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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