2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2022 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–7 (2–3 Big South)
Head coach	Chris Merritt (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Barese (3rd season)
Home stadium	Beirne Stadium

2022 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Gardner–Webb $^		5	–	0					7	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	1					7	–	4
Campbell		2	–	3					5	–	6
Bryant		2	–	3					4	–	7
Charleston Southern		2	–	3					2	–	8
Robert Morris		0	–	5					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a first-year member of the Big South Conference in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big South. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at FIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Westchester, FL	ESPN3	L 37–38 OT	0
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	L 21–35	4,893
September 17	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	L 38–44 2OT	2,044
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at LIU*	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	W 31–29	1,134
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 13–24	7,004
October 8	1:00 p.m	Southern Connecticut*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 56–10	1,765
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	L 23–24	2,158
October 29	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 40–48
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Campbell	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 43–37	5,928
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 29–36	9,217
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon, PA	ESPN3	W 35–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at FIU

See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	9	7	0	14	7	37
Panthers	0	6	0	24	8	38

Statistics	BRY	FIU
First downs	28	27
Total yards	470	377
Rushing yards	121	67
Passing yards	349	310
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	38:18	21:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing	Zevi Eckhaus	18/22, 243 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ishod Byarm	19 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Anthony Frederick	3 receptions, 101 yards, TD
FIU	Passing	Grayson James	16/31, 207 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	EJ Wilson Jr.	11 rushes, 43 yards
	Receiving	Tyrese Chambers	8 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD

No. 22 Rhode Island

See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

Game Two – No. 22 Rhode Island Rams (1–0) vs Bryant Bulldogs (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Rhode Island	0	20	7	8	35
Bryant	7	7	0	7	21

at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, Rhode Island

• Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 4,893
• Referee: Michael Jarosinski
• TV: ESPN+
• Pregame line: URI -9.5

Game information

First quarter (3:18) BRY – Derick Eugene 18 Yd Pass, Ethan Gettman Kick (Bryant 7–0) Second quarter (14:57) URI – Jaylen Smith 1 Yd Run, Michael DeBolt PAT failed (Bryant 6–7) (12:54) URI – Ed Lee 78 Yd Pass, Harrison Leonard Kick (Rhode Island 13–7) (5:28) URI – Kahtero Summers 63 Yd Pass, Harrison Leonard Kick (Rhode Island 20–7) (0:40) BRY – Anthony White 7 Yd Pass, Ethan Gettman Kick (Rhode Island 20–14) Third quarter (4:55) URI – Marques DeShields 16 Yd Run, Harrison Leonard Kick (Rhode Island 27–14) Fourth quarter (8:55) URI – Jaylen Smith 50 Yd Run, Harrison Leonard PAT blocked (Rhode Island 33–14) (5:29) BRY – Matthew Prochasla 5 Yd Pass, Ethan Gettman Kick (Rhode Island 33–21) (2:06) URI – Team Safety (Rhode Island 35–21)

Statistics	URI	BRY
First downs	23	17
Plays–yards	61–502	66–264
Rushes–yards	212	-7
Passing yards	290	271
Passing: comp–att–int	14–20–1	22–37–0
Time of possession	32:09	27:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing	Kasim Hill	14/20, 290 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marques DeShields	16 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ed Lee	5 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
Bryant	Passing	Zevi Eckhaus	22/37, 271 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ryan Clark	7 carry, 46 yards
	Receiving	David Zorrilla	4 receptions, 67 yards

at Brown

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	14	7	7	0	38
Bears	3	0	7	21	7	6	44

See also: 2022 Brown Bears football team

at LIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	7	3	31
Sharks	7	6	7	9	29

See also: 2022 LIU Sharks football team

at North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	10	0	13
Aggies	14	0	3	7	24

See also: 2022 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Southern Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	0	0	7	10
Bulldogs	7	21	7	21	56

See also: Southern Connecticut Owls

Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	7	7	7	24
Bulldogs	3	10	7	3	23

See also: 2022 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

at Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	9	6	11	40
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	14	14	6	48

See also: 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	3	7	6	21	37
Bulldogs	13	20	3	7	43

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

at No. 5 Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	12	17	29
No. 5 Crusaders	12	10	7	7	36

See also: 2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

at Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	14	7	35
Colonials	0	0	0	6	6

See also: 2022 Robert Morris Colonials football team