Well, this game felt like the game against Stony Brook back in 2010. You remember UMass went out to Michigan and gave the Wolverines all they could handle. However, the next week we played new FCS team Stony Brook and managed a 26-21 win over a team we were clearly superior to. UMass looked a little washed out after the big effort against Mississippi State. In addition, Ford was clearly not 100%. Comis was not dressed. Ray Thomas-Ishman Sr was not dressed due to an apparent one-game suspension (he was on the sidelines encouraging his teammates, so all is well with that).
It was a win and three wins ties our best record since joining FBS. We have two games left; wining one or both would show a clear improvement.
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UMass write-up here.
Maine write-up here.
MassLive reports UMass pulls out a big win.
Matty Vautour says UMass held on to beat Maine.
He also reports the Minutemen soaked up the Fenway experience.
The Kennebec Journal reports UMass held Maine to 1-13 in third down conversions.
The UMass Daily Collegian says Isabella and Ford dazzled in a win over Maine.
The Boston Herald reports Ford and Isabella lifted UMass to a victory over the Black Bears.
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Fresno State beat Hawaii to eliminate the Warriors from bowl contention.
Coastal Carolina was blown out by Troy to run their losing streak to nine games.
Old Dominion upset Florida International in a game that has UMass implications. That puts the Panthers two games out a first place in C-USA East. If FIU does not make the conference championships, then the UMass-FIU game will be played on 12/02.
Temple kept their bowl hopes alive with a 35-24 win over Cincinnati.
Missouri ran up 649 yards of offense in a rout of Tennessee.
The Athens Post says the Bobcats proved themselves the class of the MAC conference with a win over Toledo.
Appalachian State gained bowl eligibility with a win over Georgia Southern on Thursday.
Mississippi State almost upset Alabama.
BYU's coach thinks Joe Critchlow will start against UMass.
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