UMass Football News--August 27th, 2017

Well, the year later, the result was the same. Everyone said it was going to be a close game and it was. It came down to the same thing, the UMass defense could not get a stop when it counted. Hawaii's winning drive took a little longer, but the result was the same. It was an exciting, close fought game.

Adam Breneman had 9 catches for 179 yards. Ford went 21-30 275 yards and 2 TD's. He did have an INT, but it was off the hands of the receiver and wasn't Ford's fault. The muffed punt was the momentum changer.

Freshman kicker Mike Schreiner had fine debut. He averaged 59.5 yards/kickoff and all five extra points were solid.

Hawaii WR John Urusla had a mammoth night going 12-272. His 52-yard catch on the last drive was the game winner.

There was one win for the program though, 12,145 fans showed up and it looked like there were more than that. If that many show up after a 2-10 season, imagine what we'd get if we won. We just need to win some games.

The results poll only two voters out of 60 correctly picked Hawaii by <7.

Let's get after Coastal Carolina next week.

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UMass's write-up here.

Kevin Dillon of MassLive reports UMass faltered in the final minute.

Dillon says Ford, Isiah Rogers and Bryton Barr had strong games for the Minutemen.

Matty Vautour reports UMass let another one slip away.

The Honolulu Star Adviser says the Warriors scored late to win the game.

The Mass Daily Collegian says it was heartbreak again.

The Collegian said Ford, Breneman and Isabella had good nights.

Saturday Blitz report three things about the Warriors-Minutemen game: John Ursula was unstoppable, the UMass defense is still a work in progress and Adam Breneman is one of the top TE's in college football.

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