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Massachusetts at Army

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Army beat Massachusetts 33–⁠17. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Army led the series 4–⁠0.

AwayMassachusetts1–⁠11 in 2021
17
HomeArmy9–⁠4 in 2021
33

Final at Michie Stadium, West PointTV: CBSSNAttendance 23,610

At kickoff
43°F, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Stewart International Airport (KSWF), 17 km from the stadium, 15 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee JerryMagallanes; umpire Troy Riley; head linesman George Geiss; line judge James Andrick; side judge Jim Corpora; field judge Alonzo Ramsey; back judge Scott Prewitt; center judge Larry HayesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Massachusetts370717
Army81101433

Standouts

Player stats

Massachusetts

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Garrett Dzuro7/137812
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ellis Merriweather17110035
Josiah Johnson342143
Garrett Dzuro1131022
Jared Chisari41306
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tray Pettway138038
Onuma Dieke216012
Eric Collins112012
Jacob Orlando1515
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Gerrell Johnson14110
Da’Shon Ross10000
Nahji Logan7000
Avien Peah6000

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Christian Anderson2/124200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyrell Robinson9137187
Jakobi Buchanan1184126
Tyhier Tyler950125
Christian Anderson1140010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaiah Alston242027
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Leo Lowin10100
Arik Smith8200
Andre Carter II5330
Kwabena Bonsu5110
Cedrick Cunningham Jr.2001
Jaylen Jacobs0001

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

Team stats

MassachusettsArmy
277Total yards419
78Passing yards42
199Rushing yards377
6.0Yards per pass3.5
5.1Yards per rush6.4
12First downs20
5–⁠10Third downs6–⁠15
1–⁠2Fourth downs3–⁠6
4Turnovers1
3–⁠20Penalties5–⁠50
27:04Possession32:56
1Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

MassachusettsArmy
37%Success rate45%
−0.01EPA per play0.08
1.28Explosiveness1.13
0.21Rushing EPA0.23
−0.46Passing EPA−0.57
24%Passing-down success24%
−0.34First-down EPA0.22
−0.04Second-down EPA0.18
1.09Third-down EPA0.00
10%Havoc by its defense27%

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)

Army 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Army −37, over/under 56.

