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Game-by-Game Statistics

        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)        U. of Massachusetts Game-by-Game Statistics (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games
                
                  
Game Results
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)             U. of Massachusetts Game Results (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                                                         Overall   Conference                       Date             Opponent                Score      Record     Record      Time     Attend     ----             --------                -----     --------   --------     ----     ------   * Aug 30, 1997     U. OF RICHMOND           6-21  L   0- 1- 0    0- 1- 0     2:41      10837   * Sep 13, 1997  at U. of Maine              6-49  L   0- 2- 0    0- 2- 0     3:33       4363   * Sep 20, 1997  at James Madison Univ.     10-13  L   0- 3- 0    0- 3- 0     2:50      11300   * Sep 27, 1997     U. OF RHODE ISLAND   W  18-14      1- 3- 0    1- 3- 0     2:40       8218   * Oct 04, 1997     U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE     10-28  L   1- 4- 0    1- 4- 0     3:12      14835   * Oct 11, 1997  at Villanova University    27-49  L   1- 5- 0    1- 5- 0     3:01       7109     Oct 18, 1997  at Univ. at Buffalo     W  26-20      2- 5- 0    1- 5- 0     2:57       6052     Oct 25, 1997     UNIV. OF DELAWARE        9-40  L   2- 6- 0    1- 5- 0     2:51       5317     Nov 01, 1997     HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY      13-51  L   2- 7- 0    1- 5- 0     3:03       2510   * Nov 08, 1997  at Boston University        8-33  L   2- 8- 0    1- 6- 0     2:35       3140   * Nov 15, 1997     U. OF CONNECTICUT       16-49  L   2- 9- 0    1- 7- 0     2:54       2870   * indicates conference game
        
                  
Team Game-by-Game
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)           U. of Massachusetts Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                                      TEAM                                     |---RUSHING---|  |--RECEIVING--|  |-------PASSING-------|  |--KICK RET--|  |--PUNT RET--|   All Date         Opponent               No.  Yds TD  Lg  No.  Yds TD  Lg  Att-Cmp-Int  Yds TD  Lg  No  Yds TD  Lg  No  Yds TD  Lg  Purp Aug 30, 1997 U. OF RICHMOND......... 31   44  0  13   18  186  1  40   39- 18-  1  186  1  40   2   19  0  13   1    0  0   0   249 Sep 13, 1997 at U. of Maine......... 37  149  1  29    4   10  0   6   17-  4-  4   10  0   6   8  183  0  61   1    0  0   0   342 Sep 20, 1997 at James Madison Univ.. 41  197  1  35    9   71  0  38   26-  9-  3   71  0  38   2   46  0  26   3  -10  0   9   304 Sep 27, 1997 U. OF RHODE ISLAND..... 56  189  1  17   11  105  2  27   24- 11-  0  105  2  27   3   50  0  25   1    7  0   7   365 Oct 04, 1997 U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.... 37  101  0  23    9   83  1  25   30-  9-  2   83  1  25   3   62  0  25   3   20  0   8   266 Oct 11, 1997 at Villanova University 56  297  3  59   11  134  1  48   20- 11-  2  134  1  48   7  101  0  19   0    0  0   0   532 Oct 18, 1997 at Univ. at Buffalo.... 51  235  3  20   11  128  0  39   19- 11-  0  128  0  39   4  139  0  62   3   38  0  19   671 Oct 25, 1997 UNIV. OF DELAWARE...... 25   92  1  25   15  177  0  31   28- 15-  2  177  0  31   8  138  0  28   1    5  0   5   412 Nov 01, 1997 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY..... 36  190  0  32   10   82  2  36   28- 10-  5   82  2  36   4   61  0  19   1   11  0  11   344 Nov 08, 1997 at Boston University... 39   90  0  24    7  117  1  35   19-  7-  0  117  1  35   0    0  0   0   2   14  0  11   221 Nov 15, 1997 U. OF CONNECTICUT...... 43  212  1  19   16  245  1  68   29- 16-  2  245  1  68   7  127  0  46   0    0  0   0   603 Totals..............................452 1796 11  59  121 1338  9  68  279-121- 21 1338  9  68  48  926  0  62  16   85  0  19  4309 Opponent............................462 1832 22  67  189 2834 27  85  308-189-  6 2834 27  85  24  462  0  72  35  226  0  48  5644 Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 4.0 Avg per catch: 11.1 Pass efficiency: 79.24 Kick ret avg: 19.3 Punt ret avg: 5.3 All purpose avg/game: 391.7 Total offense avg/gm: 284.9                                     |-------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-FUMBLE-|            Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date         Opponent                 UA    A  Total ForLoss    No-Yds   Rcv FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Def Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf  Pts Aug 30, 1997 U. OF RICHMOND.........  59   72    131   6-15    2.0-8       0  0-0     1-0     8   3    0   1-0     0   0   0    6 Sep 13, 1997 at U. of Maine.........  51   52    103   1-0     0.0-0       0  0-0     0-0     3   2    0   1-0     0   0   0    6 Sep 20, 1997 at James Madison Univ..  44   54     98  11-40    0.0-0       1  0-0     0-0     7   4    0   1-1     0   0   0   10 Sep 27, 1997 U. OF RHODE ISLAND.....  