Minutemen Host Albany In Home Opener Under The Lights

UMASS (1-1) vs. ALBANY (0-1)
Saturday, September 17, 2005  6 p.m.
McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000/GRASS) Amherst, Mass.
Radio: WRNX (100.9 FM - Flagship) WCRN (830 AM), WATD (95.9 FM)  umassathletics.com

Minutemen Host Albany In Home Opener Under The Lights
 UMass returns to the friendly confines of McGuirk Stadium for its 2005 home opener on Saturday as the Minutemen host the Great Danes of the University at Albany. The game is the first of four in a row at home for UMass and first in a stretch of five-of-six games at McGuirk Stadium. Saturday is Public Safety Day as all officials who show I.D. are admitted for $5. Big Y is the game sponsor as all fans who show their Big Y card are admitted for $5. MinuteFAN Park will also be open featuring great interative games for kids of all ages. A fireworks extravaganza will follow the game.

 The game is also the third-ever night football game at UMass as portable lights will be brought in to McGuirk Stadium for the 6 p.m. kickoff. Previously, lights have been installed for two games: Aug. 31, 2000 (UMass 36, William & Mary 16) and Sept. 11, 2004 (UMass 30, Colgate 20). This week's game is the first of two consecutive night games as the lights will remain at McGuirk for next week's game vs. Rhode Island on Oct. 24.

 Saturday's game will be broadcast live on the UMass Sports Network with Bob Behler returning for his seventh year as "Voice of the Minutemen." Former kicker Matt Goldstein will handle the color commentary. The pregame show begins at 5:30 p.m. on WRNX (100.9 FM), the flagship of the network. The game can also be heard live on WCRN (830 AM, Worcester/Boston) and WATD (95.9, Marshfield/Boston) and online at UMassAthletics.com.

Defense Is Tough Early On
 Despite the loss at Colgate, 17-14 last Saturday, the UMass defense continued to show why it is one of the best in the nation. The Minutemen held the Raiders to just 167 yards of total offense (85 rushing yards and 82 passing yards). Both of Colgate's touchdowns came on the defensive side with an interception and fumble both being returned for touchdowns. Through two games, UMass' defense has allowed just nine points (4.5 per game). Overall UMass is allowing 11.5 points per game which ranks eighth in the country and second in the Atlantic 10.

 UMass' defense is first in the A-10 in pass efficiency defense with a 61.97 rating through two games. That mark ranks fifth in the nation. The defense has also allowed just 229.0 yards per game, which is ninth in the nation.

 Leading the way on defense is UMass' superb secondary led by first team All-American Shannon James, (Stratford, Conn.) who leads all active players in the nation in career interceptions with 17 along with junior safety James Ihedigbo (Amherst, Mass.), who has an A-10 high six tackles for loss and four sacks in two games. Junior cornerback Tracy Belton (Landover, Md.) is third on the team in tackles with 11.

 Sophomore linebacker Jason Hatchell (Mullica Hill, N.J.) has been outstanding early with a team-high 18 tackles in his first season as a starter. With Hatchell, junior Charles Walker (North Lauderdale, Fla.) had a team-high nine tackles at Colgate and senior captain Serge Tikum (Silver Spring, Md.) is rounding back into shape after an injury, he has eight tackles.

 Up front, Hatchell's brother nose tackle John Hatchell (Mullica Hill, N.J.) had six tackles at Colgate while defensive end Keron Williams (Lake Park, Fla.), continues to wreck havoc in opponents backfield as he has 24 tackles for loss in his career including 1.5 this season.

Top 10 Tidbits

 UMass is playing just the third night game in school history, and the first of two in a row on consecutive Saturday nights.

 UMass and Albany are playing for the first time in history.

 UMass' Don Brown has coached teams against Albany twice and beaten the Great Danes by a combined score of 114-14.

 UMass is one of two teams in the nation to feature a candidate for the Walter Payton Award (Steve Baylark) and the Buck Buchanan Award (Shannon James) as the top offensive and defensive players in Division I-AA.

 Shannon James leads all active players in career interceptions with 17, regardless of division. He had his 17th the first week at Richmond.

 James is also tied for third all-time in career interceptions at UMass.

 Steve Baylark is currently fifth in career rushing yards 2,496 and is now fourth in carries with 560.

 J.J. Moore set the UMass school record with 13 receptions at Colgate, breaking the record of 11.

