There were heroes everywhere. Mike Curtis led the Minutemen to the most points and yards of the year. He executed a nifty ball fake that allowed him to walk into the endzone. He ran judiciously and fit the ball into tight sideline passes. He moved the team. The science is settled.
The OL, consisting of all 2's, led the way to the most yards of the season. There were no problems with the snap or QB exchange. Mike Sullivan, Dalton Tomlinson and Helber Fagundes stepped in an did an excellent job.
Samuel Emilus and Sadiq Palmer made nice sideline catches with defenders draped all over them.
You run to win and Bilal Ally and the OL did that in the fourth quarter.
The Zips are a dreadful running team, but the defense insured they did not do better against UMass. The DL developed some pressure and Isaiah Rogers set an all-time UMass record with his third pick-six.
A really satisfying win against adversity. Bite me trolls.
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UMass write-up with stats and quotes.
Josh Walfish says Mike Curtis and a patched-up offense led the way to victory.
MassLive reports UMass picked up its first win.
Hustle said an injury and turnovers were too much for the Zips to overcome.
The Berkshire Eagle reports the Minutemen produced their first win of the season.
UMass Twitter feed with Coach Bell and the team after the game.
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UConn was blown out by UCF.
FAU handled Charlotte 45-27.
Coastal Carolina lost big to Appapachian State 56-27.
LA Tech beat Rice in overtime.
Liberty won their third in a row beating New Mexico.
Northwestern lost to #8 Wisconsin.
BYU lost at Toledo.
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And BC lost to undefeated Wake Forest.
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