Akron at Massachusetts

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Akron beat Massachusetts 17–⁠13. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Akron led the series 3–⁠1.

AwayAkron8–⁠5 in 2015
17
HomeMassachusetts3–⁠9 in 2015
13

Final at Gillette Stadium, FoxboroughTV: CBSSNAttendance 6,228

At kickoff
62°F, clear, wind 22 mph from the northwest, gusts to 30 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD), 13 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Tim O’Dey; umpire Tim Owens; head linesman Ryan MacDonald; line judge Mark Bennett; side judge Richard Ames; field judge Raymond Daniel; back judge Bob Stinson; center judge Kerry RipleyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Akron707317
Massachusetts760013

Standouts

Player stats

Akron

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Thomas Woodson15/2717412
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Conor Hundley2392018
Thomas Woodson1358115
Cody Grice3302
Donnell Alexander1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jerome Lane456025
A.J. Coney338023
Austin Wolf233127
Imani Davis221011
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
DeAndre Scott100
Kris Givens100

Massachusetts

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Blake Frohnapfel19/4317302
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marquis Young1552014
Jamal Wilson942111
Joe Colton1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rodney Mills662023
Tajae Sharpe753024
Elgin Long332018
Shakur Nesmith111011
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Trey Dudley-Giles100
Jovan Santos-Knox100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

AkronMassachusetts
329Total yards261
174Passing yards173
155Rushing yards88
6.4Yards per pass3.9
3.8Yards per rush2.8
18First downs19
7–⁠17Third downs3–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠4
3Turnovers2
6–⁠65Penalties2–⁠27
33:54Possession26:06

