Another heroic effort by the Minutemen defense. UMass held the Aggies to 2-10 on third downs. We had 3 SACKS (more than Texas A&M had), 7 TFL and 4 FF. The last Texas A&M score was facilitated by UMass going for fourth-and-long deep in their own territory.
In the pouring rain it is easy for a DB to loose his footing or a defender to miss a tackle allowing a TD. But yesterday, UMass did not give up a busted defensive play all game. Five-star QB Conner Weigman scrambled for 68 yards after being flushed out of the pocket, but he managed only ten points each half.
The UMass offense had another off day. After the first field goal drive, I don't think we managed two first down in a row for the rest of the game. Olsen went 9-23 (39%) passing. UMass also averaged 32.4 yards/punt so the Minutemen never were able to flip the field so a defensive stop could give the offense a better starting point.
The only positives on offense was we did not turn the ball over in really bad playing conditions and the UMass OL only gave up 2 SACKS. That was despite going up against all those Aggie five-star defensive linemen..
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UMass write-up here.
Texas A&M write-up here.
An AP writer says UMass frustrates but could not topple Texas A&M.
Saturday Down South reports the Aggies survive a lackluster performance against UMass.
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Tulane blew out SMU on Thursday.
Bowling Green scored with 9 seconds remaining to upset Toledo.
Stony Brook finished their season with a 24-21 loss to Monmouth.
Temple lost to Cincinnati 32-3.
Liberty lost to Virginia Tech 23-22. The Flames lost to two Power Five teams by a total of 2 points.
Buffalo had a bye.
Army handled UConn 34-17.
Arkansas State lost to Texas State 16-13.
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