2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2022

| team = Bryant Bulldogs

| sport = football

| image = Bryant Bulldogs wordmark.png

| image_size = 200

| conference = Big South Conference

| short_conf = Big South

| record = 4–7

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = Chris Merritt

| hc_year = 4th

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Anthony Barese

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Beirne Stadium

}}

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

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2022

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 1|Thursday}}

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = FIU

| stadium = Riccardo Silva Stadium

| cityst = Westchester, FL

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 37–38

| overtime = OT

| attend = 0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = No. 22 Rhode Island

| stadium = Beirne Stadium

| cityst = Smithfield, RI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 21–35

| attend = 4,893

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Brown

| stadium = Brown Stadium

| cityst = Providence, RI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 38–44

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 2,044

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = LIU

| stadium = Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium

| cityst = Brookville, NY

| tv = NEC Front Row

| score = 31–29

| attend = 1,134

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina A&T

| stadium = Truist Stadium

| cityst = Greensboro, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 13–24

| attend = 7,004

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 1:00 p.m

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southern Connecticut

| stadium = Beirne Stadium

| cityst = Smithfield, RI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 56–10

| attend = 1,765

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Charleston Southern

| stadium = Beirne Stadium

| cityst = Smithfield, RI

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 23–24

| attend = 2,158

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Gardner–Webb

| stadium = Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

| cityst = Boiling Springs, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 40–48

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Campbell

| stadium = Beirne Stadium

| cityst = Smithfield, RI

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 43–37

| attend = 5,928

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = No. 5 Holy Cross

| stadium = Fitton Field

| cityst = Worcester, MA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 29–36

| attend = 9,217

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Robert Morris

| stadium = Joe Walton Stadium

| cityst = Moon, PA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 35–6

| attend =

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2022 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2803/season/2022 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 25, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2022 Football Schedule |url=https://bryantbulldogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2022 |publisher=Bryant University Athletics |access-date=July 25, 2024 }}{{cite web|title=2022 Bryant Bulldogs Football Schedule|url=https://fbschedules.com/2022-bryant-football-schedule/|website=FBSchedules.com|access-date=May 20, 2022}}

Game summaries

=at FIU=

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|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=9 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=14 |R5=7

|Home=Panthers

|H1=0 |H2=6 |H3=0 |H4=24 |H5=8

}}

class="wikitable" ! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell\|Bryant Bulldogs}}"\|BRY!!style="{{NCAA color cell\|FIU Panthers}}"\|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

class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell\|Bryant Bulldogs}}; text-align:center;"\|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
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell\|FIU Panthers}}; text-align:center;"\|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=

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

|date=Saturday, September 10, 2022

|time= 6:00 p.m. EST

|road=No. 22 Rhode Island

|R1=0|R2=20|R3=7|R4=8

|home=Bryant

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, Rhode Island

|attendance= 4,893

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|75|°F|°C}} • Weather: Sunny

|referee=Michael Jarosinski

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=Pregame line: URI -9.5

|scoring=

;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)

}}

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| Float = left

| Visitor = Rhode Island Rams

| VisitorDisplay = URI

| Home = Bryant Bulldogs

| HomeDisplay = BRY

| VisFirsts = 23

| VisPlaysYds = 61–502

| VisRushing = 212

| VisPassYds = 290

| VisPassing = 14–20–1

| VisTOP = 32:09

| HomeFirsts = 17

| HomePlaysYds = 66–264

| HomeRushing = -7

| HomePassYds = 271

| HomePassing = 22–37–0

| HomeTOP = 27:51

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{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers

| Float = right

| Visitor = Rhode Island Rams

| VisitorDisplay = Rhode Island

| Home = Bryant Bulldogs

| HomeDisplay = Bryant

| VisPasser = Kasim Hill

| VisPassStats = 14/20, 290 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

| VisRusher = Marques DeShields

| VisRushStats = 16 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD

| VisReceiver = Ed Lee

| VisReceivingStats = 5 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD

| HomePasser = Zevi Eckhaus

| HomePassStats = 22/37, 271 yards, 3 TD

| HomeRusher = Ryan Clark

| HomeRushStats = 7 carry, 46 yards

| HomeReceiver = David Zorrilla

| HomeReceivingStats = 4 receptions, 67 yards

}}

=at Brown=

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|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=7

|R2=3

|R3=14

|R4=7

|R5=7

|R6=0

|Home=Bears

|H1=3

|H2=0

|H3=7

|H4=21

|H5=7

|H6=6

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=at LIU=

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|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=14

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=3

|Home=Sharks

|H1=7

|H2=6

|H3=7

|H4=9

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=at North Carolina A&T=

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|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=0

|R2=3

|R3=10

|R4=0

|Home=Aggies

|H1=14

|H2=0

|H3=3

|H4=7

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=Southern Connecticut=

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|Road=Owls

|R1=3

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Bulldogs

|H1=7

|H2=21

|H3=7

|H4=21

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=Charleston Southern=

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|Road=Buccaneers

|R1=3

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=7

|Home=Bulldogs

|H1=3

|H2=10

|H3=7

|H4=3

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=at Gardner–Webb=

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|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=14

|R2=9

|R3=6

|R4=11

|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs

|H1=14

|H2=14

|H3=14

|H4=6

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=Campbell=

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|Road=Fighting Camels

|R1=3

|R2=7

|R3=6

|R4=21

|Home=Bulldogs

|H1=13

|H2=20

|H3=3

|H4=7

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=at No. 5 Holy Cross=

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|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=12

|R4=17

|Home=No. 5 Crusaders

|H1=12

|H2=10

|H3=7

|H4=7

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=at Robert Morris=

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|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=0

|R2=14

|R3=14

|R4=7

|Home=Colonials

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=6

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References

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