Keeping the trivia questions going: when was the last time UMass opened its season with three straight wins? Answer at the end of this blog post.
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Pop Watson and T.Y. Harding at the press conference after the Sacred Hear game.
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Amazin' stats:
Pop Watson is #2 in FBS in pass completion percentage!
Pop Watson is #5 in FBS in pass efficiency!
UMass is #45 in FBS in points scored per game! No longer dead last.
UMass is #35 in FBS in run defense! Holy crap! We're good things on both sides of the ball.
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The Hampshire Gazette reports UMass moves to 2-0 with a dominate win over Sacred Heart.
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UMass' win over Sacred Heart caused it to drop four slots in ESPN's power rankings.
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Answer to trivia question: The last time UMass opened its season with three straight wins was 2007. The Minutemen under Coach Brown beat Holy Cross 40-30, Colgate 35-17 and Towson 38-7---and then beat Maine 38-7 on the way to the FCS Quarterfinals. UMass was CAA Champions that year also.
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