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AWAY · 1-0 Massachusetts MASS HOME · 0-1 Rutgers @ RUTG 
Massachusetts
1-0
Rutgers
0-1
Final · 37 - 21
WEEK 1 · NON-CONF SHI Stadium, Piscataway
Thu, Sep 3 10:00 PM SHI Stadium, Piscataway
Big Ten Network
Recap
The Massachusetts Minutemen stormed into SHI Stadium and delivered a stunning 37-21 statement win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. In a game that saw 215 plays of back-and-forth action, the Minutemen controlled the tempo and seized every opportunity to hand the Big Ten squad a tough home defeat. Massachusetts built their lead with explosive plays and timely stops, never letting Rutgers find consistent rhythm. The Scarlet Knights fought hard in front of their home crowd, but the Mid-American visitors proved too much to handle. This was a signature road victory for the Minutemen, showing they can compete with power conference opponents and leave Piscataway with their heads held high.
KEY PERFORMERS
The difference-makers on both sidelines.
Final Stats
Massachusetts Rutgers- 197 Pass Yards 319
- 200 Rush Yards 30
- 397 Total Yards 349
- 21 First Downs 18
- 36.4% 3rd Down Conv. 27.3%
- 0 Turnovers 4
- 57 Penalty Yards 34
- 36:21 Time of Possession 23:39
Play Breakdown
- Run plays 20 of 63 snaps 32%
- Pass plays 43 of 63 snaps 68%
Drive Chart
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Play by play
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the left for 3 yards to the Rut30. Tackled by Bradlee Jones and Ty Morris.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the left to Jax Markovich for 8 yards to the Rut33. Tackled by Bradlee Jones.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the left for 0 yards to the Rut41. Tackled by Rondo Porter and Bradlee Jones.
Onside Kickoff
Jack Scullion onside kickoff to the Rut49. Joseph Griffin Jr. return for 8 yards to Rut41. Tackled by DK Gilley.
PRIOR DRIVES
Rut · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Dane Pizzaro extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to KJ Duff for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the middle to Jourdin Houston for 9 yards to the UMass6. Tackled by Kendall Bournes.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the middle intended for Jourdin Houston.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the right to KJ Duff for 36 yards to the UMass15. Tackled by TJ Magee.
Sack
AJ Surace sacked at Rut49 for a loss of 2 yards by Hollis Dirstine and Khari Bendolph.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the left to Vernon Allen III for 10 yards to the UMass49. Tackled by TJ Magee.
Defensive Time Out
Minutemen timeout.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the right intended for Dyzier Carter.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the middle to Dyzier Carter for 8 yards to the Rut41. Tackled by Khari Bendolph.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 0 yards to the Rut33. Tackled by Andrew Depaepe.
Pass
AJ Surace pass to the middle to KJ Duff for 8 yards to the Rut33. Tackled by David Chiavegato.
Incomplete Pass
AJ Surace incomplete pass to the left intended for Clay Thevenin.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Derek Morris extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the middle for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Defensive Time Out
Scarlet Knights timeout.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the middle for 5 yards to the Rut17. Tackled by Ty Morris and DK Gilley.
Rut · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Dylan Lonergan pass intended for Dyzier Carter INTERCEPTED by Jahmad Harmon and returned for 6 yards. Tackled by Antwan Raymond.
Penalty
Penalty: Unnecessary Roughness on Scarlet Knights (Davoun Fuse) -7 yards.
UMass · 4th Quarter Punt
Punt
Edward Phillipson punts for 67 yards to Rut5. Quentin Redding return for 10 yards to Rut15. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter and Joshua Iseah.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the left to Reece Adkins for 2 yards to the UMass28. Tackled by DK Gilley.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass26. Tackled by Malachi Davis and Keshon Griffin.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 3 yards to the UMass28. Tackled by Farell Gnago.
Kickoff
Jack Scullion kicks off to the UMass24. No return.
Rut · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Dane Pizzaro extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the left to KJ Duff for 78 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the middle intended for KJ Duff defensed by Joshua Iseah.
Sack
Dylan Lonergan sacked at Rut22 for a loss of 3 yards by Zeraun Daniel.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the middle intended for KJ Duff defensed by Zeraun Daniel.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 4th Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Derek Morris 31 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 7 yards to the Rut13. Tackled by Latrell Noel.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 6 yards to the Rut20. Tackled by Rondo Porter and Kevin Levy.
Penalty
Penalty: Face Mask on Minutemen (Reece Adkins) -15 yards.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the left for 1 yard to the Rut11. Tackled by Ty Morris and Sekou Kromah.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Shift on Minutemen (T.Y. Harding) -5 yards.
Rut · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Dylan Lonergan pass intended for Ben Black III INTERCEPTED by Jahmad Harmon and returned for 5 yards. Tackled by Ben Black III.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the right intended for Logan Blake.
UMass · 4th Quarter Punt
Punt
Edward Phillipson punts for 59 yards to Rut1. No return.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Minutemen (Grant Mills) -5 yards.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Reece Adkins for 6 yards to the UMass45. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Max Dowling for 0 yards to the UMass39. Tackled by Rondo Porter and Jaedin Lee.
