Massachuse tts Football · 2016-05-18 · University of Massachusetts football begins its 2015 campaign with a Saturday, Sept. 12 contest at the University of Colorado. The tilt marks

UMass Football schedUle0-0 overall, 0-0 Mac

0-0 McGuirk, 0-0 Gillette0-0 away, 0-0 Neutral

DAY DATE OPPONENT (TV) TimE [ET]/REsulTSat. Sept. 12 at Colorado (Pac-12) 2:00 p.m.sat. sept. 19+ Temple (EsPN3) 3:00 p.m.Sat. Sept. 26 at Notre Dame (NBC) 3:30 p.m.

sat. Oct. 3^ Florida international TBASat. Oct. 10 at Bowling Green* TBAsat. Oct. 17^ Kent state* (TBA) 3:30 p.m.sat. Oct. 24+ Toledo* TBA

Sat. Oct. 31 at Ball State* TBAsat. Nov. 7+ Akron* TBASat. Nov. 14 at Eastern Michigan* (TBA) TBAsat. Nov. 21^ miami (Ohio)* TBAFri. Nov. 27 at Buffalo* TBA

*Denotes Mid-American Conference (MAC) game // Rank-ings reflect USA Today Coaches/AP Media polls at time of game // Home contests bolded // ^Hosted at McGuirk Stadium in Amherst, Mass. // +Hosted at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

Massachusetts FootballMedia contact: Molly o’Mara // 413.406.6434 // [email protected]

uMassathletics.com // @uMassathletics // @uMassFootball

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mAssAchusETTs (0-0) AT cOlORADO (0-1)Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 // Noon MT // 2:00 p.m. ET // Folsom Field (50,183) // Boulder, Colo.

mAssAchusETTs-cOlORADO GAmE iNFORmATiONLive Stats: NeuLion; linked in game preview on UMassAthletics.comTV Broadcast: Pac-12 Network; availability listing provided on UMassAthletics.comListen: UMass Sports Network; linked in game preview on UMassAthletics.comTickets: Available through UMassAthletics.com/tickets

mAssAchusETTs-cOlORADO FOOTBAll sERiEsColorado leads, 1-0. Last meeting: Colorado 41, Massachusetts 38; Sept. 6, 2014

table oF coNteNtsMedia Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2Roster & Positional Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pages 3-4Depth Chart & Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5Minutemen Starters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6Game Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 7-13Mark Whipple’s Bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 14-15Student-Athlete Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 16-38Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 39-55

umAss FOOTBAll BEGiNs 2015 cAmPAiGN AT cOlORADOUniversity of Massachusetts football begins its 2015 campaign with a Saturday, Sept. 12 contest at the University of Colorado. The tilt marks the second of a three-game series between the sides. UMass dropped the opening act, 41-38, on Sept. 6, 2014. The final chapter of the series is slated for the 2021 season and will also be played in Boulder, Colo.

The Buffaloes started their year with a trip to Hawai’i but were unable to come away from Aloha Stadium with a victory as the Warriors prevailed, 28-20. Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufao ran for 81 yards on 18 carries (4.5 ypc) and threw for 158 more, but was sacked four times and tossed one interception in the loss. Michael Adkins led the Buffaloes with 90 yards on the ground and both Colorado touchdowns as the squad was within one point of tying the game on three occasions, but could not jump ahead of Hawai’i.

Colorado finished 2014 with a 2-10 overall record, including nine losses in as many Pac-12 games; however, one of those two wins was against the Minutemen. Liufao sparked the Buffaloes to victory through a 26-for-42 afternoon with 318 yards passing and three touchdowns thrown. Liufao’s back-to-back fourth quarter TD tosses to Nelson Spruce (10 receptions, 145 yards) put Colorado up for good.

The 2015 meeting will be featured live on Pac-12 Networks - check local listings for availability. A UMass Sports Network broad-cast can be found by MinuteFans on their radio dials. Voice of the Minutemen Josh Maurer will serve as the play-by-play broad-caster and UMass football alumnus Matt Goldstein will fill the analyst role. Fans can tune in on WEEI (105.5 FM Springfield), the flagship station of the UMass Sports Network, along with affiliates in Boston (Bloomberg Radio 1200 WXKS), Worcester (WVEI 1440 AM) and on the South Shore (WATD 95.9 FM). Additionally, fans can listen online (weei.com/umass) or on their mobile devices through the TuneIn Radio app (tunein.com/radio). Pregame coverage begins 20 minutes prior to kickoff.

FOllOw umAss AThlETics & umAss FOOTBAll ON TwiTTERInstant information on the football program, including an inside look at key points and statistics in each game as well as updates from practice and other team events are available via the Twitter handle @UMassFootball. Follow the Minutemen there and catch information about each University of Massachusetts Athletic Department program through @UMassAthletics.

lisTEN TO GAmEs liVE wiTh VOicE OF ThE miNuTEmEN JOsh mAuRERUniversity of Massachusetts football games will again be broadcast live by Voice of the Minutemen Josh Maurer and color com-mentator Matt Goldstein. Maurer and Goldstein can be heard calling all Minuteman contests live on the flagship station 105.5 FM WEEI Springfield. Fans can also listen live on their mobile devices through the TuneIn App.

umAss TO APPEAR iN NATiONAllY TElEVisED GAmEsUMass football will play its opening two road games on national television channels. The Maroon and White face Colorado in Boulder, Colo., on the Pac-12 Network for a 2 p.m. ET start. Two weeks later, Massachusetts will be on NBC at Notre Dame for a 3:30 p.m. contest.

In between the Colorado and Notre Dame games, UMass hosts Temple at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 19 for an ESPN3 broadcast. Homecoming against Kent State at McGuirk Stadium on Oct. 17 will also be televised on a to-be-determined channel.

ProMotioNal schedUleSept. 19 vs. Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 Home OpenerOct. 3 vs. FIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Family WeekendOct. 17 vs. Kent St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HomecomingOct. 24 vs. Toledo . . . . . Band Day; Breast Cancer AwarenessNov. 7 vs. Akron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hometown HeroesNov. 21 vs. Miami (Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Day

athletic coMMUNicatioNsPrimary Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Molly O’MaraCell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413-406-6434Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413-545-6523Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Method of Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell Phone

Secondary Football Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cody LahlCell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .845-750-4225Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Method of Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cell Phone

University of MassachUsetts football Weekly release

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UMass Football GaMe WeekmAc wEEKlY TElEcONFERENcEEvery Monday morning through the end of the season, the Mid-American Conference will conduct a telecon-ference with each of its football head coaches. The teleconference will start at 9:20 a.m. with a brief recap of the weekend’s action and other pertinent information. Following that, each head coach has an assigned eight-minute slot to discuss his team and its upcoming opponent, and field any questions from the media. For numbers and codes to access the call, please contact Ken Mather in the MAC Office at (216) 566-4622 or e-mail at [email protected]. The conference call will also be available online at www.mac-sports.com.

ThE BuD liGhT umAss FOOTBAll RADiO shOwThe Bud Light UMass Football Radio Show will be broadcast live on 105.5 FM WEEI from the new Hangar Pub and Grill location on University Drive in Amherst. The show starts at 7 p.m. and will feature player guests. Josh Maurer, the Voice of the Minutemen, will host the weekly show. A complete list of shows is available on page 9.

cOAch AND sTuDENT-AThlETE iNTERViEwsThe University of Massachusetts Athletic Communications Office organizes all interviews for the football pro-gram, its coaches, student-athletes and administrative support staff. Interview requests should be submitted to primary football contact Molly O’Mara ([email protected] or 413-406-6434) or secondary contact Cody Lahl ([email protected] or 845-750-4225). Please submit interview requests ahead of the expected interview time, preferably 24 hours notice, to give the staff the time needed to organize the interview. Personal phone numbers for student-athletes, coaches or administrators will not be given out to the media.

sunday* No media availability

Monday* Mark Whipple: MAC Teleconference at 11:06 a.m.

* Media availability (offense) at 11:30 a.m.

* Bud Light UMass Football Show: 7-8 p.m. at the Hangar

tuesday* No media availability

Wednesday* Media availability (defense) at 8:30 p.m.

thursday* No media availability

Friday* No media availability

saturday* Game at Colorado

coveriNG the MiNUteMeN (Week oF sUNday, sePt. 6)

2015 UMass QUick FactsuNiVERsiTY OF mAssAchusETTs iNFORmATiONLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amherst, Mass.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1863Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,635Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MinutemenColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon (PMS 506) and WhiteConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-American Conference (MAC)President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin MeehanChancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kumble SubbaswamyAthletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan BamfordFacility (Capacity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .McGuirk Stadium (17,000; Field Turf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillette Stadium (68,756; Field Turf)Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508-698-1960 (Gillette); 413-545-3550 (McGuirk)Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @UMassAthletics; @UMassFootball

FOOTBAll TEAm hisTORYProgram Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1879All-Time Program Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .561-556-51 (.502)/133rdAll-Time MAC Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30 (.529)/FourthNCAA Division I-AA National Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998NCAA Division I-AA National Finalists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979, 1998, 2006NCAA Division I-AA Conference Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22NCAA Tournament Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eight

TEAm iNFORmATiONHead Coach (Alma Mater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Whipple (Brown, 1979)Overall Record at UMass/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-35 (.598)/EighthCareer Head Coaching Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124-68 (.646)/18thMAC Record at UMass (2014-present) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 (.375)A-10 Record at UMass (1998-2003 seasons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-16 (.686)Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pro StyleDefense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42014 Overall, MAC Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9, 3-5Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53/11Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19/3 (10/1 offense; 9/2 defense)

umAss sPORTs NETwORK iNFORmATiONPlay-By-Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh MaurerAnalyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt GoldsteinStudio Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Frenier

whERE TO lisTENSpringfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.5 FM WEEIWorcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1440 AM WEEIBoston/Manchester/Providence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 AM WXKSSouth Shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.5 FM WATDOnline Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UMassAthletics.comOn Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tune-Inn App

UMass athletic coMMUNicatioNs staFFAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290 Boyden Building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Commonwealth Ave.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amherst, MA 01003Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413-545-1744Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UMassAthletics.comTwitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @UMassAthletics

Associate AD/Commiunications & PR . . . . . . . . . . . .Molly O’Mara (Primary Football Contact)Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Phone // Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413-406-6434 // 413-545-6523

Assistant Director, Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cody Lahl (Secondary Football Contact)Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845-750-4225

Assistant AD/Commiunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Sinnett (WSOC, MSOC, WBB, S&D, TEN)Assistant Director, Commiunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jillian Jakuba (HCK, BB, XC, TF)Assistant Director, Commiunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBD

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NUMerical rosterNo. Name Year Pos. ht./wt. hometown/high school/last school1 Kelton Brackett DB Sr. 5-11/202 Prichard, Ala./Blount HS/UAB1 Tajae Sharpe WR Sr. 6-3/188 Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway Township HS2 Ross Comis QB RS-Fr. 6-2/208 Weirton, W.Va./Madonna HS3 Kassan Messiah LB Sr. 6-4/240 Orange, N.J./Orange HS3 Austin Whipple QB RS-So. 6-1/210 Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland HS/Penn State4 Randall Jette DB RS-Sr. 6-0/191 Oak Bluffs, Mass./Martha’s Vineyard HS5 Peter Angeh DL Jr. 6-1/263 Silver Spring, Md./The Bullis School5 Dan Jonah WR RS-Sr. 5-11/198 West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield HS6 Daiquan Kelly DB Fr. 6-2/206 Newark, N.J./Union City HS/Penn State6 Jamal Wilson RB RS-Sr. 5-10/209 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS7 Blake Frohnapfel QB GS 6-6/238 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge HS/Marshall8 Shane Huber LB RS-So. 6-3/228 Basking Ridge, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep8 Marquis Young RB Fr. 6-0/196 Fairport, N.Y./Fairport HS/Milford Academy9 Trey Dudley-Giles DB Sr. 5-10/201 Dade City, Fla./Pasco HS10 Marken Michel WR RS-Sr. 5-11/190 Plantation, Fla./American Heritage HS11 D.J. Woods WR RS-So. 5-9/170 Coral Springs, Fla./University HS12 Todd Stafford TE RS-So. 6-7/272 Riverside, Conn./Brunswick School13 Randall West QB Fr. 6-4/226 Moorestown, N.J./The Lawrenceville School14 Shaquille Harris TE RS-So. 6-2/231 Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto HS15 A.J. Doyle TE RS-Jr. 6-3/243 Lakeville, Mass./Catholic Memorial HS16 Elgin Long WR RS-Sr. 5-11/186 Arlington, Texas/Bowie HS17 Jovan Santos-Knox LB Sr. 6-2/241 Middletown, Conn./Xavier HS17 James Sosinski QB Fr. 6-7/253 Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS18 Andrew Verboys WR RS-Fr. 5-11/196 Armonk, N.Y./Scarsdale HS19 Shakur Nesmith WR RS-So. 6-5/205 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep HS20 Jordin Hamilton DB So. 5-10/181 Paradise Valley, Ariz./Chaparral HS/Scottsdale CC20 Lorenzo Woodley RB Jr. 6-0/210 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus HS21 Khary Bailey-Smith DB Sr. 6-2/198 Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth HS21 Manwon Brisbane RB RS-So. 5-8/197 Wayland, Mass./Avon Old Farms HS22 Shadrach Abrokwah RB Jr. 5-/218 Worcester, Mass./St. John’s HS22 Micah Morel DB Fr. 5-11/203 Brockton, Mass./Brockton HS/Milford Academy23 Andy Isabella RB Fr. 5-9/187 Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield HS23 Blake Lucas K Sr. 5-11/169 Cochran, Ga./Bleckley24 Charan Singh DB RS-Fr. 6-2/188 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional HS25 Joe Colton DB Sr. 5-10/196 Norwood, Mass./Xaverian HS25 Mehki Williams RB Fr. 5-9/180 Roxbury, Mass./O’Bryant HS26 Jarell Addo DB RS-Fr. 6-1/190 Leominster, Mass./Leominster HS27 Jesse Monteiro DB RS-So. 5-8/178 Brockton, Mass./Tabor Academy28 Jackson Porter WR RS-So. 6-1/198 Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron HS29 Jaurice Jones DB RS-Jr. 6-0/190 Linden, N.J./Linden HS30 Zeke Edmonds LB So. 6-0/209 West Palm Beach, Fla./Royal Palm Beach HS31 Mike Caggiano K Fr. 5-11/165 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan HS32 Matt Tuleja RB Sr. 6-2/260 Mansfield, Mass./Xaverian HS/Assumption33 Rodney Mills TE Sr. 6-1/205 Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS34 Steve Casali LB RS-So. 6-1/226 Farmingville, N.Y./Sacham East HS35 Sekai Lindsay RB Fr. 5-8/215 Melbourne, Fla./Palm Bay HS36 DuVaughn Beckford DB RS-Sr. 6-0/179 Nantucket, Mass./Nantucket HS/Assumption37 Andrew Libby RB/WR So. 6-1/230 Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy38 Joel Devariste LB RS-Fr. 6-1/215 Naples, Fla./Lely HS38 Larry Franklin DB RS-Sr. 6-2/210 Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach HS/Vanderbilt39 Jordan Fiske RB RS-Fr. 6-3/243 Hinsdale, Mass./East Coast Prep40 Jon Lucier TE RS-Fr. 6-6/220 Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional HS40 Lee Moses DB Fr. 6-0/189 Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken HS41 Da’Sean Downey LB So. 6-4/241 White Plains, N.Y./Canterbury School42 John Robinson-Woodgett LB RS-Jr. 6-1/242 Springfield, Mass./Cathedral HS43 Brandon Mangram DB Fr. 5-11/174 Buford, Ga./Buford HS44 Peter Ngobidi LB Jr. 6-2/218 Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial HS45 Daquan Mack RB RS-So. 6-0/251 Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury HS46 Lucas Amato LB RS-So. 6-1/207 Salisbury, Conn./Salisbury School46 Kenny Kern RB Fr. 6-0/227 Westwood, Mass./Xaverian HS47 Michael Dowe, Jr. DL RS-Jr. 6-1/246 Cromwell, Conn./Cromwell HS/Western New England48 James Oliphant DB Fr. 5-8/156 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS49 Jeremy Rodriguez LB RS-Fr. 6-2/218 Hillsdale, N.J./East Coast Prep HS50 Mike Yerardi OL Fr. 6-4/301 Cohassett, Mass./Suffield Academy51 Christian Appia LB RS-Fr. 5-11/222 Edison, N.J./Edison HS51 Seamus Murray OL RS-Fr. 5-11/243 Hyannis, Mass./Barnstable HS52 Vondell Langston LB RS-Jr. 6-0/232 Everett, Mass./Everett HS53 Nick Berus LS RS-So. 6-0/216 Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland HS54 Trey Seals LB RS-Sr. 6-3/233 Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley HS55 Josh Bruns OL RS-Sr. 6-5/283 Bullhead City, Ariz./Mohave HS/Glendale CC

MiNUteMeN by PositioNQuarterback (6)2 Ross Comis R-Fr. 6-2 2053 Austin Whipple R-So. 6-1 2037 Blake Frohnapfel G.S. 6-6 22913 Randall West Fr. 6-5 22015 A.J. Doyle R-Jr. 6-3 23017 James Sosinski Fr. 6-6 240

Running Back (14)6 Jamal Wilson R-Sr. 5-10 2068 Marquis Young Fr. 5-11 20020 Lorenzo Woodley Jr. 6-1 21221 Manwon Brisbane R-So. 5-9 19522 Shadrach Abrokwah Jr. 5-9 20223 Andy Isabela Fr. 5-10 18525 Mehki Williams Fr. 5-9 18032 Matt Tuleja Sr. 6-2 24635 Sekai Lindsay Fr. 5-9 21037 Andrew Libby So. 6-1 20839 Jordan Fiske R-Fr. 6-3 22545 Daquan Mack R-So. 6-1 25046 Kenny Kern Fr. 6-0 22795 Kyle Horn Fr. 6-4 250

wide Receiver (17)1 Tajae Sharpe Sr. 6-3 2005 Dan Jonah R-Sr. 5-11 19810 Marken Michel R-Sr. 5-10 18511 D.J. Woods R-So. 5-9 17316 Elgin Long R-Sr. 5-10 18518 Andrew Verboys R-Fr. 5-11 20019 Shakur Nesmith R-So. 6-5 20028 Jackson Porter R-So. 6-1 19280 Jalen Williams Sr. 6-4 20082 Connor Lemieux R-So. 6-2 20084 Alfred Adarkwah R-Fr. 6-4 19586 Lamarriel Taylor Fr. 6-2 18588 Bernard Davis Sr. 6-1 18789 Darrian Josey R-Fr. 6-0 16590 Dejion Evans Fr. 6-3 20393 Jesse Noel So. 5-9 175- Elijah Barrows R-Jr. 6-1 180

Tight End (7)12 Todd Stafford R-So. 6-7 27214 Shaquille Harris R-So. 6-2 22433 Rodney Mills Sr. 6-2 21540 Jon Lucier R-Fr. 6-6 22083 Sharif Custis R-So. 6-5 22085 Brandon Howard R-Sr. 6-5 26587 Travis Reynolds Fr. 6-5 245

Offensive line (17)50 Mike Yerardi Fr. 6-4 29552 Seamus Murray R-Fr. 6-2 23055 Josh Bruns R-Sr. 6-5 30356 Joe Parsons Fr. 6-4 30557 Reche Thomas Fr. 6-4 31563 Dimitri Angelas R-Fr. 6-5 29166 Anthony Fernandez R-Fr. 6-6 30267 Dan DiNicola R-Fr. 6-6 29068 Elijah Wilkinson Jr. 6-5 32570 Ryan Johnson Sr. 6-5 32071 Michael Boland R-Jr. 6-7 31572 Derek Dumais Fr. 6-5 32573 Fabian Hoeller Jr. 6-3 29574 Lukas Kolter So. 6-4 32576 Tyshon Henderson Jr. 6-7 33977 Tyrell Smith R-Jr. 6-5 31578 Matt Sparks Sr. 6-4 300

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NUMerical roster (coNtiNUed)No. Name Year Pos. ht./wt. hometown/high school/last school56 Joe Parsons OL Fr. 6-4/306 Dover, Mass./Xaverian HS59 Peter Comaroto LS Fr. 5-11/222 San Mateo, Calif./Serra HS60 Enock Asante DL Jr. 6-2/262 Trenton, N.J./Steinert HS61 Joe Previte DL RS-Fr. 6-2/290 Brockton, Mass./Northfield Mt. Hermon HS62 Zach Belcher LS Sr. 6-1/205 Kingston, Mass./Silver Lake HS63 Dimitri Angelas OL RS-Fr. 6-4/300 Northville, Mich./Northville HS64 Al Leneus DL Sr. 6-0/323 Nanuet, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional HS66 Anthony Fernandez OL RS-Fr. 6-6/302 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS67 Dan DiNicola OL RS-Fr. 6-6/300 Walpole, Mass./Dexter School68 Elijah Wilkinson OL Jr. 6-5/328 Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West HS69 Basit Dennis DL RS-Fr. 6-1/268 Worcester, Mass./Worcester Academy70 Ryan Johnson OL Sr. 6-6/324 St. Louis, Mo./Clyde C. Miller Academy/Garden City CC71 Michael Boland OL RS-Jr. 6-6/323 Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep72 Derek Dumais OL Fr. 6-5/321 Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead HS73 Fabian Hoeller OL Jr. 6-3/298 Cologne, Germany/FOS Ansbach74 Lukas Kolter OL So. 6-4/327 Cologne, Germany/Cologne Crocodiles76 Tyshon Henderson OL Jr. 6-6/326 Newark, N.J./St. George’s School (R.I.)77 Tyrell Smith OL RS-Jr. 6-6/323 Lakewood, N.J./Lacey Township HS78 Matt Sparks OL Sr. 6-4/292 Mililani, Hawaii/Punahou School79 Jake Largay DL RS-Fr. 6-5/319 East Hartland, Conn./Granby Memorial HS80 Jalen Williams WR Sr. 6-3/200 Atlanta, Ga./North Cobb HS/Dean College81 Jon Derolus WR Fr. 5-11/174 Brockton, Mass./Brockton HS82 Connor Lemieux WR RS-So. 6-0/207 Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg HS83 Sharif Custis TE RS-So. 6-4/207 Philadelphia, Pa./St. Neumann-Goretti HS84 Alfred Adarkwah WR RS-Fr. 6-3/199 Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial HS85 Brandon Howard TE RS-Sr. 6-5/252 Norfolk, Mass./Worcester Academy86 Lamarriel Taylor WR Fr. 6-2/195 Chula Vista, Calif./Mission Bay HS87 Travis Reynolds TE Fr. 6-5/242 Brisbane, Australia/Alexandra Hills HS88 Bernard Davis WR Sr. 6-2/197 Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth HS89 P. Ekpen Iduoze DL RS-So. 6-1/318 Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township HS/Milford Academy/Rhode Island89 Darrian Josey WR RS-Fr. 6-0/164 Boynton Beach, Fla./Boynton Beach HS/Hawaii90 Dejion Evans WR Fr. 6-3/203 Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial HS/Taft Prep90 Adam Richard LB RS-Jr. 6-3/213 Milton, Mass./Boston College HS91 Chris Carter DL RS-Fr. 6-4/271 Bridgewater, N.J./Raritan HS91 Jack Coveney K Fr. 6-1/185 Grafton, Mass./St. John’s HS92 Robert Kitching DL Sr. 6-1/296 Brooklyn, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln HS92 Theo Yongue K RS-Fr. 5-8/165 -93 Jesse Noel WR So. 5-9/170 -95 Sha-Ki Holines DL RS-So. 6-3/264 Springfield, Mass./Commerce HS/UConn95 Kyle Horn TE Fr. 6-5/230 Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke HS96 Jack Driscoll TE Fr. 6-5/263 Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand HS96 Mario Patton DL Fr. 6-1/310 Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights HS97 Aaron Kinsey LB Fr. 6-4/205 Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS98 D’Shan Harley LB Fr. 6-3/218 Wichita Falls, Texas/Hirschi HS99 Logan Laurent P RS-So. 6-4/210 Exeter, N.H./Exeter HS Elijah Barrows WR RS-Jr. 6-1/180 Springfield, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson Academy Tom Rodrick LB Fr. 6-3/230 Leicester, Mass./Leicester HS/UConn

coachiNG staFFHead Coach Mark Whipple (Brown, 1979/Eighth)Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Dave Sollazzo (Citadel, 1977/Fourth)Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Tom Masella (Wagner, 1981/Second)Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Mark Michaels (UConn, 1986/Second)Inside Linebackers Coach Charles Walker (UMass, 2008/Second)Co-Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks Liam Coen (UMass, 2009/Second)Co-Passing Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers Spencer Whipple (Miami, 2012/Second)Tight Ends Coach Steve Costello (UMass, 2005/First)Running Backs Coach Darrius Smith (Frostburg State, 1995/First)Offensive Line Coach Shane Waldron (Tufts, 2002/Fourth)Defensive Graduate Assistant Justin Licker (UMass, 2013/Second)Defensive Graduate Assistant Anthony Rouzier (UMass, 2009/First)Offensive Graduate Assistant Joe Kreinsen (Westfield State, 2014/Second)Offensive Graduate Assistant Scott Woodward (UMass, 2009/First)Operations Student Assistant J.P. Correia (UMass, 2015/First)Director of Operations Paul Gorham (New Hampshire, 1984/Second)Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Golden (Central Connecticut State, 1992/Third)Associate Head Athletic Trainer Jennifer Brodeur (Ohio, 1991/Ninth)Video Coordinator Bill Sisler (James Madison, 1995/16th)Public Relations and Communications Molly O’Mara (UMass, 2004/First)Administrative Assistant Joann Chauvin

MiNUteMeN by PositioNDefensive line (13)5 Peter Angeh Jr. 6-2 26347 Michael Dowe, Jr. R-Jr. 6-2 26060 Enock Asante Jr. 6-3 27061 Joe Previte R-Fr. 6-3 28564 Al Leneus Sr. 6-2 23069 Basit Dennis R-Fr. 6-2 28079 Jake Largay R-Fr. 6-6 31089 P. Ekpen Iduoze R-Jr. 6-1 31891 Chris Carter R-Fr. 6-4 27692 Robert Kitching Sr. 6-2 31094 Joe Tyo R-So. 6-5 26495 Sha-Ki Holines R-So. 6-4 27496 Mario Patton Fr. 6-4 315

linebacker (18)3 Kassan Messiah Sr. 6-4 2428 Shane Huber R-So. 6-3 25017 Jovan Santos-Knox Sr. 6-2 24030 Zeke Edmonds So. 6-1 20034 Steve Casali R-So. 6-2 23238 Joel Devariste R-Fr. 6-1 21541 Da’Sean Downey So. 6-5 24242 John Robinson-Woodgett R-Jr. 6-2 23244 Peter Ngobidi Jr. 6-2 22146 Lucas Amato R-So. 6-1 21849 Jeremy Rodriguez R-Fr. 6-2 21551 Christian Appia R-Fr. 5-11 22552 Vondell Langston R-Jr. 6-1 22054 Trey Seals R-Sr. 6-4 24090 Adam Richard R-Jr. 6-3 22097 Aaron Kinsey Fr. 6-4 21098 D’Shan Harley Fr. 6-5 215- Tom Rodrick Fr. 6-3 230

Defensive secondary (17)1 Kelton Brackett Sr. 5-11 2004 Randall Jette R-Sr. 5-11 1856 Daiquan Kelly Fr. 6-2 2069 Trey Dudley-Giles Sr. 5-11 18220 Jordin Hamilton So. 5-9 18521 Khary Bailey-Smith Sr. 6-2 19422 Micah Morel Fr. 6-0 20024 Charan Singh R-Fr. 6-2 19225 Joe Colton Sr. 5-10 19526 Jarell Addo R-Fr. 6-2 19527 Jesse Monteiro R-So. 5-11 17529 Jaurice Jones R-Jr. 6-1 18636 DuVaughn Beckford R-Sr. 6-1 18538 Larry Franklin R-Sr. 6-0 21040 Lee Moses Fr. 6-1 19043 Brandon Mangram Fr. 5-11 18048 James Oliphant Fr. 5-8 165

specialists (8)23 Blake Lucas K/P Sr. 5-9 16631 Mike Caggiano K Fr. 5-11 17053 Nick Berus LS R-Fr. 6-2 21359 Peter Comaroto LS Fr. 5-11 21562 Zach Belcher LS Sr. 6-1 20591 Jack Coveney K Fr. 6-1 18092 Theo Yongue K R-Fr. 5-8 165 99 Logan Laurent P/K R-So. 6-3 210

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dePth chart (UPdated sePt. 3, 2015)oFFeNsePos. No. Name Yr. ht. wt.QB 7 Blake Frohnapfel GS 6-6 238 3 Austin Whipple R-So. 6-1 210 2 Ross Comis R-Fr. 6-0 208FB 33 Rodney Mills Sr. 6-1 205 37 Andrew Libby So. 6-1 230 15 A.J. Doyle R-Jr. 6-3 243RB 6 Jamal Wilson R-Sr. 5-10 209 22 Shadrach Abrokwah Jr. 5-8 218WR 19 Shakur Nesmith R-So. 6-5 205 80 Jalen Williams Sr. 6-3 200TE 85 Brandon Howard R-Sr. 6-5 252 15 A.J. Doyle R-Jr. 6-3 243WR 1 Tajae Sharpe Sr. 6-3 188 88 Bernard Davis Sr. 6-2 197LT 77 Tyrell Smith R-Jr. 6-6 323 76 Tyshon Henderson Jr. 6-6 326LG 73 Fabian Hoeller Jr. 6-3 298 74 Lukas Kolter So. 6-4 327C 78 Matt Sparks Sr. 6-4 292 55 Josh Bruns R-Sr. 6-5 283RG 71 Michael Boland R-Jr. 6-6 323 67 Dan DiNicola R- Fr. 6-6 300RT 68 Elijah Wilkinson Jr. 6-5 328 70 Ryan Johnson Sr. 6-6 324

deFeNsePos. No. Name Yr. ht. wt.DE 54 Trey Seals R-Sr. 6-3 233 60 Enock Asante Jr. 6-2 262NT 92 Robert Kitching III Sr. 6-1 296 79 Jake Largay R-Fr. 6-5 319DT 5 Peter Angeh Jr. 6-1 263 95 Sha-Ki Holines R-So. 6-3 264OLB 25 Joe Colton Sr. 5-10 196 30 Zeke Edmonds So. 6-0 209ILB 17 Jovan Santos-Knox Sr. 6-2 241 8 Shane Huber R-So. 6-3 228ILB 42 John Robinson-Woodgett R-Jr. 6-1 242 34 Steve Casali R-So. 6-1 226OLB 3 Kassan Messiah Sr. 6-4 240 44 Peter Ngobidi Jr. 6-2 218CB 4 Randall Jette R-Sr. 5-11 185 36 DuVaughn Beckford R-Sr. 6-0 179SS 9 Trey Dudley-Giles Sr. 5-11 182 27 Jesse Monteiro R-So. 5-8 178FS 21 Khary Bailey-Smith Sr. 6-2 194 24 Charan Singh R-Fr. 6-2 188CB 1 Kelton Brackett Sr. 5-11 200 48 James Oliphant Fr. 5-8 156

sPecial teaMsPos. No. Name Yr. ht. wt.KO 23 Blake Lucas Sr. 5-11 169 31 Mike Caggiano Fr. 5-11 165PK 23 Blake Lucas Sr. 5-11 169 99 Logan Laurent R-So. 6-3 210P 99 Logan Laurent R-So. 6-4 210 23 Blake Lucas Sr. 5-11 169LS 53 Nick Berus R-Fr. 6-0 216 59 Peter Comaroto Fr. 5-11 222H 7 Blake Frohnapfel GS 6-6 238 18 Andrew Verboys R-Fr. 5-11 196KR 9 Trey Dudley-Giles Sr. 5-11 182 48 James Oliphant Fr. 5-8 156PR 9 Trey Dudley-Giles Sr. 5-11 182 48 James Oliphant Fr. 5-8 156

ProNUNciatioN GUideAlfred Adarkwah uh-DAR-kwahshadrach Abrokwah SHAD-rack uh-BRO-kwahJarell Addo ja-rell ADD-ohPeter Angeh ANN-gayChristian Appia app-EE-uhEnock Asante EE-knock uh-SAHN-tayKhary Bailey-Smith cuh-REEDuVaughn Beckford doo-VAUGHNNick Berus BEAR-usJosh Bruns rhymes with “runs”Mike caggiano caj-ee-AH-noSteve casali cuh-SALLYJack coveney coh-VEY-neeBasit Dennis BASS-itJohn Derolus duh-ROLL-usJoel Devariste deh-VER-EE-stayDa’sean Downey DAY-shawnD’shan Harley duh-seanMichael Dowe, Jr. rhymes with “cow”Derek Dumais do-MAYSDejion Evans DEE-zhanBlake Frohnapfel FRO-napple (rhymes with “apple”)Fabian hoeller HOE-lairsha-Ki holines SHA-kee holynessJaurice Jones juh-REECEDarrian Josey JOE-zeeLogan laurent luh-RENTConnor lemieux lem-YOUsekai Lindsay suh-KAIDaquan Mack DAY-kwanKassan Messiah KAY-sahnMarken michel MichelleJesse monteiro mon-TAIR-ohMicah morel MORE-elshakur Nesmith sha-COOR NEH-smithPeter Ngobidi en-go-BEE-deeJames Oliphant all-leh-FONTJoe Previte PREV-IT-eeTajae Sharpe TAHJ-aycharan singh CHURN singJames sosinski so-SIN-skeeReche Thomas ruh-SHAYMatt Tuleja toe-LEE-jahMike Yerardi yur-ARE-deeTheo Yongue youngmarquis Young mar-KEES

Jennifer Brodeur (athletic trainer) BRO-derDave sollazzo (assistant coach) so-LAH-zo

Where they are oN GaMedayMark Whipple SidelineDave Sollazzo SidelineTom Masella Coaching BoothMark Michaels SidelineCharles Walker SidelineLiam Coen SidelineSpencer Whipple Coaching BoothSteve Costello SidelineDarrius Smith SidelineShane Waldron SidelineJustin Licker Coaching BoothAnthony Rouzier Coaching BoothJoe Kreinsen Coaching BoothScott Woodward Coaching Booth

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2014 oFFeNsive starters (coNsecUtive/career starts)OPPONENT wR lT lG c RG RT TE/wR QB TB TE/FB/wR wRBoston College Kenney (1/2) T. Smith (1/12) Hoeller (2/4) Sparks (11/15) Bruns (1/1) Wilkinson (1/1) [TE] Howard (1/1) Frohnapfel (1/1) Wilson (1/6) [FB]Mills (5/5) Sharpe (11/19)Colorado Kenney (2/3) T. Smith (2/13) Hoeller (3/5) Sparks (12/16) Bruns (2/2) Wilkinson (2/2) [TE] Sifrin (1/1) Frohnapfel (2/2) Wilson (2/7) [FB] Mills (6/6) Sharpe (12/20)at Vanderbilt Michel (1/7) T. Smith (3/14) Hoeller (4/6) Sparks (13/17) Bruns (3/3) Wilkinson (3/3) [TE] Sifrin (2/2) Frohnapfel (3/3) Wilson (3/8) [FB] Mills (7/7) Sharpe (13/21)at Penn State Kenney (1/4) T. Smith (4/15) Hoeller (5/7) Sparks (14/18) Bruns (4/4) Wilkinson (4/4) [TE] Sifrin (3/3) Frohnapfel (4/4) Blyden (1/1) [FB] Mills (8/8) Sharpe (14/22)Bowling Green Kenney (2/5) T. Smith (5/16) Hoeller (6/8) Sparks (15/19) Bruns (5/5) Wilkinson (5/5) [TE] Sifrin (4/4) Frohnapfel (5/5) Abrokwah (1/2) [TE] Denton (1/1) Sharpe (15/23)at Miami (Ohio) J. Williams (1/1) T. Smith (6/17) Hoeller (7/9) Sparks (16/20) Bruns (6/6) Wilkinson (6/6) [TE] Howard (1/2) Frohnapfel (6/6) Abrokwah (2/3) [TE] Denton (1/1) Sharpe (16/24)at Kent State Kenney (1/6*) T. Smith (7/18) Hoeller (8/10) Bruns (7/7) Boland (1/7) Wilkinson (7/7) [TE] Sifrin (1/5) Frohnapfel (7/7) Abrokwah (3/4) [FB] Tuleja (1/1) Sharpe (17/25)E. Michigan J. Williams (1/2) T. Smith (8/19) Hoeller (9/11) Bruns (8/8) Boland (2/8) Wilkinson (8/8) [TE] Sifrin (2/6) Frohnapfel (8/8) Woodley (1/3) [FB] Tuleja (2/2) Sharpe (18/26)at Toledo Davis (1/13) T. Smith (9/20) Hoeller (10/12) Sparks (1/21) Boland (3/9) Wilkinson (9/9) [TE] Sifrin (3/7) Frohnapfel (9/9) Michel (1/8) [FB] Mills (1/9) Sharpe (19/27)Ball State Davis (2/14) T. Smith (10/21) Hoeller (11/13) Sparks(2/22) Boland (4/10) Wilkinson (10/10) [TE] Sifrin (4/8) Frohnapfel (10/10) Michel (2/9) [FB] Mills (2/10) Sharpe (20/28)Akron Michel (3/10) T. Smith (11/22) Hoeller (12/14) Sparks (3/23) Boland (5/11) Wilkinson (11/11) [WR] Nesmith (1/1) Whipple (1/1) Abrokwah (1/5) [FB] Mills (3/11) Sharpe (21/29)Buffalo Michel (4/11) T. Smith (12/23) Hoeller (13/15) Sparks (4/24) Boland (6/12) Wilkinson (12/12) [TE] Sifrin (1/9) Whipple (2/2) Abrokwah (2/6) [WR] J. Williams (1/3) Sharpe (22/30)

2014 deFeNsive starters (coNsecUtive/career starts)OPPONENT DE NT DT OlB ilB ilB OlB cB ss Fs cBBoston College Angeh (1/1) Kitching (1/3) Holines (1/1) Messiah (1/6) Santos-Knox (1/12) Andre (25/25) Seals (1/4) Jette (1/24) Colton (7/12) Dudley-Giles (4/18) Porter (1/1)Colorado Angeh (2/2) Maynes (1/8) Holines (2/2) Amato (1/1) Santos-Knox (2/13) Andre (26/26) Downey (1/1) Jette (2/25) Colton (8/13) Dudley-Giles (5/19) Porter (2/2)at Vanderbilt Angeh (3/3) Maynes (2/9) Holines (3/3) Messiah (1/7) Santos-Knox (3/14) Andre (27/27) Downey (2/2) Jette (3/26) Colton (9/14) Dudley-Giles (6/20) Porter (3/3)at Penn State Angeh (4/4) Maynes (3/10) Kitching (1/4) Messiah (2/8) Santos-Knox (4/15) Andre (28/28) Downey (3/3) Jette (4/27) Colton (10/15) Dudley-Giles (7/21) Porter (4/4)Bowling Green Angeh (5/5) Maynes (4/11) Kitching (2/5) Messiah (3/9) Santos-Knox (5/16) Andre (29/29) Seals (1/5) Jette (5/28) Colton (11/16) Dudley-Giles (8/22) Porter (5/5)at Miami (Ohio) Angeh (6/6) Maynes (5/12) Krizanovic (1/1) Messiah (4/10) Santos-Knox (6/17) Andre (30/30) Seals (2/6) Jette (6/29) Colton (12/17) Dudley-Giles (9/23) Porter (6/6)at Kent State Angeh (7/7) Maynes (6/13) Holines (1/4) Messiah (5/11) Santos-Knox (7/18) Andre (31/31) Seals (3/7) Jette (7/30) Colton (13/18) Dudley-Giles (10/24) Porter (7/7)E. Michigan Angeh (8/8) Maynes (7/14) Holines (2/5) Messiah (6/12) Santos-Knox (8/19) Andre (32/32) Seals (4/8) Jette (8/31) Colton (14/19) Dudley-Giles (11/25) Porter (8/8)at Toledo Angeh (9/9) Maynes (8/15) Holines (3/6) Messiah (7/13) Santos-Knox (9/20) Andre (33/33) Seals (5/9) Jette (9/32) Colton (15/20) Bailey-Smith (1/6) Dudley-Giles (12/26)Ball State Angeh (10/10) Maynes (9/16) Holines (4/7) Downey (1/4) Santos-Knox (10/21) Andre (34/34) Seals (6/10) Jette (10/33) Colton (16/21) Bailey-Smith (2/7) Dudley-Giles (13/27)Akron Angeh (11/11) Maynes (10/17) Holines (5/8) Downey (2/5) Santos-Knox (11/22) Andre (35/35) Seals (7/11) Jette (11/34) Colton (17/22) Bailey-Smith (3/8) Dudley-Giles (14/28)Buffalo Angeh (12/12) Maynes (11/18) Holines (6/9) Messiah (7/13) Santos-Knox (12/23) Andre (36/36) Seals (8/12) Jette (12/35) Colton (18/23) Bailey-Smith (4/9) Dudley-Giles (15/29)

MiNUteMaN start streaksNo. Offense Pos. 2012 2013 2014 career22 Shadrach Abrokwah RB 0 1 4 571 Michael Boland OL 6 RS 6 1255 Josh Bruns OL - - 8 888 Bernard Davis WR 0 11 2 1315 A.J. Doyle TE 1 9 RS 107 Blake Frohnapfel QB - - 10 1076 Tyshon Henderson OL 0 1 0 173 Fabian Hoeller OL 0 3 12 1585 Brandon Howard TE 0 0 2 216 Elgin Long WR 1 7 0 810 Marken Michel WR 6 RS 4 1033 Rodney Mills TE 0 4 6 1019 Shakur Nesmith WR - 1 (RS) 1 277 Tyrell Smith OL 0 (RS) 11 12 231 Tajae Sharpe WR 8 11 12 3178 Matt Sparks OL 3 11 10 2432 Matt Tuleja RB - - 2 23 Austin Whipple QB - - 2 268 Elijah Wilkinson OL - - 12 1280 Jalen Williams WR - - 3 36 Jamal Wilson RB 0 5 3 820 Lorenzo Woodley RB 0 2 1 3

No. Defense Pos. 2012 2013 2014 career46 Lucas Amato LB - RS 1 15 Peter Angeh DL 0 0 12 1221 Khary Bailey-Smith DB 3 1 4 825 Joe Colton DB 2 9 12 2341 Da’Sean Downey LB - - 6 69 Trey Dudley-Giles DB 7 10 12 2895 Sha-Ki Holines DL - RS 9 98 Shane Huber LB 0 5 RS 54 Randall Jette DB 12 11 12 3592 Robert Kitching DL 0 2 3 53 Kassan Messiah LB 5 0 10 1528 Jackson Porter DB - RS 8 817 Jovan Santos-Knox LB 8 4 12 2454 Trey Seals DL 0 3 9 12

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QuicK sNAPsUniversity of Massachusetts football...• Created one of the nation’s best offensive turnarounds from 2013 to 2014. Scoring increased

15.6 points per game (11.7 in 2013 to 27.3 in 2014) and the prolific pro-style offense saw total yards per game jump from 281.6 to 421.1 as well.

• MinuteFans helped UMass put up its single-season best attendance mark in 2014. Massachusetts football averaged 16,088 fans per game last season. The UMass-Boston College attendance (30,479) broke the UMass home game attendance record. The Minutemen previously packed Gillette Stadium with 32,848 fans for a game against New Hampshire in 2010, but UNH was designated the home team for the contest.

• Put up 311.8 passing yards per game in 2014 through the arm strength and accuracy of returning quarterback Blake Frohnapfel. That total ranked first in the MAC and 10th among all NCAA Division I FBS teams.

• Was one of only two teams in NCAA Division I FBS to face four Power 5 schools during non-conference competition in 2014. The Minutemen played Boston College (ACC), Colorado (Pac-12), Vanderbilt (SEC) and Penn State (Big Ten).

• Scored 40 or more points in three consecutive games during the 2014 season with 40 at Kent State, 41 at Miami (Ohio) and 42 versus Bowling Green. In the 131 prior seasons of UMass football (1,167 games), the Minutemen only accomplished the feat twice (1963 and 1972).

• Placed five Minutemen on a combined 11 watch lists ahead of the 2015 season. A complete breakdown of who appears on what award watch list is available on pages 10-11.

• Has three returning coaches assuming new responsibilities for the 2015 season: Liam Coen (co-passing game coordinator and quarterbacks), Spencer Whipple (co-passing game coordinator, recruiting coordinator and wide receivers) and Steve Costello (tight ends).

• Has two new faces patrolling the sideline during 2015 in special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach Mark Michaels and running backs coach Darrius Smith.

• Put 10 members on the Phil Steele All-MAC Team ahead of the 2015 season, including first-teamers Blake Frohnapfel (QB), Tajae Sharpe (WR), Rodney Mills (TE), Jovan Santos-Knox (LB) and Randall Jette (CB). Trey Dudley-Giles (CB; third team), Khary Bailey-Smith (KR; third team), Shadrach Abrokwah (RB; fourth team), Tyrell Smith (OL; fourth team) and Kassan Messiah (LB; fourth team) also appeared.

• Graduate student Blake Frohnapfel is the fastest quarterback to hit 2,000 yards passing to start his career at UMass. He accomplished the milestone in seven games which was faster than Todd Bankhead, Liam Coen and Jeff Krohn.

• Senior Tajae Sharpe has also etched his name into the UMass record book. The senior wide receiver begins 2015 third all-time for receptions (166) and fourth in receiving yards (2,167).

• Senior Rodney Mills emerged as a pass-catching and touchdown-earning offensive weapon a year ago. After he entered 2014 with only five receptions, 47 career yards and zero trips to the endzone over two seasons, Mills put up 489 yards over 30 receptions (16.3 ypc), five of which went as touchdown grabs.

• Senior Trey Dudley-Giles enters his final season with 986 career kick return yards, good for eighth all-time. He needs 23 yards to pass Jesse Julmiste (1,009) for seventh.

• Was also lauded for its work in the classroom during the 2014-15 school year. Fabian Hoeller and Matt Sparks picked up Capital One Academic All-District I honors. Both student-athletes also appeared on the MAC All-Academic Team while Sparks was a MAC Distinguished Scholar with Blake Frohnapfel.

LET’S GET THE BAND BACK TOGETHER!Head coach Mark Whipple will be flanked by former Minutemen on the sideline again in 2015. Included on his coaching staff are three recent program alumni in Liam Coen (co-passing game coordinator and quarterbacks), Steve Costello (tight ends) and Charles Walker (outside linebackers).

In addition, Whipple’s son, Spencer, is now coaching the wide receivers alongside his duties as the co-passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator after he suited up for the Maroon & White in 2008 before transferring to play for his dad at Miami.

Also back are several coaches who were part of Whipple’s first staff (Tom Masella and Mark Michaels) along with veteran coaches Dave Sollazzo and Shane Waldron, who have been a part of the UMass Football Bowl Subdivision teams since 2012.

BuD liGhT umAss FOOTBAll RADiO shOw schEDulEBelow is a list of the dates and times for each of the 2015 Bud Light UMass Football Radio Shows. They will feature Voice of the Minutemen Josh Maurer alongside head coach Mark Whipple and a rotation of Minutemen players. All shows will be at 7 p.m. and any changes to the schedule will be announced on UMassAthletics.com.

umAss FOOTBAll RADiO shOw schEDulEMonday, Sept. 7 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Sept. 17 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Oct. 8 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Oct. 15 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Oct. 22 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Oct. 29 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Nov. 5 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Nov. 12 at the Hangar Pub and GrillThursday, Nov. 19 at the Hangar Pub and Grill

IT’S GOOD TO BE BACKUMass will once again play games back on campus this season with three contests at McGuirk Stadium. The 2015 campaign will feature the Kent State game as Homecoming on Oct. 17 after Florida International visits Amherst two weeks prior. The Minutemen will also host Miami (Ohio) in the regular season finale for Senior Day on Nov. 21.

FORmER miNuTEmEN iN ThE NFlEntering the 2015 NFL Season, UMass is well represented on Sunday afternoons. The most prominent UMass alumnus remains Victor Cruz, whose improbable story and highlight reel season in 2011 captured America’s attention. Cruz helped the New York Giants to a Super Bowl win while setting a franchise record for receiving yardage in a single-season. Along with the publicity he garnered for his signature ‘Salsa Dance’ as a touchdown celebration, Cruz also wrote a book during the off-season, which became a best-seller.

Lining up opposite from Cruz in the 2012 Super Bowl was James Ihedigbo with the New England Patriots. Ihedigbo previously played three years with the New York Jets alongside Vladimir Ducasse and is now with the Detroit Lions after Ihedigbo helped the Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, which marked the second consecutive year that UMass had an alum hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

Ducasse was drafted in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft and is entering his sixth season in the NFL and first with the Chicago Bears after four years playing for the Jets and one with the Minnesota Vikings.

The latest Minuteman to be drafted into the NFL elite was tight end Rob Blanchflower, who was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2014 draft.

In 2013, UMass had seven players on NFL active rosters, which was an all-time high. The previous high mark for UMass products in the pros came in 1968, when UMass had five players combined between the NFL and AFL, prior to the leagues’ merger in 1970. That year, tight end Milt Morin played for the Cleveland Browns, quarterback Greg Landry was a first-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions, quarterback John McCormick played for the Denver Broncos and halfback Terry Swanson and lineman Ed Toner suited up for the then-Boston Patriots.

cuRRENT miNuTEmEN ON NFl ROsTERsRob Blanchflower, Pittsburgh Steelers (injured reserve)Victor Cruz, New York GiantsVladimir Ducasse, ChicagoJames Ihedigbo, Detroit LionsJulian Talley, New York Giants (practice squad)


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the Mid-aMericaN coNFereNce(Results through the end of the 2014 season)

EAsT DiVisiON Rk. Team mAc Pct. Overall Pct.1. Bowling Green 5-3 .625 8-6 .5712. Ohio 4-4 .500 6-6 .5003. Buffalo 3-4 .429 5-6 .4554. Akron 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 massachusetts 3-5 .375 3-9 .2506. Miami (Ohio) 2-6 .250 2-10 .1677. Kent State 1-6 .143 2-9 .182

wEsT DiVisiON Rk. Team mAc Pct. Overall Pct.1. Northern Illinois 7-1 .875 11-3 .786 Toledo 7-1 .875 9-4 .6923. Western Michigan 6-2 .750 8-5 .6154. Central Michigan 5-3 .625 7-6 .5385. Ball State 4-4 .500 5-7 .4176. Eastern Michigan 1-7 .125 2-10 .167

2014 Mac boWl resUltssat., Dec. 20, 2014 (camellia Bowl)Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28

sat., Dec. 20, 2014 (Famous idaho Potato Bowl)Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24

Tues., Dec. 23, 2014 (Boca Raton Bowl)Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23

wed., Dec. 24, 2014 (Bahamas Bowl)Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48

sun., Jan. 4, 2015 (GoDaddy.com Bowl)Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44

2015 Mac schedUleThurs., sept. 3, 2015Ball State 48, VMI 36Oklahoma State 24, Central Michigan 13Ohio 45, Idaho 28Stony Brook at Toledo (ESPN3) Cancelled

Fri., sept. 4, 2015Michigan State 37, Western Michigan 24Kent St. at Illinois (Big Ten Network) Postponed

sat., sept. 5, 2015Old Dominion 38, Eastern Michigan 34Buffalo 51, Albany 14Miami (Ohio) 26, Presbyterian 7Tennessee 59, Bowling Green 30Oklahoma 41, Akron 3Northern Illinois 38, UNLV 30Illinois 52, Kent State 3

sat., sept. 12, 2015Bowling Green at Maryland (Big Ten Network) NoonBuffalo at Penn State. (ESPN2 or ESPNU) NoonMiami (Ohio) at Wisconsin (ESPN2 or ESPNU) Noonmassachusetts at colorado (Pac-12 Network) 2:00 PmMonmouth at Central Michigan (ESPN3) 3:00 PMMurray State at Northern Illinois (ESPN3) 3:30 PMToledo at Arkansas (SEC Network) 4:00 PMEastern Michigan at Wyoming (Root Sports) 4:00 PMWestern Michigan at Georgia Southern (ESPN3) 6:00 PMPittsburgh at Akron (ESPN3) 6:00 PMDelaware State at Kent State (ESPN3) 6:00 PMBall State at Texas A&M (ESPNU) 7:00 PMMarshall at Ohio (ESPN3) 7:00 PM

scORiNG is uP uNDER whiPPlEThrough the 2014 season, the UMass offense drastically improved under head coach Mark Whipple and his pro-style offense. The Minutemen scored 45 offensive touchdowns in those games compared to a total of 14 during 2013 and 17 in all of 2012. UMass had 16 rushing scores with 27 more through the air in 2014 compared to just five rushing and nine passing in 2013 and eight rushing and nine passing in 2012.

The 123 combined points scored in the Bowling Green, Miami (Ohio), and Kent State games marked just the third time in 132 years of football at UMass that the Minutemen put up 40 or more points in three consecutive games. UMass had 135 points during those three contests in 1972 and 131 points over the three-game span in the 1963 season. UMass has never had four straight games with 40 or more points after falling just short of the 40-point mark in the 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan.

FROh KNOws wATch lisTsSecond year graduate student quarterback Blake Frohnapfel appears on four watch lists entering the 2015 season. His watch list accolades include the Dave O’Brien Award, which is given to the top quarterback across college football by the Davey O’Brien Foundation. He is also up for the Manning Award, handed out by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to the top quarterback in NCAA football.

Frohnapfel appears on the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, which highlights a combination of community service, athletic suc-cess and academic achievement. He is also eligible for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is presented annually at the end of each season to the nation’s top college quarterback based on character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, leadership qualities and athletic accomplishments.

On top of his watch list candidacies, Frohnapfel earned Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team and AthlonSports Preseason All-MAC First Team at quarterback and is also up for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

shARPE sTAYs sTEADYTajae Sharpe has at least one reception in each of his 35 collegiate games, the third-longest active streak in the nation behind D.J. Foster’s 41 for Arizona State and Alonzo Russell’s 38 for Toledo.

Sharpe begins his senior season with 166 receptions. He recorded 85 catches as a junior in 2014, 61 prior to that as a sophomore and 20 during his true freshman campaign. Sharpe is 22 receptions away from resetting the program’s all-time mark for most in school history, currently held by Adrian Zullo (187; 1998-2002).

sANTOs-KNOx lAuDED AT liNEBAcKERInside linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox appears on the 2015 watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik, Bronko Nagurski and Rotary Lombardi award following his 143-tackle season as a junior one year ago. The Maxwell Football Club bestows the Bednarik Award upon the top defensive player nationally while the Charlotte Touchdown Club hands out Nagurski Award based on the same criteria. The Rotary Lombardi Award recognizes the top lineman, offensive or defensive.

Like Frohnapfel, Santos-Knox is also on the Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team and AthlonSports Preseason All-MAC First Team listings.

sPARKs uP FOR RimiNGTON, OuTlAND TROPhiEsPreviously lauded for his work in the classroom, senior center Matt Sparks added athletic accolades in the form of spots on the Rimington Trophy and Outland Trophy watch lists. The Rimington is given to the top college center while the Outland is awarded to the top interior lineman, offensive or defensive. Sparks started 10 games at center in 2014 and helped the UMass attack put up 27.3 points and 421.1 yards per game as one of the top offenses in the MAC.

BilETNiKOFF AwARD cOmmiTTEE TABs shARPE TO wATch lisTSenior wide receiver Tajae Sharpe begins his final year with the Maroon and White as one of 48 candidates for the 2015 Fred Biletnikoff Award. The Biletnikoff Award honors the top receiver, regardless of position, across college football. Sharpe earned the nod after he produced 1,281 yards over 85 receptions (15.1 ypc) with seven touchdowns as a junior in 2014, when he was a midseason addition to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.

Sharpe is a part of the quintet of Minutemen on the Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team and AthlonSports Preseason All-MAC First Team as well. He enters his final year of eligibility first all-time in the UMass record book in career receptions per game (4.74), third for receptions (166), fourth with 2,167 career receiving yards and 11th in touchdown receptions (11)

cONsEcuTiVE GAmEs wiTh ONE REcEPTiON(Through Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015)

RK. PlAYER schOOl GAmEs1. D.J. Foster Arizona State 412. Alonzo Russell Toledo 383. Tajae sharpe massachusetts 354. Alton Howard Tennessee 335. Rashon Ceaser Louisiana-Monroe 326. Tommylee Lewis Northern Illinois 297. Rashard Higgins Colorado State 27 Bryce Treggs California 27 Shaq Washington Cincinnati 2710. Tyler Boyd Pittsburgh 26 Nelson Spruce Colorado 26


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JETTE REcOGNizED AmONG Jim ThORPE TROPhY cANDiDATEsRandall Jette begins 2015 on the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award, taken home by the top defensive back nationally. One year ago, Jette anchored the UMass secondary with 67 tackles, 18 passes defended and four interceptions with one fumble forced and another recovered. He owns 29 career pass breakups, fourth all-time among Minutemen while his 2014 passes defended total (18) tied him for third-most in the nation among NCAA Division I FBS competitors.

Phil Steele and AthlonSports lauded Jette on their respective all-MAC first teams alongside fellow Minutemen Blake Frohnapfel, Jovan Santos-Knox, Tajae Sharpe and Matt Sparks.

ExTENDED DRiVEs lEAD TO miNuTEmAN POiNTsOf UMass’ 49 scoring drives during the 2014 campaign, 40 were at least 50 yards in length. The one outlier was the 53-yard Brian McDonald touchdown pass to Rodney Mills on a fake punt at Vanderbilt. In 2013, UMass had 15 scoring drives measuring 50 or more yards, one greater than the team’s total from 2012.

UMass put together a season-long 99-yard drive at Miami (Ohio), and needed only three minutes, 17 seconds to complete it. UMass last had a 90+ yard drive in 2012, when the squad recorded a pair of them.

41 hAlFTimE POiNTs mOsT iN FBs ERAUMass put up 41 points in the first half at Miami (Ohio), which were the most scored in a half as the FBS program. The last time UMass scored as many points in the first half was on Sept. 23, 2006 when the Minutemen held a 42-0 lead over Stony Brook at intermission. At Miami (Ohio), UMass also held its largest lead in a game as an FBS program, 41-14 (+27).

PAss OFFENsE ONE OF NcAA’s BEsTUMass put up extraordinary numbers through the air in 2014, which resulted in the Minutemen being ranked as one of the top passing games in the country. Massachusetts finished the season ranked 10th overall nationally and first in the MAC for passing offense (311.8 yards/game). The Minutemen also stood 21st in NCAA FBS for passing yards per completion and second in the MAC (13.91 yards/completion).

cONVERTiNG iN ThE RED zONEIn the win at Kent State, UMass was a perfect 6-for-6 in red zone scoring, marking the second time during the season the squad accomplished this feat. UMass was also 6-for-6 against Colorado. The Minutemen notched their most trips to the red zone at Miami (Ohio), where they were 5-for-8 in the category, and against Eastern Michigan (6-of-8). For the year, UMass was 38-of-54 in Red Zone scoring with 17 pass touchdowns and 15 rushing touchdowns. The Minutemen failed to score nine times on downs, twice by fumble and once by interception.

mOViNG uP ThE mAc RANKiNGsThroughout 2014, UMass steadily improved in the Mid-American Conference statistical rankings as the Minutemen were among the top seven teams in 11 different categories.

Scoring Offense 7th 27.3 points/gameTotal Offense 6th 421.1 yards/gamePass Offense 1st 311.8 yards/gamePassing Efficiency 6th 131.4Kickoff Returns 3rd 22.4 yards/returnInterceptions 6th 12First Downs 3rd 22.2/gameOpponent 3rd Down Conv. 5th 41.6 percent4th Down Conversion 5th 52.8 percentPenalty Yards 5th (Fewest) 51.4 yards/gameOpponent Penalty Yards 1st (Most) 75.7 yards/game

FROhNAPFEl AmONG NcAA lEADERsFrohnapfel finished the 2014 season among the top statistical quarterbacks in the NCAA. He ranked 10th nationally in passing yards (3,345), tied for 22nd in passing TDs (23), fourth in passing yards per game (334.5) and 18th in yards per completion (13.88). He led the MAC in passing yards and passing yards per game, and was tied for second in passing touchdowns.

FROh KNOws: PAssiNG REcORDsBlake Frohnapfel was named the MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after his 589-yard, five-touchdown performance against Bowling Green. The 589 yards passing were a UMass and MAC record for most passing yards in a single game. The five touchdowns tied the UMass record as well.

Frohnapfel completed 36 passes during play against BGSU - also a program record for a game - while his 61 attempts ranks No. 2 overall. The previous yardage thrown high mark was 450, set by Kyle Havens in 2010. Frohnapfel’s 570 yards of total offense also counts as an individual program record for a one game.

The 589 yards passing were the 20th-best single-game performance by a quarterback in the history of the NCAA. Since 2004, only 10 times has an FBS quarterback thrown for 569 yards or more in a single game (thank you Western Kentucky University for this information).

JusT FROh-iNG iT OuT ThERETo put Blake Frohnapfel’s banner year into perspective, he became the fastest UMass quarterback to reach 2,000 yards passing in program history in his first seven games. No other quarterback was able to hit that mark in their first seven games played, including some of the Minutemen’s greatest - Liam Coen, Todd Bankhead and Jeff Krohn.

FROh KNOws RE-wRiTiNG ThE umAss REcORD BOOKBlake Frohnapfel worked his way into the UMass football record book during his banner 2014 season and finished near the top of several single-season top-10 lists, including:

cATEGORY 2014 (RANK) All-TimE lEADER (sTAT; YEAR)Passing Yards 3,345 (Second) Todd Bankhead (3,919; 1998)Passing TDs 23 (Tied-Sixth) Todd Bankhead (34; 1998)Pass Attempts 437 (Second) Todd Bankhead (525; 1998)Pass Completions 241 (Third) Todd Bankhead (303; 1998)Total Offense 3,261 (Second) Todd Bankhead (3,756; 1998)Passing Yards/Game 334.5 (First) -Total Offense/Game 326.1 (First) -

michEl RETuRNs AFTER YEAR AwAYWith the new coaching staff in place, wide receiver Marken Michel returned to Amherst in 2014 after taking a year away from football. Michel was one of UMass’ top wide receivers in 2012 with 28 catches for 229 yards.

In his return season, Michel was a dynamic threat on offense who recorded 501 all-purpose yards split between 115 on the ground and 386 as a receiver. During five starts spread over his 12 ap-pearances, Michael carried the ball 19 times for 115 yards (6.1 ypc) and a pair of touchdowns. He added 386 yards as a wide receiver via 30 catches (12.9 per reception) with one TD.

ABROKwAh TAKEs OVER As sTARTERDespite missing the opening four games of his sophomore season, Shadrach Abrokwah provided the Minutemen with the top team marks in rushing yards (578), rushing yards per game (72.2) and rushing touchdowns (7) during the 2014 season over eight games played.

During the season, he provided three games of 100 or more yards on the ground, including against Miami (Ohio) when he produced 128 yards on Oct. 4, 2014, Eastern Michigan (135; Oct. 18) and Buffalo (100; Nov. 28). The 100-yard game against Miami (Ohio) marked the second-such performance of his career, which was only four games old at the time.

A former walk-on, Abrokwah was utilized in the final two games of the year in 2013. He finished those contests with an average of 101.5 yards per game.

wOODlEY PlAYs BiG whEN cAllED ONLorenzo Woodley provided timely boosts to the run game during the 2014 season with 310 yards during the team’s three victories, an average of 103.3 per game. Woodley dashed for 160 yards on 23 carries (7.0 ypc) at Kent State on Oct. 11 before he provided 63 more yards in 15 rushing attempts (4.2 ypc) during the win over Eastern Michigan (Oct. 18). He added 87 when called upon 19 times (4.6 ypc) against Ball State two weeks later. Woodley found the endzone once in each of those wins.


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shARPE lEAViNG his mARK TOOWith 1,281 receiving yards and 7.1 receptions per game, Tajae Sharpe stood atop the Mid-American Conference rankings in both categories during the 2014 season. Sharpe was also second in the league with 106.8 receiving yards per game.

On three occasions during 2014 alone, Sharpe tied the single-game receptions mark when he hauled in 13 grabs each against Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan and Ball State. A 13-reception game had previously only been recorded by three Minutemen once apiece: Victor Cruz (2008), JJ Moore (2005) and Brandon London (2005).

The first of those13-reception performances doubled as the seventh-most receiving yards recorded by a Minuteman during one contest as Sharpe turned his baker’s dozen of catches against Bowling Green into 179 yards.

Sharpe reset his own personal best against Eastern Michigan with 193 yards receiving, the fifth-most in a single game only to outperform himself later in the season against Ball State. In the game against the Cardinals, Sharpe torched the Ball State secondary for 239 yards. It marked the 11th-best receiving performance in the history of the MAC and the second-most yards recorded in UMass history.

Below is a breakdown of Sharpe’s 2014 season highlights and his career standings in the UMass football record book.

siNGlE-GAmE TOTAl (RANK) All-TimE lEADER (sTAT; YEAR)Receiving Yards 239 (Second) Victor Cruz (262; Sept. 13, 2008) 193 (Fifth) - 179 (10th) -Receptions 13; three times (T-1st) Shared by four players 11 (T-7th) -Longest Reception 77 Yards; twice (T-10th) Jimmie Howard (97; Oct. 25, 2003)

siNGlE-sEAsON 2014 TOTAl (RANK) All-TimE lEADER (sTAT; YEAR)Receiving Yards 1,281 (Second) Jimmy Moore (1,494; 1998)Receptions 85 (Second) Jimmy Moore (92; 1998)Touchdown Receptions 7 (T-11th) Jimmy Moore (16; 1998)Receptions/Game 7.08 (First) -

cAREER TOTAl (RANK) All-TimE lEADER (sTAT; YEAR)Receiving Yards 2,167 (Fourth) Adrian Zullo (2,892; 1998-2002)Receptions 166 (Third) Adrian Zullo (187; 1998-2002)Touchdown Receptions 11 (T-11th) Adrian Zullo (32; 1998-2002)Receptions/Game 4.74 (First) -

cAREER PAss REcEPTiONs YARDs1. 2,892 Adrian Zullo (187-2892) 1998-022. 2,420 J.J. Moore (185-2420) 2003-073. 2,395 Jason Peebler (123-2395) 2001-044. 2,167 Tajae sharpe (166-2167) 2012-pr.5. 2,090 Julian Talley (162-2090) 2008-11

cAREER PAss REcEPTiONs1. 187 Adrian Zullo (187-2892) 1998-022. 185 J.J. Moore (185-2420) 2003-073. 166 Tajae sharpe (166-2167) 2012-pr.4. 162 Julian Talley (162-2090) 2008-11

cAREER PAss REcEPTiON TOuchDOwNs10. 12 Tony Chambers 1951-53-- 11 Tajae sharpe 2012-pr.

siNGlE sEAsON PAss REcEPTiONs1. 92 Jimmy Moore (92-1494) 19982. 85 Tajae sharpe (85-1281) 20143. 81 Adrian Zullo (81-1253) 19994. 80 J.J. Moore (80-1100) 20075. 74 Kerry Taylor (60-759) 1998

siNGlE sEAsON PAss REcEPTiON YARDAGE1. 1,494 Jimmy Moore (92-1494) 19982. 1,281 Tajae sharpe (85-1281) 20143. 1,253 Adrian Zullo (81-1253) 1999

by the NUMbers: loNGest PlaysPlay length By Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No./TD100+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0/0

90-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1

80-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1

70-79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/3

60-69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/1

50-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/2

40-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/0

30-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17/4

20-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45/0

longest Plays By Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No./TDRush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1

Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50/10

Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0

Kick Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22/1

Fumble Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0/0

Interception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/1

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0/0

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84/13

Longest Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 yards, Marken Michel vs. Buffalo (Nov. 28)

Longest Rush TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 yards, Marken Michel vs. Buffalo (Nov. 28)

Longest Pass. . . . . 80 yards, Alex Kenney from Blake Frohnapfel vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 27)

Longest Pass TD . . 80 yards, Alex Kenney from Blake Frohnapfel vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 27)

Longest Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 yards, Trey Dudley-Giles vs. Colorado (Sept. 6)

Longest Kick Return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 yards, Khary Bailey-Smith vs. Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 4)

Longest Interception Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 yards, Jackson Porter vs. Kent State (Oct. 11)

Longest Fumble Return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None

Longest Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 yards, Brian McDonald vs. Buffalo (Nov. 28)

Longest Field Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 yards, Blake Lucas vs. Colorado (Sept. 6)

GaMe-oPeNiNG PossessioNsoPPoNeNt Pts Plays yards 1st doWNs t.o.P.Boston College - 5 31 1 1:38Colorado - 4 23 1 2:22Vanderbilt 7 12 76 5 4:50Penn State - 7 41 2 2:23Bowling Green - 8 63 2 3:12Miami (Ohio) 7 8 73 3 3:09Kent State - 4 3 0 1:18Eastern Michigan 7 11 83 5 4:12Toledo 6 14 80 5 5:34Ball State 7 3 77 2 1:02Akron - 5 23 1 3:26Buffalo - 3 5 0 1:00


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mills FiNDiNG ThE ENDzONERodney Mills, who fills a hybrid role as a fullback and tight end, had five touchdowns in 2014 after he did not reach the endzone during his first two seasons at UMass. His TD reception against Colorado was the first of his career, while he followed that with his first career two-TD game against Vanderbilt. Mills’ second TD against the Commodores was a show-stopper - a 53-yard touchdown catch and run on a fake punt where he juked out the return man en route to the end zone.

Mills made another highlight touchdown play against Bowling Green with a leaping stretch to the endzone as part of a 32-yard pass and run from Blake Frohnapfel. Mills hit the pylon with the football while horizontal to the ground for his fourth TD of the year. He ended the year fourth on the team in touchdowns, with five in 30 catches covering 489 yards.

sPARKs AND hOEllER mAKE ThE GRADEOffensive linemen Matt Sparks and Fabian Hoeller were named to the Capital One Academic All-District I Football Team during the 2014 season. The duo was part of 11 players from the Mid-American Conference to earn the honor. Sparks, a native of Hawai’i, is a civil engineering major, while Hoeller, who hails from Germany, is a micro-biology major. Both also earned MAC All-Academic Team laurels in 2014 while Sparks took home MAC Distinguished Scholar alongside Blake Frohnapfel.

VETERAN cENTER iN sPARKsA veteran offensive unit overall, the group is led in 2015 by senior center Matt Sparks. Sparks enters his third season directing the line with 24 career starts, including 21 in the spot during the previous 24 games.

With Sparks’ help in 2014, the Minutemen sported the top passing offense in the Mid-American Conference (311.8 yards per game). The senior from Mililani, Hawai’i, took home preseason accolades for his work on the offensive line with 2015 Rimington Trophy and Outland Trophy watch list recognition.

lOTs OF sTARTs suRROuNDiNG sPARKsThe UMass offensive line returns each of its starters from one year ago, including a pair of seniors (Josh Bruns & Matt Sparks) and three juniors (Fabian Hoeller, Tyrell Smith & Elijah Wilkinson). This experienced quintet combined for 82 starts on the line during their careers with the Maroon and White.

The left side of the line remained unchanged in 2014, with Hoeller and Smith appearing as starters at guard and tackle, respectively, in each of the 12 contests. Sparks was the starter at center in 10 of 12 games while Bruns filled the role in his short absence due to injury. Bruns held down the right guard spot in the opening six games of the season before switching to center for two appearances while Wilkinson anchored right tackle alongside Bruns.

ThE QuARTERBAcK GuRuTwo of the most successfull quarterbacks in program history played for Mark Whipple during his first tenure at UMass while two highly successful NFL QBs played for him during his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Todd Bankhead led the team from 1998-99 and finished his career with 7,018 passing yards, the second-most for a career in program history. Jeff Krohn suited up for Whipple from 2002-03 when he threw for 4,993 yards. Bankhead had 51 career touchdowns, while Krohn produced 44, which rank second and third on the program’s all-time top 10 list, respectively. Blake Frohnapfel added his name to the list of successful QBs coached by Whipple after he put up 3,345 yards and 23 touchdowns in his first year as a college starter in 2014.

During his tenure in the professional ranks, Whipple guided then-recent Steelers draft choice Ben Roethlisberger and also worked with Eagles star Donovan McNabb.

sANTOs-KNOx sTANDs TAllJovan Santos-Knox emerged as a key cog in the UMass linebacking corp as a junior in 2014. During the season, Santos-Knox led all Mid-American Conference players with 143 tackles for an average of 11.9 per game. The Middletown, Conn., native provided eight double-digit takedown performances on the year, including a career-high 19 stops at Akron on Nov. 18.

The 143 stops Santos-Knox recorded in 2014 - the eight-most made by a UMass player in one year - more than doubled his numbers as a freshman and sophomore. He had 64 total tackles over the 2012-13 seasons (20 solo, 44 assisted) before his breakout campaign as a junior when he earned All-MAC and Phil Steele All-Conference First Team at linebacker.

UMass Football iN 2014 WheN...Playing at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Playing on the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

In a neutral site game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Facing a Mid-American Conference foe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Facing a non-conference foe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

Facing a ranked opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Facing an in-state opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Playing in August. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Playing in September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

Playing in October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Playing in November. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

On television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

On the ESPN family of networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

On the Big Ten Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

On other TV stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Playing in the afternoon (Noon - 4:59 p.m. start). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Playing in the evening (Game started at 5 p.m. or later) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Playing a game decided by 7 or fewer points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

It won the coin toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

It lost the coin toss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Scoring first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Opponent scores first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Leading at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Trailing at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5

Tied at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Leading after three quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Trailing after three quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5

Tied after three quarters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Going into overtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Scoring 30 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Scoring 20-29 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Scoring 0-19 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3

Allowing 30 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8

Allowing 20-29 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Allowing 0-19 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Outrushing the opposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Outrushed by the opposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7

Winning time of possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Losing time of possession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Scoring defensive/special teams touchdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Allowing defensive/special teams touchdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Recording fewer penalty yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Having more penalty yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Penalty yards were equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Won turnover battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

Lost turnover battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Turnovers were even. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4


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cOlTON GOEs FROm wAlK-ON TO sTARTER iN ThE sEcONDARYSenior Joe Colton began his UMass playing days as a walk-on before he earned a scholarship following his freshman season thanks in part to his hard-hitting efforts and team-first mentality. He has grown into a prominent role in the secondary as a starter in 23 games over the previous three seasons, including all 12 at strong safety during 2014.

Colton increased his work rate in each campaign with 49 tackles as a freshman (27 solo, 22 assists) before he posted 65 as a sophomore (36, 29) and 98 during his junior year (43, 55). He enters 2015 with his solo vs. assisted tackles breakdown even with 106 in each category.

The native of Norwood, Mass., which is only about 10 miles away from Gillette Stadium, has provided 11.5 TFLs, defended nine passes and forced a pair of fumbles while he contributes as a member of the UMass special teams unit as well.

DuDlEY-GilEs DOEs iT All iN DEFENsiVE sEcONDARYAfter starting at cornerback for his previous two years at UMass, Trey Dudley-Giles moved to free safety during preseason camp ahead of the 2014 season. After he earned the starting nod at the position in each of the opening eight games of the campaign, Dudley-Giles moved back to his familiar role of cornerback for the last four contests of 2014. He is expected to move positions again and start at strong safety for the 2015 opener at Colorado.

JETTE PROViDEs sTEADY VETERAN PREsENcEEntering his redshirt-senior season, Randall Jette owns 35 career starts in the University of Massachusetts football secondary over the previous three campaigns. Jette, who lines up as a cornerback, has only missed on game during his three active seasons, the 2012 season finale at Ohio on Nov. 29. He is the most-tenured player on the team in terms of total starts, ahead of classmate Tajae Sharpe’s 31.

JETTE ONE OF ThE TOP cORNERs iN ThE mAcRandall Jette begins his senior campaign as a lauded member of the UMass secondary sporting a watch list spot for the Jim Thorpe Award and preseason first team all-MAC accolades from Phil Steele and AthlonSports. The Oak Bluffs, Mass., native owns 165 career tackles with 36 passes defended, seven interceptions, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles to his ledger.

Jette’s 29 pass breakups marks the fourth-most recorded in program history and four from surpassing Don Caparotti (1989-92) in third. Jerard White (1996-99) is in first with 38 breakups, followed by Garrick Amos (1987-89) with 35.

As a junior in 2014, Jette finished with 18 passes defended, the third-highest toal in the MAC. He recorded back-to-back interceptions against Boston College (Aug. 30) and Colorado (Sept. 6), which is a feat he also accomplished in 2012 when Jette did so against Akron (Nov. 10) and Buffalo (Nov. 17).

lAuRENT’s BiG DEBuT AT KENT sTATEThen-backup punter Logan Laurent showed he also has ability in the kicking game in the 40-17 win at Kent State. Laurent served as the primary place kicker against the Golden Flashes and booted a pair of field goals (31, 22) while he also converted four PATs for 10 points on the game. The appearance marked his first as a Minuteman as he redshirted the 2013 campaign.

2014 UMass 20-PlUs yard PlaysYDs. TYPE PlAYER(s) OPPONENT93* KR K. Bailey-Smith Miami (Ohio)80* Pass A. Kenney from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green77* Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Boston College77* Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapel Penn State76* Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Toledo74 KR T. Dudley-Giles Vanderbilt72 Pass R. Mills from A. Whipple Akron61 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Ball State60* Pass J. Williams from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green53* Pass R. Mills from B. McDonald Vanderbilt51 Pass A. Kenney from B. Frohnapfel Kent State50* Rush M. Michel Buffalo50 Pass M. Michel from B. Frohnapfel Ball State45 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Miami (Ohio)43 Rush L. Woodley Kent State43 KR T. Dudley-Giles Colorado42 KR K. Bailey-Smith Akron42 KR K. Bailey-Smith Ball State42 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Eastern Michigan41 Pass M. Michel from B. Frohnapfel Penn State41 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Colorado40 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Ball State39 KR T. Dudley-Giles Colorado39 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green37 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green36* Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Toledo36 Pass S. Nesmith from B. Frohnapfel Kent State36 KR T. Dudley-Giles Boston College36 Pass M. Michel from B. Frohnapfel Colorado35* Pass J. Williams from B. Frohnapfel Toledo35 Pass L. Woodley from B. Frohnapfel Vanderbilt34* INT J. Porter Kent State34 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green34 KR K. Bailey-Smith Colorado33 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Toledo33 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Miami (Ohio)32* Pass R. Mills from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green31 INT J. Porter Bowling Green31 PR T. Dudley-Giles Colorado29 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Ball State29 KR K. Bailey-Smith Kent State29 Pass M. Michel from B. Frohnapfel Colorado29 Pass R. Mills from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green29 INT R. Jette Colorado27 Pass R. Mills from A. Whipple Buffalo26 Pass J. Williams from B. Frohnapfel Kent State26 Pass R. Mills from B. Frohnapfel Miami (Ohio)25 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Miami (Ohio)25 KR A. Kenney Boston College24* Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Buffalo24 Rush S. Abrokwah Buffalo24 KR K. Bailey-Smith Kent State23 Pass S. Abrokwah from A. Whipple Buffalo23 KR K. Bailey-Smith Ball State23 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Toledo23 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Toledo23 INT T. Dudley-Giles Toledo23 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Eastern Michigan23 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Eastern Michigan23 INT K. Bailey-Smith Bowling Green23 KR A. Kenney Bowling Green23 KR K. Bailey-Smith Bowling Green22 Pass J. Sifrin from A. Whipple Akron22 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Ball State22 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Ball State22 Pass B. Howard from B. Frohnapfel Vanderbilt22 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Bowling Green22 Pass R. Mills from B. Frohnapfel Boston College21 KR K. Bailey-Smith Ball State21 Pass M. Michel from B. Frohnapfel Ball State21 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Eastern Michigan21 Rush S. Abrokwah Kent State21 Pass T. Sharpe from B. Frohnapfel Miami (Ohio)21 KR T. Dudley-Giles Bowling Green21 KR A. Libby Bowling Green21 Pass J. Sifrin from B. Frohnapfel Miami (Ohio)20 KR K. Bailey-Smith Toledo20 KR K. Bailey Smith Toledo20 Rush M. Michel Toledo20 KR T. Dudley-Giles Vanderbilt20 KR A. Libby Penn State20 KR K. Bailey-Smith Bowling Green20 INT R. Jette Boston College20 Pass M. Michel from B. Frohnapfel Penn State

2014 tUrNover chartOPPONENT FR iNT GiVEAwAYsBoston College 0 1 1 INTColorado 0 1 1 INTVanderbilt 0 1 1 FRPenn State 0 0 1 FRBowling Green 0 3 4 (3 FR, 1 INT)Miami (Ohio) 1 0 4 (2 FR, 2 INT)Kent State 0 1 (TD) 0Eastern Michigan 0 1 3 (FR, 1 INT)Ball State 2 2 2 INTAkron 2 0 4 (3 INT, 1 FR)Buffalo 0 0 0


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DuDlEY-GilEs AmONG cAREER lEADERs FOR KicK RETuRN YARDAGEWith 986 career kick return yards, Trey Dudley-Giles ranks 8th all-time at UMass. He needs just 23 yards to pass Jesse Julmiste (1,009 yards) for seventh on the list. Dudley-Giles accrued 669 of those yards on kick returns in 2013 for an average of 22.3 yards per attempt. He added 269 more yards on only eight returns last season (33.6 ypr).

BAilEY-smiTh A BiG-PlAY DiFFERENcE mAKERReturn man and defensive back Khary Bailey-Smith has provided the Minutemen with big plays during his three completed seasons with the squad, including a pair of kick return touchdowns and a total of seven interceptions.

Bailey-Smith brought back his first career kick return back for a touchdown against Western Michigan on Oct. 26, 2013 after he fielded the ball on the 10 yard line and outmaneuvered the Broncos to the opposite endzone. It was the first kick returned for a touchdown by UMass since Jesse Julmiste accomplished the feat against Central Connecticut on Oct. 8, 2011. He added his second return TD on Oct. 4, 2014 against Miami (Ohio) as Bailey-Smith raced 93 yards for the score. The native of Weymouth is now tied with Julmiste (2009-11), Dennis Dent (1975-78) and Phil DeRose (1962-64) as the only players to return two career kickoffs for touchdowns in program history.

On defense, Bailey-Smith recorded a multi-interception game during the win over Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12, 2013, which was also his lone double-digit tackle performance as he provided 10 stops against the RedHawks. It marked the first two-interception game for a Maroon and White player since Darren Thellen’s picked off a pair of Delaware passes on Oct. 15, 2011. Bailey-Smith also recovered one fumble during the same game as his 93-yard return touchdown in 2014.

umAss ONE OF TwO TEAms TO FAcE FOuR POwER-FiVE schOOlsA breakdown of every FBS program’s schedule revealed that UMass was one only two programs to face a quartet of Power-5 conference schools for its 2014 non-conference schedule. UMass faced Boston College (ACC), Colorado (Pac-12), Vanderbilt (SEC) and Penn State (Big Ten) in order. Louisiana-Monroe was the other school to face the same number of Power-5 schools during 2014 with games against Wake Forest (ACC), LSU (SEC), Kentucky (SEC) and Texas A&M (SEC) on its non-conference slate.

miNuTEFANs hElP miNuTEmEN BREAK All-TimE ATTENDANcE mARKWith an average of 15,830 fans per each of the six home games last season, UMass reset its attendance record. The previous high mark was 14,684, recorded in 1999 at McGuirk Stadium the year after UMass won the NCAA I-AA National Championship Game.

The 2013 attendance average (15,830) was more than 30 percent higher than the year prior (10,901), which was UMass’ first season at the FBS level and first year playing games at Gillette Stadium.

umAss-BOsTON cOllEGE ATTENDANcE sETs hOmE REcORDThe 2014 University of Massachusetts football season-opener against Boston College drew 30,479 fans to Gillette Stadium on Aug. 30. That mark set a program record for a home game and was the second-largest crowd for a UMass football game at Gillette Stadium. In 2010, there were 32,848 fans on-site for the first-ever college football game hosted by the stadium - the Colonial Clash between UMass and New Hampshire. UNH was designated as the home team for that contest.

uPGRADiNG mcGuiRK sTADiumAs part of the transition plan to the FBS, McGuirk Stadium in Amherst went through an extensive construction project over the last two years. With groundbreaking during April 2013, the two main additions included the UMass Football Performance Center and the Martin and Richard Jacobson Press & Skybox Complex.

The Football Performance Center contains coach, operations and academic staff offices, locker rooms, meeting rooms, a film room theatre, athletic training facilities, a video suite and a strength & conditioning area. This marks the first time in the modern era that all support services for the program are housed in one complex. The Martin And Richard Jacobson Press & Skybox Complex offers the first upgrade to the media center of McGuirk Stadium in a half-century. The complex also offers viewing opportunities for dignitaries and fans alike.

GO EAsT YOuNG mENIn addition to the Football Performance Center and the Martin & Richard Jacobson Press & Skybox Complex, the Minutemen switched sidelines in anticipation of their return to on-campus competition in 2014. The home sideline is now one the East side of the stadium, opposite the press box, in an effort to promote the team and show the home fan section when on national television broadcast.

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head coach Mark WhiPPleeighth season at Massachusetts // 18th as collegiate head coach // broWn 1979

Mark Whipple, the architect of one of the University of Mas-sachusetts football program’s most successful eras, was named the team’s head coach on Jan. 14, 2014 for his second stint in Amherst. He was previously at the helm of the Minuteman program from 1998-2003 when he led the Minutemen to the NCAA I-AA National Championship in his first season while making two additional postseason appearances in the fol-lowing five years.

Whipple is the second head coach of the program during the Football Bowl Subdivision at UMass. He is the fourth of the Minutemen’s 29 all-time coaches to serve multiple tenures.

A 30-year coaching veteran of the collegiate and professional levels, Whipple is widely regarded for his prowess as an offensive coordinator and his ability to develop quarterbacks. He helped Ben Roethlisberger of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers win a Super Bowl in his second year, built the University of Miami’s 2009 and 2010 offenses into two of its best all-time and his teams set 40 offensive records while at UMass.

Whipple brings more than 15 years of experience as a head coach with a 124-68 overall record, including a 52-35 mark at UMass. His coaching resume includes a National Coach of the Year award (1998), a Brown Athletic Hall of Fame induction (1996), an NFL Super Bowl Championship (2006) and a pair of collegiate bowl game appearances (2009, 2010).

Whipple last coached with the Cleveland Browns from 2011-12 where he served as quarterbacks coach. He worked with second-year quarterback Colt McCoy (2011) and rookie Brandon Weeden (2012) within the Browns’ West Coast offensive scheme.

His most recent collegiate stop was at the University of Miami as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2009-10 seasons. During his time in Coral Gables, he guided the explosive Hurricane offense during two of their best statistical seasons in program history. Both years featured total yardage in excess of 5,000 yards with 2010’s total of 5,483 standing as the third-most in program history.

In 2009, Whipple led Miami to its best offensive season since the national-title contending 2002 team. The Hurricanes put up 5,199 yards of offense becoming just the eighth team in school history to eclipse the 5,000-yard mark in total yards gained. Under Whipple’s tutelage, quarterback Jacory Harris totaled the second-most pass completions (249), fourth-most passing yards (3,352) and sixth-most touchdowns (24) in a single season at Miami.

The 2010 Miami squad posted the fourth-best total rushing yardage in program history with 2,372 on the ground. Damien Berry led a stable of tailbacks with 899 yards and five touchdowns. The group overall averaged 182.5 yards on the ground per game with an average of 4.8 per carry.

Whipple spent the 2008 season as an offensive assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, helping the team to an appearance in the NFC Championship game. Before joining the Eagles, he served as the quarterbacks coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2004-06 where he was instrumental in the development of Roethlisberger, who became the youngest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl as a rookie. In 2004, Roethlisberger became the first NFL quarterback to finish a season undefeated with a 13-0 record in games he started.

Prior to his move to the NFL, Whipple spent 16 years as a collegiate head coach. In addition to his time at UMass, Whipple also led the Brown and New Haven programs.

At every stop in his college coaching career, the trademark of a Whipple team was a high-powered offense. His UMass teams rewrote the program’s record book, setting more than 40 team records. In 1998, his national championship team posted school records in points scored (524), touchdowns (73), total yards (7,074), passing yards (4,050), completions (306) and first downs (354).

While at UMass, he posted a 49-26 (.653) record in six years (1998-2003), leading the Minutemen to a Division I-AA National Championship in his first season with the team in 1998. He also won three Atlantic 10 Conference Championships. He was named the American Football Coaches Associa-tion’s GTE Division I-AA National Coach of the Year, while also receiving National Coach of the Year honors from Don Hansen’s Football Gazette and finished runner-up for the Eddie Robinson Award, presented by The Sports Network.

In addition, Whipple was named the Scotty Whitelaw Division I-AA Coach of the Year by the New York Metropolitan Football Writers Association, and earned AFCA/GTE Region I Coach of the Year honors. In 2003, he earned Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors. He was selected as the New England Coach of the Year by the New England Football Writers and the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston in both 1998 and 2003. He posted five winning seasons in only six years as head coach with 17 different players earning All-America honors.

Taking over a program which finished 2-9 in 1997 and having had won just 19 games in the previous four seasons before his arrival, Whipple brought unparalleled success to the Minutemen under his leadership. Consider that in Whipple’s six seasons on the sideline, UMass football captured a national title, won three conference championships, made consecutive NCAA I-AA playoff appearances for the first time ever and had three NCAA berths overall.

Introduced as the 26th coach in UMass history by then-athletic director Bob Marcum on Dec. 16, 1997, Whipple-coached teams posted a .500-or-better record 14 times. No UMass football coach reached the 20-win plateau faster than Whipple, who also owns five of the school’s 11 all-time postseason victories.

In Whipple’s rookie season at UMass, the Minutemen won a then school-record 12 games (broken by the 2006 NCAA national runner-up team) en route to the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA championship. UMass posted a record six victories over ranked opponents in 1998, including a 55-43 triumph over top-ranked and previously unbeaten Georgia Southern in the NCAA Championship game.

The Minutemen followed up Whipple’s first campaign with another outstanding season in 1999. Armed with a lofty preseason ranking, UMass rebounded from a 1-3 start to post a 9-4 record and advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA playoffs. Along the way, UMass tied the all-time school record for consecutive victories with eight, and also claimed a share of the 18th Atlantic 10 title in school history.

In 2000, UMass struggled with injuries to key players throughout the season, but was still able to post an overall record of 7-4, with three of the losses coming against teams which advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs. It marked the first time UMass had strung together three-straight winning seasons since a five-year run from 1977-1981. In addition, the Minutemen finished in third place in the Atlantic 10 with a 5-3 league mark, and handed Whipple his 100th career win with UMass’ 29-21 season-ending victory at Rhode Island.

A young and inexperienced team was hit hard by injuries in 2001, finishing 3-8, but Whipple’s 2002 Minutemen rebounded to post an overall record of 8-4. UMass tied for third place in the Atlantic 10 with a 6-3 mark in conference games, while downing two teams ranked in the top five in the nation (No. 2 Maine and No. 4 Villanova).

the Mark WhiPPle FileHometown: Phoenix, Ariz.Education: B.S. in political science from Brown University in 1979Wife: BrendaChildren: Sons, Spencer and Austin

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Whipple came to UMass following a four-year stint at his alma mater, Brown University. During his four years with the Bears (1994-97), Whipple compiled a 24-16 (.600) overall record without a losing season. His teams won more games in four years than the previous eight seasons at Brown combined.

Whipple led Brown to a 7-3 mark and a second-place finish in the Ivy League in his first season in 1994, posting the school’s best record and first winning season since 1987. His squad capped the year with four consecutive victories, marking the first time since 1980 that Brown had accomplished that feat.

In 1995, the Brown offense set several single season school records, including most points (282), total offense (4,165 yards), passing offense (2,502 yards) and first downs (227). His 1996 team came within a play of the Ivy League title. Battling Dartmouth to the final minute of the game in the ninth week of the season, the Bears fell to the undefeated Big Green by three points. For the second straight year, Whipple’s passing offense set a new school mark with 2,628 yards.

In 1997, his squad set Ivy League and school records for total offense (474.3 yards per game) and Brown records for single season first downs (233), passing yards (317.9 yards per game) and single game total of-fense (629 yards vs. Yale).

Before his tenure at Brown, Whipple spent six years at the University of New Haven (1988-93), where he posted an impressive 48-17 (.738) overall record as head coach and offensive coordinator, including two straight NCAA Division II playoff appearances in 1992 and 1993. The Chargers were ranked in the top 20 nationally in five of his six seasons at New Haven.

In 1992, he led the Chargers to a 12-1 mark, advancing to the NCAA semifinals and finishing with a No. 5 ranking nationally. The squad led all NCAA divisions in scoring offense (50.5 points per game) and total offense (587.7 yards per game).

Whipple guided the 1993 squad to a second-straight undefeated regular season (10-0) and a No. 2 national ranking, before falling in the NCAA quarterfinals. That team was named Sports Illustrated’s “Best Offense in College Football”, averaging 52.5 points and 557.6 yards of total offense per game.

Prior to his stint at New Haven, Whipple served as the offensive coor-dinator at the University of New Hampshire for two years. He was also a member of the coaching staff for the USFL’s Arizona Wranglers under George Allen, assisting with the quarterbacks. Whipple was an assistant coach at Brown for one season (1983), working with the wide receivers. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at St. Lawrence University (1980), before serving as the offensive coordinator at Union College for two years (1981-82).

A 1979 graduate of Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in political science, Whipple was the starting quarterback for the Bears in 1977 and 1978 leading Brown to a 13-5 record and a pair of second-place Ivy League finishes. He was a member of the Bears’ 1976 Ivy League Championship team, the first Ivy title in school history. During his three-year varsity career, he completed 175 of 340 passes for 2,365 yards and 13 touchdowns, while running for 518 yards and 10 touchdowns. A two-time honorable mention All-Ivy pick in football, Whipple also earned four varsity letters on the baseball diamond as Brown’s starting shortstop. He was inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

Whipple was born in Tarrytown, N.Y. before moving to Phoenix, Ariz. at the age of nine. He is a graduate of Camelback High School where he was an all-state performer in both football and baseball. Whipple was named the Arizona Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1975. He and his wife, Brenda, have two sons, Spencer and Austin. Spencer was a quarterback at UMass and the University of Miami where he graduated in 2012. He is currently UMass’ co-passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach. Austin began his college career as a quarterback on the Penn State football team before transferring to UMass prior to the 2014 season.

WhiPPle’s year-by-year head coachiNG recordseason Program Position Record Postseason Note(s)1988 New Haven Head Coach 7-3 -1989 New Haven Head Coach 8-2 -1990 New Haven Head Coach 7-3 -1991 New Haven Head Coach 3-7 -1992 New Haven Head Coach 12-1 NCAA Division II Semifinals1993 New Haven Head Coach 11-1 NCAA Division II Second Round1994 Brown Head Coach 7-3 -1995 Brown Head Coach 5-5 -1996 Brown Head Coach 5-5 -1997 Brown Head Coach 7-3 -1998 Massachusetts Head Coach 12-3 A-10 Champions; NCAA I-AA Champions1999 Massachusetts Head Coach 9-4 A-10 Champions; NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals2000 Massachusetts Head Coach 7-4 -2001 Massachusetts Head Coach 3-8 -2002 Massachusetts Head Coach 8-4 -2003 Massachusetts Head Coach 10-3 A-10 Champions; NCAA I-AA First Round2014 Massachusetts Head Coach 3-9 - At umass Eighth Year 52-35 3 Atlantic 10 championships 3 NcAA Division i-AA Playoff Berths 1 NcAA Division i-AA National championship

At Brown Four Years 24-16 - At New haven six Years 48-16 2 NcAA Division ii Playoff Berths

Overall Three Programs 18th Year 124-68 3 Atlantic 10 championships 3 NcAA Division i-AA Playoff Berths 2 NcAA Division ii Playoff Berths 1 NcAA Division i-AA National championship

WhiPPle’s coachiNG career by orGaNizatioN1980 St. Lawrence (Assistant Coach)1981-82 Union College (Offensive Coordinator)1983 Brown University (Wide Receivers)1984 Arizona Wranglers [USFL] (Offensive Quality Control)1986-87 New Hampshire (Offensive Coordinator)1988-93 New Haven (Head Coach)1994-97 Brown University (Head Coach)1998-2003 University of Massachusetts (Head Coach)2004-06 Pittsburgh Steelers (Quarterbacks Coach)2008 Philadelphia Eagles (Offensive Assistant)2009-10 University of Miami (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)2011-12 Cleveland Browns (Quarterbacks Coach)2014-present University of Massachusetts (Head Coach)

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22 shadrach abrokWahRB • Junior • 5-8 • 218 • Worcester, Mass.as a JUNior iN 2015: Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team Running Back.

as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Started in five of the eight games he appeared in ... Led the Minutemen with 578 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground through 122 carries (4.7 ypc) ... Averaged 72.2 rushing yards per game, best among Minutemen ... Rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown against Bowling Green (9/27) in his first appearance of the season ... Rushed for a career-high 128 yards on 25 carries (5.1 per carry) with one touchdown on the ground and another TD catch among four receptions totaling 14 yards at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Ran for 31 yards on four carries (7.8 per carry) at Kent State (10/11) ... Reset his single-game career high with 135 yards on the ground over 24 attempts (5.6 per carry) and scored a personal-best four touchdowns, one shy of tying the program record for most in a game, in the 36-14 victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Averaged 4.9 yards per carry with 54 yards over 11 attempts, including a touchdown ... Gained 50 yards on the ground over 16 carries and 19 more through three receptions at Akron (11/18) ... Galloped for exactly 100 yards on 15 carries (6.7 ypc) and earned a career-long 23-yard reception to close the year against Buffalo (11/28) ... His four-TD game against Eastern Michigan is tied for the most rushing scores by one player in the MAC this season with Northern Illinois’ Joel Bouagnon, who recorded the feat against Presbyterian on Aug. 28, and is tied for the eighth-most in NCAA Division I FBS during the 2014 campaign.

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Ran for 203 yards on 51 carries and scored one touchdown while averaging a team high 101.5 yards per game over two games played, including one start ... Longest rush of the season went for 31 yards while he averaged 4.0 yards per carry ... Made his first collegiate appearance at Central Michigan (11/23), where he ran for 93 yards on 20 carries ... Totaled his first collegiate start at Ohio (11/29), where he ran for 110 yards on 31 carries and scored his first career touchdown.

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2013 2/1 51 203 4.0 1 312014 8/5 122 578 4.7 7 24totals 10/6 173 781 4.5 8 31

career statistics (receptions)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2013 2/1 0 0 0.0 0 02014 8/5 13 78 6.0 1 23totals 10/6 13 78 6.0 1 23

career hiGhsrushes: 31, at Ohio (11/29/13)rushing yards: 135, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14) (24 carries)longest rush: 31, at Central Michigan (11/23/13)rushing touchdowns: 4, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)receptions: 4, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)receiving yards: 19, at Akron (11/18/14) (three receptions)longest reception: 23, vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)touchdown receptions: 1, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)

MiscellaNeoUs career statisticsGames With 20+ carries: 4, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)Games With 30+ carries: 1, at Ohio (11/29/13)Games With 100+ rushing yards: 4, last vs. Buffalo (11/28/14)Games With 100+ all-Purpose yards: 4, last vs. Buffalo (11/28/14)20+ yard carries: 2, last at Kent State (10/11/14)30+ yard carries: 1, at Central Michigan (11/23/13)Games With 2+ touchdowns: 2, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14) (4 rushing)Games With 3+ touchdowns: 1, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14) (4 rushing)Games With 4+ touchdowns: 1, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14) (4 rushing)

84 alfred adarkWahWR • RS-Freshman • 6-3 • 199 • Worcester, Mass.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Played an integral role in the Division 4 state title victory for Doherty Me-morial High School during the 2013 season ... Caught seven touchdowns in five postseason games including a 41-yard score in the championship game ... Finished his senior campaign with 12 touchdowns and 620 yards receiving.

26 Jarell addoDB • RS-Freshman • 6-1 • 190 • Leominster, Mass.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Coached by former UMass QB Dave Palazzi at Leominster High School ... Primarily played safety where he was lauded as a hard-hitter from the secondary ... Earned all-state honors as a senior ... 42-inch vertical leap which was posted at the Nike SPARQ Combine ... Ninth-ranked college recruit in Massachusetts ... Won two state championships at Leominster ... Led Leominster to a 2013 MIAA Championship appearance ... As a senior, posted 93 tackles and an interception to go with 413 yards receiving and a team-high seven touchdowns ... Caught five TDs and averaged 16.4 yards per catch as flex tight end in 2012.

46 lucas aMatoLB • RS-Sophomore • 6-1 • 207 • Salisbury, Conn.as a redshirt FrestMaN iN 2014: Started in one of his 12 appearances and earned eight tackles on the year (3-5) ... Made his first appearance as a Minuteman during the season-opener against Boston College (8/30) ... Started at outside linebacker and recorded a pair of assisted tackles against Colorado (9/6) ... Assisted on a tackle at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Had a solo stop at Kent State (10/11) ... Helped out on one tackle against Eastern Michigan in UMass’ 36-14 victory on Oct. 18 ... Notched two unassisted stops in the game at Toledo (10/25).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Utilized a redshirt season and served as a member of the scout team.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2013 --- Redshirted ---2014 12/1 3 5 8 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 2 (2-0), twice, last at Toledo (10/25/14)

5 Peter aNGehDL • Junior • 6-1 • 263 • Silver Spring, Md.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Started on the defensive line in all 12 games and provided

34 tackles (7-27), including 4.0 TFLs for a loss of 13 yards ... Added a pass breakup and 1.0 sacks ... Began the season with one tackle (0-1) against Boston College (8/30) during his first collegiate start ... Assisted on five stops, including a TFL, against Colorado (9/6) ... Pro-vided two tackles (1-1) at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Earned five tackles (3-2) at Penn State (9/20), including an assisted-TFL ... Made four tackles (1-3), including a two-yard TFL, at Kent State (10/11) during the 40-17 UMass victory ... Helped out on three tackles, including a pair of TFLs, during the 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Earned a trio of tackles (0-3), including an assisted-sack, at Toledo (10/25) ... Added three stops (1-2) in the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Assisted on a six-yard sack among his four tackles at Akron (11/18) ... Closed the year with four stops (1-3) versus Buffalo (11/30).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Played in 12 games and recorded four solo tackles to go with nine assisted stops ... Recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss totaling four yards and tallied his first forced fumble as well ... Earned one solo takedown in his first collegiate game when he appeared at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) ... Saw time against Maine (9/7) and Kansas State (9/14) ... Assisted on one tackle versus Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Tallied six assisted tackles, including a half-TFL, at Bowling Green (10/5) ... His lone tackle against Western Michigan (10/26) went for a four-yard loss ... Forced a fumble and notched a pair of stops (1-1) against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13) ... Registered a pair of tackles, including a solo stop, against Akron (11/16).

beFore UMass: Was named first team all-state, all-county and all-conference as a senior at the Bullis School ... Earned Washington Post All-District First Team honors and was named to the Washington Post All-MET Second Team ... Also named to the All-Gazette Second-Team ... Captained the defense in 2012, was the team’s MVP and earned his conference’s defensive player of the year award ... Had 71 tackles, including 21.5 for loss, and 9.5 sacks as a senior ... Led the team in tackles by more than 20 as a defensive lineman ... Had 82 tackles with 17 sacks, 24 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery as a junior ... Earned a black belt in Kung Fu ... Held offers from Cincinnati, Ohio, Temple and Western Michigan ... An honor roll student who also performed over 100 hours of community service and played on the baseball team.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr tFl sacks int-yds Pd2013 12/0 4 9 13 1/0 1.5-4 0.0-0 0-0 02014 12/12 7 27 34 0/0 4.0-13 1.0-6 0-0 1totals 24/12 11 36 47 1/0 5.5-17 1.0-6 0-0 1

career hiGhstackles: 6 (0-6), at Bowling Green (10/5/13)tFls: 1.0 (0-2), twice, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)sacks: 0.5, twice, last at Akron (11/18/14)Fumbles Forced: 1, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/1/13)Pass breakups: 1, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)


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63 dimitri aNGelasOL • RS-Freshman • 6-4 • 300 • Northville, Mich.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: A three-year starter at Northville High School where he was named to the 2013 Detroit News All-Metro West Second Team ... Was a two-time All-KLAA All-Conference (2012, 2013) selection ... Also honored as a KLAA Scholar-Athlete (2011, 2012, 2013) ... Helped guide Northville to the 2013 KLAA Conference Championship and three KLAA Central Divi-sion titles (2011-13) ... Also threw the shot put on the track and field team.

60 enock asaNteDL • Junior • 6-2 • 262 • Trenton, N.J.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Notched 18 tackles (3-15), including 4.0 TFLs, in 12 appearances

as a reserve defensive lineman ... Made his first tackle of the season when he assisted on a stop vs. Boston College (8/30) ... Helped out on a career-high four tackles against Colorado (9/6), including a TFL ... Assisted on two tackles at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Totaled four stops (1-4) with an assisted-TFL at Penn State (9/20) ... Helped out on three tackles, including a pair of TFLs, versus Bowling Green (9/27) ... Had one tackle, an assisted stop, against Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Added a tackle for loss at Akron (11/18) ... Ended the year with a pair of tackles (1-1), including a two-yard TFL, against Buffalo (11/30).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Tallied six tackles (1-5) over five appearances during his first season with the Minutemen ... Made his first collegiate appearance and tallied one solo tackle at Kansas State (9/14) ... Added two assisted stops at Bowling Green (10/5) ... Helped out on one tackle at Buffalo (10/19) ... Saw the field against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Helped out the defensive line with a pair of stops (0-2) against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

beFore UMass: Earned the Mercer County “Fuzzy” Falzone Award, which is presented to the area’s top lineman ... Named all-division and was picked for the New York City SPARQ All-Combine Team ... Grew up playing soccer as his family immigrated to the United States from Ghana nine years ago ... Explosive athletic ability with a 4.8 in the 40-yard dash ... Also played offensive guard in high school.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr tFl sacks int-yds Pd2013 5/0 1 5 6 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02014 12/0 3 15 18 0/0 4.0-7 0.0-0 0-0 0totals 17/0 4 20 24 0/0 4.0-7 0.0-0 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 4 (1-3), twice, last at Penn State (9/20/14)tFls: 1.0 (1-0), 3x, last vs. Buffalo (11/28/14)

21 khary bailey-sMithDB • Senior • 6-2 • 198 • Weymouth, Mass.as a seNior iN 2015: Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team Kick Returner ... AthlonSports

Preseason All-MAC Third Team Kick Returner.

as a JUNior iN 2014: Appeared in all 12 games and made four starts in the secondary ... Tallied a career-best 62 tackles (33-29) along with six pass breakups, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries ... Also a mainstay on special teams, where he led UMass with 23 kick returns for 563 yards (24.5 ypr), including one brought back for a touchdown ... Made five stops (1-4) as a member of the secondary and special teams coverage unit against Boston College (8/30) ... Made four tackles (2-2) and returned two kickoffs for 46 yards against Colorado (9/6) ... Had two stops (0-2) at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Earned a season-best six takedowns (5-1) and a pass breakup at Penn State (9/20) ... Notched seven tackles (4-3), including an assisted-TFL, and returned an interception 23 yards against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Also fielded three kickoffs and returned them 54 yards versus the Falcons ... Returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown, recovered a fumble and had six tackles (4-2) at Miami (Ohio) (10/4) ... Notched five unassisted stops and returned three kickoffs for 71 yards (26.3 ypr) in the win at Kent State (10/11) ... Returned his second interception of the year for 16 yards and had a pair of tackles (0-2) against Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Had five tackles (3-2) and an interception, his third of the season, at Toledo (10/25) ... Tallied six tackles (2-4), a fumble recovery and three kickoff returns covering 86 yards in the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Recorded five tackles (4-1) and a forced fumble to go with three kick returns covering 72 yards at Akron (11/18) ... Closed the season with nine stops, including three unassisted takedowns, against Buffalo (11/28) ... Ranks 32nd nationally among NCAA Division I FBS competitors with his 24.5 yards per kick return average through games on Dec. 4.

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Played in nine games and made one start ... Recorded nine solo tackles and 18 assisted tackles ... Tied for a team-best two interceptions ... Had two kick returns, averaging 52 yards per return, while bringing one back for a touchdown ... Racked up five tackles (1-4) at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) when he earned the start at safety ... Secured 10 tackles (4-6) and a pair of interceptions to help the Minutemen defeat Miami (Ohio), 17-10 on Oct. 12 ... His pair of interceptions against the RedHawks made him the first Minuteman with more than one in a single game since Darren Thellen’s two-pick performance against Delaware on Oct. 15, 2011 ... Returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for his first collegiate touchdown against Western Michigan (10/26) ... His TD against WMU was the first kickoff returned for a score by UMass since Jesse Julmiste accomplished the feat against Central Connecticut on Oct. 8, 2011.

beFore UMass: Standout at Weymouth High School ... Played in the Shriners Game ... Posted 2,000 total receiving yards and 27 touchdowns over his junior and senior seasons.

career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr tFl int-yds. Pd2012 12/4 23 22 45 1/2 1.0-2 2-29 32013 9/1 9 18 27 0/0 0.0-0 2-25 22014 12/4 33 29 62 2/2 0.5-1 3-39 6totals 33/9 65 72 134 2/4 1.5-3 7-93 11

career statistics (kick returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 12/4 0 0 0.0 0 02013 9/1 2 104 52.0 1 90 (TD)2014 11/3 23 563 24.5 1 93 (TD)totals 32/8 25 667 26.7 2 93 (td)

career hiGhstackles: 10 (4-6), vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)tFls: 1.0 (1-0), at Akron (11/10/12)interceptions: 2, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)interception return yards: 25, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13) (two interceptions)Fumbles Forced: 1, twice, last at Akron (11/18/14)Fumbles recovered: 2, at Vanderbilt (10/27/12)Fumble return yards: 53, at Vanderbilt (10/27/12) (two fumble recoveries)Pass breakups: 2, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)kickoff returns: 3, 6x, last vs. Buffalo (11/28/14)kickoff return yards: 109, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14) (two returns)longest kickoff return: 93, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)

MiscellaNeoUs career statistics10+ tackle Games: 1, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)Games With 100+ all-Purpose yard: 2, last at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)kickoffs returned For a touchdown: 2, last at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)

elijah barroWsWR • RS-Junior • 6-1 • 180 • Springfield, Mass.as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2014: Did not compete.

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2013: Did not compete.

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Redshirted the season and did not compete.


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36 duvaughn beckFordDB • RS-Senior • 6-0 • 179 • Nantucket, Mass. • Assumption Collegeas a seNior iN 2014: Played in three games ... Made his first appearance of the season at

Toledo (10/25) ... Added time during the win over Ball State (11/12).

as a JUNior iN 2013: Played in two games during the season ... Made his first UMass ap-pearance against Miami (Ohio) ... Also saw snaps when the Minutemen traveled to Central Michigan to face the Chippewas on Nov. 23.

beFore UMass: Played two seasons at Assumption College prior to his transfer to UMass ... Saw action in four games during the 2012 season after not playing as a freshman in 2011 ... Was an all-star in football and basketball at Nantucket High School ... Rushed for 450 yards and had 577 receiving yards as a senior ... Nabbed 10 career interceptions on defense ... Awarded one of 35 Beinecke Scholarships by Nantucket Cottage Hospital, which is given to graduates of Nantucket, members in the community of the hospital staff who are pursuing an education in health care-related fields.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2013 2/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02014 3/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0totals 5/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

53 Nick berUsLS • RS-Sophomore • 6-0 • 216 • Gibsonia, Pa.as a redshirt-FreshMaN iN 2014: Made his first appearance for the Minutemen against

Boston College (8/30) ... Served as the long-snapper in each game.

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Served as a backup for veteran long snapper Vance Barton ... Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with four years of eligibility.

71 Michael bolaNdOL • RS-Junior • 6-6 • 323 • Rockville, Md.as a JUNior iN 2014: Was the starting right guard in six games and appeared in all 12

contests as the Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards through the air per game, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Rotated into the offensive line during the season-opener against Boston College (8/30), versus Colorado (9/6) and at Penn State (9/20) ... Helped hold down the offensive line as UMass gained 638 yards of total offense against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Was a reserve lineman for the Minutemen as the squad totaled 41 points and 554 yards of offense at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Started at right guard and helped open lanes for Lorenzo Woodley to rush for 160 yards and a touchdown at Kent State (10/11) ... The Minutemen rushed for 225 yards and five touchdowns on the ground with Boland’s help on the offensive line against Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Started at right guard for UMass and protected Blake Frohnapfel as he threw for 438 yards passing with a school record-tying five touchdowns at Toledo (10/25).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Not a member of the active roster; entered 2014 with three seasons of eligibility remaining.

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in seven games at left guard with six starts earned ... Ap-peared in the season-opener at Connecticut (8/30) ... Also rotated into the contests against Indiana (9/8) and Vanderbilt (10/27) during non-conference play ... Appeared against Western Michigan (10/6), Bowling Green (10/20), Northern Illinois (11/3) and Akron (11/10).

beFore UMass: A first-team all-Gazette, all-metro and all-conference selection at George-town Prep ... Served as team captain in 2011 and was a two-time basketball captain ... Played for head coach Dan Paro.

1 kelton brackettDB • Senior • 5-11 • 202 • Prichard, Ala. • UABas a JUNior at Uab iN 2014: Played in nine games with three tackles, all solo stops ...

Added one pass breakup during the season.

as a soPhoMore at Uab iN 2013: Made seven starts and played in 11 games for the Blazers ... Finished season with 31 tackles and had a pair of tackles for loss ... Led team in pass breakups with eight ... Had one interception (vs. East Carolina) with a return of nine yards ... Forced a fumble during a road game at UTSA.

as a FreshMaN at Uab iN 2012: Saw action in the secondary in all 12 games for the Blazers and enjoyed productive first year at UAB ... Finished the season with three starts (Ohio State, Tulsa and Tulane) ... Registered 30 tackles on the season to tie for 10th on the squad ... Recorded 18 solo hits ... Had a pair of forced fumbles (Troy and South Carolina) ... Posted a season-high five tackles in contest at Houston ... Tallied four tackles against Tulsa, Southeastern Louisiana and Memphis ... Also excelled in the classroom in first year as he was named to Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

beFore colleGe: Attended Blount High School in Mobile, Ala. ... Three-year letterwinner under head coach Kelvin Sigler at Blount ... A three-star recruit and rated as the No. 35 overall recruit in the state of Alabama according to Scout.com ... Named the 20th-best player in the state of Alabama by MaxPreps.com ... Was selected as a first-team all-state performer by Scout.com and was an honorable mention all-state selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... Led the state Class 6A region with four intercep-tions in 2011 ... Ranked as 43rd best prospect in state by Rivals.com ... Selected to compete at the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Classic ... Recorded a pair of tackles, a forced fumble and a tackle-for-loss in the all-star game ... Finished his senior year with 43 tackles (31 solo and 12 assists), four tackles for loss and 12 pass break-ups.

21 Manwon brisbaNeRB • RS-Sophomore • 5-8 • 197 • Wayland, Mass.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Standout running back for Wayland High School before graduating in 2011 ... Took a postgraduate year at Avon Old Farms (Conn.) in 2012 before enrolling at UMass Dartmouth during the 2012-13 academic year, where he ran track ... Earned Boston Globe Academic All-Star honors while at Wayland High School ... Earned Dean’s List honors while at UMass Dartmouth.

55 Josh brUNsOL • RS-Senior • 6-5 • 283 • Bullhead City, Ariz. • Glendale Community Collegeas a redshirt JUNior iN 2014: Was the starting right guard in six games and center

against Kent State (10/11) and Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Appeared in all 12 contests as the Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards through the air per game, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Started at right guard in his first appearance with the Minutemen when UMass faced Boston College (8/30) ... Held down the right guard spot against Colorado (9/6) as the Minuteman offense averaged 5.5 yards per play against the Buffaloes ... Helped pave the way at right guard as the Minutemen put up 346 yards of offense at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Started at right guard and helped the Minute-men accrue 638 yards of total offense against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Was the right guard for the Minutemen as the squad totaled 41 points and 554 yards of offense at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Started at center for an injured Matt Sparks and organized the line as UMass produced 196 yards rushing on 35 attempts (5.6 ypc) ... Also started at center against Eastern Michigan when the Minutemen racked up 562 yards of offense in a 36-14 win ... Helped the Minutemen average 6.5 yards gained per play on the offensive line at Toledo (10/25).

as a JUNior iN 2013: Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with two years of eligibility remaining.

beFore UMass: Signed with UMass in the Winter of 2012 after playing the previous two seasons at Glendale Community College ... Helped Glendale to an 8-3 overall record in 2012, including a Sun Bowl win ... Played in nine games as the offense averaged nearly 200 yards rushing and 244 yards passing ... Was a second-Team all-Arizona selection at left tackle as a senior at Mohave High School ... Also honored as a first-team all-state pick and a first-team all-region honoree by Scout.com.


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31 Michael caGGiaNoK • Freshman • 5-11 • 165 • Englishtown, N.J.beFore UMass: Ranked as the 24th-best kicker in the country according to KohlsKicking.

com ... Tabbed as a All-New Jersey Second-Team pick in 2014 ... A two-time First-Team All-Shore selection and a two-time All-Class A North pick for head coach Ed Gurrieri ... As a senior, named to the MSG All-Metro Second Team ... His 195 career PATs is a New Jersey state record ... Overall for his career, he posted 237 career kicking points ... Helped Manalapan go 11-1 in 2014 en route to the NJSIAA Central Jersey 5A Championship title ... Converted 52-of-52 PATs ... As a junior, was 57-of-60 on PATs and 3-of-6 on field goals ... Handled punt and kick-off duties as well ... Attended the Kohl’s National Invitational Scholarship Camp in 2014, the Western Showcase Camp in 2014 and the Eastern Showcase Camp in 2013 ... Also held an offer from Hawaii and interest from Rutgers, Penn State, Maryland and Old Dominion.

91 chris carterDL • RS-Freshman • 6-4 • 271 • Bridgewater, N.J.beFore UMass: Primarily played defensive end and tight end at Bridgewater-Raritan High

School under head coach Scott Bray ... A three-time Mid-State 38 All-Conference selection ... A two-time all-area first-team selection (2012, 2013) and an honorable mention pick in 2011 ... Also a two-time all-county choice ... Posted 45 tackles, 5.5 sacks, three caused fumbles, two recoveries, one safety and one defensive touchdown as a senior ... Also caught seven passes for 125 yards and three TDs in 2013 ... Also additional held offers from Buffalo, Miami (Ohio), and Fordham.

34 steve casaliLB • RS-Sophomore • 6-1 • 226 • Farmingville, N.Y.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Was a reserve linebacker in all 12 games and earned

23 tackles (10-13) during the year ... Set a career high with five stops (2-3) against Boston College on Aug. 30 ... Saw snaps at linebacker and on special teams against Colorado (9/6) ... Helped out on one tackle, a TFL, at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Added two tackles (1-1) at Penn State (9/20) ... Assisted on a pair of tackles against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Made two solo stops and earned a QB hurry during the victory at Kent State (10/11) ... Provided a pair of tackles (1-1) in the victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Earned four takedowns, including three solo stops, at Toledo (10/25) ... Helped on two stops at Akron (11/18).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Played in two games while recording one solo tackle and two assisted tackles ... Totaled three tackles (1-2) at Wisconsin (8/31) while playing in his first collegiate game ... Made an appearance against Maine (9/7) without recording statistics ... Missed the remainder of the season due to injury but received a medical redshirt to enter 2014 with four years of eligibility.

beFore UMass: Joined the Minutemen after playing at Sachem East under UMass alum Mark Wojciechowski ... The most decorated individual player in Suffolk County history as he held 18 different Sachem East football records upon graduation ... Had 252 carries, 1,915 yards rushing, 20 touchdowns and 104 tackles in 2012 ... Earned all-division, all-county, all-Long Island and all-Metro to go with the Hansen Award (top player in Suffolk County), Collatta Award (top linebacker), Cipp Award (top running back), Burnett Award (Defensive Player of the Year) and Suffolk County Division I MVP as a senior ... Two-year team captain ... Recorded 3,697 total offensive yards with 41 career touchdowns in three seasons ... Provided 214 career tackles with 98 in 2012 and 80 in 2011 ... Member of the National Honor Society.

career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2013 2/0 1 2 3 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02014 12/0 10 13 23 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0totals 14/0 11 15 26 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 5 (2-3) vs. Boston College (8/30/14)tFls: 0.5, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)

25 Joe coltoNDB • Senior • 5-10 • 196 • Norwood, Mass.as a JUNior iN 2014: Finished the year third among Minutemen with 98 tackles (43-55) and

7.0 TFLs for 17 yards lost ... Broke up four passes and had one sack ... Eclipsed his previous career high when he made 13 tackles (4-9), including a three-yard TFL, against Boston College (8/30) ... Also broke up one pass when he started at safety and fielded a kickoff for 15 yards on special teams against the Eagles ... Started at safety and earned nine tackles, including three solo stops, against Colorado (9/6) ... Made a dozen takedowns (6-6) at Vanderbilt (9/13), with 2.5 of them being TFLs and one going for a three-yard sack ... Had 12 stops (3-9) and a pass breakup in the secondary against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Broke up a pass and made six tackles (3-3) at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Totaled seven stops (2-5), including 1.5 TFLs, during the victory at Kent State (10/11) ... Notched seven tackles, including an assisted-TFL, in the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Tallied eight stops (5-3), including a TFL, at Toledo (10/25) ... Earned eight tackles (3-5) in the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Had six tackles (5-1), including the 200th of his career, with a pass breakup at Akron (11/18) ... Capped his junior year with nine takedowns (5-4) against Buffalo (11/28).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started in nine of 10 games played during the year ... Recorded 65 total tackles, good for fourth-most on the team ... Had 3.5 tackles for a total loss of six yards ... Recorded one sack for a loss of two yards ... Added three pass breakups ... Returned nine kickoffs for 175 yards ... Finished with four tackles (3-1), including the 50th of his col-legiate career, a TFL going for one yard and one pass breakup at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) ... Recorded his third career double-digit tackle performance with 11 stops (6-5) against Maine (9/7) during the home-opener ... Added nine stops (7-2) with a two-yard sack at Kansas State (9/14) ... Tallied a pair of assisted tackles against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Did not play at Bowling Green (10/5) or against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 due to injury ... Returned to the lineup at Buffalo (10/19) and earned five stops (1-4) ... Made six tackles and broke up a pass against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Provided nine stops (5-4) as a starting safety against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) ... Notched eight tackles (4-4) against Akron (11/16).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in 11 games, starting two ... Recorded 49 tackles (27-22), two pass breakups and one interception ... Also contributed with two forced fumbles and a blocked kick ... Produced five games with at least five tackles, including two with 10 or more ... Totaled one solo tackle at Connecticut (8/30) in his first appearance with the Minutemen ... Notched six stops (4-2) against Indiana (9/8) ... Produced his first double-digit tackle performance against Ohio (9/29), with a single-game career-high 12 stops (7-5) and his first collegiate pass break up ... Had 10 takedowns (5-5) and forced a fumble at Northern Illinois (11/3) ... Recorded three tackles (2-1) and forced a fumble at Vanderbilt (10/27) ... Nabbed an interception and blocked punt at Akron (11/10), to go with five tackles (1-4) in helping UMass to its first victory as an FBS program ... Totaled five stops (2-3) against Buffalo (11/17).

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr tFl sacks int-yds Pd blk2012 11/2 27 22 49 2/0 1.0-2 0.0-0 1-16 3 12013 10/9 36 29 65 0/0 3.5-6 1.0-2 0-0 3 02014 12/12 43 54 88 0/0 7.0-11 1.0-3 0-0 4 0totals 33/23 106 106 212 2/0 11.5-19 2.0-5 1-16 10 1

career statistics (kick returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 11/2 0 0 0.0 0 02013 10/9 9 175 19.4 0 312014 12/12 2 34 17.0 0 19totals 33/23 11 209 19.0 0 31

career hiGhstackles: 13 (4-9), vs. Boston College (8/30/14)tFls: 2.5 (2-1), at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)sacks: 1.0 (1-0), twice, last at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)interceptions: 1, at Akron (11/10/12)interception return yards: 16, at Akron (11/10/12)Pass breakups: 1, 10x, last at Akron (11/18/14)Fumbles Forced: 1, twice, last at Northern Illinois (11/3/12)blocked Punts: 1, at Akron (11/10/12)

MiscellaNeoUs career statistics10+ tackle Games: 6, last vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)


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2 ross coMisQB • RS-Freshman • 6-0 • 208 • Weirton, W.Va.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: A dual threat quarterback who led Madonna High School to a 14-0 unde-feated season and a West Virginia Class A State Championship under head coach Doug Taylor ... He accounted for 9,255 total yards and 121 total touchdowns during his high school career ... Named the MetroNews Player of the Year and the West Virginia Class A All-State First Team as a senior in 2013 ... Named captain of the all-state team ... Also earned all-state first team honors in 2012 as a junior ... Gatorade Player of the Year finalist ... Three-time all-state and all-conference player ... Two-time MVP of the West Virginia State Championship Game ... His 4,839 career rushing yards and 71 rushing touchdowns set state records ... Finished his career with 4,416 passing yards and 49 touchdowns ... He ran for a state record (among quarter-backs) 2,037 yards with 35 touchdowns as a senior in 2013 ... He also threw for 1,772 yards with 22 touchdowns against just four interceptions during his final season ... Played safety on defense, where he had 49 tackles, four tackles for loss and four interceptions (including one returned for a touchdown) as a senior ... He threw six touchdown passes in an overtime loss for the state championship during his junior year ... Finished the 2012 campaign with 1,592 passing yards for 18 touchdowns ... Also ran for 1,694 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior ... Received interest from Pittsburgh and West Virginia ... Member of the basketball and baseball teams at Madonna High School ... Earned a state championship in baseball.

83 sharif cUstisTE • RS-Sophomore • 6-4 • 207 • Philadelphia, Pa.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Did not see game action.

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Did not compete ... Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with four years of eligibility remaining.

beFore UMass: Was an All-Catholic League Class AA First Team Selection as a senior ... Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Second Team ... Earned “Top Tight End” honors at the 2012 Nike SPARQS Football Combine ... Had 11 receptions for 289 yards and seven touchdowns in 2012 ... Also held offers from Stony Brook and Temple ... Older brother, Kadeem, played defensive end for Temple from 2009-12.

88 bernard davisWR • Senior • 6-2 • 197 • Lake Worth, Fla.as a JUNior iN 2014: Caught two passes for 20 yards and completed both his passing

attempts for 18 yards on the year ... Notched 20 yards over two receptions against Bowl-ing Green (9/27) ... Took snaps at wide receiver and was a member of the special teams unit during the wins at Kent State (10/11) and versus Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Earned the start at wide receiver and threw a seven-yard pass to Tajae Sharpe during UMass’ sec-ond scoring drive at Toledo (10/25) ... Completed an 11-yard pass to Tajae Sharpe at Akron (11/18/14)

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started 11 of 12 games played ... Recorded 124 receiving yards on 16 catches and one touchdown while averaging 7.8 yards per catch ... Started at wide receiver and pulled in his first collegiate touchdown among three catches that went for 21 yards against Maine (9/7) ... Added three grabs for 19 yards, including a 10-yard first down play, at Kansas State (9/14) ... Secured three receptions totaling 13 yards against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Notched a seven-yard catch at Bowling Green (10/5) ... Had two receptions go for 27 yards, including a career-high 18-yard grab against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) ... Caught three passes for 29 yards against Akron (11/16).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in 10 games, starting one at wide receiver ... Caught six passes for 32 yards ... First collegiate catch was at Vanderbilt for nine yards (10/27) ... Added three more in the following contest for 12 yards at Northern Illinois (11/3) ... Finished the season with two grabs for 11 yards against Central Michigan (11/23).

beFore UMass: Team captain and MVP as a senior at Lake Worth High School ... Was named first team all-conference in each of his final three scholastic seasons ... An honor roll student in each year at Lake Worth.

career statistics (receiving)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 10/1 6 32 5.3 0 132013 12/11 16 124 7.8 1 182014 11/2 2 20 10.0 0 14totals 33/14 24 176 7.3 1 18

career hiGhsreceptions: 3, 6x, last vs. Akron (11/16/13)receiving yards: 29, vs. Akron (11/16/13)touchdown receptions: 1, vs. Maine (9/7/13) (from QB Mike Wegzyn)longest reception: 18, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13) (from QB Mike Wegzyn)

69 basit deNNisDL • RS-Freshman • 6-1 • 268 • Worcester, Mass.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Attended Holy Name before going to Worcester Academy for a post-graduate year in 2012-13 ... Played on both sides of the ball - helping Holy Name reach the Division 2 semifinals in 2012.

38 Joel devaristeLB • RS-Freshman • 6-1 • 215 • Naples, Fla.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Made the team as a walk-on but did not compete.

67 dan diNicolaOL • RS-Freshman • 6-6 • 300 • Walpole, Mass.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Played offensive and defensive line for head coach Casey Day at the Dexter School ... Earned All-Scholastic honors from the Boston Globe in 2013 ... An All-Evergreen League selection ... Earned a spot in the Shriner’s All-Star Game ... Honored as a Mass Prep-Stars All-State selection ... Ranked as the No. 14 recruit overall for the state of Massachusetts and the No. 3 offensive lineman in Massachusetts ... Rated as one of the top offensive line-men in New England ... Chose UMass over Old Dominion, James Madison and Monmouth.

47 Michael doWe, Jr.DL • RS-Junior • 6-1 • 246 • Cromwell, Conn. • Western New England Universityas a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2014: Did not see game action.

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Redshirted the 2013 season to enter 2014 with three years of eligibility remaining.

as a FreshMaN at WeNU iN 2012: Played his true freshman season at Western New England University where he saw action in three games.

beFore colleGe: A three-year letterwinner for head coach Chris Eckert at Cromwell High School ... Helped the Panthers win the Connecticut State Championship in 2008 and finish as runners-up in 2011 ... Won a pair of conference championships ... Had a four-year win total of 37-10 ... As a senior in 2011, was a Second Team All-Connecticut selection on the defensive line, was named to the Hartford Courant All-State Honorable Mention Team and was a First Team all-conference pick ... Named the team’s Lineman of the Year after posting 105 total tackles with 59 tackles for loss and 14 sacks ... Also had 16 quarterback hurries and one interception ... Was also a member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams where he threw the discus and shot put.

PersoNal: Full name is Michael George Dowe, Jr. ... Son of Joycelyn Down ... Has two sib-lings, Aldon and Carol ... Born July 2, 1994 in Hartford, Conn. ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.

41 da’sean doWNeyLB • Sophomore • 6-4 • 241 • White Plains, N.Y.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Started in five games and appeared in all 12 ... Had 35 tackles

(16-19) with one pass breakup ... Made four unassisted tackles, including a two-yard TFL, when Massachusetts met Boston College on Aug. 30 ... Helped out on four tackles against Colorado (9/6) in his first start for the Minutemen ... Tallied two stops (1-1) at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Recorded a career-high five takedowns at Penn State (9/20) ... Earned three takedowns (0-3) during the contest against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Made two unassisted stops at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Totaled one solo tackle and assisted on another during the win at Kent State (10/11) ... Had another assisted stop during the victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Secured a career-high-tying five stops (3-2) at Toledo (10/25) ... Also tied his personal best for tackles with five (1-4) against Ball State (11/12) to go with one pass breakup.

beFore UMass: Defensive MVP of 2013 New York vs. New Jersey High School Football Clas-sic ... Played at Woodlands High School in Hartsdale, New York, before taking a prep year at the Canterbury School in 2013 ... Was an all-New York first team selection after posting 70 tackles, 14 sacks and three forced fumbles as a senior at Woodlands ... Earned Class C/D Lineman Of The Year Honors ... Named to the Journal News All-County Team ... Was named to the 2012 MSG Varsity Hudson Valley All-Star Team ... Also named the 2012 Senior Bowl Defensive MVP after picking up three sacks ... Had interest from Boston College, Penn State, Duke, Old Dominion and UConn.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr tFl sacks int-yds Pd blk2014 12/5 16 19 35 0/0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0-0 1 0

career hiGhstackles: 5 (1-4), 3x, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)tFls: 1 (1-0), at Penn State (9/20/14)Pass breakups: 1, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)


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15 a.J. doyleTE • RS-Junior • 6-3 • 243 • Lakeville, Mass.as a JUNior iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started in nine of 11 games played ... Tossed six touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 128-of-235 pass completions ... Threw for 1,274 yards and rushed for another 151 yards on 65 attempts ... Averaged a team-best 129.5 total yards per game ... Went 5-for-7 for 39 yards while playing two series as the quarterback at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) ... Added 62 yards on a 7-for-17 performance against Maine (9/7) with a touchdown thrown to Tajae Sharpe ... Started at Kansas State (9/14) and finished 21-for-31 with 186 yards and two interceptions ... Also ran for 37 yards on nine carries against the Wildcats ... Finished 20-for-28 (71.4 completion pct.) with one touchdown pass to Tajae Sharpe against Vanderbilt (9/21), totaling 133 yards through the air and 29 more on the ground ... Finished 4-for-17 for 20 yards without an interception or touchdown at Bowling Green (10/5) while adding 23 yards on five rushing attempts (4.6 yards per carry) ... Went 19-for-34 with touchdown strikes to Elgin Long and Rob Blanchflower to help the Minutemen defeat Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12, adding 22 yards rushing on nine attempts ... Finished 14-of-28 with 162 yards and an interception at Buffalo (10/19) while adding 22 yards on the ground ... Was 15-of-24 with 194 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Did not play against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) due to injury ... Returned against Akron (11/16) and finished 13-of-21 for 75 yard with one interception ... Threw for 109 yards and a touchdown at Ohio (11/29).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Saw action in eight games and started in one at quarterback ... Threw for 419 yards on 56-of-98 pass attempts with three touchdowns and eight inter-ceptions ... Completed his first collegiate pass during the season-opener at Connecticut ... Finished 3-for-8 for 35 yards passing against Indiana (9/8) ... Threw five passes for 47 yards and rushed five times for 33 yards (6.6 yards per carry) at Western Michigan (10/6) ... Was 8-for-14 for 48 yards and a touchdown at Vanderbilt (10/27) ... Completed 30-of-45 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns vs. Central Michigan (11/23) in his first collegiate start.

beFore UMass: Two-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team (2010-11) ... Named Catholic Conference MVP ... Two-time team captain ... Also recruited by N.C. State ... Averaged 156 passing yards per game ... Completed 51-of-83 passes on the year for 936 yards ... Threw for 11 touchdowns and only two interceptions as a senior ... Played for head coach Alex Campea at Catholic Memorial High School.

career statistics at UMass (Passing)year GP/Gs cmp. att. yards Pct. td int lg.2012 8/1 56 98 419 57.1 3 8 312013 11/9 128 235 1274 54.5 6 11 552014 --Redshirt Season--totals 19/10 184 333 1693 55.3 9 19 55

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 8/1 27 28 1.0 0 232013 10/8 57 144 2.5 0 182014 --Redshirt Season--totals 18/9 84 172 2.0 0 23

career hiGhsPassing attempts: 45, vs. Central Michigan (11/23/12) Passing completions: 30, vs. Central Michigan (11/23/12) (45 attempts)Passing yards: 253, vs. Central Michigan (11/23/12) (30 completions)longest Pass: 55, vs. Western Michigan (10/26/13) (to TE Rob Blanchflower)Passing touchdowns: 2, twice, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)rushing attempts: 9, twice, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)rushing yards: 37, at Kansas State (9/14/13) (nine carries)longest rush: 23, at Western Michigan (10/6/12)

MiscellaNeoUs career statistics20+ yard rushing Plays: 1, at Western Michigan (10/6/12)20+ yard Passing Plays: 16, last at Ohio (11/29/13)40+ yard Passing Plays: 2, vs. Western Michigan (10/26/13)

96 Jack driscollTE • Freshman • 6-5 • 263 • Madison, Conn.beFore UMass: Played guard, tackle and tight end for Hand head coach Steve Filippone ...

Helped Hand advance to the Class L state quarterfinals in 2013 ... Played basketball as well ... Received interest from Army.

9 trey dUdley-GilesDB • Senior • 5-10 • 201 • Dade City, Fla.as a seNior iN 2015: Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team Defensive Back ... AthlonS-

ports Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team Defense.

as a JUNior iN 2014: Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team Punt Returner ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team Kick Returner ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Second Team Punt Returner ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Second Team Kick Returner ... CFPA Punt Returner Trophy Watch List ... Played in an started all 12 games ... Served as a starting cor-nerback and member of the punt and kick return units ... Totaled 52 tackles (31-21), includ-ing 2.0 TFLs, two interceptions among nine total passes defended and a forced fumble ... Returned eight kickoffs for 269 yards (33.6 ypr) and fielded four punts for 32 yards (8.0 ypr) ... Made seven tackles (4-3), including a TFL, and returned a pair of kickoffs for 55 yards against Boston College (8/30) ... Tallied five tackles (3-2) as a starting safety and earned 130 yards spread over three kick returns and one punt return against Colorado (9/6) ... Had four tackles (2-2), picked off a pass, forced a fumble and returned two kickoffs for a combined 94 yards at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Recorded his 100th career tackle against the Commodores ... Notched two stops and a 21-yard kickoff return against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Earned four tackles, including a three-yard TFL, at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Has a pair of solo stops and two assisted tackles during the 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Returned an interception 23 yards and secured five tackles, including four solos, as a starting corner-back at Toledo (10/25) ... Provided a career-high-tying 10 tackles (2-8) and a pair of pass breakups to the winning effort against Ball State (11/12) ... Closed the year with a single-game career-high three pass breakups against Buffalo (11/28) ... His 291 punt return yards ranks 13th all-time in program history and puts him 27 yards from tying Tony Williams (318; 1991-94) for 12th on the list ... Stands eighth in UMass history for kick return yards (986), only 23 yards behind Jesse Julmiste for seventh all-time (1,009; 2009-11).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started nine of the 11 games he played ... Recorded 42 tackles (20-22) ... Led the team with 12 punt returns for 147 yards (12.3 yards per return) ... Also led the squad with 30 kick returns while averaging a team-best 22.3 yards per return ... Posted the highest all-purpose yards total among Minutemen (74.2 per game).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in 11 games, starting seven ... Recorded 43 tackles (27-16) and four pass breakups ... Returned 14 punts for 112 yards and two kickoffs for 48 yards ... Recorded five or more tackles in five contests ... Opened the year with a pair of tackles (1-1) against Indiana (9/8) ... Had a career day against Ohio (9/29) with a then-personal-best eight tackles (5-3) while defending a pair of passes ... Added five stops, all solo, at Western Michigan (10/6) ... Had two individual tackles and assisted on four more against Bowling Green (10/20) ... Made seven takedowns (4-3) including an assisted TFL vs. Buffalo (11/17).

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2012 11/7 27 16 43 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-4 0-0 42013 11/9 20 22 42 0/2 0.0-0 1.5-2 0-0 32014 12/12 31 21 52 1/0 0.0-0 2.0-4 2-25 9totals 34/28 78 59 137 1/2 0.0-0 4.0-10 2-25 16

career statistics (kick returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 11/7 2 48 24.0 0 372013 11/9 30 669 22.3 0 412014 12/12 8 269 33.6 0 74totals 34/28 40 986 24.7 0 74

career statistics (Punt returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 11/7 14 112 8.0 0 292013 11/9 12 147 12.2 0 302014 12/12 4 32 8.0 0 31totals 34/28 30 291 9.7 0 31

career hiGhstackles: 10 (2-8), twice, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)tFls: 1.0 (1-0), 3x, last at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)Pass breakups: 3, vs. Buffalo (11/28/14)Fumbles Forced: 1, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)Fumbles recovered: 1, twice, last at Ohio (11/29/13)interceptions: 1, twice, last at Toledo (10/25/14)interception return yards: 23, at Toledo (10/25/14)Punt returns: 3, 4x, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)Punt return yards: 65, vs. Buffalo (11/17/12) (three returns)longest Punt return: 31, vs. Colorado (9/6/14)kickoff returns: 6, at Ohio (11/29/13)kickoff return yards: 141, at Buffalo (10/19/13) (five returns)longest kickoff return: 74, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)

MiscellaNeoUs carer statisticsGames With 50+ Punt return yards: 1, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)Games With 100+ kickoff return yards: 3, last at Buffalo (10/19/13)Games With 100+ all-Purpose yards: 6, last vs. Colorado (9/6/14)


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72 derek dUMaisOL • Freshman • 6-5 • 321 • Cohasset, Mass.beFore UMass: Played tackle at Marblehead High School ... Named to the 2014 Mass

Prep Stars First Team Performance Gridiron Super Team ... Won back-to-back Northeastern Conference (2013, 2014) titles at Marblehead.

30 zeke edMoNdsLB • Sophomore • 6-0 • 209 • West Palm Beach, Fla.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Played in nine games as a reserve and earned 15 tackles (2-13)

as well as a pass breakup ... Made his first appearance with the Minutemen and notched a pair of assisted tackles at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Also saw time at Penn State (9/20) but did not record statistics ... Helped out on a career-high five tackles, including an assisted TFL, against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Earned a pass breakup and two tackles (2-0) at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Had two assists tackles at Akron (11/18) ... Made three tackles (0-3) against Buf-falo (11/28) in the season finale.

beFore UMass: Posted 22 sacks from his linebacker position to earn Class 7A All-State First Team honors on defense as a senior at Royal Palm Beach High School in 2013 ... Was also an all-region, all-area, all-county and all-conference first team selection as a senior ... Earned honorable mention all-county and all-conference accolades as a junior ... Was a standout at the 2014 NUC All-South Classic ... Named the East squad’s offensive MVP at the All-South game after returning an 80-yard kickoff for a touchdown and catching another TD on offense ... Also held offers from Marshall, Northern Illinois, Middle Tennessee State and Western Kentucky.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2014 9/0 2 13 15 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-0 0-0 1

career hiGhstackles: 5 (0-5), vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)tFls: 0.5, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)Pass breakups: 1, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)

90 dejion evaNsWR • Freshman • 6-3 • 203 • Boston, Mass.beFore UMass: Attended Catholic Memorial, where he competed as a wide receiver before

spending a post-graduate year at Taft Prep.

66 anthony FerNaNdezOL • RS-Freshman • 6-6 • 302 • Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Played offensive tackle and guard and defensive end for Rancho Cucamonga High School under head coach Nick Baiz, where he was a two-year varsity letterwinner ... Earned All-Baseline League Second Team honors in 2012 and was an honorable mention selection in 2011 ... Enrolled at UMass in for the 2014 Spring semester.

39 Jordan FiskeRB • RS-Freshman • 6-3 • 243 • Hindsdale, Mass.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Primarily played defensive end and tight end during a postgraduate year at East Coast Prep ... Played tight end, defensive end and linebacker for Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, Mass., under coach Gary Campbell, Jr. ... Was named team captain in his senior year at Wahconah ... Helped Wahconah win MIAA Super Bowl state championship in 2012 ... Along with a 2012 Super Bowl win, was recognized as all-Berkshire tight end ... Also was a member of the Berkshire United under-19 rugby team.

38 larry FraNkliNDB • RS-Senior • 6-0 • 210 • Vero Beach, Fla.as a redshirt soPhoMore at vaNderbilt iN 2014: Played important role in the

Vanderbilt linebacking corps, and enjoyed his initial starting assignments during three-game stretch ... Saw action in 11 regular season games and the BBVA Compass Bowl ... He earned starting assignments against UMass, UAB and Missouri ... Finished regular season with 13 total tackles, including six solo stops ... Posted QB sacks against UAB and Missouri.

as a redshirt FreshMaN at vaNderbilt iN 2013: Saw action in 12 of 13 games during the regular season ... Moved to outside linebacker after playing safety as true freshman ... Spelled Karl Butler in the rotation ... Ended season with 18 total tackles, including nine solo stops ... Also added 3.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a pass defended ... Posted career high of five total tackles in win over UMass ... Also set career high with three solo tackles in team’s Music City Bowl victory over North Carolina State.

as a redshirt FreshMaN at vaNderbilt iN 2013: Displayed ability as a safety prospect on practice squad units ... Did not see action during his first year on campus.

beFore uMass: Three-year defensive starter for 6A Florida coastal power Vero Beach High School ... Started as junior and senior at safety ... Earned first starts as sophomore linebacker ... As senior, had 78 tackles and two interceptions Indians ... As junior, helped squad to 7-3 mark and district title with 74 total tackles and nine passes defended ... Listed among Florida’s Top 100 players as senior ... Two-time first team all-county selection ... As sophomore linebacker, contributed 61 tackles and three QB sacks.


