2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2022

| team = Central Connecticut Blue Devils

| sport = football

| image = Central Connecticut Blue Devils wordmark.png

| image_size = 200

| conference = Northeast Conference

| short_conf = NEC

| record = 2–9

| conf_record = 2–5

| head_coach = Ryan McCarthy

| hc_year = 4th

| off_coach = Jeff Ambrosie

| oc_year = 4th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Ron DiGravio

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Arute Field

}}

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.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2022

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Eastern

| seasonsource ={{cite web |title=2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Football Schedule|url=https://fbschedules.com/2022-central-connecticut-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=February 3, 2025}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = UConn

| site_stadium = Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field

| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT

| tv = CW20, FOX61+

| score = 3–28

| attend = 22,442

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Sacred Heart

| site_stadium = Arute Field

| site_cityst = New Britain, CT

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 10–14

| attend = 4,514

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 6–70

| attend = 5,277

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Albany

| stadium = Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

| cityst = Albany, NY

| tv = FloSports

| score = 26–45

| attend = 6,111

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)

| stadium = DeGol Field

| cityst = Loretto, PA

| tv = NEC Front Row

| score = 13–39

| attend = 1,150

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Brown

| site_stadium = Arute Field

| site_cityst = New Britain, CT

| tv = NEC Front Row

| score = 20–27

| attend = 3,722

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Duquesne

| site_stadium = Arute Field

| site_cityst = New Britain, CT

| tv = NEC Front Row

| score = 6–30

| attend = 2,122

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wagner

| site_stadium = Arute Field

| site_cityst = New Britain, CT

| tv = NEC Front Row

| score = 34–7

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = LIU

| site_stadium = Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium

| site_cityst = Brookville, NY

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 20–29

| attend = 672

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Merrimack

| site_stadium = Arute Field

| site_cityst = New Britain, CT

| tv = NEC Front Row

| score = 14–20

| attend = 1,022

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Stonehill

| site_stadium = W.B. Mason Stadium

| site_cityst = Easton, MA

| tv = NEC Front Row

| score = 39–14

| attend =

}}

{{cite web |title=NEC to Feature Record Nine-Game Football Streaming Package on ESPN3|url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2022/8/1/FB_TV_Release_22.aspx |website=northeastconference.org|access-date=August 9, 2022}}

Game summaries

=At UConn=

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|title=Central Connecticut Blue Devils at UConn Huskies – Game summary

|date=September 3

|time= 12:05 p.m.

|road=Blue Devils

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Huskies

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

|attendance= 22,442

|weather= Temperature: {{convert|78|°F|°C|abbr=on}} • Wind: 2 S • Weather: Sunny

|referee=Stuart Mullins

|TV=CW20

|TVAnnouncers= John Fanta (play-by-play), Joe D’Ambrosio (color analyst) and Randy Brochu (sideline)

|reference=[https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2022/central-connecticut/boxscore/20673 Box Score]

|scoring=

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

|stats=

;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

}}

class="wikitable" ! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell\|UConn Huskies}}"\|UConn!!style="{{NCAA color cell\|Central Connecticut Blue Devils}}"\|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=

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|Road=Pioneers

|R1=7

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Blue Devils

|H1=0

|H2=3

|H3=7

|H4=0

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=At Southeastern Louisiana=

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|date=September 17

|time=7:00 p.m. EST

|road=Blue Devils

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=6|R4=0

|home=Lions

|H1=14|H2=34|H3=10|H4=12

|stadium=Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

|attendance=5,217

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Nolan Dumas

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=At Albany=

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|Road=Blue Devils

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|R2=6

|R3=8

|R4=6

|Home=Great Danes

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|H2=10

|H3=21

|H4=0

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=At Saint Francis (PA)=

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|R3=7

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=Brown=

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|Road=Bears

|R1=7

|R2=14

|R3=3

|R4=3

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|H1=6

|H2=7

|H3=0

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=Duquesne=

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|R2=10

|R3=0

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|Home=Blue Devils

|H1=0

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=Wagner=

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|R2=7

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|Home=Blue Devils

|H1=7

|H2=21

|H3=0

|H4=6

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=At LIU=

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|Road=Blue Devils

|R1=7

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=13

|Home=Sharks

|H1=13

|H2=3

|H3=6

|H4=7

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=Merrimack=

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|Road=Warriors

|R1=7

|R2=0

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|R4=13

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|H1=7

|H2=0

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=At Stonehill=

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|Road=Blue Devils

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References

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Category:Central Connecticut Blue Devils football seasons

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