Well, the game was decided in the first quarter when Pop Watson left injured. The Minutemen also lost cornerback Isaiah Reed, receiver Joseph Griffin Jr. and cornerback Chris Stanley, cornerback T.J. Magee and TY Harding.
Andrew Zock and the Rockets smothered the remaining UMass offense. Logan Inagawa did not have a good game, but he was under a relentless pass rush all game. He also did not have a lot of weapons to work with.
The Rockets defensive superiority masked a pretty good effort by the UMass defense. The Minuteman defense only gave up 17 points and held Toledo scoreless in the second half. The Rocket offense was a combined 7-17 on 3rd and 4th downs. Toledo rang up a lot of yards, but they only scored on three drives. The Minuteman defense had two sacks and 5 TFL.
The injury total puts UMass in a tight spot for the remaining two games.
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Rockets write-up here.
UMass write-up here.
The Minuteman Command said Toledo shut out UMass.
The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" said Toledo shuts out UMass and continues their title momentum.
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Buffalo beat Ball State 28-7 to obtain bowl eligibility.
Central Michigan beat Sacramento State also by a 28-7 score.
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