Incomplete Pass
William Watson III incomplete pass to the middle intended for Joseph Griffin Jr..
Rush
Kezion Dia-Johnson rush to the right for 11 yards to the UMass39. Tackled by Mikey Munn.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 4 yards to the UMass28. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 8 yards to the UMass24. Tackled by Mikey Munn and Latrell Noel.
Rut · 3rd Quarter TO
Interception
Dylan Lonergan pass intended for Jourdin Houston INTERCEPTED by Isaiah Reed and returned for 1 yard. Tackled by Vernon Allen III.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 5 yards to the UMass32. Tackled by Isaiah Reed and JC Clark.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the left to Dyzier Carter for 7 yards to the UMass37. Tackled by TJ Magee.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 1 yard to the UMass44. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter and Romando Johnson.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the left intended for Jourdin Houston defensed by TJ Magee.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the middle to KJ Duff for 15 yards to the UMass45. Tackled by Jahmad Harmon.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the right intended for KJ Duff.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Scarlet Knights (Davoun Fuse) -10 yards.
UMass · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Edward Phillipson punts for 46 yards to Rut36. Quentin Redding return for 14 yards to Rut50. Tackled by Edward Phillipson.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the left to Max Dowling for 3 yards to the UMass18. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 1 yard to the UMass15. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 2 yards to the UMass14. Tackled by Jermaine Polk and Malachi Davis.
Rut · 3rd Quarter Downs
Rush
Dylan Lonergan rush to the middle for 0 yards to the UMass12. Tackled by William DePaepe and Kendall Bournes.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the right to Dyzier Carter for 4 yards to the UMass12. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 5 yards to the UMass16. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter and TJ Magee.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the right intended for KJ Duff.
Rush
Dylan Lonergan rush to the middle for 2 yards to the UMass21. Tackled by Khari Bendolph and Justin Krueger.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 2 yards to the UMass23. Tackled by Andrew Depaepe.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the right intended for KJ Duff defensed by TJ Magee.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the middle to Jourdin Houston for 7 yards to the UMass25. Tackled by Jahmad Harmon.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the middle to Jourdin Houston for 21 yards to the UMass32. Tackled by TJ Magee.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Rut47. Tackled by Justin Krueger and Tim Passmore Jr..
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the left to KJ Duff for 19 yards to the Rut44. Tackled by Zeraun Daniel.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the right intended for KJ Duff defensed by Isaiah Reed.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 3rd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Derek Morris 52 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Dallas Elliott for 8 yards to the Rut34. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Rut42. Tackled by Rondo Porter.
Fumble
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 4 yards to the Rut41. FUMBLE, recovered by UMass (William Watson III).
Pass
William Watson III pass to the middle to T.Y. Harding for 12 yards to the Rut37. Tackled by Moses Walker.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to T.Y. Harding for 14 yards to the Rut49.
Sack
William Watson III sacked at UMass37 for 0 yards by Farell Gnago.
Rush
William Watson III rush to the left for 15 yards to the UMass37. Tackled by Chris Joines and Latrell Noel.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Minutemen (Peyton Miller) -10 yards.
Rush
William Watson III rush to the middle for 4 yards to the UMass32. Tackled by DJ Allen and Zaire Angoy.
Rush
T.Y. Harding rush to the right for 13 yards to the UMass28. Tackled by Kevin Levy.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Minutemen (Brock Taylor) -5 yards.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Snap on Minutemen (Peyton Miller) -5 yards.
Kickoff
Jack Scullion kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 2nd Quarter
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass29.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the middle for 10 yards to the UMass31. Tackled by Jesse Ofurie and Rinaldo Callaway III.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Touch on Minutemen (Joseph Griffin Jr.) 0 yards.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to T.Y. Harding for 10 yards to the UMass21.
Incomplete Pass
William Watson III incomplete pass to the left intended for Joseph Griffin Jr..
Defensive Time Out
Scarlet Knights timeout.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to T.Y. Harding for 5 yards to the UMass11. Tackled by Kevin Levy and Jesse Ofurie.
Rut · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jakob Anderson punts for 41 yards to UMass6. No return.
Penalty
Penalty: Delay of Game on Scarlet Knights -5 yards.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the right intended for Jourdin Houston.
Sack
Dylan Lonergan sacked at UMass42 for a loss of 2 yards by Joshua Nobles and Tyler Martin.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Scarlet Knights (KJ Duff) -5 yards.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 3 yards to the UMass35. Tackled by Andrew Depaepe and Kendall Bournes.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the left to Ben Black III for 18 yards to the UMass38. Tackled by TJ Magee.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the left to Ben Black III for 19 yards to the Rut44. Tackled by Zeraun Daniel.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 2nd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Derek Morris 30 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the left for 0 yards to the Rut11. Tackled by Moses Walker and Rondo Porter.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush for 1 yard to the Rut11. Tackled by DJ Allen and J'Dan Burnett.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the left for 8 yards to the Rut12. Tackled by Chris Joines.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the left for 19 yards to the Rut20. Tackled by Bradlee Jones.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the middle for 11 yards to the Rut39. Tackled by Chris Joines.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the right for 6 yards to the UMass50. Tackled by Bradlee Jones and Jesse Ofurie.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the middle for 6 yards to the UMass44. Tackled by Latrell Noel and Chris Joines.
