Eastern Michigan 20, Massachusetts 13
Associated Press
YPSILANTI, Mich. - Austin Smith threw two touchdown passes and Mark Lee Jr. had an interception in the fourth quarter as Eastern Michigan held off UMass, 20-13.
Trailing 13-0 early in the third quarter, the Eagles (3-2) put together an extended drive - 11 plays, 75 yards - and a quick drive - 3 plays, 65 yards - to grab the lead.
Smith, a sophomore in just his second start, capped the first one with an 8-yard pass to Darius Lassiter and the second with a 39-yard strike to Tanner Knue for a 14-13 lead.
After forcing a three-and-out, the Eagles put together a nine-play, 65-yard drive and stretched the lead to 20-13 on an 8-yard run up the middle by Darius Boone.
The Minutemen (1-4) had their only turnover on their next possession then had 49 yards on their last possession before losing the ball on downs at the EMU 31 with 1:41 to play.
Samson Evans ran for 122 yards for Eastern Michigan while Smith was 13 of 24 for 122 yards but was intercepted twice.
Gino Campiotti ran for 118 yards for UMass but was just 8 of 18 for 87 yards passing.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UMass | EastMi |
| UMass |
TD |
9:45 |
Gino Campiotti 14 yd run (Cameron Carson kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
UMass | EastMi |
| UMass |
FG |
4:05 |
Cameron Carson 30 yd FG |
10 |
0 |
| Third Quarter |
UMass | EastMi |
| UMass |
FG |
12:35 |
Cameron Carson 47 yd FG |
13 |
0 |
| EastMi |
TD |
8:56 |
Darius Lassiter 8 yd pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez kick) |
13 |
7 |
| EastMi |
TD |
0:12 |
Tanner Knue 39 yd pass from Austin Smith (Jesus Gomez kick) |
13 |
14 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UMass | EastMi |
| EastMi |
TD |
9:38 |
Darius Boone Jr. 8 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
13 |
20 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Massachusetts |
Eastern Michigan |
| First downs |
15 |
22 |
| Rushing |
9 |
11 |
| Passing |
4 |
7 |
| Penalty |
2 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-16, 31% |
4-11, 36% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-2, 50% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
48-168 |
43-217 |
| Passing Yards |
87 |
122 |
| Return Yards |
28 |
32 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
8-18-1 |
13-24-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--5 |
1--8 |
| Punts |
6 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
46.8 |
45.7 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
11-100 |
9-65 |
| Time of Possession |
31:38 |
28:22 |
| Massachusetts Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Campiotti |
8 |
18 |
87 |
0 |
1 |
| Eastern Michigan Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| A. Smith |
13 |
24 |
122 |
2 |
2 |
| Eastern Michigan Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| M. Lee Jr. |
1 |
0 |
| Massachusetts Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| C. Kolodziey |
6 |
281 |
46.8 |
| Eastern Michigan Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Tomasek |
3 |
137 |
45.7 |
| Massachusetts Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| I. Ross |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
| Eastern Michigan Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| H. Beydoun |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
| Eastern Michigan Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Jackson |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Massachusetts Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Eastern Michigan Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
