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Nasir Smith
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    223
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Auburn, NY
  • High School:
    Alfred
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    1219
  • yds/g
    110.8
  • td
    13

Bio

2022: All-New England ... First-Team All-NEC ... Phil Steele First Team All-NEC ... Ran for 1,219 yards, the seventh most in a single-season in program history ... His rushing total and 110.8 yards per game rushing both led the NEC ... Also led the NEC in total touchdowns (14) and rushing touchdowns (13) ... HAd a career-best 218 yards in the season finale, with four TD's, at Stonehill ... Rushed over the century mark six times, including the last four games of the season ... Had a touchdown in the last six games, with three versus Wagner ... Caught 23 passes for 209 yards with a TD versus Brown. 

2021: Had a team-high 607 yards on 125 carries...Scored two touchdowns...Added 19 catches for 89 yards...Ran for a season-high 122 yards on 12 carries at Miami (9/25)...Ran for 88 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries at Sacred Heart (10/16)...Had five catches for 29 yards against Southeastern Louisiana (9/18)...Recognized with the "Big Brother" award by the United Way of Cayuga County at the inaugural Harriet Tubman/Juneteenth Celebration Awards.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14
  Total Conference
Rushes 231 172
Yards 1219 894
Yards per game 110.8 127.7
Yards per rush 5.3 5.2
Touchdowns 13 11
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 0 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 9 21 2.3 9 0 - -
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 21 92 4.4 24 1 - -
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 11 51 4.6 12 0 - -
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 23 108 4.7 13 1 - -
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 14 44 3.1 7 0 - -
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 16 145 9.1 85 1 - -
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 20 91 4.5 25 1 - -
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 31 174 5.6 18 3 - -
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 27 127 4.7 15 1 1 0
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 30 148 4.9 24 1 - -
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 29 218 7.5 38 4 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 3 9 3.0 4 0 - -
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 3 38 12.7 15 0 - -
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 3 18 6.0 17 0 - -
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 2 4 2.0 8 0 - -
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 4 50 12.5 21 1 - -
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 3 41 13.7 16 0 - -
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 - -
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 2 28 14.0 15 0 1 0
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 2 24 12.0 22 0 - -
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 1 21 9 - - 30
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 1 92 38 - - 130
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 1 51 18 - - 69
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 1 108 - - - 108
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 1 44 4 - - 48
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 1 145 50 - - 195
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 1 91 41 - - 132
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 1 174 -3 - - 171
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 1 127 28 - - 155
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 1 148 24 - - 172
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 1 218 - - - 218

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 8 1 - - - - - 0 - 0 0 1
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 12 1 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 18 3 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 24 4 - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Connecticut L, 28-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Sacred Heart L, 14-10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Southeastern La. L, 70-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UAlbany L, 45-26 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Saint Francis U. L, 39-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Brown L, 27-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Duquesne L, 30-6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 Wagner W, 34-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 at LIU L, 29-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 12 Merrimack L, 20-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 19 at Stonehill W, 39-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 22 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 125 607 55.2 4.9 2 31 2 2
2022-23 11 231 1219 110.8 5.3 13 85 1 0
Total 22 356 1826 83.0 5.1 15 85 3 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 19 1.7 89 8.1 4.7 0 17
2022-23 11 23 2.1 209 19.0 9.1 1 22
Total 22 42 1.9 298 13.5 7.1 1 22

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 22 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 2 28 14.0 0 15 - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 2 28 14.0 0 15 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 - - - - - 0 -
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 11 607 89 - 28 724 65.8
2022-23 11 1219 209 - - 1428 129.8
Total 22 1826 298 - 28 2152 97.8

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 12 1.1 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 86 7.8 13 1 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Total 98 4.5 15 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 22 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 231 1219 110.8 5.3 13 85 1 0
Conference 7 172 894 127.7 5.2 11 38 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 118 650 130.0 5.5 7 85 - -
Away 6 113 569 94.8 5.0 6 38 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 60 392 196.0 6.5 7 38 - -
Losses 9 171 827 91.9 4.8 6 85 1 0
Month                  
September 4 64 272 68.0 4.3 2 24 - -
October 4 81 454 113.5 5.6 5 85 - -
November 3 86 493 164.3 5.7 6 38 1 0

