United States Merchant Marine Academy

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Oct. 24, 2026) – The USMMA football team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling to Springfield College, 30-12, in a NEWMAC matchup at Brooks Stadium. The Mariners dropped to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play, while the Pride improved to 6-1 (4-0).
 
Game Files

• Box Score
• Senior Day Photo Album 

Prior to kickoff, the Kings Point football team paid tribute to its 18 graduating seniors with a special Senior Day ceremony honoring Gavin Farnsworth (Norfolk, Va.), Daniel Creamer (West Saint Paul, Minn.), Jake Kenney (Lisbon, Conn.), Seamus Bonte (Westerville, Ohio), Jonathan Hardy (Savannah, Ga.), Will Surdez (Colts Neck, N.J.), Brooks Rohe (Yulee, Fla.), Dylan Barkley (Haltom City, Texas), Matthew Graack (Santa Maria, Calif.), Griffin Nibarger (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.), Conner Tanner (Thornton, Colo.), Xavier Agatep (Ponte Vedra, Fla.), John Hood (Alexandria, Va.), Caleb Callahan (Poulsbo, Wash.), CJ Shafer (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Aidan Graham (Allen, Texas), Armondo Orcesi (Dexter, N.Y.) and Zatyk Holub (Mount Vernon, Iowa).
 
Junior Bubba Mustain (Oro Valley, Ariz.) completed 15-of-26 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown while adding a team-high 66 rushing yards on 18 carries. Classmate Sonny Endicott (Colorado Springs, Colo.) caught a game-high nine passes for 73 yards and rushed seven times for 28 yards, while fellow junior Angelo Cimino (Salinas, Calif.) finished with six receptions for a game-high 80 yards and a touchdown.
 
Sophomore Joshua Lock (Coppell, Texas) provided the Mariners' other score with a 32-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and finished with 41 yards on five carries.
 
Defensively, sophomore Brendan Cochrane (Rio Rancho, N.M.) led Merchant Marine with 12 tackles, including six solo stops. Junior Jonathan Wheeler (Golden, Colo.) and Holub each recorded eight tackles, while Graham finished with seven. Graham and junior Andrew McConnell (San Antonio, Texas) combined for USMMA's lone sack.
 
Merchant Marine finished with a 301-284 advantage in total offense and a 17-16 edge in first downs, but three lost fumbles proved costly. Springfield rushed for 221 yards on 53 carries while holding the Mariners to 148 yards on the ground.
 
Springfield opened the scoring midway through the first quarter after taking over at the USMMA 33 following a Merchant Marine fumble. Stanford Davis capped the six-play drive with a two-yard touchdown run to give the Pride a 7-0 lead with 5:53 remaining in the period.
 
The Mariners responded with an 11-play, 67-yard drive that consumed more than five minutes. Mustain finished the possession with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Cimino with 44 seconds remaining in the quarter, but the ensuing extra point was blocked, leaving Springfield ahead 7-6.
 
The Pride extended its lead to 10-6 on Ian Wernik's 29-yard field goal with 11:44 remaining in the second quarter, but Merchant Marine answered with another lengthy scoring drive. The Mariners marched 77 yards in 11 plays, with Lock breaking free for a 32-yard touchdown run that gave USMMA its first lead of the afternoon, 12-10, with 6:45 left in the half. The ensuing two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.
 
Springfield regained the lead before halftime, driving 64 yards in eight plays and taking a 16-12 advantage on Davis' 24-yard touchdown run with 2:22 remaining.
 
Neither team scored in the third quarter, and Merchant Marine carried the four-point deficit into the final period. The Mariners moved into Springfield territory on a drive that extended into the fourth quarter, but were unable to turn the possession into points.
 
The Pride then created separation when Drew Heenan connected with James Green for a 44-yard touchdown pass with 10:54 remaining, extending Springfield's lead to 23-12.
 
Merchant Marine turned the ball over again on its ensuing possession, with Springfield recovering at the USMMA 33. The Pride capitalized five plays later as Davis scored his third touchdown of the afternoon on a six-yard run with 7:01 remaining, pushing the advantage to 30-12.
 
USMMA was unable to mount a late comeback as Springfield closed out the victory.
 
Davis led the Pride offense with 110 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. Heenan completed 2-of-7 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown, while Green accounted for 86 yards of offense, including the 44-yard touchdown reception. Nick Gonzalez led the Springfield defense with 12 tackles.
 
The Mariners hit the road next Saturday, Oct. 31, for a Halloween matchup with WPI that will begin at 12-noon.
 
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