Rut · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jakob Anderson punts for 39 yards to UMass38. No return.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the left to Antwan Raymond for 4 yards to the Rut23. Tackled by Kendall Bournes and William DePaepe.
Penalty
Penalty: Intentional Grounding on Scarlet Knights (Dylan Lonergan) 0 yards.
Sack
Dylan Lonergan sacked at Rut19 for a loss of 9 yards.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for 3 yards to the Rut28. Tackled by Kendall Bournes and Joshua Iseah.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Derek Morris extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
William Watson III pass to the left to Joseph Griffin Jr. for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the right for 5 yards to the Rut31. Tackled by Moses Walker and Chris Joines.
Rut · 2nd Quarter TO
Fumble
Dylan Lonergan sacked at Rut36 for a loss of 5 yards by Romando Johnson. FUMBLE, recovered by UMass (Romando Johnson).
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Minutemen (Jahmad Harmon) 12 yards.
Rush
Clay Thevenin rush to the middle for 1 yard to the Rut29. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter.
Rush
Dylan Lonergan rush to the left for 3 yards to the Rut28. Tackled by Tyler Martin.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Derek Morris extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Elijah Faulkner for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Substitution on Scarlet Knights 2 yards.
Rush
Curtis Kimmons IV rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Rut4. Tackled by DK Gilley and Ty Morris.
Offense Time Out
Minutemen timeout.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the left to Dallas Elliott for 14 yards to the Rut3. Tackled by Jesse Ofurie.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the right for 2 yards to the Rut17. Tackled by Moses Walker.
Rush
William Watson III rush to the right for 9 yards to the Rut19. Tackled by Latrell Noel.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the left for 4 yards to the Rut28. Tackled by Sean Allison and Keshon Griffin.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Curtis Kimmons IV for 9 yards to the Rut32. Tackled by Keshon Griffin.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to T.Y. Harding for 14 yards to the Rut41. Tackled by Chris Joines.
Rush
William Watson III rush to the right for 2 yards to the UMass45. Tackled by Ty Morris and J'Dan Burnett.
Rush
Reece Adkins rush to the middle for 2 yards to the UMass43. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the left to Max Dowling for 4 yards to the UMass41. Tackled by Chris Joines.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the left for 1 yard to the UMass37. Tackled by Jesse Ofurie and Sekou Kromah.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Dallas Elliott for 4 yards to the UMass36.
Rut · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Jakob Anderson punts for 50 yards to UMass32. No return.
Penalty
Penalty: Delay of Game on Scarlet Knights -5 yards.
Incomplete Pass
Dylan Lonergan incomplete pass to the right intended for KJ Duff defensed by Isaiah Reed.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the left for a loss of 1 yard to the Rut23. Tackled by William DePaepe and Andrew Depaepe.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Rut24. Tackled by Chris Stanley and Joshua Iseah.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
UMass · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Derek Morris extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Elijah Faulkner for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 6 yards to the Rut21. Tackled by Latrell Noel.
Pass
William Watson III pass to the right to Joseph Griffin Jr. for 30 yards to the Rut27.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the middle for 4 yards to the UMass43. Tackled by Malachi Davis.
Rush
William Watson III rush to the middle for 10 yards to the UMass39. Tackled by Sean Allison.
Incomplete Pass
William Watson III incomplete pass to the right defensed by Jesse Ofurie.
Rush
Elijah Faulkner rush to the left for 4 yards to the UMass29. Tackled by Ty Morris and Bradlee Jones.
Kickoff
Jack Scullion kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Rut · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Dane Pizzaro extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the middle to KJ Duff for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 2 yards to the UMass4. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 3 yards to the UMass6. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter and Kendall Bournes.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the right to KJ Duff for 10 yards to the UMass9. Tackled by Zeraun Daniel.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 5 yards to the UMass19. Tackled by Kendall Bournes.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the right to Jourdin Houston for 5 yards to the UMass24. Tackled by Zeraun Daniel.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the middle for 5 yards to the UMass29. Tackled by Tyler Martin and Timmy Hinspeter.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 5 yards to the UMass34. Tackled by Zeraun Daniel and Timmy Hinspeter.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the right to Antwan Raymond for 4 yards to the UMass39. Tackled by Zeraun Daniel.
Rush
Antwan Raymond rush to the right for 5 yards to the UMass43. Tackled by William DePaepe and Zakar Morris.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the right to Logan Blake for 7 yards to the UMass48. Tackled by Timmy Hinspeter.
Pass
Dylan Lonergan pass to the right to KJ Duff for 20 yards to the Rut45. Tackled by TJ Magee and Kendall Bournes.
Kickoff
Derek Morris kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
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