University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
8-4 , 6-3
Rhode Island
3-9 , 1-8
Cobbs Leads UMass To Win
November 23, 2002 | Football
Nov 23, 2002
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - R.J. Cobbs rushed for 187 yards and five touchdowns Saturday as Massachusetts pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 48-21 victory over Rhode Island.
Cobbs tied the school-record for touchdowns in a game and also became just the third freshman in Atlantic 10 history to reach 1,000 yards rushing in a single season, finishing with 1,067 yards.
Massachusetts (8-4, 6-3 Atlantic 10) trailed 21-14 in the second quarter, before scoring five unanswered touchdowns.
Cobbs scored on a 4-yard run in the second quarter and added a 17-yard TD run at 4:37 of the third quarter to put the Minutemen up for good, 28-21.
Greg Scott connected with Adrian Zullo on a 49-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter before Cobbs added a pair of 1-yard scoring runs for the final margin.
Luther Green led Rhode Island (3-9, 1-8) with 117 yards rushing and Braxton Poitier rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown. Rhode Island's Wendall Williams scored on a 47-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter and added a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter.
Jeff Krohn, 19-of-39 for 243 yards, found Joe Bruce on an 8-yard TD pass for the Minutemen in the second quarter. UMass had 500 yards of total offense.
Team Stats
UMASS 0, URI 7
URI - W. Williams 47 yd run (Shane Laisle kick), 8 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:43
UMASS 7, URI 7
UMASS - R.J. Cobbs 2 yd run (Doug White kick), 7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 2:16
UMASS 7, URI 14
URI - B. Poitier 30 yd run (Shane Laisle kick), 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:36
UMASS 14, URI 14
UMASS - Joe Bruce 8 yd pass from Jeff Krohn (Doug White kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:14
UMASS 14, URI 21
URI - W. Williams 92 yd kickoff return (Shane Laisle kick)
UMASS 21, URI 21
UMASS - R.J. Cobbs 4 yd run (Doug White kick), 4 plays, 32 yards, TOP 0:57
UMASS 28, URI 21
UMASS - R.J. Cobbs 17 yd run (Doug White kick), 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:23
UMASS 35, URI 21
UMASS - Adrian Zullo 49 yd pass from Greg Scott (Doug White kick) 1 plays, 49 yards, TOP 0:05
UMASS 42, URI 21
UMASS - R.J. Cobbs 1 yd run (Doug White kick), 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:55
UMASS 48, URI 21
UMASS - R.J. Cobbs 1 yd run (Doug White kickfailed), 2 plays, 29 yards, TOP 0:21