2025 New Haven Chargers football team

2025 New Haven Chargers football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record5–5 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach
  • Mark Powell (1st season)
Home stadiumRalph F. DellaCamera Stadium
2025 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Central Connecticut $^   6 1     8 5  
Duquesne   5 2     7 5  
Mercyhurst*   4 3     5 7  
LIU   4 3     6 6  
Wagner   4 3     5 7  
Stonehill   3 4     4 8  
Robert Morris   2 5     3 9  
New Haven*   0 0     5 5  
Saint Francis   0 7     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 New Haven Chargers football team represented the University of New Haven as a first-year member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at Marist*ESPN+L 14–314,955
September 612:00 p.m.at Mercyhurst*NEC Front RowL 14–48777
September 137:00 p.m.at Albany*FloFootballW 24–176,629
September 201:00 p.m.Saginaw Valley State*NEC Front RowW 35–285,467
September 2712:00 p.m.at Duquesne*NEC Front RowL 18–441,078
October 41:00 p.m.Pace*
  • Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium
  • West Haven, CT
NEC Front RowW 28–146,384
October 111:00 p.m.Western Connecticut*
  • Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium
  • West Haven, CT
NEC Front RowW 69–06,119
October 2512:00 p.m.at LIU*NEC Front RowL 16–381,113
November 112:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*ESPN+L 20–352,960
November 83:30 p.m.Merrimack*
  • Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium
  • West Haven, CT
NEC Front RowW 41–315,821

Game summaries

at Marist

New Haven Chargers (0-0) at Marist Red Foxes (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 7 0714
Red Foxes 17 0 7731

at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,955
  • Referee: Eric Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Geoff Brault (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), William Rosen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • MRST – Samer Layous 35-yard field goal, 10:49. Red Foxes 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:07.
  • MRST – Tristan Shannon 59-yard run (Samer Layous kick), 7:11. Red Foxes 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:35.
  • MRST – Connor Hulstein 17-yard pass from Sonny Mannino (Samer Layous kick), 0:18. Red Foxes 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:56.
Second quarter
  • NH – Evan Chieca 5-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 11:27. Red Foxes 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:44.
Third quarter
  • MRST – Sonny Mannino 4-yard run (Samer Layous kick), 2:42. Red Foxes 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:42.
Fourth quarter
  • NH – Logan Schmidt 21-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 11:13. Red Foxes 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:19.
  • MRST – Rene Barber 0-yard fumble return (Samer Layous kick), 0:44. Red Foxes 31–14.
Statistics NH MRST
First downs 22 17
Total yards 396 305
Rushes–yards 19–18 44–228
Passing yards 377 75
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–55–1 11–20–0
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 26:53 33:07
Team Category Player Statistics
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 31/55, 377 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Brian Thomas 8 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Joshua Tracey 9 receptions, 145 yards
Marist Passing Sonny Mannino 11/20, 75 yards, TD
Rushing Sonny Mannino 21 carries, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Connor Hulstein 2 receptions, 27 yards, TD

at Mercyhurst

New Haven Chargers (0-1) at Mercyhurst Lakers (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 0714
Lakers 13 14 14748

at Saxon StadiumErie, PA

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 777
  • Referee: Travis Barta
  • TV: NEC Front Row
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:32) MERC – Rylan Davison 0-yard pass from Adam Urena, Max Young kick (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:22; Mercyhurst 7–0)
  • (8:05) NH – Joshua Tracey 16-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:22; Tied 7–7)
  • (5:16) MERC – Brian Trobel 6-yard run (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Mercyhurst 13–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:35) MERC – Dylan Evans 8-yard run, Max Young kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:53; Mercyhurst 20–7)
  • (1:13) MERC – Ayron Rodriguez 17-yard run, Max Young kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:07; Mercyhurst 27–7)
Third Quarter
  • (7:32) MERC – Brian Trobel 2-yard run, Max Young kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26; Mercyhurst 34–7)
  • (4:20) MERC – Brian Trobel 31-yard run, Max Young kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:20; Mercyhurst 41–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:20) MERC – Ashton Wilson 1-yard pass from Adam Urena, Max Young kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:22; Mercyhurst 48–7)
  • (9:36) NH – AJ Duffy 1-yard run, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Mercyhurst 48–14)
Statistics NH MERC
First downs 13 30
Total yards 230 647
Rushing yards 47 268
Passing yards 183 379
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–35–1 26–34–1
Time of possession 20:52 39:08
Team Category Player Statistics
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 18/35, 183 yards, TD, INT
Rushing AJ Duffy 5 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving Kevonne Wilder 4 receptions, 74 yards
Mercyhurst Passing Adam Urena 21/27, 349 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brian Trobel 10 carries, 115 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Dylan Evans 7 receptions, 157 yards

