MASSACHUSETTS FOOTBALL Media Contact: Cody Lahl • 845.750.4225 • [email protected] UMassAthletics.com • @UMassAthletics • @UMassFootball UMASS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MASSACHUSETTS (0-2) VS. OLD DOMINION (1-0) 0-2 Overall Sat., Sept. 9, 2017 // 3:30 p.m. // McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000) // Amherst, Mass. 0-1 McGuirk, 0-0 Fenway Park 0-1 Away, 0-0 Neutral TV GAME THREE INFORMATION NUMBERS TO KNOW DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME [ET] Yards Andrew Ford has thrown for Sat.^ Aug. 26 Hawai’i NESNplus L, 38-35 UMass-Old Dominion in 13 career games at UMass. It is 3,256 the ninth-most passing yards by one ESPN3 Sat., Sept. 9, 2017 Sat. Sept. 2 at Costal Carolina L, 38-28 player in team history. ^ NESNplus Sat. Sept. 9 Old Dominion 3:30 p.m. McGuirk Alumni Stadium Punt yards for Logan Laurent in ESPNU Fri. Sept. 15 at Temple 7 p.m. Amherst, Mass. 2016, an average of 41.6 yards per Sat. Sept. 23 at Tennessee TBA 2,582 attempt (62). He had 13 punts of at least 50 yards. Sat.^ Sept. 30 Ohio 3:30 p.m. Eleven Sports & NESNplus Adam Bremenan’s receiving yards Sat. Oct. 14 at South Florida TBA UMassAthletics.com as a Minuteman in only 14 career ^ Eric Frede and Andy Gresh 1,113 games. He averages 79.5 yards on Sat. Oct. 21 Georgia Southern 3:30 p.m. 6.3 receptions per game. He has Sat.^ Oct. 28 Appalachian State 3:30 p.m. three career 100-yard outings. UMass Sports Network Receiving yards for Andy Isabella Sat. Nov. 4 at Mississippi State TBA Josh Maurer, Pete Brock in the last 14 games. He has a team- Sat.+ Nov. 11 Maine 4 p.m. and Matt Goldstein 942 high nine touchdowns in that span. ESPN3/BYUtv Sat. Nov. 18 at BYU 3 p.m. 560 AM WHYN, 95.5 FM WATD Career kick return yards for Isaiah and 830 AM WCRN Rodgers. He is five yards shy of the Rankings reflect AP Media/USA Today Coaches polls on 927 program’s top 10 all-time. ESN day of game // Home contests bolded // Eleven Sports Live Stats Career games for Mark Whipple as Network // ^Hosted at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Available on UMassAthletics.com the UMass head coach entering Amherst, Mass. // +Fenway Gridiron Series at Fenway Park 113 2017. It’s the most for one coach in the history of the program. in Boston, Mass. Career wins for Mark Whipple as Twitter the UMass head coach, three from TABLE OF CONTENTS @UMassFootball, @UMassAthletics 57 surpassing Vic Fusia (1961-70) for first all-time at UMass. Media Information .............................Page 2 Roster & Positional Breakdown ................Pages 3-4 Percent of the UMass’ total receiving Instagram yards accounted for by Adam Depth Chart & Pronunciation Guide ...............Page 5 @UMassFootball, @UMassAthletics 52.2 Breneman (808; 26.2) and Andy Depth Chart Personnel Quick Facts ................Page 6 Isabella (801; 26.0) in 2016. Minutemen Starters ............................Page 7 Pounds of weight dropped by offen- Game Notes (Offense) ...................... Pages 8-10 sive lineman Ray Thomas-Ishman, Head-To-Head Series 42 Sr. He is still the largest Minuteman Game Notes (Defense) ......................Page 10-11 Old Dominion leads, 2-0 at 350 pounds. Game Notes (Special Teams/Miscellaneous ... Pages 11-13 Last: Old Dominion 36, UMass 16 Yards Logan Laurent averages per UMass In 2016 When... & Longest Drive Charts. ...Page 14 Oct. 7, 2016 • S.B. Ballard Stadium punt over his career (136 attempts, 41.8 5,684 yards), which ranks first all- Longest Plays In 2016 .........................Page 15 time at UMass. Longest Plays In 2017 .........................Page 16 Touchdowns thrown by Andrew Miscellaneous Statistics ........................Page 17 Ford, the seventh-most by one