Justyn Gardener

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Justyn Gardener
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    East Hartford, Conn.
  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    East Hartford
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    46.0
  • sac
    8.5
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    2
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 23 22
Assists 23 22
Tackles 46.0 44.0
Tackles per game 4.6 4.9
Sacks 8.5 7.5
Sack yards 54 46
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 12.5 11.5
Tackle for loss yards 63 55
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 Vermont State Castleton L, 16-12 1 1 2.0 1.0 8 1.0 8 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 29-16 2 3 5.0 1.0 2 1.0 2 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Dean W, 48-6 4 1 5.0 2.0 14 2.5 16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Worcester St. W, 31-22 2 4 6.0 1.0 7 2.5 9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Anna Maria L, 41-14 3 1 4.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Framingham St. L, 35-24 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Plymouth St. L, 42-35 1 4 5.0 0.5 6 0.5 6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mass. Maritime L, 21-14 3 2 5.0 1.0 5 2.5 8 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 33-13 2 4 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Fitchburg St. W, 10-7 3 3 6.0 2.0 12 2.0 12 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 6 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 8 - - - - - - -
2023-24 6 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 6 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 8 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 6 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 34 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 8 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - -
2023-24 6 3 4 7.0 1.2 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 20 25 45.0 4.5 1.5 10 6.5 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2025-26 10 23 23 46.0 4.6 8.5 54 12.5 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 47 53 100.0 2.9 10.0 64 20.5 91 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 23 23 46.0 4.6 8.5 54 12.5 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 9 22 22 44.0 4.9 7.5 46 11.5 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 10 12 22.0 4.4 3.5 26 7.0 33 1 - - - - - -
Away 5 13 11 24.0 4.8 5.0 28 5.5 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 9 8 17.0 5.7 5.0 33 7.0 37 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 14 15 29.0 4.1 3.5 21 5.5 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 9 9 18.0 4.5 5.0 31 7.0 35 1 - - - - - -
October 3 6 5 11.0 3.7 0.5 6 1.0 8 - - - - - - -
November 3 8 9 17.0 5.7 3.0 17 4.5 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
News mentions
Gardener, Mengata Headline Five Owls on MASCAC All-Conference Teams
  • Article
  • November 20, 2025
Gardener, Mengata Headline Five Owls on MASCAC All-Conference Teams

Justyn Gardener earns all-conference first team defense while Manny Mengata was named to the all-conference first team offense.

  • November 20, 2025
Justyn Gardener celebrates a sack as Chase Goldberg (64) and Zach Allen (2) look on. (File photo)
  • Article
  • November 15, 2025
Football Closes Season With 10-7 Win at Fitchburg

Tedi Hunt picked off a pass with 11 seconds left to stop a Fitchburg State drive

  • November 15, 2025
Casey Tang highpoints ball for touchdown score vs. Plymouth State.
  • Article
  • October 30, 2025
Football Hosts Mass. Maritime on Senior Day

The Owls meet the Buccaneers in the final home game of the season.

  • October 30, 2025
Miles Foerster takes the snap from Vinny Cirillo with Curtis Dion in motion.
  • Article
  • October 23, 2025
Owls Football Hosts Plymouth on Homecoming Weekend

The Owls (2-3 MASCAC) meet the Panthers (4-1) as part of a homecoming weekend triple header at Alumni Field in Westfield, Mass.

  • October 23, 2025
Dominic Allen (93), Budder Ferreira (44) and Justyn Gardener (9) defend against Worcester State. (Cole Grady photo)
  • Article
  • October 02, 2025
Football To Host Anna Maria in Key Conference Clash

Kickoff is 12 Noon on Saturday, Oct. 4

  • October 02, 2025
Westfield State's Aiden Fausek scores a touchdown in the first half against Worcester State. (Cole Grady photo)
  • Article
  • September 27, 2025
Football Scores Family Day Win over Worcester, 31-22

Owls were led by 110 yards rushing from first-year fullback Manny Mengata, and got six catches for 88 yards from wideout Will Brewster.

  • September 27, 2025
Justyn Gardener celebrates a sack as Chase Goldberg (64) and Zach Allen (2) look on. (File photo)
  • Article
  • September 26, 2025
Football Hosts Worcester State, Saturday 2:00 pm on Alumni Field

Westfield State University football hosts Worcester State University on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Alumni Field as part of Westfield State’s Family and Champions Weekend.

  • September 26, 2025
Aidan Patterson (file photo)
  • Article
  • September 20, 2025
Patterson, Owls Bully Dean, 48-6

Owls QB Miles Foerster was a perfect 10-10 passing for 137 yards and three TD’s

  • September 20, 2025
Westfield State quarterback Miles Foerster (file photo)
  • Article
  • September 13, 2025
Owls Football Falls at Bridgewater, 29-16

Manny Mengata led the Owls with 63 yards on 22 carries

  • September 13, 2025
Westfield State head coach Lou Conte, Jr. poses with 2025 team captain Budder Ferreira.
  • Article
  • September 03, 2025
Owls Football Kicks Off 2025 Season At Home on Saturday

Westfield Hosts Vermont State Castleton at Alumni Field, 12:00 p.m. Saturday

  • September 03, 2025