42   48     90   5-8     2.0-9       2  0-0     2-14    1   2    0   1-0     0   0   0   18 Oct 04, 1997 U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE....  46   53     99  10-37    2.0-29      1  0-0     0-0     1   3    0   1-1     0   0   0   10 Oct 11, 1997 at Villanova University  53   18     71   3-18    2.0-14      0  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   3-3     0   0   0   27 Oct 18, 1997 at Univ. at Buffalo....  47   33     80   3-7     1.0-4       2  0-0     2-131   8  10    0   3-2     0   0   0   26 Oct 25, 1997 UNIV. OF DELAWARE......  54   42     96  11-35    3.0-23      0  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   1-0     0   0   0    9 Nov 01, 1997 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.....  50   46     96   5-10    1.0-2       3  0-0     0-0     3   3    0   2-1     0   0   0   13 Nov 08, 1997 at Boston University...  54   31     85   4-9     1.0-5       1  0-0     0-0     0   1    0   0-0     0   1   0    8 Nov 15, 1997 U. OF CONNECTICUT......  28   42     70   0-0     0.0-0       0  0-0     1-19    0   3    0   1-1     0   0   0   16 Totals.............................. 528  491   1019  59-179  14.0-94     10  0-0     6-164  31  31    0  15-9     0   1   0  149 Opponent............................ 183  257    440  45-178  12.0-92      9  3-72   21-218   0  24    1  49-45    0   1   1  367                                     |------------------PUNTING------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--| Date         Opponent                 No  Yds   Avg Long Blkd   TB   FC  50+  I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd Aug 30, 1997 U. OF RICHMOND.........  10  406  40.6   55    0    1    3    1    2   0-0     0    0 Sep 13, 1997 at U. of Maine.........   6  247  41.2   49    0    0    1    0    3   1-0     0    1 Sep 20, 1997 at James Madison Univ..   9  332  36.9   45    0    0    2    0    4   1-1    24    0 Sep 27, 1997 U. OF RHODE ISLAND.....   8  309  38.6   51    1    0    0    3    1   1-0     0    0 Oct 04, 1997 U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE....   7  292  41.7   56    0    1    1    3    2   1-1    32    0 Oct 11, 1997 at Villanova University   3  113  37.7   56    0    0    1    1    1   0-0     0    0 Oct 18, 1997 at Univ. at Buffalo....   7  273  39.0   55    0    0    1    1    3   1-0     0    0 Oct 25, 1997 UNIV. OF DELAWARE......   6  245  40.8   52    0    1    0    1    0   1-1    33    0 Nov 01, 1997 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.....   8  349  43.6   56    0    1    0    2    2   0-0     0    0 Nov 08, 1997 at Boston University...   8  303  37.9   78    0    0    3    2    3   0-0     0    0 Nov 15, 1997 U. OF CONNECTICUT......   2   55  27.5   31    0    0    0    0    0   2-1    30    0 Totals..............................  74 2924  39.5   78    1    4   12   14   21   8-4    33    1 Opponent............................  57 2271  39.8   76    0    5    5    6   15  13-6    45    0
        
                  
Opponent Game-by-Game
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)         U. of Massachusetts Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                                 OPPONENT STATS                                     |---RUSHING---|  |--RECEIVING--|  |-------PASSING-------|  |--KICK RET--|  |--PUNT RET--|   All Date         Opponent               No.  Yds TD  Lg  No.  Yds TD  Lg  Att-Cmp-Int  Yds TD  Lg  No  Yds TD  Lg  No  Yds TD  Lg  Purp Aug 30, 1997 U. OF RICHMOND......... 49  191  2  49   10  138  1  29   20- 10-  1  138  1  29   1   14  0  14   4   27  0   9   378 Sep 13, 1997 at U. of Maine......... 45  185  3  20   19  271  4  44   33- 19-  0  271  4  44   2   36  0  19   2    5  0   8   553 Sep 20, 1997 at James Madison Univ.. 42   90  1  14   11  113  1  40   26- 11-  0  113  1  40   2   76  0  72   3    3  0   7   299 Sep 27, 1997 U. OF RHODE ISLAND..... 36  109  1  16   11  108  1  22   20- 11-  2  108  1  22   3   55  0  21   7   32  0   9   304 Oct 04, 1997 U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.... 51  240  2  19    8  100  2  21   13-  8-  0  100  2  21   2   18  0  17   5   18  0  15   401 Oct 11, 1997 at Villanova University 25  116  0  46   31  403  7  49   40- 31-  0  403  7  49   2   40  0  21   1   18  0  18   614 Oct 18, 1997 at Univ. at Buffalo.... 26   54  0   9   30  459  3  63   51- 30-  2  459  3  63   4   89  0  43   4   46  0  25   648 Oct 25, 1997 UNIV. OF DELAWARE...... 57  286  3  33   17  350  2  85   24- 17-  0  350  2  85   1   12  0  12   2   18  0  11   676 Nov 01, 1997 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY..... 34  100  3  31   30  404  2  59   44- 30-  0  404  2  59   2   47  0  26   5   59  0  48   667 Nov 08, 1997 at Boston University... 63  321  3  67    6  148  1  45    8-  6-  0  148  1  45   2   30  0  18   1    0  0   0   499 Nov 15, 1997 U. OF CONNECTICUT...... 