2018 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team

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American college football season

2018 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football

Conference| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 5–5 (4–4 MASCAC)
Head coach|

* Mark Robichaud (12th season)

Offensive coordinator| Josh Sylvester (8th season)
Defensive coordinator| Steve Faniel (12th season)
Home stadium| Cressy Field
(capacity: 1,850)

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Framingham State $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Western Connecticut |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Bridgewater State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Plymouth State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
UMass Dartmouth |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Westfield State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Fitchburg State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Massachusetts Maritime |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Worcester State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2018 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team represented the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a member of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. The Corsairs, led by 12th-year head coach Mark Robichaud, played their home games at Cressy Field in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 1:00 p.m.| Alfred State*|

* Pioneer Stadium
* Alfred, NY

| W 49–21| 837
September 8| 12:00 p.m.| No. 23 Delaware Valley|

* Cressy Field
* Dartmouth, MA

| L 21–52| 550
September 14| 7:00 p.m.| at Westfield State|

* Alumni Field
* Westfield, MA

| W 28–9| 1,500
September 22| 5:30 p.m.| Plymouth State|

* Cressy Field
* Dartmouth, MA

| W 21–16| 975
September 29| 5:00 p.m.| at Western Connecticut|

* The WAC
* Danbury, CT

| L 27–40| 1,823
October 13| 4:00 p.m.| at Bridgewater State|

* Swenson Field
* Bridgewater, MA

| L 28–44| 1,532
October 20| 2:30 p.m.| Worcester State|

* Cressy Field
* Dartmouth, MA

| W 41–27| 750
October 26| 7:00 p.m.| at Framingham State|

* Bowditch Field
* Framingham, MA

| L 13–44| 1,002
November 3| 12:00 p.m.| Massachusetts Maritime|

* Cressy Field
* Dartmouth, MA

| W 20–0| 350
November 10| 12:00 p.m.| Fitchburg State|

* Cressy Field
* Dartmouth, MA

| L 29–32| 450

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from D3football.com Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries[edit]

### At Alfred State[edit]

See also: Alfred State Pioneers

Game One – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (0–0) vs Alfred State Pioneers (0–0)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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UMass Dartmouth | 14 | 21 | 7| 7| 49
Alfred State | 0 | 0 | 7| 14| 21

at Pioneer Stadium • Alfred, New York

* Date: Saturday, September 1, 2018
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 837
* Referee: Aaron Skolnik

Game information

First quarter

* (5:58) UMD – Douglas Machado 26 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 7–0)
* (1:42) UMD – Devante Greaves 10 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 14–0)

Second quarter

* (11:42) UMD – Steffan Gravely 12 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 21–0)
* (5:45) UMD – Douglas Machado 20 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 28–0)
* (1:35) UMD – Leroy Brown 5 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 35–0)

Third quarter

* (6:54) UMD – Jace Pena 1 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 42–0)
* (3:04) ALS – Ronnie Clark 24 Yd Run, Ryan Shipherd Kick (UMass Dartmouth 42–7)

Fourth quarter

* (7:54) UMD – Adam Washington 9 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 49–7)
* (5:13) ALS – Jalen Long 32 Yd Pass, Ryan Shipherd Kick (UMass Dartmouth 49–14)
* (0:20) ALS – Ricky Hagins 46 Yd Pass, Ryan Shipherd Kick (UMass Dartmouth 49–21)

Statistics  | UMD  | ALS

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First downs | 26 | 19
Plays–yards | 81–465 | 67–375
Rushes–yards | 235 | 76
Passing yards | 230 | 299
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–36–0 | 16–32–1
Time of possession | 29:54 | 30:06
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 17/25, 185 yards, 4 TD
Rushing | Steffan Gravely | 12 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Douglas Machado | 4 receptions, 64 yards, 2 TD
Alfred State  | Passing | Dashown Wilson | 16/32, 299 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Ronnie Clark | 17 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Jalen Long | 9 receptions, 173 yards, 1 TD

### No. 23 Delaware Valley[edit]

See also: Delaware Valley Aggies

Game Two – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (1–0) vs No. 23 Delaware Valley (0–1)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 23 Delaware Valley | 17 | 14 | 14| 7| 52
UMass Dartmouth | 0 | 7 | 0| 14| 21

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, Massachusetts

* Date: Saturday, September 8, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 550
* Referee: Scott MacDonald