at Albany

New Haven Chargers (0-2) at Albany Great Danes (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 10 14 0024
Great Danes 0 7 7317

at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,629
  • Referee: Terry Jones
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Rodger Wyland (play-by-play) and Michael Johnson Jr. (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • NH – Liam Quigley 38-yard field goal, 7:45. Chargers 3-0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:36
  • NH – Matt Chandler 12-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 1:42. Chargers 10-0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:21
Second Quarter
  • NH – Evan Chieca 3-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 8:10. Chargers 17-0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:20
  • NH – Kevonne Wilder 21-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 5:01. Chargers 24-0. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:37
  • ALB – Griffin Woodell 1-yard run (James Bozek kick), 1:57. Chargers 24-7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:04
Third Quarter
  • ALB – Tavahri Groves 13-yard pass from Jack Shields (James Bozek kick), 7:40. Chargers 24-14. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:15
Fourth Quarter
  • ALB – James Bozek 45-yard field goal, 5:59. Chargers 24-17. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:52
Statistics NH ALB
First downs 20 24
Total yards 294 449
Rushing yards 114 40
Passing yards 180 409
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–35–0 31–54–2
Time of possession 27:45 32:15
Team Category Player Statistics
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 23/35, 180 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Brian Thomas 11 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Joshua Tracey 5 receptions, 65 yards
Albany Passing Jack Shields 31/53, 409 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Griffin Woodell 9 carries, 39 yards, TD
Receiving Carter Moses 9 receptions, 119 yards

Saginaw Valley State (DII)

Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (DII) (1-2) vs. New Haven Chargers (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals (DII) 0 14 7728
Chargers 14 21 0035

at Ralph F. DellaCamera StadiumWest Haven, CT

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,467
  • Referee: Michael Davis
  • TV: NEC Front Row
Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:57) NH – Joshua Tracey 5-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:29; New Haven 7–0)
  • (3:18) NH – Logan Schmidt 41-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:27; New Haven 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:52) SVS – Mason McKenzie 28-yard run, Teagen Lenderink kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 0:08; New Haven 14–7)
  • (12:12) NH – Joshua Tracey 64-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:36; New Haven 21–7)
  • (6:56) NH – Kevonne Wilder 18-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:52; New Haven 28–7)
  • (2:09) NH – Zaon Laney 2-yard run, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:56; New Haven 35–7)
  • (0:27) SVS – Terrence Brown Jr. 18-yard pass from Mason McKenzie, Teagen Lenderink kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:13; New Haven 35–14)
Third Quarter
  • (10:45) SVS – Michael Jamerson III 16-yard run, Teagen Lenderink kick (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:11; New Haven 35–21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:38) SVS – Israel Bradford 28-yard pass from Mason McKenzie, Teagen Lenderink kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:42; New Haven 35–28)
Statistics SVS NH
First downs 20 24
Total yards 390 429
Rushing yards 188 111
Passing yards 202 318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–39–1 22–37–2
Time of possession 26:14 30:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Saginaw Valley State Passing Mason McKenzie 21/38, 202 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Mason McKenzie 11 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Terrence Brown Jr. 7 receptions, 71 yards, TD
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 22/37, 318 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jalen Smith 3 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Kevonne Wilder 8 receptions, 109 yards, TD

at Duquesne

New Haven Chargers (2-2) vs. Duquesne Dukes (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 6 0 6618
Dukes 0 21 14944

at Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: W at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,078
  • Referee: Lance Carlen
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:23) NH – Joshua Tracey 56-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:08; New Haven 6–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:39) DUQ – Joey Isabella 2-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 5:24; Duquesne 7–6)
  • (5:13) DUQ – Joey Isabella 6-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:11; Duquesne 14–6)
  • (3:31) DUQ – Joey Isabella 61-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:18; Duquesne 21–6)
Third Quarter
  • (6:21) DUQ – Tyler Riddell 10-yard run, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:00; Duquesne 28–6)
  • (6:03) DUQ – Avery Morris 34-yard interception, Matt Marcinko kick (Duquesne 35–6)
  • (1:40) NH – Zaon Laney 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:23; Duquesne 35–12)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:59) NH – Kevonne Wilder 19-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:56; Duquesne 35–18)
  • (11:59) DUQ – DJ Cerisier 100-yard PAT return (Duquesne 37–18)
  • (4:51) DUQ – Tyler Riddell 8-yard run, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 7:02; Duquesne 44–18)
Statistics NH DUQ
First downs 17 22
Total yards 342 499
Rushing yards 149 298
Passing yards 193 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–32–2 15–23–0
Time of possession 27:05 32:55
Team Category Player Statistics
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 18/29, 184 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Zaon Laney 11 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Kevonne Wilder 8 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Duquesne Passing Tyler Riddell 15/23, 201 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ness Davis 8 carries, 84 yards
Receiving Joey Isabella 6 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD

Pace (DII)

Pace Setters (DII) (0-5) vs. New Haven Chargers (2-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Setters (DII) 7 0 0714
Chargers 13 9 6028

at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium • West Haven, CT

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 6,384
  • Referee: Michael Quinn
  • TV: NEC Front Row
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:51) PAC – Elizjah Lewis 70-yard pass from Ethan Coady, Marc Malandruccolo kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:09; Pace 7–0)
  • (14:13) NH – Zaon Laney 1-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:24; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:15) NH – Zaon Laney 6-yard run, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:51; New Haven 13–7)
Second Quarter
  • (11:41) NH – Evan Chieca 8-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:52; New Haven 19–7)
  • (0:01) NH – Liam Quigley 16-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:16; New Haven 22–7)
Third Quarter
  • (6:53) NH – Liam Quigley 16-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:07; New Haven 25–7)
  • (0:11) NH – Liam Quigley 18-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:27; New Haven 28–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:06) PAC – Elizjah Lewis 16-yard pass from Luke Porcaro, Marc Malandruccolo kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:16; New Haven 28–14)
Statistics PAC NH
First downs 15 23
Total yards 263 431
Rushing yards -15 289
Passing yards 278 142
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–29–1 20–27–1
Time of possession 28:24 31:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Pace Passing Ethan Coady 15/26, 262 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jhamier Howard 5 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Elizjah Lewis 6 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 19/24, 142 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Zaon Laney 21 carries, 209 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kevonne Wilder 6 receptions, 30 yards

Western Connecticut (DIII)

Western Connecticut Wolves (DIII) (4-0) vs. New Haven Chargers (3-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolves (DIII) 0 0 000
Chargers 14 28 24369

at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium • West Haven, CT

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 6,119
  • Referee: Dave Stewart
  • TV: NEC Front Row
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:13) NH – AJ Duffy 1-yard run, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:13; New Haven 7–0)
  • (4:34) NH – Jalen Smith 49-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:40; New Haven 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:03) NH – AJ Duffy 40-yard run, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:31; New Haven 21–0)
  • (8:09) NH – Isaac Glaudin 22-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:16; New Haven 28–0)
  • (6:39) NH – Brian Thomas 14-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:18; New Haven 35–0)
  • (3:30) NH – Mark Didio Jr. 20-yard pass from AJ Duffy, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:45; New Haven 42–0)
Third Quarter
  • (13:28) NH – Liam Quigley 18-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:32; New Haven 45–0)
  • (13:11) NH – Brodie Williams 30-yard interception, Liam Quigley kick (New Haven 52–0)
  • (9:51) NH – Jalen Smith 71-yard run, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:52; New Haven 59–0)
  • (2:39) NH – Ty Cannistraro 4-yard pass from Jake Tripptree, Liam Quigley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:44; New Haven 66–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:14) NH – Liam Quigley 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:41; New Haven 69–0)
Statistics WCSU NH
First downs 6 27
Total yards 114 736
Rushing yards 12 376
Passing yards 102 360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–22–2 17–23–0
Time of possession 24:39 35:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Connecticut Passing Dylan Jackson 6/15, 61 yards, INT
Rushing Quasim Benson 7 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Tamarion LaFortune 2 receptions, 34 yards
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 15/21, 354 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jalen Smith 12 carries, 175 yards, TD
Receiving Isaac Glaudin 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD

at LIU

New Haven Chargers (4-3) vs. LIU Sharks (2-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 16 0016
Sharks 14 14 7338

at Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: NEC Front Row
Statistics NH LIU
First downs 14 20
Total yards 201 424
Rushing yards 61 272
Passing yards 140 152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–40–2 15–26–1
Time of possession 29:53 30:07
Team Category Player Statistics
New Haven Passing
Rushing
Receiving
LIU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Sacred Heart

New Haven Chargers (4-4) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers - - --0
Pioneers - - --0

at Campus FieldFairfield, CT

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy Brochu (play-by-play), Evan Cormier (analyst) and Morgan Bedard (sideline)
Statistics NH SHU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
New Haven Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sacred Heart Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Merrimack

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
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • TV: NEC Front Row
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

References

  1. ^ "2025 New Haven Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". newhavenchargers.com. Retrieved June 12, 2025.