FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Blake Frohnapfel threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns, but Colorado managed to overcome an 11-point deficit to defeat Massachusetts 41-38 Saturday at Gillette Stadium. The back-and-forth contest saw 845 yards of total offense, including 585 through the air.
UMass (0-2) finished with 371 yards and collected 23 first downs. The Minutemen also rushed for 125 yards and had two scores on the ground.
Frohnapfel connected on 20-of-38 for 267 yards with an interception and was sacked twice. Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau, meanwhile, threw for 318 yards on 26-of-42 with three TDs and an interception.
Defensively, Jovan Santos-Knox finished with 12 tackles, a sack and two hurries for the Minutemen.
UMass (0-2) finished with 371 yards and collected 23 first downs. The Minutemen also rushed for 125 yards and had two scores on the ground.
Frohnapfel connected on 20-of-38 for 267 yards with an interception and was sacked twice. Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau, meanwhile, threw for 318 yards on 26-of-42 with three TDs and an interception.
Defensively, Jovan Santos-Knox finished with 12 tackles, a sack and two hurries for the Minutemen.
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CU struck first, moving the ball 48 yards before Will Oliver made a 35-yard field goal.
After an unsuccessful possession by each team, Frohnapfel led UMass to its first score of the game with an efficient 85-yard drive, culminating in a 14-yard fade route to Rodney Mills.
On CU's next possession, Liufau completed a swing pass to Shay Fields, who scampered down the right sideline on a 19-yard play to put CU ahead 10-7.
Oliver added a 47-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to extend the Buffalo lead to 13-7.
UMass regained the lead on Jean Sifrin's first career touchdown, as the junior college transfer hauled in a 12-yard toss from Frohnapfel. That and the Blake Lucas’ extra point put the Minutemen back on top, 14-13, with 6:07 left in the half.
Tony Jones capped an 85-yard drive with a 5-yard rush to swing the momentum back in the visitor's favor and a 20-14 lead late in the first half.
A Lucas 34-yard field goal to open the third quarter gave the Minutemen a boost and a 24-20 lead. Randall Jette then made the defensive play of the game for UMass, stealing the ball away from Fields and returning it 29 yards to the 2-yard line. The Minutemen needed just one play to take their largest lead of the game, 31-20, on a Jamal Wilson rush.
CU by moving 77 yards and using a 14-yard run by Christian Powell to cut the UMass lead to 31-27. They retook the lead on a 70-yard TD pass to Nelson Spruce as he got behind the UMass defense on scramble play.
The Buffs took their largest lead of the game at 41-31 with 11:16 to play when Spruce caught a 3-yard pass in the back of the end zone. CU benefited from a 33-yard Tony Jones run two plays earlier.
Marken Michel gave the Maroon and White some life with a 7-yard TD run on the jet sweep to pull UMass to within three with 2:55 remaining.
UMass will return to play next week when it opens s 2-game road trip at Vanderbilt. Kickoff at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville is set for Noon Eastern Time.
After an unsuccessful possession by each team, Frohnapfel led UMass to its first score of the game with an efficient 85-yard drive, culminating in a 14-yard fade route to Rodney Mills.
On CU's next possession, Liufau completed a swing pass to Shay Fields, who scampered down the right sideline on a 19-yard play to put CU ahead 10-7.
Oliver added a 47-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to extend the Buffalo lead to 13-7.
UMass regained the lead on Jean Sifrin's first career touchdown, as the junior college transfer hauled in a 12-yard toss from Frohnapfel. That and the Blake Lucas’ extra point put the Minutemen back on top, 14-13, with 6:07 left in the half.
Tony Jones capped an 85-yard drive with a 5-yard rush to swing the momentum back in the visitor's favor and a 20-14 lead late in the first half.
A Lucas 34-yard field goal to open the third quarter gave the Minutemen a boost and a 24-20 lead. Randall Jette then made the defensive play of the game for UMass, stealing the ball away from Fields and returning it 29 yards to the 2-yard line. The Minutemen needed just one play to take their largest lead of the game, 31-20, on a Jamal Wilson rush.
CU by moving 77 yards and using a 14-yard run by Christian Powell to cut the UMass lead to 31-27. They retook the lead on a 70-yard TD pass to Nelson Spruce as he got behind the UMass defense on scramble play.
The Buffs took their largest lead of the game at 41-31 with 11:16 to play when Spruce caught a 3-yard pass in the back of the end zone. CU benefited from a 33-yard Tony Jones run two plays earlier.
Marken Michel gave the Maroon and White some life with a 7-yard TD run on the jet sweep to pull UMass to within three with 2:55 remaining.
UMass will return to play next week when it opens s 2-game road trip at Vanderbilt. Kickoff at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville is set for Noon Eastern Time.
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