2023 Bryant Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2023 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big South–OVC. The Bulldogs played games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | | | L 14–44 | 20,347 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | LIU* | | ESPN+ | W 21–10 | N/A |
September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Brown* | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| ESPN+ | L 25–29 | N/A |
September 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Princeton* | | ESPN+ | W 16–13 OT | 4,004 |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Rhode Island* | | FloSports | L 26–49 | 5,676 |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Robert Morris![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| ESPN+ | W 43–24 | 2,286 |
October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | | ESPN+ | L 24–25 OT | 3,690 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | | ESPN+ | W 47–24 | 3,012 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| ESPN+ | L 44–45 OT | 3,357 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Lindenwood | | ESPN+ | W 38–3 | 2,347 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 768 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
at UNLV
Bryant Bulldogs (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
Rebels |
17 |
7 |
17 | 3 | 44 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
- Date: September 2, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 20,347
- Referee: Kenneth Ray
- TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
Game information
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- First quarter
- (14:16) UNLV – Vincent Davis 69-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:38; UNLV 7–0)
- (8:49) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 18-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:38; UNLV 14–0)
- (1:06) UNLV – Jose Pizano 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:16; UNLV 17–0)
- Second quarter
- (0:00) UNLV – Doug Brumfield 19-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:22; UNLV 24–0)
- Third quarter
- (7:30) UNLV – Jose Pizano 37-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:34; UNLV 27–0)
- (3:52) BRY – Ryan Clark 1-yard run, Ethan Gettman kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; UNLV 27–7)
- (3:26) UNLV – Donavyn Lester 2-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:03; UNLV 34–7)
- (0:08) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 8-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:44; UNLV 41–7)
- Fourth quarter
- (12:40) BRY – Ryan Clark 1-yard run, Ethan Gettman kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; UNLV 41–14)
- (6:39) UNLV – Jose Pizano 35-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:43; UNLV 44–14)
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Statistics |
BRY |
UNLV
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First downs |
19 |
20
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Total yards |
409 |
394
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Rushing yards |
40–179 |
40–268
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Passing yards |
230 |
126
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int |
19–31–1 |
15–24–1
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Time of possession |
39:04 |
20:56
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Bryant |
Passing |
Zevi Eckhaus |
19/29, 230 yards, INT
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Rushing |
Zevi Eckhaus |
9 carries, 89 yards
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Receiving |
Landon Ruggieri |
11 receptions, 109 yards
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UNLV |
Passing |
Doug Brumfield |
11/18, 86 yards, INT
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Rushing |
Vincent Davis |
3 carries, 79 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Jacob De Jesus |
4 receptions, 50 yards
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Brown
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bears
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7
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9
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0
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13 |
29 |
Bulldogs
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0
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10
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7
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8 |
25 |
Statistics |
BRWN |
BRY
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First downs |
27 |
23
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Total yards |
428 |
435
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Rushing yards |
73 |
173
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Passing yards |
355 |
262
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Turnovers |
0 |
4
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Time of possession |
34:57 |
25:03
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Brown |
Passing |
Jake Wilcox |
36/49, 355 yards, 3 TD
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Rushing |
Stockton Owen |
14 rushes, 54 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Wes Rockett |
8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
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Bryant |
Passing |
Zevi Eckhaus |
20/37, 262 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Fabrice Mukendi |
14 rushes, 109 yards
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Receiving |
Matthew Prochaska |
6 receptions, 112 yards, TD
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