Week 8 · 2026
Massachusetts at UConn
Fri 10/23/2026 07:00 PMPratt & Whitney Stadium
45°Clear6 mph S · 66% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Massachusetts
16
4–4
UConn
35
4–4
Attendance
—
not yet reported
MassachusettsMASS
UConnCONN
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | William Watson III | 22/38 | 205 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| MASS | Logan Inagawa | 4/6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 69.3 |
| CONN | Kalieb Osborne | 14/19 | 173 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 49.0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | Elijah Faulkner | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| MASS | Justin Williams-Thomas | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
| MASS | William Watson III | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 7 |
| MASS | Kezion Dia-Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MASS | Curtis Kimmons IV | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 |
| MASS | Reece Adkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| CONN | Cyncir Bowers | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 1 | 70 |
| CONN | Kalieb Osborne | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 1 | 14 |
| CONN | Kenji Christian | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 |
| CONN | Trey Cornist | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| CONN | Jaden Hart | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | Joseph Griffin Jr. | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 41 |
| MASS | Curtis Kimmons IV | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 1 | 10 |
| MASS | Drew Alsup | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| MASS | Kezion Dia-Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MASS | Matt Ogunniyi | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| MASS | Justin Williams-Thomas | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MASS | Max Dowling | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| MASS | Reece Adkins | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
| MASS | Jabari Lewis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| MASS | Elijah Faulkner | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| MASS | Jax Markovich | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| CONN | JD Willoughby | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 41 |
| CONN | Cam Abshire | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 42 |
| CONN | Shamar Porter | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 14 |
| CONN | Kenji Christian | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
| CONN | Xavier Watson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| CONN | Cyncir Bowers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| CONN | Raymond Liggins III | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| CONN | Ryder Treadway | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | William Watson III | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | Kendall Bournes | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Timmy Hinspeter | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Joshua Iseah | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Tyler Martin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Andrew DePaepe | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Justin Krueger | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Aubrey Melvin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Hollis Dirstine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Isaiah Reed | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MASS | Jahmad Harmon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Joshua Nobles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Michael Robinson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Tim Passmore Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Zakar Morris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Zeraun Daniel | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MASS | Jerry Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Khari Bendolph | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | TJ Magee | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | William DePaepe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | DD Snyder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Kamarion Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MASS | Romando Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Hayden Pegg | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | John Lista | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CONN | K'Von Sherman | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Rickey Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Anas Luqman | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CONN | Jalil Martin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CONN | Melvin Hills III | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CONN | Braedyn Moore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Desmond Aladuge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CONN | Jayden Price | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Joshua Mickens | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Saxton Suchanic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Tahjae Mullix | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Ty McKinstry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Andrew Laurich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Drew Kron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Esean Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CONN | Ethan Hogg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Jalen Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Jayden Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Kylish Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Tracy Revels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Shamar Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CONN | Zakaih Saez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | Derek Morris | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 1/1 | 4 |
| CONN | Jack O'Connor | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | Edward Phillipson | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| CONN | Tommy Warner | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | Kezion Dia-Johnson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 25 |
| CONN | Ky Wilson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | Drew Alsup | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| CONN | Shamar Porter | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 24 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Massachusetts
UConn 6–4 vs Massachusetts
- 2024 · wk 14UConn 47 @ Massachusetts 42
- 2023 · wk 13UConn 31 @ Massachusetts 18
- 2022 · wk 10Massachusetts 10 @ UConn 27
- 2021 · wk 6UConn 13 @ Massachusetts 27
- 2019 · wk 9UConn 56 @ Massachusetts 35
- 2018 · wk 9Massachusetts 22 @ UConn 17
- 2012 · wk 1Massachusetts 0 @ UConn 37
- 1979 · wk 9Massachusetts 0 @ UConn 24
- 1900 · wk 10Massachusetts 17 @ UConn 6
- 1899 · wk 10UConn 6 @ Massachusetts 34
Previous 5 meetings vs. Jason Candle
Massachusetts 0–5 vs Jason Candle
- 2024 · wk 2Massachusetts 23 @ Toledo 38
- 2023 · wk 6Toledo 41 @ Massachusetts 24
- 2022 · wk 2Massachusetts 10 @ Toledo 55
- 2021 · wk 5Toledo 45 @ Massachusetts 7
- 2015 · wk 8 (coaching change that season)Toledo 51 @ Massachusetts 35
† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.
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