34  140  4  24   16  340  3  77   29- 16-  1  340  3  77   3   45  0  24   1    0  0   0   605 Opponent totals.....................462 1832 22  67  189 2834 27  85  308-189-  6 2834 27  85  24  462  0  72  35  226  0  48  5644 U. of Massachusetts.................452 1796 11  59  121 1338  9  68  279-121- 21 1338  9  68  48  926  0  62  16   85  0  19  4309 Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 4.0 Avg per catch: 15.0 Pass efficiency: 163.69 Kick ret avg: 19.3 Punt ret avg: 6.5 All purpose avg/game: 513.1 Total offense avg/gm: 424.2                                     |-------TACKLES--------| |--SACKS--| |-FUMBLE-|            Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date         Opponent                 UA    A  Total ForLoss    No-Yds   Rcv FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Def Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf  Pts Aug 30, 1997 U. OF RICHMOND.........  32   30     62   6-32    2.0-20      2  1-8     1-0     0   7    0   3-3     0   0   0   21 Sep 13, 1997 at U. of Maine.........   0    0      0   0-0     0.0-0       0  0-0     4-56    0   0    0   7-7     0   0   0   49 Sep 20, 1997 at James Madison Univ..   0    0      0   0-0     0.0-0       0  0-0     3-17    0   0    0   2-1     0   0   0   13 Sep 27, 1997 U. OF RHODE ISLAND.....  31   66     97   8-24    1.0-7       0  0-0     0-0     0   2    1   2-2     0   0   0   14 Oct 04, 1997 U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE....  26   38     64   6-25    2.0-18      1  0-0     2-25    0   8    0   4-4     0   0   0   28 Oct 11, 1997 at Villanova University   0    0      0   0-0     0.0-0       0  1-14    2-23    0   0    0   6-5     0   1   0   49 Oct 18, 1997 at Univ. at Buffalo....   0    0      0   0-0     0.0-0       2  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   3-2     0   0   0   20 Oct 25, 1997 UNIV. OF DELAWARE......  29   34     63   4-25    2.0-18      0  0-0     2-10    0   4    0   5-4     0   0   0   40 Nov 01, 1997 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.....  30   36     66  11-31    2.0-11      0  0-0     5-57    0   0    0   6-6     0   0   0   51 Nov 08, 1997 at Boston University...   0    0      0   0-0     0.0-0       3  0-0     0-0     0   0    0   4-4     0   0   1   33 Nov 15, 1997 U. OF CONNECTICUT......  35   53     88  10-41    3.0-18      1  1-50    2-30    0   3    0   7-7     0   0   0   49 Opponent totals..................... 183  257    440  45-178  12.0-92      9  3-72   21-218   0  24    1  49-45    0   1   1  367 U. of Massachusetts................. 528  491   1019  59-179  14.0-94     10  0-0     6-164  31  31    0  15-9     0   1   0  149                                     |------------------PUNTING------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--| Date         Opponent                 No  Yds   Avg Long Blkd   TB   FC  50+  I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd Aug 30, 1997 U. OF RICHMOND.........  10  415  41.5   58    0    2    1    1    4   0-0     0    0 Sep 13, 1997 at U. of Maine.........   4  131  32.8   36    0    0    1    0    1   2-0     0    0 Sep 20, 1997 at James Madison Univ..   9  409  45.4   60    0    0    0    0    0   2-0     0    0 Sep 27, 1997 U. OF RHODE ISLAND.....   6  291  48.5   70    0    1    1    3    3   1-0     0    0 Oct 04, 1997 U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE....   7  227  32.4   49    0    1    0    0    2   0-0     0    0 Oct 11, 1997 at Villanova University   1   53  53.0   53    0    1    0    1    0   0-0     0    0 Oct 18, 1997 at Univ. at Buffalo....   7  256  36.6   52    0    0    1    1    2   1-0     0    0 Oct 25, 1997 UNIV. OF DELAWARE......   1   45  45.0   45    0    0    0    0    0   2-2    41    0 Nov 01, 1997 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.....   4  114  28.5   38    0    0    0    0    1   3-3    45    0 Nov 08, 1997 at Boston University...   6  269  44.8   76    0    0    0    0    0   2-1    33    0 Nov 15, 1997 U. OF CONNECTICUT......   2   61  30.5   32    0    0    1    0    2   0-0     0    0 Opponent totals.....................  57 2271  39.8   76    0    5    5    6   15  13-6    45    0 U. of Massachusetts.................  74 2924  39.5   78    1    4   12   14   21   8-4    33    1
        
                  
Team Game-by-Game Comparison
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)     U. of Massachusetts Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                              First   ----RUSHING----    ----------PASSING----------    --TOTAL OFFENSE--   Return    Penalty  Turn-Opponent              Score   Downs    Number-Yards      Attempts-Comp-Int     Yards     Plays     Yards     Yards     Yards   Overs--------              -----   --/--   -------/-------    --------/--------     --/--     --/--    ---/---    --/--    ---/---  --/--U. OF RICHMOND......   6-21   10/13   31-44  / 49-191   39-18- 1 / 20-10- 1   186/138    70/69    230/329    19/49     29/33    3/1 U. of Maine.........   6-49   11/22   37-149 / 45-185   17- 4- 4 / 33-19- 0    10/271    54/78    159/456   183/97     47/50    5/0 James Madison Univ..  10-13   11/11   41-197 / 42-90    26- 9- 3 / 26-11- 0    71/113    67/68    268/203    36/96     72/61    4/1 U. OF RHODE ISLAND..  