MASSACHUSETTS FOOTBALL Media Contact: Cody Lahl • 845.750.4225 • [email protected] UMassAthletics.com • @UMassAthletics • @UMassFootball UMASS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MASSACHUSETTS (1-6) VS. APPALACHIAN STATE (5-2) 1-6 Overall Sat., Oct. 28, 2017 // 3:30 p.m. // McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000) // Amherst, Mass. 1-3 McGuirk, 0-0 Fenway Park 0-3 Away, 0-0 Neutral TV GAME EIGHT INFORMATION NUMBERS TO KNOW DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME [ET] Yards Andrew Ford has thrown for Sat.^ Aug. 26 Hawai’i NESNplus/ESN L, 38-35 vs. Appalachian State in 18 career games at UMass. It is the 4,545 seventh-most passing yards by one ESPN3 Sat., Oct. 28, 2017 Sat. Sept. 2 at Costal Carolina L, 38-28 player in team history. ^ NESNplus/ESN Sat. Sept. 9 Old Dominion L, 17-7 McGuirk Alumni Stadium Yards Marquis Young has rushed ESPNU Fri. Sept. 15 at Temple L, 29-21 Amherst, Mass. for in his career. It places Young Sat. Sept. 23 at [RV/RV] Tennessee SECNetwork L, 17-13 2,316 eighth all-time at UMass for career rushing yards. Sat.^ Sept. 30 Ohio NESNplus/ESN L, 58-50 Eleven Sports, NESN Adam Bremenan’s receiving yards Sat.* Oct. 14 at South Florida POSTPONED and UMassAthletics.com as a Minuteman in only 18 career Sat.^ Oct. 21 Georgia Southern NESNplus/ESN W, 55-20 Eric Frede and Andy Gresh 1,389 games. He averages 77.2 yards on 6.3 receptions per game. He has four ^ NESN/ESN Sat. Oct. 28 Appalachian State 3:30 p.m. career 100-yard outings. Sat. Nov. 4 at Mississippi State SECNetwork TBA UMass Sports Network Receiving yards for Andy Isabella Josh Maurer and Pete Brock in the last 18 games. He’s tied for the + 1,196 Sat. Nov. 11 Maine 4 p.m. 105.5 FM WEEI, 95.9 FM WATD team-high in TDs in that span (11). Sat. Nov. 18 at BYU ESPN3/BYUtv 3 p.m. and 830 AM WCRN Career kick return yards for Isaiah Sat. Dec. 2 at FIU TBA Rodgers. He is 10 yards shy of the 942 program’s top 10 all-time. Live Stats Rankings reflect AP Media/USA Today Coaches polls on day Yards of total offense the Minute- ESN Available on UMassAthletics.com of game // Home contests bolded // Eleven Sports Net- 670 men put up against Georgia South- work // ^Hosted at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, ern (350 passing, 320 rushing), a program record. Mass. // +Fenway Gridiron Series at Fenway Park in Boston, Twitter Career games for Mark Whipple as Mass. // *Will be rescheduled for 2022 or 2023 season @UMassFootball, @UMassAthletics the UMass head coach. It’s the most 118 for one coach in the history of the program. TABLE OF CONTENTS Instagram Team-leading tackles by Bryton Media Information...... Page 2 @UMassFootball, @UMassAthletics Barr. He had double-digits vs. Roster & Positional Breakdown ...... Pages 3-4 60 Hawai’i (13), Coastal Carolina (11) Depth Chart & Pronunciation Guide...... Page 5 and Tennessee (12). Depth Chart Personnel Quick Facts...... Page 6 Head-To-Head Series Career wins for Mark Whipple as Minutemen Starters...... Page 7 Appalachian State leads, 1-0 the UMass head coach, two from Last: Appalachian State 28, UMass 17 58 surpassing Vic Fusia (1961-70) for Game Notes (Offense) ...... Pages 8-10 first all-time at UMass. Game Notes (Defense)...... Page 11-12 Dec. 15, 2006 • Chattanooga, Tenn. NCAA FCS Championship Game Pounds of weight dropped by offen- Game Notes (Special Teams/Miscellaneous). . Pages 13-15 sive lineman Ray Thomas-Ishman, UMass In 2017 When... & Longest Drive Charts. . . Page 16 42 Sr. He is still the largest Minuteman Longest Plays In 2016 ...... Page 17 at 350 pounds. Longest Plays In 2017 ...... Page 18 Yards Logan Laurent averages per Miscellaneous Statistics...... Page 19 UMASS-APPALACHIAN STATE COMPARISON punt over his career (161 attempts, The Last Time (Team)...... Pages 20 MASSACHUSETTS...... STATISTIC...... APPALACHIAN STATE 41.7 6,721 yards), which ranks first all- time at UMass. The Last Time (UMass Player)...... Page 21 29.9...... Scoring Per Game...... 29.7 The Last Time (Opposing Player)...... Page 22 137.9...... Rushing Yards Per Game...... 177.3 Touchdowns thrown by Andrew Ford, tied for the fourth-most by Head Coach Mark Whipple’s Bio...... Pages 23-24 311.4...... Passing Yards Per Game...... 241.3 39 one player in team history. Assistant Coaches & Staff Bios...... Pages 25-26 449.3...... Total Offense Per Game...... 418.6 Student-Athlete Bios...... Pages 27-52 First downs against the Ohio 41 - 359 (51.3)...... Penalties - Yards (Avg./Gm.)...... 51 - 486 (69.4) 30 defense. It is the most since UMass 2017 Season Statistics...... Pages 53-67 36 - 1479 (41.1)...... Punts - Yards (Avg.)...... 39 - 1513 (38.8) had 30 on Oct. 10, 2015. 12 - 32 (2.7)...... Punt Returns (Avg.)...... 16 - 102 (6.4) Seasons for Mark Whipple as head 36 - 1974 (54.8)...... Kickoffs - Yards (Avg./Gm.)...... 41 - 2573 (62.8) coach at UMass. He led the team ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 10 from 1998-2003 and returned to the Primary Football Contact...... Cody Lahl 33 - 674 (20.4)...... Kick Returns (Avg.)...... 20 - 425 (21.2) sidelines in 2014. Cell Phone...... 845-750-4225 29:36...... Time of Possession Per Game...... 30:33 100+ yard rushing games for Email...... [email protected] 42-of-105 (40.0)...... Third Down Conversion (Pct.)...... 37-of-97 (38.1) 8 Marquis Young, three in 2015, four Preferred Method of Contact...... Cell Phone 12-of-18 (66.7)...... Fourth Down Conversion (Pct.)...... 4-of-6 (66.7) more in 2016 and one in 2017. 2-of-6 (33.3)...... Field Goals (Pct.)...... 9-of-15 (60.0) Logan Laurent’s career field goal Secondary Football Contact...... Ryan Gallant .724 percentage (21-29). It is the third- Cell Phone...... 413-687-3793 24-of-29 (82.8)...... Red Zone Scoring (Pct.)...... 21-of-26 (80.8) best all-time at UMass. Email...... [email protected] 22-of-29 (75.9)...... Red Zone Touchdowns (Pct.)...... 14-of-26 (53.8) Andrew Ford’s career completion Preferred Method of Contact...... Email 25-of-27 (92.6)...... PAT Attempts (Pct.)...... 23-of-25 (92.0) percentage (364-588). It is second- .619 best in the history of UMass football. 1 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE COVERING THE MINUTEMEN (WEEK OF SUNDAY, OCT. 22) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * No media availability * Media availability at * Media availability at * Media availability at * No media availability * No media availability * Game against Ap- 9:15 p.m. at McGuirk 6:30 p.m. at McGuirk 9:15 p.m. at McGuirk palachian State at Mc- Alumni Stadium. Alumni Stadium. Alumni Stadium. Guirk Alumni Stadium at 3:30 p.m. (ET) on Eleven Sports Network and NESNplus. Avail- ability of head coach Mark Whipple and select student-athletes postgame.

2017 UMASS QUICK FACTS UMASS FOOTBALL GAME WEEK UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION THE BUD LIGHT UMASS FOOTBALL RADIO SHOW Location...... Amherst, Mass. The Bud Light UMass Football Radio Show will be broadcast live on 105.5 FM WEEI from the Hangar Pub and Founded...... 1863 Grill on University Drive in Amherst. The show starts at 7 p.m. and will feature head coach Mark Whipple and player guests. Josh Maurer, the long-time Voice of the Minutemen, will host. Enrollment...... 29,269 Nickname...... Minutemen COACH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Colors...... Maroon (PMS 506) and White The University of Massachusetts Athletic Communications Office organizes all interviews for the football Conference (Season)...... Independent (Second) program, its coaches, student-athletes and administrative support staff. Interview requests should be sub- President...... Martin Meehan mitted to primary contact Cody Lahl ([email protected] or 845-750-4225). Please submit interview Chancellor...... Kumble Subbaswamy requests ahead of the expected interview time, preferably 24 hours notice, to give the staff the time needed Athletic Director...... Ryan Bamford to organize the interview. Personal phone numbers for student-athletes, coaches or administrators will not Facility (Capacity)...... McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000; Field Turf) be given out to the media. Press Box Phone...... 413-545-3550 (McGuirk) CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Twitter...... @UMassAthletics; @UMassFootball Please submit all game credential requests for contests at Fenway Park and McGuirk Alumni Stadium to primary football contact Cody Lahl at [email protected]. This includes media passes for the press box and FOOTBALL TEAM HISTORY sidelines as well as scouting credentials. Program Founded...... 1879 All-Time Program Record/Years...... 567-582-51 (.494)/135th PRACTICE COVERAGE NCAA Division I-AA National Title...... 1998 Coverage of football practice stipulates consent with restrictions on reporting formations, strategies, special personnel shifts or injuries without prior questions directed to and answered by head coach Mark Whipple. NCAA Division I-AA National Finalists ...... 1979, 1998, 2006 Photography and videography will only be allowed during the first 20 minutes of practice on selected days. NCAA Division I-AA Conference Championships...... 22 Live reporting on team practices, including discussion on formations, plays and injuries via social media NCAA Division I-AA Tournament Appearances...... Eight channels or any other outlet is not allowed at any time. Parties breaking the above media restrictions are subject to credential revocation for the 2017 season. TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach (Alma Mater)...... Mark Whipple (Brown, 1979) AUDIO, VIDEO & IMAGERY USAGE BY MEDIA Usage of imagery, audio and video taken at University of Massachusetts Athletics events is restricted to Overall Record at UMass/Year...... 58-60 (.492)/10th editorial purposes. These guidelines are covered in materials issued to reporters, editors and photographers Career Head Coaching Record/Years ...... 130-92 (.586)/20th upon receipt of credentials and/or access. They include guidelines on live Internet reporting, notably live MAC Record at UMass (2014-2015)...... 5-11 (.313) description of statistical and/or play-by-play and uses of visual imagery, rules strengthened for televised games. A-10 Record at UMass (1998-2003)...... 35-16 (.686) Offense // Defense...... Pro Style // 4-3 FACILITY ACCESS FOR MEDIA 2016 Overall...... 2-10 The team locker room, sports medicine center and strength and conditioning center are off limits to media. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 46/23 Starters Returning/Lost...... 15/7 (7/4 offense; 8/3 defense) UMASS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Address...... 290 Boyden Building UMASS SPORTS NETWORK INFORMATION ...... 131 Commonwealth Ave. Play-By-Play ...... Josh Maurer ...... Amherst, MA 01003 Website ...... UMassAthletics.com Analyst...... Peter Brock Twitter...... @UMassAthletics Sideline...... Matt Goldstein Associate Director, Communications...... Cody Lahl (Primary Football Contact) Studio Host ...... Adam Frenier Email...... [email protected] Cell Phone...... 845-750-4225 WHERE TO LISTEN Assistant Director, Communications ...... Ryan Gallant (Secondary Football Contact) Western Massachusetts...... 105.5 FM WEEI Email...... [email protected] South Shore...... 95.9 FM WATD Cell Phone...... 413-687-3793 Worcester...... 830 AM WCRN Assistant AD/Communications...... John Sinnett (MBB, WSOC, WLAX) Online Stream...... UMassAthletics.com Associate Director, Communications...... Jillian Jakuba (HCK, XC, TF) Assistant Director, Communications ...... Ryan Gallant (FH, WBB, BASE, ROW) On Your Smartphone...... Tune-In App Assistant Director, Communications ...... Riley Ubben (MSOC, SB, S&D)

2 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER BY POSITION No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Year Hometown/Previous School(s) Quarterback (4) 2 Ross Comis QB 6-0/195 R-Jr. Weirton, W.Va./Madonna 2 Ross Comis R-Jr. 6-0 195 2 Zeke Edmonds S 6-0/220 R-Jr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Royal Palm Beach 7 Andrew Ford R-Jr. 6-3 210 3 Lee Moses CB 5-11/200 Jr. Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken 13 Randall West R-So. 6-4 235 4 Da’Sean Downey DL 6-4/230 Sr. White Plains, N.Y./Woodlands/Canterbury School 17 Michael Curtis R-So. 6-2 205 5 Jessie Britt WR/RB 5-10/205 Fr. Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale Senior 6 Tedrick Lowery LB 6-1/225 Sr. Austin, Texas/Akins/Tyler Junior College Running Back (6) 5 Jessie Britt Fr. 5-10 205 6 Sadiq Palmer WR 6-2/195 So. Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Regional 8 Marquis Young Jr. 6-1 215 7 Andrew Ford QB 6-3/210 R-Jr. Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff/Virginia Tech/Lackawanna Community College 20 Jordan Fredericks Jr. 5-11 185 8 Shane Huber LB 6-3/230 R-Sr. Basking Ridge, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 22 Bilal Ally So. 5-10 190 8 Marquis Young RB 6-1/215 Jr. Fairport, N.Y./Fairport/Milford Academy 32 Tyshaun Ingram So. 6-1 225 9 Isaiah Rodgers CB 5-10/175 So. Tampa, Fla./Blake 36 Nick Orekoya So. 5-10 210 10 Brennon Dingle WR 5-10/180 R-Fr. Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall 11 Roderick Jones, Jr. DL 6-1/265 R-Sr. Seattle, Wash./Federal Way/ Community College of San Francisco Fullback (4) 19 Avien Peah R-Fr. 6-2 260 11 Zak Simon WR 5-10/180 Fr. Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley 37 Andrew Libby Sr. 6-0 240 13 James Bowe, Jr. LB 6-1/195 So. Miami, Fla./Killian 42 Matt Tuleja Gr. 6-0 265 13 Randall West QB 6-4/235 R-So. Moorestown, N.J./Lawrenceville School 45 Malik Lee Sr. 6-1 270 14 Bakhari Goodson S 5-11/185 So. Orlando, Fla./Wekiva 14 Victor Santiago ATH 5-9/165 Fr. Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty HS/Milford Academy Wide Receiver (16) 15 Jacoby Herring WR 6-4/170 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif./Citrus Hill/Riverside Community College 5 Jessie Britt Fr. 5-10 205 16 Keith Lynch WR 6-1/200 Fr. Lowell, Ma./Lowell 6 Sadiq Palmer So. 6-1 195 10 Brennon Dingle So. 5-10 180 16 Micah Morel S 5-11/200 R-So. Brockton, Mass./Brockton/Milford Academy 11 Zak Simon Fr. 5-10 180 17 Michael Curtis QB 6-2/205 R-So. Richardson, Texas/Prime Prep Academy/Trinity Valley Community College 14 Victor Santiago Fr. 5-9 165 17 Chinedu Ogbonna DL 6-2/215 Fr. Marietta, Ga./Wheeler 15 Jacoby Herring Jr. 6-4 170 18 Taylor Edwards TE 6-4/255 R-Fr. Wilmington, Del./Alexis I. DuPont 16 Keith Lynch Fr. 6-1 200 18 Xavier Steele CB 5-11/190 Fr. Hemet, Calif./Orange Lutheran 23 Andy Isabella Jr. 5-10 195 19 Avien Peah TE 6-2/260 R-Fr. Providence, R.I./La Salle Academy 25 Connor Lemieux R-Jr. 6-0 200 20 Claudin Cherrelus LB 6-1/210 Fr. Naples, Fla./Golden Gate 25 Jonathan Derolus R-So. 5-11 185 20 Jordan Fredericks RB 5-11/185 Jr. Inwood, New York/Lawrence/Syracuse 80 Patrick Volcy Fr. 6-2 210 21 Tyshaun Ingram RB 6-1/225 So. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 82 Melvin Hill Fr. 6-2 195 22 Bilal Ally RB 5-11/185 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Clay 84 Alfred Adarkwah R-Jr. 6-3 210 23 Andy Isabella WR 5-10/195 Jr. Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield 86 Elijah Robinson R-Fr. 6-1 170 88 Jyvon “Silky” Brown Fr. 6-4 205 23 Michael Schreiner K/P 6-0/230 R-Fr. Webster, N.Y./Thomas 89 Patrick O’Reilly, IV R-Fr. 6-3 210 24 Charan Singh CB 6-1/190 R-Jr. Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional 25 Jonathan Derolus WR 5-11/185 R-So. Brockton, Mass./Brockton Tight End (6) 25 Chris Hunt CB 6-0/185 Fr. Virginia Beach Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic 18 Taylor Edwards R-Fr. 6-4 255 25 Connor Lemieux WR 6-0/200 R-Sr. Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg 19 Avien Peah R-Fr. 6-2 260 26 Jarell Addo LB 6-1/200 R-Jr. Leominster, Mass./Leominster 40 Jon Lucier R-Jr. 6-6 240 27 Jesse Monteiro S 5-10/190 R-Sr. Brockton, Mass./Tabor Academy 81 Adam Breneman Gr. 6-5 255 28 Jackson Porter CB 6-1/200 R-Sr. Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron 85 Kyle Horn R-So. 6-5 250 87 Travis Reynolds Jr. 6-5 255 29 Martin Mangram S 5-11/190 So. Buford, Ga./Buford 30 Tyler Hayes S 6-0/215 Jr. Paris, Texas/Clarksville/Tyler Junior College Offensive Line (14) 31 Mike Caggiano K 5-10/180 Jr. Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan 50 Mike Yerardi R-So. 6-4 315 32 Tyris Lebeau S 6-1/210 Fr. Montreal, Quebec/Vanier College 51 Seamus Murray R-Jr. 5-11 225 33 Mike Ruane LB 5-11/235 Fr. Middletown, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional 55 James Reilly R-Fr. 6-3 290 34 Steve Casali LB 6-1/245 R-Sr. Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East 57 Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr. So. 6-5 350 35 Colbert Calhoun LB 6-0/225 Sr. East Riverside, Calif./John W. North/San Bernardino Valley College 58 Jack Driscoll R-So. 6-5 300 59 Larnel Coleman R-Fr. 6-7 300 36 Cycoby Burch S 5-11/205 R-Fr. Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge 67 Dan DiNicola R-Jr. 6-6 305 36 Nick Orekoya RB 5-10/210 So. Billerica, Mass./Everett/Avon Old Farms 70 Spencer Goldberg Fr. 6-2 280 37 Andrew Libby FB 6-0/240 Sr. Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy 72 Derek Dumais R-So. 6-4 330 40 Jon Lucier TE 6-6/240 R-Jr. Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional 74 Lukas Kolter Jr. 6-4 315 42 Matt Tuleja FB 6-0/265 Gr. Mansfield, Mass./Xaverian/Assumption College 76 Jaylen Larry Fr. 6-3 275 43 Brian Roberts, Jr. S 6-0/195 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy 77 Brian Abosi Fr. 6-8 310 44 Bryton Barr LB 6-0/225 R-Jr. Camp Hill, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area/Towson 78 David Weinstock Fr. 6-1 320 45 Malik Lee FB 6-1/270 Sr. Mashpee, Mass./Mashpee/Cape Cod Tech/Dean College 79 Jake Largay R-Jr. 6-4 325 46 Cole McCubrey LB 6-1/235 Fr. Boylston, Mass./Tahanto Regional 47 Jake Froehlich LB 6-1/235 Jr. Wolfeboro, N.H./Tilton School/Oregon 47 Jovohn Tucker WR 5-8/165 Fr. Stanton, Calif./St. John Bosco 48 Joseph Tavares CB 5-9/190 Fr. Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional 49 Jeremy Rodriguez LB 6-1/235 R-Jr. Hillsdale, N.J./Pope John/East Coast Prep 50 Mike Yerardi OL 6-4/315 R-So. Cohasset, Mass./Cohasset/Suffield Academy 51 Seamus Murray OL 5-11/225 R-Jr. Marstons Mills, Mass./Barnstable 53 Nick Berus LS 6-0/220 R-Sr. Bakerstown, Pa./Pine-Richland 54 Leon Flanagan, Jr. LB 6-2/220 So. Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis 55 James Reilly OL 6-3/290 R-Fr. Norwell, Mass./Norwell/Fork Union Military Academy 56 Zach Loane DL 5-11/240 Fr. The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands 3 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE NUMERICAL ROSTER (CONTINUED) ROSTER BY POSITION No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Year Hometown/Previous School(s) Defensive Line (16) 57 Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr. OL 6-5/350 So. Philadelphia, Pa./Simon Gratz 4 Da’Sean Downey Sr. 6-4 230 58 Jack Driscoll OL 6-5/300 R-So. Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 11 Roderick Jones, Jr. R-Sr. 6-1 265 58 Adam Tucker LB 6-1/205 R-Fr. Marshfield, Mass./Boston College High School 17 Chinedu Ogbonna Fr. 6-2 215 59 Larnel Coleman OL 6-7/300 R-Fr. Malden, Mass./St. Clement 56 Zach Loane Fr. 5-11 240 59 Peter Comaroto LS 5-10/220 R-So. Burlingame, Calif./Junipero Serra 61 Joe Previte R-Jr. 6-2 265 61 Joe Previte DL 6-2/265 R-Jr. Brockton, Mass./Brockton/Northfield Mt. Hermon 63 Domenic Cipriani R-Fr. 6-4 285 62 Harry Blair LS 6/3-205 Fr. Garden City, N.Y./Garden City 69 Basit Dennis R-Jr. 6-1 270 73 Chris DiTommaso Fr. 6-4 275 63 Domenico Cipriani DL 6-4/285 R-Fr. Toronto, Canada/IMG Academy 75 DaVone Hall, Sr. R-Jr. 6-3 325 67 Dan DiNicola OL 6-6/305 R-Jr. Walpole, Mass./Dexter School 88 D’Shan Harley R-So. 6-5 230 69 Basit Dennis DL 6-1/270 R-Jr. Worcester, Mass./Holy Name/Worcester Academy 90 Ali Ali-Musa Sr. 6-2 275 70 Spencer Goldberg OL 6-2/280 Fr. Plainview, N.Y./POBJFK/Milford Academy 91 Alex Piechocki Fr. 6-5 255 72 Derek Dumais OL 6-4/330 R-So. Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead 94 Charly Timite R-Fr. 6-3 275 73 Chris DiTommaso DL 6-4/275 Fr. Franklin Lakes, N.J./Ramapo 95 Sha-Ki Holines R-Sr. 6-4 265 74 Lukas Kolter OL 6-4/315 R-Jr. Cologne, Germany/Cologne Crocodiles 96 Mario Patton R-So. 6-1 315 75 DaVone Hall, Sr. DL 6-3/325 R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay/Orange Coast College/Butler Community College 97 Jake Byczko Fr. 6-3 240 76 Jaylen Larry OL 6-3/275 Fr. Pasadena, Calif./Oaks Christian/Milford Academy Linebacker (14) 77 Brian Abosi OL 6-8/310 Fr. Worcester, Mass./St. John’s/Worcester Academy 6 Tedrick Lowery Sr. 6-1 225 78 David Weinstock OL 6-1/320 Fr. Hamburg, Germany/IMG Academy 8 Shane Huber R-Sr. 6-3 230 79 Jake Largay OL 6-4/325 R-Jr. East Hartland, Conn./Granby Memorial 13 James Bowe, Jr. So. 6-1 195 80 Patrick Volcy WR 6-2/210 Fr. Naples, Fla./Golden Gate 20 Claudin Cherrelus Fr. 6-1 210 81 Adam Breneman TE 6-5/255 R-Sr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff/Penn State 26 Jarell Addo R-Jr. 6-1 200 33 Mike Ruane Fr. 5-11 235 82 Melvin Hill WR 6-2/195 Fr. Mobile, Ala./Baker 34 Steve Casali R-Sr. 6-1 245 84 Alfred Adarkwah WR 6-3/210 R-Jr. Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial 35 Colbert Calhoun Sr. 6-0 225 85 Kyle Horn TE 6-5/250 R-So. Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke 44 Bryton Barr Gr. 6-0 225 86 Elijah Robinson WR 6-1/170 R-Fr. Montclair, N.J./Montclair 46 Cole McCubrey Fr. 6-1 235 87 Travis Reynolds TE 6-5/255 R-So. Brisbane, Australia/Alexandra Hills 47 Jake Froehlich Jr. 6-1 235 88 Jyvon “Silky” Brown WR 6-4/205 Fr. Irvington, N.J./Newark Tech/Irvington 49 Jeremy Rodriguez R-Jr. 6-1 235 88 D’Shan Harley DL 6-5/230 R-So. Wichita Falls, Texas/Hirschi 54 Leon Flanagan, Jr. So. 6-2 220 89 Patrick O’Reilly, IV WR 6-3/210 R-Fr. Franklin, Mass./Franklin 58 Adam Tucker R-Fr. 6-1 205 90 Ali Ali-Musa DL 6-2/275 Sr. Annandale, Va./Annandale/Nassau Community College Cornerback (7) 91 Evan Padilla K/P 5-9/175 Fr. San Diego, Calif./Del Norte 3 Lee Moses Jr. 5-11 200 91 Alex Piechocki DL 6-5/255 Fr. Attica, N.Y./Attica 9 Isaiah Rodgers So. 5-10 175 92 Caeleb Washington DL 6-1/250 Fr. Melbourne, Fla./Melbourne/Georgia Prep Sports Academy 18 Xavier Steele Fr. 5-11 190 92 Theo Yongue K 5-8/160 R-Jr. Nyack, N.Y./Nyack 24 Charan Singh Jr. 6-1 190 94 Charly Timite DL 6-3/275 R-Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Simon Gratz 25 Chris Hunt Fr. 6-0 185 28 Jackson Porter R-Sr. 6-1 200 95 Sha-Ki Holines DL 6-4/265 R-Sr. Springfield, Mass./Commerce/Connecticut 48 Joseph Tavares Fr. 5-9 190 96 Mario Patton DL 6-1/315 R-So. Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights 97 Jake Byczko DL 6-3/250 Fr. Auburn, Mass./Saint John’s/Lawrence Academy Safety (9) 99 Logan Laurent K/P 6-4/220 R-Sr. Temecula, Calif./Exeter (N.H.) 2 Zeke Edmonds R-Jr. 6-0 220 14 Bakhari Goodson So. 5-11 185 16 Micah Morel R-So. 5-11 200 COACHING STAFF 27 Jesse Monteiro R-Sr. 5-10 190 Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Mark Whipple (Brown ‘79/10th Season) 29 Martin Mangram So. 5-11 190 Defensive Coordinator Ed Pinkham (Alleghany College ‘75/First Season) 30 Tyler Hayes Jr. 6-0 215 Special Teams Coordinator/Rush Ends Mark Michaels (Connecticut ‘86/Fourth Season) 32 Tyris Lebeau Fr. 6-1 210 Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Spencer Whipple (Miami [Fla.] ‘12/Fourth Season) 36 Cycoby Burch R-Fr. 5-11 205 Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers Charles Walker (Massachusetts ‘08/Fourth Season) 43 Brian Roberts, Jr. Fr. 6-0 195 Cornerbacks Steve Costello (Massachusetts ‘14/Fourth Season) Specialist (8) Offensive Line Mike Foley (Colgate ‘78/Second Season) 23 Michael Schreiner K/P R-Fr. 6-0 230 Tight Ends Jason Palermo (Wisconsin ‘05/Second Season) 31 Mike Caggiano K Jr. 5-10 180 Running Backs Darrius Smith (Frostburg State ‘95/Third Season) 53 Nick Berus LS R-Jr. 6-0 220 Defensive Line Dave Wissman (Massachusetts ‘93/First Season) 59 Peter Comaroto LS R-So. 5-10 220 Offensive Analyst Scott Woodward (Massachusetts ‘09/Third Season) 62 Harry Blair LS Fr. 6-3 205 Defensive Analyst Matt Schell (Massachusetts ‘15/Second Season) 92 Theo Yongue K R-Jr. 5-8 160 Graduate Assistant (Offense) Brendan Flaherty (Bridgewater State ‘15/First Season) 91 Evan Padilla K/P Fr. - - Graduate Assistant (Offense) Leonard Hankerson (Miami [Fla.] ‘11/First Season) 99 Logan Laurent P/K R-Sr. 6-4 220 Graduate Assistant (Defense) DJ Pirkle (Northern Illinois ‘11/First Season) Sports Performance Coach Joe Connolly (Hartford ‘04/Second Season) Director of Operations Paul Gorham (New Hampshire ‘84/Fourth Season) Assistant Director of Operations Joe Kreinsen (Westfield State ‘14/Fourth Season) Director of Player Personnel Timothy Silvernail (Massachusetts ‘14/Third Season) Assistant Director of Player Personnel Andrew Schatz (Massachusetts ‘17/First Season) Associate Head Athletic Trainer Jennifer Brodeur (Ohio ‘91/12th Season) Equipment Manager Tommy Cancalosi (Massachusetts ‘17/First Season) Video Coordinator Bill Sisler (James Madison ‘95/18th Season) 4 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

DEPTH CHART (UPDATED OCT. 23, 2017) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE OFFENSE Brian Abosi uh-BOSS-ee Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Alfred Adarkwah uh-DAR-kwah QB 7 Andrew Ford R-Jr. 6-3 210 Jarell Addo juh-RELL ADD-oh - or - 2 Ross Comis R-Jr. 6-0 195 Bilal Ally bah-LAL al-LEE 13 Randall West R-So. 6-4 235 Nick Berus BEAR-us FB 45 Malik Lee Sr. 6-1 270 James Bowe, Jr. BOW 37 Andrew Libby Sr. 6-0 240 Jyvon “Silky” Brown juh-VON RB 8 Marquis Young Jr. 6-1 215 Jake Byczko BIZ-ko 22 Bilal Ally So. 5-11 185 Mike Caggiano caj-ee-AH-no 36 Nick Orekoya So. 5-10 210 Steve Casali cuh-SALLY WR 23 Andy Isabella Jr. 5-10 195 15 Jacoby Herring Jr. 6-4 170 Claudin Cherrelus CLAW-din SHARE-uh-lus TE 81 Adam Breneman Gr. 6-5 255 Domenico Cipriani sip-REE-ah-NEE 87 Travis Reynolds Jr. 6-5 255 Ross Comis COH-miss 85 Kyle Horn R-So. 6-5 250 Basit Dennis BASS-it WR 6 Sadiq Palmer So. 6-2 195 Jonathan Derolus duh-ROLL-us 10 Brennon Dingle R-Fr. 5-10 180 Da’Sean Downey DAY-shawn LT 57 Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr. So. 6-5 350 Derek Dumais do-MAYS 55 James Reilly R-Fr. 6-3 290 D’Shan Harley duh-sean LG 79 Jake Largay R-Jr. 6-4 325 Jake Froehlich FRAY-lick 50 Mike Yerardi R-So. 6-4 315 Bakhari Goodson buh-CAR-ee C 72 Derek Dumais R-So. 6-4 330 DaVone Hall, Sr. DAY-von 74 Lukas Kolter R-Jr. 6-4 315 Sha-Ki Holines SHA-kee holyness RG 74 Lukas Kolter R-Jr. 6-4 315 Logan Laurent luh-RENT 67 Dan DiNicola R-Jr. 6-6 305 Tyris Lebeau tie-riss leh-BOW RT 58 Jack Driscoll R-So. 6-5 300 Connor Lemieux lem-YOU 59 Larnel Coleman R-Fr. 6-7 300 Zach Loane LOAN Cole McCubrey mc-CUBE-bree DEFENSE Jesse Monteiro mon-TAIR-oh Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Micah Morel MORE-el DE 4 Da’Sean Downey Sr. 6-4 230 Seamus Murray SHAY-mus 88 D’Shan Harley R-So. 6-5 230 Chinedu Ogbonna CHIN-eh-doo og-BONN-uh DT 90 Ali Ali-Musa Sr. 6-2 275 94 Charly Timite R-Fr. 6-3 275 Nick Orekoya OR-uh-COY-uh DT 61 Joe Previte R-Jr. 6-2 265 Avien Peah pay-ah 96 Mario Patton R-So. 6-1 315 Alex Piechocki peh-CHAW-kee DE 95 Sha-Ki Holines R-Sr. 6-4 265 Joe Previte PREV-IT-ee 11 Roderick Jones, Jr. R-Sr. 6-1 265 Mike Ruane rew-WAIN LB 34 Steve Casali R-Sr. 6-1 245 Charan Singh CHURN sing 46 Cole McCubrey Fr. 6-1 235 Xavier Steele ZAY-vier LB 44 Bryton Barr Gr. 6-0 225 Charly Timite Charlie tih-ME-teh 35 Colbert Calhoun R-Sr. 6-0 225 Matt Tuleja too-LAY-juh LB 26 Jarell Addo Jr. 6-1 200 Patrick Volcy vol-see 6 Tedrick Lowery Sr. 6-1 225 Caeleb Washington CAY-leb CB 3 Lee Moses Jr. 5-11 200 Mike Yerardi yur-ARE-dee 28 Jackson Porter R-Sr. 6-1 200 Theo Yongue young SS 27 Jesse Monteiro R-Sr. 5-10 190 Marquis Young mar-KEES 45 Bakhari Goodson So. 5-11 185 Jennifer Brodeur (athletic trainer) BRO-der FS 30 Tyler Hayes Jr. 6-0 215 Tommy Cancalosi (equipment manager) CAN-suh-LAH-see 2 Zeke Edmonds R-Jr. 6-0 220 Jason Palermo (tight ends coach) puh-LAIR-mo CB 9 Isaiah Rodgers So. 5-10 175 32 Tyris Lebeau Fr. 6-1 210 WHERE THEY ARE ON GAMEDAY SPECIAL TEAMS Mark Whipple (Head Coach) Sideline Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Ed Pinkham (Defensive Coordinator) Sideline KO 23 Michael Schreiner R-Fr. 6-0 230 Mark Michaels (Special Teams/Rush Ends) Sideline 99 Logan Laurent R-Sr. 6-4 220 Spencer Whipple (Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers) Sideline PK 23 Michael Schreiner R-Fr. 6-0 230 - or - 99 Logan Laurent R-Sr. 6-4 220 Steve Costello (Cornerbacks) Coaching Booth P 99 Logan Laurent R-Sr. 6-4 220 Mike Foley (Offensive Line) Sideline 23 Michael Schreiner R-Fr. 6-0 230 Jason Palermo (Tight Ends) Sideline LS 53 Nick Berus R-Sr. 6-0 220 Darrius Smith (Running Backs) Sideline 59 Peter Comaroto R-So. 5-10 220 Charles Walker (Linebackers) Sideline H 37 Andrew Libby Sr. 6-0 240 Dave Wissman (Defensive Line) Sideline 17 Michael Curtis R-So. 6-2 205 Scott Woodward (Offensive Analyst) Coaching Booth KR 9 Isaiah Rodgers So. 5-10 175 5 Jessie Britt Fr. 5-10 205 Brendan Flaherty (Graduate Assistant/Offense) Coaching Booth 23 Andy Isabella Jr. 5-10 195 Leonard Hankerson (Graduate Assistant/Offense) Coaching Booth PR 9 Isaiah Rodgers So. 5-10 175 Matt Schell (Graduate Assistant/Defense) Coaching Booth 5 Jessie Britt Fr. 5-10 205 DJ Pirkle (Assistant to the Defensive Coordinator) Coaching Booth 5 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE QUICK FACTS • DEPTH CHART PERSONNEL • OFFENSE QB 7 Andrew Ford R-Jr. 6-3/205 Among all-time rankings: comp. pct. (2nd; 61.9), pass effic. (3rd; 143.28), TD passes (t-4th, 39), passing yards (7th; 4,545), comp. (6th; 364) QB 2 Ross Comis R-Jr. 6-0/195 In seven GP during 2017: 19-of-36, 300 yds, 3 TD; 2 rush TD (1 at Tennessee, 1 vs. Ohio) ... Missed final 8 games of 2016 due to injury QB 13 Randall West R-So. 6-4/235 1 GP in 2017 (GSU); 2 GP, 3-5 (60.0%), 45 yds (2016) ... Snaps vs. ODU, Wagner (2016) ... 1st coll. experience came at ODU (2-4, 36 yds; 2016) RB 8 Marquis Young Jr. 6-1/215 Back-to-back gms w/ 2 rush TDs (2 vs. UH, 2 at CCU); 1st at UMass w/ 2+ TDs in b-2-b games since Jonathan Hernandez (9/18 & 9/25/10) RB 22 Bilal Ally So. 5-11/185 2017: 279 yds on 56 car. (5.0 ypc) in 7 GP ... Last 3 GP: 39 rushes (13.0 per game), 222 yds (5.7 ypc) ... 16 car., 116 yds, 3 TDs vs. GSU (10/21) RB 38 Nick Orekoya So. 5-10/210 2017: 12 car., 107 yds (8.9 ypc) ... 3 rec., 43 yds, 1 TD reception ... Career high 9 car., 49 rushing yds vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) FB 45 Malik Lee Sr. 6-1/270 3-yard TD reception vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) ... 17-yard rec vs. Ohio (9/30/17), 12-yard rec vs. GSU (10/21/17) ... Primarily used in blocking role FB 37 Andrew Libby Sr. 6-0240 12 GP as special teams mainstay (KO/P coverage & return) ... Also the team’s primary holder WR 23 Andy Isabella Jr. 5-10/195 5 TDs (4 rec, 1 rush) in 2017 ... Career: 93 rec, 1,284 rec yds, 11 rec TDs ... 4 career gms w/ 100+ rec yds ... 1,934 career all-purp yds WR 6 Sadiq Palmer So. 6-2/195 Career-best 7 rec, 117 rec yds at Temple (2017) ... 3 rec, 43 yds, 1 TD at Tennessee (2017) ... 24 rec, 331 yds in 6 GP, 5 GS (2017) WR 15 Jacoby Herring Jr. 6-4/170 JUCO transfer from Riverside CC ... 72 rec, 1,015 yds, 8 TDs in 19 games at Riverside ... First UMass rec. (9 yds) vs. Old Dominion (2017) WR 5 Jessie Britt Fr. 5-10/205 7 GP, 2 GS at WR ... Avg. 14.5 ypc (18 rec/261 yds) ... 3 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD at Temple (9/15/17) ... 5 rec., 69 yds, 1 TD vs. Ga. Southern (10/21/17) WR 10 Brennon Dingle R-Fr. 5-10/180 13 rec, 224 yds, 3 TDs in 7 GP/1 GS (2017) ... 4 rec, 59 yds, 2 TDs vs. Ohio (9/30/17) ... 4 rec., 88 yds, 1 TD vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) TE 81 Adam Breneman Gr. 6-5/255 43 rec, 581 yds, 3 TD, 13.5 ypr in 6 GP/GS (2017) ... DNP at Tennessee (9/30/17) ... Returned w/ 12 rec, 131 yds, 2 TDs vs. Ohio (9/30/17) TE 87 Travis Reynolds Jr. 6-5/255 Primarily blocking TE ... 17 GP; 8 GS in 2-TE set ... 6 rec, 61 yds (2016) ... 1st career catch (23 yds) at Old Dominion (2016) ... Australian native LT 57 Ray Thomas-Ishman Sr. So. 6-5/350 Lost 40-45 lbs during offseason ... Started all 19 career games (12 LG, 7 LT) ... HS teammates with UMass teammate Charly Timite LT 55 James Reilly R-Fr. 6-3/290 GPs at CCU, Temple & Tennessee, vs. GSU (2017) ... Postgrad at Fork Union Military Acad. ... Father, Steve, played at Michigan LG 79 Jake Largay R-Jr. 6-4/325 7 GS (1 at RG, 6 at LG) in 2017 ... 12 GP, 8 GS at LG, RG & in jumbo package (2016) ... Played DL in 2014 & 2015 LG 50 Mike Yerardi R-So. 6-4/315 7 GP as reserve on OL in 2017 ... 7 GP as reserve OL in 2016 ... 1st career app vs. FIU (2016) ... Redshirt (2015) ... Post-grad at Suffield Academy C 72 Derek Dumais R-So. 6-4/330 Moved to center for 2017, all 7 GP/GS at C in 2017 ... 10 GP in 2016 as reserve OL in 2016 ... Redshirt (2015) ... Attended Marblehead HS C 74 Lukas Kolter R-Jr. 6-4/315 25 career appearances ... Started LG vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17), RG in last 6 games ... Injured before 2016 season & redshirted RG 74 Lukas Kolter R-Jr. 6-4/315 25 career appearances ... Started LG vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17), RG in last 6 games ... Injured before 2016 season & redshirted RG 67 Dan DiNicola R-Jr. 6-6/305 1 GP in each of first 2 seasons (vs. Wagner, 2016; at Buffalo, 2015) ... Redshirt (2014) ... 7 appearances as reserve on OL in 2017 RT 58 Jack Driscoll R-So. 6-5/300 16 GP, 15 GS (13 at RT, 2 at LG) ... Missed time to injury (2016) ... Redshirt (2015) ... 3-star recruit (247Sports) from Daniel Hand HS RT 59 Larnel Coleman R-Fr. 6-7/300 Redshirt (2016) ... Reserve OL all seven games (2017) ... 4-year letterman in football/basketball at St. Clement HS QUICK FACTS • DEPTH CHART PERSONNEL • DEFENSE DE 4 Da’Sean Downey Sr. 6-4/230 In 6 GP/GS in 2017: 36 tkls, 11.5 TFLs (38 yards lost) & 5.0 sacks (21 yards lost) ... Missed CCU game (9/2/17) due to violation of team rules DE 88 D’Shan Harley R-So. 6-5/230 7 GP in 2016, mainly as special teams contributor, with 6 tackles, 1 QBH ... Redshirted 2015 ... Added 15 lbs of muscle in offseason DT 90 Ali Ali-Musa Sr. 6-2/275 Career-high 15 tkls vs. Old Dominion (2017) ... 2nd on DL w/ 5.5 TFLs (16 yds lost) ... 12 GP/11 GS at NT, 37 tkls, 4.5 TFLs, 1.0 sacks (2016) DT 94 Charly Timite R-Fr. 6-5/230 Redshirt (2016) ... Simon Gratz grad helped team to 12-3 record, league title as a senior ... HS teammate of Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr. DT 95 Sha-Ki Holines R-Sr. 6-4/265 DNP in 1st 3 games of 2017 (injury) ... 1st app of season at Temple; both tackles vs. Owls were TFLs ... Active team leader in career TFLs (23.0) DT 96 Mario Patton R-So. 6-1/315 2 PBU in 7 GP as reserve DL (2017) ... 12 GP as reserve DL in 2016 ... 12 tkls, 1.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, 1 PBU (2016) ... Redshirt (2015) DE 61 Joe Previte R-Jr. 6-2/265 7 GP, 7 GS in 2017 w/ 15 tackles (10 assisted), 0.5 TFLs ... 8 GP, 4 GS in 2016 ... Missed time to injury (2016) ... In 2016: 22 tkls, 4.5 TFLs, 1 FR DE 11 Roderick Jones, Jr. R-Sr. 6-1/265 Moved to DE for 2017 ... 10 tkls, 1.5 TFLs in 7 GP/3 GS on DL (2017) ... 10 GP, 1 GS at LB in 2016 ... Had 13 tkls, 1.0 TFLs (2016) OLB 34 Steve Casali R-Sr. 6-1/245 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (2017) ... 2nd on team in tackles (47) in 7 GP/GS at LB ... Team’s active leader in tackles (192) OLB 46 Cole McCubrey Fr. 6-1/235 10 tkls, 2 FF in 6 GP as reserve LB & on special teams ... 3 tkls, 1 FF on special teams at Temple (9/15/17), vs. GSU (10/21/17) LB 44 Bryton Barr Gr. 6-0/225 5 seasons at Towson (2012-16) ... Injured in 2014 & 2015 ... 2 years eligibility at UMass ... T-49th in nation in tackles per game (8.6; 60 total) LB 35 Colbert Calhoun Sr. 6-0/225 Final 8 games (2016): 50 (6.3 per game); 4 games prior: (8, 2.0) ... Totals (2016): 58 tkls, 4.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 3 FF, 2 QBH, 1 FR, 1 PBU OLB 26 Jarell Addo R-Jr. 6-1/200 T-3rd on team w/ 4.5 TFLs (2017) ... Switched from DB (‘15-16) to LB (2017) ... HS coach was former UMass QB Dave Palazzi OLB 6 Tedrick Lowery Sr. 6-1/225 11 tkls over 5 GP in 2017 ... 8 GP & GS in 2016 ... Missed time to injury (2016) ... 37 tkls, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, 2 PBU, 1 FR (2016) CB 3 Lee Moses Jr 5-11/200 22 tkls in 6 GP/GS (2017) ... DNP vs. Ohio (9/30/17) due to injury ... Returned to lineup w/ 2 tkls, 1st career INT vs. Ga. Southern (10/21/17) CB 28 Jackson Porter R-Sr. 6-1/200 Split time between CB (‘13-14, ‘16-17) & WR (2015) ... Career-high 3 PBU vs. Ohio (9/30) ... 78 career tackles, 14 PBU, 2 INT (1 INT TD return) SS 27 Jesse Monteiro R-Sr. 5-10/190 5.6 tackles/game in 2017 (39 tkls, 7 GP/GS) ... At least 5 tkls in 6 of 7 games (2017) ... Most TFLs (3.5) from members of the secondary SS 14 Bakhari Goodson So. 5-11/185 4 tkls in 7 GP at SS & on ST in 2017 ... 1st PBU of 2017 vs. Ohio (9/30) ... Left gm vs. Ohio w/ injury ... 11 GP, 2 GS in 2016 w/ 14 tkls, 1 INT FS 30 Tyler Hayes Jr. 6-0/215 7 GP/GS at FS (2017) ... 32 tkls, 1.5 TFLs, 1 FR, 1 PBU (2017) ... JUCO transfer from Tyler JC (2015 & ‘16) ... JUCO teammate of Tedrick Lowery FS 2 Zeke Edmonds R-Jr. 6-0/220 7 tkls in 6 GP in secondary/special teams (2017) ... Redshirt (2016) ... 10 GP, 7 GS at LB in 2015 ... 66 career tkls, 1.5 TFLs, 6 PBU CB 9 Isaiah Rodgers So. 5-10/175 2017: 29 tkls, 7 PBU, 1.0 TFLs, 1 INT, 1 FG blk ... 2016: 11 GP, 8 GS, 40 tkls, team-high 7 PBU ... 3 career INTs are most by active Minuteman CB 32 Tyris Lebeau Fr. 6-1/210 8 tkls on defense, special teams (2017) ... Montreal, Quebec native ... One of two Minutemen from Canada (Domenico Cipriani; Toronto) QUICK FACTS • DEPTH CHART PERSONNEL • SPECIAL TEAMS KO 23 Michael Schreiner R-Fr. 6-0/230 1st season as KO ... 36 kickoffs, 1,974 yards (55.4 per kickoff), 3 touchback in 7 GP at KO (2017) ... Redshirt (2016) PK 23 Michael Schreiner R-Fr. 6-0/230 1st season as PK ... 13-of-14 XPs in 5 GP at PK ... Redshirt (2016) ... Ranked the 2015 regional kicker of the year PK 99 Logan Laurent R-Sr. 6-4/220 Career FGs: 21-of-29 (72.4 pct) ... UMass all-time rankings: 3rd (FG %), 7th (FGM), 8th (FGA) ... Made last 8 FGA (6 in 2016, 2 in 2017) P 99 Logan Laurent R-Sr. 6-4/220 41.7 YPP avg best in UMass history (161-6,721) ... 42 i20-yd line, 38 FC, 31 of 50+ yds (career) ... UMass record 547 punt yds vs. BC (2016) P 23 Michael Schreiner R-Fr. 6-0/230 Redshirt (2016) ... Attended Thomas HS in Webster, N.Y. ... Has not attempted a collegiate punt LS 53 Nick Berus R-Sr. 6-0/220 4th year as team’s long-snapper ... Took all punt/FG snaps last three years ... 43 career GP H 37 Andrew Libby Sr. 6-0/240 2nd year as team’s holder ... Primary position is FB ... Also mainstay on PR/KR unit H 17 Michael Curtis R-So. 6-2/205 JUCO transfer from Trinity Valley CC ... 1st season at UMass ... Primary position is QB ... 2016 at Trinity Valley (QB): 2,281 yds, 24 pass TDs KR 9 Isaiah Rodgers So. 5-10/175 11th-most career KR yds in UMass history (942) ... 2016: T-5th in KR (31) & 9th in KR avg (23.65) in UMass single-season records KR 5 Jessie Britt Fr. 5-10/205 2nd on team w/ 11 KR, 202 KR yds ... 6 KR, 123 KR yds at Temple (2017) ... Primary position is WR KR 23 Andy Isabella Jr. 5-10/195 422 career KR yds over 22 att (17 in 2015 as true freshman) ... Reserve KR in 2015-16 ... Primary position is WR ... 1,934 career all-purp. yds PR 9 Isaiah Rodgers So. 5-10/175 1st yr as PR ... 9 PR, 29 yds (3.2 ypr) in 2017 ... Had 769 all-purpose yds as true-freshman in 2016 (733 KR, 36 IR) over 11 GP PR 5 Jessie Britt Fr. 5-10/205 True freshman in 2017 ... 1 PR (4 yds) vs. Hawai’i ... Primary position is WR ... Had 5 return TDs as senior at Auburndale HS (4 KR, 1 PR) 6 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 OFFENSIVE STARTERS (CONSECUTIVE/CAREER STARTS) OPPONENT TE WR LT LG C RG RT QB RB TE/FB/WR WR Hawai’i Breneman (13/19)* Isabella (10/12) Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (13/13) Kolter (1/1) Dumais (1/1) Largay (5/9) Driscoll (1/9) Ford (7/10) Young (13/13) [TE] Reynolds (2/6) Britt (1/1) Coastal Carolina Breneman (14/20)* Isabella (11/13) Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (14/14) Largay (6/10) Dumais (2/2) Kolter (2/2) Driscoll (2/10) Ford (8/11) Young (14/14) [FB] Lee (1/1) Pamer (1/1) Old Dominion Breneman (15/21)* Isabella (12/14) Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (15/15) Largay (7/11) Dumais (3/3) Kolter (3/3) Driscoll (3/11) Ford (9/12) Young (15/15) [WR] Britt (1/2) Palmer (2/2) Temple Breneman (16/22)* Isabella (13/15) Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (16/16) Largay (8/12) Dumais (4/4) Kolter (4/4) Driscoll (4/12) Ford (10/13) Young (16/16) [WR] Dingle (1/1) Palmer (3/3) Tennessee Horn (1/1) Isabella (14/16) Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (17/17) Largay (9/13) Dumais (5/5) Kolter (5/5) Driscoll (5/13) Ford (11/14) Young (17/17) [TE] Reynolds (1/7) Palmer (4/4) Ohio Breneman (1/23)* Isabella (15/17) Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (18/18) Largay (10/14) Dumais (6/6) Kolter (6/6) Driscoll (6/14) Ford (12/15) Young (18/18) [TE] Reynolds (2/8) Palmer (5/5) Georgia Southern Breneman (2/24) Isabella (16/18) Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (19/19) Largay (11/15) Dumais (7/7) Kolter (7/7) Driscoll (7/15) Comis (1/4) Ally (1/1) [TE] Reynolds (3/9) Palmer (6/6)

2017 DEFENSIVE STARTERS (CONSECUTIVE/CAREER STARTS) OPPONENT DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB Hawai’i Downey (1/17) Ali-Musa (6/12) Previte (1/5) Jones, Jr. (1/1) Casali (13/13) Barr (25/25)* Addo (1/1) Moses (1/10) Monteiro (9/12) Hayes (1/1) Rodgers (5/9) Coastal Carolina Flanagan, Jr. (1/1) Ali-Musa (7/13) Previte (2/6) Jones, Jr. (2/2) Casali (14/14) Barr (26/26)* Addo (2/2) Moses (2/11) Monteiro (10/13) Hayes (2/2) Rodgers (6/10) Old Dominion Downey (1/18) Ali-Musa (8/14) Previte (3/7) Jones, Jr. (3/3) Casali (15/15) Barr (27/27)* Addo (3/3) Moses (3/12) Monteiro (11/14) Hayes (3/3) Rodgers (7/11) Temple Downey (2/19) Ali-Musa (9/15) Holines (1/24) Previte (4/8) Casali (16/16) Barr (28/28)* Addo (4/4) Moses (4/13) Monteiro (12/15) Hayes (4/4) Rodgers (8/12) Tennessee Downey (3/20) Ali-Musa (10/16) Previte (5/9) Holines (2/25) Casali (17/17) Barr (29/29)* Addo (5/5) Moses (5/14) Monteiro (13/16) Hayes (5/5) Rodgers (9/13) Ohio Downey (4/21) Ali-Musa (11/17) Previte (6/10) Holines (3/26) Casali (18/18) Barr (30/30)* Addo (6/6) Porter (1/14) Monteiro (14/17) Hayes (6/6) Rodgers (10/14) Georgia Southern Downey (5/22) Ali-Musa (12/18) Previte (7/11) Holines (4/27) Casali (19/19) Barr (31/31)* Addo (7/7) Moses (1/15) Monteiro (15/18) Hayes (7/7) Rodgers (11/15) *Includes starts from previous institution

STARTS BY MINUTEMAN (OFFENSE) STARTS BY MINUTEMAN (DEFENSE) No. Offense Pos. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total No. Defense Pos. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total 22 Bilal Ally RB - - - 0 1 1 26 Jarell Addo LB - - - - RS 7 7 81 Adam Breneman TE 6& RS - 12 6 24 90 Ali Ali-Musa DL - - - - 10 7 17 5 Jesse Britt WR - - - - 2 2 44 Bryton Barr LB 11& 2& RS - 11& 7 31 2 Ross Comis QB - RS 0 3 1 4 35 Colbert Calhoun LB - - - - 8 - 8 10 Brennon Dingle WR - - - RS 1 1 34 Steve Casali LB - RS 0 0 12 7 19 58 Jack Driscoll OL - - RS 8 7 15 41 Da’Sean Downey LB - - 6 4 6 6 22 72 Derek Dumais OL - - - - 7 7 2 Zeke Edmonds LB - - 0 7 0 - 7 7 Andrew Ford QB - - - 9 7 16 54 Leon Flanagan, Jr. DL - - - - 0 1 1 85 Kyle Horn TE - - - RS 1 1 45 Bakhari Goodson CB - - - - 2 - 2 23 Andy Isabella RB/WR - - 1 10 7 18 30 Tyler Hayes S - - - - - 7 7 4 Lukas Kolter OL - - RS 7 7 95 Sha-Ki Holines DL - RS 9 5 9 4 27 79 Jake Largay OL - RS 0 8 7 15 8 Shane Huber LB - 5 RS 11 3 - 19 45 Malik Lee FB - - - 0 1 1 11 Roderick Jones, Jr. DL - - - - - 3 3 6 Sadiq Palmer WR - - - 0 6 6 6 Tedrick Lowery LB - - - - 8 - 8 87 Travis Reynolds TE - - RS 5 4 9 27 Jesse Monteiro SS - (RS) 0 3 8 7 18 57 Thomas-Ishman, Sr. OL - - - 12 7 19 3 Lee Moses DB - - - - 9 6 15 8 Marquis Young RB - - 0 12 6 18 28 Jackson Porter^ DB - RS 8 0 5 1 14 61 Joe Previte DL - - - - 4 7 11 (RS) Denotes player competed but ultimately redshirting the season 39 Isaiah Rodgers CB - - - - 8 7 15 RS without parenthesis denotes player redshirted season outright & Started at Penn State in 2013 24 Charan Singh DB - - RS 5 1 - 6 (RS) Denotes player competed before ultimately redshirting the season RS without parenthesis denotes player redshirted season outright ^ Switched to wide receiver before 2015 season, back to cornerback in 2016 & Started at Towson in 2012, 2013 and 2016

7 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • OFFENSE RECORD-SETTING HOMECOMING WIN BOMBS AWAY VS. THE BOBCATS Massachusetts football put up the most offensive yards in a single game in team history with 670 Massachusetts put up rare passing numbers against the Ohio Bobcats, completing the game with yards, split between 350 through the air and 320 on the ground. It bested the previous program 403 yards through the air (33-of-58 passing). It is the first instance of 400 passing yards in one mark by 32 yards (638, vs. Bowling Green, 9/27/14) and it was the first game with 300 or more game for the Minutemen since the team put up 486 at Bowling Green on Oct. 10, 2015. Andrew rushing yards since Nov. 14, 2015 (330, at Eastern Michigan). Ford had 390 - a career high - of those 403 yards while Ross Comis had the remaining 13. The Minutemen also posted 33 first downs during the victory (15 passing ,13 rushing, 5 penalty), the second consecutive game with 30 or more first downs. The last game with more than 33 first FORD LEARNED HIS LESSON EARLY downs was against Eastern Michigan (34, Dec. 18, 2014). UMass quarterback Andrew Ford threw a tipped-ball interception on his first pass attempt of the season. Ford followed with 168 pass attempts without an interception over the remainder of JUST CALL HIM “BILLY TOUCHDOWNS” the Hawai’i game (21-of-30 total), at Coastal Carolina (25-of-41), vs. Old Dominion (21-of-32), at Sophomore running back Bilal Ally made his first collegiate start memorable with career highs Temple (23-of-37), at Tennessee (11-of-17) and against Ohio (6-of-12) before the Bobcats picked of 16 carries, 116 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The game also included a career-long run off Ford on a tipped ball in the second quarter. of 57 yards (fourth quarter touchdown) and was the first for a UMass running back with three or He sports a 151.94 passer rating this season and is 142-for-223 overall (63.7 completion percentage) more touchdowns since Marquis Young had as many at Buffalo on Nov. 27, 2015. It accounted with 1,880 yards and 13 touchdown passes. for the first three touchdowns of Ally’s collegiate career. Only one other player across NCAA Division I FBS have two or fewer interceptions thrown with as YOU GET A TOUCHDOWN!!! AND YOU GET A TOUCHDOWN!!! many or more pass attempts: NC State’s Ryan Finley (172-248-0). EVERYBODY GETS TOUCHDOWNS!!! BRENEMAN STARTS 2017 WITH A BANG UMass scored an FBS-best 55 points in the win over Georgia Southern via eight touchdowns: three Second-year graduate student tight end Adam Breneman began the 2017 season with 43 by Bilal Ally (RB) and one each by Adam Breneman (TE), Jessie Britt (WR), Brennon Dingle receptions covering 581 yards, an average of 13.5 gained per catch. Twenty-five of his receptions (WR), Andy Isabella (WR) and Marquis Young (WR). The previous most for points in game went for first downs, while nine of them covered 20 or more yards. The 179 receiving yards versus during the FBS era was 50 against Ohio on Sept. 30, 2017 - the prior game for the Minutemen. Hawai’i went as the third-most by a tight end in program history (Jean Sifrin, 185 vs. Toledo, Oct. The last time Massachusetts had 55 or more points in a single game was during 62-20 victory over 25, 2014; Milt Morin, 181 vs. Vermont, Oct. 30, 1965). Connecticut on Nov. 20, 1999. THE CEDAR CLIFF CONNECTION FORD COULD TAKE A LESSON ON RELIABILITY FROM FORD UMass quarterback Andrew Ford and tight end Adam Breneman played together previously as UMass football quarterback Andrew Ford has at least one touchdown pass in each of his last 17 members of the Cedar Cliff High School football program in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Both emerged games played. This streak ranks Ford fourth in the nation for consecutive games with a touchdown as offensive standouts for the Minutemen during the 2016 season. pass. Ahead of Ford are Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma, 33 games), Trace McSorley (Penn State, 21) Breneman is the all-time leading receiver in Cedar Cliff history and all-time leading tight end in and Brent Stockstill (Middle Tennessee, 18). It also represents every game of Ford’s career with a Pennsylvania high school history in all receiving categories. pass attempt. Ford was the 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year, football’s Mr. Pennsylvania and an Elite 11 QB as a senior. He set Cedar Cliff records in passing yards, touchdowns thrown and completion percentage. RECEIVERS KEEP IT 100 Three UMass football receivers have games with 100 or more receiving yards in 2017, including The Ford-to-Breneman duo is one of 11 in FBS featuring a quarterback and receiver who played tight end Adam Breneman and wide receivers Andy Isabella and Sadiq Palmer. Breneman together in high school. has three games each with 100 or more yards, against Hawai’i (179), at Coastal Carolina (126) and versus Ohio (131). Isabella eclipsed 100 yards at Coastal Carolina (101) and against Old Dominion SPEEDSTER DOWN THE SIDELINE Wide receiver Andy Isabella established himself as an explosive threat at wide receiver with (105). Palmer did so at Temple (117). 801 yards on 62 receptions, including seven for touchdowns, during his true-sophomore season Massachusetts ranks tied for the fourth-most receivers with 100 or more yards in a game this season in 2016. The breakout year came after Isabella totaled only seven yards over two receptions as a alongside Louisiana Tech, SMU, Virginia and Washington State. Oklahoma State and Louisiana each freshman in 2015. have four while Arizona State leads the nation with five. Isabella picked up where he left off at the end of his sophomore year, as he had 476 receiving yards OUTRUNNING THE EAGLES on 29 catches (16.4 per reception), with four touchdowns, including one each against the Hawai’i, Five UMass ball carries combined and amassed 320 rushing yards over 44 carries during the rout Coastal Carolina, Old Dominion and Georgia Southern defenses. of Georgia Southern, led by 100-yard games from Bilal Ally (16-116-7.2) and Marquis Young The Mayfield, Ohio, native used a 60-yard touchdown reception against Old Dominion to surpass (13-101-7.8). In addition to the 100-yard rushers, Nick Orekoya posted 49 yards on nine carries 1,000 career receiving yards. (5.4) while Ross Comis added 46 over five attempts (9.2) and Andy Isabella had eight on one rushing attempt. YEAR-BY-YEAR COMPARISON • ANDY ISABELLA CURRENT LOCATION: AN ENDZONE NEAR YOU STATISTIC 2015 2016 2017 Three Minutemen approach the career top 10 at UMass in rushing touchdowns or touchdown Receptions/Per Game 2/0.2 62/5.2 29/4.1 receptions, including Adam Breneman (TE), Andy Isabella (WR) and Marquis Young (RB). Receiving Yards/Per Game 7/0.7 801/66.8 476/68.0 Breneman and Isabella each enter the game against Appalachian State with 11 career touchdown Yards Per Reception 3.5 12.9 16.4 receptions, two away from tying Kerry Taylor (1995-98) for 10th all-time. Young enters the 20+ Yard Receptions 0 11 8 weekend with 16 career rushing scores, four away from evening with Frank Alessio (1993-96), First Down Receptions 0 34 18 Jerome Bledsoe (1988-91) and Paul Metallo (1971-72). Touchdown Receptions 0 7 4

8 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • OFFENSE BIG PLAY ANDY THE FASTEST TO FOUR DIGITS Junior wide receiver Andy Isabella was a part of four of UMass football’s five longest plays from Marquis Young reached 1,000 career rushing yards in only 13 games played, which ranks Young scrimmage over the opening seven games. Isabella caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Ross among the quickest Minutemen to 1,000 yards in recent team history. The last to reach the plateau Comis against Georgia Southern, a 60-yard score from Andrew Ford against Old Dominion, returned faster was Steve Baylark, who did it in 11 games as a freshman in 2003. RJ Cobbs (2001-05) a kick 44 yards against Hawai’i, rushed for a 42-yard gain at Tennessee. also accomplished it in 11 games, as did Rene Ingoglia (1992-95). Initially listed as a running back during his freshman season (2015), Isabella moved to wide receiver Six games into his junior season, Young now has 2,316 career rushing yards over 450 carries, before the 2016 campaign. Of the 19 plays that gained 30 or more yards this season, Isabella had including 16 for touchdowns. He surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards during the game against a part in eight of them: five passing plays, two kick returns and one rush. Old Dominion. He jumped into the eighth-place spot on the UMass career rushing yards list dur- ing the game against Georgia Southern, surpassing Jerome Bledsoe (2,216; 1988-91) and Kevin ISABELLA GOES RIGHT TO... LUDICROUS SPEED! Smellie (2,228; 1985-88). Over his last 19 games played, Andy Isabella has 1,277 of his 1,284 career receiving yards and 91 of his 93 career receptions playing mainly as a starter at wide receiver. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound Isa- UMASS CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE RECORD bella posted 75 or more receiving yards in nine of those 19 games, with 100 or more in four contests. RK. MINUTEMAN YARDS (CARRIES) He is tied for the team lead with 11 touchdown receptions in that span with Adam Breneman. 1. Marcel Shipp (1997-2000) 6,250 (1,215) 2. Steve Baylark (2003-2006) 5,332 (1,104) THE SECURITY BLANKET 3. Rene Ingoglia (1992-1995) 4,623 (905) Tight end Adam Breneman caught 12 passes for 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns against 4. Garry Pearson (1979-1982) 3,859 (808) the Ohio defense - his most receptions, tied for his most touchdowns and the third-greatest yardage 5. Frank Alessio (1993-1996) 2,887 (512) total on his college career. 6. Tony Nelson (2005-2009) 2,787 (532) His 12 receptions rank as the most by a Minuteman tight end in the history of the program and 7. Marquis Young (2015-present) 2,316 (450) tied for the ninth-most by one player in a game in the UMass record book. 8. Kevin Smellie (1985-1988) 2,228 (555) Breneman ranks as the nation’s leading tight end in terms of receiving yards per game and second among tight ends in receptions per game on the season, supported by three 100+ yard outings. MR. MOVE THE CHAINS AIR ATTACK ON DISPLAY AGAINST OHIO Of his 113 career receptions as a Minuteman, Adam Breneman earned UMass football a new Quarterback Andrew Ford etched his name into the UMass record book for single game touch- set of downs on 69 of those catches. He opened 2017 with seven first down receptions among downs, completions and attempts against Ohio with his 32-of-54 and five TD performance. nine total grabs covering a career-best 179 receiving yards. He added six first down grabs in nine total receptions during his 126-yard outing at Coastal Carolina and had five over a career-best 12 Ford tied the program record with five touchdowns, an accomplishment previously achieved eight catches against Ohio. times, including last by Blake Frohnapfel at Toledo on Sat., Oct. 25, 2014. His 32 completions are tied for the fifth-most all-time while his 54 attempts are the eighth-most in the record book. In total, Breneman has eight career games with six or more first down receptions. BRENEMAN LEAVING LASTING MARK AT TIGHT END ON THE GROUND OR IN THE AIR, ISABELLA DON’T CARE Midway through his second season in Western Massachusetts, tight end Adam Breneman ranks as Junior wide receiver Andy Isabella opened 2017 with a pair of touchdowns against Hawai’i, one one of the all-time most productive members of his position group across team history. In only 18 on a six-yard end-around run and another via a two-yard reception with two seconds left in the games with the program, Breneman has 113 receptions, 1,389 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. first half. It marked Isabella’s first collegiate rushing touchdown and his eighth receiving score. He has since added receiving touchdowns at Coastal Carolina and against Old Dominion to give him Thanks to his 2016 efforts, Breneman is first all-time among UMass tight ends for touchdown 10 on his career, tied with Adam Breneman for the most among active Minutemen. receptions in a single-season (8). Breneman’s 2016 numbers also rank second for receptions and receiving yards behind only Kerry Taylor’s 74 grabs and 854 yards in 1998. Entering the eighth game of 2017, the dynamic playmaker owns 1,284 receiving yards, 422 kickoff return yards and 228 rushing yards for a total of 1,934 all-purpose yards. SADIQ IN THE SPOTLIGHT Wide receiver Sadiq Palmer posted his first collegiate 100-yard outing with seven receptions TIPPING THE SCALES for 117 yards at Temple. The sophomore from New Jersey became the third Minuteman receiving The projected UMass starting offensive line of Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr., (LT), Jake Largay (LG), target with a 100-yard game on the season, joining Adam Breneman (3) and Andy Isabella (2). Derek Dumais (C), Lukas Kolter (RG) and Jack Driscoll (RT) average 324.0 pounds per lineman (1,620 pounds total). All five stand at least 6-foot-4 and weigh at least 315 pounds individually. The seven receptions and 117 receiving yards represent single-game career bests for Palmer and None are entering their final year of eligibility. nearly matched his season totals entering the Temple game (10 receptions, 122 yards). QB’S BEST FRIEND AT TIGHT END YOUNG GETS PURPOSEFUL Running back Marquis Young eclipsed 1,000 all-purpose yards for the second consecutive season In 2016, Adam Breneman broke out against the Boston College defense with 69 receiving yards in 2016 with a team-leading 1,045 on the season via 898 rushing yards and 147 receiving yards. He and a touchdown on three catches in only his second game as a Minuteman. He produced a 58- owns 2,802 all-purpose yards for his career as he posted 1,031 as a freshman in 2015 and began yard catch-and-run TD reception in the first quarter - the longest by a tight end since Jean Sifrin 2017 with 726 over the opening seven games of the year. rumbled for a 76-yard score against Toledo on Oct. 25, 2014. Since then, Breneman emerged as one of the top tight ends playing collegiate football as he owns GIGANTICALLY SLIM AND TRIM 1,389 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns over 113 receptions as a Minuteman. Breneman improved Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr., stands 6-foot-5, 350 pounds entering his sophomore season. One his numbers over his last 12 games (last six of 2016, all six appearances of 2017). In that span, he year ago, as a true-freshman starter, Thomas weighed in at 392 pounds while holding down the has 86 catches (7.2 per game), 1,012 receiving yards (84.3) and nine touchdowns. left guard spot for 11 of his 12 appearances. Thomas started at left tackle in one appearance dur- He entered his first season with the Minutemen with 186 career receiving yards on 15 receptions ing 2016, at Old Dominion, his slated full-time placement on the line in 2017. Despite losing 42 (three touchdowns) as a member of the Penn State football program from 2013-15. Including pounds, Thomas is still the largest offensive lineman on the team by 20 pounds (Derek Dumais). his six appearances in 2017, Breneman owns 1,583 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns for his collegiate career. 9 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • OFFENSE SWITCHING SIDES BRENEMAN, THE ALL-AMERICAN Tyshaun Ingram will line up on the offensive side of the ball in 2017 as a new member of the Adam Breneman appeared on three national preseason all-America listings. He earned USA running back corps. In his first season at UMass, Ingram dressed as a safety and tallied 11 tackles, Today Preseason All-America Second Team, Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Third Team and including 1.0 TFLs, and a fumble recovery. Ingram, now a sophomore, added 17 pounds to his Bleacher Report Preseason All-America. Since the beginning of the season, Breneman added frame for his new role as a running back. He made his first appearance of the season on special CBS Sports Midseason All-America, Pro Football Focus Midseason All-America and Athlon Sports teams against Ohio after he missed the opening five games due to injury. Ingram was unable to Midseason All-America. dress against Georgia Southern due to injury. Breneman currently ranks 13th overall across FBS and second among tight ends in receptions FORD FROM THE START per game (7.2) and 16th overall and first among tight ends for receiving yards per game (96.8). Below are Andrew Ford’s numbers as a starter for the Minutemen, including his nine starts in FORD’S FIRST-YEAR SUCCESS 2016 and all six games of the 2017 season. In his first season as a Minuteman, Andrew Ford stepped into the starting quarterback role and In 2016, he also appeared but did not attempt a pass at No. 25 Florida (Sept. 3) and went 11-of- wrote his name into the team’s record book in 11 single-season categories, including pass comple- 21 for 189 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in relief of an injured Ross Comis tions, passing yards, passing touchdowns and completion percentage. at Old Dominion (Oct. 7). In 2017, he did not start against Georgia Southern due to an injury sustained during game week FORD’S 2016 SEASON IN THE RECORD BOOK practice but saw time as a reserve and was 9-of-12 for 157 yards and a touchdown. RK. STATISTICS NO. 2. Completion Percentage/Season 60.8 ANDREW FORD STARTING QB NUMBERS T3. Touchdowns Responsible For/Season 28 GAME C-A-I PCT YDS TD LONG EFFIC. T4. Passing Touchdowns/Season 26 7. Pass Attempts/Season 365 FIU 28-42-1 66.7 278 3 31 141.08 Mississippi State 24-40-3 60.0 273 4 31 135.33 7. Pass Completions/Season 222 Tulane 11-19-1 57.9 109 2 23 130.29 8. Passing Touchdowns/Season 26 Louisiana Tech 29-40-1 72.5 268 3 23 148.53 8. Pass Efficiency/Season 138.0 South Carolina 20-42-1 47.6 247 3 74 111.07 T8. Total Offense Per Game/Season 6.26 Wagner 25-39-1 64.1 355 3 55 160.82 9. Pass Completion Percentage/Season 60.8 Troy 23-44-1 52.3 316 3 48 130.55 10. Passing Yards/Season 2,665 BYU 27-40-2 67.5 288 1 70 126.23 10. Total Offense/Season 2,569 Hawai’i 24-38-0 63.2 342 3 44 164.81 -- Hawai’i 21-30-1 70.0 275 2 41 162.33 Coastal Carolina 25-41-0 61.0 316 1 40 133.77 BRENEMAN’S 2016 BY-THE-NUMBERS Old Dominion 21-32-0 65.6 236 1 60 137.89 Adam Breneman emerged as one of the most productive tight ends in FBS during the 2016 season Temple 23-37-0 62.2 377 2 37 165.59 to the tune of team-leading numbers for receptions (70), receiving yards (808) and touchdown Tennessee 11-17-0 64.7 129 1 36 147.86 Ohio 32-54-1 59.3 390 5 30 146.78 receptions (8). TOTAL 344-555-14 62.0 4,199 37 74 142.49 In the final six weeks of the year, Breneman pulled in 42 receptions (7.0 per game) for 512 yards (85.3) and six touchdowns during play vs. Louisiana Tech (7-94-0), South Carolina (9-94-2), Wagner (8-138-2), Troy (6-77-1), BYU (8-79-0) and Hawai’i (4-30-1). MOONLIGHTING AT HIS ORIGINAL POSITION He finished the year ranking among the top two tight ends in the nations in a multitude of cat- After being listed as a running back during his true-freshman season in 2015, during which he egories, including receptions (1st; 70), receptions per game (2nd; 5.8), receiving yards (2nd; 808), did not carry the ball, Andy Isabella converted to wide receiver for the 2016 season. Isabella has receiving yards per game (2nd; 67.3), touchdown receptions (2nd; 8). since carried the ball 24 times for 228 yards, an average of 9.5 yards per carry. Three of his career carries went for 20 or more yards, including a 42-yarder at Tennessee. BRENEMAN’S 2016 AMONG ALL-TIME UMASS TIGHT ENDS Known for his speed, while in high school Isabella posted the top 60-yard dash time in the nation RECEPTIONS (SINGLE SEASON) NO. SEASON according to MileSplit.com, finishing in 6.72 seconds at a Northeast Ohio Indoor Track Conference 1. Kerry Taylor 74 1998 event at Spire Institute on Jan. 28, 2015. 2. Adam Breneman 70 2016 3. Rob Blanchflower 43 2013 YOUNG BREAKS OFF BIG RUNS Marquis Young provided an 83-yard touchdown run against the Notre Dame Irish, the longest RECEIVING YARDS (SINGLE SEASON) NO. SEASON carry by a UMass true-freshman in the modern era of the program - dating back to 1978 - and 1. Kerry Taylor 854 1998 also the longest since R.J. Cobb scampered 84 yards against Delaware on Nov. 2, 2002. It was 149 2. Adam Breneman 808 2016 games between Cobb and Young’s 80-plus yard carries. 3. Jean Sifrin 642 2014 Young followed with another 83-yard burst during the 2016 season, doing so at South Carolina. TD RECEPTIONS (SINGLE SEASON) NO. SEASON With his second career 83-yard run, Young became just the second Minuteman with two or more 1. Adam Breneman 8 2016 entries in the UMass football single-game top-10 rankings, joining Frank Alessio. 2. Jean Sifrin 6 2015 Kerry Taylor 6 1998

10 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • DEFENSE FINDING GAPS SETTING THE BARR HIGH The Massachusetts defense has 38.0 TFLs over the last four games with 11.0 at Temple, a single- In his first seven games as a Minuteman, starting middle linebacker Bryton Barr led the team game season high of 12.0 at Tennessee, 6.0 more against Ohio and 9.0 in the win over Georgia with 60 total tackles, including 4.5 TFLs and 2.0 sacks. It is 13 more than the next Minuteman Southern. Prior to the four most recent contests, the UMass defense had 11.0 TFLs total over the (Steve Casali, 47). He had 13 tackles against Hawai’i - tied for the game-high - and followed opening three games (5.0 vs. Hawai’i, 2.0 at Coastal Carolina, 3.0 vs. Old Dominion). with 11 at Coastal Carolina, also tied for the game-high. He added a third game in double-figures During the last four games, 15 different Minutemen recorded at least an assisted-TFL, while with 12 at Tennessee. Steve Casali (4.5-18 yards lost), Da’Sean Downey (9.0-25) and Sha-Ki Holines (4.0-10) have Prior to his arrival at UMass, Barr was a five-year member of the Towson football program, where at least assisted on a TFL in each game. Downey’s 9.0 TFLs in that span leads the team, followed he totaled 142 tackles, including 13.0 TFLs from 2012-16. by Casali’s 4.5 TFLs. STOPS IN THE MIDDLE TAKING THE LONG ROUTE Then-redshirt junior inside linebacker Steve Casali led the Minutemen with 105 tackles during Edge-rusher Da’Sean Downey ranks among the nation’s leaders in tackles for loss, standing tied the 2016 season, split between 47 solo and 58 assisted tackles. His breakout 2016 season came for 12th in TFLs per game (1.6) and tied for 13th in total TFLs (11.5). He is also tied for 29th in sacks after Casali totaled 40 tackles over the 2013-15 seasons. He posted 32 tackles more than the next per game (0.71) and tied for 30th nationally in sacks (5.0). Minuteman (Jesse Monteiro; 73). Downey posted a career-high 4.0 TFLs and tied his personal best with 2.0 sacks in the 55-20 win Casali, who also had eight pass breakups, 6.0 TFLs, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble, over Georgia Southern (10/21). The 4.0 TFLs against the Eagles’ offensive line marked the ninth- earned recognition of his 2016 season with a spot on the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. most in a single game across FBS this season and it is one of only 21 individual performances all He is the leading active tackler on the team with 192, including 14.0 TFLs and 4.5 sacks. season with 4.0 TFLs or more. MR. RODGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD ADDO-ING UP SOME BIG TACKLE NUMBERS Isaiah Rodgers picked off Hawai’i quarterback Dru Brown on a jump-ball intended for Ammon First-year linebacker Jarell Addo has 4.5 TFLs among 33 total tackles over his first seven games Barker during the first play of the Rainbow Warriors’ third drive of the season-opener. It was one started at outside linebacker. Addo, a redshirt-sophomore, moved to linebacker and redshirted in of two passes Rodgers defended during the game, as he broke up another Brown attempt at the 2016 after he played 2015 as a defensive back. All 4.5 of his TFLs came during the previous five end of the first quarter. Rodgers’ three career interceptions are the most by an active Minuteman. games. In that same span, Addo had 30 of his 33 tackles, including a career-high nine at Tennessee. He leads the lead in passes defended this season (8) and has the most among active Minutemen BARR WINS GOLD HELMET AWARD with 17. Middle linebacker Bryton Barr collected a New England Football Writers Association (NEFWA) Gold Helmet award on Wed., Sept. 27 following his 12-tackle effort in the near-upset at Tennessee. TOPPING 10 TACKLES A GAME Among his 12 tackles, Barr accrued 1.5 TFLs for five yards lost. He had at least two tackles in each Four Minutemen posted 10 or more tackles in a single game during the 2016 season, led by four quarter and split his dozen evenly between the first and second halves. It is Barr’s first honor from from Steve Casali. A pair of players added two games with 10 or more tackles in Colbert Calhoun the NEWFA. He currently leads the team with 60 tackles in the opening seven games while his 8.6 and Jesse Monteiro while Da’Sean Downey eclipsed 10 tackles on one occasion. tackles per game average ranks Barr tied for 49th in the nation. Bryton Barr added his name to the category with a trio of 10+ tackle games in 2017. Ali Ali- Musa (15) and Jake Byczko (10) made it seven Minutemen with their performances against SAFETY PLAY AT THE LINE Old Dominion. Starting safety Jesse Monteiro had 1.5 TFLs in each against Tennessee and Ohio for a total of Ali-Musa: Old Dominion (15) 12 yards lost. They represent 3.0 of his 3.5 TFLs on the season, with the remaining assisted stop Barr: Hawai’i (13), at Coastal Carolina (11), at Tennessee (12) coming on a sack against Hawai’i during the season-opener. His 3.5 TFLs are more than the rest of Byczko: Old Dominion (10) the secondary combined (2.5; 1.5 by Tyler Hayes, 1.0 by Isaiah Rodgers). Calhoun: Tulane (12), at BYU (10) Casali: at FIU (10), Tulane (15), at Old Dominion (11), at BYU (12) [INSERT PRAYER HANDS/SAFETY EMOJI HERE] Downey: Tulane (12) UMass football recorded its first safety as an FBS program against Ohio on Sept. 30. In the third Monteiro: Mississippi State (11), Louisiana Tech (11) quarter, a bad snap by the Bobcats landed in the endzone, which Ohio recovered for the safety. The last time UMass had a safety was against Central Connecticut on Oct. 8, 2011. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON AND HOLINES Redshirt senior defensive lineman Sha-Ki Holines is the active leader among Minutemen in tackles CLOGGING UP THE MIDDLE for loss. Four appearances into his 2017 season, Holines has 23.0 TFLs, including 6.0 sacks, over 38 Nose tackle Ali Ali-Musa totaled 15 tackles against Old Dominion, a career high and the most games played. He posted 3.0 as a freshman, 9.0 for 30 yards lost as a sophomore and 7.0 covering since Steve Casali had 15 against Tulane on Oct. 1, 2016. Ali-Musa’s day began with a combined 31 yards as a junior. His 2.5 sacks for 21 yards lost as a junior ranked as his single-season most. He sack of quarterback Blake LaRussa with Da’Sean Downey on the first play from scrimmage of missed the opening three games of 2017 due to injury, but totaled a pair of TFLs for seven yards the game. It also included a fourth-and-goal stuff of running back Jeremy Cox from the UMass lost in his debut against Temple, added an assisted TFL each at Tennessee and vs. Ohio and had one yard line during the fourth quarter. 1.0 TFLs against Georgia Southern for 4.0 total on the year. GIVING THEM THE BYCZ-NESS Freshman Jake Byczko posted a career-high 10 tackles during extended time on the defensive line against Old Dominion. He was active throughout the game, with two tackles each in the first, second and third quarters before he had four in the fourth. The Massachusetts native entered the game with two total tackles in his prior two appearances. ACTIVE HANDS The defensive line posted seven of the team’s 29 pass breakups through the opening seven games, with two each by Jake Byczko and Mario Patton and one more from Ali Ali-Musa, Da’Sean Downey and Leon Flanagan, Jr. Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers leads the team with seven. 11 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • DEFENSE FIRST YEAR NUMBERS UMass football had nine players contribute to the young defensive unit in 2016. All nine return for the 2017 season. It includes: Colbert Calhoun (JUCO) • 58 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, 1 pass breakup Isaiah Rodgers (Fr.) • 40 tackles, seven pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble Ali Ali-Musa (JUCO) • 37 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries Tedrick Lowery (JUCO) • 37 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, two pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery James Bowe, Jr. (Fr.) • 26 tackles Bakhari Goodson (Fr.) • 14 tackles, one interception Roderick Jones, Jr. (JUCO) • 13 tackles, 1.0 TFLs Tyshaun Ingram (Fr.) • 11 tackles, 1.0 TFLs, one fumble recovery Martin Mangram (Fr.) • 10 tackles NCAA GRANTS BARR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY Graduate student linebacker Bryton Barr was granted two additional seasons of eligibility by the NCAA prior to his transfer to the University of Massachusetts. Barr previously played at Towson University from 2012-16, but missed the entirety of 2014 and 2015 while he only played in two games during 2013 due to injury. Barr returned to the field full-time in 2016 and tallied 58 tackles (6.5 TFLs/3.0 sacks), one forced fumble and one pass breakup. He also ranked second on the team in tackles as a true freshman in 2012 with 74 takedowns (5.0 TFLs/2.0 sacks), two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. Barr lines up as an inside linebacker during 2017 and opened the year with a team-high 13 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs for nine yards lost against Hawai’i. He leads the team with 60 total tackles through seven games. HUBER HAS TO HANG UP HIS CLEATS Redshirt senior linebacker Shane Huber was forced to medically retire from the game of football prior to the start of the 2017 season due to concerns over recurring knee injuries. Huber finishes his UMass playing career with 126 career tackles, 5.5 TFLs, two passes defended, a pair of forced fumbles and one interception over 24 appearances. He missed time in 2013 and 2016 and red- shirted all of 2014 due to injury. He will continue to serve as a team captain in 2017 while he fills a sideline role as a team assistant.

12 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • SPECIAL TEAMS/MISC. LAURENT PUTS UP THE POINTS RODGERS RUNS IT OUT In his first complete game back in his role as the field goal and extra point kicker, Logan Laurent Isaiah Rodgers finished his true freshman season in 2016 with the fifth-most kick return yards totaled a personal-best 11 points against Ohio via a pair of made field goals and five extra points. in one campaign in program history, with 733 over 31 returns (23.6). Rodgers set the team record Laurent opened scoring in the first and second quarters with field goals of 24 and 35 yards, for kick returns in one game with nine against Mississippi State on Sept. 24, 2016. He also etched respectively. He hit all five of his extra points, one in the first quarter, two in the second and three his name in the record book for the fifth-most returns and ninth-highest yards per return average in the fourth. in a single-season in program history. Six games into his sophomore season, Rodgers is already 11th on the all-time list for total kick return yards by a Minuteman. LAURENT SURPASSED TRIPLE DIGITS IN POINTS During his 11-point outing against Ohio, Logan Laurent surpassed 100 career points. Entering CAREER KICK RETURN YARDAGE LEADERS the game with 95 as a Minuteman, Laurent went over 100 with his second field goal of the game (Through Sat., Sept. 30, 2017) and ended the day with 106 via 21 made field goals and 43 extra point conversions. He now owns RK. PLAYER YARDS (RETURNS) CAREER 113 following the win over Georgia Southern (21 FGs, 50 XPs). 1. Courtney Robinson 1,388 (58) 2006-2008 2. Tim Berra 1,295 (54) 1971-1973 STARTING IN THE ENDZONE 3. James Allen 1,211 (56) 2015-2016 Running back Marquis Young added kick return duties to his list of responsibilities during the 4. Dennis Dent 1,178 (51) 1975-1978 game against Ohio and broke off four returns for 129 yards, including an 81-yard burner down 5. Adrian Zullo 1,123 (55) 1998-2002 the UMass sideline that set up Adam Breneman’s second quarter touchdown reception. It was 6. Chip Mitchell 1,071 (54) 1986-1989 his first game with a kickoff return at the collegiate level. 7. Kevin Quinlan 1,064 (52) 1998-2001 8. Jesse Julmiste 1,009 (46) 2009-2011 HEIGHT ADVANTAGE 9. Trey Dudley-Giles 986 (40) 2012-2015 Logan Laurent, a Ray Guy Award Watch List candidate for the second consecutive season, ranks 10. Garry Pearson 952 (39) 1979-1982 11. Isaiah Rodgers 942 (41) 2015-present among the tallest kickers and punters in NCAA Division I during 2017. At 6-foot-4, Laurent is tied for the third-tallest kicker and tied for the 12th-tallest punter. He is one of only three student-athletes listed at punter and kicker to stand 6-foot-4 or taller, joined by Brad Davis (Old Dominion; 6-foot-7) and Rhett Almond (BYU; 6-foot-4). UMASS ATHLETICS MOURNS LOSS OF DICK MACPHERSON UMass football mourns the loss of former head coach Dick MacPherson, who passed away at the DEPLOYING THE FOURTH DOWN FOOTBALL MORTAR age of 86 on Tues., Aug. 8. MacPherson, a 2009 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, spent seven Through 31 games as the primary punter, Logan Laurent ranks among the best performing spe- seasons on the sidelines at UMass and led the program to four Yankee Conference Championships. cialists in UMass football history with the career punt average and single-game punt yard records. MacPherson guided UMass from 1971-77 and won Yankee Conference Championships in 1971, Over 161 career punts, Laurent averages 41.75 yards per attempt (6,721 total yards). Brett Arnold ‘72, ‘74 and ‘77. Among his multitude of career highlights, MacPherson coached Massachusetts ranks second at 41.35 yards per attempt (97-4270; 2007-08). Laurent averaged at least 41.0 yards to a 35-14 victory over California-Davis in the 1972 Boardwalk Bowl. His UMass squads dominated per punt attempt in 11 of the last 18 games. the Yankee Conference and posted a 28-8-1 mark in league action, while he finished his time in Laurent’s most active day came in the 2016 #BattleoftheBayState against Boston College with 12 Amherst with a 45-27-1 overall ledger (.623). He was inducted in the UMass Hall of Fame in 2004. punts covering a program-record 547 yards (45.6 per attempt). Laurent dropped four of his punts After leaving UMass, MacPherson went on to a successful tour as the head coach of Syracuse football inside the Eagles’ 20-yard line while four traveled at least 50 yards. (1981-90), during which he guided the Orange to five postseason bowls, including his undefeated Laurent has 31 career punts of 50 or more yards and dropped 42 inside the 20-yard line. 1987 squad’s Sugar Bowl appearance. He also had a two-year stint as head coach of the New England Patriots (1991-1992). Following the completion of his coaching career, MacPherson served as a LAURENT PULLS DOUBLE-DUTY color commentator on television and radio broadcasts for Syracuse football. Logan Laurent served as the sole punter for the team over the last two seasons while simultane- ously seeing extended time as the team’s field goal kicker. His efforts rank Laurent among the top COACHING AT THE ALMA MATER kickers and punters in UMass history. University of Massachusetts football employs three alumni in full-time coaching roles in 2017, including Steve Costello (cornerbacks), Charles Walker (recruiting coordinator and linebackers) As a kicker, Laurent stands fourth in field goal percentage (.724), seventh in field goals made (21) and Dave Wissman (defensive line). Costello and Walker were both letterman for the Minute- and tied for eighth in field goals attempted (29). As a punter, Laurent stands first all-time in yards men. Wissman played at New Hampshire before he finished his degree at UMass. Alumnus Scott per punt (41.75), fifth in punt yards (6,721) and sixth for total punt attempts (161). Woodward also serves on the staff as an offensive analyst. Laurent is the only player in the history of the program to rank in the top 10 statistically as a punter and kicker. He is currently listed as splitting the No. 1 place kicker responsibilities on the depth DEGREES IN-HAND chart alongside redshirt freshman Michael Schreiner. Seven Minutemen enter the 2017 season with their undergraduate degree requirements completed, including Bryton Barr, Nick Berus, Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Connor Lemieux, Jesse LAURENT DIALS IN DOWN THE STRETCH Monteiro and Matt Tuleja. It puts the Minutemen among the schools with the most undergradu- Logan Laurent made his final six field goal attempts of the 2016 season after he started 1-for-3 ate degrees earned entering the 2017 season. Barr (Towson) and Breneman (Penn State) earned in the category. Laurent converted two each against Hawai’i and Wagner while he had one each at their degrees prior to transferring to Massachusetts as graduate students. Troy and at BYU. Four of those six conversions were from distances of 30 or more yards, including a 44-yard field goal at BYU. Laurent picked up in 2017 where he left off in 2016 as he made both his attempts against Ohio. He currently has 21 made field goals in 29 attempts (.724) - the third-best field goal percentage in team history. He begins 2017 with 19 made field goals in 27 attempts (.724) - the third-best field goal percentage in team history.

13 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • SPECIAL TEAM/MISC. UMASS ONE OF FEW TEAMS WITH FEMALE ATHLETIC TRAINER IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK University of Massachusetts football is one of nine programs across FBS with a female primary UMass football will play five contests on campus at McGuirk Alumni Stadium this season. In 2017, athletic trainer. Associate athletic trainer Jennifer Brodeur is in her 12th year with the department the Minutemen host Hawai’i (Aug. 26), Old Dominion (Sept. 9), Ohio (Sept. 30), Georgia State (Oct. and 10th working with the football program. In recognition of her success, Brodeur was named 21) and Appalachian State (Oct. 28). After playing all or part of each season since 2012 at Gillette the Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year by the National Athletic Trainers Association in June, Stadium, it marks the most games on campus at McGuirk Alumni Stadium of the NCAA Division I 2013. The award is only given to one individual per year and is voted on by the College/University FBS era. One additional home game will be played across the Commonwealth at Fenway Park in Athletic Trainers Committee. She was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in August, 2017, which Boston, Mass., as part of the Fenway Gridiron Series on Nov. 11. made Brodeur only the sixth female in her position as the leader of the sports medicine office and the football team’s primary athletic trainer. AS TOUGH A SLATE AS THEY COME Over the course of the 2017 season, UMass football will face nine teams that earned bowl invitations FEMALE FOOTBALL ATHLETIC TRAINERS in 2016, tied for the sixth-most across the nation. This list includes Appalachian State, BYU, Hawai’i, NAME SCHOOL Mississippi State, Old Dominion, Ohio, South Florida, Temple and Tennessee. Jennifer Brodeur* Massachusetts Jennifer Brown* Eastern Michigan TEAMS WITH MOST 2016 BOWL GAME OPPONENTS Brandy Clouse* Georgia Southern Dani Coppes Bowling Green OPPONENTS/2016 BOWL GAMES SCHOOL Alyson Gramley* Troy 11 Duke, Notre Dame, Syracuse Sally Nogle Michigan State 10 Ole Miss, South Carolina Mary Vander Heiden* UCF 9 Clemson, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Tulsa Dawn Hearn* UTEP Kelli Pugh Virginia TEAMS WITH HIGHEST OPPONENT WIN PERCENTAGE OPPONENT COMBINED 2016 WIN PCT. SCHOOL WEARING MULTIPLE COACHING HATS .652 (101-54) Massachusetts Mark Whipple is one of only seven head coaches in the nation who doubles as an offensive or .628 (98-58) LSU defensive coordinator. He is joined by Doug Beaty (Kansas; defensive), Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech; offensive), Mike Leach (Washington State; offensive), Rocky Long (San Diego State; offensive), Doug .624 (98-59) East Carolina Martin (New Mexico State; offensive) and Derek Mason (Vanderbilt; defensive). .616 (98-61) South Carolina .615 (96-60) Fresno State THE QUARTERBACK GURU Two of the most successful quarterbacks in program history played for Mark Whipple during his first tenure at UMass (Todd Bankhead & Jeff Krohn) while two highly successful NFL QBs NICE TO MEET YOU... received guidance from him during his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles UMass football played two first-time opponents in 2017, including Coastal Carolina and Tennes- as Whipple worked with Ben Roethlisberger and Donovan McNabb. see. A third game was scheduled, at USF, but was postponed to a future season due to Hurricane Bankhead took snaps for the Minutemen from 1998-99 and finished his career with 7,018 passing Irma-related scheduling changes. Coincidentally, all three games would have been played on the yards, the second-most for a career in program history. Jeff Krohn suited up for Whipple from road, in Conway, S.C., Tampa, Fla., and Knoxville, Tenn. 2002-03 when he threw for 4,993 yards. Bankhead had 51 career touchdowns, while Krohn pro- duced 44, which rank second and third on the program’s all-time top 10 list, respectively. Blake ...WE’VE ALREADY MET Frohnapfel added his name to the list of successful QBs coached by Whipple as he notched 6,264 The 10 remaining UMass opponents are repeat foes from a combination of the Division I-AA/FCS passing yards and 39 touchdowns in only 22 appearances with the Minutemen. and I-A/FBS eras: Appalachian State, BYU, Georgia Southern, FIU, Hawai’i, Maine, Mississippi State, Ohio, Old Dominion and Temple. 2017 will mark the first time UMass faces Appalachian State or WHIPPLE APPROACHES ALL-TIME WINS RECORD Georgia Southern as an FBS program. Mark Whipple is two wins away from moving into first all-time in UMass history for career victories. Whipple owns 58 triumphs over his two tenures as head coach (1998-2003; ‘14-present). MINUTEMAN HOMECOMINGS University of Massachusetts football travels to six states for the six road games in 2017, including Vic Fusia (1961-70) currently ranks first in UMass football history with 59 victories. Whipple is Florida, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. Two of those road trips one of five coaches in team history with at least five winning seasons. Fusia leads the way with combine to bring 20 Minutemen to their home states: 12 from Florida and eight from Pennsylvania. eight while Don Brown (2004-08), Harold “Kid” Gore (1919-27), Mel Taube (1931-35) and Whipple each have five. Pennsylvania: Bryton Barr (Camp Hill, Pa.), Nick Berus (Bakerstown), Adam Breneman (Mechanicsburg), Andrew Ford (Camp Hill), Victor Santiago (Bethlehem), Charan Singh LET’S GET THE BAND BACK TOGETHER! (Murrysville), Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr. (Philadelphia) and Charly Timite (Philadelphia). Mark Whipple is flanked by former Minutemen on the sideline in 2017. Included on his staff are two Thomas-Ishman, Sr., and Timite played together and were in the same graduating class at Simon recent program alumni in Steve Costello (tight ends) and Charles Walker (recruiting coordinator Gratz High School. Breneman and Ford plated together at Cedar Cliff. and outside linebackers). Whipple also employs former UMass quarterback Scott Woodward Florida: Bilal Ally (Jacksonville), James Bowe, Jr. (Miami), Jessie Britt (Lake Alfred), Cycoby as an offensive analyst after he completed two years as a graduate assistant in 2015 and 2016. Burch (Orlando), Claudin Cherrelus (Naples), Zeke Edmonds (West Palm Beach), Bakhari In addition, Whipple’s son, Spencer Whipple, is now coaching the wide receivers alongside Goodson (Orlando), Tyshaun Ingram (Orlando), Brian Roberts, Jr. (Jacksonville), Isaiah his duties as the passing game coordinator after he suited up for the Maroon and White in 2008 Rodgers (Tampa), Patrick Volcy (Naples) and Caeleb Washington (Melbourne). Cherrelus before transferring to play for his dad at Miami (Fla.). Additionally, special teams coordinator Mark and Volcy played together and were in the same graduating class at Golden Gate High School. Michaels coached alongside Whipple during Whipple’s first tenure as the UMass head coach.

14 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE UMASS FOOTBALL GAMES NOTES • SPECIAL TEAM/MISC. RETURNING FOR ANOTHER ROUND THE COMMON CONNECTIONS: UMASS-APPALACHIAN STATE UMass ranks tied for the 10th-most returning starters in nation, with eight on the defensive side Seven Minutemen share their respective hometowns with three Mountaineers. Orlando, Fla., of the ball and seven on the offensive end. is home to three Minutemen (Cycoby Burch, Bakhari Goodson, Tyshaun Ingram) and one On the offensive side of the ball, the UMass returning starters include Adam Breneman (TE), Jack Mountaineer (Nate Haskins) while Miami, Fla., is home to one from each side (James Bowe, Jr., Driscoll (RT), Andrew Ford (QB), Andy Isabella (WR), Travis Reynolds (TE), Ray Thomas- UMass; Demetrius Taylor; Appalachian State). Jacksonville, Fla., is home to Bilal Ally and Brian Ishman, Sr. (LG) and Marquis Young (RB). Roberts, Jr., (UMass) and Devonte Harrison (Appalachian State). None of those Minutemen or Mountaineers attended the same high schools. On the defensive side of the ball, the UMass returning starters include Ali Ali-Musa (DT), Colbert Calhoun (LB), Steve Casali (LB), Da’Sean Downey (LB/DL), Sha-Ki Holines (DE), Tedrick Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield and inside linebacker coach Dale Jones faced the Lowery (LB), Lee Moses (SS) and Isaiah Rodgers (CB). Minutemen in 2006 when UMass met the Mountaineers in the FCS National Championship Game. Satterfield was the team’s quarterbacks coach and Jones was the linebackers coach at the time. TEAMS WITH MOST RETURNING STARTERS Appalachian State Co-Offensive Coordinator (Running Game) and Offensive Line Coach Shawn Clark faced the Minutemen while a member of the Kent State football staff from 2013-15, with a RETURNEES (OFFENSE/DEFENSE) SCHOOL game each in 2014 and 2015. 19 (9/10) Syracuse Two current UMass staff members suited up for the Minutemen during the lone prior meeting 18 (10/8) Georgia between the teams (2006 FCS National Championship Game). Charles Walker, a redshirt junior 17 (8/9) Kentucky that season, led UMass in tackles during the game with 11. Scott Woodward was a redshirt 17 (10/7) TCU freshman quarterback during the year and did not see action in the game. 17 (7/10) Texas The strength and conditioning coaches for both teams are also familiar from a prior institution. 16 (8/8) Eastern Michigan Joe Connolly (UMass) and Mike Sirignano (Appalachian State) were on-staff at South Carolina 16 (10/6) Fresno State prior to their current positions. 16 (9/7) Georgia State 16 (8/8) NC State UMASS ANNOUNCES 2017, FUTURE SCHEDULE CHANGES 15 (6/9) Colorado State University of Massachusetts football agreed Thurs., Sept. 14, to accommodate a Hurricane Irma- 15 (9/6) Florida related scheduling change request made by the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and the 15 (7/8) Massachusetts University of South Florida (USF) and postponed the teams’ planned meeting at USF in Tampa, 15 (9/6) Wake Forest Florida, on Sat., Oct. 14, 2017. Additionally, UMass and Florida International University (FIU) have 15 (8/7) Wisconsin agreed to play a game at FIU in Miami, Florida, on Sat., Dec. 2, 2017. UMass and USF will complete the postponed contest at USF on a to-be-determined date during the 2022 or 2023 seasons. The UMass-USF game in Massachusetts slated for the 2018 season remains WHAT’S IN THE WATER NEAR CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA? unaffected by these scheduling changes. Three UMass football Minutemen hail from Camp Hill, Pa., and Mechanicsburg, Pa., towns of ap- The UMass-FIU contest on Dec. 2, 2017 will be the 12th for both teams, as FIU previously cancelled proximately 8,000-9,000 people, including Bryton Barr, Adam Breneman and Andrew Ford. its game against Indiana, originally slated for Sat., Sept. 16, 2017. FIU will return to UMass during All three are starters, Barr at middle linebacker, Breneman at tight end and Ford as the quarterback. the 2020 season on Oct. 24. Should FIU qualify for the C-USA Championship Game on Sat., Dec. Barr had 13 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 1.0 sacks in his UMass debut and followed up with 11 stops and 2, the 2017 UMass-FIU meeting will not be played. In this scenario, the 2020 UMass-FIU game a pass breakup at Coastal Carolina. He leads the team in unassisted (29), assisted (31) and total is unaffected and UMass will travel to FIU during a future season following the 2020 meeting. (60) tackles. He previously was a member of the Towson football team for five seasons and was With these adjustments, the 2017 Massachusetts football schedule now features back-to-back granted eligibility for 2016 and 2017 from the NCAA due to medical hardship. bye weeks (Sat., Oct. 7 and Sat., Oct. 14). The updated slate gives the Minutemen three consecu- Breneman, whose name appears on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List and John Mackey Award tive home games spanning the two-week break (Sat., Sept. 30 vs. Ohio; Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Georgia Watch List, has 1,389 receiving yards and 11 touchdown receptions in only 18 career games with Southern and Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Appalachian State). The addition of the Sat., Dec. 2 game at FIU also the Minutemen. He was a three-year member of the Penn State football team prior to his gradu- creates a third bye week in the season as Massachusetts has a one-week break between the Sat., ation and transfer to UMass ahead of the 2016 season. Nov. 18 game at BYU and traveling to FIU for Sat., Dec. 2. In 18 career games played, Ford has tossed 39 touchdowns and thrown for 4,545 career yards while completing 61.9 percent of his attempts (364-of-588). In his first year as a starter for the Minutemen in 2016, Ford placed his name among the top-10 in program history in 11 categories, including the second-best completion percentage in team history (60.8) and tied for the fourth- most passing touchdowns (26).

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UMASS FOOTBALL IN 2017 WHEN... UMASS FOOTBALL WATCH LIST CANDIDATES Playing at home (McGuirk) ...... 1-3 Adam Breneman • Graduate Student • Tight End Playing on the road ...... 0-3 »» Biletnikoff Award (top receiver; Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation) In a neutral site game ...... 0-0 »» Mackey Award (top tight end; Friends of John Mackey) Facing a ranked opponent ...... 0-0 »» Wuerffel Trophy (community services/academics; All Sports Association) Facing an in-state opponent ...... 0-0 Playing in August ...... 0-1 Steve Casali • Redshirt Senior • Linebacker Playing in September ...... 0-5 »» Bronko Nagurski Trophy (top tight end; Friends of John Mackey) Playing in October ...... 1-0 Playing in November ...... 0-0 Andrew Ford • Redshirt Junior • Quarterback On television (including ESPN3) ...... 1-6 »» Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (top senior QB; Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Foundation) On the ESPN family of networks (including ESPN3) ...... 0-2 Andy Isabella • Junior • Wide Receiver On the NESN family of networks ...... 1-3 »» Biletnikoff Award (top receiver; Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation) On the SEC Network ...... 0-1 Playing in the afternoon (Noon - 4:59 p.m. start) ...... 1-3 Logan Laurent • Redshirt Senior • Punter Playing in the evening (Game started at 5 p.m. or later) ...... 0-3 »» Ray Guy Award (top punter; Augusta Sports Council) Playing a game decided by 7 or fewer points ...... 0-1 It won the coin toss ...... 1-3 Marquis Young • Junior • Running Back It lost the coin toss ...... 0-3 »» Doak Walker Award (top running back; PwC SMU Athletic Forum) Scoring first ...... 1-1 Opponent scores first ...... 0-5 BRENEMAN, THE ALL-AMERICAN Leading at halftime ...... 1-0 Trailing at halftime ...... 0-4 Adam Breneman • Graduate Student • Tight End Tied at halftime ...... 0-2 »» USA TODAY Preseason All-America Second Team Leading after three quarters ...... 1-1 »» Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Third Team Trailing after three quarters ...... 0-5 »» Bleacher Report Preseason All-America Team Tied after three quarters ...... 0-0 »» CBS Sports Midseason All-America Team Going into overtime ...... 0-0 »» Pro Football Focus Midseason All-America Team Scoring 30 or more points ...... 1-2 »» Athlon Sports Midseason All-America Second Team Scoring 20-29 points ...... 0-2 Scoring 0-19 points ...... 0-2 Allowing 30 or more points ...... 0-3 2016 PHIL STEELE ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM MINUTEMEN Allowing 20-29 points ...... 1-1 First Team Allowing 0-19 points ...... 0-2 »» Minuteman • Position • Eligibility (in 2016) Outrushing the opposition ...... 1-2 »» Andy Isabella • Wide Receiver • Sophomore Outrushed by the opposition ...... 0-4 »» Adam Breneman • Tight End • Graduate Student Winning time of possession ...... 1-2 »» Michael Boland • Offensive Line • Graduate Student Losing time of possession ...... 0-4 »» Fabian Hoeller • Offensive Line • Senior Scoring defensive/special teams touchdown ...... 0-1 »» Steve Casali • Linebacker • Redshirt Junior Allowing defensive/special teams touchdown ...... 0-0 Recording fewer penalty yards ...... 1-6 Second Team Having more penalty yards ...... 0-0 »» Minuteman • Position • Eligibility (in 2016) Penalty yards were equal ...... 0-0 »» Marquis Young • Running Back • Sophomore Won turnover battle ...... 1-1 »» Jalen Williams • Wide Receiver • Senior Lost turnover battle ...... 0-4 »» Peter Angeh • Defensive Line • Senior Turnovers were even ...... 0-1 »» Sha-Ki Holines • Defensive Line • Redshirt Junior »» Da’Sean Downey • Defensive Line/Linebacker • Senior »» Jesse Monteiro • Defensive Back • Redshirt Junior »» Lee Moses • Defensive Back • Sophomore

2017 LONGEST DRIVE BREAKDOWN LONGEST BY MASSACHUSETTS OPPONENT Number of Plays 13 (75 yards; 4:58), vs. Ohio (9/30) • Touchdown 16 (93 yards; 7:40), vs. Old Dominion (9/9) • Downs Number of Yards Gained 97 (11 plays; 5:05), vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) • Touchdown 93 (16 plays; 7:40), vs. Old Dominion (9/9) • Downs Time of Possession 6:15 (9 plays; 49 yards) vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) • End of Game 7:40 (16 plays; 93 yards), vs. Old Dominion (9/9) • Downs

2016 LONGEST DRIVE BREAKDOWN LONGEST BY MASSACHUSETTS OPPONENT Number of Plays 16 (2x, last, 75 yards; 5:44), both at Troy (11/5) • Touchdown 20 (85 yards; 8:32), by Tulane (10/1) • Made Field Goal Number of Yards Gained 92 (14 plays; 6:09), at South Carolina (10/22) • Touchdown 93 (16 plays; 8:53), by Wagner (10/29) • Touchdown Time of Possession 6:37 (13 plays; 48 yards), vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15) • Missed Field Goal 8:53 (16 plays; 93 yards), by Wagner (10/29) • Touchdown 16 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2016 UMASS 20-PLUS YARD PLAYS 2016 BY THE NUMBERS: LONGEST PLAYS Play Length By Yards ...... No./TD YDS TYPE PLAYER(S) OPPONENT 100+ ...... 0/0 83* Rush Marquis Young Mississippi State 74* Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams at South Carolina 90-99 ...... 0/0 70* Pass Andrew Ford to Bernard Davis at BYU 80-89 ...... 1/1 61 Pass Andrew Ford to Dan Jonah at Old Dominion 70-79 ...... 2/2 58* Pass Ross Comis to Adam Breneman Boston College 55* Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella Wagner 60-69 ...... 1/0 53 Pass Ross Comis to Andy Isabella at No. 25 Florida 50-59 ...... 5/2 52 Pass Ross Comis to Andy Isabella Tulane 51 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at BYU 40-49 ...... 4/0 48 Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams Troy 30-39 ...... 14/4 44 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Hawai’i 20-29 ...... 52/2 44 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Hawai’i 42 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Louisiana Tech 41 Punt Return James Allen Louisiana Tech Longest Plays By Type ...... No./TD 39* Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Hawai’i 39 Kick Return James Allen Tulane Rush ...... 10/1 38 Pass Ross Comis to Andy Isabella Boston College Pass ...... 37/10 26 Kick Return James Allen at Hawai’i Punt Return ...... 2/0 36 Int. Return Isaiah Rodgers Troy 36 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Louisiana Tech Kick Return ...... 26/0 35 Kick Return James Allen Louisiana Tech Fumble Return ...... 1/0 34 Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams at Hawai’i Interception ...... 3/0 34 Rush Bilal Ally Wagner 33 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at BYU Other ...... 0/0 31 Pass Adam Breneman to Andrew Ford Wagner Total ...... 79/11 31 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at South Carolina 31* Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams Troy Longest Rush ...... 83 yards, Marquis Young, Mississippi State (Sept. 24) 31* Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams Mississippi State 31* Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella FIU Longest Rush TD ...... 83 yards, Marquis Young, Mississippi State (Sept. 24) 30 Pass Ross Comis to Andy Isabella at No. 25 Florida Longest Pass . . . . .74 yards, Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams, at South Carolina (Oct. 22) 29 Rush Marquis Young at Old Dominion 28 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at BYU Longest Pass TD ...... 74 yards, Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams, at South Carolina (Oct. 22) 28* Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Wagner Longest Punt Return ...... 41 yards, James Allen, Louisiana Tech (OCt. 15) 28 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at South Carolina Longest Kick Return ...... 51 yards, Isaiah Rodgers, at BYU (Nov. 19) 27 Kick Return James Allen at Hawai’i 27* Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams at Hawai’i Longest Interception Return ...... 36 yards, Isaiah Rodgers, at Troy (Nov. 5) 27 Punt Return James Allen at Old Dominion Longest Fumble Return ...... 20 yards, Steve Casali, Mississippi State (Sept. 24) 27 Int. Return Shane Huber Boston College Longest Punt ...... 58 yards, Logan Laurent, Tulane (Oct. 1) 26 Rush Andy Isabella at BYU 26 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman at BYU Longest Field Goal ...... 44 yards, Logan Laurent, at BYU (Nov. 19) 26 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at South Carolina 26 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Old Dominion 26 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Mississippi State 26* Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams FIU 2016 UMASS/OPPONENT TURNOVER CHART 25 Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams at Hawai’i OPPONENT FR INT GIVEAWAYS 25 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Troy 25 Pass Andrew Ford to Marquis Young Troy No. 25 Florida 0 0 0 25 Pass Andrew Ford to Bernard Davis Wagner Boston College 0 1 3 (1 INT, 2 FR) 25 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman at Old Dominion FIU 2 0 1 (INT) 25 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Mississippi State 25 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers FIU Mississippi State 1 0 3 (INT) 24 Rush Marquis Young at Hawai’i Tulane 1 0 2 (INT, FR) 24 Rush Marquis Young at Hawai’i Old Dominion 0 0 2 (INT) 24 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Hawai’i 24 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at South Carolina Louisiana Tech 3 1 2 (INT, FR) 24 Pass Ross Comis to Jalen Williams at No. 25 Florida South Carolina 1 0 4 (2 INT, 2 FR) 23 Rush Marquis Young at Hawai’i Wagner 0 1 1 (INT) 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Wagner 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Louisiana Tech Troy 0 1 1 (INT) 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Louisiana Tech BYU 1 0 4 (2 INT, 2 FR) 23 Pass Randall West to Travis Reynolds at Old Dominion 23 Rush Andy Isabella Tulane at Hawai’i 1 0 1 (FR) 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Isaiah Rodgers Tulane 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Marquis Young Mississippi State 23 Kick Return James Allen Boston College 22 Pass Andrew Ford to Jalen Williams Troy 2016 GAME-OPENING POSSESSIONS 22 Rush Sekai Lindsay Wagner OPPONENT PTS PLAYS YARDS 1ST DOWNS T.O.P. 22 Rush Sekai Lindsey Louisiana Tech 22 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Louisiana Tech No. 25 Florida - 3 7 0 1:12 22 Pass Andrew Ford to Malik Lee at Old Dominion Boston College - 3 -12 0 2:01 22 Kick Return Bilal Ally at Old Dominion FIU - 9 43 3 2:20 22 Pass Andrew Ford to Dan Jonah at Old Dominion 22 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Mississippi State Mississippi State - 3 8 0 1:55 22 Pass Andrew Ford to Dan Jonah FIU Tulane 7 4 59 3 1:12 22 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella FIU 21 Kick Return James Allen at BYU Old Dominion - 8 36 3 2:45 21 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech - 4 16 1 2:06 21 Int. Return Bakhari Goodson Louisiana Tech South Carolina - 5 43 1 1:11 20 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Hawai’i 20 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Louisiana Tech Wagner 7 7 75 4 2:06 20 Kick Return James Allen Tulane Troy 7 4 75 2 1:24 20 Fumble Return Steve Casali Mississippi State BYU - 8 43 2 4:24 *Play resulted in touchdown Hawai’i 3 10 51 2 3:49 17 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 UMASS 20-PLUS YARD PLAYS 2017 BY THE NUMBERS: LONGEST PLAYS Play Length By Yards ...... No./TD YDS TYPE PLAYER(S) OPPONENT 100+ ...... 0/0 81 Kick Return Marquis Young Ohio 68* Pass Ross Comis to Andy Isabella Georgia Southern 90-99 ...... 0/0 60* Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella Old Dominion 80-89 ...... 1/0 57* Rush Bilal Ally Georgia Southern 70-79 ...... 0/0 45 Rush Marquis Young Georgia Southern 44 Kick Return Andy Isabella Hawai’i 60-69 ...... 2/2 43 Pass Andrew Ford to Brennon Dingle Georgia Southern 50-59 ...... 1/1 42 Rush Andy Isabella at Tennessee 41 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Hawai’i 40-49 ...... 6/1 40 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Coastal Carolina 30-39 ...... 9/1 39 Rush Marquis Young at Tennessee 20-29 ...... 41/3 37 Pass Andrew Ford to Brennon Dingle at Temple 37 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman at Coastal Carolina 36 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Tennessee Longest Plays By Type ...... No./TD 35 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Temple Rush ...... 10/2 33 Pass Andrew Ford to Sadiq Palmer Hawai’i 31 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Georgia Southern Pass ...... 32/6 31 Kick Return Andy Isabella Old Dominion Punt Return ...... 0/0 30* Pass Andrew Ford to Brennon Dingle Ohio Kick Return ...... 18/0 29 Pass Andrew Ford to Sadiq Palmer at Temple 29 Rush Marquis Young at Temple Fumble Return ...... 0/0 29 Pass Ross Comis to Jessie Britt at Coastal Carolina Interception ...... 0/0 28 Kick Return Jessie Britt at Temple Other ...... 0/0 28 Pass Andrew Ford to Nick Orekoya Old Dominion 28 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Coastal Carolina TOTAL ...... 60/8 28 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Hawai’i 27 Pass Andrew Ford to Jessie Britt Ohio Longest Rush ...... 57 yards, Bilal Ally, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) 26* Pass Ross Comis to Jessie Britt Georgia Southern 26 Kick Return Marquis Young Ohio Longest Rush TD ...... 57 yards, Bilal Ally, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) 26 Kick Return Jessie Britt Ohio Longest Pass ...... 68, Ross Comis to Andy Isabella, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) 26 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Coastal Carolina Longest Pass TD ...... 68, Ross Comis to Andy Isabella, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) 26 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Hawai’i 25 Rush Ross Comis Georgia Southern Longest Punt Return ...... 10 yards, Isaiah Rodgers, vs. Ohio (9/30) 25 Pass Andrew Ford to Jessie Britt at Temple Longest Kick Return ...... 81 yards, Marquis Young, vs. Ohio (9/30) 25 Pass Andrew Ford to Sadiq Palmer at Temple Longest Interception Return ...... 5 yards, Less Moses, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) 25 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Coastal Carolina 25 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Coastal Carolina Longest Fumble Return ...... None 24 Rush Marquis Young Ohio Longest Punt ...... 60 yards, Logan Laurent, vs. Old Dominion (9/9) 24 Kick Return Bilal Ally at Temple 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Jessie Britt Georgia Southern Longest Field Goal ...... 35 yards, Logan Laurent, vs. Ohio (9/30) 23 Rush Marquis Young Georgia Southern 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella Ohio 23 Rush Nick Orekoya Old Dominion 23 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Coastal Carolina 2017 UMASS/OPPONENT TURNOVER CHART 23 Kick Return Jessie Britt at Coastal Carolina OPPONENT FR INT GIVEAWAYS 23 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Hawai’i 22 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Ohio Hawai’i 0 1 2 (1 INT, 1 FR) 22 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Ohio Coastal Carolina 0 0 2 (FRs) 22 Kick Return Jessie Britt at Temple Old Dominion 0 0 0 22 Kick Return Jessie Britt at Temple 22 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Coastal Carolina Templea 0 0 1 (FR) 21 Pass Andrew Ford to Sadiq Palmer at Tennessee Tennessee 1 0 0 21 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers at Coastal Carolina Ohio 0 0 2 (1 INT, 1 FR) 21* Pass Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella at Coastal Carolina 21* Rush Marquis Young Hawai’i Georgia Southern 3 1 2 (FR) 20 Pass Andrew Ford to Brennon Dingle Georgia Southern Appalachian State 20 Pass Andrew Ford to Jessie Britt at Temple 20 Pass Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman at Temple Mississippi State 20 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Hawai’i Maine 20 Kick Return Isaiah Rodgers Hawai’i BYU *Play resulted in touchdown FIU

2017 FOOTBALL GAME CAPTAINS 2017 GAME-OPENING POSSESSIONS OPPONENT CAPTAINS OPPONENT PTS PLAYS YARDS 1ST DOWNS T.O.P. Hawai’i Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Da’Sean Downey, Shane Huber Hawai’i - 2 8 0 0:17 Coastal Carolina Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Jesse Monteiro, Shane Huber Coastal Carolina - 3 7 0 0:52 Old Dominion Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Da’Sean Downey, Shane Huber Old Dominion - 4 10 1 1:52 Temple Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr., Shane Huber Temple - 12 72 3 4:33 Tennessee Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Da’Sean Downey, Shane Huber Tennessee - 6 25 1 3:10 Ohio Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Da’Sean Downey, Shane Huber Ohio 3 8 69 3 2:30 Georgia Southern Adam Breneman, Steve Casali, Da’Sean Downey, Shane Huber Georgia Southern 7 11 97 5 5:05 Appalachian State - Appalachian State Mississippi State - Mississippi State Maine - Maine BYU - BYU FIU - FIU 18 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES BY MINUTEMAN IN THE 2016 RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL • ADAM BRENEMAN MINUTEMAN UH CCU ODU TEM UT OU GSU TOT 7. Receptions Per Game/Season 5.83 Alfred Adarkwah - - - - 1 - - 1 8. Receptions/Season 70 Jarell Addo - - 2 - - - - 2 T8. Touchdown Receptions/Season 8 Nick Berus - - - - 2 - - 2 Colbert Calhoun - 1 1 - - - - 2 INDIVIDUAL • MIKE CAGGIANO Zeke Edmonds 1 2 - - - - - 3 8. PATs Made/Season 35 Jake Froehlich 1 - - - - 1 2 4 INDIVIDUAL • DA’SEAN DOWNEY Bakhari Goodson 2 - 1 - - - - 3 8. Fumbles Forced/Season 4 D’Shan Harley 1 ------1 Kyle Horn - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4 INDIVIDUAL • ANDREW FORD Tyshaun Ingram - - - - - 1 - 1 2. Completion Percentage/Season 60.8 Tyris Lebeau 1 ------1 T3. Touchdowns Responsible For/Season 28 Connor Lemieux - - - - - 1 - 1 T4. Passing Touchdowns/Season 26 Tedrick Lowery 1 - - - - - 1 2 5. Passing Yards/Game 242.3 Martin Mangram - 1 - - - - 1 2 T6. Total Offense/Game 233.5 Cole McCubrey - 1 - 2 1 2 2 8 7. Pass Attempts/Season 365 Jesse Monteiro - 1 - - - - - 1 7. Pass Completions/Season 222 Lee Moses 2 ------2 8. Passing Touchdowns/Season 26 Chinedu Ogbonna - 1 1 - - 1 - 3 8. Pass Efficiency/Season 138.0 Nick Orekoya 1 - - - - 2 - 3 T8. Total Offense Per Game/Season 6.26 Jeremy Rodriguez 1 1 - - - - - 2 9. Pass Completion Percentage/Season 60.8 Mike Ruane ------1 1 10. Passing Yards/Season 2,665 Michael Schreiner - - - - - 1 1 2 10. Total Offense/Season 2,569 Xavier Steele - - - - 1 - - 1 INDIVIDUAL • ANDY ISABELLA TOTAL 11 10 5 3 5 10 8 52 T9. Pass Receptions/Season 62 INDIVIDUAL • LOGAN LAURENT 1. Punt Yards/Single Game 547 vs. Boston College 100+ YARD RUSHING GAMES 6. Yards Per Punt/Season 41.65 BILAL ALLY (1) 9. Punt Yards/Season 2,582 »» Oct. 21, 2017 • Georgia Southern • 16 carries • 116 yards • 3 Touchdowns INDIVIDUAL • ISAIAH RODGERS MARQUIS YOUNG (8) 1. Kickoff Returns/Game 9, vs. Mississippi St. 5. Kickoff Returns/Season 31 »» Sept. 26, 2015 • at No. 6 Notre Dame • 5 carries • 103 yards • 1 Touchdown 5. Kickoff Return Yards/Season 733 »» Nov. 14, 2015 • at Eastern Michigan • 32 carries • 1 Touchdown 9. Average Yards Per Kick Return/Season 23.65 »» Nov. 27, 2015 • at Buffalo • 35 carries • 240 yards • 3 Touchdowns »» Sept. 24, 2016 • at Mississippi State • 18 carries • 125 yards • 1 Touchdown INDIVIDUAL • JALEN WILLIAMS 6. Average Yards Per Catch/Season 19.26 »» Oct. 7, 2016 • at Old Dominion • 21 carries • 163 yards • 1 Touchdown »» Oct. 22, 2016 • at South Carolina • 28 carries • 123 yards • 0 Touchdowns INDIVIDUAL • MARQUIS YOUNG »» Nov. 26, 2016 • at Hawai’i • 19 carries • 117 yards • 1 Touchdown T10. Longest Rush 83 vs. Mississippi St. »» Oct. 21, 2017 • Georgia Southern • 13 carries • 101 yards • 1 Touchdown TEAM • OFFENSE 3. Receptions Per Game 21.08 4. Passing Yards Per Game 256.7 100+ YARD RECEIVING GAMES T4. Passing Touchdowns 27 ADAM BRENEMAN (4) 5. Pass Attempts 436 5. Receptions 253 »» Oct. 29, 2016 • vs. Wagner • 8 receptions • 138 yards • 2 Touchdowns 7. Passing Yards 3,080 »» Aug. 26, 2017 • vs. Hawai’i • 9 receptions • 179 yards • 0 Touchdowns T7. All-Purpose Yards Per Game 472.8 »» Sept. 2, 2017 • at Coastal Carolina • 9 receptions • 126 yards • 0 Touchdowns 8. Pass Completion Percentage 58.0 »» Sept. 30, 2017 • vs. Ohio • 12 receptions • 131 yards • 2 Touchdowns T8. All-Purpose Yards 5,673 ANDY ISABELLA (4) 9. Passing Efficiency 130.9 »» Oct. 29, 2016 • 8 receptions • 123 yards • 1 Touchdown TEAM • DEFENSE »» Nov. 26, 2016 • at Hawai’i • 7 receptions • 134 yards • 1 Touchdown 6. Fumbles Forced 15 »» Sept. 2, 2017 • at Coastal Carolina • 6 receptions • 101 yards • 1 Touchdown 7. Assisted Tackles 492 »» Sept. 9, 2017 • vs. Old Dominion • 5 receptions • 105 yards • 1 Touchdown T7. Fumbles Recovered 11 T7. Pass Breakups 44 SADIQ PALMER (1) 9. Yards From Tackles For Loss 280 »» Sept. 15, 2017 • at Temple • 7 receptions • 117 yards • 0 Touchdowns 9. Yards From Sacks 181 T9. Tackles For Loss 70 10. Total Tackles 964 300+ YARD PASSING GAMES TEAM • SPECIAL TEAMS ANDREW FORD 3 Kick Returns 59 »» Oct. 29, 2016 • vs. Wagner • 355 yards (25-of-39) • 3 Touchdowns • 1 Interception 3. Average Yards/Kick Return 20.56 »» Nov. 5, 2016 • at Troy • 306 yards (23-of-44) • 3 Touchdowns • 1 Interception 4. Kick Return Yards 1,213 »» Nov. 26, 2016 • at Hawai’i • 342 yards (24-of-38) • 3 Touchdowns • 0 Interceptions 6. PAT Kick Percentage 94.6 »» Sept. 2, 2017 • at Coastal Carolina • 316 (25-of-41) • 1 Touchdown • 0 Interceptions 7. Yards Per Punt 40.98 »» Sept. 15, 2017 • at Temple • 377 (23-of-37) • 2 Touchdowns • 0 Interceptions 8. Punt Yards 2,582 »» Sept. 30, 2017 • vs. Ohio • 390 (32-of-54) • 5 Touchdowns • 1 Interception 9. PAT Kicks Attempted 37 9. PAT Kicks Made 35 9. Yards Per Punt Return 7.85 10. Punt Attempts 62 T10. Field Goal Percentage 63.6 19 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE LAST TIME UMASS... LAST TIME AN OPPOSING TEAM... RUSHING RUSHING Rushed for 200 yards...... 295, at Buffalo, 11/27/15 Rushed for 200 yards...... 298, vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Rushed for 300 yards...... 320, vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Rushed for 300 yards...... 321, at Coastal Carolina, 9/2/17 Rushed for 400 yards...... 497, at Boston University, 11/11/95 Rushed for 400 yards...... 457, at #6 Notre Dame, 9/26/15 Rushed for 500 yards...... 515, vs. Lehigh, 10/28/95 Rushed for 500 yards...... 518, vs. Boston College, 11/24/73 PASSING PASSING Passed for 300 yards...... 350, vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Passed for 300 yards...... 391, vs. Hawai’i, 08/26/17 Passed for 400 yards...... 403, vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Passed for 400 yards...... 491, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Passed for 500 yards...... 589, vs. Bowling Green, 9/27/14 Passed for 500 yards...... 519, at Bowling Green, 10/10/15 TOTAL OFFENSE & MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL OFFENSE & MISCELLANEOUS Had 500 yards of total offense...... 670, vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17* Had 500 yards of total offense...... 503, vs. Hawai’i, 08/26/17 Had 600 yards of total offense...... 670, vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17* Had 600 yards of total offense...... 690, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Had 30 first downs...... 33, vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Had 30 first downs...... 31, Mississippi State, 9/24/16 Was shut out...... at Central Michigan, 11/23/13 Was shut out...... at Rhode Island, 11/1/08 Was held without a touchdown...... at Central Michigan, 11/23/13 Was held without a touchdown...... at Rhode Island, 11/1/08 Failed a 2-point conversion...... vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Failed a 2-point conversion...... Mississippi State, 9/24/16 Made a 2-point conversion...... vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Made a 2-point conversion...... at #25 Florida, 9/3/16

*Set program record

2017 • FIRST APPEARANCES BY MINUTEMAN OPPONENT (TOTAL) MINUTEMEN (PRIMARY POSITION) Hawai’i (14) Bryton Barr (LB), Jessie Britt (WR), Jake Byczko (DL), Larnel Coleman (OL), Brennon Dingle (WR), Jake Froehlich (LB), Tyler Hayes (S), Jacoby Herring (WR), Kyle Horn (TE), Tyris Lebeau (S), Chinedu Ogbonna (LB), Avien Peah (FB/TE), Michael Schreiner (K), Charly Timite (DL) Coastal Carolina (3) Cole McCubrey (LB), Mike Ruane (LB), James Reilly (OL) Old Dominion (2) Jyvon “Silky” Brown (WR), Patrick O’Reilly, IV (WR) Temple (0) None Tennessee (1) Xavier Steele (CB) Ohio (0) None Georgia Southern (0) None 20 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE LAST TIME A MINUTEMAN... LAST TIME A MINUTEMAN... RUSHING DEFENSE Rushed for 100 yards...... 10+ tackles...... Bryton Barr (12), at Tennessee, 9/23/17 ...... Bilal Ally, 116, & Marquis Young, 101 vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 15+ tackles...... Ali Ali-Musa (15), vs. Old Dominion, 9/9/17 Rushed for 200 yards...... Marquis Young, 240 at Buffalo, 11/27/15 20+ tackles...... Jovan Santos-Knox, 20 vs. #19 Toledo, 10/24/15 Rushed for 300 yards...... Frank Alessio, 337 at Boston University, 11/11/95* 10+ tackles in back-to-back games...... Had 30 carries...... Marquis Young, 35 at Buffalo, 11/27/15 ...... Bryton Barr, 13 vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 & 11 at Coastal Carolina, 9/2/17 Had 40 carries...... Steve Baylark, 43 at New Hampshire, 10/16/04 15+ tackles in back-to-back games...... Two players rushed for 100 yards...... Jovan Santos-Knox, 17 a. Kent State, 10/17/15 & 20 vs. #19 Toledo, 10/24/15 ...... Bilal Ally, 116, & Marquis Young, 101 vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 10+ solo tackles...... Tyler Holmes, 12 vs. Central Connecticut, 10/8/11 Rushed for a touchdown in back-to-back games...... 15+ solo tackles...... Justin Reimer, 15 at Maine (OT), 11/4/95 ...... Marquis Young, 2 vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 & 2 at Coastal Carolina, 9/2/17 10+ assisted tackles...... Ali Ali-Musa, 12 vs. Old Dominion, 9/9/17 Rushed for 2+ touchdowns in back-to-back games...... 15+ assisted tackles...... Jovan Santos-Knox vs. 15 vs. #19 Toledo, 10/24/15 ...... Marquis Young, 2 vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 & 2 at Coastal Carolina, 9/2/17 3+ tackles for loss...... Da’Sean Downey, 4.0 vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Rushed for 3 touchdowns...... Marquis Young, 3 at Buffalo, 11/27/15 4+ tackles for loss...... Da’Sean Downey, 4.0 vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Rushed for 4 touchdowns...... Shadrach Abrokwah, 4 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10/18/14 2+ sacks...... Da’Sean Downey, 2.0 vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Rushed for 5 touchdowns...... RJ Cobbs, 5 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02^ 3+ sacks...... David Burris, 3.0 vs. Northeastern, 10/20/07 60-yard rushing play...... Marquis Young, 83 yards vs. Mississippi State, 9/24/16 2+ interceptions...... Khary Bailey-Smith, 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10/12/13 70-yard rushing play...... Marquis Young, 83 yards vs. Mississippi State, 9/24/16 3+ interceptions...... Breon Parker, 3 vs. Rhode Island, 10/9/93 80-yard rushing play...... Marquis Young, 83 yards vs. Mississippi State, 9/24/16 4+ interceptions...... Steven Rogers, 4 vs. Delaware, 10/5/68* 90-yard rushing play...... Jim Pizano, 96 yards at Rhode Island, 10/5/96* Interception returned for a touchdown...... Jackson Porter, 34 yds at Kent St., 10/11/14 Two interceptions returned for touchdowns...... PASSING ...... Tyler Holmes, 2 (18 yds & 50 yds) vs. Maine, 11/6/10* Passed for 300 yards...... Andrew Ford, 390 vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Forced 2+ fumbles...... Jovan Santos-Knox (2), vs. Akron, 11/7/15 Passed for 400 yards...... Blake Frohnapfel, 409 at Bowling Green, 10/10/15 Recovered 2+ fumbles...... Khary Bailey-Smith (2), at Vanderbilt, 10/27/12 Passed for 500 yards...... Blake Frohnapfel, 586 vs. Bowling Green, 9/27/14 Fumble returned for a touchdown...... Brian Ellis, 53 yards at Texas Tech, 9/20/08 Completed 30 passes...... Andrew Ford, 32 vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Fumble recoveries in back-to-back games...... Completed 35 passes...... Blake Frohnapfel, 35 at Miami (Ohio), 10/4/15 ...... Steve Casali, 1 vs. FIU, 9/17/16 & 1 vs. Mississippi State, 9/24/16 Passed for 3 touchdowns...... Ross Comis, 3 vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Passed for 4 touchdowns...... Andrew Ford, 5 vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 SPECIAL TEAMS Passed for 5 touchdowns...... Andrew Ford, 5 vs. Ohio, 9/30/17^ Made a 50-yard field goal...... Armando Cuko, 51 at Delaware, 10/10/09 Made 3 field goals in one game...... Brendon Levengood, 3 at Ohio, 11/29/13 RECEIVING Made 4 field goals in one game....B. Levengood, 4 vs. #17 Northern Illinois, 11/2/13^ Caught 10 passes...... Adam Breneman, 12 vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Scored 10+ points kicking...... Logan Laurent, 10 at Ohio, 11/29/13 Caught 15 passes...... Tajae Sharpe, 15 vs FIU, 10/3/15 Punted 60 yards...... Logan Laurent, 60 vs. Old Dominion, 9/9/17 Had 100 yards receiving...... Adam Breneman (132), vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Punted 70 yards...... Christian Koegel, 70 at James Madison, 9/13/08 Had 150 yards receiving...... Adam Breneman (179), vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 Punted 10 times in one game...... Logan Laurent, 10 at Tennessee, 9/23/17 Had 200 yards receiving...... Tajae Sharpe, 239 vs. Ball State, 11/12/14 Punted for 400 yards...... Logan Laurent, 404 at Tennessee, 9/23/17 Had 250 yards receiving...... Victor Cruz, 252 vs. James Madison, 9/13/08 Punted for 500 yards...... Logan Laurent, 547 vs. Boston College, 9/10/16* Caught 2 touchdown passes...... Adam Breneman, 2 vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Kickoff returned for a touchdown.... James Allen, 97 yards at Bowling Green, 10/10/15 Caught 3 touchdown passes...... Alan Williams, 3 vs. Ohio, 9/29/12 Punt returned for a touchdown...... J.J. Moore, 58 yards at Colgate, 9/8/07 Caught 4 touchdown passes...... 4, Brandon London at Towson, 10/14/06 Blocked punt returned for a touchdown...... D.J. Adeoba, 26 yards at Kansas St., 9/5/09 Had touchdown receptions in back-to-back games...... Blocked field goal returned for a touchdown...... Andy Isabella, 1 vs. Hawai’i, 9/2/17; 1 at Coastal Carolina, 9/2/17 and ...... Leggie Beckford, 77 yards vs. Boston University, 10/12/96 ...... 1 vs. Old Dominon, 9/9/17 Blocked field goal...... Isaiah Rodgers, at Temple, 9/15/17 Had 2+ touchdown receptions in back-to-back games...... Blocked punt...... Joe Colton, at Akron, 11/10/12 ...... Adam Breneman, 2 at South Carolina, 10/22/16 & 2 vs. Wagner, 10/29/16 Blocked extra point...... Isaiah Rodgers, at Old Dominion, 10/7/16 Two players had 100 yards receiving...... Recorded a safety...... Team, vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 ...... Adam Breneman (126) and Andy Isabella (101), at Coastal Carolina, 9/2/17 Defensive extra point...... Steve Casali (blocked PAT return), at Old Dominion, 10/7/16 Had a 60-yard reception...... A. Ford to A. Isabella, 68 vs. Georgia Southern, 10/21/17 Had a 70-yard reception...... Andrew Ford to Bernard Davis, 70 at BYU, 11/19/16 *Set program record Had an 80-yard reception....B. Frohnapfel to A. Kenney, 80 vs. Bowling Green, 9/27/14 ^Tied program record Had a 90-yard reception...... Jeff Krohn to Jimmie Howard, 97 vs. Villanova, 10/25/03* COMBINED OFFENSE Had a 300-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in one game...... Andrew Ford (342 pass) & Marquis Young (117 rush), at Hawai’i, 11/26/16 Had a 300-yard passer, 100-yard receiving & 100-yard rusher in one game...... Andrew Ford (342 pass), Andy Isabella (134 rec), Jalen Williams (133 rec) ...... and Marquis Young (117 rush) at Miami (Ohio), 10/4/15 Had a 100-yard receiver and 100-yard rusher in one game...... Andy Isabella (134 rec) ...... Jalen William (133 rec) & Marquis Young (117 rush), at Hawai’i, 11/26/16 21 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE LAST TIME AN OPPOSING PLAYER... LAST TIME AN OPPOSING PLAYER... RUSHING DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS Rushed for 100 yards...... A. Ouellette, 125, & N. Rourke, 118, vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Kicked a 50-yard field goal...... Aaron Boumerhi, 52, at Temple, 9/15/17 Rushed for 200 yards...... Anthone Taylor, 237, Buffalo, 11/28/14 Kicked 3 field goals in one game...... Louie Zervos, 3, Ohio, 9/30/17 Rushed for 300 yards...... Adrian Peterson, 333, vs. Georgia Southern, 12/4/99 Kicked 4 field goals in one game...... Shonz LaFrenz, 4, at McNeese State, 11/28/98 Had 30 carries...... 36, Anthone Taylor, vs. Buffalo, 11/28/14 Scored 10+ points kicking...... Louie Zervos, 16, Ohio, 9/30/17 Had 40 carries...... 43, Branden Oliver, at Buffalo, 10/19/13 Punted 60 yards...... Mike Knoll, 63, Boston College, 9/10/16 Two players rushed for 100 yards...... A.J. Ouellette (125) & Nathan Rourke (118) Punted 70 yards...... J. Schroeder, 82, at Western Michigan, 10/8/12 ...... vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Punted 10 times in one game...... Brian Donnelly, 12, Bryant, 10/25/08 Rushed for 3+ touchdowns...... Jordan Lynch, 4, vs. #17 Northern Illinois, 11/2/13 Punted for 400 yards...... Brian Donnelly, 448, Bryant, 10/25/08 Rushed for 4+ touchdowns...... Jordan Lynch, 4, vs. #17 Northern Illinois, 11/2/13 Fumble returned for a touchdown...... Russell Farris, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Rushed for 5+ touchdowns...... Adrian Peterson, 5, vs. Georgia Southern, 12/4/99 Interception returned for a touchdown...... Francis Bernard, at BYU, 11/19/16 60-yard rushing play...... A.J. Ouellette, 60, vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Kickoff returned for a touchdown...... Brett McDermott, 88, Holy Cross, 9/6/08 70-yard rushing play...... Boston Scott, 70, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Punt returned for a touchdown...... C.J. Sanders, at #6 Notre Dame, 9/26/15 80-yard rushing play...... Tom Dicker, 94, vs. Boston University, 10/12/96 Blocked punt returned for a touchdown...... 90-yard rushing play...... Tom Dicker, 94, vs. Boston University, 10/12/96 ...... Stephen Weatherly, 11, at Vanderbilt, 9/13/14 Blocked field goal returned for a touchdown...... PASSING ...... Bruce Taylor, 100, vs. Boston University, 10/11/69 Passed for 300 yards...... Dru Brown, 391, vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 Blocked field goal...... Vontarius West, vs. FIU, 10/3/15 Passed for 400 yards...... Ryan Higgins, 491, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Blocked punt...... Morgan Unga, at BYU, 11/19/16 Passed for 500 yards...... Never Blocked extra point...... Trayvon Henderson, at Hawai’i, 11/26/16 Completed 30 passes...... 33, Matt Johnson, at Bowling Green, 10/10/15 Recorded a safety...... Team, Kent State, 10/17/15 Completed 35 passes...... 38, Jason Knapke, vs. Bowling Green, 9/27/14 Defensive extra point...... Will Hayes (Blocked PAT), vs. Temple, 9/19/15 Passed for 3 touchdowns...... Logan Marchi, 3, at Temple, 9/15/17 Passed for 4 touchdowns...... Dru Brown, 5, at Hawai’i, 11/26/16 Passed for 5 touchdowns...... Dru Brown, 5, at Hawai’i, 11/26/16 RECEIVING Caught 10 passes...... John Ursua, 12, vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 Caught 15 passes...... Devale Ellis, vs. Hofstra, 11/20/04 Had 100 yards receiving...... Brendan Cope, 126, vs. Ohio, 9/30/17 Had 200 yards receiving...... John Ursua, 272, vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 Had 300 yards receiving...... Carlos Henderson, 326, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Caught 2 touchdown passes...... Dylan Collie, 2, at Hawai’i, 11/26/16 Caught 3 touchdown passes...... Carlos Henderson, 5, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Caught 4 touchdown passes...... Carlos Henderson, 5, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Caught 5 touchdown passes...... Carlos Henderson, 5, vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Two players had 100 yards receiving...... Carlos Henderson (326) & Trent Taylor (126), vs. Louisiana Tech, 10/15/16 Had a 60-yard reception...... B. Johnson, 66 yards, at Tennessee, 9/23/17 Had a 70-yard reception...... John Ursua, 85 yards, vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 Had an 80-yard reception...... John Ursua, 85 yards, vs. Hawai’i, 8/26/17 Had a 90-yard reception...... Never COMBINED OFFENSE Had a 300-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in one game...... Dru Brown (311 pass) & D. Saint Juste (122 rush), at Hawai’i, 11/26/16 Had a 300-yard passer, 100-yard receiving & 100-yard rusher in one game...... Nick Fitzgerald (305 passing & 110 rushing) and ...... Fred Ross (126 receiving), Mississippi State, 9/24/16 Had a 100-yard receiver and 100-yard rusher in one game...... Brendan Cope (126 receiving), A.J. Ouellette (125 rushing) and ...... Nathan Rourke (118 rushing) vs. Ohio, 9/30/17

22 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE HEAD COACH MARK WHIPPLE 10TH SEASON AT MASSACHUSETTS // 20TH AS COLLEGIATE HEAD COACH // BROWN, 1979

Mark Whipple, the architect of one of the University of Massachusetts football program’s most successful eras, THE MARK WHIPPLE FILE was named the team’s head coach on Jan. 14, 2014. He was Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz. previously at the helm of the Minuteman program from Education: B.S. in political science from Brown University in 1979 1998-2003 when he led the Minutemen to the NCAA I-AA Wife: Brenda National Championship in his first year while making two more postseason appearances in the following five years. Children: Sons, Spencer and Austin Whipple enters his 10th season at the helm of the At every stop in his college coaching career, the trademark of a Whipple team was a high- program in 2017 and 20th year overall as a collegiate powered offense. His UMass teams rewrote the program’s record book, setting more than head coach. He begins the year three victories shy of 40 team records. In 1998, his national championship team posted school records in points becoming the all-time winningest head coach in UMass scored (524), touchdowns (73), total yards (7,074), passing yards (4,050), completions (306) football history. and first downs (354). Whipple is the second head coach of the program during the Football Bowl Subdivision During his first tenure at UMass, Whipple posted a 49-26 (.653) record in six years (1998- at UMass. He is the fourth of the Minutemen’s 29 all-time coaches to serve multiple tenures. 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 A 30-year coaching veteran of the collegiate and professional levels, Whipple is widely the American Football Coaches Association’s GTE Division I-AA National Coach of the Year, regarded for his prowess as an offensive coordinator and his ability to develop quarterbacks. while also receiving National Coach of the Year honors from Don Hansen’s Football Gazette He helped Ben Roethlisberger of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers win a Super Bowl in his second and finished runner-up for the Eddie Robinson Award, presented by The Sports Network. 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. 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 “Sometimes, you need to go away to find out where your home is and I have found it,” of the Year honors. In 2003, he earned Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors. He was selected said Whipple during his introductory press conference. “I can make a bigger impact than I as the New England Coach of the Year by the New England Football Writers and the Gridiron have ever made in my life with people young, old and in between at the University of Mas- Club of Greater Boston in both 1998 and 2003. He posted five winning seasons in only six sachusetts and that’s what I am really excited about. I believe in this place and it hit me after years as head coach with 17 different players earning all-America honors. the interview when I drove around campus and then got out and walked. This is a special place and I will represent this University better than I ever have. I am trying to do it better Whipple took over a program which finished 2-9 in 1997 and had won just 19 games in than anyone ever has. People ask me, `Why would you leave the NFL?’ They haven’t been to the previous four seasons combined before his arrival. He immediately brought unparal- UMass. They haven’t been to the University of Massachusetts.” leled success to the Minutemen under his leadership, with a national title, three conference championships, consecutive NCAA I-AA playoff appearances for the first time ever and three Whipple wealth of experience as a head coach helped him to a 129-87 overall record, NCAA berths overall in his six seasons on the sideline. including a 57-54 mark at UMass. His coaching resume includes a National Coach of the Year award (1998), Division I-AA National Championship (1998), a Brown Athletic Hall of Fame Introduced as the 26th coach in UMass history by then-athletic director Bob Marcum on induction (1996), an NFL Super Bowl Championship (2006) and a pair of collegiate bowl Dec. 16, 1997, Whipple-coached teams posted a .500-or-better record 14 times. No UMass game appearances (2009, 2010). football coach reached the 20-win plateau faster than Whipple, who also owns five of the school’s 11 all-time postseason victories. “We are thrilled to welcome back one of the greatest coaches in the 135-year history of UMass football,” said UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy. “Coach Whipple is In Whipple’s rookie season at UMass, the Minutemen won a then school-record 12 games committed to fostering a positive environment in which our student-athletes will thrive both (broken by the 2006 NCAA national runner-up team) en route to the 1998 NCAA Division athletically and academically. His passion for the flagship campus and his drive for excellence I-AA championship. UMass posted a record six victories over ranked opponents in 1998, have already earned the support of alumni, faculty, students and fans. I am confident that, including a 55-43 triumph over top-ranked and previously unbeaten Georgia Southern in under Coach Whipple’s leadership, Minuteman football will continue to improve and will the 1998 NCAA Championship game. excel at the FBS level.” The Minutemen followed up Whipple’s first campaign with another outstanding season Whipple coached with the Cleveland Browns from 2011-12, where he served as the team’s in 1999. Armed with a lofty preseason ranking, UMass rebounded from a 1-3 start, posted quarterbacks coach. He worked with second-year quarterback Colt McCoy (2011) and rookie a 9-4 record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA playoffs. Along the way, UMass Brandon Weeden (2012) within the Browns’ West Coast offensive scheme. 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. His most recent collegiate stop was at the University of Miami as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. During In 2000, UMass struggled with injuries to key players throughout the season, but was still his time in Coral Gables, he guided the explosive Hurricane offense during two of the best able to post an overall record of 7-4, with three of the losses coming against teams which statistical seasons in program history. Both years featured total yardage in excess of 5,000 advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs. It marked the first time UMass strung together three- yards with 2010’s total of 5,483 standing as the third-most in program history. straight winning seasons since a five-year run from 1977-81. In addition, the Minutemen finished in third place in the Atlantic 10 with a 5-3 league mark, and handed Whipple his In 2009, Whipple led Miami to its best offensive season since the national-title contending 100th career win with UMass’ 29-21 season-ending victory at Rhode Island. 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, A young and inexperienced team was hit hard by injuries in 2001, finishing 3-8, but Whipple’s quarterback Jacory Harris totaled the second-most pass completions (249), fourth-most pass- 2002 Minutemen rebounded to post an overall record of 8-4. UMass tied for third place in the ing yards (3,352) and sixth-most touchdowns (24) in a single season at Miami. 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 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 Whipple came to UMass following a four-year stint at his alma mater, Brown University. touchdowns. The group overall averaged 182.5 yards on the ground per game with an aver- During his four years with the Bears (1994-97), Whipple compiled a 24-16 (.600) overall record age of 4.8 per carry. without a losing season. His teams won more games in four years than the previous eight seasons at Brown combined. 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 Whipple led Brown to a 7-3 mark and a second-place finish in the Ivy League in his first the Eagles, he served as the quarterbacks coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2004-06 season in 1994, posting the school’s best record and first winning season since 1987. His where he was instrumental in the development of Roethlisberger, who became the youngest squad capped the year with four consecutive victories, marking the first time since 1980 that starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl as a rookie. In 2004, Roethlisberger became the Brown had accomplished that feat. first NFL quarterback to finish a season undefeated with a 13-0 record in games he started. In 1995, the Brown offense set several single season school records, including most points Prior to his move to the NFL, Whipple spent 16 years as a collegiate head coach. In addition (282), total offense (4,165 yards), passing offense (2,502 yards) and first downs (227). His 1996 to his time at UMass, Whipple also led the Brown and New Haven programs. team came within a play of the Ivy League title. Battling Dartmouth to the final minute 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. 23 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

In 1997, his squad set Ivy League and school records for total of- fense (474.3 yards per game) and Brown records for single season WHIPPLE’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORD first downs (233), passing yards (317.9 yards per game) and single SEASON PROGRAM POSITION RECORD POSTSEASON NOTE(S) game total offense (629 yards vs. Yale). 1988 New Haven Head Coach 7-3 - Before his tenure at Brown, Whipple spent six years at the Uni- 1989 New Haven Head Coach 8-2 - versity of New Haven (1988-93), where he posted an impressive 1990 New Haven Head Coach 7-3 - 48-17 (.738) overall record as head coach and offensive coordinator, 1991 New Haven Head Coach 3-7 - including two straight NCAA Division II playoff appearances in 1992 1992 New Haven Head Coach 12-1 NCAA Division II Semifinals and 1993. The Chargers were ranked in the top 20 nationally in five 1993 New Haven Head Coach 11-1 NCAA Division II Second Round of his six seasons at New Haven. 1994 Brown Head Coach 7-3 - 1995 Brown Head Coach 5-5 - 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 1996 Brown Head Coach 5-5 - squad led all NCAA divisions in scoring offense (50.5 points per 1997 Brown Head Coach 7-3 - game) and total offense (587.7 yards per game). 1998 Massachusetts Head Coach 12-3 A-10 Champions; NCAA I-AA Champions 1999 Massachusetts Head Coach 9-4 A-10 Champions; NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals Whipple guided the 1993 squad to a second-straight undefeated 2000 Massachusetts Head Coach 7-4 - regular season (10-0) and a No. 2 national ranking, before falling in 2001 Massachusetts Head Coach 3-8 - the NCAA quarterfinals. That team was named Sports Illustrated’s 2002 Massachusetts Head Coach 8-4 - “Best Offense in College Football”, averaging 52.5 points and 557.6 2003 Massachusetts Head Coach 10-3 A-10 Champions; NCAA I-AA First Round yards of total offense per game. 2014 Massachusetts Head Coach 3-9 - Prior to his stint at New Haven, Whipple served as the offensive 2015 Massachusetts Head Coach 3-9 - coordinator at the University of New Hampshire for two years. He 2016 Massachusetts Head Coach 2-10 - was also a member of the coaching staff for the USFL’s Arizona 2017 Massachusetts Head Coach 1-6 - Wranglers under George Allen, assisting with the quarterbacks. At Massachusetts 10th Season 58-60 3 Atlantic 10 Championships Whipple was an assistant coach at Brown for one season (1983), 3 NCAA Division I-AA Playoff Berths working with the wide receivers. He began his coaching career as an 1 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship assistant coach at St. Lawrence University (1980), before serving as the offensive coordinator at Union College for two years (1981-82). At Brown Four Seasons 24-16 - A 1979 graduate of Brown University with a bachelor’s degree At New Haven Six Seasons 48-16 2 NCAA Division II Playoff Berths 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 Overall Three Programs 20th Season 130-92 3 Atlantic 10 Championships of second-place Ivy League finishes. He was a member of the Bears’ 3 NCAA Division I-AA Playoff Berths 1976 Ivy League Championship team, the first Ivy title in school 2 NCAA Division II Playoff Berths history. During his three-year varsity career, he completed 175 of 1 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship 340 passes for 2,365 yards and 13 touchdowns, while running for 518 yards and 10 touchdowns. A two-time honorable mention All- WHIPPLE’S COACHING CAREER BY ORGANIZATION Ivy pick in football, Whipple also earned four varsity letters on the 1980 St. Lawrence (Assistant Coach) baseball diamond as Brown’s starting shortstop. He was inducted 1981-82 Union College (Offensive Coordinator) into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. 1983 Brown University (Wide Receivers) Whipple was born in Tarrytown, N.Y., before moving to Phoenix, 1984 Arizona Wranglers [USFL] (Offensive Quality Control) Ariz., at the age of nine. He is a graduate of Camelback High School, 1986-87 New Hampshire (Offensive Coordinator) where Whipple was an all-state performer in football and baseball. 1988-93 New Haven (Head Coach) Whipple was named the Arizona Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1975. 1994-97 Brown University (Head Coach) He and his wife, Brenda, have two sons, Spencer and Austin. 1998-2003 University of Massachusetts (Head Coach) Spencer was a quarterback at UMass and the University of Miami 2004-06 Pittsburgh Steelers (Quarterbacks Coach) where he graduated in 2012. He is currently UMass’ passing game 2008 Philadelphia Eagles (Offensive Assistant) coordinator and wide receivers coach. Austin began his college career as a quarterback on the Penn State football team before 2009-10 University of Miami (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) enrolling at UMass prior to the 2014 season. 2011-12 Cleveland Browns (Quarterbacks Coach) 2014-present University of Massachusetts (Head Coach) 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 offense (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 coordinator 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 coach- ing 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’ passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach. Austin began his college career as a quarterback on the Penn State football team before enrolling at UMass prior to the 2014 season.

24 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 2017 ASSISTANT COACHES & STAFF ED PINKHAM • DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR • FIRST SEASON • Brought 30+ years of coaching experience to UMass, including at Alleghany College, Colgate, Elon, Holy Cross, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Rutgers & Western Michigan • Spent 2013-16 seasons at Western Michigan as the defensive coordinator & led team to a No. 15 in national rank scoring defense & No. 18 in turnovers gained (2016) • Led the Broncos’ defense in their 13-0 regular season, MAC Championship victory and Cotton Bowl appearance in 2016 • 2014 Broncos’ cornerbacks, Donald Celiscar and Ronald Zamort, tied each other for the national lead in passes defended per game with 1.6 per game • Rutgers’ defensive coordinator from 2009-10 and secondary coach in 2008 & coached future NFL standouts Devin and Jason McCourty • Guided the 2009 Rutgers defense to top-20 rankings for: TFLs (No. 1), turnover margin (No. 2), rush defense (No. 15), scoring defense (No. 16) & total defense (No. 18) • His unit at Colgate led the Patriot League in defense in 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007

MARK MICHAELS • SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/RUSH ENDS • THIRD SEASON • Special teams coordinator last three seasons (2015-present); outside linebackers coach (2015-16), rush ends coach (2017-present) • Coached alongside Mark Whipple at New Haven, Brown and Massachusetts • Worked with special teams units in the NFL, including with the Cleveland Browns (1999-00), Seattle Seahawks (2001-04) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2005-06) • Punter Logan Laurent ranked No. 3 in the MAC, averaging 42.2 yards per punt, and recorded 13 punts of at least 50 yards in 2015 • Was the defensive and special teams coordinator and a health teacher at Ridgeview High School in Orange Park, Fla., prior to his return to UMass • Helped Fordham reach the FCS playoffs in 2007 as the Rams had the nation’s No. 1 net punt and punt coverage rank across the FCS and BCS divisions • Helped the Minutemen win the Division I-AA National Championship as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator in 1998

SPENCER WHIPPLE • PASSING GAME COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS • FOURTH SEASON • Currently passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach; previously coached tight ends (2014) • Offense averaged 256.7 passing yards per game in 2016; Andrew Ford ranked 25th in the nation in passing TDs • Helped develop a pair of top receivers in 2016 in Adam Breneman (TE) and Andy Isabella (WR), who accounted for more than 50 percent of teams receiving offense • Worked with Walter Camp All-American Tajae Sharpe, who is the program’s career receptions (277) and receiving yards (3,486) leader • Previously worked as a member of the Pittsburgh staff as a defensive graduate assistant and video assistant • Oldest son of head coach Mark Whipple; spent one season with the Minutemen as a quarterback (2008) • Playing career also included time at Pittsburgh (2007) and Miami (Fla.) (2010-11); was the Hurricanes’ holder and backup quarterback

CHARLES WALKER • RECRUITING COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS • FOURTH SEASON • Currently recruiting coordinator & linebackers coach; previously outside linebacks (2014), inside linebackers (2015) before taking responsibility for entire unit • Molded then-redshirt junior Steve Casali into a Phil Steele First Team All-Independent linebacker in 2016 • Guided Jovan Santos-Knox to second-team All-MAC honors in 2015 when Santos-Know had 131 total tackles and led the FBS in assisted tackles with 87 • Was a member of the Vanderbilt staff as defensive quality control coach in 2012 and 2013 • Vanderbilt ranked second in interceptions in the SEC (18), led the league in interception return yards (277) and tied for fourth in sacks (28) in 2013 • Member of the Nichols College (Mass.) coaching staff for four years in a number of capacities, including linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator • Four-year letterman at UMass; was an All-CAA First-Team selection and a New England Football Writers All-Star

STEVE COSTELLO • CORNERBACKS COACH • FOURTH SEASON • Currently cornerbacks coach (2016-present); previously tight ends coach (2015), graduate assistant (2014) and intern (2013) • Worked with the wide receivers and the defensive backs as a graduate assistant and intern • Also spent time as the safeties coach prior to shifting forcus to cornerbacks • Integral part of the emergence of the UMass passing offense, which improved nationally from 116th in 2013 to 19th in 2014 • Completed his undergraduate degree at UMass in May, 2014 (sociology) following his return to the team • Was a four-year letterman at UMass, who was a 2004 team captain and totaled 12 career interceptions (tied-12th all-time in program history) • Played alongside current recruiting coordinator/linebackers coach Charles Walker in 2004

MIKE FOLEY • OFFENSIVE LINE COACH • SECOND SEASON • Joined program as offensive line coach prior to the 2016 season • Developed eventual Phil Steele All-Independent Team selections Fabian Hoeller (C) and Michael Boland (RG, RT) during first season with group • Spent the 2006-14 seasons working with the offensive line and tight ends at Connecticut • UConn’s O-line helped team feature two 1,000-yard rushers in Big East Player of the Year and All-American Jordan Todman (2009 and ‘10) & Andre Dixon (2009) • Coached at his alma mater (Colgate), where he worked variously as the head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 1981-94 & ‘97-2005 • Foley helped coach all seven of Colgate’s NCAA playoff squads, including the 2003 team that advanced to the National Championship game • Began his coaching career as offensive line coach at Bates College in 1978, also worked with Dartmouth (1979) and Holy Cross (1980) 25 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 2017 ASSISTANT COACHES & STAFF JASON PALERMO • TIGHT ENDS COACH • SECOND SEASON • Joined the Minutemen as the tight ends coach after four years as the offensive line coach at Austin Peay University (2012-15) • Immediately improved upon the two tight end set employed by the Minutemen, highlighted by the re-emergence of Adam Breneman (70 rec, 808 rec yds, 8 TDs) • With Palermo’s guidance, Breneman reeled in Campus Insiders Second-Team All-America, Mackey Award semifinalist status & Phil Steele First-Team All-Independent • Spent 2010 and 2011 seasons coaching tight ends and serving as special teams coordinator for former NFL great Stump Mitchell at Southern University • Coached future NFL tight end in RaShaun Allen, who has played for Houston, Minnesota, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Seattle, at Southern University • Began his coaching career under Pat Behrns at Nebraska-Omaha in 2009 as tight ends coach while assisting with the offensive line • Was instrumental in the development of tight end Michael Higgins, who went on to play in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings

DARRIUS SMITH • RUNNING BACKS COACH • THIRD SEASON • Spent each of last three seasons as team’s running backs coach following eight-year stint in the same position at Villanova • Has helped Marquis Young develop into Phil Steele All-Independent Team running back selection; Young is nearly 2,000 career rushing yards under Smith’s tutelage • Turned Villanova’s running game into one of the best in the CAA during his tenure; led conference in rushing in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 • Won the 2009 FCS National Championship, reached the NCAA playoffs four times and won the CAA twice during tenure at Villanova • Received an NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the summer of 2005 • Also coached at Northeastern (2004-06), James Madison (2002-04), Idaho (2001-02), Indiana (Pa.) (2000-01) and New Mexico Highlands (1995-00) • 1995 graduate of Frostburg State University; played defensive back and posted 12 interceptions in three years as a starter

DAVE WISSMAN • DEFENSIVE LINE COACH • FIRST SEASON • Is in his first season working with the program, focusing on the defensive line • Spent the 2009-16 seasons with the Sacred Heart football program, including the last six years as defensive coordinator • Pioneers won back-to-back Northeast Conference Championships in 2013 and 2014 while advancing to the FCS Championships during both campaigns • Nearly two decades coaching in the prep ranks; most recently coached scholastically at the Berkshire School (2005-07) and Northfield Mount Hermon (2000-05) • Western Massachusetts native; was a four-year letterwinner and team captain at New Hampshire (1981-85) • Coached by UMass defensive coordinator Ed Pinkham and was teammates with UMass’ Director of Operations Paul Gorham at New Hampshire • Went on to earn his undergraduate degree from UMass in 1993

SCOTT WOODWARD • OFFENSIVE ANALYST • THIRD SEASON • In third season on-staff at Massachusetts, including time as a graduate assistant (2015-16), when he worked with the quarterbacks and receivers • Returned to the Minutemen after coaching stints at Fairleigh Dickinson (2013-15) and Westfield State (2010-13) • Served as the offensive coordinator, academic coordinator, travel coordinator and assistant strength and conditioning coordinator at Fairleigh Dickinson • Was an offensive graduate assistant at Westfield State, charged with coaching the quarterbacks and the offensive skill positions • Four-year letterman with the Minutemen and, as a senior, completed 50-of-93 for 613 yards with two touchdowns and rushed 22 times for 62 yards • Was a member of the 2006 squad that reached the Division I-AA National Championship Game alongside recruiting coordinator/linebackers coach Charles Walker • Was a three-year starting quarterback for Mahar Regional High School (Orange, Mass.) and led the Senators to back-to-back Division III Super Bowl titles

JOE CONNOLLY • SPORTS PERFORMANCE COACH • SECOND SEASON • Second year as football team’s sports performance coach; first as assistant athletic director for sport performance • Arrived at the Univeraity of Massachusetts after seven seasons working with the football program at South Carolina • Coached 30 NFL Draft picks during his time with the Gamecocks, including the 2014 No. 1 selection, and 29 of his former players are currently active on NFL rosters • Served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Louisville prior to his South Carolina tenure • Began his professional career at Harvard in 2007, assisting with all 41 sports, including the league’s championship football team • 2004 graduate of the University of Hartford, where he was a four-year letterwinner in baseball • Currently a competitor in Olympic weightlifting, drug-free powerlifting, Highland games and strongman competitions

JENNIFER BRODEUR • ATHLETIC TRAINER • 11TH SEASON • Is in her 11th year overall as an atheltic trainer at UMass, 10th working with the football team and ninth as the program’s primary athletic trainer • Named the Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year by the National Athletic Trainers Association in June 2013 • Recognized with the 2009 National Athletic Trainers Association Athletic Trainer Service Award • President-elect of ATOM (Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts); directs the UMass Sports Medicine undergraduate intern program • Came to the University of Massachusetts after working for the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun • Prior athletic training experience includes Providence College’s (2001-06) and Fordham University (1998-2001) • Earned her bachelor’s degree from Ohio University in 1991 and her master’s from Austin Peay State University in 1993 26 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

77 Brian ABOSI 90 Ali ALI-MUSA OL • Freshman • 6-8 • 310 • Worcester, Mass. • St. John’s • Worcester Academy DL • Senior • 6-2 • 275 • Annandale, Va. • Annandale • Nassau C.C. 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Had three tackles, including an assisted TFL, against Hawai’i (8/26) • Added another three-tackle outing at Coastal Carolina (9/2) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Career-high 15 tackles included an assisted sack and a 4th-and-1 TFL from the UMass goal- • Letter-winning tackle at St. John’s before he took a post-grad year at Worcester Academy. line against Old Dominion (9/9) • Had 2.0 TFLs for four yards lost among four solo stops at Temple (9/15) • Assisted on two tackles, including a TFL, and broke up a pass at Tennessee (9/23) 84 Alfred ADARKWAH • Made four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs (1.0 sacks), against Georgia Southern (10/21) WR • RS Junior • 6-3 • 210 • Worcester, Mass. • Doherty Memorial 2017 2016 • Awarded scholarship in surprise ceremony featuring head coach Mark Whipple and UMass • Started 11 and played in all 12 games at nose tackle Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy on Aug. 23. • Totaled 37 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss of 11 yards and one sack for a loss of five yards • Saw first time with the Minutemen at Coastal Carolina (9/2) and also played on special teams • Recorded a game-high nine tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Tulane at Tennessee (9/23), against Ohio (9/30) and against Georgia Southern (10/21) AT NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2016 • Helped lead Nassau Community College to a 7-3 record in 2015 • Did not see game action • Finished with 62 tackles (42 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two touchdowns as a sophomore at Nassau Community College 2015 • Led the nation with two fumbles returned for touchdowns at NCC • Did not see game action • 2015 NJCAA Second-Team All-American • 2014 Northeast First-Team All-Conference 2014 • Played for coach Joe Osovet • Redshirted BEFORE COLLEGE BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Team captain as a senior • Helped Doherty Memorial clinch the 2013 Division 4 State Championship • 2011-12 all-district and all-region • Caught seven touchdowns in five postseason games • Four-year letter winner in football and track; three-year letter winner on the wrestling team • Finished with 12 touchdowns and 620 receiving yards as a senior STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 26 Jarell ADDO 2016 12/11 16 21 37 2/0 1.0-5 4.5-11 0-0 1 LB • RS Junior • 6-1 • 200 • Leominster, Mass. • Leominster 2017 7/7 15 21 36 0/0 2.0-11 5.5-16 0-0 1 2017 TOTAL 19/18 31 42 73 2/0 3.0-16 10.0-27 0-0 2 • Started at outside linebacker and had three tackles against Hawai’i (8/26) • Had five tackles vs. Old Dominion (9/9), including a combined takedown of Jeremy Cox on CAREER HIGHS 4th-and-1 from the UMass goal-line where he provided the initial hit before Ali Ali-Musa Tackles: 15, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) finished off the play TFLs: 2.0, at Temple (9/15/17) • Season-best nine tackles (2.0 TFLs) and two pass breakups to go along with a forced fumble Sacks: 1.0, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) at Tennessee (9/23) Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. FIU (9/17/16) • Second among Minutemen with seven tackles and had his third pass breakup of the season Pass Breakups: 1, 2x, last at Tennessee (9/23/17) against Ohio (9/30) Quarterback Hurries: 1, twice, last at Troy (11/5/16) • Recovered a fumble on the first play of the day & had six stops versus Ga. Southern (10/21) MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2016 10+ Tackles In One Game: 1, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) • Did not see any game action as he switched from defensive back to linebacker 15+ Tackles In One Game: 1, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17)

2015 • Appeared in 11 games as a defensive back • Finished the season with 10 total tackles, including one TFL • Recorded his first career TFL in the season opener against Colorado • Notched a career-best four tackles versus Notre Dame

2014 • Redshirted the season

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS - Coached by former UMass quarterback Dave Palazzi at Leominster High School - Earned all-state honors as a senior - Posted a 42-inch vertical leap at the Nike SPARQ Combine - Won two state championships at Leominster - Posted 93 tackles and an interception to go with 413 yards receiving and a team-high seven touchdowns as a senior in 2013 - Ninth-ranked college recruit in Massachusetts

STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2014 --- Redshirted --- 2015 11/0 4 6 10 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0 2016 --- Did not compete --- 2017 7/7 19 14 33 1/1 0.0-0 4.5-13 0-0 3 TOTAL 18/7 23 20 43 1/1 0.0-0 5.5-15 0-0 3

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 9, at Tennessee (9/23/17) TFLs: 2.0, 2x, last at Tennessee (9/23/17) Fumbles Forced: 1, at Tennessee (9/23/17) Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Pass Breakups: 2, at Tennessee (9/23/17)

27 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 22 Bilal ALLY 44 Bryton BARR RB • Sophomore • 5-11 • 185 • Jacksonville, Fla. • Clay LB • Graduate Student • 6-0 • 225 • Camp Hill, Pa. • Mechanicsburg Area • Towson 2017 2017 • Was the secondary running back against Hawai’i and totaled 17 yards over six carries • Began his Minuteman career with a team-high 13 tackles, including a solo sack among 1.5 • Carried eight times for 39 yards (4.9 ypc) vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) TFLs for nine yards lost, against Hawai’i (8/26) • Rushed 10 times for 49 yards at Tennessee (9/23) • Posted his second consecutive double-digit tackles outing with 11 made to go with a pass • Averaged 4.4 yards per carry with 57 yards gained on 13 carries against Ohio (9/30) breakup at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Started and posted a career game with bests in carries (16), rushing yards (116) and rushing • Accrued a game-high 12 tackles at Tennessee (9/23), including 1.5 TFLs for five yards lost touchdowns (3) against Georgia Southern (10/21). • Had 1.5 TFLs, including 1.0 sacks, among six tackles against Ohio (9/30)

2016 AT TOWSON (2012-16) • Appeared in nine games • Spent five years as a linebacker at Towson University (2012-16) • Gained 97 yards on 17 rushes (5.7 ypc) and 22 yards on his lone kick return • Totaled 142 tackles (13.0 TFLs/5.5 sacks), three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two • Had 37 yards over six carries against Louisiana Tech (10/15) fumble recoveries • Posted 51 yards on six carries during the win over Wagner (10/29) • Missed entirety of 2014 and 2015 seasons, and all but two games of the 2013 campaign, due to injury BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Started all 11 games as a true freshman at Towson and tied for second on the team with 74 • Lettered four times in football, twice in competitive weightlifting and once in track and field tackles with five TFLs and two sacks at Clay High School • Returned to the lineup in 2016 with 58 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks • Team co-captain in 2015 during his senior season • Rushed for a school-record 2,909 yards as a senior over 340 carries as a senior (8.6 ypc) BEFORE COLLEGE • Also set the record for most rushing yards in a Florida High School Athletic Association • Played for head coach Chris Hakel at Mechanicsburg Area High School playoff game with 496 versus North Marion in the 2015 Region 2-5A semifinal • Finished career with 504 tackles, 20 forced fumbles and six interceptions • Had six touchdowns (five rushing, one kick return) on 35 carries during the 65-58 win over • Two-time Keystone Conference Player of the Year selection North Marion, which including scoring runs of 73, 75 and 78 yards to go with a game-opening • Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior 92-yard kickoff return TD • Recorded 154 tackles as a senior after posting 175 tackles during junior campaign • Went 10-4 overall, including a 5-0 league mark in 2015 and helped Clay High School reach • Also added 1,500 receiving yards and 24 touchdowns as a tight end in his career the fourth round of the state playoffs • Max Preps All-American and Friday Night Blitz Player of the Year in 2015 PERSONAL • Father, Terry, played baseball at Columbus College CAREER STATISTICS (RUSHING) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) 2016 9/0 17 97 5.7 0 34 Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2017 7/1 56 283 5.0 3 57 2012 (Towson) 11/11 42 32 74 1/2 2.0-13 5.0-18 0-0 2 TOTAL 16/1 73 380 5.2 3 57 2013 (Towson) 2/2 4 6 10 0/0 0.5-2 1.5-4 0-0 0 2014 (Towson) --- Did not compete --- CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) 2015 (Towson) --- Did not compete --- Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2016 (Towson) 11/11 28 30 58 1/0 3.0-15 6.5-24 0-0 1 2016 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 (Massachusetts) 7/7 29 31 60 0/0 2.0-15 4.5-21 0-0 1 2017 7/1 1 5 5.0 0 5 TOTAL (Towson) 24/24 74 68 142 2/2 5.5-30 13.0-46 0-0 3 TOTAL 16/1 1 5 5.0 0 5 TOTAL (Overall) 31/31 103 99 202 2/2 7.5-45 17.5-67 0-0 4 CAREER STATISTICS (KICK RETURN) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 53 Nick BERUS 2016 9/0 1 22 22.0 0 22 LS • RS Senior • 6-0 • 220 • Bakerstown, Pa. • Pine-Richland 2017 7/1 1 24 24.0 0 24 2017 TOTAL 16/1 2 46 24.0 0 24 • Expected to serve as team’s primary long-snapper throughout the season CAREER HIGHS 2016 Rush Attempts: 16, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Appeared in all 12 games Rushing Yards: 116, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Snapped for all 62 of Logan Laurent’s punts as he totaled 2,582 yards with an average of Longest Rush: 57, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 41.6 per kick Rushing Touchdowns: 3, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Receptions: 1, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 2015 Receiving Yards: 5, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Appeared in 12 games as starting snapper Longest Reception: 5, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Snapped for all 66 of Massachusetts’ punts for 2,762 yards and an average of 41.8 yards per Kickoff Returns: 1, 2x, last at Temple (9/15/17) kick; Logan Laurent earned third-team All-MAC honors Kickoff Return Yards: 24, at Temple (9/15/17) Longest Kickoff Return: 24 yards, at Temple (9/15/17) 2014 • Appeared in 12 games, as long snapper • Made his first appearance against Boston College

2013 • Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL • Lettered in swimming and football • Received highest honor roll

28 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 62 Harry BLAIR 81 Adam BRENEMAN LS • Freshman • 6-3 • 205 • Garden City, N.Y. • Garden City TE • Graduate Student • 6-5 • 255 • Mechanicsburg, Pa. • Cedar Cliff • Penn State 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Biletnikoff Award Watch List • John Mackey Award Watch List BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Wuerffel Trophy Watch List • Two-year letterwinner at Garden City High School in 2015 and 2016 • Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Third Team • Helped the 2015 Garden City football squad go 10-1 and win its league title • Bleacher Report Preseason All-America • Followed in 2016 with a Nassau County and Long Island Championship as part of Garden • USA TODAY Preseason All-America Second Team City’s undefeated season (12-0) • Began 2017 with the third-most receiving yards by a tight end in program history (179) over • Garden City won the 2016 Rutgers Cup, awarded to the best team in Nassau County nine receptions against Hawai’i (8/26). • Also a two-year lacrosse letterwinner in 2016 and 2017 • His 179-yard outing against Hawai’i pushed him over 1,000 career receiving yards (987 at • Part of the 2016 Garden City lacrosse team that was the Nassau County Champion and a UMass, 186 at Penn State, 1,173 total) Long Island semifinalist. • Provided nine receptions - including six for first downs - covering 126 yards at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Was rested at Tennessee (9/23) due to lingering effects of ankle injury suffered at Coastal 13 James BOWE, JR. Carolina (9/2) LB • Sophomore • 6-0 • 195 • Miami, Fla. • Killian • Posted 131 receiving yards and a pair of scores over a dozen catches vs. Ohio (9/30) 2017 • Scored once and finished with seven receptions for 81 yards vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) • Appeared as a reserve linebacker against Hawai’i (8/26) but did not accumulate statistics • Also spends time on kickoff and punt special teams 2016 • Campus Insiders Second-Team All-American 2016 • ECAC First-Team All-Star • Appeared in 11 games • Mackey Award semifinalist • Totaled 26 tackles • Phil Steele First-Team All-Independent • Had one special teams tackle in his collegiate debut at No. 25 Florida (9/3) • Harry Agganis Award recipient, given to the outstanding football player in New England • Provided three stops (2-1) against Boston College (9/10) • NEFWA All-New England • Matched his BC game output with three tackles (2-1) against Mississippi State (9/24) • Was the FBS tight end leader in total receptions (70) and ranked No. 2 in total yards (808) • Set a career best with eight tackles (3-5) over extended time played at linebacker against and touchdowns (eight) through the end of the regular season Tulane (10/1) • Led the Minutemen in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns • Averaged 67.3 receiving yards per game and 11.5 yards per catch HIGH SCHOOL • Totaled 69 yards on three grabs (23.0 ypc) against Boston College (9/10) with his first • Four-year letterwinner at tight end, defensive end and linebacker at Killian High School touchdown as a Minuteman • Team captain as a senior • Hauled in 10 passes for 77 yards and one touchdown in the win over FIU (9/17) • First-team All-Dade and Class 8A Third-Team All-State selection • Posted nine receptions, 94 yards and a pair of touchdowns at South Carolina (10/22) • Finished with 85 tackles, 15 sacks, one interception and four pass breakups as a senior • Season high 132 yards on eight catches and two touchdowns against Wagner (10/29) • Helped lead Killian to a 12-1 record and the state semifinals as a senior • Reached the endzone for the seventh time on the season at Troy (11/5) as part of a six- • Three-time district champion reception, 77-yard outing • Played in the Miami-Dade North-South All-Star game • Closed the season with one touchdown on four catches covering 30 yards at Hawai’i (11/26)

STATISTICS (DEFENSE) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Appeared in 14 career games at Penn State 2016 11/0 12 14 26 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Enrolled at Penn State in January 2013; played in 11 games with five starts as a true freshman 2017 5/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • 2013 247Sports Freshman All-American TOTAL 16/0 12 14 26 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Helped the Nittany Lions rush for 2,088 yards and throw for 3,110 yards in 2013 • Reset the record for the longest TD by a tight end in Penn State history CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8, vs. Tulane (10/1/16) HIGH SCHOOL • 2013 Under Armour All-American and all-state, member of the National Honor Society and an honor roll student for head coach Jim Cantafio at Cedar Cliff High School • Rated the No. 1 tight end in the nation by ESPN.com, the No. 2 tight end by Scout.com and 24/7Sports.com and No. 3 by Rivals.com; ESPN.com five-star recruit • All-time leading receiver in Cedar Cliff history; all-time leading tight end in Pennsylvania high school history (in all receiving categories)

PERSONAL • Father, Brian earned Associated Press Little All-America Team at Delaware Valley • Earned his bachelor’s degree in business management in December 2015 from Penn State • High school teammate of current Minuteman Andrew Ford

CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2013 (Penn State) 11/5 15 186 12.4 3 68 2014 (Penn State) --- Redshirted --- 2015 (Penn State) 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 (Massachusetts) 12/12 70 808 11.5 8 58 2017 (Massachusetts) 6/6 43 581 13.5 3 41 TOTAL (Penn State) 13/5 15 186 12.4 3 68 TOTAL (Massachusetts) 18/18 113 1,389 12.3 11 58 TOTAL (Overall) 31/23 128 1,575 12.3 14 68

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 12, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Receiving Yards: 179, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) (nine receptions) Touchdowns: 2, 3x, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Longest Reception: 68 yards, at Wisconsin (11/30/13) (from QB Christian Hackenberg)

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 100+ Receiving Yard Games: 4, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Games With 2+ Touchdowns: 3, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) (2 touchdowns)

29 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 5 Jessie BRITT 36 Cycoby BURCH WR/RB • Freshman • 5-10 • 205 • Lake Alfred, Fla. • Auburndale S • RS Freshman • 5-11 • 205 • Orlando, Fla. • Oak Ridge 2017 2017 • Started at wide receiver and returned one punt for four yards in his collegiate debut against • Has not seen game action Hawai’i (8/26) • Caught three balls for 45 yards and fielded one kickoff for 23 yards at Coastal Carolina (9/2) 2016 • Totaled three receptions for 58 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown grab at Temple (9/15) • Redshirted and returned six kickoffs for 123 yards • Notched 70 yards receiving on five catches and 46 kick return yards for 116 all-purpose HIGH SCHOOL yards vs. Ohio (9/30) • Holds Oak Ridge High School records for most interceptions in a career and the longest • Tallied five receptions for 69 yards, including a 26-yard over-the-shoulder endzone grab, interception return against Georgia Southern (10/21) • Led his team to a district title • Lettered in football and basketball BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • First-team all-conference, all-city, all-district and USA All-American • Four-year letterman at Auburndale High School • Dynamic athlete had 680 receiving yards, 504 rushing yards as a senior while he accounted for 23 total touchdowns (seven rushing, six passing, five receiving, four kickoff return, one 97 Jake BYCZKO punt return) DL • Freshman • 6-3 • 240 • Auburn, Mass. • Lawrence Academy • Saint John’s • Two-time all-district award recipient 2017 • Also an all-county first team honoree • First career game included one assisted tackle against Hawai’i (8/26) • Twice named MVP of Auburndale’s football team • Had one tackle at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Also lettered three times in basketball as a small forward and twice in track • Totaled 10 tackles, including an assisted TFL, against Old Dominion (9/9) • Broke up two passes and made one solo tackle at Temple (9/15) CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) • Provided four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, at Tennessee (9/23) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2017 7/2 18 261 14.5 2 29 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Played two seasons of prep football at Lawrence Academy for Paul Zukauskas after he CAREER STATISTICS (KICKOFF RETURNS) competed for John Andrioli at Saint John’s Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG • Was a two-time first team all-league selection at Saint John’s 2017 7/2 11 202 18.4 0 28 • Posted 12 sacks among his 86 tackles as a junior at Saint John’s and hauled in a TD reception while playing tight end CAREER STATISTICS (PUNT RETURNS) • Followed with 81 tackles, including 10 sacks, as a senior Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG • Was also a four-year member of the Saint John’s basketball team. 2017 7/2 1 4 4.0 0 4 STATISTICS (DEFENSE) CAREER HIGHS Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD Receptions: 5, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 2017 6/0 6 12 18 0/0 0.0-0 2.0-6 0-0 2 Receiving Yards: 70, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Longest Reception: 29, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) CAREER HIGHS Touchdown Receptions: 1, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Tackles: 10, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) Kickoff Returns: 6, at Temple (9/15/17) TFLs: 1.5, at Tennessee (9/23/17) Kickoff Return Yards: 123, at Temple (9/15/17) Pass Breakups: 2, at Temple (9/15/17) Longest Kickoff Return: 28, at Temple (9/15/17) Punt Returns: 1, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) Punt Return Yards: 4, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) Longest Punt Return: 4, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17)

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Games With 100+ Kickoff Return Yards: 1, at Temple (9/15/17) (123 yards) Games With 100+ All-Purpose Yards: 2, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) (116 yards) Games With 150+ All-Purpose Yards: 1, at Temple (9/15/17) (180 yards)

88 Jyvon “Silky” BROWN WR/ATH • Freshman • 6-4 • 205 • Irvington, N.J. • Newark Tech • Irvington 2017 • Made his first appearance as a Minuteman against Old Dominion (9/9) • Had his first collegiate catch for seven yards at Tennessee (9/23)

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Coached by Ashley “Smoke” Pierre at Irvington High School • Is the Irvington High School career leader in passing yards and touchdowns thrown • Was the team’s offensive MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior • Also competed in basketball, where he won all-conference honors.

CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2017 4/0 1 7 7.0 0 7

CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1, at Tennessee (9/23/17) Receiving Yards: 7, at Tennessee (9/23/17) Longest Reception: 7 yards, at Tennessee (9/23/17)

30 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 31 Mike CAGGIANO 34 Steve CASALI K • Junior • 5-10 • 180 • Manalapan, N.J. • Manalapan LB • RS Senior • 6-1 • 245 • Farmingville, N.Y. • Sachem East 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List • Made six stops during the season-opener against Hawai’i (8/26) 2016 • Had another six-tackle outing at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Appeared in all 12 games, handling kickoff and PAT duties • Made eight stops against Old Dominion (9/9) • Averaged 59.4 yards per kick, totaling 3,383 yards • Had a team-high nine tackles, including a seven-yard sack, at Temple (9/15) • Made 35-of-37 attempted PATs • Four-tackle day at Tennessee (9/23) included 1.5 TFLs for eight yards lost • Notched nine stops, including a TFL, against Ohio (9/30) 2015 • Tallied five tackles, including 1.0 TFLs, forced a fumble and recovered another against Georgia • Appeared in two games, vs. Notre Dame and Miami (Ohio) Southern (10/21) • Converted his only field goal attempt of the season, a 19-yarder against Miami (Ohio) • Was 3-for-3 in points after at Notre Dame, his first collegiate appearance 2016 • Phil Steele All-Independent First Team HIGH SCHOOL • Started 12 games at inside linebacker • Ranked as the 24th-best kicker in the country according to KohlsKicking.com • Ranked eighth in the nation in fumbles recovered (3) and 46th for tackles per game (8.8) • All-New Jersey Second-Team pick in 2014 • Totaled 105 tackles with eight TFLs for a loss of 40 yards, 3.5 sacks for a loss of 28 yards and • Two-time first-team All-Shore selection and a two-time All-Class A North three fumble recoveries • Named MSG Second-Team All-Metro • Broke out for 10 tackles, including a TFL, and recovered a fumble in the win over FIU (9/17) • Converted all 52 PAT attempts, leading Manalapan to the 2014 NJSIAA Central Jersey 5A • Season high 15 tackles against Tulane (10/1) Championship title • Added 11 stops, including an assisted sack, at Old Dominion (10/7) • As a junior, was 57-of-60 on PATs and 3-of-6 on field goals • Posted eight stops, including 2.0 TFLs, at South Carolina (10/22) • Notched seven takedowns, including 2.0 TFLs, and broke up one pass against Wagner (10/29) CAREER STATISTICS (KICKING) • Made 12 stops, with an assisted TFL, at BYU (11/19) Year GP/GS FG-A PAT PTS KO-YDS KO AVG TB • Totaled nine tackles, with a 12-yard sack, at Hawai’i (11/26) 2015 2/0 1-1 3-3 3 0-0 0.0 0 2016 12/0 0-2 35-37 35 57-3383 59.4 8 2015 2017 0/0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0.0 0 • Appeared in all 12 games TOTAL 14/0 1-3 38-40 38 57-3383 59.4 8 • Finished the season with 14 tackles, including one TFL • Had a season-high four tackles against Bowling Green CAREER HIGHS Points Scored: 5, vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) 2014 Field Goals Made: 1, vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/21/15) • Appeared in all 12 games, finishing with 23 tackles Field Goals Attempted: 1, 3x, last vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) • Set a career high with five stops against Boston College Longest Field Goal Made: 19, vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/21/15) • Had four takedowns, including three solo stops, at Toledo Longest Field Goal Attempted: 33, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) 2013 • Played in two games, recording one solo tackle and two assisted tackles 35 Colbert CALHOUN • Suffered a season-ending injury and received a medical redshirt LB • Senior • 6-0 • 225 • East Riverside, Calif. John W. North • San Bernardino Valley College HIGH SCHOOL 2017 • Played for UMass alum Mark Wojciechowski at Sachem East High School • Assisted on a sack among two total tackles against Hawai’i (8/26) • Held 18 different Sachem East football records upon graduation • Also had two tackles at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Had 252 carries, 1,915 yards rushing, 20 touchdowns and 104 tackles as a senior • Earned all-division, all-county, all-Long Island & all-metro to go with the Hansen Award (top 2016 player in Suffolk County), Collatta Award (top linebacker), Cipp Award (top running back), • Ranked tied for fourth in the nation in forced fumbles (3) Burnett Award (Defensive Player of the Year) and Suffolk County Division I MVP as a senior • Appeared in all 12 games, starting eight • Totaled 58 tackles with four tackles for a loss of 29 yards and three sacks for a loss of 26 yards CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) • Season high 12 tackles against Tulane (10/1) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Had six stops, including a 10-yard sack, and forced a fumble he recovered vs. La. Tech (10/15) 2013 2/0 1 2 3 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Added 10 tackles, including a nine-yard sack, and forced a fumble at BYU (11/19) 2014 12/0 10 13 23 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0 • Forced his third fumble of the year, broke up a pass & collected four tackles at Hawai’i (11/26) 2015 12/0 9 5 14 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-3 0-0 0 2016 12/12 47 58 105 1/3 3.5-28 8.0-40 0-0 6 AT SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE 2017 7/7 19 28 47 1/1 1.0-7 4.5-18 0-0 0 • Two-time team captain during his two seasons at San Bernardino Valley College Totals 45/19 86 106 192 2/4 4.5-35 14.0-62 0-0 6 • Recorded 186 tackles, three interceptions, four forced fumbles, and 15 tackles for loss for San Bernardino Valley College CAREER HIGHS • Led his team to a record of 9-2 and No. 2 in league play in his final season Tackles: 15, vs. Tulane (10/1/16) TFLs: 2.0, twice, last vs. Wagner (10/29/16) HIGH SCHOOL Sacks: 1.0, 3x, last at Temple (9/15/17) • Lettered in football and track and field for John W. North High School Pass Breakups: 3, vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) • Two-time all-conference honoree Forced Fumbles: 1, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Fumbles Recovered: 1, 4x, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS) Fumble Return Yards: 20, vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2016 12/8 28 30 58 3/1 3.0-26 4.0-29 0-0 1 MISCELLANEOUS CAREER STATISTICS 2017 7/0 4 4 8 0/0 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0 10+ Tackle Games: 4, last at BYU (11/19/16) TOTAL 18/8 32 34 66 3/1 3.5-30 4.5-33 0-0 1

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 12, vs. Tulane (10/1/16) TFLs: 1.0, 4x, last at BYU (11/19/16) Sacks: 1.0, 3x, last at BYU (11/19/16) Forced Fumbles: 1, 2x, last at BYU (11/19/16) Fumbles Recovered: vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) Pass Breakups: 1, at Hawai’i (11/26/16)

MISCELLANEOUS CAREER STATISTICS 10+ Tackle Games: 2, at BYU (11/19/16) 31 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 20 Claudin CHERRELUS 2 Ross COMIS S • Freshman • 6-1 • 210 • Naples, Fla. • Golden Gate QB • RS Junior • 6-0 • 195 • Weirton, W.Va. • Madonna 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Appeared as a reserve quarterback and had 23 passing yards along with 15 rushing yards against Hawai’i (8/26) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Was 2-of-4 for 46 yards passing and rushed twice for nine yards at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Three-year letterman & two-time all-conference and all-city award recipient at Golden Gate • Rushed twice for 11 yards and added a 17-yard pass against Old Dominion (9/9) • Recorded 50 tackles, including four sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on • Scored on a five-yard designed run play at Tennessee (9/23) and played the later stages of defense as a senior the game at quarterback following an injury to Andrew Ford • Had 526 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns on the offensive side as a senior • Scored on one of his four rushing attempts covering 17 yards vs. Ohio (9/30), during which • Served as a team captain at Golden Gate he also completed a 13-yard pass • Also lettered twice in basketball as a power forward • Started in place of Andrew Ford (limited, due to injury), was 12-of-16 for 193 yards with three touchdowns thrown and rushed five times for 46 yards against Georgia Southern (10/21)

63 Domenic CIPRIANI 2016 DL • RS Freshman • 6-4 • 285 • Toronto, Canada • IMG Academy • Started three and appeared in four games before suffering a season-ending injury at Old 2017 Dominion • Has not seen game action • Completed 28-of-63 pass attempts (44.4 percent) for 370 yards and one touchdown • Averaged 13.2 yards per completion 2016 • Redshirted the season 2015 • Appeared in six games HIGH SCHOOL • Completed 15-of-21 pass attempts (71.4 percent) for 171 yards and two touchdowns • Graduate of IMG Academy • Averaged 11.4 yards per completion • Went 8-for-8 for 69 yards and a touchdown against Notre Dame 59 Larnel COLEMAN • Threw for a season-best 77 yards against Bowling Green OL • RS Freshman • 6-7 • 300 • Malden, Mass. • St. Clement 2014 2017 • Redshirted • Has appeared as a reserve guard in all seven contests • Helped the Minutemen record a program-record 670 yards of offense, including 350 passing HIGH SCHOOL yards and 320 rushing yards, against Georgia Southern (10/21) as UMass posted FBS-era • Dual threat quarterback who led Madonna High School to a 14-0 undefeated season and records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game. a West Virginia Class A State Championship • Accounted for 9,255 total yards and 121 total touchdowns 2016 • West Virginia Class A All-State First-Team selection as a senior and junior • Redshirted the season • Two-time MVP of the West Virginia State Championship Game • His 4,839 career rushing yards and 71 rushing touchdowns are state records HIGH SCHOOL • Finished his career with 4,416 passing yards and 49 touchdowns • Four-year letterman in football and basketball at St. Clement High School • Ran for a state record among quarterbacks with 2,037 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior • Played tight end, defensive end and offensive tackle while competing as a power forward • Also won a state championship in baseball and center on the basketball squad • A three-time all-conference selection who served as captain during his senior year CAREER STATISTICS (PASSING) • Earned defensive lineman of the year and was an all-star in basketball as a sophomore, Year GP/GS CMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT LG junior and senior 2014 --- Redshirted --- • Won a state championship with the basketball team as a sophomore 2015 6/0 15 21 171 71.4 2 0 45 • Football team went 6-4 overall and reached the playoffs during his senior year 2016 4/3 28 63 370 44.4 1 1 58 2017 7/1 19 36 300 52.8 3 0 68 59 Peter COMAROTO TOTAL 17/4 62 120 841 51.7 6 1 68 LS • RS Sophomore • 5-11 • 220 • Burlingame, Calif. • Junipero Serra CAREER HIGHS 2017 Passing Attempts: 28, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) • Has not seen game action Pass Completions: 11, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) Passing Yards: 193, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 2016 Touchdown Passes: 3, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Did not compete Longest Pass: 68, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) (TD to WR Andy Isabella) Rushing Attempts: 10, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) 2015 Rushing Yards: 46, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Redshirted Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 3x, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Longest Rush: 25, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) HIGH SCHOOL • Lettered in track and field and football • Helped lead his team to CCS Open Division Championship and two WCAL titles 17 Michael CURTIS • Member of the President’s List for academic distinction QB • RS Sophomore • 6-2 • 205 • Richardson, Texas Prime Prep Academy • Trinity Valley Community College 2017 • Has not seen game action

AT TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2015-16) • Threw for 2,281 yards and 24 touchdowns while running for 618 yards and five scores in 2016 for Trinity Valley Community College • Paced the Cardinal to an 11-1 showing, a SWJCFC Championship and a 34-24 Heart of Texas Bowl victory over Northwest Mississippi Community College

BEFORE COLLEGE • Four-year letterwinner at Prime Prep Academy • As a senior, named all-conference, team captain and team MVP

32 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 69 Basit DENNIS 10 Brennon DINGLE DL • RS Junior • 6-1 • 270 • Worcester, Mass. • Holy Name • Worcester Academy WR • RS Freshman • 5-10 • 180 • Baltimore, Md. • Perry Hall 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Caught one pass covering seven yards and rushed once for two yards in his collegiate debut against Hawai’i (8/26) 2016 • Added two receptions for 24 yards at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Appeared in three games • Covered 46 yards over two receptions at Temple (9/15) • Recorded his lone tackle of the season against Louisiana Tech - a TFL during which he forced • Provided career bests of four receptions, 59 receiving yards and two touchdown catches a fumble against Ohio (9/30) • Tied for the game-high and led the Minutemen with 88 yards over four receptions, including 2015 a 43-yard touchdown grab, against Georgia Southern (10/21) • Did not compete 2016 2014 • Redshirted • Redshirted HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL • All-District 4A as a member of the Perry Hall High School football team • Attended Holy Name before going to Worcester Academy for a post-graduate year • Was a Nike football camp MVP at wide receiver • Led Holy Name to the Division 2 semifinals in 2012 • Earned honor roll as a junior and senior • Provided 13 touchdowns as a senior when Perry Hall went 8-2. CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) 2014 --- Redshirted --- Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2015 --- Did not compete --- 2017 7/1 13 224 17.2 3 43 2016 3/0 1 0 1 1/0 0.0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0 CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 4, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Tackles: 1, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) Receiving Yards: 88, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) TFLs: 1.0, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) Longest Reception: 43, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) Touchdown Receptions: 2, vs. Ohio (9/30/17)

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 25 Jonathan DEROLUS Games With 2+ Touchdown Receptions: 1, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) (two touchdowns) WR • RS Sophomore • 5-11 • 185 • Brockton, Mass. • Brockton 2017 • Has not seen game action 67 Dan DINICOLA OL • RS Junior • 6-6 • 305 • Walpole, Mass. • Dexter School 2016 2017 • Did not compete • Appeared as a member of the offensive line in all seven contests as a reserve guard

2015 2016 • Did not compete on the football field but was a contributor for the track and field program • Played in one game, seeing time on the offensive line vs. Wagner (10/29) • Was first in the 60m dash at the Beantown Challenge (1/16) with the fourth fastest time in UMass history at 6.92 seconds, qualifying him for the New England and IC4A Championships 2015 • Finished eighth at the Yale Invite (1/9) in the 60m dash with a time of 7.14 seconds • Made his lone appearance in the season finale at Buffalo • Filled in admirably at left guard for the injured Fabian Hoeller, blocking for the UMass offense BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS to rack up more than 450 yards • Earned four letters in football (wide receiver, linebacker, defensive back) and two in track and field (sprinter) at Brockton High School 2014 • Totaled six touchdowns, 15 receptions, 467 rushing yards, 248 receiving yards and 877 • Redshirted all-purpose yards as a senior on the football team, helping Brockton to a first-place league finish and a record of 7-4 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Set Brockton’s 55m dash record (6.41) & 100m dash record (10.79) in track and field • Played offensive and defensive line for head coach Casey Day at the Dexter School • Earned track and field League MVP honors and was a New England Champion • 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

73 Chris DITOMMASO DL • Freshman • 6-4 • 275 • Franklin Lakes, N.J. • Ramapo 2017 • Has not seen game action

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Played for coach Drew Gibbs on the Ramapo High School football team • Won three letters as a tackle and defensive end • Helped Ramapo take home a state championship and collect an 11-1 record in 2015 • Was all-league honorable mention in 2015 and first team all-league, all-county and all-Big North in 2016

PERSONAL • Father, Peter (1978-81), and uncle, Frank DiTommaso (1978-80), competed on the University of Massachusetts football team • Is the third of his siblings to attend UMass, alongside Gianna and Marina

33 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 41 Da’Sean DOWNEY 58 Jack DRISCOLL DE • Senior • 6-4 • 230 • White Plains, N.Y. • Woodlands • Canterbury School OL • RS Sophomore • 6-5 • 300 • Madison, Conn. • Daniel Hand 2017 2017 • Had 1.5 sacks for eight yards lost among four total tackles against Hawai’i (8/26) • Starter at the right tackle spot in all seven games • Sat out the game at Coastal Carolina (9/2) due to a violation of team rules • Returned to the lineup with eight tackles and 1.0 TFLs, which included an assisted sack, 2016 against Old Dominion (9/9) • Appeared in nine games, starting eight • Posted 2.0 TFLs, including 1.0 sacks, among six total stops at Temple (9/15) • Primarily started at left guard but also saw time at left tackle • Finished with six tackles (2.0 TFLs, four yards lost), one pass breakup and a quarterback • Blocked for the UMass offense that averaged 23.3 points, 99.5 rushing yards and 256.7 hurry at Tennessee (9/23) passing yards per game with 27 passing and 10 rushing touchdowns scored • Led the Minutemen with eight tackles (all solo), including 4.0 TFLs for 14 yards lost (2.0 sacks, nine yards lost) against Georgia Southern (10/21) 2015 • Redshirted 2016 • Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team HIGH SCHOOL • Ranked ninth in the nation in fumbles forced (4) • Was the Daniel Hand High School football team’s captain and MVP as a senior • Appeared in 10 games, starting six at outside linebacker • Three-star recruit according to 247Sports • Recorded 48 total tackles, including 25 unassisted stops • Led the team in tackles for loss with 8.5 for 44 yards and six sacks for a loss of 31 yards • Forced four fumbles, one each against No. 25 Florida, FIU, Mississippi State and Hawai’i 72 Derek DUMAIS • Began the year with six stops, including a six-yard sack, and forced a fumble at No. 25 Florida OL • RS Sophomore • 6-4 • 330 • Marblehead, Mass. • Marblehead (9/3) 2017 • Earned 2.0 sacks covering 18 yards among three tackles and forced another fumble in the • Starter at center in all seven games win over FIU (9/17) • Helped the Minutemen record a program-record 670 yards of offense, including 350 passing • Had six stops, with 1.5 TFLs that included an eight-year sack, and forced a fumble at Missis- yards and 320 rushing yards, against Georgia Southern (10/21) as UMass posted FBS-era sippi State (9/24) records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game. • Season high 12 tackles against Tulane with 1.5 tackles for loss • Closed the season with four tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and forced a fumble at Hawai’i 2016 (11/26) • Appeared in 10 games • Blocked for the UMass offense that averaged 23.3 points, 99.5 rushing yards and 256.7 2015 passing yards per game with 27 passing and 10 rushing touchdowns scored • Appeared in nine games, starting three • Totaled 43 tackles, with 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup 2015 • Averaged 10 tackles in his final two games, with a career-best 11 against Miami (Ohio) and • Redshirted nine at Buffalo • Added seven stops against Toledo BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Won back-to-back Northeastern Conference (2013, 2014) titles at Marblehead High School 2014 • Named to the 2014 Mass Prep Stars Performance Gridiron Super Team as a tackle • Appeared in all 12 games, starting five • Had 35 tackles, with one pass breakup • Made four unassisted tackles, including a TFL, against Boston College 2 Zeke EDMONDS • Recorded a season-high five tackles against both Toledo and Ball State S • RS Junior • 6-0 • 220 • West Palm Beach, Fla. • Royal Palm Beach 2017 HIGH SCHOOL • Had one tackle in the season-opener against Hawai’i (8/26) • Defensive MVP of 2013 New York vs. New Jersey High School Football Classic • Posted two solo tackles at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Played at Woodlands High School in Hartsdale, N.Y., before taking a prep year at the Can- • Had three tackles split between his time in the secondary and on special teams against Old terbury School in 2013 Dominion (9/9) • All-New York first team selection after posting 70 tackles, 14 sacks and three forced fumbles as a senior at Woodlands 2016 • Earned Class C/D Lineman of the Year honors • Redshirted • Also named Defensive MVP of the 2012 Senior Bowl after picking up three sacks 2015 CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) • Appeared in 10 games, starting seven Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR TFL SACKS INT-YDS PD BLK • Recorded 44 tackles, including one TFL and five pass breakups 2014 12/5 16 19 35 0/0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 • Tallied a career-best 11 tackles vs. Akron 2015 9/5 21 22 43 0/0 4.5-13 0.0-0 1-5 2 0 • Finished with nine stops against Toledo 2016 10/6 25 23 48 4/0 8.5-44 6.0-38 0-0 0 0 2017 6/6 21 15 36 0/0 11.5-38 5.0-21 0-0 1 0 2014 TOTAL 37/22 83 79 162 4/0 25.5-97 11.0-59 1-5 4 0 • Appeared in nine games, finishing with 15 tackles and a pass breakup • Helped out on a season-high five tackles, including an assisted TFL, against Bowling Green CAREER HIGHS • Made three tackles against Buffalo (11/28) in the season finale Tackles: 12, vs. Tulane (10/1/16) TFLs: 4.0, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS Sacks: 2.0, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Played scholastically at Royal Palm Beach High School Fumbles Forced: 1, 4x, last at Hawai’i (11/26/16) • Posted 22 sacks from his linebacker position to earn Class 7A All-State First-Team honors as Pass Breakups: 1, 4x, last at Tennessee (9/23/17) a senior in 2013 Interceptions: 1, at Buffalo (11/27/15) • First-team all-region, all-area, all-county and all-conference selection Interception Return Yards: 5, at Buffalo (11/27/15) CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2014 9/0 2 13 15 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-0 0-0 1 2015 10/6 19 25 44 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-3 0-0 5 2016 --- Redshirted --- 2017 6/0 3 4 7 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 TOTAL 25/6 24 42 66 0/0 0.0-0 1.5-3 0-0 6

CAREER HIGHS & MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Tackles: 11, vs. Akron (11/7/15) TFLs: 0.5 (0-1), 3x, last vs. Akron (11/7/15) Pass Breakups: 2, twice, last at Eastern Michigan (11/14/15) 10+ Tackle Games: 1, vs. Akron (11/7/15) 34 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 18 Taylor EDWARDS 7 Andrew FORD TE • RS Freshman • 6-4 • 255 • Wilmington, Del. • Alexis I. DuPont HS QB • RS Junior • 6-3 • 210 • Camp Hill, Pa. 2017 Cedar Cliff • Virginia Tech • Lackawanna Community College • Has not seen game action 2017 • Opened his redshirt junior year completing 21-of-30 passes for 275 yards and two touch- 2016 downs against Hawai’i (8/26) • Redshirted • Was 25-of-41 for 316 passing yards and one touchdown thrown at Coastal Carolina (9/2) while he also rushed for 11 yards gained, including a nine-yard touchdown HIGH SCHOOL • Finished 21-of-32 for 236 yards and one touchdown pass - his 30th as a Minuteman - against • Lettered in football and basketball for Alexis I. DuPont High School Old Dominion (9/9) • Three-time captain • Set a career high with 377 passing yards at Temple (9/15) when he was 23-of-37 with two • First-team all-academic as a senior; all-conference honoree touchdowns thrown for and another rushing score • Three-star recruit • Tied the program record with five touchdown passes against Ohio (9/30) and went 32-of-54 overall with 390 passing yards versus the Bobcats • Was limited due to injury suffered during practice prior to game, but was still 9-of-12 for 54 Leon FLANAGAN, JR. 157 yards and one touchdown pass against Georgia Southern (10/21) LB • RS Freshman • 6-2 • 220 • Staten Island, N.Y. • Curtis 2017 2016 • Totaled one assisted tackle and a pass breakup against Hawai’i (8/26) • Appeared in 11 games, starting nine at quarterback • Had a career-best outing with eight tackles (5-3), including an eight-yard solo TFL, at Coastal • Recorded 222 completions on 365 attempts (60.8 pct) for 2,665 yards and 26 touchdowns Carolina (9/2) • Held a 137.99 passer efficiency rating and averaged 242.3 passing yards per game • Had a pair of stops against Georgia Southern (10/21), including a two-yard TFL • Ranked 25th in the nation in passing touchdowns (26), 31st in points responsible for per game (15.3), points responsible for (168), passing yards per game (242.3), 48th in passing 2016 efficiency (138.0 and 50th in completion percentage (60.8). • Appeared in two games, vs. Boston College and FIU • Season totals ranked among highest in history of the program upon completion of the 2017 campaign, including for touchdowns thrown (tied-fourth; 26), passing yards per game (fifth; HIGH SCHOOL 242.3), pass completions (seventh; 222), pass attempts (seventh; 365), completion percent- • Helped Curtis High School reach the PSAL city semifinals during his junior and senior seasons age (60.8; ninth) and passing yards (10th; 2,665) • Named Player of the Week by SILive.com following a four-sack outing against Port Richmond • Three or more touchdown passes in seven games and tossed for 250 or more passing yards • Played outside linebacker, defensive end, wide receiver and tight end in seven as well • Captain and team MVP as a senior • Made his first start of the season against FIU (9/17) and finished 28-of-42 (66.7 percent) for • All-conference as a junior and senior, all-city during his senior season 278 yards and three touchdowns • Four-year letter winner in football; three-year letter winner in basketball and two-year letter • Was 24-of-40 (60.0 percent) with four touchdowns and 273 yards passing at Mississippi winner in track and field State (9/24) • Played center/forward for the basketball team; competed in the sprints and relays on the • Added a 29-for-40 outing (72.5 percent) with 268 yards and three touchdowns against track Louisiana Tech (10/15) • Season-high of 355 yards on 25-39 (64.1 percent) passing and three touchdowns against CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Wagner (10/29) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR TFL SACKS INT-YDS PD BLK • Went 23-for-44 with 316 passing yards and three touchdowns at Troy (11/5) 2016 2/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 • Capped the year with a 24-of-38 outing (63.2 percent), 342 yards passing and three touch- 2017 5/1 7 5 12 0/0 2.0-10 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 downs at Hawai’i (11/26) TOTAL 7/1 7 5 12 0/0 2.0-10 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 AT LACKAWANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2015-16) CAREER HIGHS • Joined the Lackawanna football program for the 2015-16 academic year Tackles: 8, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) • Threw for 1,764 yards and 23 touchdowns with just six interceptions TFLs: 1.0, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) AT VIRGINIA TECH (2014-15) • Enrolled in Jan., 2014, spent 2014-15 with the Hokies and earned ACC All-Academic honors

BEFORE COLLEGE • Four-year letterwinner at Cedar Cliff High School where he was the team captain in 2012-13 • Won all-conference in 2011-13 and was also Pennsylvania All-District 3 in 2012 and 2013 • Won Pennsylvania 4A All-State in 2012 and 2013 & was Mr. Pennsylvania in 2013 • Set Cedar Cliff records in passing yards, touchdowns thrown and completion percentage • Was the Mid-Pennsylvania Conference Champions with a 9-2 record and reached the playoffs during his senior year in 2012 • 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year in Pennsylvania • Held offers from Boston College, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Virginia Tech

PERSONAL • High School teammate of current Minuteman Adam Breneman

CAREER STATISTICS (PASSING) Year GP/GS CMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT LG 2014 (Virginia Tech) --- Redshirted --- 2015 --- Attended Lackawanna Community College --- 2016 (Massachusetts) 11/9 222 365 2,665 60.8 26 14 74 2017 (Massachusetts) 7/6 142 223 1,880 63.7 13 2 60 TOTAL (Overall) 18/15 364 588 4,545 61.9 39 16 74

CAREER HIGHS Pass Completions: 32, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Pass Attempts: 54, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Passing Yards: 390, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Touchdown Passes: 5, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) (ties program record) Longest Pass: 74, at South Carolina (10/22/16) (to WR Jalen Williams) Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 4x, last at Temple (9/15/17)

35 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 20 Jordan FREDERICKS 47 Jake FROEHLICH RB • Junior • 5-10 • 225 • Inwood, N.Y. • Lawrence • Syracuse LB • Junior • 6-1 • 235 • Wolfeboro, N.H. • Tilton School • Oregon 2017 2017 • Redshirting 2017 as per NCAA transfer policy • Saw time as a reserve linebacker and on special teams in his UMass debut, and earned his first collegiate tackle, against Hawai’i (8/26) AT SYRACUSE (2015-16) • Had two stops and recovered a fumble on special teams against Georgia Southern (10/21) • Lettered twice at running back and rushed for 735 yards and four touchdowns on 135 carries (5.5 avg.) in 22 game AT OREGON (2015-16) • One of 15 true freshmen to play for the Orange in 2015 and the first true freshman since • Was a two-year member of the football team at Oregon Delone Carter in 2006 to lead the team in rushing • Rushed 28 times for 139 yards and caught two passes for 19 yards as a sophomore in 2016 BEFORE COLLEGE • Tops on the 2016 team among players with at least 25 rushing attempts in yards per carry • Letterwinner and team captain as quarterback at Tilton School (5.0) • Two-time all-conference honoree • Appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2015 and starting the last seven contests • 2014 All-New England selection • 2015 College Football News and CampusInsiders.com Freshman All-America Honorable • Also lettered in baseball Mention • Led SU with 607 yards rushing on 107 carries (5.7 avg.) and was second on the team with CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) four rushing touchdowns YEAR GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR TFL SACKS INT-YDS PD BLK • Third on the SU freshman rushing record list behind Carter (703 yards, 2006) and Joe Morris 2015 (Oregon) --- Attended Oregon, did not play --- (1,001 yards, 1978) 2016 (Oregon) --- Attended Oregon, did not play --- • Also caught six passes for 55 yards and one touchdown, and returned three kickoffs for 60 2017 (Massachusetts) 6/0 3 1 4 0/1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 yards • Named the ECAC Rookie of the Week after becoming the first true freshman in school history CAREER HIGHS to run for 100 yards in his collegiate debut, gaining 103 yards on 14 carries and scoring his Tackles: 2, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) first touchdown on a 13-yard run against Rhode Island (9/4) Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Member of the 2016 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL 70 Spencer GOLDBERG • Played for head coach Joe Martilotti at Lawrence OL • Freshman • 6-2 • 280 • Plainview, N.Y. • POBJFK • Milford Academy • 2014 Gatorade New York State Player of the Year 2017 • New York State Sportswriters Association Class A Player of the Year and All-State First-Team • Has not appeared in a contest selection • Four-time all-county honoree BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Two-time All-Long Island selection and Long Island MVP • Attended Plainview - Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy (POBJFK) High School before complet- • Holds the Nassau County record for most career touchdowns (98) ing a prep year at Milford Academy • Helped lead the Golden Tornadoes to a 12-0 record and the Long Island III championship • Lettered as a member of the defensive line • Rushed for 2,352 yards and had 37 touchdowns on 153 carries as a senior • Two-time team captain 14 Bakhari GOODSON CAREER STATISTICS (RUSHING) CB • Sophomore • 5-11 • 185 • Orlando, Fla. • Wekiva Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2017 2015 12/7 107 607 5.7 4 75 • Totaled two tackles in his season debut against Hawai’i (8/26) 2016 10/0 28 139 5.0 0 29 • Made an appearance at Coastal Carolina but did not record statistics (9/2) 2017 --- Redshirting --- • Had one special teams tackle against Old Dominion (9/9) TOTAL 22/7 135 746 5.5 4 75 • Broke up one pass against Ohio (9/30) before leaving the game due to injury

CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) 2016 Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG • Played in 11 games while recording 14 tackles throughout the season 2015 12/7 6 55 9.2 1 30 • Tallied three tackles twice during the season, including at Old Dominion (10/7) and at South 2016 10/0 2 19 9.5 0 12 Carolina (10/22) 2017 --- Redshirting --- • Recorded his first collegiate interception against Louisiana Tech (10/15) TOTAL 22/7 8 74 9.3 1 30 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS CAREER HIGHS • Lettered in football and track and field for Wekiva High School Rush Attempts: 14, vs. Rhode Island (9/4/15) • All-city and all-district honoree as a senior Rushing Yards: 103, vs. Rhode Island (9/4/15) Longest Rush: 75 yards, at NC State (11/21/15) CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 4x, last at NC State (11/21/15) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD BLK Receptions: 2, at USF (10/10/15) 2016 11/2 8 6 14 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-21 1 0 Receiving Yards: 38, at USF (10/10/15) 2017 7/0 3 1 4 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 Longest Reception: 30, at USF (10/10/15) TOTAL 18/2 11 7 18 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 2 0 Touchdown Receptions: 1, at USF (10/10/15) CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3, 2x, last at South Carolina (10/22/16) Interceptions: 1, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) Interception Return Yards: 21, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Ohio (9/30/17)

36 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 75 DaVone HALL, SR. 15 Jacoby HERRING DL • RS Junior • 6-3 • 325 • Brooklyn, N.Y. WR • Junior • 6-4 • 170 • Moreno Valley, Calif. Sheepshead Bay • Orange Coast College • Butler Community College Citrus Hill • Riverside Community College 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Appeared in the opening two games of the year but did not record statistics • Hauled in a nine-yard pass against Old Dominion (9/9) for his first collegiate reception 2016 • Redshirted AT RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2015-16) • Two-year member of the Riverside Community College football team BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Helped Riverside go 10-2 and reach the Southern California Football Association (SCFA) • Spent the 2014 season at Orange Coast College and the 2015 season at Butler Community Championship Game in 2016 with 49 receptions, 787 receiving yards and seven touchdowns College • Had 23 receptions, 228 receiving yards and one touchdown in his first year at Riverside in 2015, when RCC went 8-3 and reached the CCCAA Southern California playoffs BEFORE COLLEGE • Football and track and field letterwinner for Sheepshead Bay High School BEFORE COLLEGE • All-city honoree at defensive line • Coached by Erik Zomalt at Citrus Hill High School • Helped Citrus Hill to CIF championships as a sophomore and junior and a divisional cham- pionship as a senior 88 D’Shan HARLEY • Was first team All-CIF and second team all-state as a junior, when he had 58 receptions, DL • RS Sophomore • 6-5 • 230 • Wichita Falls, Texas • Hirschi 1,216 yards and 13 touchdowns 2017 • Also competed in basketball and track and field for Citrus Hill • Made one assisted stop against Hawai’i (8/26) • Was a two-time league champion in basketball and won a league championship in the • Saw time but did not record statistics at Coastal Carolina (9/2) 110m hurdles

2016 CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) • Appeared in seven games, starting one Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG • Recorded six total tackles, including three unassisted 2017 7/0 4 56 14.0 0 18 • Tallied three tackles against Louisiana Tech CAREER HIGHS 2015 Receptions: 2, at Temple (9/15/17) • Redshirted Receiving Yards: 33, at Temple (9/15/17) Longest Reception: 18, at Temple (9/15/17) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Associated Press Class 4A All-Texas First-Team selection as a defensive end in 2014 • Recorded 54 tackles, including 29 for loss, and had 15 sacks in just eight games 82 Melvin HILL • His 15 sacks led all players in the Wichita Falls area WR • Freshman • 6-2 • 195 • Mobile, Ala. • Baker • Named second-team District 4A and to the Red River 22 All-Star Team 2017 • Has not seen time on the year CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD BLK BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS 2016 7/0 3 3 6 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 • Wide receiver for Baker High School 2017 4/0 0 1 1 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 • All-conference, all-city and all-district award winner TOTAL 11/0 3 4 7 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 • Had 520 receiving yards on 26 catches as a senior • Won team’s most valuable player award CAREER HIGHS • Also lettered as a high-jumper on the track team and power forward for the Baker High Tackles: 3, Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) basketball squad • Won state title at high jump in 2015 and finished second in 2016 30 Tyler HAYES • Three-time academic honoree at Baker High School S • Junior • 6-0 • 215 • Euless, Texas • Tyler Junior College 2017 • Debuted with seven total tackles as a starter at safety against Hawai’i (8/26) • Had a four-yard TFL among five total stops at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Posted three tackles and recovered a fumble at Tennessee (9/23) • Broke up one pass and finished with four tackles against Ohio (9/30) • Made a career-best eight tackles, including 0.5 TFLs, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21)

AT TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (2015-16) • Spent two seasons on the Tyler Junior College football team in 2015 and 2016

BEFORE COLLEGE • Cornerback, safety and linebacker for Euless Trinity High School • Was an all-district performer • Helped team go 11-3 as a senior.

CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD BLK 2017 7/7 18 14 32 0/1 0.0-0 1.5-5 0-0 1 0

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21) TFLs: 1.0, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) Fumbles Recovered: 1, at Tennessee (9/23/17) Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Ohio (9/30/17)

37 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 95 Sha-Ki HOLINES 85 Kyle HORN DL • RS Senior • 6-4 • 265 • Springfield, Mass. • Commerce • Connecticut TE • RS Sophomore • 6-5 • 230 • Pembroke, Mass. • Pembroke 2017 2017 • Did not appear in the opening three games due to injury • First career appearance came against Hawai’i (8/26) • Started on the defensive line in his return to the field at Temple (9/15) and finished with a • Made two tackles on special teams and saw snaps at tight end at Coastal Carolina (9/2) pair of TFLs for seven yards lost • Had a six yard catch against Old Dominion (9/9), the first of his career • Lone takedown against Georgia Southern (10/21) was a two-yard TFL while he also notched • Made his first collegiate start at tight end in place of the injured-Adam Breneman at Ten- a forced fumble versus the Eagles nessee (9/23) and had one reception

2016 2016 • Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team • Did not compete • Appeared in 12 games, starting nine • Recorded 44 total tackles, including 26 unassisted 2015 • Logged seven tackles for 31 yards lost, including 2.5 sacks for a loss of 21 yards, on the year • Redshirted • Had six tackles, including a TFL, against FIU (9/17) • Posted 2.5 TFLs, including 1.5 sacks, among five total stops against Louisiana Tech (10/15) CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) • Season high seven tackles against and a half sack vs. Wagner (10/29) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2015 --- Redshirted --- 2015 2016 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 • Appeared in 10 games, starting five 2017 7/0 2 5 2.5 0 6 • Finished with 34 tackles, 1.5 sacks and tied for the team lead with two hurries • Tied for the team lead with nine TFL and led UMass with seven unassisted TFL CAREER HIGHS • Recorded 2.5 TFL against Eastern Michigan and another two versus Miami Receptions: 1, 2x, last at Tennessee (9/23/17) • Had a season-best six stops against Akron Receiving Yards: 6, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) Longest Reception: 6, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) 2014 • Appeared in 12 games, starting nine 8 Shane HUBER • Finished with 34 tackles, including three TFL and two sacks • Started at defensive tackle against Colorado and helped out on five tackles LB • RS Senior • 6-3 • 230 • Basking Ridge, N.J. • St. Peter’s Prep 2017 • Earned a career-best seven tackles against Ball State • Announced medical retirement from football activities on Tues., Aug. 22 • Remains a 2017 team captain as he transitions into a new role as a student assistant 2013 • Redshirted because of NCAA transfer rules 2016 • Initially enrolled at Connecticut before transferring to Massachusetts • Appeared in four games, starting three at inside linebacker • Recorded 20 total tackles, including seven unassisted stops BEFORE COLLEGE • Had 2.5 tackles for a loss of four yards • Named to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association Super 26 All-State • Season-high nine tackles at No. 25 Florida (9/3) Team • Returned a pick for 27 yards vs. Boston College (9/10) and had six stops, including 1.5 TFLs • Named to the Springfield Republican Division II All-Scholastic First-Team as a junior and • Posted five tackles, including and assisted TFL, at Mississippi State (9/24) senior • Missed the remainder of the season due to injury • Had 80 tackles, including 29 TFL, in 2013 • Totaled 122 tackles and was team’s defensive MVP with six sacks as a junior 2015 • Appeared in all 12 games, starting the final 11 CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) • Ranked No. 2 on the team with 95 tackles, 2.5 TFL and two forced fumbles Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD BLK • Recorded a career-best 12 tackles at Bowling Green 2014 12/8 7 27 34 0/0 2.0-10 3.0-11 0-0 0 0 • Led the team in tackles against Bowling Green, Miami (11) and Temple (10); had 10 stops 2015 10/6 13 21 34 0/0 1.5-13 9.0-30 0-0 0 0 vs. Kent State and Toledo 2016 12/9 18 26 44 1/0 2.5-21 7.0-31 0-0 0 0 2017 4/4 4 3 7 1/0 0.0-0 4.0-10 0-0 0 0 2014 TOTAL 38/27 42 77 119 2/0 6.0-44 32.0-82 0-0 0 0 • Redshirted CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, 2x, last vs. Wagner (10/29/16) 2013 TFLs: 2.5, 2x, last vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) • Appeared in eight games, starting five, before suffering a season-ending injury Sacks: 1.5, 2x, last vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) • Recorded 16 tackles on the year, with a half-sack for a loss of four yards Fumbles Forced: 1, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Earned five tackles during a start against Vanderbilt

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Team captain at St. Peter’s Prep in 2012 • Was All-New Jersey first team, all-metro team, first-team all-county & 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

CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2013 8/5 7 9 16 0/0 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0 2014 --- Redshirted --- 2015 12/11 39 56 95 2/0 0.0-0 2.5-3 0-0 0 2016 4/3 7 13 20 0/0 0.0-0 2.5-4 1-27 2 TOTAL 24/19 51 75 126 2/0 0.5-4 5.5-11 1-27 2

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 12, at Bowling Green (10/10/15) TFLs: 1.5 (1-1), Boston College (9/10/16) Sacks: 0.5, vs. Western Michigan (10/26/13) Interceptions: 1, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) Interception Return Yards: 27, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) Fumbles Forced: 1, twice, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/21/15)

MISCELLANEOUS CAREER STATISTICS 10+ Tackle Games: 5, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/21/15) 38 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 25 Chris HUNT 23 Andy ISABELLA CB • Freshman • 6-0 • 185 • Virginia Beach, Va. • Bishop Sullivan WR • Junior • 5-10 • 195 • Mayfield, Ohio • Mayfield 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Biletnikoff Award Watch List • Opened the year against Hawai’i (8/26) with five receptions for 40 yards, including a two-yard BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS touchdown grab with two seconds left in the opening half, and a six-yard touchdown run • Three-year letterman and two-time co-captain in football as a defensive back and wide • Had 101 yards receiving and a touchdown over six catches and posted a 19-yard first down receiver at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School run at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Three-time all-conference selection • Posted 150 all-purpose yards against Old Dominion (105 receiving, 31 kick return, 14 rush- • Twice named all-district and all-region ing) and hauled in a 60-yard touchdown reception • Had 34 tackles and two picks as a senior when he helped Bishop Sullivan to an 8-3 record • His 60-yard touchdown catch-and-run play against the Monarchs pushed him over 1,000 • Also lettered twice in track and field and competed in the 55m, 4x200 and long jump career receiving yards • Was a district champion in the long jump • Went for 46 yards on three catches and carried twice more for 44 yards at Tennessee (9/23) • Member of the state champion 4x200m relay team • Had a 68-yard touchdown reception - a career-long catch - among two grabs totaling 81 • Competed for Bishop Sullivan when the squad won a track and field district championship yards against Georgia Southern (10/21) • Honor roll student at Bishop Sullivan 2016 • Phil Steele All-Independent First Team 21 Tyshaun INGRAM • Appeared in 12 games, starting 10 and had receptions for 801 yards and seven touchdowns RB • Sophomore • 6-1 • 255 • Orlando, Fla. • Winter Park • Dynamic play-maker also posted 100 yards rushing on only 12 carries (8.3 yards per rush) 2017 • Broke out for 95 yards over three receptions against the No. 25 Florida defense (9/3), includ- • Switched to running back in 2017 after he spent 2016 as a safety ing a 53-yard catch-and-run play • Missed the opening five games due to injury before he made his first appearance of the • Hauled in six receptions for 83 yards and one touchdown in the win over FIU (9/17) year on special teams against Ohio (9/30) • Tallied 94 yards receiving and two touchdowns over six receptions and added 36 yards rushing on two carries against Tulane (10/1) 2016 • Pulled in his fourth touchdown of the year among four receptions for 26 yards and ran the • Appeared in 11 games as a member of the secondary ball once for 11 more yard at Old Dominion (10/7) • Totaled 11 tackles, including one for a loss of two yards • Grabbed his fifth touchdown and posted his third consecutive game with a score as part • Season high five tackles vs. Wagner (10/29) of a five-catch, 42-yard outing against Louisiana Tech (10/15) • Recovered a fumble and provided a two-yard TFL at BYU (11/19) • Posted 123 yards receiving and a touchdown over eight grabs against Wagner (10/29), including a 55-yard catch-and-run play - his third reception of 50 or more yards on the year BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Caught seven balls at Hawai’i (11/26) for 134 yards and one TD, and added a 12-yard rush • Competed at Winter Park High School in football and track and field • Was the football team captain as a senior and earned Winter Park’s MVP award during his 2015 junior year • Appeared in 10 games and finished the season with two receptions for seven yards • Also picked up the running back award, offensive back award and comeback award at Winter Park BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Finished his senior year with 500 yards rushing and seven touchdowns • Rushed 83 times for 676 yards (6.9 per carry) and five touchdowns for Mayfield in 2013, • Member of the record-setting Winter Park High School 4x100 relay team when he also caught 25 passes covering 468 yards with three receiving scores • Reached the state meet two years in a row as part of the 4x100 team. • Also ran track and broke the state record in the indoor 60-meter with a time of 6.72

CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS) CAREER STATISTICS (RUSHING) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2016 11/0 4 7 11 0/1 0.0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0 2015 10/1 3 28 9.3 0 14 2017 1/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2016 12/10 12 100 8.3 0 26 TOTAL 12/0 4 7 11 0/1 0.0-0 1.0-2 0-0 0 2017 7/7 9 100 11.1 1 42 TOTAL 29/18 24 228 9.5 1 42

CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2015 10/1 2 7 3.5 0 8 2016 12/10 62 801 12.9 7 55 2017 7/7 29 476 16.4 4 68 TOTAL 29/18 93 1,284 13.8 11 68

CAREER STATISTICS (KICK RETURNS) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2015 10/1 17 315 18.5 0 31 2016 12/10 1 14 14.0 0 14 2017 7/7 4 93 23.3 0 44 TOTAL 29/18 22 422 19.2 0 44

CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 4, at South Carolina (10/22/16) Rushing Yards: 44, at Tennessee (9/23/17) Longest Rush: 42 yards, at Tennessee (9/23/17) Rushing Touchdowns: 1, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) Receptions: 8, vs. Wagner (10/29/16) Receiving Yards: 134, at Hawai’i (11/26/16) (seven receptions) Touchdown Receptions: 2, vs. Tulane (10/1/16) (from QB Andrew Ford) Longest Reception: 68, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) (TD from QB Ross Comis) Kick Returns: 6, 2x, last vs. #19 Toledo (10/24/15) Kick Return Yards: 116, at #6 Notre Dame (9/26/15) Longest Kick Return: 44, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17)

MISCELLANEOUS CAREER STATISTICS Games With 100+ Kick Return Yards: 2, last vs. #19 Toledo (10/24/15) Games With 100+ Receiving Yards: 4, last vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) (105 yards) Games With 100+ All-Purpose Yards: 8, last vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) (150 yards) 20+ Yard Receptions: 18, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 50+ Yard Receptions: 5, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 20+ Yard Carries: 3, last at Tennessee (9/23/17) 39 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 11 Roderick JONES, JR. 79 Jake LARGAY OLB • RS Senior • 6-1 • 265 • Seattle, Wash. OL • RS Junior • 6-4 • 325 • East Hartland, Conn. • Granby Memorial Federal Way • City College of San Francisco 2017 2017 • Started at right guard during the season-opener against Hawai’i (8/26) • Assisted on a sack among two total tackles against Hawai’i (8/26) • Shifted to left guard for the last six games • Had three stops at Coastal Carolina (9/2) and added two more vs. Old Dominion (9/9) • Helped the Minutemen record a program-record 670 yards of offense, including 350 passing • Added three tackles, including a three-yard solo TFL, at Temple (9/15) yards and 320 rushing yards, against Georgia Southern (10/21) as UMass posted FBS-era records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game. 2016 • Appeared in 10 games, starting one 2016 • Recorded 13 total tackles and one tackle for a loss of one yard • Appeared in 12 games, starting eight • Season high four tackles vs. Tulane • Blocked for the UMass offense that averaged 23.3 points, 99.5 rushing yards and 256.7 passing yards per game with 27 passing and 10 rushing touchdowns scored BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Tallied one tackle at Troy • Played two seasons with City College of San Francisco • State and conference defensive player of the year 2015 • Led team to state championship and an 11-1 record • Appeared in six games • Logged his lone tackle in the season opener versus Colorado HIGH SCHOOL • Lettered in football, wrestling, basketball and track and field for Federal Way High School 2014 • As a senior, led team to league title with a 12-1 record • Redshirted • Two-time all-conference and all-city honoree • 2013 all-state selection BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Played guard, defensive tackle, defensive end and long-snapper for Granby Memorial High PERSONAL School • Father, Roderick, Sr., played in the NFL for the New York Giants • Named to the 2013 American Family Insurance All-USA Connecticut Football Team as an offensive lineman CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) • Earned All-Pequot Conference honors as a junior (2012) and senior (2013) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Served as team captain in 2013 and was the defensive MVP 2016 10/1 3 10 13 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-1 0-0 0 • Posted 105 career tackles, including 68 as a senior 2017 7/3 2 8 10 0/0 0.5-4 1.5-7 0-0 0 • Also had 34 career sacks, with 13 as a senior TOTAL 17/4 5 18 23 0/0 0.5-4 2.5-8 0-0 0 • Seventh-ranked overall recruit out of Connecticut

74 Lukas KOLTER 76 Jaylen LARRY OL • RS Junior • 6-4 • 315 • Cologne, Germany OL • Freshman • 6-3 • 275 • Pasadena, Calif. • Oaks Christian • Milford Academy 2017 2017 • Returned to the lineup as the starting left guard against Hawai’i (8/26) • Has not seen game action • Has started the last six games at right guard • Helped the Minutemen record a program-record 670 yards of offense, including 350 passing BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS yards and 320 rushing yards, against Georgia Southern (10/21) as UMass posted FBS-era • Attended Oaks Christian High School before completing a prep year at Milford Academy records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game. • Four-year letterwinner as a member of the offensive line • All-conference, all-city, all-district and all-region selection at left tackle 2016 • Team captain at Oaks Christian when squad went 11-1 during his senior year and advanced • Redshirted to the Pac-5 Division Quarterfinals

2015 • Appeared in seven games • Rushing attack averaged 142.2 ypg • Passing offense ranked No. 4 in the MAC at 257.5 ypg

2014 • Appeared in 11 games • The Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team • Helped create holes for the run game, which averaged 109.3 ypg • UMass ranked 10th in the FBS in passing during the regular season, averaging 311.8 ypg • Helped anchor the line as Blake Frohnapfel threw for a UMass-record 589 passing yards and five touchdowns against Bowling Green

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Second German national to play for the Minutemen, joining Fabian Hoeller (2013-16) • Played for the Cologne Crocodiles of the German Football League 2 • Three-year starter for the Crocodiles, who won national championships in 2011 and 2012 • Three-time all-state selection in 2010, 2011 and 2012

40 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 99 Logan LAURENT 32 Tyris LEBEAU K/P • RS Senior • 6-4 • 220 • Temecula, Calif. • Exeter (N.H.) S • Freshman • 6-1 • 210 • Montreal, Quebec • Vanier College 2017 2017 • Ray Guy Award Watch List candidate • First collegiate appearance included one tackle against Hawai’i (8/26) • Booted the ball six times for 275 punting yards (45.8 ypp) at Coastal Carolina, with two that • Did not appear at Coastal Carolina (9/2) due to injury traveled 50 or more yards • Posted three stops each against Old Dominion (9/9) and at Temple (9/15) • Sent a punt a career-long 60 yards against Old Dominion (9/9) as part of an eight punt, 352-yard outing (44.0 per attempt) that pushed him over 6,000 career punting yards BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Punted 10 times for 404 yards at Tennessee (9/23), with two downed for touchbacks and • Attended and played for Vanier College two dropped inside the Vols’ 20 yard line • Had a career-high 11 points via a pair of made field goals and personal-best five extra CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) points made against Ohio (9/30) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Surpassed 100 career points during the game against Ohio, as he reached the plateau with 2017 6/0 3 5 8 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 his first made extra point and went over 100 with his second field goal of the day CAREER HIGHS 2016 Tackles: 3, 2x, last at Temple (9/15/17) • Ray Guy Award Watch List candidate • Appeared in all 12 games as the team’s primary punter while handling a majority of the field goal duties 45 Malik LEE • 7-of-9 (77.8 percent) in field goal attempts with a long of 44 FB • Senior • 6-1 • 270 • Mashpee, Mass. • Mashpee • Cape Cod Tech • Dean College • Converted his final six field goal attempts of the year over the last four games of the sea- 2017 son, including 2-for-2 performances against Wagner (10/29) and at Hawai’i (11/26) • Hauled in a three-yard touchdown catch in the season-opener against Hawai’i (8/26) • Booted 62 punts for 2,582 yards with an average of 41.6 yards per punt and a long of 58 • Added a 17-yard reception for a first down against Ohio (9/30) • Dropped 18 of his punts inside the opposition’s 20 yard line • Helped block alongside the offensive line as UMass put up a program record 670 yards • Registered 13 punts of 50+ yards and 13 that were fair caught against Georgia Southern (10/21) and had one reception for 12 yards as UMass put up the most points in a quarter, half and game of the FBS era. 2015 • Appeared in all 12 games 2016 • Served as the team’s primary punter and placekicker • Appeared in 11 games • Ranked No. 3 in the MAC, averaging 42.2 yards per punt • Recorded two carries on the season • Recorded 13 punts of at least 50 yards, with a long of 56 • Caught a 22-yard reception at Old Dominion (10/7) • Converted 8 of 12 field goal attempts, with a long of 48 • Was perfect on all 25 PATs AT DEAN COLLEGE (2014-16) • Led the team in scoring with 49 points on the season • Spent the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons at Dean College

2014 HIGH SCHOOL • Served as the placekicker in five games • Split time between Mashpee High School and Cape Cod Tech • Ended the year 4-of-6 on field goals and 13-for-18 on extra points for 25 total points • Lettered in football, basketball and track and field • Was 2-for-2 on field goals and 4-of-5 on extra points against at Kent State • Rushed for 1,112 yards as a senior • Made a 31-yard field goal and converted three extra points versus Eastern Michigan • Two-time team captain and 2012 all-conference selection

2013 PERSONAL • Redshirted • Mother, Bianca Jackson, competed in track and field at Penn State CAREER STATISTICS (RUSHING) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG • Helped Exeter to the New Hampshire Division I Championship as a junior and senior 2016 12/0 2 0 2.0 0 1 • Made 41-of-42 extra points and four of his five field goal attempts in 2012 2017 7/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 • Also had 36-of-54 kickoffs result in touchbacks during his senior season TOTAL 19/1 2 0 2.0 0 1 CAREER STATISTICS (KICKING) CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) Year GP/GS FG-A PAT PTS KO-YDS KO AVG TB Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2013 --- Redshirted --- 2016 12/0 1 22 22.0 0 22 2014 5/0 4-6 13-18 25 0-0 0.0 0 2017 7/1 3 32 10.7 1 17 2015 12/0 8-12 25-25 49 1-62 62.0 0 TOTAL 19/1 4 54 13.5 1 22 2016 12/0 7-9 0-0 21 0-0 0.0 0 2017 7/0 2-2 12-13 18 0-0 0.0 0 CAREER HIGHS Totals 36/0 21-29 50-56 113 1-62 62.0 0 Receptions: 1, 4x, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Receiving Yards: 22, at Old Dominion (10/7/16) (one reception) CAREER STATISTICS (PUNTING) Touchdown Receptions: 1, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/27) YEAR GP/GS NO. YDS. AVG. LONG TB I20 50+ BLK Longest Reception: 22 yards, at Old Dominion (10/7/16) 2013 --- Redshirted --- Rushing Attempts: 2, vs. Wagner (10/29/16) 2014 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing Yards: 0, vs. Wagner (10/29/16) 2015 12/0 63 2660 42.2 56 5 15 13 0 Longest Rush: 1, vs. Wagner (10/29/16) 2016 12/0 62 2582 41.6 58 2 18 13 1 2017 7/0 36 1479 41.1 60 3 9 5 0 Totals 36/0 161 6721 41.7 60 10 42 31 1

CAREER HIGHS Points Scored: 11, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Field Goals Made: 2, 4x, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Field Goal Attempts: 2, 8x, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Longest Made Field Goal: 48, vs. Florida International (10/3/15) Longest Attempted Field Goal: 48, vs. Florida International (10/3/15) Punts Attempted: 12, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) (2nd-most in program history) Punt Yards: 547, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) (most in program history) Longest Punt: 60, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17)

41 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 25 Connor LEMIEUX 37 Andrew LIBBY WR • RS Senior • 6-0 • 200 • Fitchburg, Mass. • Fitchburg FB • Senior • 6-0 • 240 • Saco, Maine • Thornton Academy 2017 2017 • Returned to his role on special teams for the season-opener against Hawai’i (8/26) • Served as team’s holder and saw time with the punt and kickoff units vs. Hawai’i (8/26) • Continued to fill special teams responsibilities in each of the six games • Maintained his roles on special teams in each of the last three games

2016 2016 • Appeared in eight games as a special teams mainstay • Appeared in 12 games as a special teams mainstay on kickoff and punt coverage and return • Also served as the team’s holder and saw snaps at fullback 2015 • Recorded one tackle at Old Dominion (10/7) • Appeared in all 12 games • Finished with one reception for four yards 2015 • Appeared in all 12 games 2014 • Finished with four receptions for 23 yards • Did not compete • Had two catches for 17 yards vs. Bowling Green

2013 2014 • Redshirted • Appeared in 10 games • Rushed twice for three yards, caught five passes for 26 yards and returned six kickoffs total- BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS ing 100 yards • Played quarterback and wide receiver for Dan Walker at Fitchburg High School • Earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Threw for 1,063 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 678 yards and 13 touchdowns • Missed the bulk of his senior season due to injury before suffering a season-ending injury as a senior • Named the 2012 Maine Gatorade Football Player of the Year as a junior • Also a member of the track team • Led Thornton to the Class A State title in 2012 thanks in part to 1,091 yards and 23 touch- • Member of the Greater Fitchburg Track & Field Junior Olympic Team that won the 4x400- downs along with 98 tackles and six interceptions meter relay at the New England Junior Olympic Meet in 2013 CAREER STATISTICS (RUSHING) CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2014 10/0 2 3 1.5 0 3 2013 --- Redshirted --- 2015 12/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2014 --- Redshirted --- 2016 12/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2015 12/0 1 4 4.0 0 4 2017 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 8/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 41/0 2 3 1.5 0 3 2017 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 27/0 1 4 4.0 0 4 CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. CAREER HIGHS 2014 10/0 5 26 5.2 0 8 Receptions: 1, at Colorado (9/12/15) 2015 12/0 4 23 5.8 0 10 Receiving Yards: 4, at Colorado (9/12/15) 2016 12/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Longest Reception: 4, at Colorado (9/12/15) (from QB Ross Comis) 2017 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL 41/0 9 49 5.4 0 10

CAREER HIGHS Rushing 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: 17, at Bowling Green (10/10/15) Longest Reception: 10, at Bowling Green (10/10/15)

56 Zach LOANE DL • Freshman • 5-11 • 240 • The Woodlands, Texas • The Woodlands 2017 • Has not seen game action

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Two-year letterman in football and power lifting at The Woodlands High School • All-city and all-district defensive end • Team captain • Ranks second all-time at The Woodlands for career sacks and sacks in one season • Helped The Woodlands to a 15-1 record, district, division and region championships, and state runners-up finish at the 6A Division I level as a senior.

42 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 6 Tedrick LOWERY 29 Martin MANGRAM LB • Senior • 6-1 • 225 • Austin, Texas • Akins • Tyler Junior College CB • Sophomore • 5-11 • 190 • Buford, Ga. • Buford 2017 2017 • Made three assisted stops in his season debut against Hawai’i (8/26) • Appeared against Hawai’i (8/26) but did not record statistics • Added two tackles in his roles at linebacker and special team against Old Dominion (9/9) • Had a special teams tackle at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Provided a season-best four tackles at Temple (9/15) 2016 2016 • Appeared in 12 games and recorded 10 tackles • Stared the eight games he appeared in at outside linebacker • Season high four tackles came at Troy (11/5) • Missed four games due to injury • Totaled 37 tackles with two for a loss of 11 yards BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Recorded 11 tackles at No. 25 Florida (9/3) • Lettered three times as a running back, fullback, safety and cornerback at Buford High School • Logged one sack for a loss of seven yards in the win over FIU (9/17) as part of an eight-tackle • Won Georgia state championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and finished runners up in 2015 outing that also included a pass breakup • Finished his senior season with a 13-2 record • Produced nine stops, including an assisted TFL, at Mississippi State (9/24) • Collected George All-State First Team and Region 8A Player of the Year • Team captain and MVP as a senior AT TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (2014-15) • Earned National Honor Society, United States Marine Corps Science Scholar and AP Scholar. • Appeared in seven games and logged 42 tackles with two sacks and two interceptions as • Graduated from Buford High School with honors a sophomore at Tyler Junior College in 2015 • Also held offers from Appalachian State, Army, Colorado State, East Carolina, Illinois, Iowa, • Had 13 tackles, with two tackles for loss, one interception and one fumble recovery in 2014 Iowa State, Miami (Ohio), Middle Tennessee State, Northwestern, Syracuse, Troy, Wake Forest and Western Kentucky BEFORE COLLEGE • Four-year letter winner in football and basketball at Akins High School PERSONAL • Two-time captain and three-time team MVP for football • Father, Tony, played football at Georgia while his uncle, Jeff, did so at Syracuse • First-team all-state defense, all-district MVP (offense), and all-district defense (safety) as a senior CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) • Selected all-district and all-state at running back and safety Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2016 12/0 5 5 10 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) 2017 7/0 0 2 2 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD TOTAL 19/0 5 7 12 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2016 8/8 13 23 36 0/1 0.0-0 1.0-4 0-0 2 2017 5/0 5 6 11 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 CAREER HIGHS TOTAL 13/8 18 29 47 0/1 0.0-0 1.0-4 0-0 2 Tackles: 4, at Troy (11/5/16)

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 11, at #25 Florida (9/3/16) 46 Cole MCCUBREY TFLs: 1.0, vs. FIU (9/17/16) LB • Freshman • 6-1 • 235 • Boylston, Mass. • Tahanto Sacks: 1.0, vs. FIU (9/17/16) 2017 Fumbles Recovered: 1, at Hawai’i (11/26/16) • Made one stop on special teams at Coastal Carolina (9/2) in his UMass debut Passes Breakups: 1, vs. FIU (9/17/16) • Forced a fumble on special teams during a return and tallied three tackles at Temple (9/15) • Totaled two stops - both on special teams - against Ohio (9/30) • Tied a career high with three tackles and forced his second fumble of the year against 40 Jon LUCIER Georgia Southern (10/21) TE • RS Junior • 6-6 • 240 • Holden, Mass. • Wachusett Regional 2017 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Has not seen game action • Graduated Tahanto High School and also attended West Boylston High School • Three-time all-conference honoree 2016 • Also won all-city, all-district, all-region and all-state twice • Did not see game action • Posted more than 2,200 rushing yards and 130 tackles as a two-way player during his se- nior year, when Tahanto was the Central Mass Division 4 Champion and reached the state 2015 semifinals • Did not see game action • Holds the Tahanto records for rushing yards, touchdowns and tackles • Team captain as a senior 2014 • Earned four letters in football, three in track and field and two in basketball • Redshirted • Member of the National Honor Society • Was a champion in the shot put and discus HIGH SCHOOL • Lettered as a tight end and wide receiver at Wachusett Regional High School CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) • Team captain as a senior; Wachusett All-Star selection Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • As a member of the track and field team, won a league title in the javelin and won a bronze 2017 6/0 7 3 10 1/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 medal in the triple jump at the district championships CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 16 Keith LYNCH Fumbles Forced: 1, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) WR • Freshman • 6-1 • 200 • Lowell, Mass. • Lowell 2017 • Has not seen game action

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Played for John Florence at Lowell High School • Two-time all-conference honoree • MVC Offensive Player of the Year • Owns Lowell High School records for most receiving touchdowns and most receiving yards in a single game • Had 66 catches for 1,066 yards as a junior and 59 grabs for 1,225 yards as a senior • Also an all-conference standout in basketball

43 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 27 Jesse MONTEIRO 16 Micah MOREL S • RS Senior • 5-10 • 190 • Brockton, Mass. • Tabor Academy S • RS Sophomore • 5-11 • 200 • Brockton, Mass. • Brockton • Milford Academy (N.Y.) 2017 2017 • Had six total tackles against Hawai’i (8/26), including a fourth down assisted sack of Rainbow • Saw time vs. Hawai’i (8/26) and at Coastal Carolina (9/2) opener but did not record statistics Warriors quarterback Dru Brown • Injured during the game at Coastal Carolina, did not play vs. Old Dominion (9/9), Temple • Earned seven stops, split between his role in the secondary and on special teams, at Coastal (9/15), Tennessee (9/23), Ohio (9/30) or Georgia Southern (10/21) Carolina (9/2) • Added a five-tackle outing against Old Dominion (9/9) and added seven at Temple (9/15) 2016 • Notched 1.5 TFLs for five yards lost, including an assisted sack, among six total takedowns • Appeared in eight games against Ohio (9/30) • Tallied his lone tackle at Old Dominion (10/7)

2016 2015 • Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team • Did not compete • Appeared in 12 games, starting eight at safety • Second on the team in tackles with 73, including 45 unassisted BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Logged 5.5 tackles for a loss of 18 yards and had four pass breakups • Attended Milford Academy in 2014, where he had 24 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 5.5 TFL and an • Set season high with 11 tackles vs. Mississippi State (9/24), including one tackle for a loss interception • Matched season high with another 11-tackle performance against Louisiana Tech (10/15), • Played defensive back, quarterback, running back and wide receiver at Brockton High School which included an assisted TFL, and had one pass breakup • ESPN Boston 2012 MIAA All-State Team • Posted seven stops, including an eight-yard TFL, at Troy (11/5) • 2012 ESPN Boston Preseason All-State selection • Ended the season with eight stops, including a four-year TFL, at Hawai’i (11/26) CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) 2015 Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Appeared in 12 games, starting three 2015 --- Redshirted --- • Finished with 41 tackles and one fumble recovery 2016 9/0 1 0 1 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Started the final three games of the year 2017 2/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Led the team with 12 stops in the season finale against Buffalo TOTAL 11/0 1 0 1 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Also had eight tackles vs. Eastern Michigan and Miami

2014 3 Lee MOSES • Appeared in 12 games, totaling nine tackles S • Junior • 5-11 • 200 • Warwick, R.I. • Bishop Hendricken • Accrued nine tackles over 12 appearances as a reserve in the secondary and member of 2017 special teams • Opened the season with eight stops and a pass breakup against Hawai’i (8/26) • Totaled two tackles against Eastern Michigan • Added three tackles at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Totaled five tackles and a pass breakup against Old Dominion (9/9) 2013 • Defended one pass and made two tackles at Temple (9/15) • Redshirted • Did not play against Ohio (9/30) due to injury • Returned to the field against Georgia Southern (10/21) and picked off his first collegiate CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) pass alongside two tackles Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2014 11/0 1 8 9 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2016 2015 12/3 19 22 41 0/1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team 2016 12/8 45 28 73 0/0 0.5-2 5.5-18 0-0 4 • Appeared in 11 games, starting nine 2017 7/7 20 19 39 1/0 1.0-4 3.5-9 0-0 0 • Recorded 44 tackles and one tackle for a loss of three yards TOTAL 42/18 85 77 162 1/1 1.5-6 9.0-27 0-0 4 • Had six pass breakups • Tallied six stops, including an assisted TFL, and a pass breakup against Boston College (9/10) CAREER HIGHS • Earned seven tackles with a pass breakup against FIU (9/17) Tackles: 12, at Buffalo (11/27/15) • Season high eight tackles came at Mississippi State (9/24) TFLs: 1.5, twice, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) • Added a seven-takedown outing, including five solo stops, at South Carolina (10/22) Sacks: 0.5, 3x, last vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Pass Breakups: 1, 4x, last vs. Wagner (10/29/16) 2015 Fumbles Forced: 1, at Tennessee (9/23/17) • Appeared in seven games Fumbles Recovered: 1, at Eastern Michigan (11/14/15) • Finished with seven tackles • Had a career-best three stops against Miami (Ohio) MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 10+ Tackle Games: 3, last vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) (11 tackles) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Played at Bishop Hendricken High School for head coach Keith Croft • Helped Bishop Hendricken to four Rhode Island State Championship Titles (2011-14) • Two-time selection to the American Family Insurance All-USA Rhode Island Football Team (2013, 2014) and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2014 • 2014 Providence Journal First-Team All-State at wide receiver • All-Division I at defensive back • Finished his prep career with 194 total tackles and nine interceptions in 34 games

CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PBU 2015 7/0 2 5 7 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2016 11/9 25 19 44 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0-0 6 2017 6/6 14 8 22 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-5 3 TOTAL 24/15 41 32 73 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 1-5 9

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8, twice, last vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) TFLs: 0.5, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) Pass Breakups: 1, 9x, last at Temple (9/15/17) Interceptions: 1, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Interception Return Yards: 5, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17)

44 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 51 Seamus MURRAY 36 Nick OREKOYA OL • RS Sophomore • 5-11 • 225 • Hyannis, Mass. • Barnstable RB • Sophomore • 5-10 210 • Billerica, Mass. • Everett • Avon Old Farms 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Rushed once for four yards, caught a two-yard pass and made one special teams tackle against Hawai’i (8/26) 2016 • Added a two-yard carry at Costal Carolina (9/2) • Did not compete • Set career bests with 56 all-purpose yards on a 23-yard run and 33-yard reception against Old Dominion (9/9) 2015 • Recorded his first collegiate touchdown on a 10-yard grab at Temple (9/9) and added 29 • Did not compete rushing yards when he recovered a Ross Comis fumble • Rushed nine times for 49 yards (5.4 ypc), including three for first downs, against Georgia 2014 Southern (10/21) • Redshirted 2016 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Appeared in seven games, mainly on special teams • Helped the Barnstable High School team to a 10-2 record and first place in its division • Recorded five tackles and one reception for three yards • Lettered in football and wrestling • First career tackle came at Old Dominion (10/7) • National Honor Society member • Season high three tackles came at Hawai’i (11/26), when he had his one reception

PERSONAL BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Older brother, Owen, played football at Stonehill College • Lettered in football and track and field for Everett High School before taking a postgraduate year at Avon Old Farms • Three-time all-conference honoree as a defensive back, two-time honoree at running back 17 Chinedu OGBONNA • As a senior, team was league champions with a 9-2 record the culminated in a trip to the LB • Freshman • 6-2 • 215 • Marietta, Ga. • Wheeler state championship game 2017 • Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team • Appeared in his first collegiate game against Hawai’i (8/26) but did not record statistics • Made two tackles while splitting time between linebacker and special teams at Coastal CAREER STATISTICS (RUSHING) Carolina (9/2) Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. • Posted a special teams tackle against Old Dominion (9/9) 2016 8/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 • Provided three tackles, including an assisted sack, against Ohio (9/30) 2017 7/0 12 107 8.9 0 23 TOTAL 15/0 12 107 8.9 0 23 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Attended Wheeler High School and played for Michael Collins CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) • Also held offers from Indiana, Minnesota and Tennessee, among others Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. 2016 8/0 1 3 3.0 0 3 CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) 2017 7/0 3 43 14.3 1 28 Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD TOTAL 15/0 4 46 11.5 1 28 2017 7/0 2 5 7 0/0 0.5-0 0.5-0 0-0 0 CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) CAREER HIGHS Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD Tackles: 3, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) 2016 8/0 3 2 5 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 TFLs: 0.5, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) 2017 7/0 2 1 3 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 Sacks: 0.5, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) TOTAL 15/0 5 3 8 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

CAREER HIGHS 89 Patrick O’REILLY, IV Rushing Attempts: 9, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) WR • RS Freshman • 6-3 • 210 • Franklin, Mass. • Franklin Rushing Yards: 49, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 2017 Longest Rush: 23, at Temple (9/15/17) • Made first career appearance against Old Dominion (9/9) Receptions: 2, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) Receiving Yards: 33, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) 2016 Longest Reception: 28, vs. Old Dominion (9/9/17) • Redshirted Touchdown Receptions: 1, at Temple (9/15/17) Tackles: 3 at Hawai’i (11/26/16) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Participated in football, basketball and baseball at Franklin High School • Team captain in basketball and baseball • Four-year honor roll student

PERSONAL • Nephew of former Bills linebacker Thomas Doctor

45 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 6 Sadiq PALMER 96 Mario PATTON WR • Sophomore • 6-2 • 195 • Red Bank, N.J. • Red Bank Regional DL • RS Sophomore • 6-1 • 315 • Cleveland Heights, Ohio • Cleveland Heights 2017 2017 • Hauled in three passes for 53 yards against Hawai’i (8/26), including a 33-yard catch and run • Broke up one Hawai’i pass attempt during the season-opener on Aug. 26 • Caught two balls for 22 yards at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Added another pass breakup at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Added five receptions for 47 yards against Old Dominion (9/9) • Assisted on two tackles, including a combined TFL, at Tennessee (9/23) • Recorded his first collegiate game of 100 or more receiving yards with 117 over a career-high seven receptions at Temple (9/15) 2016 • Had a three catch, 43 yard outing at Tennessee (9/23), which included a 13-yard toe-drag • Appeared in 12 games touchdown • Recorded 12 tackles, including a two-yard sack • Season high four tackles - including a sack - came vs. Boston College (9/10) 2016 • Broke up one pass and added a tackle in the win over FIU (9/17) • Appeared in nine games at wide receiver • Had back-to-back two-stop games at Mississippi State (9/24) and against Tulane (10/1) • Caught nine passes covering 100 yards and took one in for a touchdown • Rushed twice for 17 yards and one touchdown 2015 • First career catch went for a 19 yard score at Mississippi State (9/24) • Redshirted • Hauled in a 23 yard grab against Tulane (10/1) • Recorded three catches for 17 yards and a rush of 13 yards vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Added two receptions for 21 yards in the win over Wagner (10/29) • Posted 24 tackles, with six TFL in 2014 • Team MVP and team captain as a senior BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Earned 2014 Northeast Lakes All-District Team special mention honors • All-Shore, all-conference, all-region honoree for Red Bank Regional High School • Played for head coach Jeff Rotsky • As a senior, team collected an 11-1 record, winning a B-North Divisional title and a third- place league finish CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) • Scored 1,000 points on the basketball court Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Honor roll student 2015 --- Redshirted --- 2016 12/0 5 7 12 0/0 1.0-2 1.0-2 0-0 1 CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) 2017 7/0 2 3 5 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0-0 2 Year GP/GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. TOTAL 19/0 7 10 17 0/0 1.0-2 1.5-3 0-0 3 2016 10/0 9 100 11.1 1 23 2017 7/6 24 331 13.8 1 33 CAREER HIGHS TOTAL 17/6 33 431 13.1 2 33 Tackles: 4, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) TFLs: 1.0, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) CAREER HIGHS Sacks: 1.0, vs. Boston College (9/10/16) Receptions: 7, at Temple (9/15/17) Pass Breakups: 1, twice, last vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) Receiving Yards: 117, at Temple (9/15/17) Touchdown Receptions: 1, 2x, last at Tennessee (9/23/17) Longest Reception: 33, 2x, last at Temple (9/15/17) 19 Avien PEAH Rushing Attempts: 1, twice, last at Troy (11/5/16) TE/FB • RS Freshman • 6-2 • 260 • Providence, R.I. • La Salle Academy Rushing Yards: 13, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) 2017 Rushing Touchdowns: 1, at Troy (11/5/16) • Made first collegiate appearance against Hawai’i (8/26) Longest Rush: 13, vs. Louisiana Tech (10/15/16) • Mainly lines up in blocking position on special teams

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS 2016 Games with 100+ Receiving Yards: 1, at Temple (9/15/17) • Redshirted Games with 100+ All-Purpose Yards: 1, at Temple (9/15/17) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Two-time all-conference and all-state selection for La Salle Academy • Led his team to a state championship with a 9-2 record • Providence Journal All-State team, All-Division Hometown Hero and American Family Insur- ance All-USA Rhode Island Team • Also lettered in basketball (center) and track and field (shot put)

CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) YEAR GP/GS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LG. 2016 --- Redshirted --- 2017 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0

91 Alex PIECHOCKI DL • Freshman • 6-5 • 255 • Attica, N.Y. • Attica 2017 • Has not seen game action

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Letterman at defensive end and running back for Attica High School • 2016 all-state selection and two-time all-league honoree • 2016 team captain while rushing for 20 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards

46 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 28 Jackson PORTER 61 Joe PREVITE CB • RS Senior • 6-1 • 200 • Ellicott City, Md. • Mt. Hebron DL • RS Sophomore • 6-2 • 265 • Brockton, Mass. • Brockton • Northfield Mt. Hermon 2017 2017 • Broke up one pass each during the season-opener against Hawai’i (8/26) and at Coastal • Assisted on four tackles during the season-opener vs. Hawai’i (8/26) and added three more Carolina (9/2) combined stops against Old Dominion (9/9) • Added his third pass breakup of the season and totaled three tackles against Old • Provided three tackles, including an assisted TFL, at Tennessee (9/23) Dominion (9/9) • Provided three pass breakups and as many tackles against Ohio (9/30) 2016 • Appeared in eight games, starting four on the defensive line 2016 • Missed time due to injury • Appeared in 10 games, starting five at cornerback • Recorded 22 tackles, including four unassisted and 4.5 TFLs of 12 yards • Recorded 26 total tackles, including 18 unassisted and 0.5 TFL of one yard • His tackles, TFL and sack numbers all reset his single-season personal bests • Set a season high with five tackles came at No. 25 Florida (9/3) • Posted five tackles, including an assisted TFL, against Boston College (9/10) • Matched his season best with five takedowns, including an assisted TFL, against Louisiana • Recovered a fumble and had a TFL among three tackles in the win over FIU (9/17) Tech (10/15) • Notched six tackles at Old Dominion (10/7), including 1.5 sacks among 3.0 TFLs totaling • Totaled a pair of pass breakups and four tackles in the win over Wagner (10/29) nine yards lost • Added a pass breakup and two tackles at BYU (11/19) 2015 2015 • Appeared in seven games • Appeared in 10 games • Finished with three tackles, including one TFL and one sack • Finished with two tackles • Sack came against Temple

2014 2014 • Appeared in 11 games, starting one • Redshirted • Finished the year with 41 tackles, with two interceptions and one touchdown • Started the season opener, making eight stops against Boston College BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Added seven tackles against Colorado and six more at Vanderbilt • Attended Northfield Mount Hermon for a post-graduate year • Returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown against Kent State • An all-Massachusetts defensive line selection as a senior at Brockton High School • Four-year starter at Brockton, where he posted 50 tackles as a senior 2013 • Earned Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors in 2012, along with ESPN • Redshirted Boston All-State honors

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) • Three-year selection to the All-Howard County Team as a wide receiver and defensive back Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Tallied 100 tackles as a senior with four interceptions, including one returned for a 2015 7/0 1 2 3 0/0 1.0-3 1.0-3 0-0 0 touchdown 2016 8/4 4 18 22 0/1 1.5-6 4.5-12 0-0 0 • Participated as a sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter dashes 2017 7/7 5 10 15 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0-0 0 • An all-county selection in track and field; held the Mt. Hebron records in the 55, 100, 200 TOTAL 22/11 10 30 40 0/1 2.5-9 6.0-16 0-0 0 and 300 meter dashes upon graduation • An honor roll student who also spent time volunteering as a camp counselor over the CAREER HIGHS summer and with Meals on Wheels Tackles: 6, at Old Dominion (10/7/16) TFLs: 3.0, at Old Dominion (10/7/16) CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) Sacks: 1.5, at Old Dominion (10/7/16) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. FIU (9/17/16) 2013 --- Redshirted --- 2014 11/8 21 20 41 0/0 0.0-0 1.0-2 2-65 4 2015 10/0 1 1 2 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 55 James REILLY 2016 10/5 18 8 26 0/0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0-0 4 OL • RS Freshman • 6-3 • 290 • Norwell, Mass. 2017 6/0 6 3 9 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 6 Norwell • Fork Union Military Academy (Va.) TOTAL 37/13 46 32 78 0/0 0.0-0 1.5-3 2-65 14 2017 • Made his first appearance at Coastal Carolina (9/2) CAREER HIGHS • Is a reserve offensive lineman who also plays on special teams Tackles: 8 (2-6), vs. Boston College (9/6/14) TFLs: 0.5, vs. Bowling Green (9/27/14) HIGH SCHOOL Interceptions: 1, twice, last at Kent State (10/11/14) • Spent post-graduate year at Fork Union Military Academy under head coach John Shuman Interception Return Yards: 34, at Kent State (10/11/14) • Graduated from Norwell High School Interceptions Returned For A Touchdown: 1, at Kent State (10/11/14) Pass Breakups: 3, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) PERSONAL • Father, Steve, played football at Michigan

47 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 87 Travis REYNOLDS 9 Isaiah RODGERS TE • Junior • 6-5 • 255 • Brisbane, Australia • Alexandra Hills State CB • Sophomore • 5-10 • 175 • Tampa, Fla. • Blake 2017 2017 • Started at tight end opposite Adam Breneman but did not record statistics in the season- • Picked off Hawai’i quarterback Dru Brown and had six total tackles against the Rainbow opener against Hawai’i (8/26) Warriors (8/26) • Hauled in one pass for 15 yards gained at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Accumulated 149 all-purpose yards (145 kick return, four punt return) and had seven tackles • Made one catch for five yards as a starter in a two-tight end set at Tennessee (9/23) at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Broke up one pass and had three tackles against Old Dominion (9/9) 2016 • Posted seven solo tackles, including a five-yard TFL, broke up one pass and blocked a field • Appeared in 10 games and started five in the two tight end formation goal at Temple (9/15) • Primarily served as a blocking tight end, but also hauled in six receptions for 61 yards on • Broke up a pair of passes and made four tackles at Tennessee (9/23) the year, with a long of 23 yards • First career grab went for 23 yards at Old Dominion (10/7) 2016 • Season high two receptions for 15 yards came at Troy (11/5) • Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team • Appeared 11 games and started eight at cornerback 2015 • Saw extensive time on the special teams unit as a kick and punt returner • Did not compete • 23rd in the nation in kick return yardage (733) and 42nd in yards per kick return (23.6) • Recorded 40 total tackles, with 21 unassisted and 0.5 TFLs of two yards BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Had two interceptions for 36 total return yards • Played one season of American rules football for the Bayside Club, focusing at tight end • Broke up three passes and made four tackles in the win over FIU (9/17) • Played Australian rules football, with strong punting skills • Tallied six stops, broke up one pass and blocked an extra point at Old Dominion (10/7) • Notched three tackles, forced a fumble and recovered the loose ball for a six-yard gain and CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) broke up a pass at South Carolina (10/22) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG • Set a single-game career high with nine tackles, including an assisted TFL, and picked off 2015 --- Did not compete --- one pass in the win over Wagner (10/29) 2016 12/5 6 61 10.2 0 23 • Returned an interception 36 yards and made two takedowns at Troy (11/5) 2017 7/3 2 20 10.0 0 15 TOTAL 19/8 8 81 10.1 0 23 HIGH SCHOOL • Three-time football and two-time track and field letterman for Blake High School CAREER HIGHS • As a senior, averaged 17.2 yards per reception while recording 10 touchdowns; four inter- Receptions: 2, twice, last at Troy (11/5/16) ceptions (one score), 34 tackles and four blocked field goals Receiving Yards: 23, at Old Dominion (10/7/16) • Two-time all-conference honoree Longest Reception: 23, at Old Dominion (10/7/16) • Selected to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game • Finished four in the 400 meters and fifth as a member of the 4x400-meter relay (anchor leg) 43 Brian ROBERTS, JR. at the state championships CB • Freshman • 6-0 • 195 • Middleburg, Fla. • Trinity Christian Academy CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) 2017 Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PBU • Has not seen game action 2016 11/8 21 19 40 1/1 0.0-0 0.5-2 2-36 9 2017 7/7 19 10 29 1/0 0.0-0 1.0-5 1-0 7 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS TOTAL 18/15 40 29 69 2/1 0.0-0 1.5-7 3-36 16 • Four-year letterman at Trinity Christian Academy • Was a 3A first team all-state selection CAREER STATISTICS (KICK RETURN) • Team captain in 2016 Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG • Has 63 tackles, including 11 sacks, as a senior at Trinity Christian Academy 2016 11/8 31 733 23.6 0 51 • Helped Trinity Christian Academy win the 3A state championship all four seasons, with 2017 7/7 10 209 20.9 0 28 victories over Clearwater Central Catholic (2013), American Heritage (2014, ‘15) and TOTAL 18/15 41 942 23.0 0 51 Chaminade-Madonna (2016) • Trinity Christian went 48-6 overall during his four seasons competing with the team CAREER HIGHS • Posted 2.0 sacks for 11 yards lost among three total tackles in the 2015 state championship Tackles: 9, vs. Wagner (10/29/16) victory over American Heritage, 30-3 TFLs: 1.0, at Temple (9/15/17) • Also lettered twice in track and field competing in the 100m, 4x100 and the high jump Fumbles Forced: 1, twice, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) • Holds the school record in the 100m at 10.7 seconds and finished third in the state in the Fumbles Recovered: 1, at South Carolina (10/21/16) 4x100 as a senior Interceptions: 1, 3x, last vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) Pass Breakups: 3, vs. FIU (9/17/16) Kickoff Returns: 9, vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) 86 Elijah ROBINSON Kickoff Return Yards: 182, vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) WR • RS Freshman • 6-1 • 170 • Montclair, N.J. • Montclair Longest Kickoff Return: 51 yards, at BYU (11/19/16) 2017 Punt Returns: 3, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) • Has not seen game action Punt Return Yards: 4, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) Longest Punt Return: 2, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) 2016 • Redshirted MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Games With 100+ Kickoff Return Yards: 5, last at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) (145 yards) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS Games With 100+ All-Purpose Yards: 5, last at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) (149 yards) • Two-time football letterman and team captain for Montclair High School • As a senior, recorded 12 touchdowns on 31 catches for 726 yards while breaking the school record for single-season receiving touchdowns • Two-time all-conference, all-city, all-district and all-county honoree; added all-state honors as a senior

48 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 49 Jeremy RODRIGUEZ 23 Michael SCHREINER LB • RS Junior • 6-1 • 235 • Hillsdale, N.J. • Pope John • East Coast Prep (Mass.) K/P • RS Freshman • 6-0 • 230 • Webster, N.Y. • Thomas 2017 2017 • Had one assisted tackle against Hawai’i (8/26) and a solo stop at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Handled kickoff duties and extra points in his first career appearance, knocking through all • Did not play against Old Dominion (9/3), Temple (9/15), Tennessee (9/23), Ohio (9/30) or five of his XPs against Hawai’i (8/26) Georgia Southern (10/21) due to injury • Is 13-of-14 on extra points

2016 2016 • Appeared in 12 games as a special teams mainstay • Redshirted • Recorded 10 tackles, all on special teams • Totaled a pair of tackles each against No. 25 Florida (9/3), FIU (9/17) and Louisiana Tech BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS (10/15) • Football and basketball letterman for Euclid High School • Team captain and MVP as a senior 2015 • Recorded 39 tackles, four sacks and six deflections, leading his team to a 10-3 record • Appeared in11 games • Finished with one tackle CAREER STATISTICS (KICKING) Year GP/GS FG-A PAT PTS KO-YDS KO AVG TB 2014 2016 --- Redshirted --- • Redshirted 2017 6/0 0-4 13-14 13 36-1974 54.8 3

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS CAREER HIGHS • Played for Pope John High School in New Jersey before taking a post-graduate year at East Points: 5, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) (5-5 XP) Coast Prep in Great Barrington, Mass. Extra Point Attempted: 5, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) (5-of-5) • Had 27 tackles and three sacks over 12 games in 2013 with ECP Extra Points Made: 5, vs. Hawai’i (8/26/17) (5-of-5) • Logged a fumble recovery and an interception return for a touchdown in the NJAC Division Field Goals Attempted: 1, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) Championship title game at Pope John • Played in the 2013 Robeson All-Star Football Classic 11 Zak SIMON CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) WR • Freshman • 5-10 • 180 • Temecula, Calif. • Temecula Valley Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2017 2014 --- Redshirted --- • Has not seen game action 2015 11/0 0 1 1 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2016 12/0 3 7 10 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS 2017 2/0 1 1 2 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Attended Temecula Valley High School, where he was a two-year letterman TOTAL 25/0 4 9 13 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 • Two-time first team all-league player • Posted 1,834 all-purpose yards on his career, including 1,086 receiving, 322 rushing, 295 CAREER HIGHS kick return, 116 punt return and 15 interception return yards Tackles: 2, vs. FIU (9/17/16) • Also competed in basketball

33 Mike RUANE LB • Freshman • 5-11 • 235 • Middletown, N.J. • Rumson-Fair Haven 2017 • Saw time on special teams at Coastal Carolina (9/2)

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Two-time team captain for Rumson-Fair Haven • Two-time all-state, all-region and all-conference selection • Paced squad to four state titles during his tenure

CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2014 4/0 1 0 1 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17)

14 Victor SANTIAGO WR/ATH • Freshman • 5-9 • 165 • Bethlehem, Pa. • Liberty • Milford Academy 2017 • Has not seen game action

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Had 50 receptions, 567 yards and one touchdown during his prep year at Milford Academy

49 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 24 Charan SINGH 57 Ray THOMAS-ISHMAN, SR. S • RS Junior • 6-1 • 190 • Murrysville, Pa. • Franklin Regional OL • Sophomore • 6-5 • 350 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Simon Gratz 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Lost 42 pounds since the 2016 season and dropped to his current playing weight (350) • Is still the largest offensive lineman on the team by 20 pounds (Derek Dumais, 330) 2016 • Started at left tackle in each of the seven games this season • Appeared in nine games as a member of the secondary, starting one • Helped the Minutemen record a program-record 670 yards of offense, including 350 passing • Recorded 28 tackles, including 10 unassisted takedowns yards and 320 rushing yards, against Georgia Southern (10/21) as UMass posted FBS-era • Tallied six tackles at Old Dominion (10/7) records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game. • Earned five stops against Louisiana Tech (10/15) • Added another five-tackle game in the win over Wagner (10/29) 2016 • Season-high seven tackles came at Troy (11/5) • Started in all 12 games, 11 at LG and one at LT • Blocked for the UMass offense that averaged 23.3 points, 99.5 rushing yards and 256.7 2015 passing yards per game with 27 passing and 10 rushing touchdowns scored • Appeared in eight games, starting five • Logged 45 tackles, with three TFL, one sack, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS fumble recovery • Lettered in football and track and field at Simon Gratz High School • Recorded a career-best 10 stops in back-to-back games against Toledo and Ball State • Two-time football team captain • First career sack came at Ball State • Led team to a 12-3 record as a senior with a league title • Added eight tackles against Kent State • Three-time all-city honoree • Recorded a career-best shot put of 50 feet 2014 • Four-time member of school’s honor roll • Redshirted PERSONAL BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • High school teammate of current Minuteman Charly Timite • Played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at Franklin Regional High School • All-conference selection as a quarterback and defensive back • Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 94 Charly TIMITE Terrific 25 squad DL • RS Freshman • 6-3 • 275 • Philadelphia, Pa. • Simon Gratz • Threw for 996 yards and 13 touchdowns, while running for 776 and seven touchdowns as 2017 a senior • Made his first collegiate appearance against Hawai’i (8/26) and had two solo stops at Coastal • Also played wide receiver as a junior, where he caught 28 passes for 476 yards and five Carolina (9/2) touchdowns • Had 44 career tackles with seven interceptions and two forced fumbles 2016 • Also played point guard on the basketball team • Redshirted

CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD • Lettered in football for Simon Gratz High School 2014 --- Redshirted --- • Led team to a 12-3 record as a senior with a league title 2015 8/5 15 30 45 1/1 1.0-8 3.0-13 0-0 1 • All-city honoree 2016 9/1 10 18 28 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 2017 0/0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 PERSONAL TOTAL 17/6 25 48 73 1/1 1.0-8 3.0-13 0-0 1 • High school teammate of current Minuteman Ray Thomas-Ishman, Sr.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Tackles: 10 (3-7), twice, last at Ball State (10/31/15) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD TFLs: 1.5, vs. Kent State (10/17/15) 2016 --- Redshirted --- Sacks: 1.0 (1-0), at Ball State (10/31/15) 2017 6/0 2 2 4 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 Fumbles Forced: 1, at Ball State (10/31/15) Fumbles Recovered: 1, at Ball State (10/31/15) CAREER HIGHS Pass Breakups: 1, at Ball State (10/31/15) Tackles: 2, at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17)

18 Xavier STEELE 58 Adam TUCKER CB • Freshman • 5-11 • 190 • Hemet, Calif. • Orange Luthern LB • RS Freshman • 6-1 • 205 • Marshfield, Mass. • Boston College HS 2017 2017 • Made his first appearance as a Minuteman at Tennessee (9/23) with one special teams tackle • Has not seen game action • Had three tackles after he was pressed into cornerback duties against Ohio (9/30) due to injuries to Lee Moses and Isaiah Rodgers. 2016 • Redshirted the season BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Four-year letterman in football at Orange Lutheran High School BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Also lettered three times in track, twice in basketball and once in volleyball • Three-time football and basketball letterman for Boston College High School • Two-time all-conference honoree CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE) Year GP/GS UT AT TT FF/FR SACKS TFL INT-YDS PD 2017 3/0 3 1 4 0/0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 47 Jovohn TUCKER WR • Freshman • 5-8 • 165 • Stanton, Calif. • St. John Bosco CAREER HIGHS 2017 Tackles: 3, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) • Has not seen game action

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS 48 Joseph TAVARES • Played scholastically at St. John Bosco CB • Freshman • 5-9 • 190 • Amherst, Mass. • Amherst Regional 2017 • Has not seen game action

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Lettered in football and track and field at Amherst Regional High School • Two-time all-conference honoree • State and New England champion as a sprinter 50 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 80 Patrick VOLCY 50 Mike YERARDI WR • Freshman • 6-2 • 210 • Naples, Fla. • Golden Gate OL • RS Sophomore • 6-4 • 315 • Cohasset, Mass. • Cohasset • Suffield Academy 2017 2017 • Has not seen game action • Saw snaps on the offensive line during the season-opener against Hawai’i (8/26), at Coastal Carolina (9/2), against Old Dominion (9/9), at Tennessee (9/23) and vs. Ohio (9/30) BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Helped the Minutemen record a program-record 670 yards of offense, including 350 passing • Football and basketball letterman for Golden Gate High School yards and 320 rushing yards, against Georgia Southern (10/21) as UMass posted FBS-era • Team captain and offensive MVP as a senior records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game. • Three-time all-conference, all-city and all-district honoree • Recorded 17 receptions for 287 yards and three scores as a senior 2016 • Totaled 51 receptions for 945 yards and 10 TDs in his career • Did not compete

2015 92 Caeleb WASHINGTON • Redshirted DL • Freshman • 6-1 • 250 • Melbourne, Fla. • Melbourne • Georgia Prep 2017 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Has not seen game action • Played for head coach Drew Gamere at Suffield Academy • Recorded 38 tackles and three sacks as a senior, with 43 tackles and six sacks as a junior BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Named first-team all-state, all-area, all-region, all-county and all-conference in 2014 as Suf- • Two-year letterman as a defensive end and defensive tackle at Melbourne High School field won the state championship • Was a team captain and the squad’s MVP • Led his team to a 9-0 record in 2013, averaging over 260 rushing ypg • Earned all-conference honors during his year at Georgia Prep • State champion wrestler and played lacrosse at Suffield • Helped Georgia Prep go 8-2 overall with 20 sacks on the season • Earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors at Cohasset High School • Worked as a volunteer for the National Braille Press, which promotes literacy for blind children 78 David WEINSTOCK OL • Freshman • 6-1 • 320 • Hamburg, Germany • IMG Academy 92 Theo YONGUE 2017 K • RS Junior • 5-8 • 160 • Nyack, N.Y. • Nyack • Has not seen game action 2017 • Has not seen game action BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Graduate of IMG Academy 2016 • Two-time HAMJAM honoree • Did not compete 13 Randall WEST 2015 • Redshirted QB • RS Sophomore • 6-4 • 235 • Moorestown, N.J. • Lawrenceville School 2017 BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Made an appearance but did not attempt a pass against Georgia Southern (10/21) • Lettered in football and tennis • As special teams MVP, led his team to a 5-2 record 2016 • Graduated with high honors as a part of the National Honor Society • Appeared in two games • Completed 3-of-5 pass attempts for 45 yards with a long of 23 • Was 2-of-4 at Old Dominion (10/7) for 36 yards and converted his only pass attempt for nine yards at Wagner (10/29)

2015 • Redshirted

BEFORE MASSACHUSETTS • Two-time Star Ledger Prep Player of the Year and two-time All-MAPL First-Team selection (2012, 2013) at the Lawrenceville School. • Threw for 1,959 yards and 20 touchdowns with just five interceptions as a senior • 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 • Tied the New Jersey record with eight touchdowns thrown in a single game during the 2013 season • Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN • Played for head coach Daniel O’Dea

CAREER STATISTICS (PASSING) Year GP/GS CMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT LG 2015 --- Redshirted --- 2016 2/0 3 5 45 60.0 0 0 23 2017 1/0 0 0 0 00.0 0 0 0 TOTAL 3/0 3 5 45 60.0 0 0 23

51 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE 8 Marquis YOUNG RB • Junior • 6-1 • 215 • Fairport, N.Y. • Fairport • Milford Academy 2017 • Started the season with 83 yards rushing and two touchdowns over 20 carries (4.2 ypc) against Hawai’i while he added three receptions covering 16 yards during the game • Had 40 yards rushing and two TDs with four catches for 29 yards at Coastal Carolina (9/2) • Surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards during the game against Old Dominion (9/9) • Joined the UMass top 10 in career rushing yards during 77-yard outing earned on 15 carries (5.1) and is currently 10th all-time (2,083) • Posted a team-best 96 all-purpose yards at Tennessee (9/23) on 14 rushing attempts covering 76 yards and a pair of receptions for 20 yards • Led both sides with 219 all-purpose yards (129 kick return, 56 rushing, 34 receiving) against Ohio (9/30), which included an 81-yard kickoff return • Provided his first 100-yard outing of the season with 101 gained over 13 carries (7.8 ypc), including a seven-yard touchdown run

2016 • Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team, Doak Walker Award Watch List • NEFWA All-New England • Scored four rushing touchdowns, one each at Mississippi State (9/24), at Old Dominion (10/7), against Louisiana Tech (10/15) and at Hawai’i (11/26) • Scampered for an 83-yard rush vs. Mississippi State, his longest of the year, tied for his career best and also tied for the 10th-longest rush in UMass football history • Rushed for 125 yards over 18 carries (6.9 ypr) with one touchdown and hauled in five recep- tions covering 44 yards at Mississippi State • Season-high 163 yards and one touchdown on 21 rushes (7.8 ypr) came at Old Dominion • Posted 117 yards rushing over 19 carries (6.2 ypr) with one touchdown and grabbed a pair of receptions for 17 yards at Hawai’i (11/26)

2015 • Led the team in rushing yards (960), attempts (152) and touchdowns (seven) • Ranked No. 3 among the MAC’s rushers at 6.3 ypc & No. 6 with 81.1 rushing ypg • Ran for 103 yards and his first career touchdown against Notre Dame • Rushed for 155 yards against Eastern Michigan • Turned in the top performance of the season with 240 yards and three touchdowns on 35 carries in the finale against Buffalo • Became the first UMass player to top 200 yards since Tommy Nelson (204, 11/22/08)

CAREER STATISTICS (RUSHING) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2015 12/0 152 960 6.3 7 83 2016 12/12 197 898 4.5 4 83 2017 7/7 101 458 4.5 5 45 TOTAL 31/19 450 2,316 5.1 16 83

CAREER STATISTICS (RECEIVING) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2015 12/0 15 71 4.7 0 15 2016 12/12 26 147 5.7 0 25 2017 7/7 18 139 7.7 1 19 TOTAL 31/19 59 357 6.1 1 25

CAREER STATISTICS (KICK RETURN) Year GP/GS NO YDS AVG TD LG 2015 12/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 12/12 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 7/7 4 129 32.3 0 81 TOTAL 31/19 4 129 32.3 0 81

CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 35, at Buffalo (11/27/15) Rushing Yards: 240, at Buffalo (11/27/15) (35 carries) Longest Rush: 83, at #6 Notre Dame (9/26/15) Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Buffalo (11/27/15) Receptions: 5, twice, last vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) Receiving Yards: 40, at Troy (11/5/16) Longest Reception: 25, at Troy (11/5/16) Touchdown Receptions: 1, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Kickoff Returns: 4, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Kickoff Return Yards: 129, vs. Ohio (9/30/17) Longest Kick Return: 81, vs. Ohio (9/30/17)

MISCELLANEOUS CAREER TOTALS Games With 100+ Rushing Yards: 8, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) (101 yards) Games With 100+ All-Purpose Yards: 9, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) (115 yards) 20+ Yard Rushing Plays: 18, last vs. Georgia Southern (10/21/17) 50+ Yard Rushing Plays: 3, last vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) 75+ Yard Rushing Plays: 2, last vs. Mississippi State (9/24/16) Games With 2+ Rushing Touchdowns: 3, last at Coastal Carolina (9/2/17) Games With 3+ Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Buffalo (11/27/15)

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2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

Team Statistics UMASS OPP SCORING 209 217 Points Per Game 29.9 31.0 Points Off Turnovers 14 43 FIRST DOWNS 165 132 R u s h in g 53 66 P a s s in g 97 57 P e n a lt y 15 9 RUSHING YARDAGE 965 1318 Yards gained rushing 1206 1505 Yards lost rushing 241 187 Rushing Attempts 254 284 Average Per Rush 3.8 4.6 Average Per Game 137.9 188.3 TDs Rushing 13 15 PASSING YARDAGE 2180 1428 C o m p - A t t - I n t 161-263-2 109-198-2 Average Per Pass 8.3 7.2 Average Per Catch 13.5 13.1 Average Per Game 311.4 204.0 TDs Passing 16 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 3145 2746 Total Plays 517 482 Average Per Play 6.1 5.7 Average Per Game 449.3 392.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-674 32-722 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-32 14-174 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-5 2-34 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.4 22.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 2.7 12.4 INT RETURN AVERAGE 2.5 17.0 FUMBLES-LOST 13-7 12-4 PENALTIES-Yards 41-359 51-501 Average Per Game 51.3 71.6 PUNTS-Yards 36-1479 37-1560 Average Per Punt 41.1 42.2 Net punt average 34.6 39.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 36-1974 46-2723 Average Per Kick 54.8 59.2 Net kick average 32.7 37.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 6 3 0 : 2 4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 42/105 41/106 3rd-Down Pct 40% 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/18 6/11 4th-Down Pct 67% 55% SACKS BY-Yards 12-62 32-169 MISC YARDS 0 -9 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 26 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-6 12-14 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-2 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (24-29) 83% (29-33) 88% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (22-29) 76% (21-33) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (25-27) 93% (25-26) 96% ATTENDANCE 39559 131509 Games/Avg Per Game 4/9890 3/43836 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Massachusetts 52 64 44 49 0 209 Opponents 41 78 43 55 0 217 53 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg YOUNG, Marquis 7 - 6 101 491 33 458 4.5 5 45 65.4 RODGERS, Isaiah 9 29 3.2 0 10 ALLY, Bilal 7 - 1 56 283 4 279 5.0 3 57 39.9 BRITT, Jessie 2 2 1.0 0 0 OREKOYA, Nick 7 - 0 12 113 6 107 8.9 0 23 15.3 GOODSON, Bakhari 1 1 1.0 0 1 ISABELLA, Andy 7 - 7 9 102 2 100 11.1 1 42 14.3 Total 12 32 2.7 0 10 COMIS, Ross 7 - 1 21 112 28 84 4.0 2 25 12.0 Opponents 14 174 12.4 0 43 DRISCOLL, Jack 7 - 7 0 8 0 8 0.0 0 0 1.1 DINGLE, Brennon 7 - 1 3 3 5 -2 -0.7 0 2 -0.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TEAM 5 - 0 3 0 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 -0.6 MOSES, Lee 1 5 5.0 0 5 FORD, Andrew 7 - 6 49 94 160 -66 -1.3 2 17 -9.4 RODGERS, Isaiah 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 7 254 1206 241 965 3.8 13 57 137.9 Total 2 5 2.5 0 5 Opponents 7 284 1505 187 1318 4.6 15 60 188.3 Opponents 2 34 17.0 0 33

