Massachusetts Minutemen @ Connecticut Huskies — Oct 23, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 23, 2026
Massachusetts Minutemen UMass MASS 2-4, 2-2 Away
16
Final
35
Huskies Connecticut CONN 3-3, 1-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MASS 3 0 0 13 16
CONN 7 14 7 7 35
Top Performers
Passing Yards
W.
W. Watson QB MASS
205 PASS
K.
K. Osborne QB CONN
173 PASS
Rushing Yards
E.
E. Faulkner MASS
15 RUSH
C.
C. Bowers RB CONN
131 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Griffin WR MASS
77 REC
J.
J. Willoughby WR CONN
65 REC
Passing
UMass
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Watson 22/38 205 1 0 2 81.6
L. Inagawa 4/6 45 0 0 0 88.9
Connecticut
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Osborne 14/19 173 2 0 5 136.5
Rushing
UMass
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Dia-Johnson 1 8 8.0 0 8
C. Kimmons IV 3 7 2.3 0 3
W. Watson 7 11 1.6 0 7
E. Faulkner 6 15 2.5 0 6
R. Adkins 2 0 0.0 0 2
J. Williams 3 12 4.0 1 6
Connecticut
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Osborne 15 66 4.4 1 14
C. Bowers 15 131 8.7 1 70
K. Christian 12 46 3.8 0 6
T. Cornist 3 19 6.3 0 10
J. Hart 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
UMass
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
K. Dia-Johnson 3 3 21 7.0 0 8 0
C. Kimmons IV 5 6 33 6.6 1 10 0
D. Alsup 1 1 23 23.0 0 23 0
E. Faulkner 2 3 9 4.5 0 9 0
M. Dowling 2 8 18 9.0 0 12 0
R. Adkins 3 5 17 5.7 0 9 0
J. Lewis 2 3 10 5.0 0 11 0
J. Griffin 4 8 77 19.3 0 41 0
J. Lewis 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
J. Markovich 1 3 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Williams 2 2 18 9.0 0 12 0
M. Ogunniyi 1 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
Connecticut
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
S. Porter 3 5 30 10.0 1 14 0
C. Bowers 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
X. Watson 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
K. Christian 3 4 19 6.3 0 8 0
R. Liggins 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
J. Willoughby 3 4 65 21.7 1 41 0
C. Abshire 1 1 42 42.0 0 42 0
R. Treadway 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
M. Ragan 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
UMass
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Magee 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Z. Daniel 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Z. Morris 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Passmore 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Martin 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Harmon 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Depaepe 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Krueger 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
R. Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Bournes 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dirstine 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Melvin 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Hinspeter 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Iseah 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Depaepe 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. Robinson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Nobles 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Reed 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Snyder 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Bendolph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Connecticut
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Sherman 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Luqman 4 2 2 0.5 1 0 0 0 0
B. Moore 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Suchanic 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Pegg 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Saez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Mullix 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mickens 2 1 1 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
J. Lista 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Williams 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Carter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Davis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Martin 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hills 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Aladuge 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. McKinstry 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Hogg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Laurich 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Brown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Revels 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
UMass
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Morris 1/1 1/1 4 0
Connecticut
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. O'Connor 0/1 5/5 5 0
Returns
UMass
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Dia-Johnson 1 20 20.0 0 20 2
Connecticut
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Wilson 1 27 27.0 0 27 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
UMass
Connecticut
303 Total Yards 438
13 First Downs 21
11 Passing 6
2 Rushing 12
3 Penalty 0
2/14 3rd Down Eff. 4/12
250 Passing Yards 173
53 Rushing Yards 265
0 Turnovers 0
10-100 Penalties 11-100
25:43 Possession 34:17
3/3 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 13 - 7 16 - 35
XP D. Morris
16 - 35 1:09
TD J. Williams
15 - 35 1:09
9 - 35 3:04
J. O'Connor XP
9 - 34 3:04
K. Osborne TD
TD C. Kimmons IV
9 - 28 14:17
Q3 0 - 7 3 - 28
3 - 28 6:44
J. O'Connor XP
3 - 27 6:44
S. Porter TD
Q2 0 - 14 3 - 21
3 - 21 1:02
J. O'Connor XP
3 - 20 1:02
C. Bowers TD
3 - 14 1:36
J. O'Connor XP
3 - 13 1:36
J. Willoughby TD
Q1 3 - 7 3 - 7
3 - 7 1:13
J. O'Connor XP
3 - 6 1:13
S. Porter TD
FG D. Morris
3 - 0 7:03
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: CONN +26 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 23, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m