Efficiency

AkronMassachusetts
39%Success rate31%
−0.03EPA per play−0.18
1.22Explosiveness1.01
−0.11Rushing EPA0.10
0.08Passing EPA−0.37
28%Passing-down success23%
−0.27First-down EPA−0.24
−0.09Second-down EPA−0.10
0.31Third-down EPA−0.10
3%Havoc by its defense3%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Akron 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Massachusetts −1.5, over/under 54.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Massachusetts 54%, Akron 46%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Massachusetts end zoneAkron end zoneQ1 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ1 MassachusettsPunt, 7 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ1 MassachusettsTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 AkronTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 MassachusettsPunt, 5 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 6 playsQ2 MassachusettsPunt, 6 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ2 MassachusettsPunt, 6 playsQ2 AkronInterception, 1 playQ2 MassachusettsField goal, 6 playsQ2 AkronFumble, 4 playsQ2 MassachusettsField goal, 7 playsQ2 AkronInterception, 2 playsQ2 MassachusettsEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 playsQ3 AkronTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 AkronMissed FG, 13 playsQ4 MassachusettsPunt, 4 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 6 playsQ4 MassachusettsInterception, 2 playsQ4 AkronField goal, 7 playsQ4 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ4 MassachusettsInterception, 7 playsQ4 AkronEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Massachusetts drives left to right, Akron right to left.
  1. Q1 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  3. Q1 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 MassachusettsTouchdown, 5 plays, 40 yards
  5. Q1 AkronTouchdown, 8 plays, 73 yards
  6. Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  7. Q1 AkronPunt, 6 plays, 35 yards
  8. Q2 MassachusettsPunt, 6 plays, 26 yards
  9. Q2 AkronPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  10. Q2 MassachusettsPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  11. Q2 AkronInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  12. Q2 MassachusettsField goal, 6 plays, 14 yards
  13. Q2 AkronFumble, 4 plays, 13 yards
  14. Q2 MassachusettsField goal, 7 plays, 18 yards
  15. Q2 AkronInterception, 2 plays, 14 yards
  16. Q2 MassachusettsEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  17. Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  18. Q3 AkronTouchdown, 10 plays, 63 yards
  19. Q3 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 37 yards
  20. Q3 AkronMissed FG, 13 plays, 32 yards
  21. Q4 MassachusettsPunt, 4 plays, 39 yards
  22. Q4 AkronPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  23. Q4 MassachusettsInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q4 AkronField goal, 7 plays, 47 yards
  25. Q4 MassachusettsTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 40 yards
  26. Q4 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  27. Q4 MassachusettsInterception, 7 plays, 34 yards
  28. Q4 AkronEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 7
Akron Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Thomas Woodson pass complete to Andrew Pratt for 8 yds to the Akron 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Thomas Woodson pass incomplete, broken up by Trey Seals
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
15:004th & 2 at own 33Zach Paul punt for 43 yds, downed at the UMass 24
Massachusetts Punt, 7 plays
14:211st & 10 at own 24Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Jamal Wilson for 4 yds to the UMass 28
14:212nd & 6 at own 28Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 7 yds to the UMass 35 for a 1ST down
14:211st & 10 at own 35Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Rodney Mills
14:212nd & 10 at own 35Jamal Wilson run for 11 yds to the UMass 46 for a 1ST down
14:211st & 10 at own 46Jamal Wilson run for 6 yds to the Akron 48
12:292nd & 4 at opp 48Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 12:29
12:292nd & 4 at opp 48Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Rodney Mills, broken up by Bryce Cheek
12:293rd & 4 at opp 48Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 1 yd to the Akron 47
12:294th & 3 at opp 47Logan Laurent punt for 42 yds, downed at the Akron 5
Akron Punt, 3 plays
11:361st & 10 at own 5Conor Hundley run for 2 yds to the Akron 7
11:362nd & 8 at own 7Conor Hundley run for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 4
11:363rd & 11 at own 4Conor Hundley run for 4 yds to the Akron 8
11:364th & 7 at own 8Zach Paul punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 40 , Trey Dudley-Giles returns for 9 yds to the Akron 40
Massachusetts Touchdown, 5 plays
9:281st & 10 at opp 40Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete
9:282nd & 10 at opp 40Jamal Wilson run for 8 yds to the Akron 32
9:283rd & 2 at opp 32Jamal Wilson run for 5 yds to the Akron 27 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 27Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 18 yds to the Akron 9 for a 1ST down
7:501st & goal at opp 9Jamal Wilson run for 9 yds for a TD, (Logan Laurent KICK)Massachusetts 7, Akron 0
Akron Touchdown, 8 plays
7:501st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 61 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 23 yds to the Akron 27
