2022 Shepherd Rams football team

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2022 Shepherd Rams football
Super Region One champion
PSAC East champion
ConferencePSAC
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 6
Record13–2 (7–0 PSAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Haines (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJosh Kline (14th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRam Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 Shepherd xy^   7 – 0     13 – 2  
Kutztown   5 – 2     8 – 3  
West Chester   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Millersville   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Shippensburg   3 – 4     5 – 6  
East Stroudsburg   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Bloomsburg   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Lock Haven   0 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 11 IUP xy$^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 16 Slippery Rock x^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
Gannon x   6 – 1     8 – 3  
California (PA)   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Edinboro   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Clarion   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Seton Hill   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Mercyhurst   0 – 7     2 – 9  
Championship: IUP 24, Shepherd 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2022 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the East Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ernie McCook, the Rams compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the PSAC East Division title. Shepherd lost the PSAC Championship Game to West Division champion IUP. The Rams advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat New Haven in the first round, Slippery Rock in the second round, and IUP in the quarterfinal, before falling to Colorado Mines in the semifinals. The team played home games at Ram Stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The 2022 season was the third for the Rams as a member of the PSAC after joining the conference in 2019.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

The following coaches left the football program:

  • Defensive line coach Ramal Faunteroy left for a position at Morgan State.

The following coaches joined the football program:

  • Levern Belin was hired as the defensive line coach.

Additions[edit]

Recruiting class[edit]

Player Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school
Derick Adames DB 5 ft 11 in 170 lbs Germantown, MD Northwest High School
Ryan Adams DL 6 ft 3 in 290 lbs Woodbridge, VA Gar-Field Senior High School
Riley Ambrose WR 6 ft 2 in 180 lbs Baltimore, MD Fork Union Military Academy
Jaden Bacon RB 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Hyattsville, MD DeMatha Catholic High School
Matthew Benny OL 6 ft 2 in 300 lbs Severn, MD Archbishop Spalding High School
Kelvon Bethea DL 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Norfolk, VA Oscar F. Smith High School
James Bozek K 6 ft 3 in 195 lbs Alexandria, VA Hayfield Secondary School
Tylek Bright RB 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Germantown, MD Seneca Valley High School
Dominic Busky FB 6 ft 2 in 230 lbs Martinsburg, WV DeMatha Catholic High School
Cameron Dorner WR 6 ft 2 in 180 lbs New Market, MD Oakdale High School
Trey Duke DB 5 ft 10 in 160 lbs Alexandria, VA St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Jahmal Edwards RB 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Washington, D.C. Theodore Roosevelt High School
Will Ennis WR 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Severn, MD Old Mill High School
Vince Flook DL 6 ft 5 in 220 lbs Middletown, MD Middletown High School
Amir Frye DL 6 ft 3 in 230 lbs Bethesda, MD Walter Johnson High School
Daryl Harper WR 6 ft 2 in 170 lbs Montgomery Village, MD Northwest High School
Robert Hart DB 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Laurel, MD DeMatha Catholic High School
Tyler Hove OL 6 ft 5 in 316 lbs Frederick, MD Frederick High School
Brian Jester TE 6 ft 4 in 245 lbs Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy
Mujahid Johnson DB 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Frederick, MD Northwest High School
Sekou Kamara DB 6 ft 1 in 180 lbs Gaithersburg, MD Quince Orchard High School
J. T. Yao Kouame LB 6 ft 0 in 210 lbs Chantilly, VA Westfield High School
Caysen Lanza TE 6 ft 5 in 220 lbs Charles Town, WV Jefferson High School
Daniel McPherson DL 6 ft 0 in 265 lbs Columbia, MD Howard High School
Lucas Michael OL 6 ft 2 in 265 lbs Williamsport, MD Williamsport High School
Marcus Nicholson DB 6 ft 1 in 175 lbs Baltimore, MD Dundalk High School
Kaylen Perez LB 6 ft 0 in 220 lbs Waldorf, MD St. Mary's Ryken High School
Nehemiah Phillips DB 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Washington, D.C. Theodore Roosevelt High School
Elijah Queen DL 6 ft 2 in 230 lbs Columbia, MD Wilde Lake High School
Sammy Roberts QB 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Harpers Ferry, WV Jefferson High School
Jason Robertson DL 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Baltimore, MD Archbishop Spalding High School
Jalil Singleton DB 5 ft 10 in 170 lbs Woodbridge, VA Gar-Field Senior High School
Christian Slack DL 6 ft 0 in 260 lbs Martinsburg, WV Martinsburg High School
Colby Strange TE 6 ft 6 in 215 lbs Davidsonville, MD South River High School
Omari Terry DB 5 ft 10 in 185 lbs Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy
Gavin Whittington RB 5 ft 11 in 195 lbs Huntingtown, MD Northern High School
Antonio Wilkins DB 5 ft 11 in 160 lbs Washington, D.C. Theodore Roosevelt High School
Jayson Williams OL 6 ft 2 in 295 lbs Waynesboro, VA Stuarts Draft High School