Game information

First quarter

* (13:46) DVU – Dan Allen 29 Yd Pass, Nick Restaino Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 7–0)
* (10:19) DVU – Nick Restaino 34 Yd Field Goal (No. 23 Delaware Valley 10–0)
* (7:20) DVU – Dante Simmons 8 Yd Run, Nick Restaino Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 17–0)

Second quarter

* (12:37) UMD – Jacen Hudson 9 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 17–7)
* (10:06) DVU – Dan Allen 47 Yd Pass, Nick Restaino Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 24–7)
* (3:56) DVU – John Graham 7 Yd Pass, Nick Restaino Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 31–7)

Third quarter

* (10:26) DVU – Aaron Nelson 25 Yd Pass, Nick Restaino Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 38–7)
* (5:38) DVU – Quadir Strothers 1 Yd Run, Nick Restaino Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 45–7)

Fourth quarter

* (13:07) UMD – Stephen Gacioch 1 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 45–14)
* (4:55) DVU – Wavell Wint 3 Yd Run, Nick Restaino Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 52–14)
* (2:22) UMD – Jace Pena 1 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (No. 23 Delaware Valley 52–21)

Statistics  | DVU  | UMD

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First downs | 23 | 17
Plays–yards | 66–465 | 65–321
Rushes–yards | 258 | 198
Passing yards | 207 | 123
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–23–2 | 8–15–1
Time of possession | 32:35 | 27:25
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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No. 23 Delaware Valley  | Passing | Dashawn Darden | 11/20, 207 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Donte Simmons | 10 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Dan Allen | 4 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 7/14, 103 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Steffan Gravely | 15 carries, 85 yards
Receiving | Leroy Brown | 3 receptions, 45 yards

### At Westfield State[edit]

See also: Westfield State Owls football

Game Three – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (1–1) vs Westfield State Owls (1–1)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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UMass Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 28| 0| 28
Westfield State | 6 | 3 | 0| 0| 9

at Alumni Field • Westfield, Massachusetts

* Date: Friday, September 14, 2018
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 70s • Weather: Humid
* Game attendance: 1,500
* Referee: Wm. Gosselin

Game information

First quarter

* (8:49) WSU – Jake Cassidy 34 Yd Run, Corey Pooler PAT Failed (Westfield State 6–0)

Second quarter

* (3:22) WSU – Corey Pooler 25 Yd Field Goal (Westfield State 9–0)

Third quarter

* (12:25) UMD – Sean Reall 36 Yd Fumble Recovery, James Tooker Kick (Westfield State 9–7)
* (12:05) UMD – Matt Mitchell 23 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 9–14)
* (5:58) UMD – Jacob Francis 1 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 9–21)
* (4:56) UMD – Tony Slaughter 30 Yd Fumble Recovery, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 9–28)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics  | UMD  | WSU

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First downs | 13 | 14
Plays–yards | 61–242 | 67–218
Rushes–yards | 138 | 95
Passing yards | 104 | 123
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–22–0 | 8–23–1
Time of possession | 25:36 | 34:24
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Jace Pena | 9/16, 76 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Steffan Gravely | 16 carries, 70 yards
Receiving | DJ Machado | 2 receptions, 28 yards
Westfield State  | Passing | Jake Cassidy | 6/14, 62 yards
Rushing | RJ Darby | 8 carries, 31 yards
Receiving | Nick Ieng | 1 reception, 48 yards

### Plymouth State[edit]

See also: Plymouth State Panthers football

Game Four – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (2–1) vs Plymouth State Panthers (1–1)

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Plymouth State | 0 | 0 | 7| 9| 16
UMass Dartmouth | 0 | 7 | 7| 7| 21

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, Massachusetts

* Date: Saturday, September 22, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 975
* Referee: Scott MacDonald

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

* (5:40) UMD – Leroy Brown 13 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 7–0)

Third quarter

* (9:51) PSU – David Hamilton 1 Yd Run, Jeremy Martin Kick (Tied 7–7)
* (7:00) UMD – Leroy Brown 28 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 14–7)

Fourth quarter

* (12:22) PSU – Jeremy Martin 22 Yd Field Goal (UMass Dartmouth 14–10)
* (1:14) UMD – Steffan Gravely 2 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 21–10)
* (0:16) PSU – Jacob Szulc 9 Yd Pass, Zack Edwards 2pt Failed (UMass Dartmouth 21–16)

