Football Wraps Two-Game Homestand Against Akron

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE
Game Five	Massachusetts vs. Akron
Date \| Time	Sat., Sept. 28 \| 3:30 p.m.
Location	McGuirk Alumni Stadium; Amherst, Mass. \| Directions
Series History	Akron leads, 3-1 Last: Akron 17, Massachusetts 13; Nov. 7, 2015
Game Notes	Massachusetts \| Akron \| Mid-American Conference
Live Statistics	Sidearm Sports
Listen (Online) Listen (Radio)	TuneIn Radio App 105.5 FM WEEI (Western Mass.), 95.9 FM WATD (South Shore) & 830 AM WCRN (Worcester)
Tickets	866-UMASS-TIX \| UMass Ticket Central \| Mullins Center Box Office
Television Live Stream	NESN (tape delay) FloFootball.com
Team Information	Massachusetts \| Akron
Twitter	@UMassFootball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachWaltBell
Instagram	UMass Football \| UMass Athletics
Gameday Event	Hall of Fame Game

GO WEST YOUNG MAN

Redshirt senior quarterback Randall West, rotated into the lineup for an injured Andrew Brito in the final minutes of the third quarter of the game against Coastal Carolina
West went 8-of-11 for 120 yards and two touchdowns during his three drives played, which included the series that ended with the final whistle
For the two touchdown passes, West connected with Brennon Dingle and Zak Simon for 30 and 23 yards out, respectively

TACKLE MAGNET

Junior linebacker Cole McCubrey leads the team with 34 tackles in 2019, split between 16 solo and 18 assisted stops
His assisted tackle numbers are also tops on the team while he is second in solo takedowns. He ranks seven total tackles ahead of the next Minuteman in the category (Joseph Norwood - 27)
McCubrey is only one tackle shy of matching his single-season career best in the category (35; 2018)

RODGERS RUNS IT OUT

Four games into his senior season, Isaiah Rodgers reset the program record for total kick return yards by a Minuteman in a career with 1,477 yards for an average of 25.03 yards per attempt
Rodgers finished his true freshman season in 2016 with the fifth-most kick return yards in one campaign in program history, with 733 over 31 returns (23.65)
Rodgers set the team record for kick returns in one game with nine against Mississippi State on Sept. 24, 2016. He also etched his name in the record book for the fifth-most returns and ninth-highest yards per return average in a single-season in program history

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