Massachusetts Minutemen at New Mexico State Aggies
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Price with 4 TDs, New Mexico State tops UMass to end season
Price scored on runs of 5 and 19 yards to stake New Mexico State to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, then added second-half TD runs of 24 and 26 yards. His final touchdown capped an eight-play, 90-yard drive that gave the Aggies a two-score lead, 34-20, midway through the third quarter.
Jonah Johnson was 26-for-32 passing for 420 yards with touchdown throws to Jared Wyatt and Thomaz Whitford.
New Mexico State (2-10) stopped Ellis Merriweather for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the 10 to end a final scoring threat with 1:43 remaining. Merriweather carried 23 times for 168 yards with two touchdowns for the Minutemen (1-11).
Garrett Dzuro completed 12 of 23 passes for 124 yards with a touchdown for UMass.
NEW (OLD) LEADERSHIP
UMass ended the season on a six-game slide. The school announced on Monday that it had hired Don Brown as coach. Brown, in a previous stint at UMass, led the team to its winningest five-season stretch, 2004-08. Brown had been the defensive coordinator at Arizona.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:06 | Juwaun Price 5 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:40 | Juwaun Price 9 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:49 | Jared Chisari 30 Yd Run (Cameron Carson PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:38 | Jared Wyatt 20 Yd pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:41 | Ellis Merriweather 20 Yd Run (Cameron Carson Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:11 | Juwaun Price 24 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson PAT blocked) |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:32 | Rico Arnold 73 Yd pass from Garrett Dzuro (Cameron Carson Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:40 | Juwaun Price 26 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:01 | Ellis Merriweather 79 Yd Run (Cameron Carson Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 12:10 | Ethan Albertson 50 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 7:04 | Thomaz Whitford 5 Yd pass from Jonah Johnson (Ethan Albertson Kick) |
Statistics
 MASS |
 NMSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 30 |
| 4-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-13 |
| 3-4 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 405 | Total Yards | 623 |
| 124 | Passing | 420 |
| 12/23 | Comp/Att | 26/34 |
| 5.4 | Yards per pass | 12.4 |
| 281 | Rushing | 203 |
| 35 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 8.0 | Yards per rush | 5.5 |
| 7-65 | Penalties | 10-80 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:30 | Possession | 32:30 |
Game Information
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 6,632 · Capacity:
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