Incoming transfers[edit]

Player Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dewayne Grantham DB 6 ft 0 in 205 lbs Junior Martinsburg, WV Lackawanna College
Darryl Overton III LB 6 ft 2 in 230 lbs Sophomore Woodbridge, VA Virginia Military Institute

Departures[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Media day[edit]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team (1st place votes)
1 Shepherd (4)
2 Kutztown (4)
3 West Chester
4 Shippensburg
5 East Stroudsburg
6 Bloomsburg
7 Millersville
8 Lock Haven

Personnel[edit]

2022 Shepherd Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Alphonso Foray Jr
WR 1 E. J. Morgan Jr
QB 2 Tyson Bagent Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 3, 2024

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.at Southern Connecticut*No. 6
W 48–73,142[2][3][4]
September 1012:00 p.m.Edinboro*No. 5
W 41–74,452[5][6][7]
September 1712:00 p.m.California (PA)*No. 4
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 26–23 OT5,634[8]
September 2412:00 p.m.at KutztownNo. 5
W 42–354,824[9]
October 11:00 p.m.at ShippensburgNo. 4
W 30–13876[10][11]
October 812:00 p.m.Lock HavenNo. 4
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 72–75,251[12]
October 1512:00 p.m.MillersvilledaggerNo. 4
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 55–176,471[13][14][15]
October 2212:00 p.m.at West ChesterNo. 3
W 47–172,123[16][17]
October 2912:00 p.m.BloomsburgNo. 3
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 55–105,274[18][19][20]
November 51:05 p.m.at East StroudsburgNo. 3
W 37–142,109[21][22]
November 123:00 p.m.at No. 19 IUP*No. 3
L 21–243,878[23][24]
November 1912:00 p.m.New Haven*No. 11
W 16–134,871[25][26][27]
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 20 Slippery Rock*No. 11
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA DII Second Round)
W 37–275,291[28][29]
December 31:00 p.m.at No. 15 IUP*No. 11
  • Miller Stadium
  • Indiana, PA (NCAA DII Quarterfinals)
W 48–131,389[30][31][32][33]
December 101:30 p.m.at No. 10 Colorado Mines*No. 11
L 13–446,191[34][35]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[edit]

at South Connecticut[edit]

vs Edinboro[edit]

vs California (PA)[edit]

at Kutztown[edit]

at Shippensburg[edit]

vs Lock Haven[edit]

vs Millersville[edit]

at West Chester[edit]

vs Bloomsburg[edit]

at East Stroudsburg[edit]

at No. 19 IUP (PSAC Championship)[edit]

vs New Haven (NCAA Division II First Round)[edit]

vs No. 20 Slippery Rock (NCAA Division II Second Round)[edit]

at No. 15 IUP (NCAA Division II Quarterfinals)[edit]

at No. 10 Colorado Mines (NCAA Division II Semifinals)[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Team statistics[edit]

Individual statistics[edit]

Offense[edit]

Defense[edit]

Special teams[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

National awards and honors[edit]

NCAA Division II All-American Honors
Player Position AFCA AP D2CCA DH
Tyson Bagent QB First Second Second Second
Ronnie Brown RB — First Second —
Brian Walker TE — First First First
Joey Fisher OL First First First Second
Kyle Smith DE — Second — —

Regional awards and honors[edit]

Super Region One Individual Yearly Awards
Awards Player Position Date awarded Ref.
D2CCA Regional Offensive Player of the Year Tyson Bagent QB December 1, 2022
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Ernie McCook HC December 6, 2022
Super Region One All-Regional Team
Team Player Position Class Ref.
First Tyson Bagent QB Senior
First Ronnie Brown RB Junior
First Brian Walker TE Senior
First Joey Fisher OL Senior
First Kyle Smith DL Graduate

Conference awards and honors[edit]

