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Minutemen take final shot at non-conference win

9/29/2015

By MIKE SMITH
While the vast majority of Mid-American Conference teams head into conference play this weekend, UMass has one more conference opponent to tackle before heading into its final MAC slate.

The Florida International Golden Panthers will be the third straight "brand new" (as in never previously played) opponent for the Minutemen. FIU brings a 2-2 overall record (0-1 Conference-USA East) into Saturday's 3 p.m. contest at McGuirk Stadium in Amherst.

MAC and ESPN expand TV agreement

9/29/2015

Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced Monday a new regional multi-year television agreement with the Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) to produce and televise MAC football, men’s and women’s basketball and multiple championship events beginning this 2015-16 academic year through a sublicense agreement with ESPN.
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MAC announces Week Four POTW

9/29/2015

The Mid-American Conference has announced its Week Four Players of the Week.
East Division honorees are Matt Johnson (Bowling Green, Terrence Waugh (Kent State) and Michael Buddenberg (Akron).
West Division honorees are Phillip Ely (Toledo), Orion Jones (Toledo, Ben Eagle (Ball State) and Aregeros Turner (Northern Illinois).
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Late Gopher TD gives Ohio its first loss

9/28/2015

The Ohio Bobcats brought an unblemished 3-0 record to Minneapolis Saturday. For much of the game, it looked as though they might leave with an unblemished 4-0 mark.

Ohio bumped its fourth quarter lead to 24-20 on a Josiah Yazdani 41-yard field goal with 2:36 remaining. Minnesota, however, responded with a 78-yard drive that culminated in a Shannon Brooks three-yard TD run with 30 seconds remaining. That proved to be the difference in a 27-24 Golden Gophers victory.
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Nevada holds off Bulls

9/28/2015

BUFFALO, NY – The Nevada Wolfpack took the lead for good with two first quarter touchdowns and used three Buffalo turnovers to hold off the Bulls for a 24-21 victory Saturday.
The hosts owned a 487-379 advantage in total offense and registered eight more first downs (23-18).
UB quarterback Joe Licata threw two touchdowns while completing 28 of 46 for 338 yards, but he also tossed two interceptions and the Bulls also had one fumble on the day.
Jordan Johnson (13/79) and Anthone Taylor (16/68) combined for 147 of Buffalo’s 149 rushing yards.
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Halftime lead slips away as BSU falls to Wildcats

9/28/2015

EVANSTON, Ill. – The Ball State Cardinals had their chances Saturday night at No. 17 Northwestern, but in the end the Wildcats were able to hold off the visiting Cardinals, 24-19.

The Cardinals (2-2) were in search of their third win over a Big Ten squad in five years under head coach Pete Lembo and first win over a nationally-ranked team in nearly three years.

“It was one of those nights where you felt really good about the effort and how we competed, but at the end of the day to beat a quality team like this you have to play an extremely clean football game,” head coach Pete Lembo said.
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Irish offense proves too much for UMass

9/27/2015

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Massachusetts freshman running back Marquis Young ran for 103 yards on only five carries, but it was not enough for the Minutemen as UMass faltered at No. 6 Notre Dame, 62-27, Saturday afternoon.

With Young leading the way, the Maroon and White ground attack averaged 5.1 yards per attempt on 29 rushes for 148 yards rushing. The passing game added 302 yards for a total offense output of 450 yards.
Notre Dame, meanwhile, had 457 yards rushing and another 224 passing for a total of 681 yards.

"We didn't tackle very well," head coach Mark Whipple said. "We didn't have quite the energy that we had last week, but I credit Notre Dame."
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Rockets ride defense, turnovers to win over ASU

9/27/2015

Toledo, OH - Playing without injured star running back Kareem Hunt, the Toledo Rockets used a stifling defense to defeat Arkansas State, 37-7, before 21,385 fans at the Glass Bowl on Saturday.
Hunt sat out the contest due to a hamstring injury suffered in Toledo's victory over Iowa State last week. He rushed for a career-high 271 yards and five touchdowns the last time UT faced the Red Wolves, a 63-44 victory in last January's GoDaddy Bowl. But the Rockets did not need Hunt this time, as their defense dominated the game.
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Army option proves too much for Eagles

9/27/2015

YPSILANTI, MI -- Hosting Eastern Michigan closed to within six points late in the third quarter before Army scored 21 straight points on the way to a 58-36 Black Knights win over EMU Saturday at Rynearson stadium.

