Central Connecticut at Saint Francis

Saturday, October 1, 2022 Share

Saint Francis beat Central Connecticut 39–⁠13. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Central Connecticut led the series 13–⁠5.

AwayCentral Connecticut2–⁠9 in 2022

HomeSaint Francis9–⁠3 in 2022

Final at DeGol Field, LorettoAttendance 1,150

At kickoff: 49°F, overcast, wind 15 mph from the northeast, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; J Murtha Jtwn-Cmbra County Airport (KJST), 27 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official: Rick MartinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Central Connecticut	0	6	7	0	13
Saint Francis	5	14	7	13	39

Standouts

PassingCole Doyle7 of 11, 76 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTSaint Francis
ReceivingKyren Petteway7 catches, 89 yardsCentral Connecticut
DefenseLuquay Washington1 INTCentral Connecticut

Player stats

Central ConnecticutSaint Francis

Central Connecticut

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Shon Mitchell	16/38	188	0	2

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Nasir Smith	14	44	0	7
Malik Thomas	6	37	0	16

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Long
Kyren Petteway	7	89	40
Erik Surratt	2	63	43
Naj Johnson	1	14	14
Isiah Williams	2	9	8

Defense	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int
Luquay Washington	0	0	0	1

Saint Francis

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Cole Doyle	7/11	76	2	1
Justin Sliwoski	4/10	82	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Lovell Armstead	13	53	1	10
Damon Horton	11	36	0	9
Jordan Jackson	7	28	1	11
Cole Doyle	6	24	0	12

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Elijah Sarratt	4	50	1	22
Damon Horton	1	47	0	47
Dawson Snyder	2	35	0	28
Makai Jackson	4	26	1	29

Defense	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int
Travell Cook	0	0	0	1
Kendal Marks	0	0	0	1

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Central Connecticut		Saint Francis
266	Total yards	299
188	Passing yards	158
78	Rushing yards	141
4.9	Yards per pass	7.5
3.1	Yards per rush	3.2
15	First downs	17
1–⁠12	Third downs	5–⁠14
1–⁠3	Fourth downs	0–⁠0
3	Turnovers	1
8–⁠74	Penalties	5–⁠55
26:57	Possession	33:03

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Saint Francis 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Saint Francis −18.5, over/under 47.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Saint Francis 90%, Central Connecticut 10%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The series

Every Central Connecticut–Saint Francis game

Central Connecticut leads 15–⁠6 in 21 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025	Central Connecticut 31, Saint Francis 7
2024	Central Connecticut 27, Saint Francis 20
2023	Saint Francis 49, Central Connecticut 14
2022	Saint Francis 39, Central Connecticut 13
2021	Central Connecticut 24, Saint Francis 21
2019	Central Connecticut 38, Saint Francis 31

Around this game

Central Connecticut at Saint Francis

Scoring by quarter

Standouts

Player stats

Central Connecticut

SFSaint Francis

Team stats

Before kickoff

Our ratings (scores only)

The line

The series

Around this game

Central Connecticut

Saint Francis

Ranked games that day

Saint Francis