18-14   18/12   56-189 / 36-109   24-11- 0 / 20-11- 2   105/108    80/56    294/217    71/87     59/66    0/4 U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.  10-28   14/23   37-101 / 51-240   30- 9- 2 / 13- 8- 0    83/100    67/64    184/340    82/61     86/80    3/1 Villanova University  27-49   23/23   56-297 / 25-116   20-11- 2 / 40-31- 0   134/403    76/65    431/519   101/95     35/20    3/0 Univ. at Buffalo....  26-20   18/26   51-235 / 26-54    19-11- 0 / 51-30- 2   128/459    70/77    363/513   308/135    60/37    2/4 UNIV. OF DELAWARE...   9-40   11/26   25-92  / 57-286   28-15- 2 / 24-17- 0   177/350    53/81    269/636   143/40     32/77    2/0 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY..  13-51   12/27   36-190 / 34-100   28-10- 5 / 44-30- 0    82/404    64/78    272/504    72/163    69/50    5/3 Boston University...   8-33   11/20   39-90  / 63-321   19- 7- 0 /  8- 6- 0   117/148    58/71    207/469    14/30     50/115   3/1 U. OF CONNECTICUT...  16-49   23/23   43-212 / 34-140   29-16- 2 / 29-16- 1   245/340    72/63    457/480   146/125    86/65    3/1 Totals.............. 149-367 162/226 452-1796/462-1832 279-121-21/308-189- 6 1338/2834  731/770  3134/4666 1175/978   625/654  33/16Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category                         3rd Down        4th Down       Time of       TOP      Avg        Avg        Avg         Punting   Opponent               Conversions     Conversions     Possession   Margin   Yds/Rush   Yds/Pass   Yds/Play    Number-Avg  --------             -------/------- -------/------- ------/------ -------  ----/----  ----/----  ----/---- --------/--------U. OF RICHMOND......   5-18 /  6-18    1-2  /  0-1    26:38/ 33:22   -6:44   1.4/3.9    4.8/6.9    3.3/4.8  10-40.6 / 10-41.5U. of Maine.........   3-12 / 10-17    0-0  /  0-1    24:11/ 35:49  -11:38   4.0/4.1    0.6/8.2    2.9/5.8   6-41.2 /  4-32.8James Madison Univ..   4-17 /  6-19    0-0  /  0-2    28:12/ 31:48   -3:36   4.8/2.1    2.7/4.3    4.0/3.0   9-36.9 /  9-45.4U. OF RHODE ISLAND..   8-19 /  3-11    0-2  /  0-0    34:31/ 25:29    9:02   3.4/3.0    4.4/5.4    3.7/3.9   8-38.6 /  6-48.5U. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.   7-19 /  3-10    1-1  /  0-0    28:29/ 31:31   -3:02   2.7/4.7    2.8/7.7    2.7/5.3   7-41.7 /  7-32.4Villanova University   4-11 /  7-9     3-4  /  0-1    34:39/ 25:21    9:18   5.3/4.6    6.7/10.1   5.7/8.0   3-37.7 /  1-53.0Univ. at Buffalo....   6-14 /  8-16    0-0  /  1-1    29:10/ 30:50   -1:40   4.6/2.1    6.7/9.0    5.2/6.7   7-39.0 /  7-36.6UNIV. OF DELAWARE...   3-13 / 11-19    1-2  /  2-4    22:42/ 37:18  -14:36   3.7/5.0    6.3/14.6   5.1/7.9   6-40.8 /  1-45.0HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY..   4-13 /  5-12    0-1  /  0-0    28:53/ 31:07   -2:14   5.3/2.9    2.9/9.2    4.3/6.5   8-43.6 /  4-28.5Boston University...   2-13 /  5-15    1-2  /  1-2    25:10/ 34:50   -9:40   2.3/5.1    6.2/18.5   3.6/6.6   8-37.9 /  6-44.8U. OF CONNECTICUT...   6-14 /  7-12    2-3  /  2-2    32:58/ 27:02    5:56   4.9/4.1    8.4/11.7   6.3/7.6   2-27.5 /  2-30.5Totals..............  52-163/ 71-158   9-17 /  6-14  315:33/344:27  -28:54   4.0/4.0    4.8/9.2    4.3/6.1  74-39.5 / 57-39.8Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
        
                  
Game Superlatives
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)           U. of Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                             INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS          Rushes..............    22  Marcel Shipp vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)          Yards Rushing.......   110  Marcel Shipp vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          TD Rushes...........     1  Marcel Shipp at U. of Maine (Sep 13, 1997)                                      Jim Pizano at James Madison Univ. (Sep 20, 1997)                                      Marcel Shipp vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      Jim Pizano at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      Matt Jordan at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      Dan Healey at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      Jamie Holston at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)                                      Jim Pizano at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)                                      Marcel Shipp at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)                                      Marcel Shipp vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)                                      Jamie Holston vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Long Rush...........    59  Dan Healey at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Pass attempts.......    39  Jeff Smith vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          Pass completions....    18  Jeff Smith vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          Yards Passing.......   