2017 UMass Minutemen football team American college football season
The 2017 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This was the fourth year of head coach Mark Whipple 's second stint at UMass and 10th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with their final home game at Fenway Park . This was UMass's second year as an independent .[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 26 6:00 p.m. Hawaii ELVN ☆L 35–3812,145 September 2 7:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina ESPN3 L 28–3813,274 September 9 3:30 p.m. Old Dominion Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 7–179,028 September 15 7:00 p.m. at Temple ESPNU L 21–2922,911 September 23 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee SECN L 13–1795,324 September 30 3:30 p.m. Ohio Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 50–587,696 October 21 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 55–2010,690 October 28 3:30 p.m. Appalachian State Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 30–27 2OT 11,889 November 4 12:00 p.m. at No. 21 Mississippi State SECN L 23–3457,354 November 11 4:00 p.m. Maine ELVN W 44–3112,794 November 18 3:00 p.m. at BYU BYUtv /ESPN3W 16–1051,355 December 2 12:00 p.m. at FIU CUSA.tv L 45–6314,004
^[a] Hurricane Irma . A game with FIU was scheduled after FIU's game with Indiana was cancelled.[ 2] Schedule Source: [ 3] ☆All Eleven Sports broadcasts will be simulcast on NESN or NESN+.[ 4]
Game summaries
Hawaii
Hawai'i at UMass[ 5] [ 6]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rainbow Warriors
7
7 7 17
38
Minutemen
7
7 14 7
35
Sources:[ 5] [ 6] Scoring summary 1 8:51 Hawai'i Dru Brown 27 yard run (Alex Trifonovitch kick), Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:53 0–7 1 6:00 UMass Andy Isabella 6 yard run (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 2:51 7–7 2 1:57 Hawai'i John Ursua 85 yard pass from Dru Brown (Alex Trifonovitch kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:42 7–14 2 0:02 UMass Andy Isabella 2 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:55 14–14 3 11:12 UMass Marquis Young 1 yard run (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:48 21–14 3 4:35 UMass Malik Lee 3 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:38 28–14 3 2:09 Hawai'i Ryan Tuiasoa 2 yard run (Alex Trifonovitch kick), Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:26 28–21 4 13:34 Hawai'i Marcus Armstrong-Brown 8 yard pass from Dru Brown (Alex Trifonovitch kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:47 28–28 4 11:41 UMass Marquis Young 21 yard run (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:53 35–28 4 5:23 Hawai'i Ryan Meskell 29 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:18 35–31 4 0:48 Hawai'i Metuisela 'Unga 7 yard pass from Dru Brown (Alex Trifonovitch kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:04 35–38
Coastal Carolina
UMass at Coastal Carolina[ 7] [ 8]
1
2 3 4 Total
Minutemen
7
7 7 7
28
• Chanticleers
14
7 10 7
38
Date: September 2Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 13,274Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C), Weather: OvercastReferee: Kevin StineTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Brock Bowling, Stan Lewter[ 7] [ 8] Scoring summary 1 8:21 Coastal Dalton Demos 1 yard run (Evan Rabon kick), Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:52 0–7 1 6:48 UMass Marquis Young 4 yard run (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:26 7–7 1 00:47 Coastal Dalton Demos 22 yard run (Evan Rabon kick), Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:32 7–14 2 10:37 UMass Andy Isabella 21 pass from Andrew Ford (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:00 14–14 2 00:51 Coastal Osharmar Abercrombie 4 yard run (Evan Rabon kick), Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:16 14–21 3 12:51 UMass Andrew Ford 9 yard run (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:03 21–21 3 9:24 Coastal Evan Rabon 46 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:21 21–24 3 4:48 Coastal Chris Jones 13 yard pass from Tyler Keane Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:31 21–31 4 3:45 Coastal Osharmar Abercrombie 7 yard run Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:04 21–38 4 1:10 UMass Marquis Young 1 yard run Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:18 28–38
Old Dominion
Old Dominion at UMass[ 9] [ 10]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Monarchs
3
7 0 7
17
Minutemen
0
0 7 0
7
Date: September 9Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumGame start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:59Game attendance: 9,028Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: N 8 mph (13 km/h), Weather: Partly CloudyReferee: Jon NoliTV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor[ 9] [ 10] Scoring summary 1 10:32 Old Dominion Nick Rice 28 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:28 0–3 2 1:00 Old Dominion Jonathan Duhart 2 yard pass from Blake Laurssa (Nick Rice kick), Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:02 0–10 3 14:26 UMass Andy Isabella 60 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:34 7–10 4 6:59 Old Dominion Jordan Hoy 7 yard run (Nick Rice kick), Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:19 7–17