 UMass' defense has allowed just nine points this season for just 4.5 points per game. The defense has allowed just 229. yards per game, ninth in the nation.

 Every member of UMass' starting defense and two-deep defense from 2004 returns this season. That includes the top 17 tackles from last season.

Moore Sets Receptions Record
 Sophomore J.J. Moore (St. Petersburg, Fla.) caught 13 passes in the loss at Colgate to set a new UMass record for receptions in a game. Moore snagged 10 of them in the second half once redshirt freshman Liam Coen (Wakefield, R.I.) was installed at quarterback. Moore broke the record of 11 set by Tim Berra (Yogi's son) in 1973 and later tied by Jimmy Moore in 1998 and twice by Adrian Zullo in 1999.

 Moore caught UMass's first touchdown in the game, a 17-yarder from Coen in the fourth quarter to set the UMass comeback in motion.

 He leads UMass and the Atlantic 10 in receptions with 17 and leads the team (second in A-10) in receiving yards with 173 through two games. 17 receptions ranks second in the nation as Tyrone Timmons of Mississippi Valley State has 22 catches this season.

UMass Set Team Completions Record
 In the game at Colgate, the Minutemen posted a school-record 34 completions on 59 pass attempts. That broke the record of 33 set in 2002 at Northeastern. In the Colgate game, Liam Coen completed 20-of-35, starter Tim Day (Manchester, N.H.) hit on 13-of-23 passes and tailback Steve Baylark (Apopka, Fla.) completed an 18-yard pass to Coen on a halfback option play.

Looking Back On the Win at Richmond
 UMass opened its 2005 season with a 19-6 win at A-10 rival Richmond, on a Thursday night, Sept. 1. The Minutemen picked off four Spider passes including two by junior Brandon Smith (Bayonne, N.J.). Smith was named the A-10 Defensive Player of the Week after his great effort. His second pick came with 6:26 left in the game with Richmond driving. He picked off UR's Will Healy at the UMass 2-yard line and returned the ball 55 yards. That interception set up the game-sealing 31-yard field goal by freshman Armando Cuko (Beverly, Mass.), his second field goal of the game.

 Senior Buchanan Award candidate Shannon James picked off his first pass of the season and 17th of his career in the second quarter. James continues to lead all active Division I-A/I-AA players in career interceptions and is one shy of tying the UMass career record, just one game into his senior season.

 On the offensive side, junior Payton Award candidate Steve Baylark racked up his 12th career 100-yard rushing game with 124 yards on 30 carries. Senior quarterback Tim Day threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns including a 51-yarder to junior Brandon London (Charlottesville, Va.), the longest reception of his career. That score made it 16-0 UMass just prior to halftime after James had the interception with 1:01 left in the half.  The win in a season-opener was UMass' sixth in the last seven years and evened the Minutemen's all-time season-opening game record at 56-56-11. UMass has now won its last three season openers by a combined score of 173-16 (an average score of 43-4.)

The Teams and Rankings
 UMass is 1-1 in 2005. They finished the 2004 season with a 6-5 overall record, 4-4 in the Atlantic 10 good for second in the North Division. UMass defeated three ranked teams last season, beating No. 19 Maine, 35-34 in overtime, winning at No. 7 New Hampshire, 38-21 on Oct. 16 and against No. 4 Colgate, 30-20 on Sept. 11.

 The Minutemen were ranked No. 15 in the preseason and first regular-season poll by The Sports Network. They were No. 9 in the preseason Sports Illustrated Division I-AA poll and the USA Today/Sports Weekly Preseason Poll.

 UMass was picked as a co-favorite to win the Atlantic 10 North Division along with defending champ New Hampshire.

 Don Brown leads UMass into his second season at the helm of the Minutemen. The defensive coordinator of the 1998 National Championship team is 7-6 at UMass and 59-32 overall as a head coach, now in his ninth season as a head man.

 Albany is 0-1 this season after a 36-7 loss to Hofstra last Saturday at home. It marked the first time a full-scholarship I-AA team traveled to Albany in the 33-year history of Great Dane football. The Great Danes are in the Northeast Conference after making the move to Division I-AA in 1999 with fellow SUNY school Stony Brook.

 Last season, Albany went 4-7 overall and 4-3 in the NEC.

 Head coach Bob Ford is the only coach in Albany football history and has a 196-127 in 33 years. He also served as the head coach at St. Lawrence University in 1965-68 and overall has a 205-149-1 career record in 37 years.