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 Army >99%, Massachusetts <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Army end zoneMassachusetts end zoneQ1 MassachusettsPunt, 3 playsQ1 ArmyFumble, 5 playsQ1 MassachusettsField goal, 4 playsQ1 ArmyTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 MassachusettsFumble, 7 playsQ1 ArmyTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 MassachusettsInterception, 5 playsQ2 ArmyTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 MassachusettsTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 4 playsQ2 MassachusettsFumble, 4 playsQ2 ArmyField goal, 5 playsQ3 ArmyTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 MassachusettsInterception, 1 playQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 MassachusettsEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Massachusetts right to left.
  1. Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyFumble, 5 plays, −7 yards
  3. Q1 MassachusettsField goal, 4 plays, 0 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 2 plays, 89 yards
  5. Q1 MassachusettsFumble, 7 plays, 27 yards
  6. Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 10 plays, 52 yards
  7. Q2 MassachusettsInterception, 5 plays, 49 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 39 yards
  9. Q2 MassachusettsTouchdown, 10 plays, 91 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q2 MassachusettsFumble, 4 plays, 18 yards
  12. Q2 ArmyField goal, 5 plays, 27 yards
  13. Q3 ArmyTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 42 yards
  14. Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 11 plays, 55 yards
  17. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q4 MassachusettsInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  19. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 9 plays, 63 yards
  20. Q4 MassachusettsEnd of game, 5 plays, 23 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Army 8, Massachusetts 3
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 60 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ellis Merriweather run for a loss of 1 yard to the UMass 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Zamar Wise for 2 yds to the UMass 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Garrett Dzuro sacked by Andre Carter II for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 23
15:004th & 12 at own 23Georgopoulos, G punt 48 yards to the ARMY29, ROBINSON,T. return to the UMASS47 (Helm, Dorian), PENALTY ARMY offside defense 5 yards to the UMASS28, NO PLAY.
15:004th & 7 at own 28George Georgopoulos punt for 40 yds , Tyrell Robinson returns for 3 yds to the Army 35
Army Fumble, 5 plays
12:231st & 10 at own 35Cade Barnard run for 6 yds to the Army 41
12:232nd & 4 at own 41Christian Anderson run for 4 yds to the Army 45 ARMY Penalty, illegal block (-15 Yards) to the Army 30
12:232nd & 15 at own 30Christian Anderson run for 9 yds to the Army 39
12:233rd & 6 at own 39Tyrell Robinson run for 2 yds to the Army 41
12:234th & 4 at own 41Zach Harding run for a loss of 15 yards to the Army 28 Zach Harding fumbled, recovered by UMass Raiheem Olalekan
Massachusetts Field goal, 4 plays
10:101st & 10 at opp 28Garrett Dzuro run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 37 Garrett Dzuro fumbled, recovered by UMass
10:102nd & 19 at opp 37Ellis Merriweather run for 9 yds to the Army 28
10:103rd & 10 at opp 28Garrett Dzuro pass incomplete
8:434th & 10 at opp 28Cameron Carson 45 yd FG GOODMassachusetts 3, Army 0
Army Touchdown, 2 plays
8:431st & 0 at own 35CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 55 yds , A.J. Howard return for 11 yds to the Army 46 ARMY Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the Army 11
8:361st & 10 at own 11Jakobi Buchanan run for 2 yds to the Army 13
7:482nd & 8 at own 13Tyrell Robinson run for 87 yds for a TD (Cade Barnard pass to Joshua Lingenfelter for Two-Point Conversion)Army 8, Massachusetts 3
Massachusetts Fumble, 7 plays
7:481st & 0 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 46 yds
7:481st & 10 at own 25Josiah Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 23
7:482nd & 12 at own 23Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Onuma Dieke for 4 yds to the UMass 27
7:483rd & 8 at own 27Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Eric Collins for 12 yds to the UMass 39 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at own 39Ellis Merriweather run for 7 yds to the UMass 46
7:482nd & 3 at own 46Zamar Wise run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at the 50Ellis Merriweather run for 2 yds to the Army 48
7:482nd & 8 at opp 48Garrett Dzuro sacked by Andre Carter II for a loss of 4 yards to the UMass 48 Garrett Dzuro fumbled, recovered by Army Cedrick Cunningham Jr. , return for 0 yards , return for 4 yds to the UMass 48
Army Touchdown, 10 plays
3:181st & 10 at opp 48Christian Anderson pass incomplete
3:182nd & 10 at opp 48Christian Anderson run for 2 yds to the UMass 46
3:183rd & 8 at opp 46A.J. Howard run for 7 yds to the UMass 39
3:184th & 1 at opp 39Jakobi Buchanan run for 6 yds to the UMass 33 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at opp 33Tyson Riley run for 7 yds to the UMass 26
3:182nd & 3 at opp 26Tyson Riley run for 1 yd to the UMass 25
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 25Jakobi Buchanan run for 8 yds to the UMass 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 17Tyhier Tyler run for no gain to the UMass 17
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 17Tyrell Robinson run for 14 yds to the UMass 3 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:301st & goal at opp 3Wilson Catoe run for 3 yds for a TD (Christian Anderson pass to Chris Cameron for Two-Point Conversion)Army 16, Massachusetts 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Army 19, Massachusetts 10
Massachusetts Interception, 5 plays
13:301st & 0 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:301st & 10 at own 25Josiah Johnson run for 43 yds to the Army 32 for a 1ST down
13:301st & 10 at opp 32Ellis Merriweather run for 1 yd to the Army 31
13:302nd & 9 at opp 31Garrett Dzuro pass incomplete
13:303rd & 9 at opp 31Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Ellis Merriweather for 5 yds to the Army 26
13:304th & 4 at opp 26Garrett Dzuro pass intercepted Jaylen Jacobs return for 30 yds to the UMass 48
Army Turnover on downs, 9 plays
10:551st & 10 at opp 48Christian Anderson run for 5 yds to the UMass 43
10:552nd & 5 at opp 43Cade Barnard run for 3 yds to the UMass 40
10:553rd & 2 at opp 40Christian Anderson run for 8 yds to the UMass 32 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at opp 32Anthony Adkins run for 7 yds to the UMass 25
10:552nd & 3 at opp 25Anthony Adkins run for 7 yds to the UMass 18 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at opp 18Tyson Riley run for 6 yds to the UMass 12
10:552nd & 4 at opp 12Christian Anderson run for no gain to the UMass 12
10:553rd & 4 at opp 12Tyhier Tyler run for 2 yds to the UMass 10
10:554th & 2 at opp 10Tyrell Robinson run for 1 yd to the UMass 9
Massachusetts Touchdown, 10 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 9Ellis Merriweather run for a loss of 1 yard to the UMass 8
6:202nd & 11 at own 8Garrett Dzuro sacked by Kwabena Bonsu for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 6
6:203rd & 13 at own 6Ellis Merriweather run for 35 yds to the UMass 41 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at own 41Ellis Merriweather run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
6:202nd & 1 at the 50Garrett Dzuro run for 5 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at opp 45Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Tray Pettway for 38 yds to the Army 7 for a 1ST down
6:201st & goal at opp 7Ellis Merriweather run for 6 yds to the Army 1
1:592nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout ARMY, clock 01:59
1:592nd & goal at opp 1MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Army 6
1:592nd & goal at opp 6Garrett Dzuro run for 1 yd to the Army 5
1:523rd & 0 at opp 5Timeout ARMY, clock 01:52
1:523rd & goal at opp 5Tray Pettway run for no gain to the Army 5
1:494th & 0 at opp 5Timeout ARMY, clock 01:49
1:494th & 0 at opp 5Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 01:49
1:414th & goal at opp 5Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Jacob Orlando for 5 yds for a TD ARMY Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined (Cameron Carson KICK)Army 16, Massachusetts 10
Army Punt, 4 plays
1:411st & 0 at own 35CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 56 yds
1:411st & 10 at own 25Christian Anderson pass complete to Isaiah Alston for 15 yds to the Army 40 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at own 40Christian Anderson pass incomplete to Tyrell Robinson
1:412nd & 10 at own 40Christian Anderson pass incomplete to Isaiah Alston, broken up by Josh Wallace
1:413rd & 10 at own 40Christian Anderson pass incomplete
1:414th & 10 at own 40Zach Harding punt for 48 yds , Eric Collins returns for 13 yds to the UMass 25
Massachusetts Fumble, 4 plays
1:021st & 10 at own 25Garrett Dzuro pass incomplete to Ellis Merriweather
1:022nd & 10 at own 25Ellis Merriweather run for 6 yds to the UMass 31
1:023rd & 4 at own 31Garrett Dzuro run for 4 yds to the UMass 35 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at own 35Garrett Dzuro sacked by Andre Carter II for a loss of 7 yards to the UMass 43 Garrett Dzuro fumbled, recovered by Army Nolan Cockrill , return for 0 yards
Army Field goal, 5 plays
0:201st & 10 at opp 43Christian Anderson pass complete to Isaiah Alston for 27 yds to the UMass 16 for a 1ST down
0:201st & 10 at opp 16Christian Anderson pass incomplete
0:202nd & 10 at opp 16Christian Anderson pass incomplete to Isaiah Alston, broken up by Josh Wallace
0:203rd & 10 at opp 16Christian Anderson pass incomplete to Isaiah Alston, broken up by Josh Wallace
0:004th & 10 at opp 16Cole Talley 33 yd FG GOODArmy 19, Massachusetts 10
3rd quarter4 drives, then Army 19, Massachusetts 10
Army Turnover on downs, 14 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tyrell Robinson run for 14 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Tyson Riley run for 4 yds to the Army 43
15:002nd & 6 at own 43Christian Anderson pass incomplete to Brandon Walters
15:003rd & 6 at own 43Tyrell Robinson run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Tyrell Robinson run for 6 yds to the UMass 44
15:002nd & 4 at opp 44Anthony Adkins run for 2 yds to the UMass 42
15:003rd & 2 at opp 42Tyson Riley run for 4 yds to the UMass 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 38Christian Anderson run for 2 yds to the UMass 36
15:002nd & 8 at opp 36Christian Anderson run for 10 yds to the UMass 26 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 26Jakobi Buchanan run for 3 yds to the UMass 23
