2025 Merrimack Warriors football team

2025 Merrimack Warriors football
Merrimack's Logan Wylie with the ball
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAynsley Rosenbaum (3rd season)
Home stadiumDuane Stadium
2025 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Sacred Heart   –     8 – 4  
Merrimack   –     4 – 8  

The 2025 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Warriors were led by second-year head coach Mike Gennetti and played home games at Duane Stadium in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Amir Johnson OL Boston College
Favor Bate LB Boston College
Christian Smith OL Rhode Island
Brandon Smith OL South Dakota

Incoming

Player Position Destination
Trent Brown DB Rutgers
Bertin Placide DB Tennessee Tech

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN+L 17–218,647
September 61:00 p.m.Saint Anselm
ESPN+W 31–64,819
September 136:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State
ESPN+L 13–2711,040
September 206:00 p.m.Central Connecticut
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
ESPN+W 16–144,129
September 273:30 p.m.at Stony Brook
FloFootballL 10–353,596
October 41:00 p.m.Robert Morris
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
ESPN+W 24–715,426
October 111:00 p.m.Maine
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
ESPN+L 13–201,749
October 1812:00 p.m.at No. 18 Harvard
ESPN+L 7–315,661
November 11:00 p.m.at Colgate
ESPN+L 20–23 OT2,713
November 83:30 p.m.at New Haven
NEC Front RowL 31–415,821
November 1512:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart
ESPN+L 37–423,108
November 2212:00 p.mFordham
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
ESPN+W 27–261,964

Game summaries

at Kent State (FBS)

See also: 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Merrimack Warriors (0–0) at Kent State Golden Flashes (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors 0 3 31117
Golden Flashes (FBS) 0 7 7721

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 8,647
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play), Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second Quarter
  • (3:24) KENT – Cade Wolford 30-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:46; KSU 7-0)
  • (0:01) MRMK – Carlton Thai 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 Plays, 80 yards, 0:56; KSU 7-3)
Third Quarter
  • (9:56) KENT – Cade Wolford 79-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45; KSU 14-3)
  • (2:26) MRMK – Carlton Thai 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 7:30; KSU 14-6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:38) MRMK – Seth Sweitzer 36-yard pass from Ayden Pereira, Cade Callahan Pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Tied 14-14)
  • (5:40) MRMK – Carlton Thai 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06; MER 17-14)
  • (5:28) KENT – Da'Realyst Clark 100-yard kickoff return, Will Hryszko kick (0:12; KSU 21-17)
Statistics MRMK KENT
First downs 17 15
Total yards 340 305
Rushing yards 164 96
Passing yards 176 209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-31 12-19
Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 15/31, 176 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ayden Pereira 19 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Seth Sweitzer 3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 6/10, 118 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Gavin Garcia 15 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Cade Wolford 2 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TDs

Saint Anselm (DII)

See also: Saint Anselm Hawks football
Saint Anselm Hawks (DII) (1-0) at Merrimack Warriors (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hawks (DII) 0 0 066
Warriors 10 7 7731

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,819
  • Referee: Tom Smith
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:40) MER – Cade Callahan 3-yard pass from Ayden Pereira, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:43; Merrimack 7–0)
  • (0:44) MER – Carlton Thai 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:29; Merrimack 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (1:17) MER – Aveon Smith 6-yard run, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:53; Merrimack 17–0)
Third Quarter
  • (8:42) MER – Brendon Wyatt 39-yard run, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:54; Merrimack 24–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:59) STA – Jaidin Haynes 18-yard pass from Drew Forkner (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:52; Merrimack 24–6)
  • (0:41) MER – Nasir Maryland 70-yard interception, Carlton Thai kick (Merrimack 31–6)
Statistics STA MRMK
First downs 11 20
Total yards 193 450
Rushing yards 52 195
Passing yards 141 255
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–34–1 21–29–1
Time of possession 25:59 34:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Saint Anselm Passing Ronan Noke 7/11, 86 yards, INT
Rushing Ronan Noke 4 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Jackson Ritter 1 reception, 49 yards
Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 20/27, 239 yards, TD
Rushing Brendon Wyatt 8 carries, 74 yards, TD
Receiving Seth Sweitzer 4 receptions, 81 yards

at Kennesaw State (FBS)

See also: 2025 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Merrimack Warriors (1-1) vs. Kennesaw State Owls (FBS) (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors 0 0 01313
Owls (FBS) 0 7 17327

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Nolan Alexander (play-by-play), Caleb O'Neal (analyst) and Jade Barkett (sideline)
Statistics MRMK KENN
First downs 16 12
Total yards 294 369
Rushing yards 79 173
Passing yards 215 196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–25–0 21–31–1
Time of possession 36:48 23:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kennesaw State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Central Connecticut

See also: 2025 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2-1) vs. Merrimack Warriors (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 0 01414
Warriors 0 10 3316

