Massachusetts 16, UConn 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 8 · Fri, Oct 23, 2026

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MASS	3	0	0	13	16
CONN	7	14	7	7	35

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Team stats

MASS		CONN
14	First downs	21
303	Total yards	438
250	Passing yards	173
26-44	Comp-Att	14-19
5.7	Yards per pass	9.1
53	Rushing yards	265
22	Rushes	46
2.4	Yards per rush	5.8
2-14	3rd down	4-12
1-3	4th down	1-2
10-100	Penalties-yards	11-100
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
25:45	Time of possession	34:15
5	Sacks	2
7	Tackles for loss	4
0	QB hurries	4
4	Passes defended	6
0	Defensive TDs	1
45	Kick return yards	27
5	Punt return yards	24
1	Passing TDs	2
1	Rushing TDs	2
4	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

MASS		CONN
-0.10	EPA per play	+0.29
27%	Success rate	42%
1.16	Explosiveness	1.42
-0.01	Rushing EPA per play	+0.28
25%	Rushing success rate	40%
+0.05	Passing EPA per play	+0.21
31%	Passing success rate	42%
42%	Standard downs success	55%
8%	Passing downs success	17%
2.98	Line yards per rush	3.94
0.62	Second-level yards	1.43
0.00	Open-field yards	1.93
13%	Stuff rate	13%
100%	Power success	100%
17%	Havoc caused	17%
3	Scoring chances	4
5.33	Points per chance	5.25
Own 23	Avg. starting field position	Own 33
4	Explosive plays	4
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q17:03
MassachusettsFG
#99 D.Morris field goal attempt from 24 yards GOOD (H: #43 E.Phillipson, LS: #51 G.Mills), clock 07:03
Drive: 13 plays, 69 yds
3-0
Q11:13
UConnTD
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne pass complete short left to #5 S.Porter caught at UMass00, for 5 yards to the UMass00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:13 #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
3-7
Q21:36
UConnTD
(01:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne pass complete short left to #2 J.Willoughby caught at UMass02, for 20 yards to the UMass00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:36, 1ST DOWN #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 4 plays, 45 yds
3-14
Q21:04
UConnTD
(01:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 C.Bowers rush middle for 70 yards gain to the UMass00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:04, 1ST DOWN #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga) #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga) PENALTY #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga) PENALTY UC UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#69 T.Chan) 15 yards from UMass00 to UC20
Drive: 1 plays, 70 yds
3-21
Q36:44
UConnPUNT TD
Shamar Porter 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Jack O'Connor Kick)
3-28
Q414:17
MassachusettsTD
(14:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 W.Watson III pass complete short left to #14 C.Kimmons IV caught at UC06, for 7 yards to the UC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:17, 1ST DOWN #5 W.Watson III pass attempt failed
Drive: 6 plays, 71 yds
9-28
Q43:04
UConnTD
(03:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne rush left for 13 yards gain to the UMass00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:04, 1ST DOWN #98 J.O'Connor kick attempt good (H: #49 T.Warner, LS: #59 D.Laganga)
Drive: 9 plays, 41 yds
9-35
Q41:09
MassachusettsTD
(01:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Williams-Thomas rush left for 6 yards gain to the UC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:09, 1ST DOWN #99 D.Morris kick attempt good (H: #43 E.Phillipson, LS: #51 G.Mills)
Drive: 9 plays, 57 yds
16-35

Score shown MASS-CONN.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
William Watson III	22/38	205	5.4	1	0	9.3
Logan Inagawa	4/6	45	7.5	0	0	69.3

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Elijah Faulkner	6	15	2.5	0	6
Justin Williams-Thomas	3	12	4.0	1	6
William Watson III	7	11	1.6	0	7
Kezion Dia-Johnson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Curtis Kimmons IV	3	7	2.3	0	3
Reece Adkins	2	0	0.0	0	2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Joseph Griffin Jr.	4	77	19.3	0	41
Curtis Kimmons IV	5	33	6.6	1	10
Drew Alsup	1	23	23.0	0	23
Kezion Dia-Johnson	3	21	7.0	0	8
Matthew Ogunniyi	1	20	20.0	0	20
Justin Williams-Thomas	2	18	9.0	0	12
Max Dowling	2	18	9.0	0	12
Reece Adkins	3	17	5.7	0	9
Jabari Lewis	2	10	5.0	0	11
Elijah Faulkner	2	9	4.5	0	9
Jax Markovich	1	4	4.0	0	4

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
Kendall Bournes	8	7	0	0	0
Timmy Hinspeter	7	3	1	1	0
Tyler Martin	5	2	0	0	0
Joshua Iseah	5	2	0	0.5	0
Justin Krueger	4	2	1	1	0
Andrew Depaepe	4	2	0	0.5	0
Aubrey Melvin	3	2	1	1	0
Joshua Nobles	3	2	0	0	0
Isaiah Reed	3	2	0	0	3
Michael Robinson II	3	2	0	0	0
Jahmad Harmon	3	2	0	0	0
Timothy Passmore, Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
Hollis Dirstine	3	1	0	0	0
Zeraun Daniel	3	1	0	0.5	1
Zakar Morris	3	1	0	0	0
William Depaepe	2	2	1	1	0
TJ Magee	2	1	1	1.5	0
Khari Bendolph	2	0	0	0	0
Jerry Washington	2	0	0	0	0
D.D. Snyder	1	1	0	0	0
Romando Johnson	1	0	0	0	0
Kamarion Thomas	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
William Watson III	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Derek Morris	1/1	100.0	24	1/1	4

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Edward Phillipson	7	305	43.6	0	1	52
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0	0

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kezion Dia-Johnson	2	45	22.5	25	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Drew Alsup	1	5	5.0	5	0