Temple
UMass at Temple[ 11] [ 12]
1
2 3 4 Total
Minutemen
0
7 7 7
21
• Owls
3
13 6 7
29
Date: September 15Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:29Game attendance: 22,911Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: SW 7 mph (11 km/h), Weather: Partly CloudyReferee: Charles LewisTV announcers (ESPNU ): Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia[ 11] [ 12] Scoring summary 1 12:47 Temple Austin Jones 24 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:17 0–3 2 2:29 UMass Nick Orekoya 10 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:20 7–3 2 1:04 Temple Adonis Jennings 30 yard pass from Logan Marchi (Austin Jones kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:25 7–10 2 0:10 Temple Keith Kirkwood 11 yard pass from Logan Marchi (Austin Jones kick missed), Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:36 7–16 3 10:18 Temple Aaron Boumerhi 52 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:30 7–19 3 5:56 UMass Jessie Britt 20 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:22 14–19 3 1:52 Temple Austin Jones 37 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:03 14–22 4 3:48 Temple Isaiah Wright 13 yard pass from Logan Marchi (Austin Jones kick), Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:51 14–29 4 1:41 UMass Andrew Ford 3 yard run (Michael Schreiner kick), Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:07 21–29
Tennessee
UMass at Tennessee[ 13] [ 14]
1
2 3 4 Total
Minutemen
0
6 7 0
13
• Volunteers
0
14 3 0
17
Date: September 23Location: Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:21Game attendance: 95,324Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 2 mph (3.2 km/h), Weather: Partly CloudyReferee: Matt LoefflerTV announcers (SECN ): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware , Olivia Harlan[ 13] [ 14] Scoring summary 2 4:33 Tennessee John Kelly 12 yard run (Aaron Medley Kick), Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:44 0–7 2 2:57 UMass Ross Comis 5 yard run (Michael Schreiner kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36 6–7 2 0:25 Tennessee Tyler Byrd 8 yard pass from Quinten Dormady (Aaron Medley kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:32 6–14 3 7:32 Tennessee Aaron Medley 40 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 1:31 6–17 3 2:51 UMass Sadiq Palmer 13 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41 13–17
Ohio
Ohio at UMass[ 15] [ 16]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bobcats
7
20 14 17
58
Minutemen
10
17 2 21
50
Date: September 30Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumGame start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:45Game attendance: 7,696Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C), Wind: N 6 mph (9.7 km/h), Weather: OvercastReferee: Tracy JonesTV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor[ 15] [ 16] Scoring summary 1 12:30 UMass Logan Laurent 24 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:30 3–0 1 9:03 Ohio Nathan Rourke 5 yard run (Louie Zervos kick), Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:27 3–7 1 4:05 UMass Ross Comis 2 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:58 10–7 2 11:35 UMass Logan Laurent 35 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:38 13–7 2 10:22 Ohio Brendan Cope 16 yard pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick)3 plays, 28 yards, 1:13 13–14 2 8:57 Ohio Nathan Rourke 17 yard run (Louie Zervos kick), Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:40 13–21 2 7:24 Ohio Louie Zervos 25 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:51 13–24 2 7:09 UMass Adam Breneman 6 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:15 20–24 2 2:26 UMass Brennon Dingle 30 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:47 27–24 2 0:38 Ohio Louie Zervos 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 1:48 27–27 3 12:41 Ohio A. J. Ouellette 5 yard run (Louie Zervos kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:19 27–34 3 6:38 Ohio A.J. Ouellette 12 yard pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick), Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:24 27–41 3 3:14 UMass Team Safety , Drive: 1 play, -20 yards, 0:06 29–41 4 13:41 Ohio Dorian Brown 15 yard run (Louie Zervos kick), Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40 29–48 4 10:41 UMass Marquis Young 19 yard pass from Andrew Ford (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00 35–48 4 6:10 Ohio Louie Zervos 34 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:31 35–51 4 3:23 UMass Adam Breneman 7 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Andrew Ford pass to Andy Isabella for two-point conv.), Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 2:47 43–51 4 1:42 Ohio Dorian Brown 42 yard run (Louie Zervos kick), Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:41 43–58 4 0:11 UMass Brennon Dingle 16 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:31 50–58
