2025 Robert Morris Colonials football team

The 2025 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonials, who were led by eighth-year head coach Bernard Clark, played home games at the Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

2025 Robert Morris Colonials football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	3–9 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach	Bernard Clark (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Rothenbuhler (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Makrinos (1st season)
Home stadium	Joe Walton Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on 4 August 2025. The Colonials were picked to finish in third place, tied with LIU.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:00 p.m.	at West Virginia*	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 3–45	57,093
September 6	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 17–56	12,042
September 13	6:00 p.m.	West Liberty*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row	W 28–14	2,575
September 20	2:00 p.m.	Dayton*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row	L 14–17	2,389
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Merrimack*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	ESPN+/NESN+	L 7–24	15,426
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row	L 12–24	2,789
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	L 7–17	1,061
October 25	3:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 24–14	1,381
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Stonehill	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	W 20–17	900
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Wagner	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row	L 20–24	1,267
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Mercyhurst	Saxon Stadium Erie, PA	NEC Front Row	L 13–27	857
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row	L 17–20	2,716
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at West Virginia (FBS)

Robert Morris Colonials (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	3	0	0	3
Mountaineers (FBS)	7	3	14	21	45

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 57,093
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Brian Custer, Max Starks

Game information

First quarter WVU – Nicco Marchiol 10-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 10:15. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:22. Second quarter WVU – Kade Hensley 27-yard field goal, 11:44. Mountaineers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:51. RMU – Jayson Jenkins 36-yard field goal, 3:08. Mountaineers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:43. Third quarter WVU – Jaheim White 1-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 11:21. Mountaineers 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:33. WVU – Jaheim White 4-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 5:21. Mountaineers 24–3. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:51. Fourth quarter WVU – Cam Vaughn 46-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Kade Hensley kick), 13:52. Mountaineers 31–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:24. WVU – Cyncir Bowers 26-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 10:16. Mountaineers 38–3. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:51. WVU – Scotty Fox Jr. 59-yard run (Kade Hensley kick), 3:15. Mountaineers 45–3. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:00.

Statistics	RMU	WVU
First downs	8	26
Plays–yards	59–123	76–625
Rushes–yards	37–53	53–393
Passing yards	70	232
Passing: comp–att–int	7–22–0	18–23–0
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	32:30	27:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing	Zach Tanner	7/21, 70 yards
	Rushing	Ethan Shine	8 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Lee	2 receptions, 22 yards
West Virginia	Passing	Nicco Marchiol	17/20, 224 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaheim White	18 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cam Vaughn	7 receptions, 126 yards, TD

at Youngstown State

Robert Morris Colonials (0-1) at Youngstown State Penguins (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	3	0	0	14	17
Penguins	14	28	14	0	56

at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 12,042
• Referee: Tyler Downs
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith (play-by-play) and Chris Sammarone (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (8:19) RMU – Jayson Jenkins 46-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:41; RMU 3–0) (4:41) YSU – Max Tomczak 1-yard pass from Beau Brungard, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:33; YSU 7–3) (3:03) YSU – Beau Brungard 72-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:36; YSU 14–3) Second quarter (13:45) YSU – Beau Brungard 20-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:12; YSU 21–3) (9:37) YSU – Antuan Gardner 2-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 1:00; YSU 28–3) (1:54) YSU – Beau Brungard 4-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:02; YSU 35–3) (0:12) YSU – Kylon Wilson 4-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:31; YSU 42–3) Third quarter (12:51) YSU – Beau Brungard 28-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:00; YSU 49–3) (7:04) YSU – Tahir Mills 18-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:13; YSU 56–3) Fourth quarter (13:16) RMU – Thomas Lee 34-yard pass from Zach Tanner, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:57; YSU 56–10) (1:29) RMU – Kai Holloway 16-yard pass from Zach Tanner, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:56; YSU 56–17)

Statistics	RMU	YSU
First downs	14	27
Total yards	233	593
Rushing yards	41	424
Passing yards	192	169
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–29–0	20–24–0
Time of possession	28:40	31:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing	Zach Tanner	16/29, 192 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Donta Whack	10 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Thomas Lee	5 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Youngstown State	Passing	Beau Brungard	12/16, 122 yards, TD
	Rushing	Beau Brungard	10 carries, 264 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Max Tomczak	5 receptions, 69 yards, TD

West Liberty (DII)

West Liberty Hilltoppers (DII) (0-2) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers (DII)	0	0	7	7	14
Colonials	7	7	7	7	28

at Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 2,575
• Referee: Michael Quinn
• TV: NEC Front Row

Game information

First Quarter (5:17) RMU – Thomas Lee 10-yard pass from Zach Tanner, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 6:08; Robert Morris 7–0) Second Quarter (14:56) RMU – Donta Whack 2-yard run, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:39; Robert Morris 14–0) Third Quarter (10:15) RMU – Jaqai Carter 4-yard pass from Zach Tanner, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:32; Robert Morris 21–0) (3:06) WLIB – Jaedon Alston 10-yard run, Morgan Williamson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:18; Robert Morris 21–7) Fourth Quarter (14:56) RMU – Ethan Shine 1-yard run, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01; Robert Morris 28–7) (9:14) WLIB – Levi Gullion 10-yard pass from Kohl Meisman, Morgan Williamson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:37; Robert Morris 28–14)

Statistics	WLIB	RMU
First downs	22	18
Total yards	282	325
Rushing yards	63	242
Passing yards	219	83
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–35–2	8–9–0
Time of possession	31:12	26:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Liberty	Passing	Kohl Meisman	20/34, 219 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Hunter Patterson	14 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Trey Singleton	6 receptions, 78 yards
Robert Morris	Passing	Zach Tanner	8/9, 83 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ethan Shine	20 carries, 133 yards, TD
	Receiving	Thomas Lee	5 receptions, 44 yards, TD

Dayton

Dayton Flyers (1-1) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	7	0	10	17
Colonials	7	0	7	0	14

at Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 2,389
• Referee: Lance Carlen
• TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) and Ray Thomas (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (0:16) RMU – Ethan Shine 2-yard run, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 6:18; Robert Morris 7–0) Second Quarter (5:45) DAY – Gavin Lochow 7-yard pass from Bryce Schondelmyer, Robby Smart kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:35; Tied 7–7) Third Quarter (7:41) RMU – Ethan Shine 9-yard run, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 7:19; Robert Morris 14–7) Fourth Quarter (12:35) DAY – Luke Hansen 19-yard pass from Bryce Schondelmyer, Robby Smart kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:54; Tied 14–14) (3:28) DAY – Robby Smart 21-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:45; Dayton 17–14)

Statistics	DAY	RMU
First downs	16	18
Total yards	284	264
Rushing yards	97	149
Passing yards	187	115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–20–0	10–25–0
Time of possession	26:40	33:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dayton	Passing	Bryce Schondelmyer	13/20, 187 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Mason Hackett	19 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mussari	3 receptions, 52 yards
Robert Morris	Passing	Zach Tanner	7/15, 89 yards
	Rushing	Ethan Shine	16 carries, 55 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaqai Carter	1 reception, 31 yards

at Merrimack

Robert Morris Colonials (1-3) vs. Merrimack Warriors (2-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	0	7
Warriors	3	7	0	14	24

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+/NESN+): 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

Central Connecticut

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (3-3) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (1-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	0	7	3	24
Colonials	0	0	0	12	12

at Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 2,789
• Referee: Jonathan Grande
• TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) and Ray Thomas (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (5:07) CCSU – Donovan Wadley 34-yard pass from Brady Olsen, Jack Hennessey kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:13; Central Connecticut 7–0) (0:54) CCSU – Elijah Howard 29-yard run, Jack Hennessey kick (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:30; Central Connecticut 14–0) Second Quarter No scoring plays Third Quarter (13:33) CCSU – Devon Anderson 55-yard interception, Jack Hennessey kick (Central Connecticut 21–0) Fourth Quarter (10:48) RMU – Chaz Middleton 6-yard pass from Jake Wolfe (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:30; Central Connecticut 21–6) (8:54) RMU – Donta Whack 7-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:52; Central Connecticut 21–12) (4:24) CCSU – Jack Hennessey 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:12; Central Connecticut 24–12)

Statistics	CCSU	RMU
First downs	22	19
Total yards	350	431
Rushing yards	163	75
Passing yards	187	356
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–34–0	25–42–2
Time of possession	27:37	32:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	19/34, 187 yards, TD
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	16 carries, 131 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Trovarelli	3 receptions, 41 yards
Robert Morris	Passing	Cooper Panteck	16/30, 223 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Donta Whack	12 carries, 40 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chaz Middleton	9 receptions, 186 yards, TD

at LIU

Robert Morris Colonials (1-5) vs. LIU Sharks (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7
Sharks	0	14	0	3	17

at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium • Brookville, NY

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 1,061
• Referee: Mike Quinn
• TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Phil Constantino (play-by-play) and Jim Wright (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter No scoring plays Second Quarter (13:30) LIU – O'Shawn Ross 6-yard run, Will Johnson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:57; LIU 7–0) (2:28) LIU – Jaiden Dozier 5-yard pass from Luca Stanzani, Will Johnson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:39; LIU 14–0) Third Quarter No scoring plays Fourth Quarter (11:25) RMU – Ethan Shine 66-yard pass from Zach Tanner, Jayson Jenkins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:43; LIU 14–7) (1:03) LIU – Will Johnson 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:11; LIU 21–7)

Statistics	RMU	LIU
First downs	7	18
Total yards	224	300
Rushing yards	47	197
Passing yards	177	103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–27–1	15–26–1
Time of possession	21:50	38:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing	Zach Tanner	14/26, 177 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ethan Shine	9 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Ethan Shine	8 receptions, 119 yards, TD
LIU	Passing	Luca Stanzani	15/26, 103 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	O'Shawn Ross	23 carries, 110 yards, TD
	Receiving	O'Shawn Ross	6 receptions, 26 yards

at Saint Francis (PA)

Robert Morris Colonials (1-6) vs. Saint Francis Red Flash (0-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0
Red Flash	-	-	-	-	0

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: NEC Front Row

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Saint Francis (PA)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stonehill

Robert Morris Colonials (2-6) vs. Stonehill Skyhawks (3-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0
Skyhawks	-	-	-	-	0

at W.B. Mason Stadium • Easton, MA

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• TV: NEC Front Row

Statistics	RMU	STO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stonehill	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wagner

Wagner Seahawks (3-6) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (3-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	-	-	-	-	0
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0

at Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST
• TV: NEC Front Row

Statistics	WAG	RMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wagner	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Mercyhurst

Robert Morris Colonials (0-0) vs. Mercyhurst Lakers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0
Lakers	-	-	-	-	0

at Saxon Stadium • Erie, PA

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: NEC Front Row

Statistics	RMU	MERC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Mercyhurst	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Duquesne

Duquesne Dukes (0-0) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0

at Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 2:00 PM EST
• TV: NEC Front Row

Statistics	DUQ	RMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving