2024 Merrimack Warriors football team

2024 Merrimack Warriors football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3
Head coach	Mike Gennetti (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Aynsley Rosenbaum (2nd season)
Home stadium	Duane Stadium

2024 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart		0	–	0					2	–	2
Merrimack		0	–	0					1	–	3
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Merrimack Warriors football team will represent Merrimack College as an Independent in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Warriors will be led by first-year head coach Mike Gennetti and will play home games at Duane Stadium in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 6–21	31,658
September 7	12:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	WFSB	L 17–63	32,351
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	W 31–28	1,943
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Maine	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NESN+	L 15–26	2,547
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	TBD
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	ESPN+
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Stonehill	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	TBD
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	TBD
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	TBD
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	ESPN+
All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Air Force

See also: 2024 Air Force Falcons football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Air Force –29.5	47.5

Game One – Merrimack Warriors (0–0) vs Air Force Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	0	0	6	6
Falcons	7	7	0	7	21

at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO

• Date: August 31, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 31,658
• Referee: Kenneth Ray
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (6:02) AF – Cade Harris 2 yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 13 plays, 38 yards, 6:51; Air Force 7–0) Second quarter (0:16) AF – Cade Harris 4 yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 1:32; Air Force 14–0) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter (8:31) AF – Aiden Calvert 1 yard run, Matthew Dapore kick (Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:12; Air Force 21–0) (0:00) MER – Jalen McDonald 11 yard pass from Ayden Pereira (Drive: 15 plays, 50 yards, 3:40; Air Force 21–6)

Statistics	MER	AF
First downs	10	15
Total yards	57–217	69–237
Rushing yards	27–114	55–166
Passing yards	103	71
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–0	6–14–0
Time of possession	26:56	33:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing	Malakai Anthony	14/21, 74 yards
	Rushing	Jermaine Corbett	8 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Jalen McDonald	5 receptions, 39 yards, 1 TD
Air Force	Passing	John Busha	6/14, 71 yards
	Rushing	Owen Allen	16 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Aiden Calvert	1 reception, 21 yards

at UConn

See also: 2024 UConn Huskies football team

Game Two – Merrimack Warriors (0–1) at UConn Huskies (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	0	0	10	17
Huskies	35	21	7	0	63

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C), Wind S 9MPH
• Game attendance: 32,351
• Referee: Brad Carrell
• TV announcers (WFSB): Randy Brochu (play-by-play), Marc Robbins (color analyst) & Joe Zone (sideline)

Game information

First quarter CONN - Fagnano, Joe 1 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 13:00. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:00 CONN - Edwards, Cam 50 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 9:41. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:32 CONN - Robinson, Durell 48 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 7:49. Huskies 21–0. Drive: 1 plays, 48 yards, TOP 00:09 CONN - Rosa, Victor 29 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 4:40. Huskies 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 01:48 MC - Corbett, Jermaine 46 yd run (Davis, Lliam kick), 1:39. Huskies 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, TOP 03:01 CONN - Bell, Skyler 60 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 0:27. Huskies 35–7. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, TOP 00:45 Second quarter CONN - Porter, Shamar 39 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 13:18. Huskies 42–7. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:04 CONN - Edwards, Cam 1 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 5:58. Huskies 49–7. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:39 CONN - Anderson, Ezeriah 44 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 3:24. Huskies 56–7. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, TOP 00:31 Third quarter CONN - Honig, Alex 12 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 6:10. Huskies 63–7. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, TOP 03:16 Fourth quarter MC - Sweitzer, Seth 71 yd pass from Lewis, Justin (Davis, Lliam kick), 7:31. Huskies 63–14. Drive: 1 plays, 71 yards, TOP 00:15 MC - Davis, Lliam 32 yd field goal, 0:00. Huskies 63–17. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 05:37

Statistics	MER	CONN
First downs	13	26
Total yards	279	624
Rushing yards	124	278
Passing yards	155	346
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	31:52	28:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing	Justin Lewis	6/6, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jermaine Corbett	14 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Seth Sweitzer	2 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
UConn	Passing	Joseph Fagnano	13/19, 328 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Durell Robinson	10 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Skyler Bell	2 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

at Bucknell

See also: 2024 Bucknell Bison football team

Game Three – Merrimack Warriors (0–2) at Bucknell Bison (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Merrimack	0	0	0	0	0
Bucknell	0	0	0	0	0

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MER	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Maine

See also: 2024 Maine Black Bears football team

Game Four – Maine Black Bears (0–0) vs Merrimack Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maine	0	0	0	0	0
Merrimack	0	0	0	0	0

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UMA	MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Dartmouth

See also: 2024 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Game Five – Dartmouth Big Green (0–0) vs Merrimack Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dartmouth	0	0	0	0	0
Merrimack	0	0	0	0	0

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DART	MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Merrimack	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving