Well, that's in the rear view mirror. I thought the Minutemen defense played pretty good. They gave up 49 points to Penn State's offense. The UMass offense was stuffed, but the Nittany Lions are doing that a lot. They held Iowa to 4 first downs and 20 total yards rushing (UMass had nine first downs and 56 yards rushing--and that includes 40 yards deducted for sacks).
UMass now gets a week off to heal up. UMass needs to work on special teams. We have winnable games against UConn and Merrimack. Giving up points on special teams could make the difference between a win and a loss.
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Penn State write-up here.
UMass write-up here.
The Hampshire Gazette reports UMass falls to 1-7.
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Miami of Ohio made it six straight wins after defeating Western Michigan.
Eastern Michigan beat Kent State in the rain.
Auburn was blown out 48-18 by LSU.
New Mexico lost to San Jose State 52-24.
Arkansas State had a bye.
Army was shutout by Troy 19-0.
Merrimack had a bye.
UConn had a bye.
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