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): John Avino (play-by-play), Jacob Vanryn (analyst) and Isaiah Voegeli (sideline)
Statistics CCSU MRMK
First downs 17 20
Total yards 262 314
Rushing yards 88 190
Passing yards 174 124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–32–1 12–30–2
Time of possession 23:41 36:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Connecticut Passing Brady Olson 14/32, 174 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Elijah Howard 16 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dave Pardo 2 receptions, 63 yards
Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 12/29, 124 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ayden Pereira 13 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving Keshawn Brown 4 receptions, 50 yards

at Stony Brook

See also: 2025 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
Merrimack Warriors (2-2) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors 0 7 3010
Seawolves 10 10 8735

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Statistics MRMK STBK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stony Brook Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Robert Morris

See also: 2025 Robert Morris Colonials football team
Robert Morris Colonials (1-3) vs. Merrimack Warriors (2-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonials 7 0 007
Warriors 3 7 01424

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 15,426
  • Referee: Lance Carlen
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): John Avino (play-by-play), Jacob VanRyn (analyst) and Natalie Noury (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:26) RMU – Chaz Middleton 12-yard pass from Cooper Panteck, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:49; Robert Morris 7–0)
  • (3:22) MER – Carlton Thai 34-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:56; Robert Morris 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (1:53) MER – Brendon Wyatt 20-yard pass from Aveon Smith, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:48; Merrimack 10–7)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter
  • (10:01) MER – Ayden Pereira 5-yard run, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:35; Merrimack 17–7)
  • (3:31) MER – DeMarcus McElroy 1-yard run, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 3:50; Merrimack 24–7)
Statistics RMU MRMK
First downs 10 20
Total yards 221 337
Rushing yards 94 223
Passing yards 127 114
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–2 8–17–1
Time of possession 20:56 39:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Robert Morris Passing Cooper Panteck 11/21, 120 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Owen McGraw 1 carry, 74 yards
Receiving Richard Ransom 3 receptions, 49 yards
Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 5/13, 73 yards, INT
Rushing DeMarcus McElroy 7 carries, 98 yards, TD
Receiving Cade Callahan 1 reception, 39 yards

Maine

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team
Maine Black Bears (2-4) vs. Merrimack Warriors (3-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Bears 7 6 0720
Warriors 7 3 3013

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics ME MRMK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 18 Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team
Merrimack Warriors (3-4) vs. No. 18 Harvard Crimson (4-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors 0 7 007
No. 18 Crimson 7 6 11731

at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 5,661
  • Referee: Alexander Randolph
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tim Murphy (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:51) HARV – Ryan Osborne 14-yard pass from Jaden Craig, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:16; Harvard 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (9:14) HARV – Kieran Corr 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:22; Harvard 10–0)
  • (2:35) MRMK – Galamama Mulbah 20-yard run, Carlton Thai kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:39; Harvard 10–7)
  • (0:38) HARV – Kieran Corr 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:57; Harvard 13–7)
Third Quarter
  • (6:48) HARV – DJ Gordon 24-yard run, Brady Blackburn pass (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:52; Harvard 21–7)
  • (1:56) HARV – Kieran Corr 21-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:30; Harvard 24–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:15) HARV – DJ Gordon 19-yard run, Kieran Corr kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:45; Harvard 31–7)
Statistics MRMK HARV
First downs 20 25
Total yards 307 482
Rushing yards 189 177
Passing yards 118 305
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–29–1 17–29–1
Time of possession 31:59 28:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 13/26, 118 yards, INT
Rushing Ayden Pereira 20 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Seth Sweitzer 2 receptions, 28 yards
Harvard Passing Jaden Craig 17/29, 305 yards, TD, INT
Rushing DJ Gordon 8 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brady Blackburn 4 receptions, 110 yards

at Colgate

See also: 2025 Colgate Raiders football team
Merrimack Warriors (3-5) vs. Colgate Raiders (3-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors - - --0
Raiders - - --0

at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics MRMK COLG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colgate Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at New Haven

See also: 2025 New Haven Chargers football team
Merrimack Warriors (3-6) vs. New Haven Chargers (4-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors - - --0
Chargers - - --0

at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium • West Haven, CT

  • Date: November 8
Statistics MRMK NH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Haven Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Sacred Heart

See also: 2025 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
Merrimack Warriors (0-0) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors - - --0
Pioneers - - --0

at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
Statistics MRMK SHU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sacred Heart Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Fordham

See also: 2025 Fordham Rams football team
Fordham Rams (0-0) vs. Merrimack Warriors (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams - - --0
Warriors - - --0

at Duane Stadium • North Andover, MA

  • Date: November 22
Statistics FOR MRMK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Fordham Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Merrimack Passing
Rushing
Receiving

New Program Records

References

  1. ^ "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  2. ^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  3. ^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
  4. ^ "2025 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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