University of Massachusets Athletics
Postgame Notes: UMass 48, William & Mary 34
October 27, 2007 | Football
Oct. 27, 2007
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* UMass is now 20-1 against FCS teams over the last two seasons including 17 regular-season wins against FCS teams. UMass has won 13 conference games in a row, going 8-0 last season and is off to 5-0 start this year.
* UMass now leads the William & Mary series, 7-4, winning the last three in a row in Williamsburg and five of six overall in the series.
* On the first play of the game, Liam Coen set the UMass career touchdown passes record with his 52nd on a 60-yard bomb to Rasheed Rancher, 16 seconds into the game. It was the longest passing play of the season for UMass. Coen passed Todd Bankhead, who had 51 in 1998-99.
* Coen finished with three touchdown passes, giving him 54 in his career.
* Matt Lawrence gained 100 yards on the ground for the sixth time this season (all six of his career) with a career-high 186 yards on a career-high 34 carries. Lawrence passed his old highs of 176 yards vs. Maine and 23 carries against Holy Cross.
* Lawrence gained 75 of his 186 yards in the fourth quarter. He scored two TDs in the fourth and had his three scores in the game's final 16:35.
* Lawrence had his fourth multi-touchdown game of the season with three. He also tied his career-best with three scores, which he set against Holy Cross in the opener.
* J.J. Moore has five catches for 79 yards to move past 2,000 career receiving yards, becoming the fourth UMass receiver with 2,000 career yards. He now has 2,024, making him third in career receiving yards, passing Brandon London (2,022).
* Rancher moved to a tie for 10th in career touchdown receptions on his second scoring grab of the game in the second quarter. With 12 career touchdown catches, he is tied with Tony Chambers (1951-53), one shy of teammate J.J. Moore, who has 13.
* Courtney Robinson moved to eighth in career kickoff return yardage with 30 in the game. He moved past Tony Williams (891) on the game's opening kickoff and now has 894.
* Michael Hanson had a career-high 3.5 TFLs and career-high two sacks.
* Cesar Rosario had his second career interception on William & Mary's final offensive play of the game.
* UMass gained 179 yards on the ground, including a minus-43 team rush on a snap that went over punter Brett Arnold's head.
* UMass has won 17 games in a row when outrushing its opponent.