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7 blake FrohNaPFelQB • Graduate Student • 6-6 • 238 • Stafford, Va.as a secoNd-year GradUate stUdeNt iN 2015: Davey O’Brien Award Watch List

(awarded to top quarterback in college football) ... Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (recognizes com-bination of community service, athletic success & academic achievement) ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team Quarterback ... AthlonSports Preseason All-MAC First Team Quarterback ... Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee.

as a First-year GradUate stUdeNt iN 2014: Distinguished MAC Scholar-Athlete ... MAC All-Academic Team ... All-MAC First Team Quarterback ... Phil Steele First Team All-MAC Quarterback ... ECAC All-Star Quarterback ... George H. “Bulger” Lowe Award recipient as the best offensive player in New England ... Phil Steele Midseason Second Team All-MAC Quarterback ... MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week (10/27) ... MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week (9/29) ... ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/1) ... Started at quarterback in 10 games and amassed 23 passing touchdowns along with 3,345 yards while he went 241-of-437 through the air (55.1 completion percentage) ... Averaged 334.5 yards passing per game ... Ranked fourth in NCAA Division I FBS for passing yards per game, ninth with 24.10 completions per game and 326.1 yards of total offense per game, 18th in passing yards per completion (13.88), 21st for passing yards and 30th in passing touchdowns ... Was 21st in NCAA Division I FBS for passing yards and 30th in passing touchdowns despite missing the final two games of the season due to injury ... Led the Mid-American Conference in passing yards per game, total offense and completions per game and ranked second in passing yards and passing yards per completion ... Threw for at least 300 yards in five games during 2014 with a pair of 500+ passing yard performances ... Threw three or more touchdown passes in five contests and had two contests with 5 TDs thrown ... His 2014 season ranks among the most successful by a quarterback in UMass history as Frohnapfel finished first in passing yards per game (334.5), second in passing yards (3,345), second in passes attempted (437), third in completions (241) and tied-sixth in passing touchdowns (23) ... Started against Boston College (8/30) and finished 9-for-22 for 147 yards with a touchdown and interception ... Set then-career highs in completions (20), passing yards (267) and touchdowns (three) against Colorado (9/6) ... Finished the game at Vanderbilt 17-of-34 for 205 yards and a touchdown without tossing an interception on Sept. 13 ... Went 17-of-33 passing for 263 yards and one touchdown at Penn State (9/20) ... Set a Mid-American Conference and UMass record with 589 yards passing against Bowling Green (9/27) as he finished 36-of-61 with five touchdowns ... His TD total against the Falcons tied the school mark for most thrown in a game ... Threw for 389 yards and four touchdowns when he finished 35-for-60 at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Finished 23-for-38 with 286 yards and three touchdowns at Kent State (10/11) in UMass’ 40-17 victory ... Added another 300-yard performance when he finished 28-of-51 for 337 yards in the victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Aired it out at Toledo for 438 passing yards and five touchdowns, tying the UMass mark for most TDs thrown in a single game in program history for the second time this season ... Was 28-for-44 covering 424 yards with two interceptions before leaving the game against Ball State (11/12) with an injury ... Missed the games against Akron (11/18) and Buffalo (11/28) due to injury.

career statistics (Passing)year GP/Gs cmp. att. yards Pct. td int lg.2011* --- Redshirted ---2012* 12/0 18 23 180 78.3 2 1 292013* 14/0 17 22 206 77.3 3 1 582014 10/10 241 437 3345 55.1 23 10 80totals 36/10 276 482 3731 57.3 28 10 80

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2011* --- Redshirted ---2012* 12/0 13 78 6.0 1 512013* 14/0 11 86 7.8 1 452014 10/10 41 -84 -2.0 0 17totals 36/10 65 80 1.2 2 51

career hiGhs & MiscellaNeoUs statisticsPassing attempts: 61, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)Passing completions: 36, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)Passing yards: 589, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)longest Pass: 80, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14) (to WR Alex Kenney)Passing touchdowns: 5, twice, last at Toledo (10/25/14)rushing attempts: 9, twice, last vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)rushing yards: 78, at Florida International (11/23/13)*longest rush: 51, at East Carolina (11/23/12)*

MiscellaNeoUs career statisticsGames With 300+ Passing yards: 5, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Games With 400+ Passing yards: 3, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Games With 500+ Passing yards: 1, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)Games With 3+ Passing touchdowns: 5, last at Toledo (10/25/14)Games With 4+ Passing touchdowns: 3, last at Toledo (10/25/14)Games With 5+ Passing touchdowns: 2, last at Toledo (10/25/14)*Member of Marshall University football team

20 Jordin haMiltoNDB • Sophomore • 5-10 • 181 • Paradise Valley, Ariz. • Scottsdale Comm. Collegeas a FreshMaN at scottsdale coMMUNity colleGe iN 2014: Had 28 total tackles (25 solo)

along with two interceptions and nine pass break-ups in 10 games played.

beFore colleGe: As a standout at Chaparral High School, played primarily at wide receiver ... In 2012-13, he had 38 receptions for 550 yards and seven touchdowns ... Defensively, he had 14 total tackles, two tackles-for-loss and an interception ... Initially a three-star rated recruit for Air Force, Hamilton spent the 2013-14 year at the Academy’s Preparatory School prior to transferring to SCC.

98 d’shan harleyDL • Freshman • 6-3 • 218 • Wichita Falls, TexasbeFore UMass: As a senior for head coach Danny Youngs in 2014, was named to the Texas

Associated Press Sports Editors Class 4A All-Texas First Team as a defensive end ... Recorded 54 tackles, including 29 for loss, and had 15 sacks in just eight games ... His 15 sacks led all players in the Wichita Falls area ... Also named to the District 4A All-District Second Team and the Red River 22 All-Star Team.

14 shaquille harrisTE • RS-Sophomore • 6-2 • 231 • Palmetto, Fla.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Saw action in seven games ... Recorded 36 yards on one catch ... Also rushed for 65 yards on four attempts ... Recorded seven kick returns for 140 yards ... Saw snaps as a reserve wide receiver against No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31), Maine (9/7) and Kansas State (9/14) ... Rushed for 15 yards on two carries and fielded six kickoffs for 122 return yards against #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) ... Ran for 45 yards on his only rushing attempt against Akron (11/16).

beFore UMass: An honorable mention selection for the Class 5A All-State Team ... Member of the Bradenton Herald All-Area Second Team ... Helped Palmetto to a No. 1 ranking in the Florida Class 5A division ... Earned a spot on the 21st Annual Brad Price Memorial PAL Bowl Team ... As a senior, had 41 receptions for 586 yards with 10 touchdowns ... Had 45 recep-tions for 842 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2011 as a junior ... A team leader for the basketball squad in scoring and rebounding as a four-year starter ... Member of the track team as a sprinter and high jumper ... Also held offers from Temple, Toledo, Western Kentucky and Western Michigan.


career statistics (receiving)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2013 7/0 1 36 36.0 0 02014 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0totals 7/0 1 36 36.0 0 0

career statistics (kick returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2013 7/0 7 140 20.0 0 282014 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0totals 7/0 7 140 20.0 0 28

career hiGhsrushing attempts: 2, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)rushing yards: 45, vs. Akron (11/16/13) (one carry)longest rush: 45, vs. Akron (11/16/13)kick returns: 6, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)kick return yards: 122, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13) (6 returns)longest kick return: 28, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)

MiscellaNeoUs career statisticsGames With 100+ kick return yards: 1, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)Games With 100+ all-Purpose yards: 1, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)


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76 tyshon heNdersoNOL • Junior • 6-6 • 326 • Newark, N.J.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Was a reserve lineman in 11 of 12 contests as the Minutemen

averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards per game through the air, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Rotated into the offensive line against Colorado (9/6) ... Also appeared on the offensive line at Vanderbilt (9/13) as the Minutemen produced 346 yards of offense and when UMass traveled to Penn State (9/20) ... Took snaps on the offensive line to help the Minutemen rack up 589 yards passing against Bowling Green on Sept. 27 ... Appeared as a reserve lineman when the Minutemen accumulated 41 points and 554 yards of total offense at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Rotated into the offensive line to help the Minutemen earn a 40-17 victory at Kent State (10/11) ... Was a reserve of-fensive lineman as UMass football defeated Eastern Michigan, 36-14 on the strength of five rushing touchdowns and 562 total yards of offense ... Helped the Minutemen average 6.5 yards gained per play on the offensive line at Toledo (10/25).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Saw action in eight games, including one start ... Part of an offensive line group which excelled in pass protection as it allowed just 16 sacks over the 12-game season ... UMass was tied for fifth in the league for fewest sacks given up in 2013.

beFore UMass: Named to the All-New England Team as a senior as well as the All-ISL League First Team, All-Providence Journal, a PROJO All-Star, St. George’s School Team MVP and Offensive Line MVP ... Played offensive and defensive line ... Had 56 tackles, including 25 solo stops, as a senior ... Earned all-league and all-New England honors as a sophomore and junior as well ... Captain of the football, basketball and track teams ... An all-star basketball player and team leader in rebounds and blocks as a sophomore and junior ... Named the track team’s MVP.

73 Fabian hoellerOL • Junior • 6-3 • 298 • Cologne, Germanyas a soPhoMore iN 2014: CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District ... Was the starting left

guard in all 12 contests as the Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards per game through the air, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Helped the Minutemen record a 5.5 yard per play average against Colorado (9/6) ... Started on the offensive line as the Minutemen recorded 346 yards of total offense at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Was the left guard at Penn State (9/20) ... Protected Blake Frohnapfel’s left side as the quarterback threw for a UMass-record 589 passing yards to go with five touchdowns against Bowling Green on Sept. 27 ... Started at left guard when the Minute-men accumulated 41 points and 554 yards of total offense at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Held down the left guard spot when the Minutemen secured wins over Kent State (10/11) and Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Helped the Minutemen average 6.5 yards gained per play on the offensive line at Toledo (10/25).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Started three of the 12 games played ... Saw action at tackle, left guard and center ... Part of an offensive line group which excelled in pass protection as it allowed just 16 sacks over the 12-game season ... UMass was tied for fifth in the league for fewest sacks given up in 2013 ... Also helped the offense’s run game improve in year two at the Football Bowl Subdivision as UMass rushed for over 1,500 yards on the ground, averaging 125.2 yards per game in 2013 compared to 1,075 yards rushing and an 89.6 yard per game average in 2012 ...

beFore UMass: A German national who played for the Cologne Falcons, which is an Ameri-can Football team that is in the North Division of the German Football League ... Attended FOS Ansbach, a high school in Ansbach, Germany ... Studying molecular engineering at UMass ... A four-year starter for the Falcons where he played every position on the offensive line ... Named an All-GFL selection four consecutive years (2009-12) ... Named to the German National Team in 2011 and 2012 ... A two-time team captain (2011 & 2012).

95 sha-ki holiNesDL • RS-Sophomore • 6-3 • 264 • Springfield, Mass.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Started in nine of his 12 appearances ... Secured 34

tackles (7-27) with 3.0 TFLs ... Earned three quarterback hurries and had 2.0 sacks covering 10 yards lost ... Saw his first snaps against Boston College on Aug. 30 and assisted on a pair of tackles ... Started at defensive tackle against Colorado (9/6) and helped out on five tackles ... Made three tackles (2-1) at Vanderbilt (9/13), including a pair of third-down stops ... Assisted on a three-yard sack and finished the day with a pair of tackles (1-1) at Penn State (9/20) ... Produced three assisted tackles, including a half-TFL, against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Made three stops (1-2) and earned a QB hurry during the win at Kent State (10/11) ... Secured 1.5 TFLs, both sacks, totaling seven yards in the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Had four tackles (1-3) and a quarterback hurry at Toledo (10/25) ... Earned a career-best seven tackles, all assisted, with a half-TFL during the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Provided a pair of stops (1-1) and a quarterback hurry at Akron (11/18).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Sat out the 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules and will have four years of eligibility remaining.

beFore UMass: Initially enrolled at the University of Connecticut before transferring to UMass in Sept. 2013 ... Sat out the 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules and has four years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2014 ... Count as a member of the Feb. 2013 NLI signing class due to being a mid-year transfer.

beFore colleGe: Was named to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Associa-tion “Super 26” All-State Team when he competed at Commerce High School ... Was named to the Springfield Republican Division II All-Scholastic First Team as a junior and senior ... Had 80 tackles in 2013, with 29 going for a loss ... Made 13 receptions totaling 262 yards ... Totaled 122 tackles and was team’s defensive MVP with six sacks as a junior ... Pulled in 27 receptions for 287 yards and three touchdowns as a tight end ... Commerce’s team went 8-5 in his junior year and played in the MIAA Division II Super Bowl ... The squad advanced to the MIAA Division II semifinals during his senior campaign ... Recruited by Connecticut and Boston College ... Did not begin playing organized football until high school.

PersoNal: Sha-Ki R. Holines ... Born November 18, 1994.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd blk2014 12/8 7 27 34 0/0 2.0-10 3.0-11 0-0 0 0

career hiGhstackles: 7 (0-7), vs. Ball State (11/12/14)tFls: 1.5, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)sacks: 1.5, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)

85 brandon hoWardTE • RS-Senior • 6-5 • 252 • Norfolk, Mass.as a redshirt JUNior iN 2014: Played in all 12 games with a pair of starts at tight end ...

Caught four balls for 57 yards (14.7 ypc) with a long reception of 22 yards ... Also returned a pair of short kickoffs for 17 yards as part of the special teams unit ... Started at tight end against Boston College (8/30) and caught the first pass thrown by Blake Frohnapfel for a seven-yard gain ... Played snaps at tight end and served as a member of the special teams unit, where he fielded a kickoff and returned it 12 yards against Colorado (9/6) ... Pulled in a 22-yard reception and returned a kickoff five yards at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Added snaps at TE when the Minutemen played at Penn State (9/20) ... Made a 10-yard reception to convert a fourth-and-two situation at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Finished the year with an 18-yard grab against Buffalo (11/28).

as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2013: Played in 12 games ... Recorded four catches for 55 yards ... Returned one kick for eight yards ... Caught his first collegiate passes for a total of 21 yards at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31), including a 19-yard grab.

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2012: Did not play.

as a FreshMaN iN 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season to enter 2012 with four years of eligibility remaining.

career statistics (receiving)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2011 --- Redshirted ---2012 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 02013 12/0 4 55 13.8 0 202014 12/2 4 57 14.3 0 22totals 24/2 8 112 14.0 0 22

career hiGhsreceptions: 2, at #23 Wisconsin (8/31/13)receiving yards: 22, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14) (one reception)longest reception: 22, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14) (from QB Blake Frohnapfel)kick returns: 1, twice, last at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)kick return yards: 12, vs. Colorado (9/6/14)


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8 shane hUberLB • RS-Sophomore • 6-3 • 228 • Basking Ridge, N.J.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Missed the season due to injury.

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Started five of the eight games he played in prior to suffering a season-ending injury ... Recorded seven solo tackles and nine assisted tackles on the year ... Had a half-sack for a loss of four yards ... Made his first collegiate appearance at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31), recording a pair of stops (1-1) ... Added a tackle on special teams against Maine (9/7) ... Started at linebacker at Kansas State (9/14) and secured one solo tackle ... Earned five tackles (2-3) as a starter against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Made two tackles (1-1) at Bowling Green (10/5) ... Assisted on three tackles (0-3) while serving as one of the team’s game captains for the contest against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... Did not play at Buffalo (10/19) due to injury ... Recorded two takedowns (1-1), including assisting on a nine-yard sack, against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Was a starting outside linebacker against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) ... Missed the final three games of the year due to injury.

beFore UMass: Highly decorated linebacker at St. Peter’s Prep ... Served as team captain in 2012 and was named to the all-New Jersey first team, all-Metro team, all-county first team, and first team all-conference ... Earned HCIAL Defensive Player of the Year honors ... Selected to the Chesapeake Bowl and was named one of the game’s Top-10 Performers ... A New Jersey Super 100 Selection ... Posted 91 tackles (46 solo), 18 tackles for loss, four sacks and one interception as a senior ... Had 65 tackles, seven TFLs and one interception as a junior ... Was an honors student and was active in community service ... Also held offers from Navy, Temple, Central Florida and Buffalo.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2013 8/5 7 9 16 0/0 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 02014 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0totals 8/5 7 9 16 0/0 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 5 (2-3), vs. Vanderbilt (9/21/13)sacks: 0.5, vs. Western Michigan (10/26/13)

89 P. ekpen idUozeDL • RS-Sophomore • 6-1 • 318 • Harrisburg, Pa.as a FreshMaN at rhode islaNd iN 2012: Started at defensive tackle in five of his 11

appearances ... Made collegiate debut at defensive tackle and made one tackle at Monmouth (9/8) ... Had two tackles at Villanova (9/15) ... Had four tackles and one pass break-up against Maine (11/17) ... Appeared on defense against James Madison (9/22) ... Made one tackle at Bowling Green (9/29) ... Provided first career start at defensive tackle against Brown (10/6) ... Made one takedown against Georgia State (10/13) ... Totaled one tackle at Delaware (10/20) ... Started at defensive tackle and made one stop against New Hampshire (10/27) ... Tallied three tackles and a fumble recovery at Richmond (11/3) ... Added one tackle at Towson (11/10).

beFore colleGe: Attended Susquehanna Township High School, where he competed in football, wrestling and track ... Had 89 tackles and 14 sacks as a senior ... Tallied 63 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior ... Notched 55 tackles and seven sacks during his sophomore year ... Was a two-time all-state and all-conference selection ... Took a post-grad year at Milford Academy in 2011 ... Led Milford Academy to a perfect 12-0 record ... Earned 24 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at Milford.

23 andy isabellaRB • Freshman • 5-9 • 185 • Mayfield, OhiobeFore UMass: Mayfield High School running back and wide receiver ... Rushed 83 times

for 676 yards (6.9 per carry) and five touchdowns in 2013, when he also caught 25 passes covering 468 yards with three receiving scores ... 2014 Associated Press Northeast Lakes All-District choice ... 2013 Morning Journal Northeast Lakes All-District honoree ... 2014 Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Academic All-Ohio Football Team selection ... Also ran track at Mayfield, where he broke the state record in the indoor 60-meter with a time of 6.72.

4 randall JetteDB • RS-Senior • 6-0 • 191 • Oak Bluffs, Mass.as a redshirt seNior iN 2015: Jim Thorpe Award Watch List (awarded to top defensive

back nationally) ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team Defensive Back ... AthlonSports Preseason All-MAC First Team Defensive Back.

as a redshirt JUNior iN 2014: All-MAC Second Team Cornerback ... Phil Steele Midseason All-MAC Second Team Corner Back ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team Cornerback ... Fifth on the squad with 67 tackles (39-28) and led UMass with 18 passes defended, 14 pass breakups and four interceptions ... Also added a fumble recovery and forced fumble ...Tied a then-career high with seven tackles, including five solos, and returned an intercepted Tyler Murphy pass 20 yards against Boston College on Aug. 30 ... The interception versus BC was the fourth of his career while his second tackle of the afternoon gave him 100 for his UMass tenure ... Intercepted a Sefo Liufau pass against Colorado (9/6) and returned it to the two yard line to set up a Jamal Wilson touchdown run ... His pick against Colorado was his second in as many games during the season and the fifth of his career ... Also tied a career high with seven tackles, including five solo stops, against the Buffaloes ... Provided four tackles (1-3) and one pass breakup at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Earned eight stops, including five solos, and a pass breakup at Penn State (9/20) ... Notched his third interception of the season as one of three pass breakups against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Added seven tackles (3-4) versus the Falcons ... Set a career best with 10 tackles (8-2) at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 to go with a pair of pass breakups ... Helped out on two tackles and broke up a pair of passes when the Minutemen defeated Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Totaled five solo tackles and a pair of pass breakups at Toledo (10/25) ... Secured six tackles (2-4), including a TFL, and his fourth interception of the season in the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Added two pass breakups, a solo tackle, forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Akron (11/18) ... Ended 2014 with a nine-tackle performance against Buffalo (11/28) ... His 29 career pass breakups put him fourth all-time in program history and only three from tying Don Caparotti (32; 1989-92) for third ... His passes defended total (18) in 2014 ties him for third-most in the nation among NCAA Division I FBS competitors as of Nov. 22.

as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2013: Started all 11 of the games he played in ... Recorded 45 total tackles, including two for a loss of nine yards ... Had one interception on the season ... Led the team in both pass breakups (12) and fumbles recovered (three) ... Also tied the team lead with two forced fumbles ... Added one blocked kick and one fumble return ... Earned another solo tackle at Kansas State (9/14), recovered a fumble and blocked a PAT attempt ... Made five stops, including a pair of solo takedowns, and picked off Austyn Carta-Samuels first pass attempt when the Minutemen faced SEC opponent Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Tied a single-game career-high with seven stops (1-6) at Bowling Green while adding a pass breakup in the secondary ... Provided six solo tackles, including a TFL for a five-yard loss, and a pair of pass breakups at Buffalo (10/19) ... Made two solo stops, including a TFL, recovered a fumble and broke up two passes against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) ... Made six tackles, forced a pair of fumbles, broke up two passes and recovered a fumble against Akron (11/16).

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2012: Started all 12 games ... Finished fourth on the squad with 53 tackles (30-23) while recording two interceptions, four pass breakups and a TFL ... Made his first career interception at Akron (11/10) to go with five tackles (4-1) ... Set a season-high of seven stops (1-6), to go with an assisted TFL and a pick, vs. Buffalo (11/17).

beFore UMass: Named to the Boston Globe First-Team All-Defense ... ESPN Boston MIAA All-State Defensive Back ... Honored as an Old Spice Player of the Year in Massachusetts ... Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star as a junior and senior ... Four-time Air Force National Player of the Week ... Rushed for school single-game record 247 yards as a tailback ... Holds school record for high jump with a mark of 6-feet, 2-inches.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd blk2012 12/12 30 23 53 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-2 2-0 6 02013 11/11 23 22 45 2/3 0.0-0 2.0-9 1-0 12 12014 12/12 39 28 67 1/1 0.0-0 0.5-0 4-49 18 0totals 35/35 92 73 165 3/4 0.0-0 3.5-11 7-49 36 1

career hiGhstackles: 10 (8-2), at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)tackles For loss: 1.0 (1-0), twice, last vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)interceptions: 1, 7x, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)interception return yards: 29, vs. Colorado (9/6/14)Pass breakups: 3, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)Fumbles Forced: 2, vs. Akron (11/16/13)Fumbles recovered: 1, 4x, last at Akron (11/19/14)Pats blocked: 1, at Kansas State (9/14/13)


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70 ryan JohNsoNOL • Senior • 6-5 • 320 • St. Louis, Mo. • Garden City Community Collegeas a JUNior iN 2014: Rotated into the offensive line in 11 of 12 contests as the Minutemen

averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quar-terback unit to toss for 311.8 yards per game through the air, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Made his first appearance for the Minutemen against Colorado (9/6) and helped UMass accumulate 371 yards of offense to average 5.5 yards gained per play ... Also rotated into the offensive line when the Minutemen earned 346 yards of total offense at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Was a part of the line when quarterback Blake Frohnapfel threw for a UMass single-game record 589 yards against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Helped the Minutemen notch 41 points and 554 yards of offense at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 and put up 36 points and 562 yards of offense in the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18).

beFore UMass: Named to honor roll after spring 2013 semester at Garden City Community College in Kansas ... Prior to attending Garden City Community College, was a first-team all-conference selection at right tackle for Ellsworth Community College in Iowa ... Played his high school football at Clyde C. Miller Career Academy in St. Louis under coach Atah Knighten.

29 Jaurice JoNesDB • Senior • 6-0 • 190 • Linden, N.J.as a JUNior iN 2014: Did not compete.

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Appeared in eight games without recording statistics ... Played mainly on special teams during the season.

as FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in one game during his first season ... Made an appearance on special teams at Western Michigan (10/6).

beFore UMass: Earned second-team all-state honors at Linden High School in Linden, N.J. ... Also a first-team all-division, all-area and all-conference selection ... Played quarterback for Linden as well, where he completed 61-of-110 passes for 927 yards and seven touch-downs ... Also carried the ball 67 times for 443 yards.

career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd blk2012 1/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 02013 8/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 02014 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0totals 9/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0

89 darrian JoseyWR • RS-Freshman • 6-0 • 164 • Boynton Beach, Fla. • Hawai’ias a FreshMaN at haWaii iN 2014: Redshirted the 2014 season and did not play ...

Enrolled at UMass in Spring 2014.

beFore UMass: A 2014 graduate of Boynton Beach High School in Florida ... Rated as the No. 55 player in the Sun-Sentinel Class of 2014 ranking of Palm Beach County ... Led Boynton Beach with 23 catches for 584 yards and 10 TDs as a senior ... Ranked No. 18 in the Prep Builders HOT 25 list ... Caught four passes for 206 yards and two scores against eventual Class 6A state champion Miami Central in the first round of the state playoffs ... Participated in the Florida-Georgia All-Star game ... During his junior year, recorded 17 catches for 315 yards and nine TDs ... A standout track and field sprinter ... As a senior, captured the district champion-ship in the 100-meter with a time of 10.83 seconds ... Finished third in the 200-meters ... As a junior, conference champion, third in the district and fifth in the region in the 100-meter ... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay team which won consecutive district titles.

6 daiquan kellyDB • Freshman • 6-2 • 206 • Union City, N.J.beFore colleGe: Rated a four-star prospect from Union City High School in New Jersey by

Rivals.com ... Was also tabbed as a three-star recruit by ESPN and Scout.com ... A two-way standout for the Eagles, Kelly started at wide receiver and defensive back, earning first-team All-Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League honors on offense and defense in 2013 and 2014 ... Totaled 39 stops to go along with two interceptions and caught 10 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns en route to second-team all-state honors as a senior ... His junior season included 40 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles, while he accounted for 353 receiving yards and five touchdowns on offense ... Also played basketball and ran track during his time at Union City ... Recruited by Boston College, Penn State, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Virginia and Wake Forest, among others.

97 aaron kiNseyLB • Freshman • 6-4 • 205 • Miami, Fla.beFore UMass: Played for coach Eddie Brown helping Northwestern reach the playoffs after

missing postseason play in 2013 ... Member of the basketball team where he is currently averaging 12.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game ... Also held an offer from UAB, Florida Atlantic and Mississippi State

92 robert kitchiNGDL • Senior • 6-1 • 296 • Brooklyn, N.Y.as a JUNior iN 2014: Started on the defensive line in three of his 12 games played ...

Amassed 43 tackles (8-35), including 5.5 TFLs, with two pass breakups and a pair of blocked kicks ... Started at nose tackle and assisted on one stop against Boston College (8/30) ... Made a career-high six tackles (1-5) against Colorado (9/6), which included an assisted-TFL ... Added two takedowns, including an assisted TFL, and a pass breakup at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Earned three tackles (1-2) at Penn State (9/20) ... Blocked an extra point and helped out on three tackles, including a TFL, against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Broke up a pass and made four tackles (2-2) at Kent State (10/11) to help the Minutemen to their 40-17 win ... Blocked a field goal and assisted on four tackles, including a pair of TFLs, against Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Earned four tackles (1-3) during the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Capped 2014 with a career-high eight takedowns (2-6), including two TFLs covering four yards, against Buffalo (11/28).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started in two of the nine games he played in ... Recorded nine total tackles ... Also had an assisted-sack for a loss of three yards ... Had one assisted stop as a nose tackle against Maine (9/7) ... Made his first collegiate start at defensive tackle and produced a solo stop at Kansas State (9/14) ... Subbed in as a defensive tackle against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Assisted on one stop at Bowling Green (10/5) ... Assisted on one tackle against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... Helped out on two tackles against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Assisted on three stops, including his first collegiate sack as he combined with Brandon Potvin to drop No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) quarterback Jordan Lynch.


career hiGhstackles: 8 (2-6), vs. Buffalo (11/28/14)tFls: 2.0 (2-0), vs. Buffalo (11/28/14)sacks: 0.5, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)Pass breakups: 1, twice, last at Kent State (10/11/14)extra Points blocked: 1, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)Field Goals blocked: 1, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)

74 lukas kolterOL • Sophomore • 6-4 • 327 • Cologne, Germanyas a FreshMaN iN 2014: Served as a backup in 11 of 12 contests as the Minutemen aver-

aged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards per game through the air, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Made his first appearance for the Min-utemen against Colorado (9/6) and added snaps at Vanderbilt (9/13) and Penn State (9/20) ... Helped anchor the offensive line as quarterback Blake Frohnapfel threw for a school and MAC record of 589 yards passing against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Played on the offensive line when UMass accrued 554 yards of offense and 41 points at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Rotated into the offensive line as the Minutemen secured a 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan (10/18).

beFore UMass: The second German national to play for the Minutemen, joining Fabian Hoeller ... Played for the Cologne Crocodiles of the German Football League 2 where he was a three-year starter winning national championships in 2011 and 2012 ... Was a three-time all-state selection in 2010, 2011 and 2012 ... Competed alongside Hoeller with the Cologne Crocodiles.


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52 vondell laNGstoNLB • RS-Junior • 6-1 • 232 • Everett, Mass.as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2014: Provided 20 tackles (10-10) as a reserve at line-

backer and member of special teams with 12 appearances on the year ... Had 1.5 TFLs for three yards lost ... Appeared against Boston College (8/30) and recorded three tackles (1-2) ... Added one stop (0-1) against Colorado (9/6) ... Notched a then-career-high four tackles (3-1), including a TFL, at Penn State (9/20) ... Set a personal best with five stops (3-2) against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Earned three stops (2-1) at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Helped out on a pair of tackles, including a TFL, against Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Earned two stops (1-1) in the win over Ball State (11/12).

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2013: Played in three games on special teams but did not record any statistics.

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Utilized a medical redshirt.

beFore UMass: Named to the ESPN All-Massachusetts Team ... Earned all-scholastic hon-ors from the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald ... Led Everett High School to a state cham-pionship in each of his final two years, which included 25 straight wins ... Served as team captain in 2011 for head coach John Dibiaso.

PersoNal: Vondell Robert Langston ... Born January 4, 1994 in Boston, Mass. ... Son of Robert Woodson and Tamico Langston ... Brother of Davon and Labaveya.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2012 --- Redshirted ---2013 3/0 0 0 0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 02014 12/0 10 10 20 0/0 0.5-2 1.5-3 0-0 0totals 15/0 10 10 20 0/0 0.5-2 1.5-3 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 5 (3-2), vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)tFls: 1.0 (1-0), at Penn State (9/20/14)sacks: 0.5, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)

79 Jake larGayDL • RS-Freshman • 6-5 • 319 • East Harland, Conn.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Named to the 2013 American Family Insurance All-USA Connecticut Foot-ball Team as an offensive lineman at Granby Memorial High School ... Earned All-Pequot Conference honors as a senior (2013) and junior (2012) ... Served as team captain in 2013 and was the defensive team MVP ... Named the team’s lineman of the year as a sophomore and junior ... Seventh-ranked overall recruit out of Connecticut ... Played guard, defensive tackle, defensive end and was a long-snapper for Granby Memorial ... Posted 105 career tackles, including 68 as a senior ... Also had 34 career sacks, including 13 in 2013 ... Tallied a blocked field goal and a safety as well ... Provided 61 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 14 TFLs as a junior.

99 logan laUreNtK/P • RS-Sophomore • 6-4 • 210 • Exeter, N.H.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Served as the place kicker in five games ... Ended

the year 4-of-6 on field goals and 13-for-18 on extra points for 25 total points ... Was 2-for-2 on field goals and 4-of-5 on extra points during his first appearance with the Minutemen, the 40-17 win at Kent State (10/11) ... Put through a 31-yard field goal and converted three extra points versus Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Made a 24-yard field goal as time expired in the first half and put through three extra points in the win over Ball State (11/12).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with four years of eligibility remaining.

beFore UMass: Helped Exeter High School to the New Hampshire Division I Champion-ship as a junior and senior ... Made 41-of-42 extra points and four of his five field goal at-tempts in 2012 ... Also had 36-of-54 kickoffs result in touchbacks during his senior season ... Made field goals of 35 and 40 yards in the 2011 New Hampshire Division I Championship Game ... Received interest from Dartmouth, East Carolina, Elon, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire and North Carolina, among others.

career statistics (kicking)year GP/Gs FG-a Pat Pts ko-yds ko avg tb2013 --- Redshirted ---2014 5/0 4-6 13-18 25 0-0 0.0 0

career hiGhsPoints scored: 10, at Kent State (10/11/14)Field Goals Made: 2, at Kent State (10/11/14)Field Goal attempts: 2, twice, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)longest Made Field Goal: 31, twice, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)longest attempted Field Goal: 34, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)

82 connor leMieUxWR • RS-Sophomore • 6-2 • 207 • Fitchburg, Mass.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Did not see game action.


64 al leNeUsDL • Senior • 6-0 • 323 • Nanuet, N.Y.as a JUNior iN 2014: Played in seven games ... Made his first appearance of the season

against Boston College (8/30) but did not record statistics ... Also saw time against Colo-rado (9/6), Vanderbilt (9/13), Penn State (9/20), Bowling Green (9/27), Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 and in the win at Kent State (10/11).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Took part in three games ... Made his first appearance of the year as a reserve offensive lineman at Kansas State (9/14) ... Added snaps against Vanderbilt (9/21) and at Bowling Green (10/5).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in four games, starting three on the offensive line ... Originally a defensive tackle, but transitioned to offensive guard midway through the season, where he became a starter ... Took snaps on the offensive line against Vanderbilt (10/27), Northern Illinois (11/3), Buffalo (11/17) and Central Michigan (11/23).

career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2012 4/3 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02013 3/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02014 7/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0totals 14/3 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

37 andrew libbyRB/WR • Sophomore • 6-1 • 230 • Saco, Maine.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Appeared in 10 contests ... Rushed twice for three yards and

brought back six kickoffs for 100 yards ... Also had five receptions covering 26 yards ... Made his first collegiate appearance against Colorado (9/6) ... Earned his first two rushing attempts, caught a seven-yard reception and returned a kickoff 20 yards at Penn State (9/20) ... Returned one kickoff 21 yards against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Fielded three kickoffs for 41 yards at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Caught one ball for eight yards during the win at Kent State (10/11) ... Pulled in three receptions totaling 11 yards in the victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18).

beFore UMass: After being named the 2012 Maine Gatorade Football Player of the Year as a junior, Libby missed the bulk of the 2013 season due to injury ... Versatile player on both offense and defense for the Trojans, Libby led Thornton to the Class A State title in 2012 thanks in part to 1,091 yards and 23 touchdowns along with 98 tackles and six interceptions.

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2014 10/0 2 3 1.5 0 3

career statistics (receiving)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2014 10/0 5 26 5.2 0 8

career statistics (kick returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2014 10/0 6 100 16.7 0 21

career hiGhsrushing attempts: 2, at Penn State (9/20/14)rushing yards: 3, at Penn State (9/20/14)receptions: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)receiving yards: 11, vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)longest reception: 8, at Kent State (10/11/14)kickoff returns: 3, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)kickoff return yards: 41, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14) (three returns)longest kickoff return: 21, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)

35 sekai liNdsayRB • Freshman • 5-8 • 215 • Melbourne, Fla.beFore UMass: A three-star running back from Palm Bay High School who had offers from

several FBS schools including Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, N.C. State and Temple among others ... Played for head coach Dan Burke ... Named to the FACA All-District Senior Team in 2014 ... Ran for 966 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior ... Selected to the 2015 Space Coast vs. Treasure Coast All-Star Game ... As a junior in 2013, ran for 1,600 yards and 16 touchdowns ... Earned all-state honorable mention, all-district first team, and all-conference first-team honors in 2013 as well.


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16 elgin loNGWR • RS-Senior • 5-11 • 186 • Arlington, Texasas a redshirt JUNior iN 2014: Saw time in seven contests ... Rushed six times for

36 yards (6.0 ypc) with one touchdown ... Made his first appearance on the season at Vanderbilt (9/13), where he rushed the ball twice for 23 yards, including a 16-yard scamper to convert a second-and-10 situation on UMass’ final drive of the game ... Rushed once for eight yards against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Ran for a seven-yard touchdown out of the wildcat formation to seal the 24-10 win over Ball State (11/12).

as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2013: Started seven of the 12 games he played during the year ... Recorded 14 catches for 179 yards and one touchdown ... Had two grabs for 25 yards against Maine (9/7) ... Hauled in a trio of passes from A.J. Doyle to total 16 yards against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Added repetitions when UMass traveled to Bowling Green (10/5) to start Mid-American Conference play ... Tallied his first collegiate touchdown among four grabs going for 29 yards against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... Hauled in a 27-yard pass from A.J. Doyle, the longest reception for either team at Buffalo (10/19) ... Recorded a career-long 31-yard catch against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2011 --- Redshirted ---2012 11/1 0 0 0.0 0 02013 12/7 0 0 0.0 0 02014 7/0 6 36 6.0 1 16totals 30/8 6 36 6.0 1 16

career statistics (receiving)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2011 --- Redshirted ---2012 11/1 3 -3 -1.0 0 42013 12/7 14 179 12.8 1 362014 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0totals 30/8 17 176 10.4 1 36

career hiGhsreceptions: 4, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)receiving yards: 36, vs. Akron (11/16/13) (one reception)longest reception: 36, vs. Akron (11/16/13) (from QB Mike Wegzyn)touchdown receptions: 1, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13) (from QB A.J. Doyle)rushing attempts: 2, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)rushing yards: 23, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14) (two carries)longest rush: 16, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)rushing touchdowns: 1, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)

23 blake lUcasK • Senior • 5-11 • 169 • Cochran, Ga.as a JUNior iN 2014: Served as the kickoff specialist and also spent time as the place

kicker ... Was 2-of-4 on field goals and 24-for-25 on extra points ... Converted a 34-yard field goal and hit each of his five extra point attempts against Colorado (9/6) ... Went 1-for-2 on field goal attempts at Vanderbilt (9/13) and converted all four of his extra point attempts ... Converted each of his six extra points against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Sent seven kickoffs 355 yards (50.7 per kick) and converted five of his six extra point attempts at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Hit each of his three extra points against Buffalo ... His 12 career made field goals are the 11th-most in program history and rank him one behind tying David Croasdale (13; 1974-77) for 10th.

