Bryant hopes to finally get back on track in 2025

July 23, 2025

To put it bluntly, 2024 was ugly for the Bryant Bulldogs. Looking at basically an entirely new roster and yet another conference change, it never felt like Chris Merrit’s team was able to fully settle in a year ago. Still, the Bulldogs easily could have had a few games go the other way during the 2-10 campaign, with four of the 10 losses coming by four, seven, seven and one……

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Despite vast difference in records, Bryant-URI could provide fireworks

November 19, 2024

The Governor’s Cup is one thing, but Bryant-URI is meaningful too. The Rams will make the short trip to Smithfield to take on the Bulldogs in the regular season finale for both teams this Saturday. With a win, 15th-ranked Rhody will finish 10-2 and lock up an at-large bid into the FCS postseason, giving the program its first playoff berth since 1985. Meanwhile, Bryant limps in at 2-9, but a…

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Albany 24, Bryant 17 — Great Danes hold off Bulldogs

October 12, 2024

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Like a lot of coaches do, Bryant’s Chris Merritt preaches to his team that, in a lot of cases, games can be won or lost on a handful of key plays. In Saturday’s 24-17 loss to Albany, just one might have elevated above the rest in Bryant’s defeat. With the score tied at 10, Albany had the ball at the Bryant 40-yard line on a third and……

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New Hampshire 38, Bryant 17 — Morgan leads Wildcats to victory

September 21, 2024

By Allen Lessels NEFJ Correspondent DURHAM, N.H. – Senior quarterback Seth Morgan, a transfer who was at Virginia Military Institute first and played at Division II Shepherd University last season, had another standout game on Saturday and led the University of New Hampshire to a 38-17 win over Bryant University in front of a Family Weekend crowd of 11,302 in Wildcat Stadium. It was Bryant’s first-ever Coastal Athletic Association game……

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Holy Cross 43, Bryant 22 — Crusaders pull away for first win of the season

September 14, 2024

By Samuel Chozick NEFJ Correspondent SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The Holy Cross Crusaders visited Smithfield, Rhode Island this Saturday to take on the Bryant Bulldogs in a non-conference matchup. Holy Cross claimed its first win on the season, in its second trip to Rhode Island in three games to start the year. The Crusaders sailed to a 43-22 victory, securing a 1-2 start, while Bryant fell to 1-2 with the loss….

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