7:501st & 10 at own 27Thomas Woodson pass complete to Christian Allen for 6 yds to the Akron 33
7:502nd & 4 at own 33Conor Hundley run for 1 yd to the Akron 34
7:503rd & 3 at own 34Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 10 yds to the Akron 44 for a 1ST down
7:501st & 10 at own 44Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
7:502nd & 4 at the 50Thomas Woodson run for no gain to the 50 yard line
4:263rd & 4 at the 50Timeout AKRON, clock 04:26
4:263rd & 4 at the 50Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 19 yds to the UMass 31 for a 1ST down
4:261st & 10 at opp 31Conor Hundley run for 4 yds to the UMass 27
3:152nd & 6 at opp 27Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 27 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Tied at 7
Massachusetts Punt, 5 plays
3:151st & 0 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 62 yds , Andy Isabella return for 23 yds to the UMass 26
3:151st & 10 at own 26Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by Jordan George
3:152nd & 10 at own 0Frohnapfel, B. pass incomplete to Nesmith, S., PENALTY UMASS pass interference off-setting, PENALTY AKRON pass interference off-setting, NO PLAY.
3:152nd & 10 at own 26Marquis Young run for 11 yds to the UMass 37 for a 1ST down
3:151st & 10 at own 37Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete
3:152nd & 10 at own 37Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the UMass 38
3:153rd & 9 at own 38Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by Zach Guiser
3:154th & 9 at own 38Logan Laurent punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 18
Akron Punt, 6 plays
1:471st & 10 at own 18Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Andrew Pratt
1:472nd & 10 at own 18Conor Hundley run for 6 yds to the Akron 24
1:473rd & 4 at own 24Thomas Woodson pass complete to Tyrell Goodman for 8 yds to the Akron 32 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at own 32MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Randall Jette) to the Akron 47 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at own 47Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Andrew Pratt
1:472nd & 10 at own 47Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 2 yds to the Akron 49
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 49Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 4 yds to the UMass 47
Q2 15:004th & 4 at opp 47Zach Paul punt for 44 yds, downed at the UMass 3
2nd quarter9 drives, then Massachusetts 13, Akron 7
Massachusetts Punt, 6 plays
14:151st & 10 at own 3Jamal Wilson run for no gain to the UMass 3
14:152nd & 10 at own 3Jamal Wilson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 1
14:153rd & 12 at own 1Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 23 yds to the UMass 24 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at own 24Marquis Young run for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 22
14:152nd & 12 at own 22Blake Frohnapfel run for 7 yds to the UMass 29
14:153rd & 5 at own 29Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Rodney Mills
14:154th & 5 at own 29Logan Laurent punt for 36 yds, fair catch by A.J. Coney at the Akron 35
Akron Punt, 3 plays
11:181st & 10 at own 35Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
11:182nd & 10 at own 35HUNDLEY, Conor rush for 10 yards to the AKRON45 (Singh, C.), PENALTY AKRON holding (GAUTHNEY, L.) 10 yards to the AKRON25, NO PLAY.
11:182nd & 20 at own 25Thomas Woodson run for 4 yds to the Akron 29
11:183rd & 16 at own 29Conor Hundley run for 3 yds to the Akron 32
11:184th & 13 at own 32Zach Paul punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UMass 33 , Trey Dudley-Giles returns for 9 yds to the UMass 33
Massachusetts Punt, 6 plays
9:191st & 10 at own 33Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the UMass 34
9:192nd & 9 at own 34Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 10 yds to the UMass 44 for a 1ST down
9:191st & 10 at own 44Marquis Young run for 10 yds to the Akron 46 for a 1ST down
9:191st & 10 at opp 46Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by John Senter
9:192nd & 10 at opp 46Marquis Young run for no gain to the Akron 46
9:193rd & 10 at opp 46Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 3 yds to the Akron 43
7:054th & 7 at opp 43Timeout AKRON, clock 07:05
7:054th & 7 at opp 43Logan Laurent punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 21
Akron Interception, 1 play
6:591st & 10 at own 21Thomas Woodson pass intercepted Trey Dudley-Giles return for no gain to the Akron 33
Massachusetts Field goal, 6 plays
6:521st & 10 at opp 33Blake Frohnapfel run for 6 yds to the Akron 27
6:522nd & 4 at opp 27Jamal Wilson run for 6 yds to the Akron 21 for a 1ST down
6:521st & 10 at opp 21Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete
6:522nd & 10 at opp 21Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Marquis Young
6:523rd & 10 at opp 21Marquis Young run for 2 yds to the Akron 19
4:504th & 8 at opp 19Logan Laurent 36 yd FG GOODMassachusetts 10, Akron 7
Akron Fumble, 4 plays
4:501st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 57 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 20 yds to the Akron 28
4:501st & 10 at own 28Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 11 yds to the Akron 39 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 39Conor Hundley run for 1 yd to the Akron 40
4:502nd & 9 at own 40Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
