

See also: 2022 Merrimack Warriors football team

At Stonehill

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

See also: 2022 Stonehill Skyhawks football team