37 UMass 7th MAC4-1

21 Rutgers 18th Big Ten1-4

FINAL 37 FINAL 21 6:00PM ET · Sep 03, 2026

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UMass vs Rutgers Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore details
Team	1	2	3	4	Total
MASS UMass	7	17	3	10	37
RUTG Rutgers	7	0	0	14	21

Player Stats

Betting Information
Team	ATS (Margin)	O/U (Margin)
MASS UMass	+29.5 (45.5)	54.5o (3.5)
RUTG Rutgers	-29.5	54.5u

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Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
8:20	TD K. Duff 4 yards passing from D. Lonergan ( D. Pizzaro kick)	0 - 7
5:26	TD E. Faulkner 21 yards passing from P. Watson III ( D. Morris kick)	7 - 7
2nd Quarter
11:46	TD E. Faulkner 2 yards passing from P. Watson III ( D. Morris kick)	14 - 7
9:43	TD J. Griffin Jr. 31 yards passing from P. Watson III ( D. Morris kick)	21 - 7
3:42	FG D. Morris 30 yard field goal	24 - 7
3rd Quarter
8:22	FG D. Morris 52 yard field goal	27 - 7
4th Quarter
7:54	FG D. Morris 31 yard field goal	30 - 7
7:09	TD K. Duff 78 yards passing from D. Lonergan ( D. Pizzaro kick)	30 - 14
4:27	TD C. Kimmons IV 17 yard run ( D. Morris kick)	37 - 14
1:57	TD K. Duff 6 yards passing from A. Surace ( D. Pizzaro kick)	37 - 21

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
statistical category	UMass	Rutgers
First downs	21	18
Rushes-Yards	41-200	25-27
Passing Yards	197	319
Sacked-Yards Lost	0-0	5-24
Return Yardage	20	24
Passing	19-22-3	22-38-3
Punts-Average	3-57.3	3-43.3
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	1-1
Penalties-Yards	8-60	7-34
Field Goals	3-3	0-0
Time of Possession	36:21	23:39

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
P. Watson III	19/22	197	3	0

Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
C. Kimmons IV	11	78	1	19
E. Faulkner	19	62	0	8
P. Watson III	6	40	0	15
T. Harding	1	13	0	13
K. Dia-Johnson	1	11	0	11
R. Adkins	1	2	0	2

Receiving
Player	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG
J. Griffin Jr.	4	2	61	1	31
T. Harding	6	5	55	0	14
D. Elliott	3	3	26	0	14
E. Faulkner	2	2	23	2	21
C. Kimmons IV	1	1	9	0	9
R. Adkins	2	2	8	0	6
J. Markovich	1	1	8	0	8
M. Dowling	3	3	7	0	4

Interceptions
Player	NO	YDS	TD
J. Harmon	2	11	0
I. Reed	1	1	0

Sacks
Player	NO	YDS
A. Melvin	1	9
R. Johnson	1	8
Z. Daniel	1	3
T. Martin	0.5	1
K. Bendolph	0.5	1
J. Nobles	0.5	1
H. Dirstine	0.5	1

Tackles
Player	TK	AST
Z. Daniel	6	1
T. Magee	5	2
T. Hinspeter	4	6
K. Bournes	2	6
A. DePaepe	2	3
J. Harmon	2	1
T. Martin	1	2
K. Bendolph	1	2
R. Johnson	1	1
D. Chiavegato	1	0
A. Melvin	1	0
W. DePaepe	0	4
J. Iseah	0	2
J. Krueger	0	2
J. Nobles	0	1
Z. Morris	0	1
T. Passmore Jr.	0	1
H. Dirstine	0	1

Fumbles
Player	NO	LOST
No Fumble Data

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	LG
E. Phillipson	3	172	67

Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Punt Return Data

Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
J. Griffin Jr.	1	8	8

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
D. Lonergan	16/29	242	2	3
A. Surace	6/9	77	1	0

Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
A. Raymond	14	42	0	5
C. Thevenin	3	4	0	3
A. Surace	1	-2	0	0
D. Lonergan	7	-17	0	3

Receiving
Player	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG
K. Duff	16	9	196	3	78
J. Houston	7	4	42	0	21
B. Black III	3	2	37	0	19
D. Carter	5	3	19	0	8
V. Allen III	1	1	10	0	10
A. Raymond	2	2	8	0	4
L. Blake	2	1	7	0	7

Interceptions
Player	NO	YDS	TD
No Interception Data

Sacks
Player	NO	YDS
No Sack Data

Tackles
Player	TK	AST
S. Allison	6	2
C. Joines	4	3
L. Noel	3	2
B. Jones	2	5
M. Walker	2	2
R. Porter	1	5
J. Ofurie	1	5
M. Davis	1	2
K. Griffin	1	2
K. Levy	1	2
D. Gilley	1	2
F. Gnago	1	1
J. Burnett	1	1
M. Munn	1	1
T. Morris	0	5
S. Kromah	0	2
D. Allen	0	2
Z. Angoy	0	1
J. Lee	0	1
J. Polk	0	1
R. Callaway III	0	1

