2022 Shepherd Rams football team
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.[3]
| 2022 Shepherd Rams football | |
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PSAC East champion[1] | |
PSAC Championship Game, L 21–24 at IUP | |
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 13–44 at Colorado Mines | |
| Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| East Division | |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 6[2] |
| Record | 13–2 (7–0 PSAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Ram Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
After finishing the 2021 season with a record of 13–2 and reaching the national semifinals, the Rams were ranked No. 6 in the preseason poll.[4]
Regular season
With their win against Bloomsburg on October 29, the Rams clinched the PSAC East championship, and their first appearance in the PSAC Football Championship Game since joining the conference in 2019.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Connecticut State* | No. 6 |
| W 48–7 | 3,142 | [6][7][8] |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Edinboro* | No. 5 | W 41–7 | 4,452 | [9][10][11] | |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | California (PA)* | No. 4 |
| W 26–23 OT | 5,634 | [12] |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kutztown | No. 5 | W 42–35 | 4,824 | [13] | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Shippensburg | No. 4 | W 30–13 | 876 | [14][15] | |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Lock Haven | No. 4 |
| W 72–7 | 5,251 | [16] |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Millersville | No. 4 |
| W 55–17 | 6,471 | [17][18][19] |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Chester | No. 3 | W 47–17 | 2,123 | [20][21] | |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Bloomsburg | No. 3 |
| W 55–10 | 5,274 | [22][23][24] |
| November 5 | 1:05 p.m. | at East Stroudsburg | No. 3 |
| W 37–14 | 2,109 | [25][26] |
| November 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at IUP* | No. 3 | L 21–24 | 3,878 | [27][28] | |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | New Haven* | No. 11 |
| W 16–13 | 4,871 | [29][30][31] |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Slippery Rock* | No. 11 |
| W 37–27 | 5,291 | [32][33] |
| December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at IUP* | No. 11 |
| W 48–13 | 1,389 | [34][35][36][37] |
| December 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Colorado Mines* | No. 11 |
| L 13–44 | 6,191 | [38][39] |
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Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| AFCA DII[40] | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| D2Football.com[41] | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
References
- "A winning effort: Shepherd routs Bloomsburg to clinch East".
- https://www.afca.com/polls/
- "Shepherd University to Join PSAC in 2019-20".
- "2022 College Football Rankings for Preseason".
- "A winning effort: Shepherd routs Bloomsburg to clinch East".
- "Shepherd Football Downs Southern Connecticut State".
- "Football vs Southern Connecticut State on 9/1/2022 - Box Score".
- "2022-2023 D2 College Football - Rankings, Stats, Scores, Predictions & More".
- "Football vs Edinboro (Family Day) on 9/10/2022 - Box Score".
- "Brown Leads Shepherd Football Past Edinboro".
- "2022-2023 D2 College Football - Rankings, Stats, Scores, Predictions & More".
- "Shepherd Football Tops California (Pa.) in Overtime Thriller".
- "Shepherd Football Holds off Kutztown".
- "2022 College Football Rankings for Week 5".
- "Football vs Shippensburg on 10/1/2022 - Box Score".
- "Football vs Lock Haven (Hall of Fame Weekend) on 10/8/2022 - Box Score".
- "Football vs Millersville (homecoming) on 10/15/2022 - Box Score".
- "Strong Second Half Lifts Shepherd Football Past Millersville".
- "Rams rout Millersville to stay undefeated".
- "Football vs West Chester on 10/22/2022 - Box Score".
- "West Chester no match for No. 3 Shepherd in PSAC East tilt". Lancasteronline.
- "American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll".
- "A winning effort: Shepherd routs Bloomsburg to clinch East".
- "Football vs Bloomsburg (Senior Day/Military Appreciation Day) on 10/29/2022 - Box Score".
- "Bagent throws 5 TDS on record-setting day".
- "Football vs East Stroudsburg on 11/5/2022 - Box Score".
- "Perfect Day: Crimson Hawks set to play Shepherd at home for PSAC title".
- "Football vs Indiana (Pa.) on 11/12/2022 - Box Score".
- "IUP edges Rams in PSAC final: Shepherd to play New Haven in playoffs".
- "Bagent sets Division II career total offense record as Shepherd advances in playoffs".
- "Football vs New Haven on 11/19/2022 - Box Score".
- "SRU advances in Div. II playoffs with 17–14 win at No. 3 seed Assumption".
- "Football vs Slippery Rock on 11/26/2022 - Box Score".
- "IUP football advances in NCAA DII playoffs with gutsy effort against Ashland".
- "Football vs Indiana (Pa.) on 12/3/2022 - Box Score".
- "Shepherd Football Downs Indiana (Pa.) to Win Super Region One Title; Bagent Sets NCAA Touchdown Pass Record".
- "IUP eliminated in Division II football playoffs".
- "Matocha's Six-TD Day Leads Mines Back To NCAA Semis".
- https://www.9news.com/article/sports/colorado-mines-football-advances-to-ncaa-championship/73-f13cdc84-ba36-40b1-82fd-6388ac74f242
- "2022 College Football Rankings for Week 5".
- https://www.d2football.com/d2football.com-top-25-poll-09-27-2022/
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