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20032003 inin RReevievieww 20032003 All-AmericanAll-American AntonAnton McKenzieMcKenzie GameGame RecapsRecaps Game #1 • UMass 51, Central Connecticut State 7 Stat Leaders Central Connecticut UMass September 6, 2003 • Amherst, Mass. Rushing Stokstad (6-24-0) Baylark (22-141-2) Steve Baylark rushed for 141 yards Montgomery (9-68-1) and two touchdowns on 22 carries, to Passing Dolch (15-29-164-1-1) Krohn (17-28-186-2-3) lead 12th-ranked UMass to a season- Receiving Watson (6-87-0) Peebler (6-85-0) opening 51-7 victory over Central Malone (4-49-1) Howard (4-67-1) Connecticut State at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Minutemen won their Game #2 • Kansas State 38, UMass 7 season opener for the fourth time in September 13, 2003 • Manhattan, Kan. the last five years, while giving head Darren Sproles rushed 28 times for coach Mark Whipple his 40th victory 152 yards and three touchdowns, to on the UMass sideline. After spotting lead Kansas State to a 38-7 victory the Blue Devils an early 7-0 lead, the over 10th-ranked UMass. T h e Minutemen dominated play by scor- Wildcats, who entered the game ranked ing 51 unanswered points during the No. 7 in Division I-Aby the As s o c i a t e d remainder of the contest. Jeff Krohn Press, were held to a season-low 38 hit Sean Young with a three-yard points by the Minuteman defense, touchdown pass to tie the score at 7-7 which also forced four turnovers. in the first quarter, then Mike Ziccardi UMass jumped out to an early 7-0 lead scored on a 30-yard fumble return on on its first possession of the game, the opening play of the second quarter when Jeff Krohn hit Jason Peebler with to give UMass the lead for good. Baylark added two touchdowns on runs of a 65-yard touchdown pass. T h e one and four yards, while Justin Montgomery also had a seven-yard scoring Minutemen were still up 7-3 at the end run. Krohn had a second touchdown pass with a 17-yard strike to Jimmie of the first quarter, with Kansas State’s Howard, while Anton McKenzie scored on a five-yard fumble return and only points coming on a 38-yard field Jeremy Cain posted a safety on a blocked punt. Krohn finished the day 17 goal by Joe Rheem. But the Wildcats took control of the game in the second of 28 for 186 yards with two scores, as nine different players caught at least qu a r t e r , scoring 21 unanswered points on two touchdown runs by Sproles and one pass. The Minuteman defense allowed only 162 total yards and 12 first a pass from Jeff Schwinn to Brian Casey. Kansas State concluded the scoring downs on the day, while holding the Blue Devils to -2 rushing yards. Steve in the second half, with a third quarter touchdown run by Sproles and a fourth Costello recorded eight total tackles with a sack and an interception, while quarter scoring run by Dylan Meier. Krohn led the UMass offense by com- Doran Davis had eight tackles with three sacks and a forced fumble. Scott pleting 14 of 26 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, while Steve Baylark Dolch led Central Connecticut by completing 15 of 29 passes for 164 yards rushed for 50 yards on 19 carries. Schwinn completed 17 of 26 passes for 228 and a score, but he also threw an interception, was sacked seven times and yards for the Wildcats, but was also intercepted two times. Jeremy Cain led the coughed up two fumbles. Joe Mahaffey recorded a game-high 11 tackles for Minuteman defense with 14 tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup, the Blue Devils. while Steve Costello totaled seven tackles and two interceptions. Josh Buhl had 12 tackles to lead Kansas State. The crowd of 46,102 in attendance was Team Statistics CCSU UMass the second-largest to ever witness a UMass football game. First Downs 12 23 Rushing Yards -2 211 Team Statistics UMass Kansas State Passing Yards 164 221 First Downs 10 22 Total Offense 162 432 Rushing Yards 27 235 Passes 15-29 21-34 Passing Yards 164 255 Interceptions Thrown 1 3 Total Offense 191 490 Fumbles / Lost 3 / 2 2 / 1 Passes 14-27 18-28 Penalties / Yards 6 / 34 6 / 54 Interceptions Thrown 0 3 Punts / Average 9 / 31.2 3 / 44.3 Fumbles / Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1 Punt Returns 1-14 6-55 Penalties / Yards 10 / 83 6 / 40 Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-40 Punts / Average 10 / 36.3 2 / 35.0 Time of Possession 34:03 25:57 Punt Returns 0-0 4-46 Kickoff Returns 5-109 1-28 Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Time of Possession 24:43 35:17 Central Connecticut 7 0 0 0 — 7 UMass 7 14 16 14 — 51 Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total UMass 7 0 0 0 — 7 1st 10:34 CCSU—Malone 34 pass from Dolch (Pearson kick) Kansas State 3 21 7 7 — 38 5:43 UM—Young 3 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 2nd 14:50 UM–Ziccardi 30 fumble return (Stoller kick) 1st 12:37 UM—Peebler 65 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 6:29 UM—Baylark 4 run (Torres kick) 7:26 KSU—Rheem 38 field goal 3rd 11:20 UM—Howard 17 pass from Krohn (Stoller kick) 2nd 12:50 KSU—Casey 7 pass from Schwinn (Rheem kick) 9:38 UM—Cain safety 9:18 KSU—Sproles 2 run (Rheem kick) 6:40 UM—McKenzie 5 fumble return (Torres kick) 1:56 KSU—Sproles 8 run (Rheem kick) 4th 14:55 UM—Baylark 1 run (Stoller kick) 3rd 7:47 KSU—Sproles 1 run (Rheem kick) 11:07 UM—Montgomery 7 run (Torres kick) 4th 8:43 KSU—Meier 8 run (Rheem kick) 2004 University of Massachusetts Football GameGame RecapsRecaps Stat Leaders UMass Kansas State 1st 11:09 Maine—Team safety Rushing Baylark (19-50-0) Sproles (28-152-3) 2nd 12:11 UMass—Howard 65 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) Passing Krohn (14-26-164-1-0) Schwinn (17-26-229-1-2) 9:39 UMass—Demers 8 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) Receiving Howard (4-31-0) Terry (8-120-0) 6:18 Maine—Pereira 11 pass from Whitcomb (Mellow kick) Moriera (5-76-0) 3:50 UMass—Costello 35 fumble return (Torres kick) 3rd 0:00 Maine—Pereira 56 pass from Whitcomb (Mellow kick) Game #3 • UMass 24, Maine 16 4th 10:44 UMass—Torres 37 field goal September 20, 2003 • Orono, Maine Stat Leaders UMass Maine Steve Baylark rushed 24 times for 105 Rushing Baylark (24-105-0) Williams (17-67-0) yards, to lead the 12th-ranked Passing Krohn (15-27-191-2-0) Whitcomb (20-35-230-2-2) Minutemen to a 24-16 victory over Receiving Howard (5-80-1) Waller (8-69-0) 16th-ranked Maine in the Atlantic 10 Pereira (4-86-2) Conference opener at A l f o n d Ballantyne (4-40-0) Stadium. The Black Bears took an early 2-0 lead on a safety, when Jeff Game #4 • UMass 31, James Madison 26 Krohn tripped over the foot of an September 27, 2003 • Amherst, Mass. offensive lineman in the UMass end Steve Baylark rushed 35 times for zone. But the Minutemen responded 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns, with a pair of quick touchdowns early to lead the 10th-ranked Minutemen to in the second quarter, as Krohn tossed a 31-26 victory over James Madison scoring strikes of 65 yards to Jimmie on Band Day at McGuirk Alumni Howard and eight yards to Rich Stadium. UMass jumped out to an Demers. Maine cut the lead to 14-9 on early 7-0 lead on a five-yard touch- an 11-yard pass from Rob Whitcomb down pass from Jeff Krohn to Rich to Christian Pereira, after recovering a Demers, then increased the lead to fumble deep in UMass territory. But 10-0 on a 46-yard field goal by the Minutemen made it 21-9 before Michael Torres. The Dukes scored halftime, when Steve Costello picked up a fumble and returned it 35 yards their first points in the second quarter for a touchdown. The offenses were held in check for most of the third quar- on a 21-yard pass from Matt LeZotte ter, until Maine recovered a UMass fumble near midfield. On the next play, to Nic Tolley, but the Minutemen the Black Bears ended the quarter with a 56-yard touchdown pass from responded with a three-yard scoring Whitcomb to Pereira, making the score 21-16. UMass would respond on its pass from Krohn to Jason Peebler late next possession, marching 43 yards on 10 plays, before a 37-yard Michael in the period, making the score 17-6 Torres field goal concluded the scoring. Krohn completed 15 of 27 passes at halftime. Baylark scored his first on the night for 191 yards and two scores, while Howard had five receptions touchdown with a five-yard run on for 80 yards and a touchdown. For Maine, Whitcomb hit on 20 of 35 pass- UMass’opening drive of the third quarter, before James Madison found the es for 230 yards, two scores and two interceptions, with Ryan Waller mak- end zone again on a 13-yard pass from LeZotte to Alan Harrison. The ing eight receptions for 69 yards.