Massachusetts Minutemen
Eastern Michigan defensive back Kevin McGill (4) is escorted to the locker room after being disqualified during the second half of the Quick Lane Bowl NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Pitt rallies to beat Eastern Michigan in Quick Lane Bowl

By Larry Lage Dec. 27, 2019 12:04 AM EST

BYU buries UMass 56-24 under 628 yards of offense

Nov. 23, 2019 03:47 PM EST
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Zach Wilson threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns, Jackson McChesney ran for 228 yards and two scores and BYU amassed 628 yards of...

Northwestern's Raymond Niro III, right, celebrates his touchdown against Massachusetts during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Jim Young)
Hull scores 4 TDs, Northwestern routs UMass 45-6

By John Jackson Nov. 16, 2019 03:22 PM EST

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald, right, yells to quarterback Aidan Smith (11) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Evanston, Ill. Purdue won 24-22. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Northwestern hosts UMass, eager to end 7-game slide

By Andrew Seligman Nov. 15, 2019 03:00 AM EST

McCoy scores 3 times, Army beats UMass 63-7 to snap skid

By John Kekis Nov. 09, 2019 03:29 PM EST
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Army said goodbye to that losing streak in a big way. Sandon McCoy scored three touchdowns on short runs, Jabari...

Air Force's Timothy Jackson, left, blocks Army freshman Jemel Jones (7) as he carries the ball downfield during an NCAA college football game in Air Force Academy, Colo., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette via AP)
Army out to break five-game skid, hosts struggling UMass

By John Kekis Nov. 08, 2019 02:31 AM EST

Calvert, Hickson guide Liberty past UMass 63-21

Nov. 02, 2019 03:46 PM EDT
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Calvert passed for 474 yards and four touchdowns and Frankie Hickson added three scoring runs as Liberty overpowered...

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book (12) throws a pass in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)
Kelly, No.16 Notre Dame facing red-hot Virginia Tech

By John Fineran Nov. 01, 2019 01:10 PM EDT

Connecticut running back Kevin Mensah (34) runs in for a touchdown as Massachusetts cornerback Elijah Johnson (27) tries to pull him down during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 26,, 2019, in Amherst, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn rides Mensah's 5 TDs to 56-35 win over UMass

Oct. 26, 2019 07:58 PM EDT

Louisiana Tech romps past UMass 69-21

Oct. 13, 2019 02:03 AM EDT
RUSTON, La. (AP) — J'Mar Smith threw three touchdown passes and Justin Henderson ran for three first-quarter touchdowns to power Louisiana Tech to a 69-21 victory...

Florida International rides big first half to rout of UMass

Oct. 05, 2019 10:29 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — James Morgan passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Jones rushed for 115 yards and a score and Florida International routed Massachusetts 44-0...

Curtis' 3 TDs lifts UMass past winless Akron 37-29

Sep. 28, 2019 07:44 PM EDT
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Michael Curtis threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and UMass defeated Akron 37-29 on Saturday. UMass (1-4) led 20-14 at...

Coastal Carolina rolls over UMass 62-28 for 3rd straight win

Sep. 21, 2019 04:35 PM EDT
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Bryce Carpenter threw for 104 yards and two scores and rushed for 102 yards, Fred Payton threw for 203 yards and a touchdown and Coastal...

Reynolds with 2 TDs as Charlotte beats UMass 52-17

Sep. 14, 2019 09:33 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chris Reynolds threw two touchdown passes as Charlotte ran up an early lead and never looked back, beating Massachusetts 52-17 on Saturday. ...

Williams, Labanowitz lead S. Illinois over UMass 45-20

Sep. 07, 2019 07:18 PM EDT
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Javon Williams Jr. ran for two touchdowns and had another score receiving and Stone Labanowitz threw for four touchdowns as Southern Illinois...

Rutgers enters 150th season vs UMass, Ash in critical year 4

By Matt Sugam Aug. 29, 2019 12:56 PM EDT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers didn't book a blockbuster opponent to kick off its 150th college football season. The program known as "the birthplace...

FILE - This Aug. 2, 2019, file photo shows Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett as he passes in a drill during an NCAA college football practice in Pittsburgh. How far Pitt goes toward repeating as ACC Coastal Division champions will rely heavily on if quarterback Kenny Pickett and new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple can revive a dormant passing game. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Air time? Run-heavy Pitt eyeing balance under Whipple

By Will Graves Aug. 28, 2019 05:46 PM EDT

In this photo from Aug. 2, 2019, Pittsburgh running back Todd Sibley Jr. takes a beak during an NCAA football practice in Pittsburgh. Sibley and A.J. Davis are well aware of the running back lineage at Pitt. All they have to do in their first year is find a way to replace Qadree Ollison and Darrin Hall, who each topped 1,000 yards last year for the Panthers. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
RB Who at RB U? Pitt's Davis, Sibley hope to keep tradition

By Will Graves Aug. 03, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Connecticut linebacker Darrian Beavers (43) leads his team onto the field before the start of an NCAA college football game against Temple in East Hartford, Conn. UConn football is on the road to independence and the American Athletic Conference is not feeling any pressure to replace the Huskies when they leave for the Big East. The University of Connecticut is set to announce later this week that it will be leaving the AAC and re-joining the Big East, which does not sponsor football, in 2020. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
UConn football heads toward independence; 11 enough for AAC

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 25, 2019 06:07 PM EDT

Former Pro Bowler Dexter McCluster now indoor player

By Barry Wilner May. 30, 2019 02:32 AM EDT
The competitive juices still flow for Dexter McCluster . So he's back to playing pro football — in the National Arena League. Earlier this month, the...