University of Massachusets Athletics

Hofstra Postgame Notes

November 22, 2008 | Football

Nov. 22, 2008

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  • Tony Nelson had his seventh-career 100-yard game and sixth this season with 204. Nelson had 111 in the first half alone.

  • Nelson finished his junior season with 1,325 to make him eighth in a single-season. He passed Rene Ingoglia (1,285 in 1993), Frank Alessio (1,276 in 1995), Rene Ingoglia (1,178 in 1995), Steve Baylark (1,177 in 2003) and Dennis Dent (1,139 in 1978).

  • Nelson had his fifth-career multiple touchdown game and fourth this season.

  • Ian Jorgensen had his 10th career touchdown on 36 career catches. 28 percent of his catches have been for scores.

  • Brett Arnold had a 64-yard punt on his first punt of the day to move his single-season average to 45.4 which would be a new record. Arnold also moved to first in the NCAA in punt average. He also moved his career punting average to 41.4 which would be a record as Christian Koegel holds the mark at 40.94.

  • The crowd of 5,108 makes the season average12,383, the highest for UMass football since the record of 14, 684 set in 1999.
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