245  A. Catterton vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          TD Passes...........     2  Jeff Smith vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      A. Catterton vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Long Pass...........    68  A. Catterton vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Receptions..........     6  Kerry Taylor vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)                                      Doug Clark vs U. of New Hampshire (Oct 04, 1997)          Yards Receiving.....    90  Kerry Taylor vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          TD Receptions.......     2  Kerry Taylor vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      Kerry Taylor vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Long Reception......    68  Marcel Shipp vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Field Goals.........     1  Andy Maclay at James Madison Univ. (Sep 20, 1997)                                      Andy Maclay vs U. of New Hampshire (Oct 04, 1997)                                      Andy Maclay vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)                                      Matt Murphy vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Long Field Goal.....    33  Andy Maclay vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          Punts...............    10  Andy Maclay vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          Punting Avg.........  44.1  Andy Maclay vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)          Long Punt...........    78  Andy Maclay at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          Long Punt Return....    19  Tehran Hunter at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Long Kickoff Return.    62  Darryl Thomas at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Tackles.............    19  Khari Samuel vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          Sacks...............     2  Matt Dawson vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          Interceptions.......     1  Mike Smith vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)                                      Bryan Mooney vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      Mike Batelli vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      Bryan Mooney at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)                                      Tehran Hunter at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)                                      Mike Smith vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)           U. of Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                                TEAM GAME HIGHS          Rushes..............    56  vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Yards Rushing.......   297  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Yards Per Rush......   5.3  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          TD Rushes...........     3  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Pass attempts.......    39  vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          Pass completions....    18  vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          Yards Passing.......   245  vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Yards Per Pass......   8.4  vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          TD Passes...........     2  vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Total Plays.........    80  vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)          Total Offense.......   457  vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Yards Per Play......   6.3  vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Points..............    27  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Sacks By............     4  vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          First Downs.........    23  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Penalties...........    11  vs U. of New Hampshire (Oct 04, 1997)          Penalty Yards.......    86  vs U. of New Hampshire (Oct 04, 1997)                                      vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Turnovers...........     5  at U. of Maine (Sep 13, 1997)                                      vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Interceptions By....     2  vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)           U. of Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                         OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS          Rushes..............    29  James Jenkins, vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)          Yards Rushing.......   177  Roger Harriott, at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          TD Rushes...........     