Statistics  | PSU  | UMD

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First downs | 14 | 18
Plays–yards | 62–260 | 63–337
Rushes–yards | 143 | 101
Passing yards | 18–31–0 | 20–31–0
Passing: comp–att–int | 117 | 236
Time of possession | 30:11 | 29:49
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Plymouth State  | Passing | Zack Edwards | 18/31, 117 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | David Hamilton | 20 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Zach Swanson | 4 receptions, 24 yards
UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 20/30, 236 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Stephen Gacioch | 13 carries, 62 yards
Receiving | Kevin Gonzalez | 8 receptions, 112 yards

### At Western Connecticut[edit]

See also: Western Connecticut Colonials football

Game Five – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (3–1) vs Western Connecticut Colonials (3–0)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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UMass Dartmouth | 6 | 7 | 7| 7| 27
Western Connecticut | 13 | 14 | 0| 13| 40

at The WAC • Danbury, Connecticut

* Date: Saturday, September 29, 2018
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy and cool
* Game attendance: 1,823
* Referee: R. Patry

Game information

First quarter

* (14:12) WCSU – Will Daniels 65 Yd Pass, Jordan D'Onofrio Kick (Western Connecticut 7–0)
* (9:15) WCSU – David James 7 Yd Run, PAT Failed (Western Connecticut 13–0)
* (4:10) UMD – Matt Mitchell 2 Yd Pass, PAT Failed (Western Connecticut 13–6)

Second quarter

* (10:26) UMD – Leroy Brown 53 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (Tied 13–13)
* (8:23) WCSU – Kyle McKinnon 12 Yd Pass, Jordan D'Onofrio Kick (Western Connecticut 20–13)
* (3:14) WCSU – Kyle McKinnon 19 Yd Pass, Jordan D'Onofrio Kick (Western Connecticut 27–13)

Third quarter

* (1:04) UMD – Stephen Gacioch 2 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (Western Connecticut 27–20)

Fourth quarter

* (10:53) WCSU – J. Witherspoon 97 Yd Interception, Jordan D'Onofrio Kick (Western Connecticut 34–20)
* (7:58) UMD – Kevin Gonzalez 16 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (Western Connecticut 34–27)
* (3:00) WCSU – Kyle McKinnon 4 Yd Run, Jordan D'Onofrio 2pt Failed (Western Connecticut 40–27)

Statistics  | UMD  | WCSU

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First downs | 28 | 20
Plays–yards | 83–506 | 64–420
Rushes–yards | 206 | 162
Passing yards | 300 | 258
Passing: comp–att–int | 26–44–1 | 14–27–1
Time of possession | 32:25 | 27:35
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 26/44, 300 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Stephen Gacioch | 11 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Leroy Brown | 7 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD
Western Connecticut  | Passing | David James | 13/26, 254 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Kyle McKinnon | 15 carries, 75 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Will Daniels | 4 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

### At Bridgewater State[edit]

See also: Bridgewater State Bears football

Game Six – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (3–2) vs Bridgewater State Bears (4–2)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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UMass Dartmouth | 7 | 14 | 7| 0| 28
Bridgewater State | 7 | 20 | 7| 10| 44

at Swenson Filed • Bridgewater, Massachusetts

* Date: Saturday, October 13, 2018
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Partly sunny
* Game attendance: 1,532
* Referee: Mark Mesnick

Game information

First quarter

* (7:17) BSU – Stefano D'Emilia 10 Yd Run, Jacob Crear Kick (Bridgewater State 7–0)
* (5:28) UMD – Stephen Gacioch 5 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

* (13:33) BSU – Brad Thiltgen 8 Yd Run, Jacob Crear Kick (Bridgewater State 14–7)
* (8:00) BSU – Aidan Silva 6 Yd Run, PAT Failed (Bridgewater State 20–7)
* (7:38) UMD – Leroy Brown 60 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (Bridgewater State 20–14)
* (4:53) BSU – Nick Santavicca 2 Yd Run, Jacob Crear Kick (Bridgewater State 27–14)
* (3:25) UMD – Leroy Brown 59 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (Bridgewater State 27–21)

Third quarter

* (6:05) UMD – Leroy Brown 57 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 27–28)
* (4:17) BSU – Aidan Silva 1 Yd Run, Jacob Crear Kick (Bridgewater State 34–28)