Fumbles
Player	NO	LOST
D. Lonergan	1	1

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	LG
J. Anderson	3	130	50

Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
Q. Redding	2	24	14

Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Kick Return Data

Game Info

Location SHI Stadium

Temperature 83° Temperature

Attendance 42,454 attendance

MASS vs RUTGRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
MASS	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0
RUTG	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ATS	O/U
Aug 30, '19	RUTG	48 - 21	RUTG -16.0	o54.0

MASS
Tot	Rush	Pass
304	183	121

RUTG
Tot	Rush	Pass
554	206	348

MASS RecordLast 10

Win / Loss

0-10-0

ATS

3-7-0

Over / Under

7-3-0

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 25, '25	BGSU	L 14 - 45	L 13.5	o43.5
Nov 18, '25	@ OHIO	L 14 - 42	W 33.5	o52.5
Nov 12, '25	NIU	L 3 - 45	L 9.5	o43.5
Nov 04, '25	@ AKR	L 10 - 44	L 12.5	o51.5
Oct 25, '25	@ CMU	L 13 - 38	L 16.5	o46.5
Oct 18, '25	BUFF	L 21 - 28	W 16.5	o47.5
Oct 11, '25	@ KENT	L 6 - 42	L 1.5	u50.5
Oct 04, '25	WMU	L 3 - 21	L 11.5	u45.5
Sep 27, '25	@ MIZZ	L 6 - 42	W 44.5	u56.5
Sep 13, '25	@ IOWA	L 7 - 47	L 34.5	o44.5

MASS Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ATS	O/U
Oct 10, '26	M-OH	L 20-23 (OT)	W 16.5	u44.5
Oct 17, '26	@ BUFF	L 21-28	W 16.5	o47.5
Oct 23, '26	@ CONN	L 42-47	W 8.5	o50.5

RUTG RecordLast 10

Win / Loss

3-7-0

ATS

5-5-0

Over / Under

5-5-0

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 29, '25	PSU	L 36 - 40	W 13.5	o54.5
Nov 22, '25	@ OSU	L 9 - 42	L 28.5	u54.5
Nov 08, '25	MD	W 35 - 20	W -1.5	u56.5
Nov 01, '25	@ ILL	L 13 - 35	L 13.5	u63.5
Oct 25, '25	@ PUR	W 27 - 24	W 2.5	u60.5
Oct 18, '25	ORE	L 10 - 56	L 18.5	o61.5
Oct 10, '25	@ WASH	L 19 - 38	L 9.5	u61.5
Sep 27, '25	@ MINN	L 28 - 31	W 3.5	o51.5
Sep 19, '25	IOWA	L 28 - 38	L 1.5	o46.5
Sep 13, '25	NORF	W 60 - 10	W -44.5	o56.5

RUTG Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ATS	O/U
Oct 17, '26	@ MD	W 35-20	W -1.5	u56.5
Oct 24, '26	@ NW	W 24-7	W -4.5	u38.5
Oct 24, '26	@ NW	W 24-7	W -4.5	u38.5

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Rutgers

Last Meeting ( Aug 30, 2019 ) UMass 21, Rutgers 48

Rutgers' defense didn't perform well last season, but the UMass offense was even worse.

Those units are in the spotlight when visiting UMass attempts to end the program's 16-game losing streak when they take on Rutgers on Thursday night in the season-opener for both teams.

The Minutemen were picked last in the MAC preseason coaches' poll. UMass is hoping quarterback Pop Watson will be the answer for an offense that ranked last among FBS teams in scoring (11.1 ppg) and yards per game (247.5) last season. Watson played high school football at nearby Springfield (Mass.) Central, and transferred to UMass after spending three seasons as a backup at Virginia Tech.

"I'm excited," Watson said. "I get to play football again, and that's the biggest thing for me. We're an older team, we've got good weapons around me, a great offensive line and depth everywhere. We're explosive, so I think we're going to go score."

Wide receiver Joseph Griffin Jr., a Boston College transfer, wide receiver T.Y. Harding and running back Justin Williams-Thomas are some other key pieces on the UMass offense.

After his team allowed an average of 31.8 points per game last season, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano fired co-coordinators Robb Smith and Zach Sparber, and hired former South Dakota coach Travis Johansen to right the ship.

The experiment remains a work in progress and comes with a novelty factor. The Scarlet Knights added several potential starters through the transfer portal, including former Toledo defensive end Malachi Davis.

"We're going to be better," Schiano said. "You're playing in the Big Ten Conference. It's hard. But we'll be better on defense, I have no doubt in my mind. How much better will be determined by how confident we are in what we do and can we stay healthy and those kinds of things. But we'll be better."

Boston College transfer Dylan Lonergan has been named the starting quarterback for Rutgers, which was picked 17th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten preseason media poll.

--Field Level Media

MASS vs RUTGInjury report

UMass's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
J. Washington	RB	Out - Undisclosed( Oct 03, '26)	Oct 03, '26
Washington is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and is left out of Saturday's game against Eastern Michigan.
J. Griffin Jr.	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 03, '26)	Oct 03, '26
Griffin is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be available against E. Michigan on Saturday, October 3rd.

