Massachusetts Minutemen at Central Michigan Chippewas
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Townsend accounts for 3 TDs, Central Michigan beats UMass 38-13, extends Minutemen's skid
UMass (0-8, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) hasn't won a game in nearly a calendar year, since a 35-7 win over Wagner on Oct. 26, 2024.
Townsend scored on first-quarter runs of 1 and 5 yards before Angel Flores ran for a 9-yard touchdown that gave Central Michigan (5-3, 3-1) a 21-3 lead going into the second. Townsend, a 6-foot, 220-pound freshman, caught a short pass around the 45 and broke a pair of would-be tackles as he raced to the end zone to make it 31-10 less than two minutes into the second half.
An interception by Kalen Carroll gave Central Michigan the ball at its own 42 and Labas threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Nasir Williams that gave the Chippewas a 28-point lead with 7:50 to go in the third quarter.
Rocko Griffin scored on a 43-yard run for UMass in the first quarter. Derek Morris made field goals of 29 and 50 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:48 | Brock Townsend 1 Yd Run (Cade Graham Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 8:05 | Rocko Griffin 43 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:59 | Brock Townsend 5 Yd Run (Cade Graham Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:19 | Angel Flores 9 Yd Run (Cade Graham Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:44 | Cade Graham 29 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Derek Morris 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:07 | Brock Townsend 51 Yd pass from Joe Labas (Cade Graham Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:50 | Nasir Williams 19 Yd pass from Joe Labas (Cade Graham Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 4:06 | Derek Morris 50 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 MASS |
 CMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 4-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-10 |
| 1-4 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 292 | Total Yards | 502 |
| 176 | Passing | 223 |
| 21/51 | Comp/Att | 12/13 |
| 3.5 | Yards per pass | 17.2 |
| 116 | Rushing | 279 |
| 26 | Rushing Attempts | 53 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 7-45 | Penalties | 5-50 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 22:07 | Possession | 37:53 |
Game Information
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Attendance: 20,489 · Capacity:
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