Fourth quarter

* (14:22) BSU – Nick Santavicca 6 Yd Run, Jacob Crear Kick (Bridgewater State 41–28)
* (2:04) BSU – Jacob Crear 24 Yd Field Goal (Bridgewater State 44–28)

Statistics  | UMD  | BSU

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First downs | 10 | 31
Plays–yards | 55–354 | 87–543
Rushes–yards | 63 | 187
Passing yards | 291 | 356
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–31–2 | 25–35–1
Time of possession | 22:56 | 37:04
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 14/31, 291 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Stephen Gacioch | 15 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Leroy Brown | 6 receptions, 199 yards, 3 TD
Bridgewater State  | Passing | Stefano D'Emilia | 19/23, 292 yards, 1 INT
Rushing | Aidan Silva | 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jack Lavanchy | 12 receptions, 185 yards

### Worcester State[edit]

See also: Worcester State Lancers football

Game Seven – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (3–3) vs Worcester State Lancers (2–4)

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Worcester State | 7 | 0 | 13| 7| 27
UMass Dartmouth | 7 | 27 | 0| 7| 41

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, Massachusetts

* Date: Saturday, October 20, 2018
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 750
* Referee: Joseph Bollus

Game information

First quarter

* (10:25) UMD – Devante Greaves 3 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 7–0)
* (5:34) WOR – Hunter Paupaw 4 Yd Run, Noah Hwang Kick (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

* (13:36) UMD – Devante Greaves 6 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 14–7)
* (8:43) UMD – Devante Greaves 11 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 21–7)
* (2:52) UMD – Stephen Gacioch 1 Yd Run, PAT Failed (UMass Dartmouth 27–7)
* (0:09) UMD – Jacen Hudson 23 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 34–7)

Third quarter

* (13:40) WOR – Jordan Choquette 41 Yd Pass, Noah Hwang Kick (UMass Dartmouth 34–14)
* (3:55) WOR – Jacob Maher 9 Yd Pass, PAT Failed (UMass Dartmouth 34–20)

Fourth quarter

* (12:47) WOR – Hunter Paupaw 3 Yd Run, Noah Hwang Kick (UMass Dartmouth 34–27)
* (10:16) UMD – Devante Greaves 1 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 41–27)

Statistics  | WOR  | UMD

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First downs | 18 | 32
Plays–yards | 60–284 | 93–596
Rushes–yards | 19 | 368
Passing yards | 265 | 228
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–42–5 | 19–29–2
Time of possession | 21:43 | 38:17
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Worcester State  | Passing | Noah Brum | 22/39, 265 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing | Hunter Paupaw | 6 carries, 13 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jordan Choquette | 10 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 19/29, 228 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Devante Greaves | 30 carries, 237 yards, 4 TD
Receiving | DJ Machado | 4 receptions, 62 yards

### At Framingham State[edit]

See also: Framingham State Rams football

Game Eight – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (4–3) vs Framingham State Rams (5–2)

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UMass Dartmouth | 6 | 0 | 0| 7| 13
Framingham State | 14 | 16 | 14| 0| 44

at Bowditch Field • Framingham, Massachusetts

* Date: Friday, October 26, 2018
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 1,002
* Referee: David Carter

Game information

First quarter

* (9:46) FRA – Napoleon Miller 17 Yd Run, Henrique DeBoni Kick (Framingham State 7–0)
* (8:59) UMD – DJ Machado 70 Yd Pass, PAT Failed (Framingham State 7–6)
* (5:23) FRA – Sebastein Robert 19 Yd Run, Henrique DeBoni Kick (Framingham State 14–6)

Second quarter

* (10:59) FRA – Quron Wright 50 Yd Run, Henrique DeBoni Kick (Framingham State 21–6)
* (4:24) FRA – Team 16 Yd Safety (Framingham State 23–6)
* (1:23) FRA – Rufus Rushins 4 Yd Run, Henrique DeBoni Kick (Framingham State 30–6)

Third quarter

* (6:41) FRA – Rufus Rushins 1 Yd Run, Henrique DeBoni Kick (Framingham State 37–6)
* (3:40) FRA – Sebastein Joseph 58 Yd Pass, Henrique DeBoni Kick (Framingham State 44–6)