The Last Time (Team) ......................... Pages 18 UMASS-ODU COMPARISON 29 player in team history. The Last Time (UMass Player) ...................Page 19 MASSACHUSETTS .............. STATISTIC ................. OLD DOMINION Team-leading tackles by Bryton 31.5 .................................... Scoring Per Game .....................................31.0 Barr in his first two games as a The Last Time (Opposing Player) ................Page 20 24 Minuteman. He had 13 vs. Hawai’i Head Coach Mark Whipple’s Bio ............. Pages 21-22 97.0 ...............................Rushing Yards Per Game ...............................98.0 and 11 more at Coastal Carolina. 330.0 ..............................Passing Yards Per Game ..............................187.0 Assistant Coaches & Staff Bios. Pages 23-24 Yards Marquis Young needs to Student-Athlete Bios ...................... Pages 25-47 427.0 ..............................Total Offense Per Game ..............................285.0 reach 2,000 for his career. He had 19 960 as a freshman, 898 in 2016 and 2016 Season Statistics ..................... Pages 49-63 20.6 .................................. Kick Return Average ...................................22.0 2.0 ....................................Punt Return Average ....................................7.0 123 in two games during 2017. 12 - 119 (59.5) ....................Penalties - Yards ........................3 - 30 (30.0) Returning starters (8 defense, 7 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS offense), tying UMass for the 10th- 11 - 442 (40.2) .......................Punts - Yards .........................5 - 254 (50.8) 15 Primary Football Contact ......................Cody Lahl most across the country. 11 - 602 (54.7) ..................... Kickoffs - Yards ........................6 - 385 (64.2) Cell Phone ..............................845-750-4225 Season for Mark Whipple as head 26:55 ......................... Time of Possession Per Game ..........................26:08 coach at UMass. He led the team Email [email protected] 10 from 1998-2003 and returned to the 13-of-29 (45.0) ..............Third Down Conversion ................ 4-of-12 (33.3) Preferred Method of Contact ..................Cell Phone sidelines in 2014. 4-of-4 (100.0) ...............Fourth Down Conversion ................. 1-of-2 (50.0) 100+ yard rushing games for Secondary Football Contact .........................TBD 0-1 (0.0) .......................... Field Goal Percentage.................. 1-of-1 (100.0) 7 Marquis Young, three in 2015 and Cell Phone .......................................TBD 8-of-9 (88.9) .......................Red Zone Scoring ..................... 3-of-3 (100.0) four more in 2016. Email ............................................TBD 8-of-9 (88.9) ...................Red Zone Touchdowns ................... 2-of-3 (66.7) Logan Laurent’s career field goal percentage (19-27). It is the fourth- Preferred Method of Contact ........................TBD 9-of-9 (100.0) ........................PAT Attempts ........................ 4-of-4 (100.0) .704 best all-time at UMass. 1 UMASS VS. OLD DOMINION // MCGUIRK ALUMNI STADIUM // SEPT. 9, 2017 // WEEKLY RELEASE COVERING THE MINUTEMEN (WEEK OF SUNDAY, SEPT. 3) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * No media availability * Media availability * Media availability at * Media availability at * No media availability * No media availability * Game vs. Old Domin- at 10 p.m. at McGuirk 6:30 p.m. at McGuirk 9:30 p.m. at McGuirk ion at McGuirk Alumni Alumni Stadium. Alumni Stadium. Alumni Stadium. Stadium at 3:30 p.m. on Eleven Sports Net- work, NESNplus and UMassAthletics.com. 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