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 23 2.1 209 19.0 9.1 1 22
Conference 7 13 1.9 132 18.9 10.2 0 22
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 13 2.6 150 30.0 11.5 1 22
Away 6 10 1.7 59 9.8 5.9 0 17
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 1 0.5 -3 -1.5 -3.0 0 0
Losses 9 22 2.4 212 23.6 9.6 1 22
Month                
September 4 9 2.3 65 16.3 7.2 0 17
October 4 10 2.5 92 23.0 9.2 1 21
November 3 4 1.3 52 17.3 13.0 0 22

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 1219 209 - - 1428 129.8
Conference 7 894 132 - - 1026 146.6
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 650 150 - - 800 160.0
Away 6 569 59 - - 628 104.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 392 -3 - - 389 194.5
Losses 9 827 212 - - 1039 115.4
Month              
September 4 272 65 - - 337 84.3
October 4 454 92 - - 546 136.5
November 3 493 52 - - 545 181.7

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 86 7.8 13 1 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Conference 66 9.4 11 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 48 9.6 7 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 38 6.3 6 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 42 21.0 7 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 44 4.9 6 1 - - - - 0 - 1 0
Month                        
September 14 3.5 2 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
October 36 9.0 5 1 - - - - - - 0 0
November 36 12.0 6 0 - - - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 9 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Schloop Named to FCS ADA 25th Annual Academic All-Star Team

Offensive lineman maintains a perfect GPA as a collegiate student-athlete

January 6, 2023

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Umunakwe Tabbed NEC Defensive Player Of The Year By Phil Steele

Senior linebacker earned first team alongside Nasir Smith

December 9, 2022

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Smith, Umunakwe Add All-New England Honors

Blue Devil All-NEC First Team honorees recognized by NEFWA

December 1, 2022

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Smith, Umunakwe Named All-NEC First Team

The Blue Devils football team had six student-athletes earn all-conference recognition on Wednesday.

November 23, 2022

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Career Day Propels Smith To NEC Player Of The Week Honors

Senior rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns in finale

November 21, 2022

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Smith Wins NEC Rushing Title As Career-Day Propels Football To Win

Smith ran for 218 yards and four touchdowns Saturday, securing the league's rushing title with 1,219 yards, 110.8 yards per game and 13 rushing...

November 19, 2022

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Football Set For Season Finale At Stonehill

Smith and Umunakwe make final case for NEC Player of the Year consideration

November 15, 2022

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Football Hosts Merrimack For Senior Day Game

The Blue Devils honor their senior class prior to the final home game

November 12, 2022

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Smith Surpasses 1,000 Yards In Senior Day Effort

Senior becomes 16th player to rush for 1,000 yards in a single-season

November 12, 2022

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Football Travels To LIU For Saturday Game on ESPN3

CCSU is 1-1 all-time against the Sharks

November 5, 2022

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Smith's Career Day Leads Football To 34-7 Win Over Wagner

Running back carried 31 times for 174 yards and three touchdowns

October 29, 2022

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Football Welcomes Wagner Saturday Afternoon

The Blue Devils complete a three-game homestand at Arute Field at noon

October 28, 2022

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Football Falls at Home to Duquesne

Nas Smith had a 132 all-purpose yards on Saturday for the Blue Devils

October 22, 2022

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Football Back In Action Saturday To Host Duquesne

CCSU and Duquesne both had open weeks last Saturday

October 18, 2022

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Umunakwe, Clark Earn NEC Weekly Awards

Mitchell and Smith earn Prime Performer recognition

October 10, 2022

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Football Falls To Brown

Nasir Smith recorded career-high rushing and all-purpose yardage on Saturday

October 8, 2022

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Football Welcomes Brown For Homecoming Game

Blue Devils kickoff at 1:00pm Saturday at Arute Field

October 6, 2022

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Football Returns To NEC Play At Saint Francis U Saturday

CCSU is on the road for the third consecutive week

September 29, 2022

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Football Drops Road Game at UAlbany

Erik Surratt has career-day with 98 yards receiving and two TD's

September 24, 2022

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Football Heads North For Saturday contest at UAlbany

CCSU Football travels to former NEC opponent UAlbany for a Saturday afternoon tilt

September 22, 2022

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Football Falls At Southeastern

Mitchell throws first his first TD pass of the year, finding Wormley from 30 yards out

September 17, 2022

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Football Begins Roadtrip With Saturday Game At Southeastern Louisiana

CCSU wraps up a home-and-home series that debuted in 2021

September 15, 2022

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Football Falls In NEC Opener

Nasir Smith runs for 92 yards and a touchdown in home opener

September 10, 2022