I gotta tip my hat to UMass fans. Over 9500 showed up to watch the 16th consecutive loss. It actually looked like more than that.
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Next, the UMMB is having its finest year of Anderson era. They sound great and somewhere George Parks is smiling.
Next is George Georgopoulos, he punted like an All-American. Georgopoulos averaged almost 53 yards/punt and dropped three inside the 20.
The UMass defense also played well. The defense had a number of TFL's and one sack. Late in the second quarter UMass had the ball and three or four first downs would mean UMass would go into the second half down 10-0. That didn't happen.
Four turnovers doomed a good defense effort.
The offense was putrid. If we continue to play this way, we're going 0-12. Coach Bell tried three QB's. Nobody moved the ball. UMass averaged 0.9 yards a rush and the longest run all day was six yards. 134 yards total offense is not going to beat anybody. The Minutemen were 1-11 on third down conversions.
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Toledo write-up here. "The rockets smother UMass"
The Hampshire Gazette says the UMass offense let the defense down.
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Pitt crushed Georgia Tech 52-21.
BC hung with Clemson most of the game but lost 19-13.
Eastern Michigan lost to Western Illinois 27-20.
Coastal Carolina demolished ULM 59-6.
UConn led most of the game but lost to Vanderbilt 30-28.
Florida State beat Syracuse for their first win of the season.
Rhode Island stayed undefeated, beating Stony Brook 27-20.
Maine lost to Northern Illinois 41-14.
Army lost to Ball State 28-16.
San Jose State edged New Mexico State 37-31.
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