It was the first true road win for Army since 2010 and moved the Black Knights to 1-3 on the season after dropping their first three games by a total of 10 points. Eastern Michigan, which struggled against Army's option, fell to 1-3.

The Black Knights' jumped out to an early 22-3 lead, and that proved to be too much to overcome for the Eagles.

Redshirt sophomore Brogan Roback and senior Darius Jackson led the Eagles offense, while senior Great Ibe and redshirt junior Mike Brown paced the defense.

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Miscues hamper Chippewas in loss to No. 2 MSU

9/27/2015

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Timing, they say, is everything.

The Central Michigan football team was penalized nine times for 70 yards Saturday in its 30-10 loss at No. 2-ranked Michigan State.

While penalties always hurt, several were particularly stinging for the Chippewas early in the game when they had the opportunity to put points on the board and seize some momentum.

CMU drove into the red zone on its first two possessions of the game, only to come away empty both times. And on both occasions, the Chippewas took false-start penalties on fourth down that added five yards to Brian Eavey field goal attempts. Both attempts – the first from 45 yards, the second from 43 – were blocked.

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Falcons knock off Purdue for second Big Ten win

9/27/2015

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind -- Redshirt senior running back Travis Green rushed for a 12-yard score with just nine seconds left in regulation, lifting Bowling Green to a 35-28 victory over Purdue Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium.

The win moves the Falcons to 2-2 on the season, and also marks BGSU's second win over the Big Ten Conference this season. Head coach Dino Babers is now 3-1 over the Big Ten during his tenure at Bowling Green. The loss drops Purdue to 1-3 on the year.

Redshirt-senior quarterback Matt Johnson completed 43-of-59 passes for 402 yards, marking the fourth straight game that he's thrown for over 400 yards this season. Johnson is the first quarterback in school history to have four, 400-yard career passing games.
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Marshall edges KSU in double OT battle

9/27/2015

By EVAN MEYER
KENT, OHIO – There are three phases in the game of football: offense, defense and special teams. The Kent State Golden Flashes fought the Marshall Thundering Herd on even terms in two of those three categories Saturday afternoon at Dix Stadium.

Special teams proved problematic for KSU as the Flashes missed a pair of two-point conversions and gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown on the way to a 36-29 double overtime loss to Marshall.

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Woodson leads Akron past UL-L

9/27/2015

LAFAYETTE, La.– Akron sophomore QB Thomas Woodson threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 93 more yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown to propel the Zips (2-2) to a 35-14 victory over Louisiana Lafayette (2-1).
Akron outgained the Rajin' Cajuns in total yards, 458-285, including registering a 220-112 advantage on the ground.
The Zips parlayed a 33:30-26:30 differential in time of possession into scoring 21 second-half points to secure the victory.

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NIU offense sputters in loss to Eagles

9/27/2015

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Facing a dominating defense on the road for the second straight week, the Northern Illinois Huskies could not get untracked offensively and dropped a 17-14 decision to Boston College Saturday at Alumni Stadium to fall to 2-2 on the 2015 season.

Despite what NIU Head Coach Rod Carey called “a championship effort” by the NIU defense, the Huskies dropped their second game in a row, marking the first time since the 2011 season that NIU suffered back-to-back regular season losses.
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Broncos come up short against No. 1 OSU

9/27/2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio- Western Michigan put up more total offense than any other team against Ohio State this year, but costly penalties slowed down the Broncos in a 38-12 loss to the No. 1 ranked Buckeyes Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
Western Michigan finished with 338 total yards of offense, the most given up by the Buckeyes in 2015. Virginia Tech produced 320 yards against OSU.

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Minutemen take final shot at non-conference win

MAC and ESPN expand TV agreement

MAC announces Week Four POTW

Late Gopher TD gives Ohio its first loss

Nevada holds off Bulls

Halftime lead slips away as BSU falls to Wildcats

Irish offense proves too much for UMass

Rockets ride defense, turnovers to win over ASU

Army option proves too much for Eagles

Miscues hamper Chippewas in loss to No. 2 MSU

Falcons knock off Purdue for second Big Ten win

Marshall edges KSU in double OT battle

Woodson leads Akron past UL-L

NIU offense sputters in loss to Eagles

Broncos come up short against No. 1 OSU

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