15:002nd & 7 at opp 23Tyrell Robinson run for 4 yds to the UMass 19
15:003rd & 3 at opp 19Christian Anderson run for 1 yd to the UMass 18 ARMY Penalty, illegal block (Mason Kolinchak) to the UMass 33
15:003rd & 17 at opp 33Christian Anderson pass incomplete to Reikan Donaldson
15:004th & 17 at opp 33Christian Anderson pass incomplete to Isaiah Alston, broken up by Josh Wallace
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
8:371st & 10 at own 33Garrett Dzuro pass incomplete to Tray Pettway
8:372nd & 10 at own 33Zamar Wise run for a loss of 6 yards to the UMass 27
8:373rd & 16 at own 27Ellis Merriweather run for 12 yds to the UMass 39
8:374th & 4 at own 39MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, delay of game (Avien Peah) to the UMass 34
8:374th & 9 at own 34George Georgopoulos punt for 47 yds, downed at the Army 19
Army Punt, 3 plays
6:541st & 10 at own 19Tyhier Tyler run for 2 yds to the Army 21
6:542nd & 8 at own 21Tyrell Robinson run for 2 yds to the Army 23
6:543rd & 6 at own 23Christian Anderson sacked by Gerrell Johnson for a loss of 6 yards to the Army 17
6:544th & 12 at own 17Zach Harding punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UMass 45
Massachusetts Touchdown, 11 plays
4:561st & 10 at own 45Ellis Merriweather run for 3 yds to the UMass 48
4:562nd & 7 at own 48Garrett Dzuro run for 1 yd to the UMass 49 MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, Offensive holding (Avien Peah) to the UMass 39
4:562nd & 16 at own 39Ellis Merriweather run for no gain to the UMass 39
4:563rd & 16 at own 39Ellis Merriweather run for 17 yds to the Army 44 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at opp 44Garrett Dzuro run for 4 yds to the Army 40
4:562nd & 6 at opp 40Garrett Dzuro pass complete to Onuma Dieke for 12 yds to the Army 28 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at opp 28Ellis Merriweather run for 1 yd to the Army 27
4:562nd & 9 at opp 27Ellis Merriweather run for 3 yds to the Army 24
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 24Garrett Dzuro run for 22 yds to the Army 2 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 2Ellis Merriweather run for 1 yd to the Army 1
Q4 13:522nd & goal at opp 1Josiah Johnson run for 1 yd for a TD (Cameron Carson KICK)Army 19, Massachusetts 17
4th quarter4 drives, then Army 33, Massachusetts 17
Army Touchdown, 11 plays
13:521st & 0 at own 35CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 62 yds
13:521st & 10 at own 25Jakobi Buchanan run for 26 yds to the UMass 49 for a 1ST down
13:521st & 10 at opp 49Anthony Adkins run for 9 yds to the UMass 40
13:522nd & 1 at opp 40Tyson Riley run for 3 yds to the UMass 37 for a 1ST down
13:521st & 10 at opp 37Jakobi Buchanan run for 4 yds to the UMass 33
13:522nd & 6 at opp 33Christian Anderson run for 5 yds to the UMass 28
13:523rd & 1 at opp 28Anthony Adkins run for 4 yds to the UMass 24 for a 1ST down
13:521st & 10 at opp 24Jakobi Buchanan run for 13 yds to the UMass 11 for a 1ST down
13:521st & 10 at opp 11Tyson Riley run for 5 yds to the UMass 6
13:522nd & 5 at opp 6Anthony Adkins run for no gain to the UMass 6
13:523rd & 5 at opp 6Jakobi Buchanan run for 4 yds to the UMass 2
7:224th & 1 at opp 2Jakobi Buchanan run for 2 yds for a TD (Cole Talley KICK)Army 26, Massachusetts 17
Massachusetts Interception, 1 play
7:221st & 0 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:221st & 10 at own 25Garrett Dzuro pass intercepted Cedrick Cunningham Jr. return for no gain to the Army 37
Army Touchdown, 9 plays
7:131st & 10 at own 37Tyhier Tyler run for 6 yds to the Army 43
7:132nd & 4 at own 43Anthony Adkins run for 1 yd to the Army 44
7:133rd & 3 at own 44Tyhier Tyler run for 2 yds to the Army 46
7:134th & 1 at own 46Jakobi Buchanan run for 5 yds to the UMass 49 for a 1ST down
7:131st & 10 at opp 49Tyhier Tyler run for 3 yds to the UMass 46
7:132nd & 7 at opp 46Tyhier Tyler run for 6 yds to the UMass 40
7:133rd & 1 at opp 40Jakobi Buchanan run for 11 yds to the UMass 29 for a 1ST down
7:131st & 10 at opp 29Tyhier Tyler run for 4 yds to the UMass 25
2:442nd & 6 at opp 25Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 02:44
2:382nd & 6 at opp 25Tyhier Tyler run for 25 yds for a TD (Cole Talley KICK)Army 33, Massachusetts 17
Massachusetts End of game, 5 plays
2:381st & 0 at own 35Cole Talley kickoff for 46 yds , Josiah Johnson return for 12 yds to the UMass 31
2:331st & 10 at own 31Chisari, Jared rush for 3 yards to the UMASS34 (COCKRILL, Nolan), PENALTY ARMY offside defense (CARTER, Andre) 5 yards to the UMASS36, NO PLAY.
2:331st & 5 at own 36Jared Chisari run for 6 yds to the UMass 42 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at own 42Jared Chisari run for 5 yds to the UMass 47
2:332nd & 5 at own 47Jared Chisari run for 6 yds to the Army 47 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at opp 47Jared Chisari run for a loss of 4 yards to the UMass 49
2:332nd & 14 at own 49Cyrus Bonsu run for 5 yds to the Army 46

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.

The series

Every Massachusetts–Army game

Army leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Massachusetts 21, Army 14
2022Army 44, Massachusetts 7
2021Army 33, Massachusetts 17
2019Army 63, Massachusetts 7
2005Army 34, Massachusetts 27
1977Army 34, Massachusetts 10

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