The UMass football team is in desperate need of a win, and if history tells us anything, it’s that the Central Connecticut Blue Devils could very well be the ones to give them that victory.
UMass is 0-3 so far this season after winning just three games in a year. UMass is 3-0 in three games against the Blue Devils, but their last win came the last time they met in 2011.
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- WHO: Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils
- When: 3:30 p.m., September 21, 2024
- Where: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Marquis Cooper returned an interception for a 100-yard touchdown, Buffalo’s defense allowed just 193 total yards and the Bulls beat Massachusetts 34-3 on Saturday.
The Bulls (2-1) dominated the second half, scoring 24 points. Cooper’s pick-6 was the highlight of the game. He caught the ball several yards deep in the end zone and ran down the right sideline to make it 27-3 in the third quarter. Quarterback CJ Ogbonna and Lamar Sperling scored short touchdowns.
Ogbonna completed 14 of 22 passes for a total of 185 yards and Sperling gained 86 yards of ground work.
Taisun Phommachanh completed 14 of 29 passes for 121 yards for UMass. He threw one interception.
The Minutemen (0-3) were beaten 314 to 193 yards.
The Bulls took a 7-0 lead on their first possession, driving 85 yards in six plays. The score came on a 40-yard pass from Ogbonna to JJ Jenkins. Ogbonna had earlier set up a 31-yard drive to Victor Snow.
Buffalo scored another field goal to go up 10-0 and was up 10-3 at halftime after the Minutemen missed two field goals in the second half.
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