Massachusetts Minutemen

2ndin Mid-American Conference · 1-0

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Massachusetts Minutemen beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights

1-0 37 – 21

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Final · Thu, Sep 3

Game Details

SHI Stadium (Piscataway) · 42,454 fans · BTN

Highlights

UMass ends its 16-game losing streak with a 37-21 win over Rutgers

Pop Watson III passed for 197 yards and three touchdowns as UMass ended a 16-game losing streak with a 37-21 win over Rutgers in the season-opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:16 Dylan Lonergan throws 4-yard touchdown pass to KJ Duff

0:15 William Watson III connects for 21-yard TD pass

0:19 William Watson III throws 2-yard touchdown pass vs. Rutgers

0:33 William Watson III throws 31-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Griffin Jr.

Clips play on ESPN

SHI Stadium · Piscataway

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MASS	7	17	3	10	37
RUTG	7	0	0	14	21

Win Probability · Massachusetts Minutemen

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Game Leaders

Massachusetts Minutemen

William Watson III · 19/22, 197 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Curtis Kimmons IV · 11 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Joseph Griffin Jr. · 2 REC, 61 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Zeraun Daniel · 1Sacks
Timmy Hinspeter · 10Tackles

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Dylan Lonergan · 16/29, 242 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INTPassing Yards
Antwan Raymond · 14 CAR, 42 YDSRushing Yards
KJ Duff · 9 REC, 196 YDS, 3 TDReceiving Yards
Sean Allison · 8Tackles

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q4 1:57

TD KJ Duff 6 Yd pass from AJ Surace (Dane Pizzaro Kick)37–21

Q4 4:27

TD Curtis Kimmons IV 17 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick)37–14

Q4 7:09

TD KJ Duff 78 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick)30–14

Q4 7:54

FG Derek Morris 31 Yd Field Goal 30–7

Q3 8:22

FG Derek Morris 52 Yd Field Goal 27–7

Q2 3:42

FG Derek Morris 30 Yd Field Goal 24–7

Q2 9:43

TD Joseph Griffin Jr. 31 Yd pass from William Watson III (Derek Morris Kick)21–7

Q2 11:46

TD Elijah Faulkner 2 Yd pass from William Watson III (Derek Morris Kick)14–7

Q1 5:26

TD Elijah Faulkner 21 Yd pass from William Watson III (Derek Morris Kick)7–7

Q1 8:20

TD KJ Duff 4 Yd pass from Dylan Lonergan (Dane Pizzaro Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Massachusetts MinutemenRutgers Scarlet Knights

Offense

397 Total Yards 346

197 Passing Yards 319

200 Rushing Yards 27

21 First Downs 18

Efficiency

4-11 3rd Down 3-11

1-1 4th Down 4-5

19/22 Completions 22/38

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 4

8-60 Penalties 7-34

36:21 Possession 23:39

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
William Watson III	19/22	197	9.0	3	0	86.4
Team	19/22	197	9.0	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Curtis Kimmons IV	11	78	7.1	1	19
Elijah Faulkner	19	62	3.3	0	8
William Watson III	6	40	6.7	0	15
T.Y. Harding	1	13	13.0	0	13
Kezion Dia-Johnson	1	11	11.0	0	11
Reece Adkins	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	2	-6	-3.0	0	0
Team	41	200	4.9	1	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joseph Griffin Jr.	2	61	30.5	1	31
T.Y. Harding	5	55	11.0	0	14
Dallas Elliott	3	26	8.7	0	14
Elijah Faulkner	2	23	11.5	2	21
Curtis Kimmons IV	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jax Markovich	1	8	8.0	0	8
Reece Adkins	2	8	4.0	0	6
Max Dowling	3	7	2.3	0	4
Team	19	197	10.4	3	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Romando Johnson	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Timmy Hinspeter	10	4	0	0	0
Kendall Bournes	8	2	0	0	0
Zeraun Daniel	7	6	1	1	1
TJ Magee	7	5	0	0	2
Andrew DePaepe	5	2	0	1	0
William DePaepe	4	0	0	0.5	0
Jahmad Harmon	3	2	0	0	0
Tyler Martin	3	1	0.5	0.5	0
Khari Bendolph	3	1	0.5	0.5	0
Romando Johnson	2	1	1	1	0
Joshua Iseah	2	0	0	0.5	1
Justin Krueger	2	0	0	0	0
Aubrey Melvin	1	1	1	1	0
David Chiavegato	1	1	0	0	0
Joshua Nobles	1	0	0.5	0.5	0
Tim Passmore Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Hollis Dirstine	1	0	0.5	0.5	0
Zakar Morris	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Reed	0	0	0	0	2
Team	62	26	5	7	6

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Jahmad Harmon	2	11
Isaiah Reed	1	1
Team	3	12

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joseph Griffin Jr.	1	8	8.0	8	0
Team	1	8	8.0	8	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Derek Morris	3/3	100.0	52	4/4	13
Team	3/3	100.0	52	4/4	13

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Edward Phillipson	3	172	57.3	0	2	67
Team	3	172	57.3	0	2	67

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Dylan Lonergan	16/29	242	8.3	2	3	12.3
AJ Surace	6/9	77	8.6	1	0	82.8
Team	22/38	319	8.4	3	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Antwan Raymond	14	42	3.0	5
Clay Thevenin	3	4	1.3	3
AJ Surace	1	-2	-2.0	0
Dylan Lonergan	7	-17	-2.4	3
Team	25	27	1.1	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
KJ Duff	9	196	21.8	3	78
Jourdin Houston	4	42	10.5	0	21
Ben Black III	2	37	18.5	0	19
Dyzier Carter	3	19	6.3	0	8
Vernon Allen III	1	10	10.0	0	10
Antwan Raymond	2	8	4.0	0	4
Logan Blake	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	22	319	14.5	3	78

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dylan Lonergan	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Sean Allison	8	6	0	0
Chris Joines	7	4	0	0
Bradlee Jones	7	2	0	0
Latrell Noel	6	4	0	0
Jesse Ofurie	6	1	0	1
Rondo Porter	6	1	1	0
Ty Morris	5	0	0.5	0
DK Gilley	4	2	0.5	0
Keshon Griffin	3	1	0.5	0
Moses Walker	3	1	0	0
Malachi Davis	3	1	0.5	0
Kevin Levy	3	1	0	0
J'Dan Burnett	2	1	0	0
Farell Gnago	2	1	0	0
Mikey Munn	2	1	0	0
DJ Allen	2	0	0	0
Sekou Kromah	2	0	0	0
Ben Black III	1	1	0	0
Vernon Allen III	1	1	0	0
Antwan Raymond	1	1	0	0
Zaire Angoy	1	0	0	0
Jaedin Lee	1	0	0	0
Rinaldo Callaway III	1	0	0	0
Jermaine Polk	1	0	0	0
Team	78	30	3	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Quentin Redding	2	24	12.0	14	0
Team	2	24	12.0	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dane Pizzaro	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jakob Anderson	3	130	43.3	0	1	50
Team	3	130	43.3	0	1	50

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