Fourth quarter

* (5:06) UMD – Jacob Francis 25 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (Framingham State 44–13)

Statistics  | UMD  | FRA

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First downs | 14 | 20
Plays–yards | 62–392 | 71–500
Rushes–yards | 166 | 325
Passing yards | 226 | 175
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–25–1 | 11–23–0
Time of possession | 21:41 | 35:24
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 9/18, 168 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Jacob Francis | 10 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | DJ Machado | 4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
Framingham State  | Passing | Adam Wojenski | 10/20, 172 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Quron Wright | 17 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Sebastein Joseph | 3 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD

### Massachusetts Maritime[edit]

See also: Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football

Game Nine – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (4–4) vs Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers (2–6)

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Massachusetts Maritime | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
UMass Dartmouth | 7 | 7 | 6| 0| 20

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, Massachusetts

* Date: Saturday, November 3, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 350
* Referee: Bill Zeoli

Game information

First quarter

* (4:07) UMD – Kevin Gonzalez 13 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 7–0)

Second quarter

* (3:01) UMD – DJ Machado 34 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 14–0)

Third quarter

* (0:00) UMD – Connor Russ 1 Yd Run, PAT Blocked (UMass Dartmouth 20–0)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics  | MMA  | UMD

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First downs | 9 | 21
Plays–yards | 61–94 | 72–406
Rushes–yards | 6 | 38
Passing yards | 88 | 368
Passing: comp–att–int | 7–20–0 | 28–48–0
Time of possession | 30:22 | 29:38
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Massachusetts Maritime  | Passing | Curtis Cann | 4/9, 46 yards
Rushing | Benjamin Sheehan | 18 carries, 41 yards
Receiving | Dylan Linehan | 2 receptions, 42 yards
UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 28/48, 368 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Stephen Gacioch | 13 carries, 27 yards
Receiving | DJ Machado | 10 receptions, 166 yards, 1 TD

### Fitchburg State[edit]

See also: Fitchburg State Falcons football

Game Ten – UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (5–4) vs Fitchburg State (1–8)

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Fitchburg State | 6 | 20 | 6| 0| 32
UMass Dartmouth | 14 | 0 | 0| 15| 29

at Cressy Field • Dartmouth, Massachusetts

* Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Partly sunny
* Game attendance: 450
* Referee: Gregg Camara

Game information

First quarter

* (12:54) UMD – Devante Greaves 8 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 7–0)
* (12:34) FIT – Sterlin Garvin 71 Yd Run, William Jamison 2pt Failed (UMass Dartmouth 7–6)
* (0:27) UMD – Devante Greaves 18 Yd Run, James Tooker Kick (UMass Dartmouth 14–6)

Second quarter

* (11:36) FIT – Sterlin Garvin 64 Yd Run, Brandon Brown 2pt Failed (UMass Dartmouth 14–12)
* (7:15) FIT – Sterlin Garvin 15 Yd Run, Chris Tamukedde 2pt Failed (Fitchburg State 14–18)
* (3:19) FIT – J. Brown 26 Yd Pass, Richard Austin 2pt (Fitchburg State 14–26)

Third quarter

* (11:10) FIT – Sterlin Garvin 9 Yd Run, Connor Fitzsimons 2pt Failed (Fitchburg State 14–32)

Fourth quarter

* (3:23) UMD – DJ Machado 17 Yd Pass, James Tooker Kick (Fitchburg State 21–32)
* (0:31) UMD – Jacen Hudson 30 Yd Pass, Stephen Gacioch 2pt Pass (Fitchburg State 29–32)

Statistics  | FIT  | UMD

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First downs | 19 | 30
Plays–yards | 59–514 | 85–501
Rushes–yards | 463 | 110
Passing yards | 51 | 391
Passing: comp–att–int | 2–6–0 | 26–53–0
Time of possession | 32:17 | 27:43
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Fitchburg State  | Passing | Brandon Brown | 2/6, 51 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Sterlin Garvin | 36 carries, 296 yards, 4 TD
Receiving | Jesse Brown | 1 reception, 26 yards, 1 TD
UMass Dartmouth  | Passing | Stephen Gacioch | 26/53, 391 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Devante Greaves | 14 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Leroy Brown | 9 receptions, 192 yards

