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2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team

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2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football
MASCAC co-champion
ConferenceMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (7–1 MASCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Struthers (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Faniel (16th season)
Home stadiumCressy Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UMass Dartmouth +   7 1     9 2  
Bridgewater State +   7 1     7 3  
Western Connecticut +^   7 1     7 3  
Framingham State   5 3     5 4  
Plymouth State   4 4     4 6  
Westfield State   3 5     3 7  
Massachusetts Maritime   2 6     2 8  
Worcester State   1 7     1 9  
Fitchburg State   0 8     0 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team represented the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. Led by first-year head coach Josh Sylvester, the Corsairs compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MASCAC title with Bridgewater State and Western Connecticut. UMass Dartmouthwas invited to the New England Bowl, where the Corsairs lost to Western New England. The team played home games at Cressy Field in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Nichols*
W 57–6564
September 95:00 p.m.Curry*W 28–142,788
September 1612:00 p.m.at Framingham StateW 33–7800
September 2312:00 p.m.Worcester State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
LEC NetworkW 59–0300
September 305:00 p.m.at Western ConnecticutL 21–52
October 67:00 p.m.Massachusetts Maritime
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
W 26–0
October 14TBAat Westfield State
W 26–23
October 214:00 p.m.Fitchburg State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
LEC NetworkW 42–7
October 2812:00 p.m.at Bridgewater State
W 48–7
November 1112:00 p.m.Plymouth State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
LEC NetworkW 41–7
November 1812:00 p.m.at Western New England
L 3–372,524

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Game summaries

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At Nichols

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Game One – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Nichols Bison (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UMass Dartmouth 7 29 14757
Nichols 0 0 066

at Vendetti Field • Dudley, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 P.M. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 564
  • Referee: Chris Hadden
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:22) UMD – Angel Sanchez 54-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:35; UMass Dartmouth 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:33) UMD – Angel Sanchez 10-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:18; UMass Dartmouth 14–0)
  • (10:11) UMD – Trell Best 73-yard interception, Jalen Kopecky 2-point pass (UMass Dartmouth 22–0)
  • (4:29) UMD – Thomas Zednik 13-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:10; UMass Dartmouth 29–0)
  • (0:15) UMD – Luis Gonzalez 5-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 0:56; UMass Dartmouth 36–0)
Third quarter
  • (5:08) UMD – Jalen Kopecky 6-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:58; UMass Dartmouth 43–0)
  • (0:21) UMD – Malachi Johnson 1-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:10; UMass Dartmouth 50–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:47) NIC – Joshua Vitti 15-yard pass from Xavier Powell (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:31; UMass Dartmouth 50–6)
  • (2:46) UMD – Mekhi Wilson 15-yard pass from JC Petrongolo, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 1 yards, 0:11; UMass Dartmouth 57–6)
Statistics UMD NIC
First downs 26 21
Plays–yards 570 333
Rushes–yards 273 246
Passing yards 297 87
Passing: compattint 18–29–0 9–28–2
Time of possession 25:30 32:58
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing Dante Avile-Santos 17/27, 282 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Luis Gonzalez 11 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Angel Sanchez 4 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TDs
Nichols Passing Xavier Powell 9/24, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Xavier Powell 10 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Joshua Vitti 3 receptions, 29 yards, 1 TD

Curry

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Game Two – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (1–0) vs Curry Colonels (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Curry 0 0 7714
UMass Dartmouth 13 0 01528

