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Fox Sports says 1-0 Indiana heads to UMass.
The Indiana Blog "Crimson Quarry" has game day basics.
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Bleacher Report has the UConn defense as #9 in the nation.
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We (the offense) made the lowlights article at CBS Sports.
One good thing. Apparently because we are a "transitional" team we did not make the NCAA statistics page.
If we did, we would be last in FBS (by a wide margin) and last in FCS. Although it would have been a close race in FCS. Northwestern state had 84 total yards and Robert Morris had 5 first downs last week.
I was looking at our records book and the only UMass negative record may been number of first downs, but that statistic is not among the listed records.
Fewest yards gained: 45 vs UNH 1976 (it was close but we beat the record by 14 yards)
Lowest average yards per play: 0.9 yards at the same game as above. we had 1.3 against UConn.
Fewest yards gained rushing: -87 vs Holy Cross 1968 (How is that possible? Someone run the wrong way? We easily beat that record with +3 yards rushing at UConn)
We had zero yards passing three times: 0 vs Lehigh in 1995 (we won the game with 515 rushing yards. Mrs Blog and I went to that game down in PA)
0 vs Boston College in 1978 (that was the game they beat us 70-0 so the no passing yards may not have been intentional.)
0 vs Brandise in 1959 (I don't know what happened at that game except that we won 25-6)
Most Punts: 13 vs Richmond (we had 11 at UConn).
That's all the negative records I could find.
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The MAC Blog has the league power ratings after week #1.
They also have a listing of all the former MAC players in the NFL
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Victor Cruz and the Giants start the NFL season on an unusual Wednesday game. Now unusual? The Giants have not played on a Wednesday since October 3rd 1934.
Speaking of Victor, the NY Times says he is no longer the Giants secret weapon.
News Day says Victor is underpaid, but not under appreciated).
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Baltimore Beatdown states that James Ihedigbo is a solid hire for the Ravens.
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