2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team

2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	1–9 (1–8 LSC)
Head coach	Mike Rigell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne Dickens (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jerome Erdman (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Terry Fox Field

2022 Lone Star Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Angelo State $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
Central Washington		6	–	3					6	–	4
Texas A&M–Kingsville #		5	–	4					7	–	5
Midwestern State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Western New Mexico		5	–	4					6	–	5
Western Oregon		5	–	4					6	–	5
Texas–Permian Basin		4	–	5					5	–	6
West Texas A&M		3	–	6					5	–	6
Eastern New Mexico		2	–	7					3	–	8
Simon Fraser		1	–	8					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Heritage Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team represented Simon Fraser University (SFU) in the 2022 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The team played its home games at Terry Fox Field on the university's campus in Burnaby, British Columbia. Led by second-year head coach Mike Rigell, the Red Leafs finished the 2022 season with an overall record of 1–9, going 1–8 in LSC play to finish 10th in the conference.

This would be the Red Leafs' final season as the university announced it would be dropping football on April 4, 2023.

Conference change and end of football program

The Red Leafs had previously competed as a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) since 2010; however, the GNAC dropped football after the 2021 season. Simon Fraser, along with fellow GNAC members Central Washington and Western Oregon, joined the LSC as football-only members. Following the 2022 season, the LSC announced that it would not be extending Simon Fraser's membership past the 2023–24 season.

On April 4, 2023, the university announced that it would be disbanding the football program. Earlier, on February 1, athletic director Theresa Hanson and head coach Mike Rigell released a joint statement that the Red Leafs would play in 2023; however, an internal memo written around this time, and publicly released on June 28 via Business in Vancouver, showed there were no plans to continue football past the 2023 season. The memo also suggested that the football program be dropped prior to the 2023 season as the continuation of the program was deemed to not be feasible.

Preseason

LSC media poll

LSC media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Angelo State	257 (15)
2	Midwestern State	236 (9)
3	Central Washington	207
4	West Texas A&M	198 (1)
5	Texas–Permian Basin	150 (2)
6	Texas A&M–Kingsville	143
7	Western Oregon	108
8	Eastern New Mexico	97
9	Western New Mexico	57
10	Simon Fraser	32

Source:

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Central Washington	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC	L 7–40	1,435
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Midwestern State	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	L 0–77	7,693
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville	Borderite Stadium Blaine, WA	L 7–35	788
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at Texas–Permian Basin	Ratliff Stadium Odessa, TX	L 24–31 OT	3,742
October 15	5:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	L 14–42	1,856
October 22	6:00 p.m.	Western New Mexico	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC	L 21–38	653
October 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 Angelo State	Borderite Stadium Blaine, WA	L 0–24	400
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Western Oregon	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	L 7–32	1,478
November 12	6:00 p.m.	West Texas A&M	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC	W 46–14	649
December 2	7:00 p.m.	British Columbia*	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC (Shrum Bowl)	L 17–18	2,922
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Brandon Niksich Jr WR 4 Ethan Beselt  Sr WR 11 Robert Meadors Sr QB 12 Luke Duxbury  Fr QB 14 Mustapha Yekini So QB 15 Key'Shaun Dorsey Fr QB 16 Justin Seiber Jr WR 17 Tomo Hursthouse Fr WR 18 Richard Lugumire So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Gideone Kremler So DB 3 Joshua Phillips Verdugo Sr DB 5 Damon Lynch Sr DB 6 Khaleeb Webb Sr DB 8 Jerrell Cummings Jr LB 9 Drew Nicholson Jr DB 10 Evan Currie  Jr DB 13 Kyle Huish So DB 19 Kimo Hiu So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Rigell Coordinators/assistant coaches Wayne Dickens Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Jerome Erdman Defensive coordinator/Defensive line David Mickens Special teams coordinator Nicolas Klingshirn Tight ends Clint Uttley Linebackers Burtland Cummings Cornerbacks Eric Taylor Receivers Ian Sinclair Offensive line Tod Shackelford Running backs Cory Doughman Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 31, 2023

Game summaries

Central Washington

Central Washington Wildcats at Simon Fraser Red Leafs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	6	28	3	3	40
Red Leafs	0	0	7	0	7

at Terry Fox Field, Burnaby, British Columbia

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 18 °C (64 °F)
• Game attendance: 1,435
• Referee: M. Livingston
• Box score, Recap

Statistics	CWU	SFU
First downs	27	11
Total yards	523	153
Rushing yards	250	57
Passing yards	273	96
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	32:23	27:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Simon Fraser	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Midwestern State

See also: 2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football team

Simon Fraser Red Leafs at Midwestern State Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Leafs	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	14	28	28	7	77

at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 36 °C (97 °F)
• Game attendance: 7,693
• Referee: Brad Frisby
• Box score, Recap

Statistics	SFU	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Simon Fraser	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Midwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M–Kingsville

Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas at Simon Fraser Red Leafs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Javelinas	21	7	0	7	35
Red Leafs	0	0	7	0	7

at Blaine High School, Blaine, Washington

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny and warm, 19 °C (66 °F)
• Game attendance: 788
• Referee: Seth Niesen
• Box score, Recap

Statistics	TAMUK	SFU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Simon Fraser	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving