University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
1-5-0 , 1-3
James Madison
1-6-0 , 0-6
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
MInutemen Topple James Madison, 43-20
October 20, 2001 | Football
Oct 20, 2001
Final Stats?|? Notes
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Matt Guice passed for 332 yards and five touchdowns Saturday to lead Massachusetts to a 43-20 victory over James Madison.
Guice, a redshirt freshman, completed 23 of 47 attempts and threw one interception that resulted in a 37-yard return for a touchdown by Dennard Melton that gave James Madison (1-6, 0-6 Atlantic 10) a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.
UMass (1-5, 1-3) led 27-20 at halftime and, led by its defense, pulled away in the second half.
Guice threw a 29-yard scoring pass to to Jason Peebler to cap an 80-yard drive on the Minutemen's first possession of the second half.
Doug White kicked a 32-yard field goal and Omari Howard scored on a 9-yard run for the final score.
After Melton's interception return, Guice threw first-half touchdown passes of 9 yards to Neal Brown, 14 and 22 yards to Adonis Kinsey, and 34 yards to Sean Young.
Matt LeZotte threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to Brannon Goins and Burke George kicked field goals of 34 and 45 yards for James Madison.
Team Stats
JMU 7, UMASS 0
JMU - Dennard Melton 37 yd interception (Burke George kick)
JMU 7, UMASS 7
UMASS - Neal Brown 9 yd pass from Matt Guice (Doug White kick) 11 plays, 91 yards, TOP 3:40
JMU 10, UMASS 7
JMU - Burke George 34 yd field goal 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:55
JMU 10, UMASS 14
UMASS - Adonis Kinsey 14 yd pass from Matt Guice (Doug White kick) 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:07
JMU 13, UMASS 14
JMU - Burke George 45 yd field goal 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:54
JMU 20, UMASS 14
JMU - Brannon Goins 66 yd pass from Matt LeZotte (Burke George kick) 4 plays, 76 yards, TOP 1:03
JMU 20, UMASS 21
UMASS - Sean Young 34 yd pass from Matt Guice (Doug White kick) 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:40
JMU 20, UMASS 27
UMASS - Adonis Kinsey 22 yd pass from Matt Guice (Doug White kickblocked) 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:59
JMU 20, UMASS 34
UMASS - Jason Peebler 29 yd pass from Matt Guice (Doug White kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:21
JMU 20, UMASS 37
UMASS - Doug White 32 yd field goal 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 2:57
JMU 20, UMASS 43
UMASS - Omari Howard 9 yd run (Doug White kickblocked), 2 plays, 15 yards, TOP 0:45