Maine Black Bears at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA - Football
Maine hands struggling UMass 35-10 loss
After the Minutemen (1-9) lost to Rhode Island 35-22 last week, head coach Walt Bell and defensive coordinator Tommy Restivo were fired. They didn't fare any better under interim coach Alex Miller.
UMass took a 10-0 in the first quarter with 147 yards of total offense. They gained just 150 more the rest of the way.
Freddie Brock scored on an 18-yard run in the second quarter to complete an 86-yard drive and the Black Bears took the lead on Fagnano's 8-yard pass to Devin Young.
Fagnano found Shawn Brown for 14 yards in the third quarter and Barnwell scored on 2 and 23-yard runs in the fourth.
Maine (5-5) had 366 yards of total offense. Fagnano threw for 209 yards, Barnwell rushed for 84 and Brock 74.
It was the 60th meeting between the former conference rivals but only the third since UMass made the jump to FBS. This is the second time Maine beat the FBS Minutemen and fourth FBS win overall.
UMass leads the series 42-18-1.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:40 | Josiah Johnson 8 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Cameron Carson Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 5:11 | Cameron Carson 42 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:31 | Freddie Brock 18 Yd Run (Jonny Messina Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:21 | Devin Young 8 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Jonny Messina Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:05 | Shawn Bowman 14 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Jonny Messina Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:03 | Elijah Barnwell 2 Yd Run (Jonny Messina Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:36 | Elijah Barnwell 23 Yd Run (Jonny Messina Kick) |
Statistics
 ME |
 MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 15 |
| 6-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-16 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 366 | Total Yards | 297 |
| 209 | Passing | 113 |
| 16/27 | Comp/Att | 14/30 |
| 7.7 | Yards per pass | 3.8 |
| 157 | Rushing | 184 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 7-74 | Penalties | 9-84 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:23 | Possession | 28:37 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 5,331 · Capacity:
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