The Series: UMass vs. Albany
 UMass has never faced Albany in football.

 UMass coach Don Brown defeated the Great Danes and coach Bob Ford two times while he coached at Northeastern. In those two games, Brown's teams combined to beat Albany, 114-14. Northeastern won 63-14 in 2000 and 51-0 in 2003.

 UMass teams have faced Albany two times last year in other sports with the Great Danes winning in men's lacrosse (9-8) and the UMass women's lacrosse team beat Albany, 19-10.

Connections Of Note Between UMass/Albany
 The only UMass player from near the Capital Region of Albany is Steve Costello, who is a native of Kingston, N.Y., south of Albany.

 The Great Danes, being a state of school of New York have just one Massachusetts state native, sophomore tight end Ross Jatkola from South Yarmouth on Cape Cod.

 UMass offensive coordinator Kevin Morris coached at Albany for two seasons in 1986 and 1987 working with the running backs and quarterbacks. He also coached at Union College in nearby Troy in 1991 and 1992. Along with his football duties, Morris was the head lacrosse coach at Union.

 Albany head coach Bob Ford is a graduate of nearby Springfield College, earning his degree in 1959.

Baylark on Payton List; James On Buchanan Watch List
 UMass is one of two schools in the nation to have a candidate on both the Payton and Buchanan Award Watch Lists for the top offensive and defensive players in Division I-AA, respectively (Furman is the other). Tailback Steve Baylark (Apopka, Fla.) is up for the Payton Award while safety Shannon James (Stratford, Conn.) is a candidate for the second year in a row for Buchanan Award.

 A preseason All-American, Baylark is among the top 15 active players in I-AA in career rushing yards with 2,496, carries with 560 and touchdowns with 18. This season, he has gained 181 yards on 49 carries.

 After rushing for 1,177 yards in 2003, Baylark led the A-10 with 1,138 yards on the ground last season and added eight touchdowns.

 James, a consensus First Team All-American in 2004 and preseason First Team All-American was the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2004. He led the league and was second in the nation in interceptions with eight last season. He was also second on UMass in tackles playing from the secondary. He is the nation's leader in career interceptions with 17, regardless of division, with one this season.

 James is ranked tied for third all-time at UMass in career interceptions with 17. He has a chance to shatter the all-time record of 18 set by Steve Rogers (1967-69) and tied by Grady Fuller (1980-83).

Returning To Form
 After being the youngest team in the Atlantic 10 last season, UMass is reaping the rewards of returning 19 starters from last season's team including every member of the starting defense returning to the team, with R.J. Cobbs (Parsippany Hills, N.J.) moving from starting cornerback to starting wide receiver.

 Eight of 11 starters from last season's offense return including senior quarterback Tim Day and junior tailback Steve Baylark. The only lost starters from the offense from last season are at fullback (Rich Demers), wide receiver (Jason Peebler) and lineman (Rob Kane).

 The defense will see every member of the final two-deep returning to the roster including all 11 starters. With Cobbs moving to the offense, 2003 All-American Steve Costello (Kingston, N.Y.) returns to a cornerback spot after missing all of last season after abdominal surgery forced him to redshirt. Junior transfer John Hatchell (Mullica Hill, N.J.) will start at nose tackle after redshirting last season as a transfer from Lehigh. Jason Leonard (Stoughton, Mass.) who started most of last season backs up Hatchell.

 UMass returns its leading 17 tacklers from last season including leader and two-time team captain Serge Tikum (Silver Spring, Md.), who had 82, Shannon James was second on the team with 75 tackles. Every player with at least 15 tackles returns in 2005.

 UMass' depth chart for this week features 15 underclassmen including redshirt freshman Sean Calicchio (Brooklyn, N.Y.) as the starter at right tackle as well as true freshman Sean Smalls (Richmond, Va.) as a back-up in the secondary and Armando Cuko as the team's starting kicker.

O-Line Is The Line Of Protection
 Through two games this season, UMass' offensive line continues to serve in the protection of quarterbacks Tim Day and Liam Coen. With senior left tackle Brent Caldwell (Claremore, Okla.), junior left guard Matt Austin (Reading, Pa.), junior center Alex Miller (Fairfax, Va.), junior left guard David Thompson (Norfolk, Va.) and the redshirt freshman Sean Calicchio at right tackle, UMass did not allow a sack in the season opener at Richmond and gave up just two at Colgate.