## Personnel[edit]

### Coaching staff[edit]

Name | Position

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Mark Robichaud | Head coach
Steve Faniel | Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator
Josh Sylvester | Offensive coordinator
Ryan Struthers | Special teams coordinator
Ryan McCormack | Assistant coach
Justin Borden | Assistant coach
Michael Slaughter Jr. | Assistant coach
Paul Harrison | Assistant coach
Joseph Pappalardo | Assistant coach
Joe Teixeira | Assistant coach

### Roster[edit]

2018 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Football

Quarterbacks

* 3 – Jace Pena – junior (5'11, 200)
* 11 – Stephen Gacioch – sophomore (6'2, 195)
* 12 – Jacob Francis – sophomore (6'0, 215)
* 19 – Keenan Little – freshman (6'4, 200)

Running backs

* 9 – Steffan Gravely – freshman (5'11, 180)
* 13 – Devante Greaves – freshman (6'1, 195)
* 14 – Fernando Silva – junior (5'10, 193)
* 24 – Matt Mitchell – senior (5'9, 175)
* 28 – Gayee Myers – sophomore (5'5, 175)
* 33 – Olawale Juniad – sophomore (5'10, 200)
* 43 – James Brescia – sophomore (5'8, 200)
* 48 – Nate Sarfo – sophomore (6'0, 220)

Wide receivers

* 2 – Leroy Brown – sophomore (6'0, 200)
* 7 – Mike Whitsett – senior (5'11, 175)
* 17 – Shakir White – senior (5'8, 155)
* 26 – Jon Browne – sophomore (6'1, 176)
* 29 – JP Mason – freshman (6'1, 160)
* 41 – Mike Pelletier – sophomore (6'0, 195)
* 80 – Adam Washington – freshman (6'3, 195)
* 81 – Jacen Hudson – junior (5'10, 185)
* 82 – Fabrice Rene – junior (6'1, 190)
* 83 – Eric Woodbury – sophomore (5'9, 185)
* 84 – Isaac Elkhoury – sophomore (5'10, 190)
* 85 – Douglas Machado – sophomore (5'10, 175)
* 86 – Kevin Gonzalez – junior (5'9, 170)
* 87 – David Engler – sophomore (5'11, 165)
* 88 – Ryan Riordan – freshman (6'4, 215)
* 89 – Dylan DeFlorio – sophomore (6'3, 205)

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Offensive linemen

* 55 – Antonio Mitjans – senior (6'2, 265)
* 60 – Gage DaSilva – freshman (6'1, 250)
* 62 – Johnny Moctezuma – freshman (5'9, 230)
* 63 – Jason Xiao – freshman (5'11, 235)
* 65 – Trevor McCarthy – sophomore (6'0, 275)
* 66 – Zac Hodges – sophomore (6'2, 255)
* 68 – Bruno Abbatessa – sophomore (6'0, 260)
* 71 – Darren Fluker – freshman (6'5, 288)
* 72 – Quinn Fallon – senior (6'1, 270)
* 73 – Andrew Paulus – freshman (6'1, 265)
* 75 – Andrew Gingras – sophomore (6'6, 295)
* 76 – Christian Sermos – sophomore (6'1, 300)
* 78 – Storm Furtado – freshman (6'2, 270)
* 79 – Tajh Hylton – freshman (5'8, 280)

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Defensive linemen

* 40 – Thomas Corley – freshman (6'4, 230)
* 51 – Zakk Rodrigues – senior (6'1, 290)
* 56 – Tom Janicki – senior (6'2, 235)
* 59 – Khaliq Hollingsworth – freshman (6'3, 242)
* 61 – Mekhi Geter – freshman (6'1, 250)
* 74 – Stephen Zenisky – freshman (5'11, 285)
* 77 – Marcus Elysee – sophomore (6'2, 245)
* 90 – Ryan Bucko – senior (6'6, 240)
* 91 – Jesse Jason – junior (6'4, 205)
* 92 – Chris Picard – sophomore (6'2, 245)
* 93 – Sean Reall – sophomore (6'4, 210)
* 94 – Isaiah Ortiz – sophomore (5'11, 215)
* 97 – Matt Gisonno – freshman (6'4, 215)
* 98 – Adam Boulrisse – sophomore (5'10, 240)
* 99 – Allston George – junior (5'10, 275)