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern at UMass[ 17] [ 18]
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
7
10 3 0
20
• Minutemen
28
20 0 7
55
Date: October 21Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumGame start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 10,690Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C), Weather: SunnyReferee: A. CalabreseTV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor[ 17] [ 18] Scoring summary 1 9:37 UMass Adam Breneman 1 yard pass from Ross Comis (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 11 plays, 97 yards, 5:05 7–0 1 7:24 UMass Andy Isabella 68 yard pass from Ross Comis (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:17 14–0 1 7:10 UMass Jessie Britt 26 yard pass from Ross Comis (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:08 21–0 1 4:02 Georgia Southern Kado Brown 12 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:08 21–7 1 1:47 UMass Bilal Ally 19 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15 28–7 2 10:15 Georgia Southern Tyler Bass 41 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:10 28–10 2 8:33 UMass Marquis Young 7 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:42 35–10 2 6:12 UMass Brennon Dingle 43 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick failed), Drive: 1 play, 43 yards, 0:09 41–10 2 2:53 Georgia Southern Kado Brown 10 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:19 41–17 2 0:29 UMass Bilal Ally 2 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:24 48–17 3 8:14 Georgia Southern Tyler Bass 34 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 11 yards, 2:27 48–20 4 11:46 UMass Bilal Ally 57 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:14 55–20
Appalachian State
Appalachian State at UMass[ 19] [ 20]
1
2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
Mountaineers
0
14 3 3 7 0
27
• Minutemen
10
7 0 3 7 3
30
Date: October 28Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumGame start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:43Game attendance: 12,000Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C), Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h), Weather: Partly CloudyReferee: Todd LaPlentaTV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor[ 19] [ 20] Scoring summary 1 9:21 UMass Nick Orekoya 1 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:53 7–0 1 6:10 UMass Logan Laurent 47 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:35 10–0 2 12:55 Appalachian State Taylor Lamb 15 yard run (Chandler Staton kick), Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:14 10–7 2 4:09 UMass Marquis Young 95 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 1 play, 95 yards, 0:14 17–7 2 0:04 Appalachian State Thomas Hennigan 1 yard pass from Taylor Lamb (Chandler Staton kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:21 17–14 3 5:06 Appalachian State Chandler Staton 40 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:20 17–17 4 4:42 Appalachian State Chandler Staton 30 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:50 17–20 4 0:05 UMass Logan Laurent 45 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 1:45 20–20 OT 0:00 UMass Marquis Young 10 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 27–20 OT 0:00 Appalachian State Ike Lewis 20 yard pass from Taylor Lamb (Chandler Staton kick), Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 27–27 2OT 0:00 UMass Logan Laurent 36 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:00 30–27
Mississippi State
UMass at Mississippi State[ 21] [ 22]
1
2 3 4 Total
Minutemen
3
17 0 3
23
• Bulldogs
10
3 14 7
34
Date: November 4Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 57,374Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: SSW 4 mph (6.4 km/h), Weather: OvercastReferee: Hubert OwensTV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware and Olivia Harlan[ 21] [ 22] Scoring summary 1 13:42 Mississippi State J.T. Gray 58 yard interception return (Jace Christmann kick), Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:18 0–7 1 10:32 UMass Logan Laurent 23 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:10 3–7 1 5:18 Mississippi State Jace Christmann 28 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:14 3–10 2 13:06 UMass Logan Laurent 48 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:54 6–10 2 12:59 UMass Isaiah Rodgers 29 yard interception return (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:07 13–10 2 8:49 Mississippi State Jace Christmann 25 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:10 13–13 2 7:15 UMass Andy Isabella 69 yard pass from Ross Comis (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:34 20–13 3 1215 Mississippi State Nick Fitzgerald 8 yard run (Jace Christmann kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45 20–20 3 4:46 Mississippi State Nick Fitzgerald 10 Yd Run (Jace Christmann kick), Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:36 20–27 4 8:18 UMass Logan Laurent 26 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:30 23–27 4 5:00 Mississippi State Deddrick Thomas 83 yard punt return (Jace Christmann kick), Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:56 23–34
