Sunday--November 25th, 2012

The Boston Herald says UMass football set a sturdy foundation. The Herald reports UMass played 30 freshmen or redshirt freshmen and 17 started at various times. The experience should help in future years.

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Harry Plumer of MassLive reports several Minutemen players had career days against CMU. Rob Blancheflower had 10 catches for 100 yards. Jovan Santos-Knox and Khary Bailey-Smith both set career highs in tackles.

Perry McIntyre entered the UMass record book with career totals of 354 TT and 204 AT.

TT:

1. 411.5 Khari Samual 1995-98
2. 404.0 Kole Ayi 1997-00
3. 394.0 John McKeown 1985-89
4. 365.0 Vito Perrone 1984-87
5. 361.0 Tyler Holmes 2008-11
6. 360.0 Jason Hatchell 2004-2007
7. 354.0 Perry McIntyre 2009-12
8. 307.5 Jeremy Cain 1999-03

AT:

1. 298 John McKeown 1985-88
2. 227 George Karelas 1987-89
3. 206 Jason Hatchell 2003-07
4. 204 Perry McIntyre 2009-12
5. 199 Vito Perrone 1984-87

TT Season

1. 140.5 Kole Ayi 1998 (13 games)
2. 136.5 Khari Samuel 1998 (13 games)
3. 132.0 Perry McIntyre 2012 (12 games)

Colter Johnson's 43.8 yards/punt was good for 2nd place on the all-time single season record book.

Single season punting average

1. 45.22 Brett Arnold 2008
2. 43.8 Colter Johnson 2012
3. 43.02 CJ Koegal 2005

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Matt Sussman of Hustle Belt has a recap of Friday's league games.

If NIU wins another MAC championship, could the Huskies get assigned a non tie-in bowl?

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