PSAC Individual Yearly Awards
Awards Player Position Date awarded Ref.
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Year Tyson Bagent QB November 16, 2022
PSAC East Coach of the Year Ernie McCook HC November 16, 2022
PSAC Champion Scholar Adam Stilley OL November 15, 2022
PSAC All-Conference Honors
Team Player Position Class Ref.
First Tyson Bagent QB Senior
First Ronnie Brown RB Junior
First Ryan Beach WR Sophomore
First Marlon Cook WR Junior
First Brian Walker TE Senior
First Joey Fisher OL Senior
First Ty Lucas OL Freshman
First Malik Holloway DL Sophomore
First Kyle Smith DL Graduate
First DeWayne Grantham LB Junior
First Klayton Batten DB Sophomore
First Keyshawn Hailey DB Junior
First Ronnie Brown RS Junior
Second Chandler Brown OL Freshman
Second Wyatt Pellicano OL Sophomore
Second Adam Stilley C Graduate
Second Solomon Alexander DL Graduate
Second Jurnee Dunbar DL Sophomore
PSAC Weekly Honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Tyson Bagent QB September 5, 2022
PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week Dewayne Grantham LB September 5, 2022
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Ronnie Brown RB September 12, 2022
PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week Malik Holloway DE September 12, 2022
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Tyson Bagent QB September 19, 2022
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Tyson Bagent QB September 26, 2022
PSAC East Special Teams Athlete of the Week Ronnie Brown KR September 26, 2022
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Ronnie Brown RB October 3, 2022
PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week Donte Harrison DB October 17, 2022
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Tyson Bagent QB October 24, 2022
PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week Dewayne Grantham LB October 24, 2022
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Tyson Bagent QB October 31, 2022
PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week Tyson Bagent QB November 7, 2022

All-Star Games[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA65454443333116
D2Football.com6555555666698

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shepherd University to Join PSAC in 2019-20".
  2. ^ "Shepherd Football Downs Southern Connecticut State".
  3. ^ "Football vs Southern Connecticut State on 9/1/2022 - Box Score".
  4. ^ "2022-2023 D2 College Football - Rankings, Stats, Scores, Predictions & More".
  5. ^ "Football vs Edinboro (Family Day) on 9/10/2022 - Box Score".
  6. ^ "Brown Leads Shepherd Football Past Edinboro".
  7. ^ "2022-2023 D2 College Football - Rankings, Stats, Scores, Predictions & More".
  8. ^ "Shepherd Football Tops California (Pa.) in Overtime Thriller".
  9. ^ "Shepherd Football Holds off Kutztown".
  10. ^ "2022 College Football Rankings for Week 5".
  11. ^ "Football vs Shippensburg on 10/1/2022 - Box Score".
  12. ^ "Football vs Lock Haven (Hall of Fame Weekend) on 10/8/2022 - Box Score".
  13. ^ "Football vs Millersville (homecoming) on 10/15/2022 - Box Score".
  14. ^ "Strong Second Half Lifts Shepherd Football Past Millersville".
  15. ^ "Rams rout Millersville to stay undefeated".
  16. ^ "Football vs West Chester on 10/22/2022 - Box Score".
  17. ^ "West Chester no match for No. 3 Shepherd in PSAC East tilt". Lancasteronline.
  18. ^ "American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll".
  19. ^ "A winning effort: Shepherd routs Bloomsburg to clinch East".
  20. ^ "Football vs Bloomsburg (Senior Day/Military Appreciation Day) on 10/29/2022 - Box Score".
  21. ^ "Bagent throws 5 TDS on record-setting day".
  22. ^ "Football vs East Stroudsburg on 11/5/2022 - Box Score".
  23. ^ "Perfect Day: Crimson Hawks set to play Shepherd at home for PSAC title".
  24. ^ "Football vs Indiana (Pa.) on 11/12/2022 - Box Score".
  25. ^ "IUP edges Rams in PSAC final: Shepherd to play New Haven in playoffs".
  26. ^ "Bagent sets Division II career total offense record as Shepherd advances in playoffs".
  27. ^ "Football vs New Haven on 11/19/2022 - Box Score".
  28. ^ "SRU advances in Div. II playoffs with 17–14 win at No. 3 seed Assumption".
  29. ^ "Football vs Slippery Rock on 11/26/2022 - Box Score".
  30. ^ "IUP football advances in NCAA DII playoffs with gutsy effort against Ashland".
  31. ^ "Football vs Indiana (Pa.) on 12/3/2022 - Box Score".
  32. ^ "Shepherd Football Downs Indiana (Pa.) to Win Super Region One Title; Bagent Sets NCAA Touchdown Pass Record".
  33. ^ "IUP eliminated in Division II football playoffs".
  34. ^ "Matocha's Six-TD Day Leads Mines Back To NCAA Semis".
  35. ^ https://www.9news.com/article/sports/colorado-mines-football-advances-to-ncaa-championship/73-f13cdc84-ba36-40b1-82fd-6388ac74f242
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