Well another nice weather day at McGuirk. UMass fans continued to show up and nobody booed a second loss to an FCS team.
However runs the show next year really needs to jump start the offense. The Minutemen were 5-16 on third downs. After the first quarter, UMass could not sustain a drive. Merriweather averaged 6.6 yards/carry, but he was all the offense had.
In addition, UMass failed to make some plays that may have made a difference. In the second quarter, with the game close, two Minutemen receivers dropped a pass that would have extended drives. On the Maine side of the field the Black Bear QB hit a UMass linebacker right between the numbers. If he had made the interception it would have given the offense a short field.
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The Hampshire Gazette said UMass' fast start was not enough.
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Pitt ran their record to 8-2 Thursday.
Eastern Michigan lost to Ohio on Wednesday.
Coastal Carolina failed on a two-point conversion and was upset by Georgia State.
UConn did better than I expected in a 44-7 loss to Clemson.
Toledo won on Wednesday.
Florida State beat Miami in a rivalry game.
Liberty had a bye.
Rhody beat New Hampshire 28-3.
Army flattened FCS Bucknell.
New Mexico State was run over by Alabama.
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