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Played in eight games ... Made three of 10 attempted field goals ... Was 10-for-10 in extra point kicks ... Appeared at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31), attempting a 47-yard field goal ... Booted a pair of PATs against Maine (9/7) for his first points of the season ... Kicked a successful PAT at Kansas State (9/14) and had his only field goal try blocked ... Attempted a 45-yard field goal against Vanderbilt (9/21) and converted his only PAT attempt ... Tallied a success PAT at Bowling Green (10/5) ... Made a 25-yard field goal and connected on a pair of PATs to help UMass defeat Miami (Ohio), 17-10 on Oct. 12 ... Hit a career-long 42-yard field goal at Buffalo (10/19) with seven seconds to play in the first half ... Connected on a 37-yard field goal against Western Michigan (10/26) and added three successful PATs.

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Made 7-of-8 field goals with a long of 39 yards and converted 8-of-9 PATs for a total of 29 points ... Was perfect in his final seven field goal attempts and eight extra points ... Finished 2-for-2 on field goals against Ohio (9/29), with a long of 30 yards ... Made all three of his field goal attempts at Akron (11/10), earning him a College Football Performance Awards Kicker of the Week Honorable Mention ... Went 2-for-2 on field goals against Buffalo (11/17), including his personal-best of 39 yards.

career statistics (kicking)year GP/Gs FG-a Pat Pts ko-yds ko avg tb2012 7/0 7-8 8-9 29 0-0 0.0 02013 8/0 3-10 10-10 19 0-0 0.0 02014 12/0 2-4 24-25 30 56-3178 56.8 7totals 27/0 12-22 42-44 78 56-3178 56.8 7

career hiGhsPoints scored: 10, at Akron (11/10/12)Field Goals Made: 3, at Akron (11/10/12)Field Goal attempts: 3, 4x, last vs. Western Michigan (10/26/13)longest Made Field Goal: 42, at Buffalo (10/19/13)longest attempted Field Goal: 54, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)

40 Jon lUcierTE • RS-Freshman • 6-6 • 220 • Holden, Mass.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Played tight end and wide receiver at Wachusett Regional High School where he served as team captain as a senior ... Was a Wachusett All-Star selection ... Also a member of the track team where he was a league champion in the javelin and placed third at the district championship in the triple jump ... Extremely active off the field as an Eagle Scout, a summer worker at a farm and a one-time backup singer for Kenny Rogers during a 2012 Holiday concert.

45 daquan MackRB • RS-Sophomore • 6-0 • 251 • Levittown, Pa.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Played in three games on the season ... Made his first

appearance as a Minuteman against Boston College on Aug. 30 ... Also saw time against Colorado (9/6) and at Penn State (9/20).

beFore UMass: Earned All-SOL National Conference First Team honors as a senior ... Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Fourth-Team ... A three-year starter and team captain as a senior ... Rushed for 687 yards on 109 carries with eight touchdowns in his final scholastic campaign ... Ran for over 1,000 yards as a junior with 15 touchdowns ... Posted over 2,000 yards rushing for his career ... Also a member of the basketball team as a junior and senior, serving as team captain in 2012-13 ... Spent summers coaching football and basketball camps for fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders.

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2013 --- Redshirted ---2014 3/0 0 0 0.0 0 0totals 3/0 0 0 0.0 0 0


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43 brandon MaNGraMDB • Freshman • 5-11 • 174 • Buford, Ga.beFore UMass: A 5-foot-10, 175-point defensive back from Buford, Ga., who helped pow-

erhouse program Buford High School to a Class 4A state championship in 2014 ... Named to the 4A all-region second team in 2014 ... Also saw time at wide receiver and was named to the 2014 Gwinnett Daily Post Offensive Honor Roll during the 2014 season.

3 kassan Messiah LB • Senior • 6-4 • 240 • Orange, N.J.as a JUNior iN 2014: Fourth among Minutemen with 69 tackles (24-45) over 11 games

played ... Was a starting outside linebacker in nine of those contests ... Added 5.5 TFLs for 23 yards lost, 3.0 of which went as sacks ... Also blocked a kick and broke up one pass ... Started the campaign with 12 tackles (3-9) against Boston College (8/30), his fourth career contest with double-digit takedowns ... Had a seven-yard sack and another TFL for a one-yard loss among five total tackles (2-3) against Colorado (9/6) ... Recorded his 100th career tackle against the Buffaloes ... Earned eight tackles (2-6) at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Totaled six tackles (3-3), including a TFL and assisted-sack, at Penn State (9/20) ... Provided 11 tackles (1-10) with a three-yard TFL against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Added 10 tackles (7-3) with an assisted-TFL, QB hurry and blocked field goal to spur the Minutemen to a win at Kent State (10/11) ... Notched five stops (3-2), including an assisted-sack, at Toledo (10/25) ... Did not play against Ball State (11/12) due to injury ... Made five tackles (1-4), including an assisted-sack, with a pass breakup at Akron (11/18) ... Helped out on three tackles, includ-ing a combined sack with Trey Seals, against Buffalo (11/30).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Played in 11 games during the season ... Recorded four solo stops and 17 assisted tackles ... Had an assisted-TFL for a loss of two yards ... Recorded one solo tackle at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) ... Added a season-best eight takedowns (3-5) against Maine (9/7) ... Saw snaps on defense at Kansas State (9/14) ... Assisted on a tackle against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Earned one solo stop to go with an assisted tackle when UMass trav-eled to Bowling Green (10/5) ... Earned two tackles (1-1) at Buffalo (10/19) ... Helped out on three tackles, including a TFL, against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Made an assisted tackle against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in nine games, starting five ... Recorded 65 tackles (22-43), including 3.0 TFLs, one sack, two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry ... His 65 tackles ranked third on the squad and first among rookies ... Terrorized the Miami (Ohio) backfield on Sept. 22 with 10 stops (5-5), 2.0 TFLs, a nine-yard sack and a quarterback hurry in his first collegiate appearance ... Had 12 take-downs and a pass breakup vs. Ohio (9/29) ... Put up a career-high 16 tackles (2-14) to go with a TFL and a deflected pass vs. Bowling Green (10/20) ... Totaled nine stops (4-5) at Vanderbilt (10/27) ... Earned six takedowns at Northern Illinois (11/3) ... Finished the year with five tackles (2-3) against Central Michigan (11/23).

beFore UMass: A two-time all-state, all-conference and all-county selection at Orange High School ... Member of the National Honors Society ... Had 13 sacks as a senior in 2011 ... Played for head coach Randy Daniel.

PersoNal: Kassan Supreme Messiah Jr. ... Born January 4, 1994 in Newark, N.J. ... Son of Kassan Messiah Sr., and Lorraine Messiah ... Brother of Imani and Soigne.


career hiGhstackles: 16 (2-14), vs. Bowling Green (10/20/12)tFls: 2.0 (2-0), at Miami (Ohio) (9/22/12)sacks: 1.0 (1-0), 2x, last vs. Colorado (9/6/14)Pass breakups: 1, 3x, last at Akron (11/18/14)blocked Field Goals: 1, at Kent State (10/11/14)

MiscellaNeoUs career statistics10+ tackle Games: 6, last at Kent State (10/11/14)15+ tackle Games: 1, vs. Bowling Green (10/20/12)

10 Marken Michel WR • RS-Senior • 5-11 • 190 • Plantation, Fla.as a redshirt JUNior iN 2014: Started at wide receiver or running back in five of his 12

games played ... Caught 30 passes, tied for the third-most among Minutemen, and had 386 receiving yards with one touchdown reception ... Also rushed for 115 yards on 19 attempts (6.1 ypr) with a pair of TDs, including a season-best 50-yard scamper against Buffalo that went as the longest of the season by a Minuteman ... Started the year with a six-yard grab against Boston College (8/30) ... Had two receptions totaling a single-game career-high 71 yards against Colorado (9/6) and ran the ball once to score a six-yard touchdown ... Hauled in a 13-yard catch and rushed once for five yards at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Led the Minutemen with 104 receiving yards on six catches (17.3 yards per reception) at Penn State (9/20) ... Caught five passes for 50 yards and a touchdowns and ran three times covering 22 yards (7.3 ypc) at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Rushed twice for 13 yards (6.5 ypc) at Toledo (10/25) ... Hauled in five receptions for 88 yards against Ball State (11/12) ... Added two grabs for 13 yards at Akron (11/18) ... Finished the year with 64 yards rushing on four attempts (16.0 ypc), including a 50-yard scamper which went as a season-long for the Minutemen, and added one reception for 16 yards against Buffalo (11/30/14).

as a JUNior iN 2013: Was not a member of the active roster.

as a soPhoMore iN 2012: Played and started six games at wide receiver ... Caught 28 passes for 229 yards, averaging 38.2 yards per game ... Also returned nine kickoffs for 145 yards ... Totaled six receptions for 56 yards at Vanderbilt (10/27) and returned three kickoffs for 68 yards ... Also pulled in six passes for 42 yards and brought back seven kicks for 77 yards at Northern Illinois (11/3).

as a FreshMaN iN 2011: Played in three games as a true freshman with three catches for 31 yards and one touchdown ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown on the road at Old Dominion (10/1) with his only reception of the day.

beFore UMass: Two-way starter at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla. ... Second-Team All-County Sun-Sentinel ... Played in Private vs. Public All-Star Game ... Named a Broward Bowl All-Star ... Had 27 catches for 607 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver ... Started at safety in the secondary.

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2011 11/0 2 1 0.5 0 12012 6/6 0 0 0.0 0 02013 --- Did Not Compete ---2014 12/5 19 115 6.1 1 50totals 29/11 21 116 5.5 1 50

career statistics (receiving)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2011 11/0 3 31 10.3 1 112012 6/6 28 229 8.2 0 562013 --- Did Not Compete ---2014 12/5 30 386 12.9 1 50totals 29/11 61 646 10.6 2 56

career statistics (kick returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2011 11/0 0 0 0.0 0 02012 6/6 9 145 16.1 0 312013 - -- Did Not Compete ---2014 11/4 0 0 0.0 0 0totals 28/10 9 145 16.1 0 31

career hiGhsreceptions: 6, 3x, last at Penn State (9/20/14)receiving yards: 104, at Penn State (9/20/14) (six receptions)longest reception: 56, vs. Indiana (9/8/12) (from QB Mike Wegzyn)touchdown receptions: 1, twice, last at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14) (from B. Frohnapfel)rushing attempts: 4, vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)rushing yards: 64, vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)rushing touchdowns: 1, vs. Colorado (9/6/14)kickoff returns: 6, at Northern Illinois (11/3/12)kickoff return yards: 77, at Northern Illinois (11/3/12)longest kickoff return: 31, at Northern Illinois (11/3/12)

MiscellaNeoUs career statistics20-yard receptions: 7, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)30-yard receptions: 4, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)40-yard receptions: 3, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)50-yard receptions: 2, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Games With 100+ all-Purpose yards: 3, last at Penn State (9/20/14)Games With 100+ receiving yards: 1, at Penn State (9/20/14)


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33 rodney MillsTE • Senior • 6-1 • 205 • Gainesville, Fla.as a seNior iN 2015: Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team Tight End ... AthlonSports

Preseason All-MAC First Team Tight End.

as a JUNior iN 2014: Played in all 12 games with seven starting nods ... Hauled in 30 passes for 489 yards and five touchdown receptions ... Averaged 16.3 yards per reception ... Also made six tackles as a member of the special teams unit ... Was the starting fullback against Boston College (8/30) and hauled in a 22-yard reception ... Added a 14-yard grab against Colorado (9/6) for his first collegiate touchdown ... Provided a single-game career high of three receptions, 76 receiving yards and two touchdown grabs at Vanderbilt (9/13), including a 53-yard fake punt catch from UMass punter and former college quarterback Brian McDonald ... Also notched a personal best with three tackles earned on special teams against the Commodores ... Earned two catches covering 61 yards with one touchdown against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Tallied his fifth receiving touchdown of the season as part of a five-catch, 64-yard afternoon at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Caught four passes for 41 yards at Kent State (10/11) ... Pulled in two receptions for 29 yards in the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Added a career-best seven receptions covering 54 yards at Toledo (10/25) ... Caught one pass for 18 yards during the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Had a career-long 72 yard reception at Akron (11/18) that set the Minutemen up at the one yard line ... Ended the season with 31 yards receiving on two receptions against Buffalo (11/30).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started four of the 12 games played during the season ... Recorded five catches for 47 yards ... Had one kick return for 24 yards ... Made appearances at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) and against Maine (9/7) ... Caught two A.J. Doyle passes for 14 yards at Kansas State (9/14), including a 10-yard first down reception ... Rotated into the lineup and saw snaps on offense against Vanderbilt (9/21) while earning an assisted tackle on special teams ... Made an appearance in the lineup at Bowling Green (10/5) ... Made a tackle on special teams against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... Added snaps at Buffalo (10/19) ... Started at tight end against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Pulled in a 25-yard reception against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in four games, mainly on special teams ... Earned his first collegiate appearance at Western Michigan (10/6) ... Followed with time against Vanderbilt (10/27), Northern Illinois (11/3) and Central Michigan (11/23) ... Earned his first tackle, a solo stop, at Northern Illinois.

beFore UMass: Completed a post-graduate year at Milford Academy ... Earned third team all-state honors at Eastside High School.


career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2012 4/0 1 0 1 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02013 12/4 3 3 6 0/1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02014 11/7 2 3 5 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0totals 27/11 6 6 12 0/1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

career hiGhsreceptions: 7, at Toledo (10/25/14)receiving yards: 76, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14) (three receptions)longest reception: 72, at Akron (11/18/14) (from QB Austin Whipple)touchdown receptions: 2, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)tackles: 3 (0-3), at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)

MiscellaNeoUs career statistics20-yard receptions: 8, last at Buffalo (11/30/14)50-yard receptions: 2, last at Akron (11/18/14)Games With 2+ touchdowns: 1, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)

27 Jesse MoNteiroDB • RS-Sophomore • 5-8 • 178 • Brockton, Mass.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Accrued nine tackles (1-8) over 12 appearances as

a reserve in the secondary and member of special teams Made his first appearance with the Minutemen but did not record statistics against Boston College (8/30) ... Assisted on one tackle against Colorado (9/6) ... Totaled two tackles (1-1) during the 36-14 victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Added one more assisted stop at Akron (11/18).


career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2014 11/0 1 8 9 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 2 (0-2), vs. Ball State (11/12/14)

22 Micah MorelDB • Freshman • 5-11 • 203 • Brockton, Mass.beFore UMass: Played defensive back at Brockton High School ... Also drew interest from

Boston College and Connecticut ... ESPN Boston 2012 MIAA All-State Team ... 2012 ESPN Boston Preseason All-State selection ... Also saw snaps on offense as a quarterback, running back and wide receiver ... Attended Milford Academy in 2014, where he had 24 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 5.5 TFLs and an interception.

40 lee MosesDB • Freshman • 6-0 • 189 • Warwick, R.I.beFore UMass: Played for three seasons at Bishop Hendrickson High School for head

coach Keith Croft ... Helped Bishop Hendrickson to Rhode Island State Championship Titles in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 ... A two-time selection to the American Family Insurance All-USA Rhode Island Football Team (2013, 2014) earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2014 ... Named to the 2014 Providence Journal All-State First Team at wide receiver and All-Division I at defensive back ... As a junior in 2013, was a first-team all-state selection in both football and track ... Won the state indoor and outdoor long jump championships in 2013-14 ... Named the Warwick Beacon’s 2014 Male Athlete of the Year ... Is the first Division I-A player from Bishop Hendrickson since Will Blackmon committed to Boston College in 2002 ... In his senior year he rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries, caught 36 passes for 621 yards and six touchdowns, returned three kickoffs for a total of 28 yards and five punts for a total of 131 yards over 12 games played ... On defense at safety, he recorded 84 total tackles including a sack in 12 games as a senior ... As a junior in 2013, had 420 yards receiving, 125 yards rush, and scored six touchdowns on offense while tallying 50 tackles and four interceptions on defense ... Finished his prep career with 194 total tackles and nine interceptions in 34 games.

19 shakur NesMithWR • RS-Sophomore • 6-5 • 205 • Philadelphia, Pa.as a redshirt-FreshMaN iN 2014: Recorded 105 receiving yards on seven receptions

(15.0 ypc) with one touchdown in 10 games played ... Made his first appearance of the season and was targeted once against Colorado (9/6) ... Secured two receptions covering 27 yards against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Hauled in a 36-yard reception at Kent State on Oct. 11 ... Caught a pair of passes for 25 yards during the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Added a 15-yard touchdown reception at Toledo (10/25).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Started the only game he played in during the season, at Wisconsin (8/31), and finished the game with two grabs totaling 14 yards ... Missed the remainder of the season due to an injury suffered while facing the Badgers.

beFore UMass: Was tabbed a three-star recruit according to 247Sports while at Imhotep Charter ... Helped Imhotep capture back-to-back PIAA Class AA football state champion-ships ... Selected to the 2012 Philadelphia Eagles City All-Star Football Classic ... Also played basketball and ran track in high school ... Won the 100-meter dash and led the 4x100 Imhotep relay team to a first place finish at the 2012 District 12 Championship Meet ... Helped the Imhotep basketball team to the 2012 PIAA Class AA state championship with a steal and layup to force overtime in Imhotep’s eventual 56-54 victory.


career hiGhsreceptions: 2, 3x, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)receiving yards: 36, at Kent State (10/11/14) (one reception)touchdown receptions: 1, at Toledo (10/15/14)longest reception: 36, at Kent State (10/11/14)


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44 Peter NGobidiLB • Junior • 6-2 • 218 • Hyde Park, Mass.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Earned eight tackles (2-6), including a three-yard TFL, in 10

games played on the year ... Provided four tackles (1-3), including an assisted-TFL against Colorado (9/6) ... Helped out on a pair of stops at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Earned a pair of tackles (1-1), including an assisted-TFL, at Penn State (9/20).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Saw action in six games ... Recorded one solo tackle ... Saw time as a member of the special teams unit when UMass defeated Miami (Ohio), 17-10 on Oct. 12 ... Earned his first collegiate tackle, a solo stop, on special teams against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

beFore UMass: An all-Massachusetts selection and an all-Catholic Conference pick as a senior ... Had 68 tackles, 12 sacks and three forced fumbles in 2012 ... Had 60 tackles, including 20 for loss, and nine sacks as a junior ... Team co-captain in 2012 ... Rejoins Catholic Memorial teammate and current Minuteman quarterback A.J. Doyle, who will be a redshirt-junior at UMass in 2015.

career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2013 6/0 1 0 1 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02014 10/0 2 6 8 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0totals 16/0 3 6 9 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 4 (1-3), vs. Colorado (9/6/14)tFls: 0.5, twice, last at Penn State (9/20/14)

48 James oliPhaNtDB • Freshman • 5-8 • 156 • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.beFore UMass: Three-year letter winner for head coach Rocco Casullo ... Was named

second-team all-county and second-team all-state as a senior in 2014 ... Had 50 tackles, six pass breakups, two interceptions and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Was also a first-team all-country performer on the track.

56 Joe ParsoNsOL • Freshman • 6-4 • 306 • Westwood, Mass.beFore UMass: Played for head coach Charlie Sevenson at Xaverian Brothers High School

... Started high school career at tight end before moving to offensive tackle as a junior and senior ... Named to the 2014 American Family Insurance All-USA Massachusetts Football Team ... Earned All-Massachusetts “Super 26” honors as a senior in 2014 ... 2014 Catholic Conference Lineman of the Year ... Named to the 2014 Mass Prep Stars First Team Performance Gridiron Super Team ... Helped Xaverian win the 2014 Massachusetts Division I State Championship after finishing as runners-up in 2013 ... Also played defensive tackle ... Brother of former Boston College tight end C.J. Parsons.

96 Mario PattoNDL • Freshman • 6-1 • 310 • University Heights, OhiobeFore UMass: Played for head coach Jeff Rotsky at Cleveland Heights ... Earned 2014

Northeast Lakes All-District Team special mention honors ... Named Team MVP and team captain as a senior ... Posted 24 tackles including six TFL’s in 2014 ... Was a preseason All-Ohio Football Team Honorable Mention entering senior season ... A self-described fan of comic books who began reading and collecting when he was eight years old ... Received interest from Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green and Minnesota.

28 Jackson PorterWR • RS-Sophomore • 6-1 • 198 • Ellicott City, Md.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Finished the year with 41 tackles (21-20) in 11 appear-

ances, including eight starts ... Defended four passes, including a pair of interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown ... Made eight stops (2-6) and started at cornerback during his first collegiate action when UMass opened the season against Boston College (8/30) ... Added seven tackles (5-2) against Colorado (9/6) and six more (2-4) at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Provided five takedowns (2-3) at Penn State (9/20) ... Returned his first collegiate interception for 31 yards and notched six tackles (2-4), including an assisted-TFL, against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Had unassisted five tackles at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown to seal the 40-17 win at Kent State (10/11) ... Made two tackles, including an assisted-TFL, and broke up one pass during the 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan (10/18).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Did not compete ... Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with four years of eligibility remaining.

beFore UMass: A three-year selection to the All-Howard County Team as a wide receiver and defensive back ... As a running back he had 69 carries for 293 yards and three touchdowns ... Totaled more than 1,100 yards of total offense as a wide receiver and running back along with 12 career touchdowns ... Tallied 100 tackles, including 48 unassisted, as a senior with four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown ... Selected to the 2012 Maryland All-Star Game ... Helped Mt. Hebron to its first winning season since 2004 ... Was an all-county selection in track and held the Mt. Hebron records in the 55, 100, 200 and 300 meter dashes upon graduation ... Bronze medalist in the 200 meter dash at the 2012 Maryland State Championship ... Won the 100 and 200 meter dashes at the 3A East Regional Championship ... Named an AAU Track and Field All-American in 2009 and 2010 ... An honor roll student who also spent time volunteering as a camp counselor over the summer and with Meals on Wheels.

career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2013 --- Redshirted ---2014 11/8 21 20 41 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-2 2-65 4

career hiGhstackles: 8 (2-6), vs. Boston College (9/6/14)tFls: 0.5, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)interceptions: 1, twice, last at Kent State (10/11/14)interception return yards: 34, at Kent State (10/11/14)interceptions returned For a touchdown: 1, at Kent State (10/11/14)Pass breakups: 1, twice, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)

61 Joe PreviteDL • RS-Freshman • 6-2 • 290 • Brockton, Mass.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: An all-Massachusetts defensive line selection as a senior at Brockton High School before doing a post-graduate year at Northfield Mount Hermon in 2012-13 ... Prep highlights include an 80-yard fumble recovery, return for a touchdown and all-New England accolades following the campaign ... Was a four-year starter at Brockton where he posted 50 tackles as a senior and earned Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors in 2012 along with ESPN Boston All-State honors ... Comes from a football family as both his older brothers, Josh and Sam, were both standout players at Brockton as well.

87 travis reyNoldsTE • Freshman • 6-5 • 242 • Brisbane, Australiabefore UMass: An Australian native that played American rules football for the Bayside Club

... Also, played rugby which makes him an excellent American football punter ... Attended Bayside High School.


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90 adam richardLB • RS-Junior • 6-3 • 213 • Milton, Mass.as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2013: Appeared in all 12 contests and made 13 tackles

(4-9) ... Made a pair of stops (1-1) in the season-opener against Boston College (8/30) ... Assisted on two tackles against Colorado (9/6) and earned two takedowns (1-1) at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Helped out on two takedowns against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Forced a fumble on special teams and made a pair of unassisted tackles at Miami (Ohio) (10/4) ... Helped out on a pair of stops during the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18).

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2013: Saw action in seven games this season ... Mainly played on special teams ... Recorded one solo tackle and three assisted tackles ... Made his collegiate debut against Miami (Ohio) where he recorded two assisted tackles.

career statistics (defense/special teams)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2012 --- Redshirted ---2013 7/0 1 3 4 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02014 12/0 4 9 13 1/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0total 19/0 5 12 17 1/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 2 (2-0), 6x, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)Fumbles Forced: 1, at Miami (Ohio) (10/4/14)

42 John robiNsoN-WoodGettLB • RS-Junior • 6-1 • 242 • Springfield, Mass.as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2014: Played in 11 games and made 23 stops (9-14),

including 1.5 TFLs ... Had five tackles (3-2) when UMass faced Colorado (9/6) ... Assisted on two stops at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Tied a career best with five tackles (0-5), against Bowl-ing Green (9/27) ... Provided two solo takedowns during the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Helped out on one tackle at Toledo (10/25) ... Had two stops (1-1), including a tackle for loss, at Akron (11/18) ... Assisted on three stops against Buffalo (11/30).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Did not compete due to injury ... Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with three years of eligibility remaining.

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in 10 games ... Recorded 11 tackles (5-6) and a fumble recovery ... First appearance with the Minutemen came at No. 17 Michigan (9/15) ... Re-corded first collegiate tackle (0-1) at Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 22 ... Added two assisted stops against Ohio (9/29) ... Made a personal-best five takedowns (2-3) at Vanderbilt (10/27).

beFore UMass: All-region honoree on offense and defense ... Named team’s offensive MVP ... An honor roll student who was also an undefeated wrestler ... Had 87 tackles, including 10 for loss, and rushed for 550 yards with 12 touchdowns as a senior ... Played for Dave Dykeman.

career statistics (defense)year GP/Gs Ut at tt FF/Fr sacks tFl int-yds Pd2012 10/0 5 6 11 0/1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 02013 --- Redshirted ---2014 11/0 9 14 23 0/0 0.0-0 1.5-1 0-0 0totals 21/0 14 20 34 0/1 0.0-0 1.5-1 0-0 0

career hiGhstackles: 5 (3-2), 3x, last vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)tFls: 1.0 (1-0), at Akron (11/18/14)Fumbles recovered: 1, at Northern Illinois (11/3/12)

thomas rodrickLB • RS-Freshman • 6-3 • 230 • Leicester, Mass. • Connecticutbefore UMass: Initially enrolled at Connecticut before transferring to UMass during the 2015

spring semester ... Played fullback, linebacker and defensive end at Leicester High School ... 2013 ESPN Boston MIAA All-State ... GoLocal Worcester All-Star ... As a senior in 2013, recorded 79 tackles, 11 sacks and two interceptions ... Also carried 77 times for 779 yards and nine touchdowns, adding four more touchdowns through the air ... Served as a team captain ... Helped Leicester win the MIAA Division 5 Super Bowl title in 2011 and earned another title trip in 2012 ... In 2012, recorded 92 tackles and led Central Massachusetts with 14 sacks, also rushing for 437 yards and eight touchdowns ... Was ranked as the No. 7 prospect in Massachusetts by Rivals and No. 14 by Scouts, Inc.

49 Jeremy rodriGUezLB • RS-Freshman • 6-2 • 218 • Hillsdale, N.J.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Played for Pope John High School in New Jersey before taking a post-graduate year at East Coast Prep in Great Barrington, Massachusetts ... Had 27 tackles and three sacks over 12 games in 2013 with ECP ... Totaled a fumble recovery and an interception return for a touchdown in the NJAC division championship win at Pope John ... Played in the 2013 Robeson All-Star Football Classic.


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17 Jovan saNtos-kNoxLB • Senior • 6-2 • 241 • Middletown, Conn.as a seNior iN 2015: Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List (given to top defensive player nation-

ally by the Maxwell Football Club) ... Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List (given to the top de-fensive player nationally by the Charlotte Touchdown Club) ... Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List (Top Lineman) ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team Linebacker ... AthlonSports Pre-season All-MAC First Team Linebacker.

as a JUNior iN 2014: All-MAC First Team Linebacker ... Phil Steele First Team All-MAC Line-backer ... ECAC All-Star Linebacker ... Was tops among Minutemen with 143 tackles (53-90), including 8.5 TFLs for 30 yards lost ... Finished the year fourth in NCAA Division I FBS for tackles per game (11.9) and fifth in total tackles (143) ... His 143 stops were the eighth-most by one UMass player in a single season in program history ... Added six pass breakups, three forced fumbles, three quarterback hurries and a pair of sacks ... Averaged 11.9 tackles per game in 2014 after producing 2.7 per game in 2013 and 3.2 over 10 appearances in 2012 ... Led both sides and set a career high with 15 tackles (5-10) against Boston College (8/30), earning a TFL for a three-yard loss and one pass breakup ... Was the top tackler on both sides for the second consecutive week with 12 stops (3-9) when UMass battled Colorado (9/6) ... Had a 10-yard sack and finished the game against the Buffaloes with 1.5 TFLs ... Led both sides for the third consecutive week with 15 tackles (3-12), including the 100th of his UMass career, at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Earned 15 stops (6-9) against Bowling Green (9/27), with a TFL going for a loss of two yards ... Tallied nine tackles (5-4) and a pass breakup at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Added another nine-stop (5-4) performance at Kent State during the 40-17 UMass win ... Made eight tackles (2-6), including an assisted sack, in the victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Led both teams with 12 tackles (6-6) at Toledo (10/25), including the 150th of his UMass career ... Had a pair of TFLs among his game-high 14 tackles (3-11) while he provided a pair of pass breakups and a forced fumble in the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Tied a season-best for the Minutemen with 19 tackles (11-8), which included 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack, at Akron (11/18) while he also had two forced fumbles against the Zips ... Tallied 14 stops (3-11) with a pass breakup against Buffalo (11/30), his eighth game with 10 or more in 2014.

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started four of the 12 games played ... Recorded 32 total tack-les on the season, including three tackles for a total loss of 13 yards ... Assisted on a sack that went for a loss of five yards ... Added one interception ... Recorded a forced fumble and recovered one fumble on the season ... Recorded four tackles (1-3) as a starting linebacker at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) ... Intercepted a pass by Maine’s Marcus Wasilewski in the end-zone and assisted on two tackles against the Black Bears on Sept. 7 ... Recovered a fumble and notched three tackles (1-2) against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Assisted on a trio of takedowns as a starting linebacker against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... Had two tackles (1-1), including a TFL for a four-yard loss at Buffalo (10/19) ... Helped out on four tackles, including the 50th of his UMass career, with a nine-yard sack and a four-yard TFL, against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Added five tackles (1-4) against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in ten games, starting eight at linebacker ... Recorded 32 tackles (11-21), 4.0 TFLs for a loss of 12 yards, two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and a recovered fumble ... Recorded three assisted tackles in his first game, against Indiana (9/8) ... Tallied four stops (1-3) at Western Michigan (10/6) ... Had six assisted stops and a fumble recovery vs. Buffalo (11/17) ... Notched three takedowns (2-1), including a TFL for three yards at Northern Illinois (11/3) ... Earned six stops (0-6) and a fumble recovery against Buffalo (11/17) ... Made a season-high seven tackles (2-5) to go with a pass breakup and an assisted TFL vs. Central Michigan (11/23).

beFore UMass: Earned all-state honors as a linebacker after leading Xavier High School to a 13-0 in 2011 ... Led Xavier to a pair of Connecticut State Championships ... Played for head coach Sean Marinan.

PersoNal: Jovan Dimetri Santos-Knox ... Born July 5, 1994 in Waterbury, Conn. ... Son of Byron and Julia Knox ... Brother of Carli, Vienna and London.


career hiGhstackles: 19 (11-8), at Akron (11/18/14)tFls: 2.0 (1-2), vs. Ball State (11/12/14)sacks: 1.0 (1-0), vs. Colorado (9/6/14)Fumbles Forced: 2, at Akron (11/18/14)Fumbles recovered: 1, twice, last vs. Vanderbilt (9/21/13)interceptions: 1, vs. Maine (9/7/13)Pass breakups: 2, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)

MiscellaNeoUs statistics10+ tackle Games: 8, last vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)15+ tackle Games: 4, last at Akron (11/18/14)

54 trey sealsLB • RS-Senior • 6-3 • 233 • Columbia, S.C.as a redshirt JUNior iN 2014: Made 42 tackles (13-29) over nine appearances, all starts

at outside linebacker ... Earned 4.5 TFLs for 16 yards lost, including 2.5 sacks ... Intercepted one pass, forced a fumble and recovered another fumble ... Tallied a career-high six tackles (1-5) while starting against Boston College (8/30) ... Missed the games against Colorado (9/6), Vanderbilt (9/13) and Penn State (9/20) due to injury ... Earned a career-high seven tackles (1-6), including an assisted-TFL, against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Made a four-year TFL among three stops (2-1) at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Earned a quarterback hurry to go with four tackles, including an assisted-TFL, at Kent State (10/11) ... Helped out on three tackles, including a sack, in the 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Tied his career high with seven tackles (2-5) at Toledo (10/25) ... Forced a fumble, recovered another loose ball, intercepted a pass and had a six-yard sack among his four tackles during the 24-10 win over Ball State (11/12) ... Added five stops (2-3), included an assisted-sack for six yards lost, at Akron (11/18) ... Assisted on three stops, including a combined sack with Kassan Messiah, against Buffalo (11/30).

as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2013: Started four of the nine games he played in ... Recorded four solo tackles and five assisted tackles ... Had two pass breakups ... Forced one fumble and had one fumble recovery ... Forced one fumble and recorded a solo tackle at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) ... Added an appearance on defense against Maine (9/7) ... Was one of the starting linebackers at Kansas State (9/14), recording a solo stop ... Started at defensive end at Bowling Green (10/5) ... Did not play against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 or at Buffalo (10/19) due to injury ... Had two assisted tackles and a pass breakup against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Earned two stops (1-1) against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) ... Recovered one fumble and provided a pair of tackles (1-1) against Akron (11/16).

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in all 12 games ... Recorded 10 tackles (5-5), including a sack, and a pass breakup ... Opened the year with two tackles (1-1) at Connecticut (8/30) ... Made three stops (1-2), including a sack for a loss of three years vs. Indiana (9/8) ... Recorded a pass breakup against Bowling Green (10/20) ... Assisted on a takedown against Ohio (9/29) and at Western Michigan (10/6) ... Had one solo stop each at Vanderbilt (10/27), Northern Illinois (11/3) and Akron (11/10).


beFore UMass: Three-time letterwinner for coach Quay Farr at Spring Valley High School ... Earned the Award for Discipline as a sophomore ... Selected to All-Region Class 4A as a senior ... Set Spring Valley High School record for the defensive end squat at 500lbs ... Recorded 216 tackles, 16 sacks and five forced fumbles in three years of varsity football.

PersoNal: Trey Alexander Seals ... Born October 19, 1991 ... Son of Greg and Doris Seals ... Brother of Greg Seals Jr. ... Majoring in sociology.


career hiGhstackles: 7 (2-5), twice, last at Toledo (10/25/14)tFls: 1.0 (1-0), 3x, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)sacks: 1.0 (1-0), twice, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Fumbles Forced: 1, twice, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Fumbles recovered: 1, twice, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Pass breakups: 1, 4x, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)interceptions: 1, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)interception return yards: 1, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)


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1 tajae sharPeWR • Senior • 6-3 • 188 • Piscataway, N.J.sharPe iN the UMass record book: Is third in program history with 166 career receptions, 19 from tying JJ Moore (185; 2003-07) for second ... Fourth in receiving yards (2,167), which puts him 229 yards from passing Jason Peebler (2,395; 2001-04) for third ... His 2014 season reception (85) and receiving yards (1,281) totals were the second-most in program history ... Tied the program record for receptions in a single game (13) on three occasions.

as a seNior iN 2015: Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC First Team Wide Receiver ... AthlonSports Preseason All-MAC First Team Wide Receiver.

as a JUNior iN 2014: All-MAC First Team Wide Receiver ... Biletnikoff Award Watch List mid-season addition (10/7) ... Phil Steele Midseason All-MAC Second Team Wide Receiver ... MAC East Offensive Player of the Week (11/17) ... Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Third Team Wide Receiver ... Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team Wide Receiver ... Started all 12 games at wide receiver ... Led all Minutemen with 1,281 yards receiving, 85 catches, seven touch-down receptions and 106.8 yards receiving per game ... Continued a string of having at least one reception in each game during every game played as a Minuteman ... Ranked ninth nationally among NCAA Division I FBS competitors in receiving yards per game (106.8) 10th for total receiving yards (1,281) and 11th in receptions per game (7.1) ... Fin-ished first in the Mid-American Conference in receptions per game and second for receiv-ing yards and receiving yards per game ... Enters his senior year first all-time in the UMass record book in career receptions per game (4.74), third for receptions (166), fourth with 2,167 career receiving yards and 11th in touchdown receptions (11) ... Pulled in two recep-tions totaling 90 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown scamper, against Boston College (8/30) ... Produced five catches for 83 yards and two rushing attempts for 17 yards against Colorado (9/6) to earn his first collegiate game with 100 or more all-purpose yards ... Added a 73-yard, eight reception game at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Tallied 99 yards on four catches at Penn State (9/20), including a 77-yard touchdown reception ... Tied the school record for receptions in a game (13) and earned a single-game personal-best of 179 yards and two touchdowns against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Followed up his performance against BGSU with a game-high 154 receiving yards over nine receptions at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Eclipsed his previous single-game best with 193 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan (10/18) while he tied the program record with 13 receptions for the second time this sea-son ... Added seven catches for 75 yards and a touchdown at Toledo (10/25) ... Set a per-sonal best with 239 receiving yards and tied the single game program record for the third time with 13 receptions during the win over Ball State (11/12) ... The 239 receiving yards he put up against Ball State were the most by a MAC player this season and third-highest total in NCAA Division I ... Led UMass in receptions at Akron (11/18) with five covering 41 yards ... Added a pair of touchdowns during a four-reception, 36-yard evening against Buffalo (11/30).

