Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Massachusetts Minutemen
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Phommachanh tosses 3 TD passes as UMass earns 1st win, 35-31 over Central Connecticut
Brady Olson’s 2-yard touchdown pass with seven seconds left in the first half pulled Central Connecticut even with UMass at 21-21 going into intermission. The Blue Devils took their first lead when Olsen found Paul Marsh, Jr. from 10 yards out early in the third quarter.
Phommachanh hit T.Y. Harding for a 57-yard catch-and-run to tie the game 28-28, and after Jack Barnum kicked a 25-yard field goal to start the fourth quarter to put Central Connecticut in front, 31-28, Campbell capped a 10-play, 75-yard answering drive for the game-winning score.
Phommachanh completed 20 of his 30 pass attempts for 287 yards with an interception. Jakobie Keeney-James had five catches for 95 yards and a touchdown. Harding pulled in two passes for 72 yards and a score.
Olson was 12-of-26 passing for 157 yards and two touchdowns with an interception, but the Blue Devils were held to just 247 yards of offense while the Minutemen amassed 450.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:31 | Jackson Paradis 1 Yd Run (Jacob Lurie Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:10 | Jakobie Keeney-James 15 Yd pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:15 | Ricky Ortega 3 Yd Run (Jack Barnum Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:08 | Elijah Howard 1 Yd Run (Jack Barnum Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:39 | Owen Anderson 2 Yd pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:07 | Elijah Howard 2 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:12 | Paul Marsh Jr. 10 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:38 | T.Y. Harding 57 Yd pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 14:11 | Jack Barnum 25 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 9:18 | Brandon Campbell 3 Yd Run (Jacob Lurie Kick) |
Statistics
 CCSU |
 MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 2-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 247 | Total Yards | 450 |
| 157 | Passing | 287 |
| 12/26 | Comp/Att | 20/30 |
| 6.0 | Yards per pass | 9.6 |
| 90 | Rushing | 163 |
| 25 | Rushing Attempts | 46 |
| 3.6 | Yards per rush | 3.5 |
| 11-106 | Penalties | 15-135 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 22:14 | Possession | 37:46 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 10,847 · Capacity:
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