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Massachusetts Heads To Gillette Stadium For Tilt With BYU
November 06, 2018 | Football
Minutemen host Cougars on Sat., Nov. 10 at Noon
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE | |
| Game 11 | Massachusetts (4-6 overall) vs. BYU (4-5) |
| Date | Time | Sat., Nov. 10 | Noon |
| Location | Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Mass. |
| Series History | Series tied, 1-1 Last: Massachusetts 16, BYU 10 • Provo, Utah • Nov. 18, 2017 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | BYU |
| Live Statistics | Sidearm Sports |
| Listen (Online) Listen (Radio) |
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| Tickets | 866-UMASS-TIX | UMass Ticket Central | Mullins Center Box Office |
| Television Live Stream |
Eleven Sports Network | NESN UMass All-Access |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | BYU |
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| Fan Events | Band Day & Military Appreciation Day |
HE'S THE FASTEST KID ALIVE
• Andy Isabella reset the Massachusetts record with 303 receiving yards against Liberty on nine receptions, including two for touchdowns. It marked the first 300+ receiving yard game since the 2016 season across NCAA Division I FBS.
• Isabella had touchdown receptions of 61 and 89 yards, and added additional "big-gain" plays of 21, 48 and 58 yards.
The Curious Case of Bryton Barr
• Graduate student middle linebacker Bryton Barr is third among all NCAA FBS players in total tackles (123) and seventh for tackles per game (12.3) through 10 games. Barr had at least 10 tackles in eight of the last nine games, including at Boston College (17), at Georgia Southern (10), at FIU (15), Charlotte (21), at Ohio (11), USF (10), Coastal Carolina (11) and Liberty (12).
• During his 22 games with UMass, Barr averages 10.4 tackles per game (228 total). He made at least 10 stops in 13 outings.
• Barr is in his seventh season of collegiate football and second with the Minutemen. He was a member of the Towson football program from 2012-16 before he transferred to Massachusetts ahead of the 2017 campaign. Barr went 1,091 consecutive days between games played due to back-to-back-to-back injuries at Towson spanning from Sept. 8, 2013 through Sept. 3, 2016.
Joe Previte Is All Heart
• Redshirt senior defensive lineman Joe Previte earned placement among the 69 nominees for the 2018 Burlsworth Trophy, as announced on Oct. 30. The award recognizes former walk-ons who have transformed into impact players for their respective FBS teams.
• Previte is in his fourth year of competition and second as a full-time starter on the defensive line. He racked up 27 total tackles and 4.0 TFLs through his nine appearances in 2018. His 27 tackles, and 20 assisted tackles, already rank as the most accumulated by Previte in a single season during his tenure at Massachusetts.
• The Brockton, Massachusetts, native spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as a walk-on before he earned a scholarship prior to the program's Sept. 2, 2016 game against Boston College. He owns 36 career appearances and 25 starts, including in the last 21 games consecutively.