Linebackers

* 5 – Connor Russ – junior (6'1, 210)
* 8 – Angel Duarte – junior (5'9, 220)
* 22 – Jonathan Cistrunk – senior (6'0, 205)
* 25 – Malik Gibson – freshman (6'1, 180)
* 31 – Johnny Veiga – junior (6'2, 220)
* 44 – Samuel Ejiasi – senior (5'8, 215)
* 45 – Javien Delgado – freshman (5'10, 190)
* 46 – Junie Rios – freshman (6'1, 220)
* 47 – Aaron Burris – freshman (6'2, 195)
* 50 – Jairo Baez – sophomore (6'0, 200)
* 58 – Matt Heaney – sophomore (6'0, 200)

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Defensive backs

* 1 – Tony Slaughter – junior (6'2, 205)
* 6 – Dwayne Hunter-Parker – junior (5'11, 180)
* 15 – Moise Rainford – junior (5'10, 200)
* 16 – Brendan Cuthill – junior (6'0, 187)
* 18 – Pedro DelToro – sophomore (5'6, 158)
* 23 – Miguel Martinez – sophomore (6'0, 195)
* 27 – Sam Krajewski – sophomore (6'2, 176)
* 30 – Chris Gomes – sophomore (5'11, 185)
* 34 – Jacob Burkhead – sophomore (5'11, 185)
* 35 – Nick Paget – freshman (6'1, 190)
* 36 – James Sferrazza – freshman (6'0, 185)
* 37 – Alexi Fauzey – freshman (5'10, 175)
* 38 – Marlon Scott – freshman (6'0, 180)
* 39 – Erik Hernandez – freshman (5'8, 145)
* 42 – Jack Droney – junior (6'2, 200)

Placekicker

* 49 – James Tooker – sophomore (5'11, 185)

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Source and player details, 2018 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (2/7/2023)[2]

## Statistics[edit]

### Team[edit]

|  | UMass Dartmouth | Opp

|
|

Scoring | 277 | 285
Points per Game | 27.7 | 28.5
First Downs | 209 | 187
Rushing | 88 | 82
Passing | 103 | 78
Penalty | 18 | 27
Rushing yards | 1,623 | 1,734
Avg per play | 4.2 | 4.3
Avg per game | 162.3 | 173.4
Rushing touchdowns | 18 | 27
Passing yards | 2,497 | 1,939
Att–Comp–Int | 334–186–7 | 262–134–11
Avg per pass | 7.5 | 7.4
Avg per game | 240.7 | 193.9
Passing touchdowns | 20 | 12
Total Offense | 4,120 | 3,673
Avg per Game | 412.0 | 367.3
Fumbles–Lost | 14–9 | 15–9
Penalties–Yards | 91–893 | 75–576
Avg per Game | 89.3 | 57.6
|  | UMass Dartmouth | Opp

|
|

Punts–Yards | 53–1,694 | 52–1,882
Avg per Punt | 32.0 | 36.2
Time of Possession/Game | 28:32 | 31:10
3rd Down Conversions | 54–142 | 52–137
4th Down Conversions | 9–26 | 6–19
Touchdowns Scored | 40 | 40
Field Goals–Attempts | 0–4 | 4–5
PAT–Attempts | 35–39 | 29–33

### Individual leaders[edit]

#### Offense[edit]

Passing statistics

# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG
11 | Stephen Gacioch | QB | 137.2 | 167 | 298 | 2,298 | 229.8 | 56.0% | 19 | 7 | 70
3 | Jace Pena | QB | 108.3 | 16 | 31 | 170 | 24.3 | 51.6% | 1 | 0 | 40
19 | Keenan Little | QB | 135.9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 3.6 | 75.0% | 0 | 0 | 17
24 | Matt Mitchell | RB | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0
| TOTALS |  | 134.1 | 186 | 334 | 2,497 | 249.7 | 55.7% | 20 | 7 | 70
Rushing statistics

# | NAME | POS | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG
# | NAME | POS | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG
| TOTALS |  | ATT | YDS  | AVG | TD | LONG
Receiving statistics

# | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG
# | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG
| TOTALS |  | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | 78

#### Special teams[edit]

Punting statistics

# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | AVG | LONG | YDS
# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | AVG | LONG | YDS
| TOTALS |  | PUNTS | AVG | LONG | YDS

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2018 UMass Dartmouth Football Schedule". corsairathletics.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
2. ^ "2018 Football Roster". corsairathletics.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

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