Maine
Maine at UMass[ 23] [ 24]
1
2 3 4 Total
Black Bears
7
9 8 7
31
• Minutemen
21
3 13 7
44
Date: November 11Location: Fenway ParkGame start: 4:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 12,974Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C), Wind: NW 7 mph (11 km/h), Weather: Clear and SunnyReferee: Todd LaPlentaTV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor[ 23] [ 24] Scoring summary 1 13:29 UMass Jessie Britt 33 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:31 7–0 1 13:16 Maine Earnest Edwards 95 yard kickoff return (Brandon Briggs kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 7–7 1 11:32 UMass Andy Isabella 69 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:44 14–7 1 1:02 UMass Andy Isabella 12 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:08 21–7 2 10:20 UMass Logan Laurent 41 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:54 24–7 2 8:00 Maine Chris Ferguson 9 yard run (Brandon Briggs kick), Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:20 24–14 2 3:28 Maine Team Safety, Drive: 2 plays, -5 yards, 1:08 24–16 3 10:00 Maine Josh Mack 1 yard run (Chris Ferguson pass to Drew Belcher for two-point conv.), Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:00 24–24 3 2:42 UMass Andy Isabella 14 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:22 31–24 3 1:08 UMass Lee Moses 70 yard interception return (Logan Laurent kick blocked), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:34 37–24 4 6:46 Maine Josh Mack 37 yard run (Brandon Briggs kick), Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:06 37–31 4 1:57 UMass Marquis Young 33 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:14 44–31
BYU
UMass at BYU[ 25] [ 26]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Minutemen
0
3 13 0
16
Cougars
0
0 3 7
10
Sources:[ 25] [ 26] Scoring summary 2 5:15 UMass Logan Laurent 34 yard field goal, Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 6:44 3–0 3 13:21 UMass Andy Isabella 40 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:33 10–0 3 7:15 UMass Logan Laurent 28 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:19 13–0 3 4:55 UMass Logan Laurent 35 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:01 16–0 3 1:35 BYU Rhett Almond 40 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:20 16–3 4 0:53 BYU Matt Bushman 6 yard pass from Joe Critchlow (Rhett Almond kick), Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 1:28 16–10
FIU
UMass at FIU[ 27] [ 28]
1
2 3 4 Total
Minutemen
14
7 10 14
45
• Panthers
14
21 7 21
63
Date: December 2Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:21Game attendance: 14,004Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h), Weather: SunnyReferee: Stephen LaMantiTV announcers (CUSA.tv ): A.J. Ricketts, Hurlie Brown[ 27] [ 28] Scoring summary 1 11:02 FIU Alex Gardner 12 yard run (José Borregales kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:58 0–7 1 7:35 FIU Shawndarrius Phillips 5 yard run (José Borregales kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:26 0–14 1 6:40 UMass Andy Isabella 24 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:55 7–14 1 2:13 UMass Marquis Young 1 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:00 14–14 2 13:03 FIU Napoleon Maxwell 6 yard run (José Borregales kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:10 14–21 2 9:59 UMass Brennon Dingle 28 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:04 21–21 2 1:49 FIU Alex Gardner 1 yard run (José Borregales kick), Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:02 21–28 2 0:37 FIU Bryce Singleton 31 yard pass from Alex McGough (José Borregales kick), Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:18 21–35 3 12:16 UMass Logan Laurent 36 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 2:44 24–35 3 5:01 UMass Adam Breneman 2 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:27 31–35 3 2:36 FIU Alex McGough 60 yard run (José Borregales kick), Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:25 31–42 4 11:51 FIU Bryce Singleton 19 yard pass from Alex McGough (José Borregales kick), Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:44 31–49 4 9:02 FIU Bryce Singleton 2 yard pass from Alex McGough (José Borregales kick), Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:32 31–56 4 7:16 UMass Marquis Young 29 yard pass from Andrew Ford (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:46 38–56 4 2:28 FIU Napoleon Maxwell 1 yard run (José Borregales kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:48 38–63 4 0:21 UMass Ross Comis 6 yard run (Logan Laurent kick), Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:07 45–63
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