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 P.M. EST
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 2,788
  • Referee: Gregg Camara
  • Recap, box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:36) UMD – Marvens Jean 71-yard pass from Dante Aviles-Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick failed (Drive: 1 plays, 71 yards, 0:11; UMass Dartmouth 6–0)
  • (2:02) UMD – Marvens Jean 1-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:11; UMass Dartmouth 13–0)
Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter
  • (7:32) CUR – Finn Sullivan 2-yard run, Trevor Swanbeck kick (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:22; UMass Dartmouth 13–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:24) CUR – Hunter Telesco 5-yard run, Trevor Swanbeck kick (Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 1:00; Curry 13–14)
  • (8:11) UMD – Xavier Lopes 11-yard interception, Dante Aviles-Santos rush (UMass Dartmouth 21–14)
  • (2:51) UMD – Dante Aviles-Santos 49-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:58; UMass Dartmouth 28–14)
Statistics CUR UMD
First downs 16 14
Plays–yards 71–274 53–391
Rushes–yards 221 126
Passing yards 53 265
Passing: compattint 9–21–1 11–23–1
Time of possession 37:58 22:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Curry Passing Dallas Murphy 7/17, 44 yards
Rushing Montie Quinn 19 carries, 169 yards
Receiving Colin Ridley 3 receptions, 28 yards
UMass Dartmouth Passing Dante Aviles-Santos 11/23, 265 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Luis Gonzalez 13 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Marvens Jean 4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

At Framingham State

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Game Three – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (2–0) vs Framingham State Rams (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UMass Dartmouth 13 7 01333
Framingham State 7 0 007

at Bowditch FieldFramingham, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 800
  • Recap, box score
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:38) FRA – Noah Demoranville 2-yard run, Matthew Farley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:09; Framingham State 0–7)
  • (9:43) UMD – Marvens Jean 50-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:48; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:51) UMD – Angel Sanchez 21-yard pass from Dante-Aviles Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:52; UMass Dartmouth 13–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:54) UMD – Jalen Kopecky 10-yard pass from Dante-Aviles Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:25; UMass Dartmouth 20–7)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • (13:26) UMD – Jalen Kopecky 22-yard pass from Dante-Aviles Santos, Braedyn DeMarco kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:13; UMass Dartmouth 26–7)
  • (10:54) UMD – Luis Gonzalez 16-yard run, Braedyn DeMarco kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:00; UMass Dartmouth 33–7)
Statistics UMD FRA
First downs 19 16
Plays–yards 68–399 64–227
Rushes–yards 182 181
Passing yards 217 46
Passing: compattint 15–31–1 4–21–3
Time of possession 28:00 32:00
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing Dante Aviles-Santos 15/31, 217 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Marvens Jean 6 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Angel Sanchez 4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Framingham State Passing Henri Borque 3/6, 36 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Devaun Ford 27 carries, 157 yards
Receiving Manny Lara 2 receptions, 20 yards

Worcester State

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Game Four – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (3–0) vs Worcester State Lancers (1–2)
Quarter 1 2 Total
Worcester State 0
UMass Dartmouth 0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WSU UMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Worcester State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Western Connecticut

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Game Five – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Western Connecticut Wolves (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 Total
UMass Dartmouth 0
Western Connecticut State 0

at The WAC • Danbury, Connecticut

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: TBA EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UMD WCSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western Connecticut Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Massachusetts Maritime

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Game Six – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 Total
Massachusetts Maritime 0
UMass Dartmouth 0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Friday, October 6, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MMA UMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Massachusetts Maritime Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Westfield State

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Game Seven – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Westfield State Owls (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 Total
UMass Dartmouth 0
Westfield State 0

at Alumni Field • Westfield, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: TBA EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UMD WSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Westfield State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Fitchburg State

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Game Eight – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Fitchburg State Falcons (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 Total
Fitchburg State 0
UMass Dartmouth 0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FSU UMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Fitchburg State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Bridgewater State

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Game Nine – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Bridgewater State Bears (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 Total
UMass Dartmouth 0
Bridgewater State 0

at Swenson Field • Bridgewater, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UMD BSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bridgewater State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Plymouth State

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Game Ten – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Plymouth State Panthers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 Total
Plymouth State 0
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs 0

at Cressy FieldDartmouth, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 P.M. EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics PSU UMD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: compattint
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Plymouth State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "2023 UMass Dartmouth Football Schedule". corsairathletics.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.