UMass defeated BYU in Provo in a defensive gem by the Minutemen defense. Before the game the BYU press was saying the Cougar offensive line was the best unit in the team. BYU had run for over 260 yards the game before against UNLV. The UMass defense held BYU to 42 yards after subtracting sack yardage. The Minutemen defense had seven sacks and eight tackles for loss. The UMass corners played great all game. Everyone flew to the ball. The defensive linemen had three batted balls.
The offense did just enough to win. I think we went into a shell a little too early, but the defense held and we beat a Power Five team for the first time.
Congrats to the team and all the blog readers who stayed positive.
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UMass write-up here.
BYU write-up here.
Matty Vautour says it was a milestone win.
The Deseret News says BYU hit historic lows.
The News reports the BYU loss mirrored the whole 2017 season.
Dick Harmon reports BYU knew the UMass blitz was coming but still couldn't handle it.
The Herald says it was a UMass deconstruction.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports it was a embarrassing loss for the Cougars.
SB Nation says BYU hit rock bottom.
It was a bad day for Cougar fans as the BYU hoops team was blown out on their home court by UT Arlington.
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FIU was crushed by FAU 52-24 to guarantee the December 2nd game with UMass will happen.
Hawaii lost to Utah State 38-0.
Coastal Carolina beat Idaho for their first ever Sun Belt conference win.
Old Dominion edged Rice 24-21 to keep their bowl hopes alive.
UCF rolled over Temple 45-19.
Tennessee lost to LSU and fell to 4-7.
Ohio lost to Akron on Tuesday. The Bobcats are still 8-3 for the year.
Georgia Southern beat Southern Alabama 52-0. What!?
Appalachian State had a bye.
Mississippi State moved to 8-3 with a win over Arkansas.
Maine gave up a Hail Mary TD pass with six seconds left to lose to Stony Brook.
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