2  J. Pendergrass, vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)                                      Johnson, at U. of Maine (Sep 13, 1997)                                      Jerry Azumah, vs U. of New Hampshire (Oct 04, 1997)                                      G. Carmazzi, vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)                                      Roger Harriott, at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)                                      Chad Martin, vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Long Rush...........    67  Roger Harriott, at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          Pass attempts.......    51  Chad Salisbury, at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Pass completions....    30  Chad Salisbury, at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Yards Passing.......   459  Chad Salisbury, at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          TD Passes...........     5  Chris Boden, at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Long Pass...........    85  Brian Ginn, vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          Receptions..........    11  Brad Finneran, at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      Drew Haddad, at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Yards Receiving.....   178  Courtney Batts, vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          TD Receptions.......     2  D. O'Connor, at U. of Maine (Sep 13, 1997)                                      Brian Finneran, at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      Brad Finneran, at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)                                      Jamie Gasparre, at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)                                      Courtney Batts, vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          Long Reception......    85  Courtney Batts, vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          Field Goals.........     3  Dave Ettinger, vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Long Field Goal.....    45  Dave Ettinger, vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Punts...............    10  Mike White, vs U. of Richmond (Aug 30, 1997)          Punting Avg.........  53.0  Mark Kiefer, at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Long Punt...........    76  Brad Costello, at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          Long Punt Return....    48  Jeff Yeakel, vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Long Kickoff Return.    72  Delvin Joyce, at James Madison Univ. (Sep 20, 1997)          Tackles.............    15  Miguel Viera, vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)          Sacks...............     2  James Magda, vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)                                      Pat Russo, vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Interceptions.......     2  Mike Masella, at James Madison Univ. (Sep 20, 1997)                                      DeLonne Kelly, at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)
        
                          1997 UMass Football (FINAL)           U. of Massachusetts Game Superlatives (as of Nov 17, 1997)                                   All games                            OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS          Rushes..............    63  at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          Yards Rushing.......   321  at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          Yards Per Rush......   5.1  at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          TD Rushes...........     4  vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          Pass attempts.......    51  at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Pass completions....    31  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Yards Passing.......   459  at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Yards Per Pass......  18.5  at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          TD Passes...........     7  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Total Plays.........    81  vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          Total Offense.......   636  vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)          Yards Per Play......   8.0  at Villanova University (Oct 11, 1997)          Points..............    51  vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Sacks By............     3  vs U. of Connecticut (Nov 15, 1997)          First Downs.........    27  vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)          Penalties...........    11  vs Univ. of Delaware (Oct 25, 1997)                                      at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          Penalty Yards.......   115  at Boston University (Nov 08, 1997)          Turnovers...........     4  vs U. of Rhode Island (Sep 27, 1997)                                      at Univ. at Buffalo (Oct 18, 1997)          Interceptions By....     5  vs Hofstra University (Nov 01, 1997)