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 11/8 0 0 0.0 0 02013 12/11 0 0 0.0 0 02014 12/12 3 14 4.7 0 12totals 34/30 3 14 4.7 0 12


career hiGhsreceptions: 13, 3x, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)receiving yards: 239, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)touchdown receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)longest reception: 77, 2x, last at Penn State (9/20/14) (from QB Blake Frohnapfel)rushing attempts: 2, vs. Colorado (9/6/14)rushing yards: 17, vs. Colorado (9/6/14) (two carries)longest rush: 12, vs. Colorado (9/6/14)

MiscellaNeoUs career totals10+ reception Games: 4, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)20+ yard receptions: 33, last vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)30+ yard receptions: 15, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)50+ yard receptions: 3, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)75+ yard receptions: 2, last at Penn State (9/20/14)Games With 100+ receiving yards: 3, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)Games With 200+ receiving yards: 1, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Games With 100+ all-Purpose yards: 4, last vs. Eastern Michigan (10/18/14)Games With 200+ all-Purpose yards: 1, vs. Ball State (11/12/14)Games With 2+ touchdown receptions: 2, last vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)

24 charan siNGhDB • RS-Freshman • 6-2 • 188 • Murrysville, Pa.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Will play defensive back for UMass, but spent much of his career at Franklin Regional High School at quarterback as well ... Was an all-conference selection as a quarter-back and defensive back ... Named to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Fabulous 22 Team and the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Terrific 25 Squad ... Helped guide Greg Botta’s program to a Greater Allegheny Conference Championship ... Totaled 1,776 total yards in 2013 and 2,499 for his career at quarterback ... Threw for 996 yards and 13 touchdowns, while running for 776 and seven touchdowns as a senior ... Also played wide receiver as a junior, where he tallied 476 yards on 28 catches with five touchdowns ... Had 44 career tackles with seven interceptions and two forced fumbles on the defensive side ... Ran for two touchdowns, threw for two touchdowns and had an interception on defense as a senior in a first round playoff game ... Moved from quarterback to wide receiver during his sophomore year and transitioned back to quarterback as a senior ... Also was the point guard on the basketball team.

77 tyrell sMith OL • RS-Junior • 6-6 • 323 • Lanoka Harbor, N.J.as a redshirt JUNior iN 2015: Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team Offensive Line

... AthlonSports Preseason All-MAC Second Team Offensive Tackle.

as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2014: Was the starting left tackle in all 12 contests as the Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards per game through the air, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Earned the starting nod at left tackle against Boston College (8/30) and Colorado (9/6) ... Helped pave the way for the Minutemen to average 5.5 yards per play against the Buffaloes defensive front ... Was the left tackle as UMass amassed 346 yards of total offense at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Held down the left tackle spot as Blake Frohnapfel threw for 589 yards and five touchdowns against the Bowling Green defense (9/27) ... Protected QB Blake Frohnapfel’s left side at tackle when Frohnapfel earned 389 yards passing and four touchdowns at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Opened running lanes for Lorenzo Woodley when Woodley ran for 160 yards to lead the Minutemen to victory at Kent State (10/11) ... Held down the left tackle spot when the Minutemen ran for 225 yards and scored five touchdowns on the ground against Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Helped the Minutemen average 6.5 yards gained per play on the offensive line at Toledo (10/25).

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2013: Started all 11 games played ... Part of the offensive line group that excelled in pass protection with just 16 sacks allowed over the 12-game schedule ... UMass was tied for fifth in the league for fewest sacks allowed in 2013 ... Also helped the offense’s run game improve in year two at the Football Bowl Subdivision as UMass rushed for over 1,500 yards on the ground for an average of 125.2 yards per game in 2013 compared to 1,075 yards rushing and an 89.6 per game average in 2012 ... Was the starting left guard ... Helped open holes for running back Jamal Wilson when he gained 119 yards at Bowling Green (10/5) while the Minutemen averaged 5.9 yards per carry against the Falcons ... Helped UMass put up 376 yards of total offense as the starting left guard in the 17-10 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... Provided running lanes for freshman Lorenzo Woodley, who produced 163 yards and a touchdown against the No. 17/21 Northern Illinois defense on Nov. 2.

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in three games ... Took snaps at Connecticut (8/30), against Indiana (9/8) and at No. 17 Michigan (9/15) ... Redshirted the season to enter 2013 with four years of eligibility remaining.

beFore UMass: Was a second-team all-state selection as a senior and a second-team all-county pick as a junior at Lacey Township High School ... Earned an invitation to the All-American Bowl ... Led Lacey Township to the a state championship title in 2011 ... Captain of the football and basketball teams.

PersoNal: Tyrell Dejoin Lee Smith ... Born April 27, 1994 ... Son of Tanya Smith ... Brother of Eric, Deon, Tarique and Elijah.

17 James sosiNskiQB • Freshman • 6-7 • 253 • Chandler, Ariz.beFore UMass: A pro-style quarterback who played for two years at Hamilton High School

for coach Steve Belles ... Played in 14 games as a senior, completing 175 of 274 passes total-ing 2,483 yards and 24 touchdowns to just nine interceptions ... Ran for 172 yards and three touchdowns ... Led Hamilton to the 2014 Arizona State Championship game for the first time in 65 years ... Named MVP of the Great American Rivalry Game against Brophy Prep ... Also a power forward on the basketball team where he was considered a Division I prospect.


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78 Matt sParksOL • Senior • 6-4 • 292 • Mililani, Hawai’ias a seNior iN 2015: Rimington Trophy Watch List (awarded to top center) ... Outland Trophy

Watch List (bestowed up the top offensive or defensive interior lineman).

as a JUNior iN 2014: Distinguished MAC Scholar ... MAC All-Academic Team ... Capital One Academic All-District ... Was the starting center in 10 contests as the Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards per game through the air, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Was the center for UMass when the Minutemen totaled 346 yards of offense at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Anchored the offensive line when quarterback Blake Frohnapfel threw for a MAC and UMass record 589 yards to go with five touchdowns against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Organized the line as the center when UMass tallied 554 yards of offense and 41 points at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4. ... Missed the game at Kent State (10/11) due to injury ... Returned during the win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) as a reserve center and served as the starting center at Toledo (10/25).

as a soPhoMore iN 2013: Started 11 of the 12 games he played in ... Held the role of center on the offensive line ... Helped to lead the offensive line group which excelled in pass protection with just 16 sacks allowed over the 12-game schedule ... UMass was tied for fifth in the league for fewest sacks allowed in 2013 ... Also helped the run game improve in year two at the Football Bowl Subdivision as UMass rushed for over 1,500 yards on the ground and averaged 125.2 yards per game in 2013 compared to 1,075 yards rushing and an 89.6 per game average in 2012 ... Was the center when UMass totaled 376 yards of offense in the win over Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... Helped Lorenzo Woodley rush for 163 yards and a touchdown against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

as a FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in six games, starting three on the offensive line.

beFore UMass: Named to the 2011 ESPN High School All-Hawaii Football Team ... Earned first-team all-conference honors at the Punahou School.

PersoNal: Matthew Steven Sparks ... Born November 25, 1994 in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Son of Cary and Heidi Sparks ... Brother of Jacob and Rachael ... Majoring in civil engineering.

12 todd staFFordTE • RS-Sophomore • 6-7 • 272 • Riverside, Conn.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Saw his first game action against Buffalo (11/30)

and attempted one pass.

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Redshirted the season to enter 2014 with four years of eligibility remaining ... Switched positions from quarterback to tight end prior to the start of the season.

beFore UMass: Attended the Brunswick School ... An all-Erickson selection in 2012 after throwing for 1,689 yards with 17 touchdowns ... Also earned all-New England honors and was named the Brunswick School’s Comeback Player of the Year ... Three-star recruit and 10th-best player from Connecticut according to ESPN ... A pocket-passing quarterback with a big arm, but missed much of his sophomore and junior seasons with injury ... Committed as a junior and was the first commitment of the 2013 class ... Was a three-year member of the lacrosse team ... His father, Rick played football for Dartmouth, while his brother, Tucker played at Georgetown.

86 lamarriel taylorWR • Freshman • 6-2 • 195 • Chula Vista, Calif.beFore UMass: Originally signed with UMass on Feb. 5, 2014 ... Enrolled at UMass for Spring

2015 ... Had 72 catches for 1,516 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns at Mission Bay High School ... Invited to be a member of the U-19 United States Football Team in 2014 ... Earned All-San Diego Section honors as a senior ... Named the NUC All-West Offensive Player of the Year ... A National Scholarship Merit Award Winner ... Originally from Illinois, but attended school at Mission Bay as a junior and senior ... Was also a member of the basketball team ... Also held offers from Duke and Indiana.

57 reche thoMasOL • Freshman • 6-4 • 315 • Vero Beach, Fla.beFore UMass: Highly recruited three-star player for head coach Lenny Jankowski at Vero

Beach High School ... Ranks as the 69th tackle in the country according to 247Sports and 64th by ESPN ... Held offers from Purdue, Marshall, Temple and Illinois, among others ... Named all-area as a junior and senior ... Possesses a 440 bench press and a 500 squat com-ing out of high school ... Helped Vero Beach post an 11-1 overall record in 2014 en route to a District 8-8A championship title.

32 Matt tUleJaRB • Senior • 6-2 • 260 • Mansfield, Mass. • Assumptionas a JUNior iN 2014: Started twice at fullback among 11 total appearances ... Caught three

passes for 22 yards with one touchdown ... Added snaps at fullback against Penn State (9/20) and Bowling Green (9/27) ... Helped open running lanes for Shadrach Abrokwah when Abrokwah ran for 128 yards and a touchdown over 25 carries (5.1 ypc) at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Caught his first pass as a Minuteman, a five-yard TD grab, at Kent State (10/11) and paved the way for Lorenzo Woodley to rush for 160 yards and a TD on 23 carries (7.0 ypc) against the Golden Flashes ... Started at fullback when the Minutemen tallied 562 total yards of offense, including 225 yards on the ground with five rushing touchdowns against Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Notched a 10-yard reception at Toledo (10/25) and added a seven-yard grab versus Ball State (11/12).

beFore UMass: Was a member of the Assumption College football team in 2011 ... Played football at Xaverian (Mass.), where he also competed in basketball and was a member of the track team ... Won the Unsung Hero Award on his football team ... Scored one touchdown as Xaverian captured the 2009 MIAA Division I State Championship and sealed its undefeated season with a 29-0 shutout of Everett High School ... Competed in the 2010 USAPL Mas-sachusetts Open High School Powerlifting Championships ... Son of Stephen and Donna Tuleja ... Has one sister, Kristen and a brother, Jake.



career hiGhsreceptions: 1, 3x, last vs. Ball State (11/12/14)reception yards: 10, at Toledo (10/25/14)touchdown receptions: 1, at Kent State (10/11/14)longest reception: 10, at Toledo (10/25/14)

18 andrew verboysWR • RS-Freshman • 5-11 • 196 • Armonk, N.Y.as a FreshMaN iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

beFore UMass: Played at Scarsdale High School before taking a prep year at Fork Union in 2013 ... Joined the program in the Spring 2014 as an early enrollee at UMass ... Coached by his father Andrew Verboys, Sr., at Scarsdale High School ... His grandfather Dick Paladino was also an assistant coach at Scarsdale during his junior and senior seasons ... A dual-threat quarterback in high school ... As a senior at Scarsdale, earned 2012 Senior Bowl Offensive Player Of The Game honors.

13 randall WestQB • Freshman • 6-4 • 226 • Lawrenceville, N.J.beFore UMass: Originally signed with UMass on Feb. 5, 2014 ... Enrolled at UMass for

Spring 2015 ... Played for coach Daniel O’Dea at Lawrenceville High School ... Three-star grade according to ESPN ... A two-time All-MAPL First Team selection (2012, 2013) ... Also a two-time Star Ledger Prep Player of the Year (2012, 2013) ... Threw for 1,959 yards and 20 touchdowns with just five interceptions as a senior ... Tied the New Jersey record with eight touchdowns thrown in a single game during the 2013 season ... Played in seven games before suffering a season-ending knee injury during his final year ... Threw for 2,268 yards and 24 touchdowns with eight interceptions as a junior ... Led Lawrenceville to the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championship.


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3 austin WhiPPleQB • RS-Sophomore • 6-1 • 210 • Wexford, Pa. • Penn Stateas a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Played in six games and made two starts at quarterback

... Was 25-of-48 for 325 yards passing with three touchdowns ... Made his first appearance during the season-opener against Boston College (8/30) but did not record statistics ... Also went into the game at Kent State (10/11) ... Took snaps during the fourth quarter of UMass’ 36-14 victory over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Replaced an injured Blake Frohnapfel during the win over Ball State (11/12) ... Started in place of the sidelined Blake Frohnapfel at Akron (11/18) and was 12-of-20 for 157 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions ... Was 13-of-28 for 168 yards and two touchdowns without an interception in the season finale against Buffalo (11/30).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Redshirted the year as a member of the Penn State football team.

beFore UMass: Joined UMass after spending the 2013 season at Penn State as a walk-on quarterback ... Played at the Salisbury School in Connecticut where he threw for 1,215 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012 en route to the New England Prep School Class A Championship ... Was an All-Erickson League All-Star pick ... Graduated from Pine-Richland High School in Pennsylvania in 2011 where he threw for 1,526 yards and had 16 touchdowns as a senior ... Also played for St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2009-10 when his father, UMass head coach Mark Whipple, was the offensive coordinator for the University of Miami ... His brother, Spencer, is currently the UMass tight ends coach.

career statistics (Passing)year GP/Gs cmp. att. yards Pct. td int lg.2014 6/2 25 48 325 52.1 3 3 72

career hiGhs & MiscellaNeoUs statisticsPassing attempts: 28, vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)Passing completions: 13, vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)Passing yards: 168, vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)longest Pass: 72, at Akron (11/18/14) (to FB Rodney Mills)Passing touchdowns: 2, vs. Buffalo (11/30/14)

68 elijah WilkiNsoNOL • Junior • 6-5 • 325 • Downingtown, Pa.as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2014: Started at right tackle in all 12 contests as the Min-

utemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team in 2014 ... Helped create holes for the run game, which produced 109.3 yards on average while providing time for the quarterback unit to toss for 311.8 yards per game through the air, the 10th-most in NCAA Division I FBS through statistics available on Dec. 4 ... Helped the Minutemen record 346 total offensive yards as the right tackle at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Served as the right tackle when UMass quarterback Blake Frohnapfel threw for a MAC- and school-record 589 yards to go with five touchdowns against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Played right tackle when UMass accrued 554 yards of offense and 41 points at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Opened running lanes for Lorenzo Woodley when Woodley ran for 160 yards to lead the Minutemen to vic-tory at Kent State (10/11) ... Helped the Minutemen tally 562 yards of offense in the 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan (10/18) ... Helped the Minutemen average 6.5 yards gained per play on the offensive line at Toledo (10/25).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Played in a total of six games, including two games as an offensive linemen ... Also played defensive line ... Made his first appearance with the Minutemen at Kansas State (9/14) ... Also saw time against Vanderbilt (9/21) and Bowling Green (10/5) ... Earned a pair of assisted tackles against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2).

beFore UMass: Named the county’s most outstanding offensive lineman as a senior ... Was an all-league first team selection ... Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Second-Team ... Also a Big 33 Football Classic selection ... Chosen to play in the 2013 Valor Bowl, which is the Chester County All-Star Game.

80 Jalen WilliaMsWR • Senior • 6-3 • 200 • Kennesaw, Ga. • Dean Collegeas a JUNior iN 2014: Started at wide receiver three times and appeared in 11 of UMass’ 12

games ... Hauled in 20 receptions for 307 yards (15.4 ypc) with four touchdowns during his first season with the squad ... Made his first appearance for the Minutemen against Boston College (8/30) when he caught one pass from Blake Frohnapfel ... Added three receptions going for 35 yards against Colorado (9/6) ... Caught one ball for 12 yards at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Provided an 11-yard reception at Penn State (9/20) ... Added a 60-yard catch-and-run touchdown reception against Bowling Green (9/27) ... Started at wide receiver and totaled two catches for 14 yards at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Pulled in four receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown and rushed twice for 10 yards during the win at Kent State (10/11) ... Had a career-day at Toledo (10/25) with six receptions covering 97 yards, including a pair of touchdown grabs ... Rushed once for a 10 yard gain against Buffalo (11/30).

beFore UMass: Led Dean College with 358 receiving yards and 25 receptions along with two touchdowns in 2013 ... Earned All NEFC Second Team honors as a sophomore in 2013 ... As a freshman in 2012, had 360 yards receiving with four touchdowns ... Prior to enroll-ing at Dean College, played his prep football at North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga.


career statistics (receiving)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2014 11/3 20 307 15.4 4 60

career hiGhsreceptions: 6, at Toledo (10/25/14)receiving yards: 97, at Toledo (10/25/14)touchdown receptions: 2, at Toledo (10/25/14)longest reception: 60, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14) (from QB Blake Frohnapfel)

MiscellaNeoUs career totals20+ yard receiving Plays: 3, last at Toledo (10/25/14)30+ yard receiving Plays: 2, last at Toledo (10/25/14)40+ yard receiving Plays: 1, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)50+ yard receiving Plays: 1, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14)


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6 Jamal WilsoNRB • RS-Senior • 5-10 • 209 • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.as a redshirt JUNior iN 2014: Played in and started three games at running back

before suffering a season-ending injury ... Earned 88 yards on 20 attempts (4.4 ypr) with one touchdown ... Rushed six times for 23 yards (3.8 per carry) in the season-opener against Boston College (8/30) ... Ran 10 times for 47 yards (4.7 per carry) with one touchdown and hauled in two receptions for nine yards against the Colorado defense (9/6) ... Recorded 18 yards on four carries (4.5 yards per rush) before exiting with an injury at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Misses the final nine games due to injury.

as a redshirt soPhoMore iN 2013: Started five of the 10 games played he appeared in ... Ran for a team-best 368 yards on 100 carries (3.7 yards per carry) ... Scored one touchdown ... Also had 106 receiving yards on 14 catches ... Third-most all-purpose yards on team (475) ... Recorded one kickoff return ... Was on the kick return unit at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) ... Also saw the field as part of the special teams unit in addition to playing as part of multiple offensive packages against Maine (9/7) ... Carried the ball once and fielded a kick return at Kansas State (9/14) ... Totaled 15 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Vanderbilt (9/21) ... Set single-game career-highs in carries (20), rushing yards (119) and longest run (51 yards) at Bowling Green (10/5) in his first collegiate start ... Started at running back and accumulated 146 total yards in the win over Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12, the most among all competitors on the day ... Had 82 yards rushing and a single-game career best 64 receiving yards against the RedHawks defense ... Rushed for 42 yards and caught three passes totaling nine yards at Buffalo (10/19) ... Earned his first collegiate touchdown on a three-yard run against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Did not compete against No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) due to injury ... Rushed for 70 yards on 22 carries against Akron (11/16).

as a redshirt FreshMaN iN 2012: Played in 12 games, splitting time between special teams and the UMass backfield ... Rushed 53 yards on 18 carries ... Totaled ten carries for 35 yards at Northern Illinois (11/3) ... Had four attempts for 14 yards (3.5 yards per carry) vs. Central Michigan (11/23).

as a FreshMaN iN 2011: Redshirted the year to enter 2012 with four seasons of eligibility remaining.

beFore UMass: Captained the No. 1 high school team in the nation, St. Thomas Aquinas, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as a senior ... Squad captured Florida 5A State Championship with a 15-0 record in 2010 ... St. Thomas Aquinas went 43-1 during Wilson’s three years ... Named second-team by the Florida Sun-Sentinel ... Rushed for 731 yards and 10 touchdowns with 6.4 per carry average as a senior ... Also made 20 catches for 293 yards with four receiving scores during his final season.

career statistics (rushing)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2012 12/0 18 53 2.9 0 132013 9/5 100 368 3.7 1 512014 3/3 20 88 4.4 1 11totals 24/8 138 509 3.7 2 51


career hiGhsrushing attempts: 23, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)rushing yards: 119, at Bowling Green (10/5/13) (20 carries)longest rush: 51, at Bowling Green (10/5/13)rushing touchdowns: 1, 2x, last vs. Colorado (9/6/14)receptions: 4, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)receiving yards: 64, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13) (four receptions)longest reception: 26, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13) (from QB A.J. Doyle)

MiscellaNeoUs career totals20+ yard rushing Plays: 1, at Bowling Green (10/5/13)20+ yard receiving Plays: 1, vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)50+ yard rushing Plays: 1, at Bowling Green (10/5/13)100+ yard rushing Games: 1, at Bowling Green (10/5/13)100+ all-Purpose yard Games: 2, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (10/12/13)

20 lorenzo WoodleyRB • Junior • 6-0 • 210 • Miami, Fla.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Was the second-leading rusher on the Minutemen with 104

attempts totaling 415 yards (4.0 ypr) with five touchdowns ... Also had 59 yards receiving through five catches ... Ran the ball twice for 10 yards against Boston College during the season-opener on Aug. 30 ... Had two touchdowns among 22 carries totaling 43 yards at Vanderbilt (9/13) ... Added two receptions covering 41 yards against the Commodores to finish the game with 84 all-purpose yards ... Rushed once for three yards and hauled in a 10-yard receptions at Penn State (9/20) ... Added 12 yards on a pair of carries at Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 4 ... Rushed for 160 yards over 23 carries (7.0 per carry) with one touchdown at Kent State (10/11) ... Ran for 63 yards over 15 carries (4.2 per carry) with one touchdown as the Minutemen defeated Eastern Michigan, 36-14 on Oct. 18 ... Rushed 19 times for 87 yards and a touchdown in the win over Ball State (11/12).

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Started two of the eight games he appeared in ... Recorded 314 yards rushing on 84 carries ... Scored two touchdowns ... Had 31 yards on five catches as well ... Rushed for 22 yards on seven touches and pulled in one catch for five yards at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31) in his first college game ... Averaged 5.6 yards per carry against Vanderbilt (9/21), with 29 yards in five attempts while he also pulled in one receptions for nine yards ... Provided 58 yards on the ground through 16 carries, securing his first touchdown as a Minuteman on a two-yard run against Western Michigan (10/26) ... Recorded 44 of his rushing yards against the Broncos came during the second half, including 38 on the final drive of the game ... Produced single-game career-bests in carries (38) and yards (163) while he scored a touchdown against the No. 17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2) defense in his first collegiate start ... Added 31 yards on 10 carries against Akron (11/16).

beFore UMass: Played scholastically at Christopher Columbus High School ... The No. 40 ranked running back in the nation ... Ran for 1,086 yards and scored 24 touchdowns in 2012 for Christopher Columbus High School ... Rushed for 727 yards (8.3 avg) and scored 11 touchdowns as a junior when he split carries in the backfield ... ESPN’s scouting report described him as having “a good blend of size, strength, and straight-line speed” with the “physical tools to project as a high future college load-back” ... Also held offers from North Carolina State, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Purdue, Pittsburgh and Tennessee and was heavily recruited by several other BCS schools from the ACC and SEC.



career hiGhsrushing attempts: 38, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13)rushing yards: 163, vs. #17/21 Northern Illinois (11/2/13) (38 carries)longest rush: 43, at Kent State (10/11/14)rushing touchdowns: 2, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)receptions: 2, twice, last at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)receiving yards: 41, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14) (two receptions)longest reception: 35, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14) (from QB Blake Frohnapfel)

MiscellaNeoUs career totals20+ yard rushing Plays: 4, last at Kent State (10/11/14)30+ yard rushing Plays: 2, last at Kent State (10/11/14)40+ yard rushing Plays: 1, last at Kent State (10/11/14)20+ yard receptions: 1, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)30+ yard receptions: 1, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)Games With 100+ rushing yards: 2, last at Kent State (10/11/14)Games With 150+ rushing yards: 2, last at Kent State (10/11/14)Games With 2+ touchdowns: 1, at Vanderbilt (9/13/14)


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11 d.J. WoodsWR • RS-Sophomore • 5-9 • 170 • Coral Springs, Fla.as a soPhoMore iN 2014: Redshirted the season and did not see game action.

as a FreshMaN iN 2013: Saw action on special teams in four games ... Returned six kickoffs on the season for a total of 94 yards ... Fielded a pair of kick returns for 40 yards at No. 23 Wisconsin (8/31), with a long of 22 yards ... Returned one kickoff for 13 yards against Maine (9/7) ... Pulled in two kickoffs and ran them for 38 yards at Kansas State (9/14).

beFore UMass: Led University High School to a 13-0 record and a Florida 3A Championship Title ... Honored on the Miami Herald First Team and was listed among the top 50 seniors in Dade & Broward County ... Had 35 receptions for 349 yards and three touchdowns as a senior ... Also had seven rushes for 100 yards and one punt return for 47 yards during his final scholastic season ... Was a member of the track team and an honor roll student as well ... Also held offers from Georgia State, Indiana, Kentucky, Toledo and Tulane.

career statistics (kickoff returns)year GP/Gs No. yds. avg. td lg.2013 4/0 6 94 15.7 0 222014 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0totals 4/0 6 94 15.7 0 22

career hiGhskick returns: 2, at #23 Wisconsin (8/31/13)kick return yards: 40, at #23 Wisconsin (8/31/13) (two returns)longest kick return: 22, at #23 Wisconsin (8/31/13)

50 Michael yerardiOL • Freshman • 6-4 • 301 • Cohasset, Mass.beFore UMass: As a senior at Suffield Academy, played nine games and recorded 38 total

tackles (22 solo, 16 assisted) as well as three sacks under head coach Drew Gamere ... Put up almost identical numbers as a junior with 43 total tackles (23 solo, 20 assisted) and six sacks in nine games ... Was named first team all-state, all-area, all-region, all-county and all-conference in 2014 after Suffield won the state championship ... Led Suffield to a 9-0 record in 2013 averaging over 260 rushing yards per game ... Competed in wrestling and lacrosse as well ... Was a state champion wrestler for Suffield ... Earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors in 2011-12 while at Cohasset High School ... Worked as a volunteer for the National Braille Press in Boston which promotes literacy for blind children.

8 Marquis yoUNGRB • Freshman • 6-0 • 196 • Fairport, N.Y.beFore UMass: Attended Fairport High School before completing a prep year at Milford

Academy ... A three-star prospect according to 247 Sports and Rivals ... Averaged 6.9 yards per carry when he ran for 1,381 yards and 12 touchdown during his third and final year on varsity at Fairport ... Rushed 40 times for 357 yards (8.9 per carry) and five touchdowns dur-ing his postgraduate time at Milford Academy ... Also drew interest from Boston College, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Western Michigan.

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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Overall Team Statistics (Nov 28, 2014)

All games

Team Statistics UMASS OPPSCORING 328 396 Points Per Game 27.3 33.0 Points Off Turnovers 62 78FIRST DOWNS 267 281 R u s h i n g 79 118 P a s s i n g 156 138 P e n a l t y 32 25RUSHING YARDAGE 1312 2301 Yards gained rushing 1659 2501 Yards lost rushing 347 200 Rushing Attempts 388 492 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.7 Average Per Game 109.3 191.8 TDs Rushing 16 23PASSING YARDAGE 3741 3069 C o m p - A t t - I n t 269-492-13 269-442-12 Average Per Pass 7.6 6.9 Average Per Catch 13.9 11.4 Average Per Game 311.8 255.8 TDs Passing 27 26TOTAL OFFENSE 5053 5370 Total Plays 880 934 Average Per Play 5.7 5.7 Average Per Game 421.1 447.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 50-1122 52-1022PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-33 16-99INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-184 13-179KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.4 19.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.5 6.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.3 13.8FUMBLES-LOST 19-10 14-5PENALTIES-Yards 73-617 95-908 Average Per Game 51.4 75.7PUNTS-Yards 58-2150 56-2299 Average Per Punt 37.1 41.1 Net punt average 33.3 38.7KICKOFFS-Yards 62-3489 76-4427 Average Per Kick 56.3 58.2 Net kick average 37.0 36.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 1 6 3 2 : 4 43RD-DOWN Conversions 62/176 77/185 3rd-Down Pct 35% 42%4TH-DOWN Conversions 20/37 13/24 4th-Down Pct 54% 54%SACKS BY-Yards 15-75 28-201MISC YARDS 0 -11TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 45 51FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-11 14-19ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (38-54) 70% (41-48) 85%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (32-54) 59% (31-48) 65%PAT-ATTEMPTS (38-44) 86% (46-48) 96%ATTENDANCE 96527 186637 Games/Avg Per Game 6/16088 6/31106 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMassachusetts 82 116 60 70 0 328Opponents 53 152 108 83 0 396


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2015)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gShadrach Abrokwah 8 - 5 122 608 30 578 4.7 7 24 72.2Lorenzo Woodley 10-1 104 447 32 415 4.0 5 43 41.5J.T. Blyden 5 - 1 38 127 11 116 3.1 0 18 23.2Marken Michel 12-5 19 136 21 115 6.1 2 50 9.6Jamal Wilson 3 - 3 20 89 1 88 4.4 1 11 29.3Elgin Long 7 - 0 6 38 2 36 6.0 1 16 5.1Jordan Broadnax 5 - 0 12 41 7 34 2.8 0 18 6.8Alex Kenney 12-5 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 18 1.8Jalen Williams 11-3 3 21 1 20 6.7 0 11 1.8Tajae Sharpe 12-12 3 17 3 14 4.7 0 12 1.2Andrew Libby 10-0 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 0.3TEAM 7 - 0 5 0 19 -19 -3.8 0 0 -2.7Austin Whipple 6 - 2 11 15 41 -26 -2.4 0 5 -4.3Blake Frohnapfel 10-10 41 95 179 -84 -2.0 0 17 -8.4Total 12 388 1659 347 1312 3.4 16 50 109.3Opponents 12 492 2501 200 2301 4.7 23 76 191.8

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gBlake Frohnapfel 10-10 132.24 241-437-10 55.1 3345 23 80 334.5Austin Whipple 6 - 2 117.08 25-48-3 52.1 325 3 72 54.2Bernard Davis 11-2 175.60 2-2-0 100. 18 0 11 1.6Marken Michel 12-5 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Brian McDonald 12-0 875.20 1-1-0 100. 53 1 53 4.4TEAM 7 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Todd Stafford 1 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 131.37 269-492-13 54.7 3741 27 80 311.8Opponents 12 133.17 269-442-12 60.9 3069 26 70 255.8

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gTajae Sharpe 12-12 85 1281 15.1 7 77 106.8Jean Sifrin 11-9 42 642 15.3 6 76 58.4Rodney Mills 12-7 30 489 16.3 5 72 40.8Marken Michel 12-5 30 386 12.9 1 50 32.2Jalen Williams 11-3 20 307 15.4 4 60 27.9Shadrach Abrokwah 8 - 5 13 78 6.0 1 23 9.8Alex Kenney 12-5 9 190 21.1 1 80 15.8J.T. Blyden 5 - 1 8 40 5.0 0 13 8.0Shakur Nesmith 10-1 7 105 15.0 1 36 10.5Lorenzo Woodley 10-1 5 59 11.8 0 35 5.9Jamal Wilson 3 - 3 5 34 6.8 0 11 11.3Andrew Libby 10-0 5 26 5.2 0 8 2.6Brandon Howard 12-2 4 57 14.2 0 22 4.8Matt Tuleja 11-2 3 22 7.3 1 10 2.0Bernard Davis 11-2 2 20 10.0 0 14 1.8Jordan Broadnax 5 - 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0Total 12 269 3741 13.9 27 80 311.8Opponents 12 269 3069 11.4 26 70 255.8

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgTrey Dudley-Giles 4 32 8.0 0 31Alex Kenney 1 0 0.0 0 0Bernard Davis 1 1 1.0 0 1Total 6 33 5.5 0 31Opponents 16 99 6.2 1 17

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgRandall Jette 4 49 12.2 0 29Khary Bailey-Smith 3 39 13.0 0 23Jackson Porter 2 65 32.5 1 34Trey Dudley-Giles 2 25 12.5 0 23Trey Seals 1 6 6.0 0 6Total 12 184 15.3 1 34Opponents 13 179 13.8 0 44

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgKhary Bailey-Smith 23 563 24.5 1 93Trey Dudley-Giles 8 269 33.6 0 74Andrew Libby 6 100 16.7 0 21Alex Kenney 5 111 22.2 0 25Brandon Howard 2 17 8.5 0 12Peter Angeh 2 14 7.0 0 11Joe Colton 2 34 17.0 0 19J. Robinson-Woodgett 1 5 5.0 0 5Jon Denton 1 9 9.0 0 9Total 50 1122 22.4 1 93Opponents 52 1022 19.7 0 56

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 2 23 11.5 1 16


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Overall Defensive Statistics (Nov 28, 2014)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf17 Jovan Santos-Knox 12-12 53 90 143 8.5-30 2.0-17 . 6 3 . 3 . .35 Stanley Andre 12-12 39 89 128 3.5-8 1.0-4 . 3 . 1-0 . . .25 Joe Colton 12-12 43 55 98 7.0-11 1.0-3 . 4 . . . . .3 Kassan Messiah 11-9 24 45 69 5.5-23 3.0-17 . 1 1 . . 1 .4 Randall Jette 12-12 39 28 67 0.5-0 . 4-49 14 . 1-0 1 . .21 Khary Bailey-Smith 12-4 33 29 62 0.5-1 . 3-39 3 . 2-0 1 . .9 Trey Dudley-Giles 12-12 31 21 52 2.0-4 . 2-25 7 . . 1 . .97 Daniel Maynes 12-11 13 31 44 7.5-29 1.5-4 . . . . . . .92 Robert Kitching 12-3 8 35 43 5.5-12 0.5-1 . 2 . . . 2 .54 Trey Seals 9-9 13 29 42 4.5-16 2.5-11 1-6 . 1 1-0 1 . .28 Jackson Porter 11-8 21 20 41 1.0-2 . 2-65 2 . . . . .41 Da'Sean Downey 12-5 16 19 35 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .95 Sha-Ki Holines 12-9 7 27 34 3.0-11 2.0-10 . . 3 . . . .5 Peter Angeh 12-12 7 27 34 4.0-13 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . .34 Steve Casali 12-0 10 13 23 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . .42 J. Robinson-Woodget 11-0 9 14 23 1.5-1 . . . 2 . . . .52 Vondell Langston 12-0 10 10 20 1.5-3 0.5-2 . . . . . . .60 Enock Asante 12-0 3 15 18 4.0-7 . . . . . . . .30 Zeke Edmonds 9-0 2 13 15 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . .57 Leo Krizanovic 11-1 6 9 15 2.0-3 . . . . . . . .90 Adam Richard 12-0 4 9 13 . . . . . . 1 . .27 Jesse Monteiro 12-0 1 8 9 . . . . . . . . .46 Lucas Amato 12-1 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .44 Peter Ngobidi 10-0 2 6 8 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .33 Rodney Mills 12-7 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .2 Quayshun Smith 11-0 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .53 Nick Berus 12-0 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .31 Iric Harris 5-0 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .8 Alex Kenney 12-5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .80 Jalen Williams 11-3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .1 Tajae Sharpe 12-12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .37 Andrew Libby 10-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .68 Elijah Wilkinson 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .16 Elgin Long 7-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .23 Blake Lucas 12-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .19 Shakur Nesmith 10-1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .71 Michael Boland 12-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 12 412 660 1072 65-180 15-75 12-184 46 11 5-0 8 3 .Opponents 12 416 430 846 76-305 28-201 13-179 58 22 10-23 12 1 .


