Wrecked in Richmond--10/25/09

First let me say how well the defense played. They held the Spiders to 13 first downs and 236 total yards. Richmond scored 10 points on long drives and one of those was in the fourth quarter when the defense had to be getting tired

The offense however, was a train wreck. Six interceptions and one of those for a touchdown. We also muffed a punt. The offense gave up the ball on the UMass 20, 27, 17, 28 and on and on. Tony Nelson DNP and Jonathan Hernandez DNP in the second half. The Spiders are good, but not that good. Their sportsmanship could use some work also.

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UMass write-up here.

Richmond writeup here.

Boston Globe says we threw away the game.

The Richmond Times says Richmond romped.

The Springfield Republican said UMass fell hard.

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All this week's FCS scores here.

Kansas State beat Colorado 20-6 to run their record to 5-3. They remain at the top of the Big 12 North standings. Two more wins should put the Wildcats in a bowl game.

Albany won its sixth consecutive game.

Stony Brook moved to 3-0 in the Big South.

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Mrs Blog and I are driving back to New Hampshire today. It was a good trip abet with a wet, disappointing end.

Again congrats to the UMass defense in an effort that you would not see from the stats unless you were there.

Go UMass!