 Including last season, the offensive line has allowed just one sack every 39 pass attempts (11 in 387) over the last 13 games. Last season, UMass led the nation in fewest sacks per pass attempt at one every 38 attempts.

 UMass did not allowed a sack in its last four games dating to last season and has not allowed a sack in six of its last 12 games.

 The offensive line has been solid in leading the way for Steve Baylark who picked up more than 100 yards in five of the last seven games including 124 at Richmond in Week 1.

Ripe For the Picking
 UMass got off to a great start with four interceptions at Richmond. The Minutemen tied for the conference lead in interceptions last season with 17. UMass has 21 picks over the last 12 games.

 Brandon Smith has two this season along with single interceptions by Shannon James and Brandon Freeman (Ruther Glen, Va.)

 With perhaps the top secondary in the nation, UMass is eying the school record for interceptions in a season which is 30, set in 1978.

UMass' King James
 Senior free safety Shannon James returns his final season as a preseason consensus first team All-American and candidate for the Buchanan Award. Last season, he was a consensus first team All-American as well as being the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year.

 James is rated as the top Division I-AA prospect for the 2006 NFL Draft by many outlets including NFLDraftScouting.com and Draft.com. He is being touted as a possible second or third round pick.

 He is primed to break the UMass career record for career interceptions of 18. He stands at 17 after the first two games of the season, picking off one pass at Richmond. His total is also the most among any active player in the NCAA, regardless of division.

 James finished second in the nation and first in the Atlantic 10 in interceptions per game with eight in 11 games in 2004. He was also second in the nation in picks per game at 0.77. James had six interceptions in the final seven games of 2004.

 A-10 first team in 2004 and 2005 preseason All A-10 selection, James earned A-10 Defensive Player of Week three times in his career.

 James is also ninth in career solo tackles at UMass with 227. Next on the list is Anton McKenzie (2000-03), who had 234. Overall, he has 296 total tackles. Tenth on that list is also McKenzie with 320.

UMass' Stevie Wonder
 Junior tailback and Payton Award candidate Steve Baylark is one of the most prolific rushers in UMass history in just his third season. He ranks fifth in career rushing with 2,496 yards and fourth in career carries with 560 . With his third carry of the game at Richmond, he moved to fourth in career carries, passing Kevin Smellie (513) and Frank Alessio (512).

 Baylark piled up his 12th career 100-yard game in the opener at Richmond with 124 yards in 30 carries. He has more than 100 yards in five of the last seven games, dating to last season.

 Baylark is a preseason All A-10 selection in 2005 after being the first team tailback in 2004 in leading the league in rushing at 1,138 yards. He went for 100 yards in four of the final five games in 2004 and enters 2005 with 11 career games with more than 100 yards rushing.

 Baylark had the greatest game of his two-year career at New Hampshire on Oct. 16, 2004 with 192 yards on 43 carries and three touchdowns. All were career bests. The 43 carries were the third-most in a single game in UMass history. Garry Pearson had 54 vs. AIC in 1982 and Marcel Shipp had 44 vs. Delaware in 1999. The game was his eighth career contest with 100 yards and fifth career game with multiple touchdowns. He set his original career-high of three touchdowns in a game against New Hampshire in last year's game at McGuirk Stadium.

Go Koegel Go
 Junior punter Christian Koegel was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team. He is the leading returning punter in the league after finishing second in the league to Maine's Mike Mellow last season.  In 2005, he is averaging 41.8 yards per punt, second in the league to Richmond's Chris Radford. He has one punt inside the 20-yard line.

 With a 53-yard punt at Richmond, Koegel has at least a 50-yard punt in seven of the last 10 games.

 Koegel averaged 41.3 yards per kick last season, which ranks as the third-best single-season in UMass history. His career average of 40.1 is second all-time to David Sanger, who had a 40.6 average from 1999-2002.

 Koegel averaged a single-game school-record 53.0 yards on six punts and dropped four inside the 20-yard line in Massachusetts' 21-7 loss to Delaware last season on Sept. 25. Four of Koegel's six punts went for over 50 yards. He had a 76-yard boot in the first quarter which was downed at the Delaware one yard line. That punt was the third-longest in school history.

 Against Boston College on Oct. 2, Koegel set another school record for punting yardage in a game with 526 yards on 12 boots for a 43.8 average. Koegel's 12 punts were one short of a school-record as well. The 526 yards also set an Atlantic 10 conference record.

