2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2022 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–7 (2–3 Big South)
Head coach	Chris Merritt (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Barese (3rd season)
Home stadium	Beirne Stadium

2022 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Gardner–Webb $^		5	–	0					7	–	6
North Carolina A&T		4	–	1					7	–	4
Campbell		2	–	3					5	–	6
Bryant		2	–	3					4	–	7
Charleston Southern		2	–	3					2	–	8
Robert Morris		0	–	5					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as first-year members of the Big South Conference in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Merritt, played their home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at FIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Westchester, FL	ESPN3	L 37–38 OT	0
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	L 21–35	4,893
September 17	12:30 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	L 38–44 2OT	2,044
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at LIU*	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	W 31–29	1,134
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 13–24	7,004
October 8	1:00 p.m	Southern Connecticut*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 56–10	1,765
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	L 23–24	2,158
October 29	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 40–48
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Campbell	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 43–37	5,928
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	L 29–36	9,217
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon, PA	ESPN3	W 35–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at FIU

See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	9	7	0	14	7	37
Panthers	0	6	0	24	8	38

Statistics	BRY	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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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
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