2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–1 (1–0 NEC)
Head coach	Adam Lechtenberg (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Caleb Gelsomino (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron DiGravio (6th season)
Home stadium	Arute Field

2024 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut		1	–	0					2	–	1
Robert Morris		1	–	0					1	–	2
Wagner		0	–	0					2	–	1
Duquesne		0	–	0					1	–	2
Stonehill*		0	–	0					0	–	2
LIU		0	–	0					0	–	3
Mercyhurst *		0	–	1					1	–	2
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	1					1	–	2
* – Stonehill and Mercyhurst are ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 15, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Devils are led by second-year head coach Adam Lechtenberg and play their home games at Arute Field in New Britain, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	L 10–66	18,055
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Fordham*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 33–3	3,784
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 27–20	2,616
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at UMass*	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	ESPN+
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
October 19		at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	ESPN+, NESN 360
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Wagner	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Stonehill	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Central Michigan (FBS)

See also: 2024 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Game One – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Connecticut	7	0	3	0	10
Central Michigan (FBS)	14	28	24	0	66

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI

• Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• Game attendance: 18,055
• Referee: Billy Williams
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gutowsky (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:31) CMU – Myles Bailey 7-yard run (Tristan Mattson kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:04; Central Michigan 7-0) (5:55) CCSU – Elijah Howard 3-yard run (Jack Barnum kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:37; Tied 7-7) (5:40) CMU – Stephan Bracey Jr. 87-yard kickoff return (Tristan Mattson kick) (Central Michigan 14-7) Second quarter (11:50) CMU – B.J. Harris 9-yard run (Tristan Mattson kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:33; Central Michigan 21-7) (7:34) CMU – Evan Boyd 47-yard pass from Joe Labas (Tristan Mattson kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:50; Central Michigan 28-7) (3:16) CMU – Solomon Davis 17-yard pass from Joe Labas (Tristan Mattson kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:57; Central Michigan 35-7) (0:37) CMU – Myles Bailey 2-yard run (Tristan Mattson kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:45; Central Michigan 42-7) Third quarter (11:17) CCSU – Jack Barnum 50-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 3:43; Central Michigan 42-10) (8:45) CMU – Tristan Mattson 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:28; Central Michigan 45-10) (7:04) CMU – Donte Kent 68-yard punt return (Tristan Mattson kick) (Central Michigan 52-10) (3:45) CMU – Solomon Davis 72-yard pass from Joe Labas (Tristan Mattson kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:00; Central Michigan 59-10) (1:48) CMU – Aakeem Snell 46-yard interception return (Tristan Mattson kick) (Central Michigan 66-10) Fourth quarter no scoring

Statistics	CCSU	CMU
First downs	16	22
Total yards	67–285	52–491
Rushing yards	44–194	24–113
Passing yards	91	378
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–23–1	21–28–0
Time of possession	34:57	25:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	12/20, 91 yards
	Rushing	Jadon Turner	5 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Michael Plaskon	4 receptions, 44 yards
Central Michigan	Passing	Joe Labas	18/24, 342 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Myles Bailey	9 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Solomon Davis	4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

Fordham

See also: 2024 Fordham Rams football team

Game Two – Fordham Rams (0-1) at Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fordham	-	-	-	-	0
Central Connecticut	-	-	-	-	0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

• Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FORD	CCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Saint Francis (PA)

See also: 2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Game Three – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (1–1) at Saint Francis Red Flash (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Red Flash	0	0	0	0	0

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 pm
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CCSU	SFPA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Saint Francis (PA)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving