Merriweather carries UMass to 1st win, 27-13 over UConn
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Ellis Merriweather carried 39 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns and UMass ground out a 27-13 win over UConn in a battle of previously winless Bowl Subdivision independents on Saturday.
Merriweather carried on 10 of the 12 plays on the Minutemen's opening drive, punching in from the 9 to make it 7-0, but the Huskies came back to take a 10-7 lead on a 34-yard Steven Krajewski-to-Keelan Marion touchdown pass and 38-yard Joe McFadden field goal.
Cameron Carson kicked a pair of second-half field goals to put UMass back in front, 13-10 and Merriweather and Zamar Wise each ran for second-half touchdowns to put the game away.
The Minutemen (1-5) ran for 247 yards and Brady Olson added 162 yards on 10-of-22 passing.
Krajewski was 13-of-24 passing for the Huskies (0-7), but was picked off twice. Nathan Carter carried 20 times for 136 of UConn's 163 yards rushing.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
S. Krajewski
8 QB
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S. Krajewski | 13/24 | 128 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
N. Carter
26 RB
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N. Carter | 20 | 136 | 0 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Mensah
34 RB
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K. Mensah | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Maurisseau
3 WR
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H. Maurisseau | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Krajewski
8 QB
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S. Krajewski | 6 | -9 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Marion
1 WR
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K. Marion | 5 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Turner
5 WR
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A. Turner | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Houston
25 RB
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D. Houston | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Mensah
34 RB
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K. Mensah | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Carter
26 RB
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N. Carter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Niemenski
83 TE
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B. Niemenski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Maurisseau
3 WR
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H. Maurisseau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Clercius
86 WR
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K. Clercius | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Mitchell
43 LB
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J. Mitchell | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. McFadden
84 K
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J. McFadden | 2/3 | 38 | 1/1 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. McFadden
84 K
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J. McFadden | 4 | 41.8 | 2 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Kerr
99 P
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H. Kerr | 1 | 33.0 | 1 | 33 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Turner
5 WR
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A. Turner | 3 | 13.3 | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Houston
25 RB
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D. Houston | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Faumuina-Brown
15 LB
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T. Faumuina-Brown | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Marion 1 WR
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K. Marion | 2 | 24.0 | 45 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Merriweather
7 RB
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E. Merriweather | 39 | 171 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Wise
6 QB
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Z. Wise | 11 | 64 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Olson
12 QB
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B. Olson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Collins
80 WR
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E. Collins | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Collins
80 WR
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E. Collins | 3 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Johnson
16 TE
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J. Johnson | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Dieke
11 WR
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O. Dieke | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Arnold
2 WR
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R. Arnold | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Ross
83 WR
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I. Ross | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Pettway
13 WR
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T. Pettway | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Merriweather
7 RB
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E. Merriweather | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
U. Ezewike
52 DL
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U. Ezewike | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Jones
29 DB
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C. Jones | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Watts
2 DB
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B. Watts | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Lindsey
5 CB
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D. Lindsey | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Carson
91 K
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C. Carson | 2/3 | 28 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
G. Georgopoulos
88 P
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G. Georgopoulos | 6 | 41.7 | 0 | 49 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
E. Collins
80 WR
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E. Collins | 2 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Johnson, Jr.
10 WR
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J. Johnson, Jr. | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
E. Collins 80 WR
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E. Collins | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |