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MASSACHUSETTS FOOTBALL Media Contact: Cody Lahl • 845.750.4225 • [email protected] UMassAthletics.com • @UMassAthletics • @UMassFootball UMASS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MASSACHUSETTS (2-6) AT #21/22 MISSISSIPPI STATE (6-2) 2-6 Overall Sat., Nov. 4, 2017 // Noon (ET) // Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) // Starkville, Miss. 2-3 McGuirk, 0-0 Fenway Park 0-3 Away, 0-0 Neutral TV GAME NINE INFORMATION NUMBERS TO KNOW DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME [ET] Yards Andrew Ford has thrown for Sat.^ Aug. 26 Hawai’iNESNplus/ESN L, 38-35 at Mississippi State in 19 career games at UMass. It is the 4,655 seventh-most passing yards by one ESPN3 Sat., Nov. 4, 2017 Sat. Sept. 2 at Costal Carolina L, 38-28 player in team history. ^ NESNplus/ESN Sat. Sept. 9 Old Dominion L, 17-7 Davis Wade Stadium Yards Marquis Young has rushed ESPNU Fri. Sept. 15 at Temple L, 29-21 Starkville, Miss. for in his career. It places Young Sat. Sept. 23 at [RV/RV] TennesseeSECNetwork L, 17-13 2,448 seventh all-time at UMass for career rushing yards. Sat.^ Sept. 30 OhioNESNplus/ESN L, 58-50 SEC Network and Adam Bremenan’s receiving yards Sat.* Oct. 14 at South Florida POSTPONED WatchESPN.com as a Minuteman in only 19 career Sat.^ Oct. 21 Georgia SouthernNESNplus/ESN W, 55-20 Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware 1,413 games. He averages 74.4 yards on 6.2 receptions per game. He has four ^ NESN/ESN Sat. Oct. 28 Appalachian St. W, 30-27 (2OT) and Olivia Harlan career 100-yard outings. Sat. Nov. 4 at #21/22 Mississippi St.SECNetwork Noon (ET) Receiving yards for Andy Isabella UMass Sports Network in the last 19 games. He’s tied for the + 1,251 Sat. Nov. 11 Maine 4 p.m. Josh Maurer and Pete Brock team-high in TDs in that span (11). Sat. Nov. 18 at BYU ESPN3/BYUtv 3 p.m. 105.5 FM WEEI, 95.9 FM WATD Career kick return yards for Isaiah Sat. Dec. 2 at FIU TBA and 830 AM WCRN Rodgers. He is 10 yards shy of the 942 program’s top 10 all-time. Rankings reflect AP Media/USA Today Coaches polls on day Live Stats Yards of total offense the Minute- of game // Home contests bolded // ESNEleven Sports Net- men put up against Georgia South- Available on UMassAthletics.com 670 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, Mass. // *Will be rescheduled for 2022 or 2023 season Twitter Career games for Mark Whipple as @UMassFootball, @UMassAthletics the UMass head coach. It’s the most 119 for one coach in the history of the program. TABLE OF CONTENTS Team-leading stops by Bryton Barr, Media Information .............................Page 2 Instagram who had double-digits vs. Hawai’i Roster & Positional Breakdown ................Pages 3-4 @UMassFootball, @UMassAthletics 75 (13), Coastal Carolina (11), Tennes- Depth Chart & Pronunciation Guide ...............Page 5 see (12) & Appalachian State (15). Depth Chart Personnel Quick Facts ................Page 6 Head-To-Head Series Career wins for Mark Whipple as Mississippi State leads, 1-0 the UMass head coach, one from Minutemen Starters ............................Page 7 59 surpassing Vic Fusia (1961-70) for Game Notes (Offense) ...................... Pages 8-10 Last: Mississippi State 47, UMass 35 first all-time at UMass. Game Notes (Defense) ......................Page 11-12 Sept. 24, 2016 • Foxboro, Mass. Pounds of weight dropped by offen- Game Notes (Special Teams/Miscellaneous). Pages 12-14 sive lineman Ray Thomas-Ishman, UMass In 2017 When... & Longest Drive Charts. ...Page 15 42 Sr. He is still the largest Minuteman at 350 pounds. Longest Plays In 2017 .........................Page 16 Yards Logan Laurent averages per Miscellaneous Statistics ........................Page 17 UMASS-MISSISSIPPI STATE COMPARISON punt over his career (169 attempts, The Last Time (Team) ......................... Pages 18 MASSACHUSETTS .............. STATISTIC ............MISSISSIPPI STATE 41.9 7,078 yards), which ranks first all- The Last Time (UMass Player) ...................Page 19 29.9 .................................... Scoring Per Game .....................................33.9 time at UMass. The Last Time (Opposing Player) ................Page 20 146.5 .............................Rushing Yards Per Game .............................260.0 Touchdowns thrown by Andrew Head Coach Mark Whipple’s Bio ............. Pages 21-22 Ford, tied for the fourth-most by 296.2 ..............................Passing Yards Per Game ..............................173.2 39 one player in team history. Assistant Coaches & Staff Bios. Pages 23-24 442.8 ..............................Total Offense Per Game ..............................433.2 First downs against the Ohio Student-Athlete Bios ...................... Pages 25-50 52 - 441 (55.1) ...........Penalties - Yards (Avg./Gm.) ........... 47 - 382 (47.8) 2017 Season Statistics ..................... Pages 51-65 30 defense. It is the most since UMass 44 - 1836 (41.7) ................Punts - Yards (Avg.) ................ 35 - 1478 (42.2) had 30 on Oct. 10, 2015. 14 - 57 (4.1) ......................Punt Returns (Avg.) ....................13 - 105 (8.1) Seasons for Mark Whipple as head 41 - 2259 (55.1) ..........Kickoffs - Yards (Avg./Gm.) .......... 51 - 3279 (64.3) coach at UMass. He led the team ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 10 from 1998-2003 and returned to the Primary Football Contact ......................Cody Lahl 36 - 711 (19.8) .................. Kick Returns (Avg.) ................... 10 - 228 (22.8) sidelines in 2014. Cell Phone ..............................845-750-4225 29:13 ......................... Time of Possession Per Game ..........................32:52 100+ yard rushing games for Email [email protected] 45-of-121 (37.2) ....... Third Down Conversion (Pct.) ........ 57-of-120 (47.5) 9 Marquis Young, three in 2015, four Preferred Method of Contact ..................Cell Phone 12-of-18 (66.7) ........Fourth Down Conversion (Pct.)........... 7-of-14 (50.0) more in 2016 and two in 2017. 5-of-9 (55.6) .......................Field Goals (Pct.) ..................... 8-of-10 (80.0) Logan Laurent’s career field goal Secondary Football Contact .................Ryan Gallant .750 percentage (24-32). It is the third- Cell Phone ..............................413-687-3793 22-of-33 (66.7) ..............Red Zone Scoring (Pct.) .............. 30-of-37 (81.1) best all-time at UMass. Email [email protected] 24-of-33 (72.7) ..........Red Zone Touchdowns (Pct.) .......... 24-of-37 (64.9) Andrew Ford’s career completion Preferred Method of Contact ......................Email 28-of-30 (93.3) .................PAT Attempts (Pct.) ................. 33-of-35 (94.3) percentage (373-600). It is second- .622 best in the history of UMass football. 1 MASSACHUSETTS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE // DAVIS WADE STADIUM // NOV. 4, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE COVERING THE MINUTEMEN (WEEK OF SUNDAY, OCT. 29) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * No media availability * Media availability at * Media availability at * Media availability * No media availability * No media availability * Game at Mississippi 9:45 p.m. at McGuirk 6:15 p.m. at McGuirk at 9 p.m. at McGuirk State at Davis Wade Alumni Stadium. Alumni Stadium. Alumni Stadium. Stadium at Noon (ET) on the SEC Network and WatchESPN. 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