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Passing Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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#7 Frohnapfel, B. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficBoston College 9 22 1 40.9 147 1 77 3-30 102.95Colorado 20 38 1 52.6 267 3 41 2-13 132.44Vanderbilt 17 34 0 50.0 205 1 35 3-24 110.35Penn State 17 33 0 51.5 263 1 77 3-25 128.46Bowling Green 36 61 1 59.0 589 5 80 5-35 163.90Miami University 35 60 2 58.3 389 4 45 1-2 128.13Kent State 23 38 0 60.5 286 3 51 1-9 149.80Eastern Michigan 28 51 1 54.9 337 0 42 0-0 106.49Toledo 28 56 2 50.0 438 5 76 1-7 138.02Ball State 28 44 2 63.6 424 0 61 3-15 135.49TOTALS 241 437 10 55.1 3345 23 80 22-160 132.24

#3A Whipple, A. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficAkron 12 20 3 60.0 157 1 72 1-6 112.44Buffalo 13 28 0 46.4 168 2 27 5-35 120.40TOTALS 25 48 3 52.1 325 3 72 6-41 117.08

#88 Davis, B. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficToledo 1 1 0 100.0 7 0 7 0-0 158.80Akron 1 1 0 100.0 11 0 11 0-0 192.40TOTALS 2 2 0 100.0 18 0 11 0-0 175.60

#96 McDonald, B. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficVanderbilt 1 1 0 100.0 53 1 53 0-0 875.20TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 53 1 53 0-0 875.20

#10 Michel, M. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficMiami University 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00Toledo 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00TOTALS 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

#TM TEAM Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficMiami University 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

#12 Stafford, T. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficBuffalo 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00TOTALS 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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RUSHING No-Yds/TD BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBAbrokwah, S. RB 122-578/7 DNP DNP DNP DNP 14-37/1 25-128/1 4-31/0 24-135/4 13-43/0 11-54/1 16-50/0 15-100/0Woodley, L. RB 104-415/5 2-10/0 DNP 22-43/2 2-3/0 DNP 2-12/0 23-160/1 15-63/1 3-4/0 19-87/1 11-22/0 5-11/0Blyden, J.T. RB 38-116/0 9-43/0 11-25/0 DNP 10-20/0 7-23/0 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPMichel, M. WR 19-115/2 - 1-6/1 1-5/0 3-6/0 - 3-22/0 3-9/0 - 2-13/0 2--10/0 - 4-64/1Wilson, J. RB 20-88/1 6-23/0 10-47/1 4-18/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPLong, E. WR 6-36/1 DNP DNP 2-23/0 - 1-8/0 1--2/0 - DNP DNP 1-7/1 1-0/0 DNPBroadnax, J. RB 12-34/0 DNP DNP 3-14/0 5--7/0 - DNP DNP 4-27/0 DNP DNP DNP -Kenney, A. WR 2-22/0 - - - 2-22/0 - - - - - - - -Williams, J. WR 3-20/0 - - - - - - 2-10/0 - - - DNP 1-10/0Sharpe, T. WR 3-14/0 - 2-17/0 - - - - 1--3/0 - - - - -Libby, A. RB 2-3/0 DNP - DNP 2-3/0 - - - - - - - -TEAM 5--19/0 DNP DNP 1--1/0 1--13/0 DNP - 1--2/0 - 1--1/0 DNP DNP 1--2/0Whipple, A. QB 11--26/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP - 2--5/0 9--21/0Frohnapfel, B. QB 41--84/0 5--21/0 6-10/0 6--14/0 4--31/0 9--19/0 2-0/0 1--9/0 - 1--7/0 7-7/0 DNP DNP

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBSharpe, T. WR 85-1281/7 2-90/1 5-83/0 8-73/0 4-99/1 13-179/2 9-154/0 2-19/0 13-193/0 7-75/1 13-239/0 5-41/0 4-36/2Sifrin, J. TE 42-642/6 DNP 4-40/2 1-10/0 1-9/0 8-135/0 6-67/1 4-29/1 4-74/0 6-185/1 4-49/0 2-23/1 2-21/0Mills, R. TE 30-489/5 1-22/0 1-14/1 3-76/2 1-7/0 2-61/1 5-64/1 4-41/0 2-29/0 7-54/0 1-18/0 1-72/0 2-31/0Michel, M. WR 30-386/1 1-6/0 2-71/0 1-13/0 6-104/0 4-13/0 5-50/1 2-13/0 1--1/0 - 5-88/0 2-13/0 1-16/0Williams, J. WR 20-307/4 1-1/0 3-35/0 1-12/0 1-11/0 1-60/1 2-14/0 4-64/1 - 6-97/2 1-13/0 DNP -Kenney, A. WR 9-190/1 - 1-14/0 - - 2-83/1 1-6/0 4-71/0 - - - - 1-16/0Nesmith, S. WR 7-105/1 DNP - DNP - 2-27/0 - 1-36/0 2-25/0 1-15/1 1-2/0 - -Abrokwah, S. RB 13-78/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP - 4-14/1 - 2-5/0 1-9/0 2-8/0 3-19/0 1-23/0Woodley, L. RB 5-59/0 - DNP 2-41/0 1-10/0 DNP - - 1-1/0 - - - 1-7/0Howard, B. TE 4-57/0 1-7/0 - 1-22/0 - - 1-10/0 - - - - - 1-18/0Blyden, J.T. RB 8-40/0 1-7/0 2-1/0 DNP 1-11/0 2-11/0 2-10/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPWilson, J. RB 5-34/0 2-14/0 2-9/0 1-11/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPLibby, A. RB 5-26/0 DNP - DNP 1-7/0 - - 1-8/0 3-11/0 - - - -Tuleja, M. RB 3-22/1 DNP - - - - - 1-5/1 - 1-10/0 1-7/0 - -Davis, B. WR 2-20/0 - - - - 2-20/0 - - - - - - DNPBroadnax, J. RB 1-5/0 DNP DNP - 1-5/0 - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP -


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Return Stats Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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PUNT RETURNS No-Yds BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBDudley-Giles,T. 4-32 - 1-31 1-0 - - - 1-0 1-1 - - - -Davis, B. 1-1 - - - 1-1 - - - - - - - DNPKenney, A. 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - - - - - - -

KICK RETURNS No-Yds BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBBailey-Smith,K. 23-563 - 2-46 - - 3-54 2-109 3-71 1-14 3-57 3-86 3-71 3-55Dudley-Giles,T. 8-269 2-55 3-99 2-94 - 1-21 - - - - - - -Kenney, A. 5-111 1-25 - - - 2-41 - - - - - - 2-45Libby, A. 6-100 DNP - DNP 1-20 1-21 3-41 - - - - 1-18 -Colton, J. 2-34 1-15 - 1-19 - - - - - - - - -Howard, B. 2-17 - 1-12 1-5 - - - - - - - - -Angeh, P. 2-14 - - - - - 1-11 - - - - 1-3 -Denton, J. 1-9 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-9Robinson, J. 1-5 DNP 1-5 - - - - - - - - - -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBJette, R. 4-49 1-20 1-29 - - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - -Bailey-Smith,K. 3-39 - - - - 1-23 - - 1-16 1-0 - - -Porter, J. 2-65 - - - - 1-31 - 1-34 - - - DNP -Dudley-Giles,T. 2-25 - - 1-2 - - - - - 1-23 - - -Seals, T. 1-6 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 1-6 - -

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UB

The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Fumbles Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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FUMBLES No-Lost BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBFrohnapfel, B. QB 6-1 - 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-1 - - - - - DNP DNPAbrokwah, S. RB 3-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1 1-1 - - - - 1-1 -Michel, M. WR 2-0 - 1-0 - - - - - - 1-0 - - -Blyden, J.T. RB 2-2 - - DNP - 1-1 1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPWoodley, L. RB 2-2 - DNP 1-1 - DNP - - 1-1 - - - -Sharpe, T. WR 1-1 - - - 1-1 - - - - - - - -TEAM 1-0 DNP DNP - 1-0 DNP - - - - DNP DNP -Whipple, A. QB 1-0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP - 1-0 -Sifrin, J. TE 1-1 DNP - - - - - - 1-1 - - - -

FUMBLES FORCED Number BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBSantos-Knox, J. 3 - - - - - - - - - 1 2 -Seals, T. 1 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 1 - -Dudley-Giles,T. 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -Richard, A. 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -Jette, R. 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 -Bailey-Smith,K. 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 -

FUMBLES RECOVERED Number BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBBailey-Smith,K. 2 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - -Andre, S. 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 -Jette, R. 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 -Seals, T. 1 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 1 - -


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts All-Purpose Yards Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Total BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBSharpe, T. 1295 90 100 73 99 179 154 16 193 75 239 41 36Abrokwah, S. 656 DNP DNP DNP DNP 37 142 31 140 52 62 69 123Sifrin, J. 642 DNP 40 10 9 135 67 29 74 185 49 23 21Bailey-Smith,K. 602 - 46 - - 77 109 71 30 57 86 71 55Michel, M. 501 6 77 18 110 13 72 22 -1 13 78 13 80Mills, R. 489 22 14 76 7 61 64 41 29 54 18 72 31Woodley, L. 474 10 DNP 84 13 DNP 12 160 64 4 87 22 18Williams, J. 327 1 35 12 11 60 14 74 - 97 13 DNP 10Dudley-Giles,T. 326 55 130 96 - 21 - - 1 23 - - -Kenney, A. 323 25 14 - 22 124 6 71 - - - - 61Blyden, J.T. 156 50 26 DNP 31 34 15 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPLibby, A. 129 DNP - DNP 30 21 41 8 11 - - 18 -Wilson, J. 122 37 56 29 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPNesmith, S. 105 DNP - DNP - 27 - 36 25 15 2 - -Howard, B. 74 7 12 27 - - 10 - - - - - 18Porter, J. 65 - - - - 31 - 34 - - - DNP -Jette, R. 49 20 29 - - - - - - - - - -Broadnax, J. 39 DNP DNP 14 -2 - DNP DNP 27 DNP DNP DNP -Long, E. 36 DNP DNP 23 - 8 -2 - DNP DNP 7 - DNPColton, J. 34 15 - 19 - - - - - - - - -Tuleja, M. 22 DNP - - - - - 5 - 10 7 - -Davis, B. 21 - - - 1 20 - - - - - - DNPAngeh, P. 14 - - - - - 11 - - - - 3 -Denton, J. 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 9Seals, T. 6 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 6 - -Robinson, J. 5 DNP 5 - - - - - - - - - -TEAM -19 - - -1 -13 - - -2 - -1 - - -2Whipple, A. -26 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP - -5 -21Frohnapfel, B. -84 -21 10 -14 -31 -19 - -9 - -7 7 DNP DNP


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Total Tackles Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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Total Tackles UA-A Total BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBSantos-Knox, J. LB 53-90 143 5 - 1 0 3 - 9 3 - 1 2 1 - 0 6 - 9 5 - 4 5 - 4 2 - 6 6 - 6 3 - 1 1 1 1 - 8 3 - 1 1Andre, S. LB 39-89 128 1 - 1 1 2 - 7 2 - 7 5 - 3 5 - 1 4 3 - 2 4 - 4 4 - 5 3 - 5 1 - 1 2 5 - 6 4 - 1 3Colton, J. DB 43-55 98 4 - 9 3 - 6 6 - 6 1 - 0 3 - 9 3 - 3 2 - 5 3 - 4 5 - 3 3 - 5 5 - 1 5 - 4Messiah, K. LB 24-45 69 3 - 9 2 - 3 2 - 6 3 - 3 1 - 1 0 2 - 1 7 - 3 0 - 1 3 - 2 D N P 1 - 4 0 - 3Jette, R. DB 39-28 67 5 - 2 5 - 2 1 - 3 5 - 3 3 - 4 8 - 2 1 - 0 0 - 2 5 - 0 2 - 4 1 - 0 3 - 6Bailey-Smith,K. DB 33-29 62 1 - 4 2 - 2 0 - 2 5 - 1 4 - 3 4 - 2 5 - 0 0 - 2 3 - 2 2 - 4 4 - 1 3 - 6Dudley-Giles,T. DB 31-21 52 4 - 3 3 - 2 2 - 2 3 - 1 2 - 0 3 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 4 - 1 2 - 8 3 - 0 1 - 0Maynes, D. DL 13-31 44 3 - 3 3 - 5 1 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 3 2 - 0 0 - 2 0 - 4 1 - 0 0 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 6Kitching, R. DL 8-35 43 0 - 1 1 - 5 0 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 3 0 - 1 2 - 2 0 - 4 1 - 6 1 - 3 - 2 - 6Seals, T. LB 13-29 42 1 - 5 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 6 2 - 1 3 - 1 0 - 3 2 - 5 2 - 2 2 - 3 0 - 3Porter, J. DB 21-20 41 2 - 6 5 - 2 2 - 4 2 - 3 2 - 4 5 - 0 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 - D N P 1 - 0Downey, D. LB 16-19 35 4 - 0 0 - 4 1 - 1 4 - 1 0 - 3 2 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 1 3 - 2 1 - 4 - 0 - 2Holines, S. DL 7-27 34 0 - 2 0 - 5 2 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 3 0 - 7 1 - 1 0 - 1Angeh, P. DL 7-27 34 0 - 1 0 - 5 1 - 1 3 - 2 - - 1 - 3 0 - 3 0 - 3 1 - 2 0 - 4 1 - 3Robinson, J. LB 9-14 23 D N P 3 - 2 0 - 2 - 0 - 5 1 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 3Casali, S. LB 10-13 23 2 - 3 - 0 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 1Langston, V. LB 10-10 20 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 3 - 1 3 - 2 2 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 - -Asante, E. DL 3-15 18 0 - 1 0 - 4 0 - 2 1 - 3 0 - 3 - - 0 - 1 - - 1 - 0 1 - 1Krizanovic, L. DL 6-9 15 0 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - D N P 0 - 1 1 - 0 -Edmonds, Z. DB 2-13 15 D N P D N P 0 - 2 - 0 - 5 2 - 0 - - D N P 0 - 1 0 - 2 0 - 3Richard, A. LB 4-9 13 1 - 1 0 - 2 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 2 - 0 - 0 - 2 - - - 0 - 1Monteiro, J. DB 1-8 9 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - - 0 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 1Ngobidi, P. LB 2-6 8 D N P 1 - 3 0 - 2 1 - 1 D N P - - - - - - -Amato, L. 3-5 8 - 0 - 2 0 - 1 - - - 1 - 0 0 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 1 - -Mills, R. 3-3 6 - - 0 - 3 1 - 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 1 - 0 -Smith, Q. DB 3-1 4 D N P - - - 2 - 0 - - - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 -Berus, N. 0-3 3 - - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - - - - - - -Harris, I. DB 1-2 3 D N P - - 1 - 1 D N P - D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N PSharpe, T. 2-0 2 - - - - - 1 - 0 - - - 1 - 0 - -Williams, J. 2-0 2 1 - 0 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0 D N P -Kenney, A. 1-1 2 - - - - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - - - - -Boland, M. 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0 - - -Nesmith, S. 1-0 1 D N P - D N P - - 1 - 0 - - - - - -Lucas, B. 0-1 1 - 0 - 1 - - - - - - - - - -Libby, A. 0-1 1 D N P - D N P - - - 0 - 1 - - - - -Long, E. 0-1 1 D N P D N P - - 0 - 1 - - D N P D N P - - D N PWilkinson, E. 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0 -

The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total BC COLO VANDY PSU BGSU MU KENT EMU TOLEDO BALL AKRON UBSantos-Knox, J. LB 5-7 8 . 5 1.0-3 1.5-10 0.5-1 - 1.0-2 - - 1.0-4 - 2.0-6 1.5-4 -Maynes, D. DL 6-3 7 . 5 1.0-1 3.0-20 - - - 1.0-1 0.5-1 1.0-5 - - 1.0-1 -Colton, J. DB 5-4 7 . 0 1.0-3 - 2.5-4 - 0.5-0 - 1.5-2 0.5-1 1.0-1 - - -Kitching, R. DL 3-5 5 . 5 - 0.5-0 0.5-1 - 0.5-1 - - 1.0-2 1.0-4 - - 2.0-4Messiah, K. LB 2-7 5 . 5 - 1.5-8 - 1.0-4 1.0-3 - 0.5-1 - 0.5-3 DNP 0.5-2 0.5-2Seals, T. LB 2-5 4 . 5 - DNP DNP DNP 0.5-1 1.0-4 0.5-0 0.5-1 - 1.0-6 0.5-3 0.5-1Asante, E. DL 2-4 4 . 0 - 0.5-0 - 0.5-2 1.0-2 - - - - - 1.0-1 1.0-2Angeh, P. DL 0-8 4 . 0 - 0.5-1 - 0.5-2 - - 1.0-2 1.0-2 0.5-4 - 0.5-2 -Andre, S. LB 2-3 3 . 5 - - - 2.0-5 1.0-2 - - 0.5-1 - - - -Holines, S. DL 1-4 3 . 0 - - - 0.5-3 0.5-0 - - 1.5-7 - 0.5-1 - -Krizanovic, L. DL 2-0 2 . 0 - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-2 - - - DNP - - -Dudley-Giles,T. DB 2-0 2 . 0 1.0-1 - - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - -Robinson, J. LB 1-1 1 . 5 DNP - - - 0.5-0 - - - - - 1.0-1 -Langston, V. LB 1-1 1 . 5 - - - 1.0-1 - - - 0.5-2 - - - -Ngobidi, P. LB 0-2 1 . 0 DNP 0.5-1 - 0.5-2 DNP - - - - - - -Downey, D. LB 1-0 1 . 0 1.0-2 - - - - - - - - - - -Porter, J. DB 0-2 1 . 0 - - - - 0.5-1 - - 0.5-1 - - DNP -Bailey-Smith,K. DB 0-1 0 . 5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - -Jette, R. DB 0-1 0 . 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.5-0 - -Casali, S. LB 0-1 0 . 5 - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - - - -Edmonds, Z. DB 0-1 0 . 5 DNP DNP - - 0.5-0 - - - DNP - - -


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Team Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 22 55 0 14 9 147 1 77 9-22-1 147 1 77 4 95 0 36 0 0 0 0 202Sep 06 COLORADO 30 105 2 17 20 267 3 41 20-38-1 267 3 41 7 162 0 43 1 31 0 31 372Sep 13 at Vanderbilt 39 88 2 16 18 258 2 53 18-35-0 258 2 53 4 118 0 74 1 0 0 0 346Sep 20 at Penn State 29 3 0 18 17 263 1 77 17-33-0 263 1 77 1 20 0 20 1 1 0 1 266Sep 27 BOWLING GREEN 31 49 1 18 36 589 5 80 36-61-1 589 5 80 7 137 0 23 1 0 0 0 638Oct 04 at Miami University 34 165 1 17 35 389 4 45 35-62-2 389 4 45 6 161 1 93 0 0 0 0 554Oct 11 at Kent State 35 196 1 43 23 286 3 51 23-38-0 286 3 51 3 71 0 29 1 0 0 0 482Oct 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN 43 225 5 18 28 337 0 42 28-51-1 337 0 42 1 14 0 14 1 1 0 1 562Oct 25 at Toledo 20 52 0 20 29 445 5 76 29-58-2 445 5 76 3 57 0 20 0 0 0 0 497Nov 12 BALL STATE 40 145 3 16 28 424 0 61 28-44-2 424 0 61 3 86 0 42 0 0 0 0 569Nov 18 at Akron 30 67 0 18 13 168 1 72 13-21-3 168 1 72 5 92 0 42 0 0 0 0 235Nov 28 BUFFALO 35 162 1 50 13 168 2 27 13-29-0 168 2 27 6 109 0 23 0 0 0 0 330Massachusetts 388 1312 16 50 269 3741 27 80 269-492-13 3741 27 80 50 1122 1 93 6 33 0 31 5053Opponents 492 2301 23 76 269 3069 26 70 269-442-12 3069 26 70 52 1022 0 56 16 99 1 17 5370

Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 3.4 • Avg/catch: 13.9 • Pass effic: 131.37 • KR avg: 22.4 • PR avg: 5.5 • All purpose avg/game: 532.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 421.1

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 38 74 112 5.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-20 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7Sep 06 COLORADO 34 74 108 8.0-40 2.0-17 0 0-0 1-29 2 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 38Sep 13 at Vanderbilt 25 66 91 5.0-8 1.0-3 1 0-0 1-2 0 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 7 31Sep 20 at Penn State 43 32 75 6.0-19 2.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7Sep 27 BOWLING GREEN 36 94 130 9.0-15 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-54 0 7 1 6-6 0 0 0 7 42Oct 04 at Miami University 49 18 67 3.0-8 1.0-1 1 1-0 0-0 2 7 0 5-6 0 0 0 6 41Oct 11 at Kent State 39 32 71 4.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-34 4 1 1 4-5 0 0 0 6 40Oct 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN 17 48 65 8.0-26 4.0-18 0 0-0 1-16 0 5 1 3-5 0 0 0 6 36Oct 25 at Toledo 45 40 85 3.0-12 1.0-7 0 0-0 2-23 2 2 0 3-4 0 1 0 7 35Nov 12 BALL STATE 22 70 92 4.0-13 1.0-6 2 2-0 2-6 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 10 24Nov 18 at Akron 40 38 78 6.0-14 2.0-10 4 2-0 0-0 1 5 0 0-1 0 0 0 6 6Nov 28 BUFFALO 24 74 98 4.0-9 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 21Massachusetts 412 660 1072 65.0-180 15.0-75 8 5-0 12-184 11 46 3 38-44 0 1 0 62 328Opponents 416 430 846 76.0-305 28.0-201 12 10-23 13-179 22 58 1 46-48 0 1 0 78 396

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 6 253 42.2 49 0 2 0 0 3 0-1 0 0 2 126 63.0 0 0Sep 06 COLORADO 6 235 39.2 47 0 0 5 0 2 1-1 34 0 7 403 57.6 1 1Sep 13 at Vanderbilt 6 176 29.3 48 1 1 1 0 0 1-2 32 0 6 311 51.8 0 0Sep 20 at Penn State 5 191 38.2 41 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 0 0 2 130 65.0 1 0Sep 27 BOWLING GREEN 6 194 32.3 45 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 7 384 54.9 0 0Oct 04 at Miami University 2 58 29.0 33 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 7 355 50.7 0 0Oct 11 at Kent State 5 188 37.6 44 0 0 1 0 0 2-2 31 0 8 460 57.5 1 0Oct 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2 76 38.0 41 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 31 0 6 356 59.3 1 0Oct 25 at Toledo 3 114 38.0 40 0 1 1 0 0 0-1 0 0 6 384 64.0 3 0Nov 12 BALL STATE 4 129 32.2 38 0 0 4 0 1 1-2 24 0 4 218 54.5 0 0Nov 18 at Akron 5 149 29.8 40 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 159 53.0 0 0Nov 28 BUFFALO 8 387 48.4 67 0 2 1 4 2 0-0 0 0 4 203 50.8 0 0Massachusetts 58 2150 37.1 67 1 6 19 4 10 6-11 34 0 62 3489 56.3 7 1Opponents 56 2299 41.1 62 0 5 27 10 17 14-19 47 2 76 4427 58.2 22 1


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Opponent Game-by-Game (Nov 28, 2014)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 61 338 2 31 17 173 1 43 17-25-1 173 1 43 2 56 0 33 1 0 0 0 511Sep 06 COLORADO 47 156 2 33 26 318 3 70 26-42-1 318 3 70 5 108 0 37 1 2 0 2 474Sep 13 at Vanderbilt 40 160 2 18 16 150 1 36 16-23-1 150 1 36 5 98 0 30 3 50 1 16 310Sep 20 at Penn State 45 228 5 46 18 236 1 38 18-32-0 236 1 38 1 25 0 25 2 7 0 7 464Sep 27 BOWLING GREEN 48 225 3 31 38 443 3 52 38-60-3 443 3 52 7 130 0 31 2 4 0 7 668Oct 04 at Miami University 27 120 2 16 32 437 4 61 32-58-0 437 4 61 6 89 0 23 1 3 0 3 557Oct 11 at Kent State 27 150 1 43 22 191 1 19 22-42-1 191 1 19 7 174 0 41 2 28 0 17 341Oct 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN 32 133 0 47 10 147 2 34 10-21-1 147 2 34 5 81 0 24 0 0 0 0 280Oct 25 at Toledo 49 295 3 36 20 225 3 42 20-34-2 225 3 42 3 44 0 16 1 -13 0 0 520Nov 12 BALL STATE 30 69 0 9 24 217 1 38 24-38-2 217 1 38 4 86 0 24 0 0 0 0 286Nov 18 at Akron 37 134 1 31 26 277 2 32 26-40-0 277 2 32 3 54 0 23 1 -2 0 0 411Nov 28 BUFFALO 49 293 2 76 20 255 4 38 20-27-0 255 4 38 4 77 0 56 2 20 0 12 548Opponents 492 2301 23 76 269 3069 26 70 269-442-12 3069 26 70 52 1022 0 56 16 99 1 17 5370Massachusetts 388 1312 16 50 269 3741 27 80 269-492-13 3741 27 80 50 1122 1 93 6 33 0 31 5053

Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 4.7 • Avg/catch: 11.4 • Pass effic: 133.17 • KR avg: 19.7 • PR avg: 6.2 • All purpose avg/game: 555.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 447.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 27 16 43 4.0-31 3.0-30 0 0-0 1-20 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 3 30Sep 06 COLORADO 25 48 73 4.0-17 2.0-13 1 0-0 1-1 4 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 41Sep 13 at Vanderbilt 38 32 70 7.0-32 3.0-24 0 1-0 0-0 2 4 1 2-2 0 1 0 6 34Sep 20 at Penn State 37 16 53 10.0-37 3.0-25 2 1-7 0-0 0 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 48Sep 27 BOWLING GREEN 38 54 92 14.0-52 5.0-35 3 3-16 1-0 0 6 0 5-6 0 0 0 17 47Oct 04 at Miami University 55 22 77 4.0-8 1.0-2 2 2-0 2-13 5 6 0 6-6 0 0 0 21 42Oct 11 at Kent State 37 36 73 4.0-15 1.0-9 0 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17Oct 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN 31 72 103 4.0-7 0.0-0 2 2-0 1-0 0 7 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14Oct 25 at Toledo 37 16 53 5.0-24 1.0-7 1 0-0 2-37 7 8 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 42Nov 12 BALL STATE 35 50 85 8.0-29 3.0-15 0 0-0 2-21 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10Nov 18 at Akron 33 18 51 7.0-18 1.0-6 1 1-0 3-87 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 17 30Nov 28 BUFFALO 23 50 73 5.0-35 5.0-35 0 0-0 0-0 0 8 0 5-6 0 0 0 0 41Opponents 416 430 846 76.0-305 28.0-201 12 10-23 13-179 22 58 1 46-48 0 1 0 78 396Massachusetts 412 660 1072 65.0-180 15.0-75 8 5-0 12-184 11 46 3 38-44 0 1 0 62 328

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 1 53 53.0 53 0 0 1 1 1 3-4 44 0 7 442 63.1 3 0Sep 06 COLORADO 5 244 48.8 62 0 1 2 2 2 2-2 47 0 8 417 52.1 1 0Sep 13 at Vanderbilt 6 254 42.3 51 0 1 1 1 3 0-0 0 0 6 297 49.5 0 0Sep 20 at Penn State 3 122 40.7 45 0 0 2 0 1 2-2 42 0 9 576 64.0 8 0Sep 27 BOWLING GREEN 6 238 39.7 48 0 0 4 0 3 2-2 33 0 9 567 63.0 2 0Oct 04 at Miami University 5 177 35.4 40 0 1 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 7 350 50.0 0 0Oct 11 at Kent State 5 198 39.6 49 0 0 4 0 2 1-3 41 1 4 249 62.2 1 0Oct 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN 6 285 47.5 62 0 0 2 3 1 0-1 0 1 3 192 64.0 2 0Oct 25 at Toledo 4 143 35.8 41 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 7 448 64.0 4 0Nov 12 BALL STATE 7 280 40.0 50 0 1 3 1 2 1-1 37 0 3 185 61.7 0 0Nov 18 at Akron 4 125 31.2 52 0 1 1 1 0 3-3 31 0 6 295 49.2 0 1Nov 28 BUFFALO 4 180 45.0 52 0 0 3 1 0 0-1 0 0 7 409 58.4 1 0Opponents 56 2299 41.1 62 0 5 27 10 17 14-19 47 2 76 4427 58.2 22 1Massachusetts 58 2150 37.1 67 1 6 19 4 10 6-11 34 0 62 3489 56.3 7 1


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91

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61-3389-22-1

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147/

17344-202

/86-511

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761

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297

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155

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174

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40-16018-35-0

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258/

15074-346

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120/

1481

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235

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111

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42-4729

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131-49

/48-225

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38-60-3589

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92-638/

108-668191

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41-4232

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234-165

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32-58-0389

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85-557161

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36-1434

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/32-133

28-51-1/

10-21-1337

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94-562/

53-28031

/81

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35-4226

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1418

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20-34-2445

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78-497/

83-52080

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24-1027

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416

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68-28692

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129

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135-162

/49-293

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20-27-0168

/255

64-330/

76-548109

/97

0/

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328-396267

/281

79/

118156

/138

32/

25388-1312

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269-442-123741

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934-53701339

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5.56.7

/6.9

4.6/

5.96-42.2

/1-53.0

4-23/

7-550

/3

COLORADO5-15

/10-18

0-1/

0-124:45

/35:15

-10:303.5

/3.3

7.0/

7.65.5

/5.3

6-39.2/

5-48.87-85

/12-123

2/

2Vanderbilt

8-17/

5-122-2

/0-1

27:53/

32:07-4:14

2.3/

4.07.4

/6.5

4.7/

4.96-29.3

/6-42.3

2-10/

9-771

/3

Penn State2-13

/10-17

2-5/

1-122:28

/37:32

-15:040.1

/5.1

8.0/

7.44.3

/6.0

5-38.2/

3-40.74-30

/6-52

2/

3BOW

LING GREEN6-17

/10-23

1-3/

1-328:49

/31:11

-2:221.6

/4.7

9.7/

7.46.9

/6.2

6-32.3/

6-39.74-30

/13-112

0/

5Miami University

6-16/

4-124-5

/1-3

31:53/

28:07 3 : 4 6

4.9/

4.46.3

/7.5

5.8/

6.62-29.0

/5-35.4

7-60/

10-951

/1

Kent State2-13

/3-15

2-3/

2-429:55

/30:05

-0:105.6

/5.6

7.5/

4.56.6

/4.9

5-37.6/

5-39.610-105

/6-80

0/

1EASTERN MICHIGAN

10-18/

2-123-5

/1-3

36:06/

23:54 1 2 : 1 2

5.2/

4.26.6

/7.0

6.0/

5.32-38.0

/6-47.5

9-55/

10-924

/0

Toledo6-15

/9-16

4-5/

1-125:59

/34:01

-8:022.6

/6.0

7.7/

6.66.4

/6.3

3-38.0/

4-35.89-75

/9-81

1/

1BALL STATE

6-16/

4-171-4

/2-2

31:31/

28:29 3 : 0 2

3.6/

2.39.6

/5.7

6.8/

4.24-32.2

/7-40.0

7-49/

4-461

/3

Akron2-10

/4-12

0-2/

0-025:07

/34:53

-9:462.2

/3.6

8.0/

6.94.6

/5.3

5-29.8/

4-31.25-45

/4-40

2/

1BUFFALO

6-15/

7-141-1

/2-2

24:55/

35:05-10:10

4.6/

6.05.8

/9.4

5.2/

7.28-48.4

/4-45.0

5-50/

5-551

/5

Totals62-176

/77-185

20-37/

13-24327:10

/392:50

-65:403.4

/4.7

7.6/

6.95.7

/5.7

58-37.1/

56-41.173-617

/95-908

15/

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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts By-Quarter Statistics (Nov 28, 2014)

All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 30, 2014 BOSTON COLLEGE L 7-30 3-11 27.3 1-3 33.3 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3Sep 06, 2014 COLORADO L 38-41 5-15 33.3 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0Sep 13, 2014 at Vanderbilt L 31-34 8-17 47.1 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 4-5 80.0 0-5 0.0Sep 20, 2014 at Penn State L 7-48 2-13 15.4 1-3 33.3 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-4 25.0Sep 27, 2014 BOWLING GREEN L 42-47 6-17 35.3 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0Oct 04, 2014 at Miami University L 41-42 6-16 37.5 5-6 83.3 1-2 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-5 0.0Oct 11, 2014 at Kent State W 40-17 2-13 15.4 0-4 0.0 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0Oct 18, 2014 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 36-14 10-18 55.6 4-6 66.7 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0Oct 25, 2014 at Toledo L 35-42 6-15 40.0 4-6 66.7 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-4 25.0Nov 12, 2014 BALL STATE W 24-10 6-16 37.5 1-3 33.3 3-5 60.0 0-3 0.0 2-5 40.0Nov 18, 2014 at Akron L 6-30 2-10 20.0 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3Nov 28, 2014 BUFFALO L 21-41 6-15 40.0 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 4-6 66.7

Massachusetts 62-176 35.2 22-49 44.9 15-42 35.7 11-37 29.7 14-48 29.2 0-0 0.0Opponents 77-185 41.6 18-47 38.3 22-45 48.9 23-47 48.9 14-46 30.4 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 30, 2014 BOSTON COLLEGE L 7-30 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Sep 06, 2014 COLORADO L 38-41 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0Sep 13, 2014 at Vanderbilt L 31-34 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0Sep 20, 2014 at Penn State L 7-48 2-5 40.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0Sep 27, 2014 BOWLING GREEN L 42-47 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0Oct 04, 2014 at Miami University L 41-42 4-5 80.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7Oct 11, 2014 at Kent State W 40-17 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 18, 2014 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 36-14 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0Oct 25, 2014 at Toledo L 35-42 4-5 80.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0Nov 12, 2014 BALL STATE W 24-10 1-4 25.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0Nov 18, 2014 at Akron L 6-30 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0Nov 28, 2014 BUFFALO L 21-41 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0

Massachusetts 20-37 54.1 3-6 50.0 7-9 77.8 2-7 28.6 8-15 53.3 0-0 0.0Opponents 13-24 54.2 3-4 75.0 2-5 40.0 6-9 66.7 2-6 33.3 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 30, 2014 BOSTON COLLEGE L 7-30 17:49 4:52 4:13 2:39 6:05Sep 06, 2014 COLORADO L 38-41 24:45 7:03 6:01 8:29 3:12Sep 13, 2014 at Vanderbilt L 31-34 27:53 8:03 4:45 8:37 6:28Sep 20, 2014 at Penn State L 7-48 22:28 6:03 7:14 4:25 4:46Sep 27, 2014 BOWLING GREEN L 42-47 28:49 6:22 9:09 7:36 5:42Oct 04, 2014 at Miami University L 41-42 31:53 8:06 8:05 6:44 8:58Oct 11, 2014 at Kent State W 40-17 29:55 6:55 6:37 8:24 7:59Oct 18, 2014 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 36-14 36:06 9:59 7:00 7:52 11:15Oct 25, 2014 at Toledo L 35-42 25:59 9:29 5:32 5:05 5:53Nov 12, 2014 BALL STATE W 24-10 31:31 6:16 8:53 5:25 10:57Nov 18, 2014 at Akron L 6-30 25:07 7:32 6:52 3:59 6:44Nov 28, 2014 BUFFALO L 21-41 24:55 4:24 5:54 5:02 9:35

Massachusetts Total 327:10 85:04 80:15 74:17 87:34 0:00Avg. 27:15 7:05 6:41 6:11 7:17 0:00

Opponents Total 392:50 94:56 99:45 105:43 92:26 0:00Avg. 32:44 7:54 8:18 8:48 7:42 0:00


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The Automated ScoreBookMassachusetts Red-Zone Results (Nov 28, 2014)

All games

Massachusetts Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 30, 2014 BOSTON COLLEGE L 7-30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Sep 06, 2014 COLORADO L 38-41 6 6 38 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 13, 2014 at Vanderbilt L 31-34 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Sep 20, 2014 at Penn State L 7-48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 27, 2014 BOWLING GREEN L 42-47 5 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Oct 04, 2014 at Miami University L 41-42 8 5 34 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0Oct 11, 2014 at Kent State W 40-17 6 6 34 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 18, 2014 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 36-14 8 6 36 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0Oct 25, 2014 at Toledo L 35-42 3 2 13 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Nov 12, 2014 BALL STATE W 24-10 7 4 24 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0Nov 18, 2014 at Akron L 6-30 3 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0Nov 28, 2014 BUFFALO L 21-41 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 54 38 237 32 15 17 6 3 8 2 2 1 038 of 54 (70.4%)

Opponents Inside Massachusetts Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 30, 2014 BOSTON COLLEGE L 7-30 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 06, 2014 COLORADO L 38-41 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 13, 2014 at Vanderbilt L 31-34 3 3 22 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 20, 2014 at Penn State L 7-48 6 6 38 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 27, 2014 BOWLING GREEN L 42-47 3 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 04, 2014 at Miami University L 41-42 7 5 35 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Oct 11, 2014 at Kent State W 40-17 3 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Oct 18, 2014 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 36-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 25, 2014 at Toledo L 35-42 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 12, 2014 BALL STATE W 24-10 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0Nov 18, 2014 at Akron L 6-30 7 6 30 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0Nov 28, 2014 BUFFALO L 21-41 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 48 41 248 31 17 14 10 2 3 0 2 0 041 of 48 (85.4%)


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