Rutgers's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
D. Lonergan	QB	Out - Head( Oct 04, '26)	Oct 04, '26
Lonergan is dealing with an head injury, and there is no timetable for his return.
A. Raymond	RB	Questionable - Undisclosed( Sep 30, '26)	Sep 30, '26
Raymond is dealing with undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will be available Saturday against the Indiana.
D. Kaliakmanis	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed( Sep 26, '26)	Sep 26, '26
Kaliakmanis is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and he is not projected to suit up against USC on Sunday.
K. Levy	CB	Out - Undisclosed( Sep 17, '26)	Sep 17, '26
Levy is battling with an undisclsoed injury, and he will be out of the lineup against USC on Saturday.
F. Toure	WR	Questionable - Knee( Sep 11, '26)	Sep 11, '26
Toure is nursing with a knee injury, and it is unknown if he will play against the USC on Saturday, September 19th.

QB Passing StatsRecent Games

UMass
Rutgers

Yds/Game

154.6

Yds/Att

4.2

TDs/Int

5 / 3

UMass Passing Stats
	Date	Score	YDS	Att	Comp	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rating
G.Jordan	Nov 25, 2025	MASS 14 - BGSU 45	223	35	22	62.9	6.4	2/0	135.2
G.Jordan	Nov 18, 2025	OHIO 42 - MASS 14	56	21	10	47.6	2.7	1/1	76.2
B.Rose	Nov 18, 2025	OHIO 42 - MASS 14	34	6	5	83.3	5.7	1/1	152.6
A.Hairston Jr.	Nov 18, 2025	OHIO 42 - MASS 14	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0/0	0.0
B.Rose	Nov 12, 2025	MASS 3 - NIU 45	101	20	11	55.0	5.1	0/0	97.4
A.Hairston Jr.	Nov 12, 2025	MASS 3 - NIU 45	91	21	13	61.9	4.3	0/0	98.3
A.Hairston Jr.	Nov 4, 2025	AKR 44 - MASS 10	54	20	12	60.0	2.7	1/0	99.2
G.Jordan	Nov 4, 2025	AKR 44 - MASS 10	38	8	4	50.0	4.8	0/0	89.9
A.Hairston Jr.	Oct 25, 2025	CMU 38 - MASS 13	176	51	21	41.2	3.5	0/1	66.2

Yds/Game

323.8

Yds/Att

10.1

TDs/Int

10 / 2

Rutgers Passing Stats
	Date	Score	YDS	Att	Comp	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rating
A.Kaliakmanis	Nov 29, 2025	RUTG 36 - PSU 40	338	22	16	72.7	15.4	3/0	246.8
A.Kaliakmanis	Nov 22, 2025	OSU 42 - RUTG 9	81	20	10	50.0	4.1	0/0	84.0
A.Kaliakmanis	Nov 8, 2025	RUTG 35 - MD 20	229	20	13	65.0	11.5	4/2	207.2
A.Kaliakmanis	Nov 1, 2025	ILL 35 - RUTG 13	253	45	25	55.6	5.6	1/0	110.1
A.Kaliakmanis	Oct 25, 2025	PUR 24 - RUTG 27	359	27	19	70.4	13.3	1/0	194.3
A.Kaliakmanis	Oct 25, 2025	PUR 24 - RUTG 27	359	27	19	70.4	13.3	1/0	194.3

MASS vs RUTG Offense vs Defense

MASSUMass Offense
RUTGRutgers Offense

Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis

Key Stats
OFFENSE	Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank	DEFENSE
0.0	(--)	Yards	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Play	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Rush Yds	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Rush Att	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Rush	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Pass Yds	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Pass Att	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Comp	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Comp%	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Comp	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Att	(--)	0.0
.0	(31)	QB rating	(95)	.0

League Average
League Avg.
349.0
5.3
127.5
33.2
3.8
222.2
32.3
20.4
63.2
10.9
6.9
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More Stats
Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank
(--)	Sacks	(--)
(--)	Sack Yds	(--)
(--)	Intercepts	(--)
(--)	Fumbles	(--)
(--)	Penalties	(--)
(--)	Penalty Yds	(--)

League Average
League Avg.
2.2
15.6
0.4
0.5
6.6
54.7

Points

Points
Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank
(--)	Score	(--)
(--)	1st Q	(--)
(--)	2nd Q	(--)
(--)	3rd Q	(--)
(--)	4th Q	(--)

League Average
League Avg.
23.9
3.8
7.9
5.1
7.1

Special Teams

Special Teams
Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank
(--)	Yards/Punt Ret	(--)
(--)	Yards/KO Ret	(--)
(--)	FG Att	(--)
(--)	FG Made	(--)
(--)	FG%	(--)

League Average
League Avg.
9.6
23.1
0.7
0.5
76.2

UMass vs Rutgers Results, Match Player Stats & Records

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