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.[1]

2022 Shepherd Rams football
Super Region One champion
PSAC East champion
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
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
2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Offseason

Coaching changes

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.

Recruiting class

Player Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school
Derick AdamesDB5 ft 11 in170 lbsGermantown, MDNorthwest High School
Ryan AdamsDL6 ft 3 in290 lbsWoodbridge, VAGar-Field Senior High School
Riley AmbroseWR6 ft 2 in180 lbsBaltimore, MDFork Union Military Academy
Jaden BaconRB6 ft 0 in180 lbsHyattsville, MDDeMatha Catholic High School
Matthew BennyOL6 ft 2 in300 lbsSevern, MDArchbishop Spalding High School
Kelvon BetheaDL6 ft 4 in220 lbsNorfolk, VAOscar F. Smith High School
James BozekK6 ft 3 in195 lbsAlexandria, VAHayfield Secondary School
Tylek BrightRB6 ft 0 in185 lbsGermantown, MDSeneca Valley High School
Dominic BuskyFB6 ft 2 in230 lbsMartinsburg, WVDeMatha Catholic High School
Cameron DornerWR6 ft 2 in180 lbsNew Market, MDOakdale High School
Trey DukeDB5 ft 10 in160 lbsAlexandria, VASt. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
Jahmal EdwardsRB6 ft 0 in185 lbsWashington, D.C.Theodore Roosevelt High School
Will EnnisWR6 ft 0 in180 lbsSevern, MDOld Mill High School
Vince FlookDL6 ft 5 in220 lbsMiddletown, MDMiddletown High School
Amir FryeDL6 ft 3 in230 lbsBethesda, MDWalter Johnson High School
Daryl HarperWR6 ft 2 in170 lbsMontgomery Village, MDNorthwest High School
Robert HartDB6 ft 0 in180 lbsLaurel, MDDeMatha Catholic High School
Tyler HoveOL6 ft 5 in316 lbsFrederick, MDFrederick High School
Brian JesterTE6 ft 4 in245 lbsBaltimore, MDSt. Frances Academy
Mujahid JohnsonDB6 ft 0 in185 lbsFrederick, MDNorthwest High School
Sekou KamaraDB6 ft 1 in180 lbsGaithersburg, MDQuince Orchard High School
J. T. Yao KouameLB6 ft 0 in210 lbsChantilly, VAWestfield High School
Caysen LanzaTE6 ft 5 in220 lbsCharles Town, WVJefferson High School
Daniel McPhersonDL6 ft 0 in265 lbsColumbia, MDHoward High School
Lucas MichaelOL6 ft 2 in265 lbsWilliamsport, MDWilliamsport High School
Marcus NicholsonDB6 ft 1 in175 lbsBaltimore, MDDundalk High School
Kaylen PerezLB6 ft 0 in220 lbsWaldorf, MDSt. Mary's Ryken High School
Nehemiah PhillipsDB6 ft 0 in180 lbsWashington, D.C.Theodore Roosevelt High School
Elijah QueenDL6 ft 2 in230 lbsColumbia, MDWilde Lake High School
Sammy RobertsQB6 ft 2 in205 lbsHarpers Ferry, WVJefferson High School
Jason RobertsonDL6 ft 4 in220 lbsBaltimore, MDArchbishop Spalding High School
Jalil SingletonDB5 ft 10 in170 lbsWoodbridge, VAGar-Field Senior High School
Christian SlackDL6 ft 0 in260 lbsMartinsburg, WVMartinsburg High School
Colby StrangeTE6 ft 6 in215 lbsDavidsonville, MDSouth River High School
Omari TerryDB5 ft 10 in185 lbsBaltimore, MDSt. Frances Academy
Gavin WhittingtonRB5 ft 11 in195 lbsHuntingtown, MDNorthern High School
Antonio WilkinsDB5 ft 11 in160 lbsWashington, D.C.Theodore Roosevelt High School
Jayson WilliamsOL6 ft 2 in295 lbsWaynesboro, VAStuarts Draft High School

Incoming transfers

Player Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dewayne GranthamDB6 ft 0 in205 lbsJuniorMartinsburg, WVLackawanna College
Darryl Overton IIILB6 ft 2 in230 lbsSophomoreWoodbridge, VAVirginia Military Institute

Preseason

Media day

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

2022 Shepherd Rams football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0 Alphonso Foray Jr
WR 1 E. J. Morgan Jr
QB 2 Tyson Bagent Sr
RB 30 Ronnie Brown Jr
OL 76 Joey Fisher Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 3, 2024

Schedule

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. 5W 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. 5W 42–354,824[9]
October 11:00 p.m.at ShippensburgNo. 4W 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.MillersvilleNo. 4
  • Ram Stadium
  • Shepherdstown, WV
W 55–176,471[13][14][15]
October 2212:00 p.m.at West ChesterNo. 3W 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. 3L 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll – Released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Statistics

Offense

Special teams

Awards and honors

National awards and honors

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

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

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
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D2Football.com6555555666698

References

  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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