Massachusetts Minutemen @ Sacramento State Hornets — Sep 27, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 27, 2026
Massachusetts Minutemen UMass MASS 2-0, 2-0 Away
35
Final
6
Hornets Sacramento State CSUS 0-4, 0-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MASS 7 14 14 0 35
CSUS 0 6 0 0 6
Top Performers
Passing Yards
W.
W. Watson QB MASS
101 PASS
J.
J. Sharman QB CSUS
221 PASS
Rushing Yards
W.
W. Watson QB MASS
72 RUSH
D.
D. Swinney RB CSUS
35 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T.
T. Harding WR MASS
44 REC
R.
R. Brown WR CSUS
61 REC
Passing
UMass
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Watson 11/16 101 1 0 1 106.5
Sacramento State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sharman 24/43 221 0 1 4 60.3
Rushing
UMass
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Harding 2 21 10.5 0 17
C. Kimmons IV 11 61 5.5 0 20
K. Dia-Johnson 1 3 3.0 1 3
W. Watson 7 72 10.3 2 33
E. Faulkner 6 32 5.3 0 10
J. Washington 5 16 3.2 0 6
L. Inagawa 1 7 7.0 0 7
J. Lewis 4 20 5.0 0 11
Sacramento State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Sharman 7 -24 -3.4 0 5
I. Ene 5 21 4.2 0 7
C. Rhaney 10 34 3.4 0 9
D. Swinney 9 35 3.9 0 12
R. Brown 1 24 24.0 0 24
E. Brown 1 9 9.0 0 9
B. Salazar 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
UMass
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Harding 3 3 44 14.7 0 26 0
M. Dowling 2 3 9 4.5 1 7 0
J. Lewis 3 6 38 12.7 0 16 0
K. Dia-Johnson 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
R. Adkins 2 3 9 4.5 0 10 0
Sacramento State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
I. Ene 3 3 23 7.7 0 16 0
C. Rhaney 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
M. Coleman 4 8 42 10.5 0 13 0
D. Swinney 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
R. Brown 6 14 61 10.2 0 14 0
O. Smith 3 7 31 10.3 0 15 0
J. Williams 5 6 41 8.2 0 19 0
K. Koontz 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
K. Taylor 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
Defense
UMass
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Harmon 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Iseah 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Martin 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Suominen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Passmore 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Morris 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Hinspeter 3 0 3 0 0 1 49 1 0
I. Reed 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Chiavegato 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Depaepe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Melvin 6 0 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
D. Snyder 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Stanley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Bournes 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
A. Depaepe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Sexil 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Bendolph 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Krueger 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dirstine 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Z. Daniel 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Clark 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Nobles 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
R. Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Pangaro 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Ekins 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sacramento State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Thomas 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Howard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Chambers 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Rocha 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Williams 6 3 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
E. Mullican 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
I. Moore 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Smith 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Blake 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Scott 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Bailey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Thornton 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Silvera 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Nichols 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Wallace 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Reese 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Chala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Puloka 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
D. Davis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Kallhoff 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Holani 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Aten 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Jeanty 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Kindle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Holani 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
UMass
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Morris 0/1 5/5 5 0
Sacramento State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Meadors 2/3 0/0 6 0
Returns
UMass
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Sacramento State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
A. Taylor 2 35 17.5 0 20 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
Sacramento State
333 Total Yards 323
16 First Downs 23
5 Passing 14
8 Rushing 8
1 Penalty 3
3/10 3rd Down Eff. 6/15
101 Passing Yards 221
232 Rushing Yards 102
0 Turnovers 3
6-50 Penalties 9-85
28:08 Possession 31:52
3/3 Red Zone 2/4
Play-by-Play
Q3 14 - 0 35 - 6
XP D. Morris
35 - 6 2:27
TD K. Dia-Johnson
34 - 6 2:27
XP D. Morris
28 - 6 13:31
TD T. Hinspeter
27 - 6 13:31
Q2 14 - 6 21 - 6
XP D. Morris
21 - 6 1:45
TD M. Dowling
20 - 6 1:45
14 - 6 3:46
G. Meadors FG
XP D. Morris
14 - 3 10:27
TD W. Watson
13 - 3 10:27
7 - 3 14:48
G. Meadors FG
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP D. Morris
7 - 0 11:48
TD W. Watson
6 - 0 11:48
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MASS +29 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 27, 2026
Time
1:00 am
Duration
1h 0m