Massachusetts Minutemen @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Sep 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 3, 2026
Massachusetts Minutemen UMass MASS 1-0, 1-0 Away
37
Final
21
Scarlet Knights Rutgers RUTG 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MASS 7 17 3 10 37
RUTG 7 0 0 14 21
Top Performers
Passing Yards
W.
W. Watson QB MASS
197 PASS
D.
D. Lonergan QB RUTG
242 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C. Kimmons IV MASS
78 RUSH
A.
A. Raymond RB RUTG
42 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Griffin WR MASS
61 REC
K.
K. Duff RUTG
196 REC
Passing
UMass
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Watson 19/22 197 3 0 1 143.6
Rutgers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Lonergan 16/29 242 2 3 4 66.2
A. Surace 6/9 77 1 0 1 130.3
Rushing
UMass
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
E. Faulkner 19 62 3.3 0 8
T. Harding 1 13 13.0 0 13
W. Watson 6 40 6.7 0 15
R. Adkins 1 2 2.0 0 2
C. Kimmons IV 11 78 7.1 1 19
K. Dia-Johnson 1 11 11.0 0 11
Rutgers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Lonergan 7 -14 -2.0 0 3
A. Raymond 14 42 3.0 0 5
C. Thevenin 3 4 1.3 0 3
A. Surace 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Receiving
UMass
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
E. Faulkner 2 2 23 11.5 2 21 0
T. Harding 5 6 55 11.0 0 14 0
J. Griffin 2 4 61 30.5 1 31 0
D. Elliott 3 3 26 8.7 0 14 0
M. Dowling 3 3 7 2.3 0 4 0
R. Adkins 2 2 8 4.0 0 6 0
C. Kimmons IV 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
J. Markovich 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Rutgers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
L. Blake 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
K. Duff 9 15 196 21.8 3 78 0
A. Raymond 2 2 8 4.0 0 4 0
J. Houston 4 7 42 10.5 0 21 0
B. Black 2 3 37 18.5 0 19 0
D. Carter 3 5 19 6.3 0 8 0
V. Allen 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
Defense
UMass
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
Z. Daniel 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Bournes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Martin 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
R. Johnson 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
A. Melvin 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Nobles 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
T. Magee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Depaepe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Bendolph 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dirstine 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Rutgers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Allison 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Walker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
F. Gnago 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
UMass
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Morris 3/3 4/4 13 0
Rutgers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Pizzaro 0/0 3/3 3 0
Returns
UMass
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Griffin 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Rutgers
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
UMass
Rutgers
397 Total Yards 349
21 First Downs 18
8 Passing 12
13 Rushing 5
1 Penalty 0
4/11 3rd Down Eff. 3/11
197 Passing Yards 319
200 Rushing Yards 30
0 Turnovers 4
8-57 Penalties 7-35
36:20 Possession 23:18
4/4 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 10 - 14 37 - 21
37 - 21 1:57
D. Pizzaro XP
37 - 20 1:57
K. Duff TD
XP D. Morris
37 - 14 4:27
TD C. Kimmons IV
36 - 14 4:27
30 - 14 7:09
D. Pizzaro XP
30 - 13 7:09
K. Duff TD
FG D. Morris
30 - 7 7:54
Q3 3 - 0 27 - 7
FG D. Morris
27 - 7 8:22
Q2 17 - 0 24 - 7
FG D. Morris
24 - 7 3:42
XP D. Morris
21 - 7 9:43
TD J. Griffin
20 - 7 9:43
XP D. Morris
14 - 7 11:46
TD E. Faulkner
13 - 7 11:46
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
XP D. Morris
7 - 7 5:26
TD E. Faulkner
6 - 7 5:26
0 - 7 8:20
D. Pizzaro XP
0 - 6 8:20
K. Duff TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MASS +23 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 3, 2026
Time
10:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m