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Well, we didn't win, but you didn't like yesterday's game, you don't like college football. The game sold out and there were a lot more than 17,000 people around the stadium.
The lead changed hands seven times.
BTW, only one person out of 75 votes got the poll correct with the Falcons by less than seven.
UMass had 29 first downs and 638 yards of total offense. Blake Frohnapfel shattered a number of UMass records. He went 36-61-1 589 5 TD's 80 LONG.
That broke Kyle Havens 450 yards vs New Hampshire in 2010. It tied the record for 5 passing TD's held by Liam Coen (twice) Matt Guice, Richard Lucero, Todd Bankhead and Mike Fallon. It was second in most pass attempts (63 Matt Guice NH 2001). It broke the record for pass completions (33 Jeff Krohn Northeastern 2002). It tied for 5th in longest passing play (80 Liam Coen to Matt Silver Bryant 2008, Tim Day to Jason Peebler Delaware State 2004). He broke the total offense in a single game record (Kyle Havens 434 NH 2010).
Tajae Sharpe tied the UMass single game reception record of 13 held by three other players (Victor Cruz JMU 2008, J.J. Moore Colgate 2005, Brandon London Hofstra 2005).
We made some errors. We dropped a couple of INT's (one a sure TD). We turned the ball over. We missed a lot of tackles, including one that ended up a Bowling Green TD.
The crowd was great, and so was the atmosphere. Even the UMMB upped its game. The halftime show was the best of the season.
The UMass website has notes, quotes and stats here.
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Matty Vautour reports UMass losses a shootout to Bowling Green.
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Dan Malone comments on the 17,000 sellout.
Nick O'Malley has a post about Blake Frohnapfel's historic day.
Nick also reports the UMass defense was gashed for equally historic numbers.
The video board collapse in the third quarter was impressive. Debris (hydraulic fluid?)flew higher than the stadium walls.
Dan Malone says the Minutemen rushing game continued to struggle.
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And one media pundit has to find fault with UMass football over something. Man, some people are professional jerks.
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The Daily Collegian said missed opportunities overshadowed an impressive day for the Minutemen.
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Randy Carpenter of Hustle Belt says the Falcons hung on.
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All the MAC conference results here.
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Boston College lost to Colorado State. That puts a big crimp in the Eagles season.
Colorado lost in two overtimes to Cal.
Kentucky broke a long SEC losing streak against Vanderbilt.
And Penn State, who played nearly perfect against the Minutemen, self-destructed against Northwestern.
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