2017 UMass Minutemen football team

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] They finished the season 4–8.

2017 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–8
Head coach	Mark Whipple (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Ed Pinkham (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Army			–						10	–	3
No. 11 Notre Dame			–						10	–	3
UMass			–						4	–	8
BYU			–						4	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	6:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ELVN☆	L 35–38	12,145
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 28–38	13,274
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ELVN	L 7–17	9,028
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 21–29	22,911
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 13–17	95,324
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ELVN	L 50–58	7,696
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ELVN	W 55–20	10,690
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	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 23–34	57,354
November 11	4:00 p.m.	Maine	Fenway Park Boston, MA	ELVN	W 44–31	12,794
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	W 16–10	51,355
December 2	12:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	CUSA.tv	L 45–63	14,004
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^{^[a]} The game between UMass and South Florida was postponed due to 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

See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Hawai'i at UMass^[5][6]

1 2 3 4 Total • Rainbow Warriors 7 7 7 17 38 Minutemen 7 7 14 7 35 Date: August 26 Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 12,145 Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C), Winds: NNW 2 mph (3.2 km/h), Weather: Clear Referee: Adam Savoie TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor 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 2 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 13,274 Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C), Weather: Overcast Referee: Kevin Stine TV announcers (ESPN3): Brock Bowling, Stan Lewter Sources:[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 9 Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 9,028 Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: N 8 mph (13 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Jon Noli TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor Sources:[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 15 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 22,911 Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: SW 7 mph (11 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Charles Lewis TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia Sources:[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 23 Location: Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 95,324 Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 2 mph (3.2 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Matt Loeffler TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware, Olivia Harlan Sources:[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 30 Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 7,696 Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C), Wind: N 6 mph (9.7 km/h), Weather: Overcast Referee: Tracy Jones TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor Sources:[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 21 Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 10,690 Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C), Weather: Sunny Referee: A. Calabrese TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor Sources:[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 28 Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C), Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Todd LaPlenta TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor Sources:[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 4 Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 57,374 Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: SSW 4 mph (6.4 km/h), Weather: Overcast Referee: Hubert Owens TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware and Olivia Harlan Sources:[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 11 Location: Fenway Park Boston, MA Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 12,974 Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C), Wind: NW 7 mph (11 km/h), Weather: Clear and Sunny Referee: Todd LaPlenta TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor Sources:[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 Date: November 18 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 3:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 51,355 Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C), Weather: Clear Referee: Michael Roche TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom McClain 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 2 Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 14,004 Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h), Weather: Sunny Referee: Stephen LaManti TV announcers (CUSA.tv): A.J. Ricketts, Hurlie Brown Sources:[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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