2023 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football
MASCAC co-champions
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
2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UMass Dartmouth # +  7 –1   9 –2  
Western Connecticut +^  7 –1   7 –3  
Bridgewater State +  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
  • # – New England Bowl participant
As of January 10, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com

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. The Corsairs, led by 1st-year head coach Josh Sylvester, played their home games at Cressy Field in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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 State
W 33–7800
September 2312:00 p.m.Worcester State
  • Cressy Field
  • Dartmouth, MA
LEC NetworkW 59–0300
September 305:00 p.m.at Western Connecticut
L 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

At Nichols

Game One – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Nichols Bison (0–0)
Period 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 downs2621
Plays–yards570333
Rushes–yards273246
Passing yards29787
Passing: comp–att–int18–29–09–28–2
Time of possession25:3032:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass Dartmouth PassingDante Avile-Santos17/27, 282 yards, 4 TDs
RushingLuis Gonzalez11 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAngel Sanchez4 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TDs
Nichols PassingXavier Powell9/24, 87 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingXavier Powell10 carries, 74 yards
ReceivingJoshua Vitti3 receptions, 29 yards, 1 TD

Curry

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

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, 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 downs1614
Plays–yards71–27453–391
Rushes–yards221126
Passing yards53265
Passing: comp–att–int9–21–111–23–1
Time of possession37:5822:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Curry PassingDallas Murphy7/17, 44 yards
RushingMontie Quinn19 carries, 169 yards
ReceivingColin Ridley3 receptions, 28 yards
UMass Dartmouth PassingDante Aviles-Santos11/23, 265 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingLuis Gonzalez13 carries, 54 yards
ReceivingMarvens Jean4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

At Framingham State

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

at Bowditch Field • Framingham, 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 downs1916
Plays–yards68–39964–227
Rushes–yards182181
Passing yards21746
Passing: comp–att–int15–31–14–21–3
Time of possession28:0032:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass Dartmouth PassingDante Aviles-Santos15/31, 217 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingMarvens Jean6 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAngel Sanchez4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Framingham State PassingHenri Borque3/6, 36 yards, 1 INT
RushingDevaun Ford27 carries, 157 yards
ReceivingManny Lara2 receptions, 20 yards

Worcester State

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

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, 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: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Worcester State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Western Connecticut

Game Five – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Western Connecticut Wolves (0–0)
Period 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: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western Connecticut Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Massachusetts Maritime

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

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, 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: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Massachusetts Maritime Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Westfield State

Game Seven – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Westfield State Owls (0–0)
Period 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: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Westfield State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Fitchburg State

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

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, 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: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fitchburg State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Bridgewater State

Game Nine – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Bridgewater State Bears (0–0)
Period 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: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bridgewater State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Plymouth State

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

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, 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: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Plymouth State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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