2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
American college football season
2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football | |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 2–1 (1–0 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Caleb Gelsomino (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ron DiGravio (6th season) |
Home stadium | Arute Field |
Seasons ← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stonehill* | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercyhurst * | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Devils are led by second-year head coach Adam Lechtenberg and play their home games at Arute Field in New Britain, Connecticut.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan* | ESPN+ | L 10–66 | 18,055 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Fordham* | NEC Front Row | W 33–3 | 3,784 | |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | NEC Front Row | W 27–20 | 2,616 | |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ESPN+ | |||
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Yale* | ESPN+ | |||
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Mercyhurst |
| NEC Front Row | ||
October 19 | at Dartmouth* |
| ESPN+ | |||
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU | ESPN+, NESN 360 | |||
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Wagner |
| NEC Front Row | ||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stonehill | NEC Front Row | |||
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Robert Morris |
| NEC Front Row | ||
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Duquesne |
| NEC Front Row | ||
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Game summaries
at Central Michigan (FBS)
Game One – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Central Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Central Michigan (FBS) | 14 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 66 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
- Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 PM
- Game attendance: 18,055
- Referee: Billy Williams
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gutowsky (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | CCSU | CMU |
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First downs | 16 | 22 |
Total yards | 67–285 | 52–491 |
Rushing yards | 44–194 | 24–113 |
Passing yards | 91 | 378 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–23–1 | 21–28–0 |
Time of possession | 34:57 | 25:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Connecticut | Passing | Brady Olson | 12/20, 91 yards |
Rushing | Jadon Turner | 5 carries, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Plaskon | 4 receptions, 44 yards | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Joe Labas | 18/24, 342 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Myles Bailey | 9 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Solomon Davis | 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD |
Fordham
Game Two – Fordham Rams (0-1) at Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fordham | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Central Connecticut | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Arute Field • New Britain, CT
- Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
- Game time: 6:00 PM
- TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | FORD | CCSU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fordham | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Central Connecticut | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Saint Francis (PA)
Game Three – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (1–1) at Saint Francis Red Flash (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA
- Date: September 14, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 pm
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | CCSU | SFPA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Connecticut | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Saint Francis (PA) | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
References
- ^ "2024 CCSU Football". Central Connecticut athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2024.