Day-Time Passing-Time
 Senior quarterback Tim Day returned as the starting quarterback for the Minutemen after the fourth-most prolific season in UMass history, throwing for 2,481 yards in 2004. He finished with the fourth-most completion (194) and completions (341).

 With two games under his belt in 2005, he is among the all-time career leaders in several categories. He is second in completion percentage (.558), fifth in passing touchdowns (27), fifth in career passing yards (3,234), fifth in completions (254), and ninth in career passing attempts (455).

 He move to fifth in completions with his game at Colgate completing 13-of-23 passes for 153 yards.

 In his first two games of last season, he was nearly perfect, as he completed an amazing 30-of-40 pass attempts for 589 yards and six touchdowns. Day set the UMass single-game record for completion percentage in the season-opener at Delaware State (9/4), as he nailed 17-of-19 passes (89.4 percent) for 290 yards and four touchdowns. All of those marks set career high as well. He passed his yardage mark in his return to his home state of New Hampshire, as he threw for 293 at UNH. Then he set a new career high in 2004 finale with 344 yards on 22-of-35 vs. Hofstra. In those first two games last season, Day surpassed his entire career totals in passing yards, with 589 (had 339 entering 2004) as well as touchdowns with six (had two).

New Faces and New Places
 Even with the return of a large portion of the team from 2004, UMass will be looking to several newcomers in 2005 with many transfers, true freshmen and redshirt freshmen. Here are some to keep an eye on.

 UMass' roster features nine transfers from Division I-A including seven for the 2005 season: OL Brent Caldwell (Syracuse), C Jon Carnes (Rutgers), QB Taylor Humphrey (Hawaii), TB Matt Lawrence (UConn), DB Michael Meggett (West Virginia -- also, cousin of former NFL returnman Dave Meggett), DL Patrick Powell (Maryland), and DL Lateef Taylor (Cincinnati). Those transfers join past players from Division I-A schools seniors LB Brad Anderson (Vanderbilt) and DT Justin Schweighardt (Ball State).

 Caldwell is the starter left tackle this season. Tailback Lawrence was expected to gain significant playing time in the backfield along with Steve Baylark, before being injured against Richmond. Powell will also play a major role on the defensive line after coming from Maryland.

 Senior wide receiver R.J. Cobbs continues to move around the football field. In 2002, he was the A-10 Rookie of the Year as a tailback. In 2004, he played in the secondary. Now this season Cobbs has been moved to wide receiver. Cobbs is one the Minutemen's most outgoing and talkative players.

 Kicker Armando Cuko has been entrusted with the placekicking and kickoff duties. In his college debut, he made 24 and 31-yard field goals. Cuko was impressive in preseason camp. He nailed five field goals in the team's scrimmage on Aug. 16 from 37, 42, 39, 47 and 44 yards. Cuko is native of Albania, who came to America at the age of 14 after living in Italy.

 Freshman cornerback Sean Smalls is the only other true freshman on the two-deep. Smalls is an excellent athlete who the coaching staff has high hopes in. Coach Brown says "he may be the best freshman athlete he has ever coached." He will back-up A-10 second team honoree Tracy Belton, and will see time in several defensive packages.

 UMass' strongest player is defensive lineman John Hatchell, who holds every UMass weight-lifting record and including a 500-pound bench press. Hatchell sat out last season after transferring from Lehigh but is eligible this season. Hatchell joins his brother Jason Hatchell, a linebacker for the Minutemen. Jason piled up 11 tackles in his first game as a starter at Richmond after having just four all of last season as a redshirt freshman.

McGuirk Magic
 UMass has been tough to beat in the friendly confines of McGuirk Alumni Stadium since the start of the 1998 season. The Minutemen have gone 32-10 (.762) at home over the last six years, improving their all-time record at McGuirk to 140-71-2 (.661). Since 1992, UMass has had a losing record at home only once, while posting a home mark of 53-23 during that span. In 2003, UMass went 7-0 at home to set a new record for most home victories in the 40-year history of McGuirk Stadium. The 2003 squad also became the first UMass team to go undefeated at home since 1993, when it posted a 5-0 mark at McGuirk Stadium.

