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MASSACHUSETTS FOOTBALL Media Contact: Molly O’Mara • 413.406.6434 • [email protected] UMassAthletics.com • @UMassFootball • @CoachWhipUMass UMASS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MASSACHUSETTS (0-1) VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (0-1) 0-1 Overall Record Sat., Sept. 10, 2016 // 12 p.m. // Gillette Stadium (68,756) // Foxboro, Mass. 0-0 McGuirk, 0-0 Gillette 0-1 Away, 0-0 Neutral UMASS-BOSTON COLLEGE GAME INFO NUMBERS TO KNOW TV DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME [ET] Rushing yards for Marquis Young in SEC Network Sat. Sept. 3 at No. 25/25 Florida L, 24-7 Sat., Sept. 10 • 12 p.m. 960 2015, the most by a UMass freshman Sat. Sept. 10+ Boston College NESN/NESNnational/ESPN3 12 p.m. since Steve Baylark (1,177; 2003). ^ Sat. Sept. 17 FIU NESNplus/NESN National/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Gillette Stadium Kick return yards by James Allen in Sat. Sept. 24+ Mississippi State NESNplus/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Foxboro, Mass. 2015, fourth-most in a single season 785 in program history. Sat. Oct. 1^ Tulane NESN/NESNplus/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 8 at Old Dominion C-USA TV 6 p.m. NESN Rushing yards for UMass at Eastern + Michigan on Nov. 7, 2015, the first Sat. Oct. 15 Louisiana Tech NESN/NESNplus/ESPN3 3:30 p.m. Eric Frede and Andy Gresh 330 300+ yard game since Oct. 9, 1999 Sat. Oct. 22 at South Carolina TBA at Northeastern. Sat. Oct. 29^ Wagner NESNplus/NESN National/ESPN3 12 p.m. UMass Sports Network Marquis Young’s rushing yardage Josh Maurer, Matt Goldstein Sat. Nov. 5 at Troy TBA at Buffalo on Nov. 27, 2015, the and Mike Antonellis 240 10th-most in one game in UMass Sat. Nov. 19 at BYU TBA 560 AM WHYN, 1200 AM WXKS, history. Sat. Nov. 26 at Hawai’i 11 p.m. ET/6 p.m. HT 95.5 FM WATD and 830 AM WCRN James Allen’s kick return yards Rankings reflect AP Media/USA Today Coaches polls on day at Bowling Green, the most in one of game // Home contests bolded // ^Hosted at McGuirk 238 game across NCAA FBS in 2015 and + Live Stats second-most in program history. Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Mass. // Hosted at Gillette Available on UMassAthletics.com Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Total offensive yards the Minuteman defense limited FIU to, the lowest 188 output by a UMass foe since Nov. 7, Twitter 2009 (145; Northeastern). TABLE OF CONTENTS @UMassFootball; @CoachWhipUMass Quick Facts & Media Information .................Page 2 Pick in the 2015 NFL Draft (fifth Numerical Roster & Positional Breakdown .......Pages 3-4 140 round, first selection) the Tennessee Alphabetical Roster & Hometown Breakdown ....Pages 5-6 Instagram Titans took Tajae Sharpe, making @UMassFootball the wide receiver the highest Depth Chart & Pronunciation Guide ...............Page 7 Minuteman taken in the FBS era. Two-Deep Personnel Quick Facts .................Page 8 Minutemen Starters ............................Page 9 Career games for Mark Whipple as Game Notes .............................. Pages 10-17 Head-To-Head Series 100 the UMass head coach, including the Boston College leads, 19-5 2016 season-opener at Florida. The Last Time ................................Page 18 Last: Boston College 30, UMass 7 Mark Whipple’s Bio ............................Page 19 Sat., Aug. 30, 2014 • Gillette Stadium Yards James Allen returned a Student-Athlete Bios ...................... Pages 20-33 97 kickoff for a touchdown at Bowling 2016 Game-By-Game ..........................Page 34 Green, the seventh-longest return in UMass football history. 2016 Season Statistics ..................... Pages 35-48 #BATTLEOFTHEBAYSTATE AWAITS MINUTEMEN Yards in length of Logan Laurent’s University of Massachusetts football takes on Boston College in the made field goal vs. FIU on Oct. 3, ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS #BattleoftheBayState at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., during the 48 2015, tied for the fourth-longest Primary Football Contact ...................Molly O’Mara second week of action for both teams. During the opening weekend, UMass conversion in program history. challenged No. 25 Florida into the fourth quarter before the Gators pulled Cell Phone ..............................413-406-6434 Yards Logan Laurent averages per Email [email protected] away for a 24-7 win while the Eagles dropped a last-second heartbreaker to punt over his career (70 attempts, Georgia Tech, 17-14 in Dublin, Ireland. 42.1 2,948 yards), which ranks first all- Secondary Football Contact ....................Cody Lahl time at UMass. The upcoming meeting between the sides marks the 25th all-time in the Cell Phone ..............................845-750-4225 series, which Boston College leads, 19-5. The teams last met during the 2014 Email [email protected] Yards per carry Marquis Young season, a 30-7 win for the Eagles. averaged in 2015, the 10th-most 6.32 in team history and third-highest A host of newcomers and young Minutemen impacted the strong showing average by a running back with at at No. 25 Florida as Massachusetts played 10 first-time starters on offense least 150 carries. and defense combined. The Maroon and White will continue to rely on their Career wins for Mark Whipple as underclassmen as the team features one of the smallest senior classes in the 55 the UMass head coach, five from nation. UMass 13 seniors or graduate students on the roster in 2016, tied for surpassing Vic Fusia (1961-70) for first all-time at UMass. the fourth-fewest among FBS schools nationally. Games it took Marquis Young to eclipse 1,000 career rushing yards. He 13 enters play vs. Boston College with 1,019 on 171 carries (5.96 ypc). 1 UMASS FOOTBALL // VS. BOSTON COLLEGE // #BCvsUM // SEPT. 10, 2016 // WEEKLY RELEASE COVERING THE MINUTEMEN (WEEK OF SUNDAY, SEPT. 4) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * No media availability * Mark Whipple Media * Practice open to * Practice open to * No media availability * No media availability * Game vs. Boston Conference Call at media at 6:30 p.m. media at 9:30 p.m. College at Gillette Noon. Call-in available Interview avail- Interview avail- Stadium by request from Molly ability post-practice ability post-practice O’Mara. (offense). (defense). 2016 UMASS QUICK FACTS UMASS FOOTBALL GAME WEEK UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION COACH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Location ......................................................... Amherst, Mass. The University of Massachusetts Athletic Communications Office organizes all interviews for the football Founded .................................................................. 1863 program, its coaches, student-athletes and administrative support staff. Interview requests should be sub- Enrollment ...............................................................29,269 mitted to primary contact Molly O’Mara ([email protected] or 413-406-6434). Please submit interview Chancellor .....................Dr. Kumble Subbaswamy (Bangalore University, 1969) requests ahead of the expected interview time, preferably 24 hours notice, to give the staff the time needed Athletic Director .......................................Ryan Bamford (Ithaca, 2000) to organize the interview. Personal phone numbers for student-athletes, coaches or administrators will not Nickname ............................................................Minutemen be given out to the media. Affiliation .........................................NCAA Division I FBS Independent CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Facility (Capacity) ...............................McGuirk Stadium (17,000; Field Turf) Please submit all game credential requests for contests at Gillette Stadium and McGuirk Alumni Stadium to . Gillette Stadium (68,756; Field Turf) primary football contact Molly O’Mara at [email protected]. This includes media passes for the press box FOOTBALL TEAM HISTORY and sidelines as well as scouting credentials. Program Founded .......................................................... 1879 All-Time Program Record/Years .............................564-567-51 (.499)/134th NCAA Division I-AA National Title ............................................. 1998 NCAA Division I-AA National Finalists ...............................1979, 1998, 2006 NCAA Division I-AA Conference Championships ....................................22 NCAA Tournament Appearances ..............................................Eight TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach (Alma Mater) ..............................Mark Whipple (Brown, 1979) Overall Record at UMass/Year ....................................55-45 (.550)/Ninth Career Head Coaching Record/Years ..............................127-77 (.623)/19th MAC Record at UMass (2014-2015) ......................................5-11 (.313) A-10 Record at UMass (1998-2003 seasons) ..............................35-16 (.686) Offense // Defense ................................................ Pro Style // 3-4 2015 Overall, MAC Records ................................................3-9, 2-6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................36/25 Starters Returning/Lost .............................. 8/14 (4/7 offense; 4/7 defense) WHERE TO LISTEN Western Massachusetts .............................................560 AM WHYN Boston ..........................................................1200 AM WXKS South Shore .......................................................95.5 FM WATD Worcester .........................................................830 AM WCRN Online Stream ................................................UMassAthletics.com On Your Smartphone ................................................Tune-Inn App 2 UMASS FOOTBALL // VS. BOSTON COLLEGE // #BCvsUM // SEPT. 10, 2016