2022 Merrimack Warriors football team

2022 Merrimack Warriors football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Gennetti (18th season)
Home stadiumDuane Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
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

The 2022 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the 4th and final year of the transition from Division 2. The Warriors were led by tenth-year head coach Dan Curran and played their home games at Duane Stadium in North Andover, MA. They finished the year 8-3, tying the program single season wins record.[1] They played Saint Francis (PA) in the conference championship losing 52-23.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. No. 16 Holy Cross*
 NEC Front Row L 17–31 8,147
September 9 6:30 p.m. Assumption*
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
 NEC Front Row W 45–17 5,675
September 16 7:00 p.m. at Harvard*
ESPN+L 21–28OT 10,946
September 24 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State*
ESPN+ W 26–13 1,924
October 1 1:00 p.m. LIU
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
 NEC Front Row W 24–23 12,622
October 8 1:00 p.m. at Duquesne
ESPN3 W 28–21 2,679
October 15 1:00 p.m. Wagner
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
 ESPN3 W 54–17 2,223
October 22 1:00 p.m. Sacred Heart
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
 NEC Front Row W 31–25 2,519
October 29 1:00 p.m. at Stonehill
NEC Front Row W 17–10 1,663
November 12 12:00 p.m. at Central Connecticut
NEC Front Row W 20–14 1,022
November 19 12:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
 ESPN3 L 23–52 3,361

[2]

Preseason

The Warriors added five players via transfer.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from
Jack Zergiotis #11 QB 6’2 218 Sophomore Montreal, QC UConn
A.J. Urbaniak #64 OL 6’4 275 Redshirt Freshman Williamsville, NY Buffalo
Damien Williams #39 LB 6’1 230 Senior Fort Washington, MD Saint Anselm
Antonio Derry #59 OL 6’4 305 Redshirt Junior Parkville, MD Stetson
Rudy Holland #54 DL 6’0 295 Graduate Student Forestville, MD Stonehill

[3]

Key departures include :
Weston Elliott (QB – 11 games, 11 started).
Caleb Holden (CB – 11 games, 11 started).

Recruits

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)
College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date


Kendal Sims
LB 		Washington, DC Saint John's College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bryce Ricks
DL 		Gaithersburg, MD Quince Orchard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 315 lb (143 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chase Collyer
WR 		Windsor, CT Loomis Chaffee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ty Yocum
TE 		Reading, PA Exeter Township Senior High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) November 14, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tommy Dombo
OL 		Washington, DC Gonzaga College High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 305 lb (138 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Christian Smith
OL 		Rumson, NJ Rumson-Fair Haven High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 270 lb (120 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Messiah Attakorah
WR 		Worcester, MA Doherty Memorial High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jack McManus
H-back 		Wallingford, CT Choate Rosemary Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jake Fitzgerald
LB 		La Cañada Flintridge, CA Cathedral High School (Los Angeles) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mack Gulla
RB 		Franklin, MA Franklin High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carlton Thai
K 		Calgary, AB Ernest Manning High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ethan Haust
OL 		Baldwinsville, NY Charles W. Baker High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 255 lb (116 kg) December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A

References

  1. ^ "Merrimack Ties Program Wins Record". merrimackathletics.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Northeast Conference Football Schedule". northeastconference.org/. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Merrimack Warriors 2022 Transfers". merrimackathletics.com/. Retrieved March 22, 2022.