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg FORD, Andrew 7 - 6 151.94 142-223-2 63.7 1880 13 60 268.6 BRITT, Jessie 11 202 18.4 0 28 COMIS, Ross 7 - 1 150.28 19-36-0 52.8 300 3 68 42.9 RODGERS, Isaiah 10 209 20.9 0 28 TEAM 5 - 0 0.00 0-4-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 ISABELLA, Andy 4 93 23.2 0 44 Total 7 149.40 161-263-2 61.2 2180 16 68 311.4 YOUNG, Marquis 4 129 32.2 0 81 Opponents 7 131.95 109-198-2 55.1 1428 11 85 204.0 LIBBY, Andrew 2 8 4.0 0 7 LEE, Malik 1 9 9.0 0 9 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g ALLY, Bilal 1 24 24.0 0 24 BRENEMAN, Adam 6 - 6 43 581 13.5 3 41 96.8 Total 33 674 20.4 0 81 ISABELLA, Andy 7 - 7 29 476 16.4 4 68 68.0 Opponents 32 722 22.6 0 67 PALMER, Sadiq 7 - 6 24 331 13.8 1 33 47.3 BRITT, Jessie 7 - 2 18 261 14.5 2 29 37.3 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg YOUNG, Marquis 7 - 6 18 139 7.7 1 19 19.9 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 DINGLE, Brennon 7 - 1 13 224 17.2 3 43 32.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 HERRING, Jacoby 7 - 0 4 56 14.0 0 18 8.0 OREKOYA, Nick 7 - 0 3 43 14.3 1 28 6.1 LEE, Malik 7 - 1 3 32 10.7 1 17 4.6 REYNOLDS, Travis 7 - 4 2 20 10.0 0 15 2.9 HORN, Kyle 7 - 1 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.7 BROWN, Jyvon "Silky" 4 - 0 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8 ALLY, Bilal 7 - 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.7 Total 7 161 2180 13.5 16 68 311.4 Opponents 7 109 1428 13.1 11 85 204.0

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2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g YOUNG, Marquis 6 ------36 FORD, Andrew 7 272 -66 1880 1814 259.1 ISABELLA, Andy 5 - - - 1 - - - 32 YOUNG, Marquis 7 101 458 0 458 65.4 BRENEMAN, Adam 3 ------18 COMIS, Ross 7 57 84 300 384 54.9 ALLY, Bilal 3 ------18 ALLY, Bilal 7 56 279 0 279 39.9 DINGLE, Brennon 3 ------18 OREKOYA, Nick 7 12 107 0 107 15.3 LAURENT, Logan - 2-2 12-13 - - - - - 18 ISABELLA, Andy 7 9 100 0 100 14.3 SCHREINER, M. - 0-4 13-14 - - - - - 13 DRISCOLL, Jack 7 0 8 0 8 1.1 COMIS, Ross 2 ------12 DINGLE, Brennon 7 3 -2 0 -2 -0.3 FORD, Andrew 2 - - - - 1-2 - - 12 TEAM 5 7 -3 0 -3 -0.6 BRITT, Jessie 2 ------12 Total 7 517 965 2180 3145 449.3 PALMER, Sadiq 1 ------6 Opponents 7 482 1318 1428 2746 392.3 OREKOYA, Nick 1 ------6 LEE, Malik 1 ------6 TEAM ------1 2 Total 29 2-6 25-27 - 1 1-2 - 1 209 Opponents 26 12-14 25-26 - - - - - 217

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk SCHREINER, M. 0-4 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 LAURENT, Logan 36 1479 41.1 60 3 6 9 5 0 LAURENT, Logan 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 35 0 Total 36 1479 41.1 60 3 6 9 5 0 Opponents 37 1560 42.2 57 4 9 15 8 0 FG Sequence Massachusetts Opponents Hawai'i - (29) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Coastal Carolina 33 (46) SCHREINER, M. 36 1974 54.8 3 1 Old Dominion - (28) Total 36 1974 54.8 3 1 22.6 32.7 32 Temple 23,39,32 (24),43,(52),(37) Opponents 46 2723 59.2 13 0 20.4 37.5 27 Tennessee - 45,(40) Ohio (24),(35) (25),(23),(34) Georgia Southern - (41),(34)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g YOUNG, Marqui 7 458 139 0 129 0 726 103.7 ISABELLA, And 7 100 476 0 93 0 669 95.6 BRENEMAN, Ad 6 0 581 0 0 0 581 96.8 BRITT, Jessie 7 0 261 2 202 0 465 66.4 PALMER, Sadiq 7 0 331 0 0 0 331 47.3 ALLY, Bilal 7 279 5 0 24 0 308 44.0 RODGERS, Isai 7 0 0 29 209 0 238 34.0 DINGLE, Brenno 7 -2 224 0 0 0 222 31.7 OREKOYA, Nick 7 107 43 0 0 0 150 21.4 COMIS, Ross 7 84 0 0 0 0 84 12.0 HERRING, Jaco 7 0 56 0 0 0 56 8.0 LEE, Malik 7 0 32 0 9 0 41 5.9 REYNOLDS, Tra 7 0 20 0 0 0 20 2.9 LIBBY, Andrew 7 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.1 DRISCOLL, Jac 7 8 0 0 0 0 8 1.1 BROWN, Jyvon 4 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.8 MOSES, Lee 6 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.8 HORN, Kyle 7 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.7 GOODSON, Bak 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.1 TEAM 5 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.6 FORD, Andrew 7 -66 0 0 0 0 -66 -9.4 Total 7 965 2180 32 674 5 3856 550.9 Opponents 7 1318 1428 174 722 34 3676 525.1 55 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

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 saf 44 BARR, Bryton 7-7 29 31 60 4.5-21 2.0-15 . 1 . . . . . 34 CASALI, Steve 7-7 19 28 47 4.5-18 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 1 . . 27 MONTEIRO, Jesse 7-7 20 19 39 3.5-9 1.0-4 . . . . 1 . . 4 DOWNEY, Da'Sean 7-6 21 15 36 11.5-38 5.0-21 . 1 1 . . . . 90 ALI-MUSA, Ali 7-7 15 21 36 5.5-16 2.0-11 . 1 . . . . . 26 ADDO, Jarell 7-7 19 14 33 4.5-13 . . 3 . 1-0 1 . . 30 HAYES, Tyler 7-7 18 14 32 1.5-5 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 9 RODGERS, Isaiah 7-7 19 10 29 1.0-5 . 1-0 7 . . 1 1 . 3 MOSES, Lee 6-6 14 8 22 . . 1-5 3 . . . . . 97 BYCZKO, Jake 7-0 6 12 18 2.0-6 . . 2 . . . . . 61 PREVITE, Joe 7-7 5 10 15 0.5-1 ...... 54 FLANAGAN JR., Leon 5-1 7 5 12 2.0-10 . . 1 1 . . . . 6A LOWERY, Tedrick 5-0 5 6 11 ...... 11 JONES JR., Roderick 7-3 2 8 10 1.5-4 ...... 46 MCCUBREY, Cole 6-0 7 3 10 ...... 2 . . 28 PORTER, Jackson 6-1 6 3 9 . . . 6 . . . . . 32 LEBEAU, Tyris 6-0 3 5 8 ...... 35 CALHOUN, Colbert 7-0 4 4 8 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 2A EDMONDS, Zeke 6-0 3 4 7 ...... 95 HOLINES, Sha-Ki 4-4 4 3 7 4.0-10 . . . . . 1 . . 17 OGBONNA, Chinedu 7-0 2 5 7 0.5-0 0.5-0 ...... 96 PATTON, Mario 7-0 2 3 5 0.5-1 . . 2 . . . . . 94 TIMITE, Charly 7-0 2 2 4 ...... 85 HORN, Kyle 7-1 2 2 4 ...... 14 GOODSON, Bakhari 7-0 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 47 FROEHLICH, Jake 7-0 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 18 STEELE, Xavier 3-0 3 1 4 ...... 3G OREKOYA, Nick 7-0 2 1 3 ...... 29 MANGRAM, Martin 7-0 . 2 2 ...... 53 BERUS, Nick 7-0 2 . 2 ...... 49 RODRIGUEZ, J. 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 23 ISABELLA, Andy 7-7 1 1 2 ...... 88 HARLEY, D'Shan 4-0 . 1 1 ...... 2D SCHREINER, M. 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 21 INGRAM, Tyshaun 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 22 ALLY, Bilal 7-1 1 . 1 ...... 25 LEMIEUX, Connor 7-0 . 1 1 ...... 84 ADARKWAH, Alfred 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 33 RUANE, Mike 6-0 1 . 1 ...... 37 LIBBY, Andrew 7-0 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 5-0 ...... 1 Total 7 254 246 500 48-161 12-62 2-5 29 2 4-0 7 1 1 Opponents 7 266 266 532 60-229 32-169 2-34 28 3 7-0 6 . .

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2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral 08/26/17 HAWAI'I L 35-38 12145 All games 1-6 1-3 0-3 0-0 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina L 28-38 13274 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION L 7-17 9028 Non-Conference 1-6 1-3 0-3 0-0 09/15/17 at Temple L 21-29 22911 09/23/17 at Tennessee L 13-17 95324 Team Statistics UMASS OPP 09/30/17 OHIO L 50-58 7696 FIRST DOWNS 165 132 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 55-20 10690 R u s h in g 53 66 P a s s in g 97 57 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P e n a lt y 15 9 YOUNG, Marquis 7 - 6 101 491 33 458 4.5 5 45 65.4 RUSHING YARDAGE 965 1318 ALLY, Bilal 7 - 1 56 283 4 279 5.0 3 57 39.9 Rushing Attempts 254 284 OREKOYA, Nick 7 - 0 12 113 6 107 8.9 0 23 15.3 Average Per Rush 3.8 4.6 ISABELLA, Andy 7 - 7 9 102 2 100 11.1 1 42 14.3 Average Per Game 137.9 188.3 COMIS, Ross 7 - 1 21 112 28 84 4.0 2 25 12.0 TDs Rushing 13 15 DRISCOLL, Jack 7 - 7 0 8 0 8 0.0 0 0 1.1 PASSING YARDAGE 2180 1428 Total 7 254 1206 241 965 3.8 13 57 137.9 C o m p - A t t - I n t 161-263-2 109-198-2 Opponents 7 284 1505 187 1318 4.6 15 60 188.3 Average Per Pass 8.3 7.2 Average Per Catch 13.5 13.1 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Game 311.4 204.0 FORD, Andrew 7 - 6 151.94 142-223-2 63.7 1880 13 60 268.6 TDs Passing 16 11 COMIS, Ross 7 - 1 150.28 19-36-0 52.8 300 3 68 42.9 TOTAL OFFENSE 3145 2746 TEAM 5 - 0 0.00 0-4-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Play 6.1 5.7 Total 7 149.40 161-263-2 61.2 2180 16 68 311.4 Average Per Game 449.3 392.3 Opponents 7 131.95 109-198-2 55.1 1428 11 85 204.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-674 32-722 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-32 14-174 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-5 2-34 BRENEMAN, Adam 6 - 6 43 581 13.5 3 41 96.8 FUMBLES-LOST 13-7 12-4 ISABELLA, Andy 7 - 7 29 476 16.4 4 68 68.0 PENALTIES-Yards 41-359 51-501 PALMER, Sadiq 7 - 6 24 331 13.8 1 33 47.3 PUNTS-AVG 36-41.1 37-42.2 BRITT, Jessie 7 - 2 18 261 14.5 2 29 37.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 6 3 0 : 2 4 YOUNG, Marquis 7 - 6 18 139 7.7 1 19 19.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 42/105 41/106 DINGLE, Brennon 7 - 1 13 224 17.2 3 43 32.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/18 6/11 HERRING, Jacoby 7 - 0 4 56 14.0 0 18 8.0 OREKOYA, Nick 7 - 0 3 43 14.3 1 28 6.1 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg LEE, Malik 7 - 1 3 32 10.7 1 17 4.6 MOSES, Lee 1 5 5.0 0 5 REYNOLDS, Travis 7 - 4 2 20 10.0 0 15 2.9 RODGERS, Isaiah 1 0 0.0 0 0 HORN, Kyle 7 - 1 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.7 BROWN, Jyvon "Silky" 4 - 0 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk ALLY, Bilal 7 - 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.7 LAURENT, Logan 36 1479 41.1 60 3 6 9 5 0 Total 7 161 2180 13.5 16 68 311.4 Opponents 7 109 1428 13.1 11 85 204.0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg RODGERS, Isaiah 9 29 3.2 0 10 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk BRITT, Jessie 2 2 1.0 0 0 SCHREINER, M. 0-4 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 GOODSON, Bakhari 1 1 1.0 0 1 LAURENT, Logan 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 35 0 Total 12 32 2.7 0 10 Opponents 14 174 12.4 0 43 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg YOUNG, Marquis 6 ------36 BRITT, Jessie 11 202 18.4 0 28 ISABELLA, Andy 5 - - - 1 - - - 32 RODGERS, Isaiah 10 209 20.9 0 28 LAURENT, Logan - 2-2 12-13 - - - - - 18 ISABELLA, Andy 4 93 23.2 0 44 DINGLE, Brennon 3 ------18 YOUNG, Marquis 4 129 32.2 0 81 BRENEMAN, Adam 3 ------18 LIBBY, Andrew 2 8 4.0 0 7 ALLY, Bilal 3 ------18 ALLY, Bilal 1 24 24.0 0 24 SCHREINER, M. - 0-4 13-14 - - - - - 13 LEE, Malik 1 9 9.0 0 9 BRITT, Jessie 2 ------12 Total 33 674 20.4 0 81 COMIS, Ross 2 ------12 Opponents 32 722 22.6 0 67 FORD, Andrew 2 - - - - 1-2 - - 12 OREKOYA, Nick 1 ------6 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g PALMER, Sadiq 1 ------6 YOUNG, Marquis 7 458 139 0 129 0 726 103.7 LEE, Malik 1 ------6 ISABELLA, Andy 7 100 476 0 93 0 669 95.6 TEAM ------1 2 BRENEMAN, Ad 6 0 581 0 0 0 581 96.8 Total 29 2-6 25-27 - 1 1-2 - 1 209 BRITT, Jessie 7 0 261 2 202 0 465 66.4 Opponents 26 12-14 25-26 - - - - - 217 PALMER, Sadiq 7 0 331 0 0 0 331 47.3 Total 7 965 2180 32 674 5 3856 550.9 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponents 7 1318 1428 174 722 34 3676 525.1 Massachusetts 52 64 44 49 0 209 Opponents 41 78 43 55 0 217 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g FORD, Andrew 7 272 -66 1880 1814 259.1 YOUNG, Marquis 7 101 458 0 458 65.4 COMIS, Ross 7 57 84 300 384 54.9 ALLY, Bilal 7 56 279 0 279 39.9 OREKOYA, Nick 7 12 107 0 107 15.3 Total 7 517 965 2180 3145 449.3 Opponents 7 482 1318 1428 2746 392.3

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 saf 44 BARR, Bryton 7-7 29 31 60 4.5-21 2.0-15 . 1 . . . . . 34 CASALI, Steve 7-7 19 28 47 4.5-18 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 1 . . 27 MONTEIRO, Jesse 7-7 20 19 39 3.5-957 1.0-4 . . . . 1 . . 90 ALI-MUSA, Ali 7-7 15 21 36 5.5-16 2.0-11 . 1 . . . . . 4 DOWNEY, Da'Sean 7-6 21 15 36 11.5-38 5.0-21 . 1 1 . . . . Total 7 254 246 500 48-161 12-62 2-5 29 2 4-0 7 1 1 Opponents 7 266 266 532 60-229 32-169 2-34 28 3 7-0 6 . . MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 08/26/17 HAWAI'I 41 115 3 21 22 298 2 41 22-34-1 298 2 41 7 120 0 44 1 4 0 0 413 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina 26 79 3 19 27 362 1 40 27-45-0 362 1 40 7 168 0 28 3 4 0 2 441 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION 36 79 0 23 22 253 1 60 22-37-0 253 1 60 3 56 0 31 2 -2 0 0 332 09/15/17 at Temple 33 81 1 29 23 377 2 37 23-39-0 377 2 37 7 147 0 28 1 1 0 1 458 09/23/17 at Tennessee 37 144 1 42 13 137 1 36 13-22-0 137 1 36 0 0 0 0 3 17 0 8 281 09/30/17 OHIO 37 147 1 24 33 403 5 30 33-58-1 403 5 30 9 183 0 81 1 10 0 10 550 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 44 320 4 57 21 350 4 68 21-28-0 350 4 68 0 0 0 0 1 -2 0 0 670 Massachusetts 254 965 13 57 161 2180 16 68 161-263-2 2180 16 68 33 674 0 81 12 32 0 10 3145 Opponents 284 1318 15 60 109 1428 11 85 109-198-2 1428 11 85 32 722 0 67 14 174 0 43 2746

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 3.8 • Avg/catch: 13.5 • Pass effic: 149.40 • KR avg: 20.4 • PR avg: 2.7 • All purpose avg/game: 550.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 449.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 08/26/1 HAWAI'I 32 46 78 5.0-30 4.0-28 0 0-0 1-0 0 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 35 09/02/1 at Coastal Carolina 42 28 70 2.0-12 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 09/09/1 OLD DOMINION 26 66 92 3.0-9 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 09/15/1 at Temple 45 20 65 11.0-34 2.0-8 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 09/23/1 at Tennessee 41 32 73 12.0-32 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 1 6 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 13 09/30/1 OHIO 30 36 66 6.0-20 2.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 0 6 0 4-4 0 1 1 0 50 10/21/1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 38 18 56 9.0-24 3.0-13 4 3-0 1-5 0 2 0 7-8 0 0 0 14 55 Massachusetts 254 246 500 48.0-161 12.0-62 7 4-0 2-5 2 29 1 25-27 0 1 1 14 209 Opponents 266 266 532 60.0-229 32.0-169 6 7-0 2-34 3 28 0 25-26 0 0 0 43 217

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 08/26/1 HAWAI'I 5 167 33.4 41 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 6 357 59.5 0 0 09/02/1 at Coastal Carolina 6 275 45.8 58 0 1 0 2 1 0-1 0 0 5 245 49.0 0 0 09/09/1 OLD DOMINION 8 352 44.0 60 0 0 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 2 127 63.5 1 0 09/15/1 at Temple 3 120 40.0 54 0 0 0 1 1 0-3 0 0 4 217 54.2 0 0 09/23/1 at Tennessee 10 404 40.4 54 0 2 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 3 148 49.3 1 1 09/30/1 OHIO 1 43 43.0 43 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 35 0 7 401 57.3 1 0 10/21/1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3 118 39.3 44 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 9 479 53.2 0 0 Massachusetts 36 1479 41.1 60 0 3 6 5 9 2-6 35 0 36 1974 54.8 3 1 Opponents 37 1560 42.2 57 0 4 9 8 15 12-14 52 1 46 2723 59.2 13 0

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 08/26/17 HAWAI'I 35 112 2 29 25 391 3 85 25-38-1 391 3 85 6 159 0 38 1 0 0 0 503 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina 47 321 4 45 10 80 1 15 10-18-0 80 1 15 5 71 0 19 4 46 0 18 401 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION 48 197 1 21 13 169 1 26 13-29-0 169 1 26 1 24 0 24 3 44 0 18 366 09/15/17 at Temple 34 119 0 56 24 268 3 30 24-39-0 268 3 30 4 72 0 23 1 12 0 12 387 09/23/17 at Tennessee 39 135 1 27 19 184 1 66 19-32-0 184 1 66 1 10 0 10 3 27 0 12 319 09/30/17 OHIO 40 298 5 60 13 181 2 48 13-24-0 181 2 48 6 183 0 67 1 2 0 2 479 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 41 136 2 26 5 155 0 71 5-18-1 155 0 71 9 203 0 47 1 43 0 43 291 Opponents 284 1318 15 60 109 1428 11 85 109-198-2 1428 11 85 32 722 0 67 14 174 0 43 2746 Massachusetts 254 965 13 57 161 2180 16 68 161-263-2 2180 16 68 33 674 0 81 12 32 0 10 3145

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 4.6 • Avg/catch: 13.1 • Pass effic: 131.95 • KR avg: 22.6 • PR avg: 12.4 • All purpose avg/game: 525.1 • Total offense avg/gm: 392.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 08/26/1 HAWAI'I 35 50 85 7.0-22 5.0-20 0 1-0 1-1 0 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 38 09/02/1 at Coastal Carolina 40 32 72 6.0-22 1.0-7 2 2-0 0-0 2 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 38 09/09/1 OLD DOMINION 32 52 84 12.0-57 8.0-51 1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 09/15/1 at Temple 46 22 68 12.0-51 9.0-47 2 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-3 0 0 0 6 29 09/23/1 at Tennessee 36 20 56 12.0-42 7.0-32 0 0-0 0-0 1 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 09/30/1 OHIO 40 52 92 4.0-14 2.0-12 0 1-0 1-33 0 7 0 7-7 0 0 0 10 58 10/21/1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 37 38 75 7.0-21 0.0-0 1 2-0 0-0 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 6 20 Opponents 266 266 532 60.0-229 32.0-169 6 7-0 2-34 3 28 0 25-26 0 0 0 43 217 Massachusetts 254 246 500 48.0-161 12.0-62 7 4-0 2-5 2 29 1 25-27 0 1 1 14 209

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 08/26/1 HAWAI'I 3 104 34.7 37 0 0 1 0 2 1-1 29 0 7 360 51.4 0 0 09/02/1 at Coastal Carolina 7 276 39.4 47 0 0 3 0 4 1-1 46 0 7 449 64.1 0 0 09/09/1 OLD DOMINION 7 302 43.1 50 0 1 1 1 3 1-1 28 0 4 221 55.2 1 0 09/15/1 at Temple 5 229 45.8 54 0 1 1 2 1 3-4 52 1 7 443 63.3 0 0 09/23/1 at Tennessee 8 391 48.9 56 0 2 1 4 4 1-2 40 0 4 260 65.0 4 0 09/30/1 OHIO 2 82 41.0 45 0 0 1 0 0 3-3 34 0 12 665 55.4 3 0 10/21/1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 5 176 35.2 57 0 0 1 1 1 2-2 41 0 5 325 65.0 5 0 Opponents 37 1560 42.2 57 0 4 9 8 15 12-14 52 1 46 2723 59.2 13 0 Massachusetts 36 1479 41.1 60 0 3 6 5 9 2-6 35 0 36 1974 54.8 3 1 58 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

Massachusetts Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 08/26/17 HAWAI'I L 35-38 4 4 28 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina L 28-38 5 4 28 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION L 7-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/15/17 at Temple L 21-29 5 3 21 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 09/23/17 at Tennessee L 13-17 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/30/17 OHIO L 50-58 7 7 41 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 55-20 6 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 24 159 22 11 11 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 24 of 29 (82.8%)

Opponents Inside Massachusetts Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 08/26/17 HAWAI'I L 35-38 6 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina L 28-38 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION L 7-17 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 09/15/17 at Temple L 21-29 4 4 19 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/23/17 at Tennessee L 13-17 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09/30/17 OHIO L 50-58 9 9 51 6 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 55-20 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 29 170 21 12 9 8 0 3 0 0 1 0 29 of 33 (87.9%)

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 08/26/17 HAWAI'I L 35-38 8-16 50.0 1-2 50.0 4-6 66.7 3-5 60.0 0-3 0.0 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina L 28-38 5-13 38.5 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION L 7-17 8-19 42.1 1-3 33.3 4-7 57.1 1-4 25.0 2-5 40.0 09/15/17 at Temple L 21-29 4-12 33.3 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 09/23/17 at Tennessee L 13-17 3-14 21.4 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-4 0.0 09/30/17 OHIO L 50-58 5-18 27.8 0-2 0.0 3-6 50.0 0-4 0.0 2-6 33.3 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 55-20 9-13 69.2 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 1-3 33.3 5-6 83.3 Massachusetts 42-105 40.0 9-21 42.9 14-27 51.9 7-26 26.9 12-31 38.7 0-0 0.0 Opponents 41-106 38.7 11-27 40.7 11-27 40.7 7-22 31.8 12-30 40.0 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 08/26/17 HAWAI'I L 35-38 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina L 28-38 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION L 7-17 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 09/15/17 at Temple L 21-29 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 09/23/17 at Tennessee L 13-17 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 09/30/17 OHIO L 50-58 6-8 75.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 55-20 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Massachusetts 12-18 66.7 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 4-5 80.0 5-9 55.6 0-0 0.0 Opponents 6-11 54.5 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 08/26/17 HAWAI'I L 35-38 28:36 5:19 7:20 10:45 5:12 09/02/17 at Coastal Carolina L 28-38 25:15 3:56 8:17 6:16 6:46 09/09/17 OLD DOMINION L 7-17 27:05 5:28 8:38 6:50 6:09 09/15/17 at Temple L 21-29 28:22 7:52 5:31 7:26 7:33 09/23/17 at Tennessee L 13-17 30:28 5:34 8:26 9:00 7:28 09/30/17 OHIO L 50-58 33:21 8:41 8:32 8:11 7:57 10/21/17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 55-20 34:08 8:06 4:32 8:22 13:08 Massachusetts Total 207:15 44:56 51:16 56:50 54:13 0:00 Avg. 29:36 6:25 7:19 8:07 7:44 0:00 Opponents Total 212:45 60:04 53:44 48:10 50:47 0:00 Avg. 30:23 8:34 7:40 6:52 7:15 0:00 59 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Passing Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

#7 FORD, Andrew Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Hawai'i 21 30 1 70.0 275 2 41 5-20 162.33 Coastal Carolina 25 41 0 61.0 316 1 40 1-7 133.77 Old Dominion 21 32 0 65.6 236 1 60 8-51 137.89 Temple 23 37 0 62.2 377 2 37 8-37 165.59 Tennessee 11 17 0 64.7 129 1 36 5-18 147.86 Ohio 32 54 1 59.3 390 5 30 2-12 146.78 Georgia Southern 9 12 0 75.0 157 1 43 0-0 212.40 TOTALS 142 223 2 63.7 1880 13 60 29-145 151.94

#2 COMIS, Ross Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Hawai'i 1 4 0 25.0 23 0 23 0-0 73.30 Coastal Carolina 2 4 0 50.0 46 0 29 0-0 146.60 Old Dominion 1 4 0 25.0 17 0 17 0-0 60.70 Tennessee 2 5 0 40.0 8 0 9 2-14 53.44 Ohio 1 3 0 33.3 13 0 13 0-0 69.73 Georgia Southern 12 16 0 75.0 193 3 68 0-0 238.20 TOTALS 19 36 0 52.8 300 3 68 3-24 150.28

#TM TEAM Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Old Dominion 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Temple 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 Ohio 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00 TOTALS 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.00

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2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS YOUNG, Marquis 101-458/5 20-83/2 12-40/2 13-25/0 15-77/0 14-76/0 14-56/0 13-101/1 ALLY, Bilal 56-279/3 6-17/0 2-2/0 8-39/0 1--1/0 10-49/0 13-57/0 16-116/3 OREKOYA, Nick 12-107/0 1-4/0 1-2/0 1-23/0 0-29/0 - - 9-49/0 ISABELLA, Andy 9-100/1 1-6/1 1-19/0 1-14/0 2-8/0 2-44/0 1-1/0 1-8/0 COMIS, Ross 21-84/2 2-15/0 2-9/0 2-11/0 1--9/0 5--5/1 4-17/1 5-46/0 DINGLE, Brennon 3--2/0 1-2/0 2--4/0 - - - - - TEAM 3--3/0 DNP DNP - 1--1/0 1--2/0 1-0/0 - FORD, Andrew 49--66/2 10--12/0 6-11/1 11--41/0 13--22/1 5--18/0 4-16/0 -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS BRENEMAN, Adam 43-581/3 9-179/0 9-126/0 3-18/0 3-46/0 DNP 12-131/2 7-81/1 ISABELLA, Andy 29-476/4 5-40/1 6-101/1 5-105/1 4-60/0 3-46/0 4-43/0 2-81/1 PALMER, Sadiq 24-331/1 3-53/0 2-22/0 5-47/0 7-117/0 3-43/1 4-49/0 - BRITT, Jessie 18-261/2 - 3-45/0 1-17/0 3-57/1 1-3/0 5-70/0 5-69/1 DINGLE, Brennon 13-224/3 1-7/0 2-24/0 - 2-46/0 - 4-59/2 4-88/1 YOUNG, Marquis 18-139/1 3-16/0 4-29/0 4-18/0 1-8/0 2-20/0 3-34/1 1-14/0 HERRING, Jacoby 4-56/0 - - 1-9/0 2-33/0 1-14/0 - - OREKOYA, Nick 3-43/1 - - 2-33/0 1-10/1 - - - LEE, Malik 3-32/1 1-3/1 - - - - 1-17/0 1-12/0 REYNOLDS, T. 2-20/0 - 1-15/0 - - 1-5/0 - - BROWN, Jyvon 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP - 1-7/0 - - HORN, Kyle 2-5/0 - - 1-6/0 - 1--1/0 - - ALLY, Bilal 1-5/0 ------1-5/0

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS RODGERS, Isaiah 9-29 - 3-4 2--2 - 3-17 1-10 - BRITT, Jessie 2-2 1-4 - - - - - 1--2 GOODSON, B. 1-1 - - - 1-1 - - -

KICK RETURNS No-Yds UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS RODGERS, Isaiah 10-209 3-49 6-145 1-15 - - - - BRITT, Jessie 11-202 - 1-23 1-10 6-123 - 3-46 - YOUNG, Marquis 4-129 - - - - - 4-129 - ISABELLA, Andy 4-93 3-62 - 1-31 - - - - ALLY, Bilal 1-24 - - - 1-24 - - - LEE, Malik 1-9 1-9 ------LIBBY, Andrew 2-8 - - - - - 2-8 -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS RODGERS, Isaiah 1-0 1-0 ------MOSES, Lee 1-5 - - - - - DNP 1-5 61 FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yds UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

Total Tackles UA-A Total UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS BARR, Bryton 29-31 60 7 - 6 6 - 5 1 - 7 3 - 3 7 - 5 3 - 3 2 - 2 CASALI, Steve 19-28 47 2 - 4 1 - 5 2 - 6 4 - 5 3 - 1 4 - 5 3 - 2 MONTEIRO, Jesse 20-19 39 1 - 5 4 - 3 4 - 1 3 - 4 5 - 2 2 - 4 1 - 0 DOWNEY, Da'Sean 21-15 36 3 - 1 - 1 - 7 4 - 2 3 - 3 2 - 2 8 - 0 ALI-MUSA, Ali 15-21 36 1 - 2 2 - 1 3 - 1 2 4 - 0 0 - 2 3 - 2 2 - 2 ADDO, Jarell 19-14 33 3 - 0 - 2 - 3 3 - 0 6 - 3 2 - 5 3 - 3 HAYES, Tyler 18-14 32 4 - 3 4 - 1 1 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 4 - 4 RODGERS, Isaiah 19-10 29 3 - 3 5 - 2 1 - 2 7 - 0 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 MOSES, Lee 14-8 22 5 - 3 2 - 1 2 - 3 2 - 0 1 - 1 D N P 2 - 0 BYCZKO, Jake 6-12 18 0 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 8 1 - 0 2 - 2 0 - 1 - PREVITE, Joe 5-10 15 0 - 4 1 - 0 0 - 3 0 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 2 - 0 FLANAGAN JR. L 7-5 12 0 - 1 5 - 3 1 - 0 - D N P D N P 1 - 1 LOWERY, Tedrick 5-6 11 0 - 3 1 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 1 D N P D N P 0 - 1 MCCUBREY, Cole 7-3 10 D N P 0 - 1 - 3 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 1 3 - 0 JONES JR., R. 2-8 10 0 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 2 1 - 2 - - - PORTER, Jackson 6-3 9 - - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 2 - 1 D N P CALHOUN, C. 4-4 8 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 LEBEAU, Tyris 3-5 8 0 - 1 D N P 0 - 3 2 - 1 1 - 0 - - HOLINES, Sha-Ki 4-3 7 D N P D N P D N P 2 - 0 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 0 EDMONDS, Zeke 3-4 7 0 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 2 - - 0 - 1 D N P OGBONNA, C. 2-5 7 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 1 - 2 - PATTON, Mario 2-3 5 - - 0 - 1 - 0 - 2 1 - 0 1 - 0 HORN, Kyle 2-2 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - STEELE, Xavier 3-1 4 D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 3 - 0 - GOODSON, B. 3-1 4 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - - FROEHLICH, Jake 3-1 4 0 - 1 - - - - 1 - 0 2 - 0 TIMITE, Charly 2-2 4 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - - OREKOYA, Nick 2-1 3 1 - 0 - - - - 1 - 1 - RODRIGUEZ, J. 1-1 2 0 - 1 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P ISABELLA, Andy 1-1 2 1 - 0 - - - - 0 - 1 - BERUS, Nick 2-0 2 - - - - 2 - 0 - - MANGRAM, Martin 0-2 2 - 0 - 1 - - - - 0 - 1 LEMIEUX, Connor 0-1 1 - - - - - 0 - 1 - ALLY, Bilal 1-0 1 - - - - - 1 - 0 - INGRAM, Tyshaun 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 D N P HARLEY, D'Shan 0-1 1 0 - 1 - - - D N P D N P D N P LIBBY, Andrew 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 - - - - - SCHREINER, M. 1-0 1 ------1 - 0 RUANE, Mike 1-0 1 D N P - - - - - 1 - 0 ADARKWAH, A. 1-0 1 D N P - D N P D N P 1 - 0 - -

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2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS DOWNEY, Da'Sean 9-5 11.5 1.5-8 - 1.0-5 2.0-2 2.0-4 1.0-5 4.0-14 ALI-MUSA, Ali 3-5 5 . 5 0.5-5 - 1.0-2 2.0-4 0.5-1 - 1.5-4 ADDO, Jarell 4-1 4 . 5 - - 0.5-1 2.0-6 2.0-6 - - BARR, Bryton 3-3 4 . 5 1.5-9 - - - 1.5-5 1.5-7 - CASALI, Steve 4-1 4 . 5 - - - 1.0-7 1.5-8 1.0-2 1.0-1 HOLINES, Sha-Ki 3-2 4 . 0 DNP DNP DNP 2.0-7 0.5-0 0.5-1 1.0-2 MONTEIRO, Jesse 2-3 3 . 5 0.5-3 - - - 1.5-1 1.5-5 - FLANAGAN JR. L 2-0 2 . 0 - 1.0-8 - - DNP DNP 1.0-2 BYCZKO, Jake 1-2 2 . 0 - - 0.5-1 - 1.5-5 - - JONES JR., R. 1-1 1 . 5 0.5-1 - - 1.0-3 - - - HAYES, Tyler 1-1 1 . 5 - 1.0-4 - - - - 0.5-1 RODGERS, Isaiah 1-0 1 . 0 - - - 1.0-5 - - - OGBONNA, C. 0-1 0 . 5 - - - - - 0.5-0 - CALHOUN, C. 0-1 0 . 5 0.5-4 ------PREVITE, Joe 0-1 0 . 5 - - - - 0.5-1 - - PATTON, Mario 0-1 0 . 5 - - - - 0.5-1 - -

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

SACKS UA-A Total UH COASTA ODU TEM UT OHIO GS DOWNEY, Da'Sean 4-2 5.0 1.5-8 - 0.5-3 1.0-1 - - 2.0-9 ALI-MUSA, Ali 1-2 2.0 0.5-5 - 0.5-2 - - - 1.0-4 BARR, Bryton 2-0 2.0 1.0-8 - - - - 1.0-7 - MONTEIRO, Jesse 0-2 1.0 0.5-3 - - - - 0.5-1 - CASALI, Steve 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-7 - - - OGBONNA, C. 0-1 0.5 - - - - - 0.5-0 - CALHOUN, C. 0-1 0.5 0.5-4 ------

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2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 44 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Yards Rushing 320 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Yards Per Rush 7.3 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) TD Rushes 4 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Pass attempts 58 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Pass completions 33 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Yards Passing 403 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Yards Per Pass 12.5 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) TD Passes 5 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Total Plays 95 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Total Offense 670 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Yards Per Play 9.3 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Points 55 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Sacks By 4 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) First Downs 33 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Penalties 8 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Penalty Yards 70 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Turnovers 2 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 2 at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) 2 vs Ohio (09/30/17) 2 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Interceptions By 1 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 1 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Punts 10 at Tennessee (09/23/17) Punting Avg 45.8 at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) Long Punt 60 vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) Punts inside 20 2 vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) 2 at Tennessee (09/23/17) 2 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Long Punt Return 10 vs Ohio (09/30/17)

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2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 25 COX, Jeremy, vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) 25 Kelly, J., at Tennessee (09/23/17) Yards Rushing 149 Abercrombie, O., at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) TD Rushes 2 Abercrombie, O., at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) 2 Demos, Dalton, at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) 2 Brown, Dorian, vs Ohio (09/30/17) 2 Rourke, Nathan, vs Ohio (09/30/17) 2 K. Brown, vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Long Rush 60 Ouellette, A.J., vs Ohio (09/30/17) Pass attempts 38 BROWN, Dru, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Pass completions 25 BROWN, Dru, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Passing 391 BROWN, Dru, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) TD Passes 3 BROWN, Dru, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 3 MARCHI,LOGAN, at Temple (09/15/17) Long Pass 85 BROWN, Dru, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Receptions 12 URSUA, John, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Receiving 272 URSUA, John, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) TD Receptions 1 URSUA, John, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 1 ARMSTRONG-BROWN, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 1 'UNGA, M., vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 1 Jones, Chris, at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) 1 DUHART, J., vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) 1 WRIGHT,ISAIAH, at Temple (09/15/17) 1 KIRKWOOD,KEITH, at Temple (09/15/17) 1 JENNINGS,ADONIS, at Temple (09/15/17) 1 Byrd, T., at Tennessee (09/23/17) 1 Cope, Brendan, vs Ohio (09/30/17) 1 Ouellette, A.J., vs Ohio (09/30/17) Long Reception 85 URSUA, John, vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Field Goals 3 Zervos, Louie, vs Ohio (09/30/17) Long Field Goal 52 BOUMERHI,AARON, at Temple (09/15/17) Punts 8 Daniel, T., at Tennessee (09/23/17) Punting Avg 48.9 Daniel, T., at Tennessee (09/23/17) Long Punt 57 M. Flynn, vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Punts inside 20 4 Rabon, Evan, at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) 4 Daniel, T., at Tennessee (09/23/17) Long Punt Return 43 M. Campbell, vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Long Kickoff Return 67 Ross, Julian, vs Ohio (09/30/17) Tackles 19 Poling, Quentin, vs Ohio (09/30/17) Sacks 3.0 ROCHE,QUINCY, at Temple (09/15/17) Tackles For Loss 4.0 ROCHE,QUINCY, at Temple (09/15/17) Interceptions 1 MATAUTIA, S., vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 1 Moore, Chad, vs Ohio (09/30/17)

65 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 48 vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) Yards Rushing 321 at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) Yards Per Rush 7.4 vs Ohio (09/30/17) TD Rushes 5 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Pass attempts 39 at Temple (09/15/17) Pass completions 25 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Passing 391 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Per Pass 10.3 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) TD Passes 3 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 3 at Temple (09/15/17) Total Plays 77 vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) Total Offense 503 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Per Play 7.5 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Points 58 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Sacks By 9 at Temple (09/15/17) First Downs 25 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Penalties 11 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Penalty Yards 114 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Turnovers 4 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Interceptions By 1 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 1 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Punts 8 at Tennessee (09/23/17) Punting Avg 48.9 at Tennessee (09/23/17) Long Punt 57 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Punts inside 20 4 at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) 4 at Tennessee (09/23/17) Long Punt Return 43 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17)

66 MASSACHUSETTS VS. APPALACHIAN STATE // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // OCT. 28, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE

2017 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 48 vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) Yards Rushing 321 at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) Yards Per Rush 7.4 vs Ohio (09/30/17) TD Rushes 5 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Pass attempts 39 at Temple (09/15/17) Pass completions 25 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Passing 391 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Per Pass 10.3 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) TD Passes 3 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 3 at Temple (09/15/17) Total Plays 77 vs Old Dominion (09/09/17) Total Offense 503 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) Yards Per Play 7.5 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Points 58 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Sacks By 9 at Temple (09/15/17) First Downs 25 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Penalties 11 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Penalty Yards 114 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Turnovers 4 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Interceptions By 1 vs Hawai'i (08/26/17) 1 vs Ohio (09/30/17) Punts 8 at Tennessee (09/23/17) Punting Avg 48.9 at Tennessee (09/23/17) Long Punt 57 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17) Punts inside 20 4 at Coastal Carolina (09/02/17) 4 at Tennessee (09/23/17) Long Punt Return 43 vs Georgia Southern (10/21/17)

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