Once again a fine effort by the Minutemen was stymied by a few mistakes. UMass rang up 378 total yards against an excellent NIU defense and committed only four penalties. The Minutemen went over the top with the best passing game UMass has had in a long time.
A fumble in the first quarter and a long, late kickoff return was the margin of victory for the Huskies. UMass was also stopped on fourth down attempts converting only one of four.
UMass really moved the ball on a very good NIU defense. NIU held Notre Dame to 14 points and 286 total yards. The UMass defense too played well. Two short fields spoiled a good defensive effort..
Northern Illinois write-up here.
The Daily Collegian said there were multiple missed opportunities on offense.
The Hampshire Gazette reports UMass falls to Northern Illinois.
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Eastern Michigan had a bye.
Toledo beat Miami (Ohio) 30-20.
Buffalo had a bye.
CCSU lost a heart-breaker to Yale.
The big news in the schedule was Missouri was destroyed by Texas A&M 41-10. That should knock the Tigers out of the Top-10.
Wagner powered past Stone Hill.
Mississippi State had a bye with #5 Georgia next.
Liberty had a bye.
Georgia beat Auburn for the 8th straight time.
UConn had a last minute goal-line stand with a fumble recovery to stymie Temple.