4:503rd & 9 at own 40Thomas Woodson run for 1 yd to the Akron 41 Thomas Woodson fumbled, forced by Jovan Santos-Knox, recovered by UMass Trey Dudley-Giles
Massachusetts Field goal, 7 plays
3:251st & 10 at opp 41Elgin Long run for a loss of 5 yards to the UMass 49 Elgin Long fumbled, forced by Se’Von Pittman, recovered by UMass Tyrell Smith
3:252nd & 20 at own 49Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Marquis Young for 11 yds to the Akron 40
3:253rd & 9 at opp 40Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Shakur Nesmith for 11 yds to the Akron 29 for a 1ST down
3:251st & 10 at opp 29Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 3 yds to the Akron 26
3:252nd & 7 at opp 26Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by Kris Givens
3:253rd & 7 at opp 26Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 3 yds to the Akron 23
0:244th & 4 at opp 23Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 00:24
0:204th & 4 at opp 23Logan Laurent 40 yd FG GOODMassachusetts 13, Akron 7
Akron Interception, 2 plays
0:201st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 31 yds , Anthony Lauro return for 8 yds to the Akron 42
0:201st & 10 at own 42Conor Hundley run for 14 yds to the UMass 44 for a 1ST down
0:201st & 10 at opp 44Thomas Woodson pass intercepted Jovan Santos-Knox return for no gain to the UMass 10
Massachusetts End of half, 1 play
0:021st & 10 at own 10Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 8
3rd quarter4 drives, then Akron 14, Massachusetts 13
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 12 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 49 yds , James Oliphant return for 14 yds to the UMass 30
15:001st & 10 at own 30Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 30Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the UMass 31
15:003rd & 9 at own 31Blake Frohnapfel sacked by Jatavis Brown for a loss of 8 yards to the UMass 23
15:004th & 17 at own 23Logan Laurent punt for 40 yds, fair catch by A.J. Coney at the Akron 37
Akron Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 37AKRON Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Akron 27
15:001st & 10 at own 27Conor Hundley run for 6 yds to the Akron 33
15:002nd & 4 at own 33Conor Hundley run for 12 yds to the Akron 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Conor Hundley run for 1 yd to the Akron 46
15:002nd & 9 at own 46Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 11 yds to the UMass 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
15:002nd & 10 at opp 43Thomas Woodson run for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 46
10:523rd & 13 at opp 46Timeout AKRON, clock 10:52
10:523rd & 13 at opp 46Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 23 yds to the UMass 23 for a 1ST down
10:521st & 10 at opp 23Thomas Woodson pass complete to Andrew Pratt for 4 yds to the UMass 19
10:522nd & 6 at opp 19Conor Hundley run for 4 yds to the UMass 15
8:543rd & 2 at opp 15Thomas Woodson run for 15 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Akron 14, Massachusetts 13
Massachusetts Turnover on downs, 8 plays
8:541st & 0 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 62 yds , James Oliphant return for 17 yds to the UMass 20
8:541st & 10 at own 20Blake Frohnapfel run for 2 yds to the UMass 22
8:542nd & 8 at own 22Jamal Wilson run for a loss of 1 yard to the UMass 21
8:543rd & 9 at own 21Frohnapfel, B. sacked for loss of 6 yards to the UMASS15 (MARCUS, Jamal), PENALTY AKRON offside defense 5 yards to the UMASS26, NO PLAY.
8:543rd & 4 at own 26Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Rodney Mills
8:544th & 4 at own 26AKRON Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jordan George) to the UMass 41 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at own 41Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 24 yds to the Akron 35 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at opp 35Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 5 yds to the Akron 30
8:542nd & 5 at opp 30Marquis Young run for a loss of 5 yards to the Akron 35
8:543rd & 10 at opp 35Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Elgin Long
8:544th & 10 at opp 35Blake Frohnapfel sacked by Cody Grice for a loss of 8 yards to the Akron 43
Akron Missed FG, 13 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 43Conor Hundley run for 5 yds to the Akron 48
5:202nd & 5 at own 48Conor Hundley run for 4 yds to the UMass 48
5:203rd & 1 at opp 48Cody Grice run for no gain to the UMass 48
5:204th & 1 at opp 48Cody Grice run for 2 yds to the UMass 46 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at opp 46WOODSON, T. pass incomplete to LANE, Jerome, PENALTY AKRON pass interference (LANE, Jerome) 15 yards to the AKRON39, NO PLAY.
5:201st & 25 at own 39Thomas Woodson run for 9 yds to the Akron 48
5:202nd & 16 at own 48Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Imani Davis
5:203rd & 16 at own 48Conor Hundley run for 18 yds to the UMass 34 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at opp 34Conor Hundley run for 1 yd to the UMass 33
5:202nd & 9 at opp 33Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 10 yds to the UMass 23 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at opp 23Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Andrew Pratt, broken up by Trey Dudley-Giles
5:202nd & 10 at opp 23Donnell Alexander run for 3 yds to the UMass 20
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 20Thomas Woodson run for a loss of 5 yards to the UMass 25 Thomas Woodson fumbled, recovered by Akron Thomas Woodson
Q4 14:194th & 12 at opp 25Robert Stein 42 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter8 drives, then Akron 17, Massachusetts 13
Massachusetts Punt, 4 plays
14:191st & 10 at own 0Marquis Young run for 14 yds to the UMass 39 for a 1ST down AKRON Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the UMass 39 for a 1ST down
14:191st & 10 at own 39Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith
14:192nd & 10 at own 39Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by John Senter
14:193rd & 10 at own 39Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by Kris Givens
14:194th & 10 at own 39Logan Laurent punt for 41 yds, fair catch by A.J. Coney at the Akron 20
Akron Punt, 6 plays
13:391st & 10 at own 20Thomas Woodson run for 7 yds to the Akron 27
13:392nd & 3 at own 27Conor Hundley run for 2 yds to the Akron 29
13:393rd & 1 at own 29Cody Grice run for 1 yd to the Akron 30 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at own 30Thomas Woodson run for 4 yds to the Akron 34
13:392nd & 6 at own 34Thomas Woodson run for 5 yds to the Akron 39
13:393rd & 1 at own 39Conor Hundley run for no gain to the Akron 39
13:394th & 1 at own 39Zach Paul punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Trey Dudley-Giles at the UMass 17
Massachusetts Interception, 2 plays
9:321st & 10 at own 17Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Elgin Long
9:322nd & 10 at own 17Blake Frohnapfel pass intercepted Kris Givens return for no gain to the Akron 17 MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, HOL ( Yards) declined
Akron Field goal, 7 plays
9:151st & 10 at own 34Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 25 yds to the UMass 41 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 41Thomas Woodson run for 11 yds to the UMass 30 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 30Conor Hundley run for 11 yds to the UMass 19 for a 1ST down
9:151st & 10 at opp 19Thomas Woodson run for 6 yds to the UMass 13
9:152nd & 4 at opp 13Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
9:153rd & 4 at opp 13Conor Hundley run for a loss of 6 yards to the UMass 19
5:434th & 10 at opp 19Robert Stein 36 yd FG GOODAkron 17, Massachusetts 13
Massachusetts Turnover on downs, 11 plays
5:431st & 0 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:431st & 10 at own 25Marquis Young run for 1 yd to the UMass 26
5:432nd & 9 at own 26Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 6 yds to the UMass 32
5:433rd & 3 at own 32Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith, broken up by DeAndre Scott
5:434th & 3 at own 32Joe Colton run for 7 yds to the UMass 39 for a 1ST down
4:491st & 10 at own 39Timeout AKRON, clock 04:49
4:491st & 10 at own 39Marquis Young run for 5 yds to the UMass 44
4:492nd & 5 at own 44Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 11 yds to the Akron 45 for a 1ST down
4:491st & 10 at opp 45Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith
4:492nd & 10 at opp 45Frohnapfel, B. pass incomplete to Mills, R., PENALTY AKRON holding (BROWN, Kyron) 10 yards to the AKRON35, 1ST DOWN UMASS, NO PLAY.
4:491st & 10 at opp 35Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Rodney Mills for 10 yds to the Akron 25 for a 1ST down
4:491st & 10 at opp 25Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith
4:492nd & 10 at opp 25Marquis Young run for 2 yds to the Akron 23
4:493rd & 8 at opp 23MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, intentional grounding (Blake Frohnapfel) to the Akron 35
3:014th & 20 at opp 35Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 03:01
3:014th & 20 at opp 35Blake Frohnapfel pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith
Akron Punt, 3 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 35Thomas Woodson run for 4 yds to the Akron 39
2:502nd & 6 at own 39Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 02:50
2:502nd & 6 at own 39Conor Hundley run for 3 yds to the Akron 42
2:443rd & 3 at own 42Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 02:44
2:443rd & 3 at own 42Conor Hundley run for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 41
1:594th & 4 at own 41Timeout AKRON, clock 01:59
1:594th & 4 at own 41Zach Paul punt for 59 yds for a touchback
Massachusetts Interception, 7 plays
1:521st & 10 at own 20Marquis Young run for 4 yds to the UMass 24
1:522nd & 6 at own 24Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 3 yds to the UMass 27
1:523rd & 3 at own 27Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 2 yds to the UMass 29
1:524th & 1 at own 29Marquis Young run for 7 yds to the UMass 36 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at own 36Blake Frohnapfel pass complete to Elgin Long for 18 yds to the Akron 46 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at opp 46Team pass incomplete
1:522nd & 10 at opp 46Blake Frohnapfel pass intercepted DeAndre Scott return for no gain to the Akron 24
Akron End of game, 1 play
0:361st & 10 at own 24TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 23

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Akron leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Akron 44, Massachusetts 10
2019Massachusetts 37, Akron 29
2015Akron 17, Massachusetts 13
2014Akron 30, Massachusetts 6
2013Akron 14, Massachusetts 13
2012Massachusetts 22, Akron 14

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