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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
2-2 , 1-1
Hofstra
4-1
Football Falls To Hofstra, 51-36
September 30, 2000 | Football
Sept. 30, 2000
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Rocky Butler threw for five touchdowns, including a pair to Charlie Adams, to lead Hofstra to a 51-36 victory over Massachusetts Saturday.
Butler, who had four touchdown passes in Hofstra's first four games this season, completed 22 of 32 passes for 324 yards without an interception.
He gave Hofstra (4-1) a 14-0 lead early in the first quarter with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Adams and a 1-yard run after Doug Shanahan's interception.
Butler threw two more touchdown passes in the first half after fumbled punts by Massachusetts (2-2) to give Hofstra a 28-17 halftime lead. Kevin Quinlan scored on 28 and 15-yard runs for Massachusetts in the half.
Hofstra pulled away in the second half when Butler threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jason Maxwell and a 40-yarder to Steve Jackson and Shanahan returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown.
Massachusetts' Richard Lucero was 22-for-36 for 311 yards and three touchdowns, but also had three interceptions. Adrian Zullo had seven catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Team Stats
HOFSTRA 7, UMASS 0
HOFSTRA - Adams,Charlie 18 yd pass from Butler,Rocky (Johnson,Chad kick) 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:00
HOFSTRA 14, UMASS 0
HOFSTRA - Butler,Rocky 1 yd run (Johnson,Chad kick), 1 plays, 1 yards, TOP 0:08
HOFSTRA 14, UMASS 3
UMASS - White,Doug 31 yd field goal 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:01
HOFSTRA 21, UMASS 3
HOFSTRA - Adams,Charlie 9 yd pass from Butler,Rocky (Johnson,Chad kick) 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:01
HOFSTRA 21, UMASS 10
UMASS - Quinlan,Kevin 28 yd run (White,Doug kick), 2 plays, 56 yards, TOP 0:39
HOFSTRA 28, UMASS 10
HOFSTRA - Roy,Kahmal 20 yd pass from Butler,Rocky (Johnson,Chad kick) 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:02
HOFSTRA 28, UMASS 17
UMASS - Quinlan,Kevin 15 yd run (Cherry,Jason kick), 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:10
HOFSTRA 35, UMASS 17
HOFSTRA - Maxwell,Jason 15 yd pass from Butler,Rocky (Johnson,Chad kick) 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:39
HOFSTRA 41, UMASS 17
HOFSTRA - Jackson,Steve 40 yd pass from Butler,Rocky (Kemper,Tom rushfailed) 6 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:03
HOFSTRA 41, UMASS 23
UMASS - Howard,Jeff 44 yd pass from Lucero,Richard (Lucero,Richard passfailed) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:35
HOFSTRA 41, UMASS 29
UMASS - Zullo,Adrian 15 yd pass from Lucero,Richard (Shipp,Marcel rushfailed) 11 plays, 85 yards, TOP 3:02
HOFSTRA 44, UMASS 29
HOFSTRA - Johnson,Chad 32 yd field goal 13 plays, 66 yards, TOP 6:44
HOFSTRA 51, UMASS 29
HOFSTRA - Shanahan,Doug 46 yd interception (Johnson,Chad kick)
HOFSTRA 51, UMASS 36
UMASS - Zullo,Adrian 30 yd pass from Lucero,Richard (White,Doug kick) 1 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:19