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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
1-3
Hofstra
5-0
UMass Football Falls To Hofstra, 27-14
October 02, 1999 | Football
Oct. 2, 1999
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Giovanni Carmazzi passed for two touchdowns in a 20-point third quarter on Saturday to lead unbeaten Hofstra over Massachusetts 27-14.
Carmazzi completed 22 of 35 passes for 253 yards to give the Flying Dutchmen their fifth victory of the season and eighth in a row overall.
Marcel Shipp ran for 200 yards and two touchdowns, going over the 100-yard rushing mark for the 16th straight game, as defending Division I-AA national champion UMass fell to 1-3.
Deadlocked 7-7 at halftime, Hofstra broke the tie early in the third when Robert Thomas intercepted a pass by Todd Bankhead and ran 15 yards for a touchdown and a 13-7 lead.
Before the third quarter was over, Carmazzi passed for 22- and 4-yard touchdowns to give Hofstra a 27-7 lead. He also set up the second touchdown with a 43-yard keeper run.
The teams traded long-distance touchdowns in the first half.
Hofstra's Vaughn Sanders raced 74 yards for a touchdown on his team's first play from scrimmage of the game. He left the game with an ankle injury in the second half - seven yards short of the school's career rushing record of 2,503 yards.
UMass pulled even at 6:11 of the second quarter as Shipp ran 64 yards for a touchdown.
Team Stats
HOFSTRA 7, UMASS 0
HOFSTRA - Vaughn Sanders 74 yd run (Chad Johnson kick), 1 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:12
HOFSTRA 7, UMASS 7
UMASS - Marcel Shipp 64 yd run (Jason Cherry kick), 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:31
HOFSTRA 13, UMASS 7
HOFSTRA - Robert Thomas 15 yd interception (Chad Johnson kickblocked)
HOFSTRA 20, UMASS 7
HOFSTRA - Charlie Adams 22 yd pass from G. Carmazzi (Chad Johnson kick) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:36
HOFSTRA 27, UMASS 7
HOFSTRA - Jason Maxwell 4 yd pass from G. Carmazzi (Chad Johnson kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:00
HOFSTRA 27, UMASS 14
UMASS - Marcel Shipp 7 yd run (Doug White kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:59