Taking On The Top Teams
 After facing arguably the most difficult schedule in school history last season, UMass once again has a tough road to hoe in 2005. The Minutemen take on three times in the preseason top 10 based on the Sports Network poll in defending national champion No. 1 James Madison, No. 7 New Hampshire and No. 10 Delaware.

 After a great stretch of hosting five out of six games on the schedule from Sept. 17 through Oct. 30 (lone road game at Maine on Oct. 22), UMass heads to the road for its final three games of the season: Nov. 5 at Delaware, Nov. 12 at Army and Nov. 19 at Hofstra. The Blue Hens and Hofstra are both ranked in the top 25 while the game at Army marks the sixth time in seven years UMass plays a Division I-A team. That Army game will be nationally telecast on ESPN Classic.

 UMass faced the tough school last season as it faced both the defending national champion and the defending national runner-up as it beat Colgate (30-20 on Sept. 11) and faced Delaware on Sept. 25 (losing 21-7). Both teams were ranked No. 4 in the nation at the time of the game, spanning three weeks. In addition, UMass faced perennial Division I-A top-25 team Boston College (losing 29-7 on Oct. 2) which has been to five consecutive bowl games.

 The Atlantic 10 showed to be the nation's top conference in 2004 with four teams qualifying for the NCAA Tournament with James Madison winning the title. For three weeks in September and October, the A-10 had seven teams in the Top 25 to match a conference record which last occurred on Sept. 9, 2002. The 2004 season elevated the Atlantic 10 to one of the best football conferences in all of Division I, as evidenced by the Conference's No. 9 ranking among all Division I conferences in the final Sagarin Ratings, ahead of every I-AA league as well as Conference USA and the Sun Belt and Mid-American Conferences.

UMass An A-10 North Co-Favorite
 New Hampshire and Massachusetts shared the top spot in the predicted North Division finish, with the Wildcats garnering 14 first-place votes and UMass 12. Coming off a season in which it won a program record-tying 10 games and the A-10 North Division crown, New Hampshire (10-3, 6-2 in A-10) welcomes back 15 starters, including preseason All-Conference selections Ball, Jonathan Williams, and Santos, who shared Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Year honors with LeZotte. The Minutemen return a league-high 19 starters from last season's 6-5 squad (4-4 in A-10), including all 11 starters on defense. Hofstra garnered four first-place votes and is picked third in the North Division, followed by Maine, Northeastern, and Rhode Island.

 James Madison received 16 out of a possible 30 first-place votes cast in the South Division. JMU (13-2, 7-1 in A-10) returns 11 starters, including LeZotte, who led the Atlantic 10 with 144 tackles and earned A-10 Co-Rookie of the Year honors. Following James Madison in the predicted South standings are 2004 playoff participants Delaware and William & Mary, followed by Villanova, Richmond, and Towson. Delaware and William & Mary garnered six first-place votes apiece. Villanova received the other two.

Three Captains In 2005
 This fall, UMass has three captains for the 2005 season in senior safety Shannon James, senior offensive tackle Colin Stoetzel and senior linebacker Serge Tikum. Tikum is a second-year captain having served as a junior.

Extra Points
 UMass has scored in 118 straight games since a 34-0 loss to Rhode Island on Sept. 30, 1995 ... The Minutemen have scored in 121 consecutive home games since a 17-0 loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, 1983.

Oh What A Night, Twice
 UMass will play two night games at home in the same season for the first time ever. The Minutemen host Albany on Sept. 17 and Rhode Island on Sept. 24 under the lights, for 6 p.m. kickoffs. UMass has previously played just two night games at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, the first time coming on Aug. 31, 2000 vs. William & Mary and last season vs. Colgate on Sept. 11, 2004.  Temporary lights have been brought in for each game.

Minutemen On The Tube
 UMass will have at least six games televised this season. Four of them will air on CN8 from the New England to Mid-Atlantic region. The TV schedule kicked off with the UMass/Colgate game on Sept. 10 from Hamilton, N.Y. The game was broadcast by Time Warner Cable in New York and CN8 and picked up the feed in the New England area.  Following the Colgate game, the James Madison (Oct. 15), New Hampshire (Oct. 29) and Delaware (Nov. 5) games will all be on CN8. The Nov. 12 game at Army will be televised nationally on ESPN Classic.  The game at Maine on Oct. 22 will be shown in that state on WABI Television.  The Minutemen have a record of 16-8 in televised games since the beginning of the 1998 season, including a 11-5 mark against Atlantic 10 opponents.

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