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2025 Massachusetts

0–⁠12 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Joe Harasymiak.

Schedule and results

  • Most excitingLost to Bryant 26–⁠27Sep 6

    The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Massachusetts in 2025, game by game: lost vs. Temple 10–42; lost vs. Bryant 26–27; lost at Iowa 7–47; lost at No. 20 Missouri 6–42; lost vs. Western Michigan 3–21; lost at Kent State 6–42; lost vs. Buffalo 21–28; lost at Central Michigan 13–38; lost at Akron 10–44; lost vs. Northern Illinois 3–45; lost at Ohio 14–42; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–45+7−42Lost 10–42 vs. Temple-32TempleLost 26–27 vs. Bryant-1BryantLost 7–47 at Iowa-40IowaLost 6–42 at No. 20 Missouri-36No. 20 MissouriLost 3–21 vs. Western Michigan-18Western MichiganLost 6–42 at Kent State-36Kent StateLost 21–28 vs. Buffalo-7BuffaloLost 13–38 at Central Michigan-25Central MichiganLost 10–44 at Akron-34AkronLost 3–45 vs. Northern Illinois-42Northern Illino…Lost 14–42 at Ohio-28OhioLost 14–45 vs. Bowling Green-31Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsTempleL 10–⁠4254%
Sep 6vsBryantL 26–⁠2770%
Sep 13atIowaL 7–⁠4712%
Sep 27at20MissouriL 6–⁠428%
Oct 4vsWestern MichiganL 3–⁠2136%
Oct 11atKent StateL 6–⁠4242%
Oct 18vsBuffaloL 21–⁠2824%
Oct 25atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠3818%
Nov 4atAkronL 10–⁠4423%
Nov 12vsNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠4531%
Nov 18atOhioL 14–⁠426%
Nov 25vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠4532%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 45–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠8 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠463
Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Elo
1154 −191 this season
SP+ rating
-36.6 No. 136 of 136; offense No. 136, defense No. 136, special teams No. 117
SRS
−32.3 No. 136 of 136 in FBS
Returning
23% of last season’s EPA, No. 90 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 145 roster talent No. 118 in FBS

How good, play by play

  • Offense136th of 136
  • Defense133rd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted138th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted137th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1832%1.16136th of 136
Defense0.2650%1.12133rd of 136
Opponent-adjusted-0.14 off
0.29 def		31% off
52% def		—138th off
137th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense36%9.2 yds12%2.2025%
Defense51%8.0 yds10%3.5012%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.2own 2620% allowed
Defense4.6own 329% caused

CORE rating -37.6, 136th of 136 (offense -21.7, defense 15.9).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsA.J. Hairston QB957 yds
Passing touchdownsA.J. Hairston QB4 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Hood RB368 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Hood RB2 TD
Receiving yardsJacquon Gibson WR616 yds
Receiving touchdownsMax Dowling TE3 TD
TacklesTyler Martin LB97 tkl
SacksMarques White DE5 sacks
InterceptionsJeremiah McGill DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Dinos Drossos LB★★★No. 1325
Jerry Washington DE★★★No. 1325
Garrett Cooper OL★★★No. 2110
Jax Markovich TE★★★No. 2324
Zach Lawrence QB★★★No. 2371

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.834
Receivers13.00.836
Offensive line23.00.830
Defensive line13.00.860
Linebackers13.00.860
Athletes and specialists13.00.803
Whole class73.00.836

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 98

The 2025 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 35

The 2025 portal
Brandon Hood RB★★★from Colorado
Brandon Rose QB★★★from Utah
Kyle Brown OL★★★from Dartmouth
Malachi Madison DL★★★from Virginia Tech
Matthew Ogunniyi TE★★★from Rutgers
Romando Johnson DE★★★from West Virginia
D.D. Snyder S★★★from Ball State
Grant Jordan QB★★★from Yale
Sullivan Weidman OL★★★from West Virginia
Alex Geraci TE★★★from Dartmouth
Juwuan Price RB★★★from North Texas
Malcolm Greene CB★★★from Virginia

And 23 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 27

C.J. Hester RB★★★to Michigan
Kofi Asare DE★★★to Florida
Jalen Stewart LB★★★to Temple
Anthony Simpson WR★★★to Michigan
Jalen John RB★★★to Coastal Carolina
Louce Julien DE★★★to Toledo
Zukudo Igwenagu DE★★★returned to Massachusetts
Jalen Harrell S★★★★to Duquesne
Aaron Beckwith DL★★★to Temple
Ahmad Haston QB★★★to Tennessee Tech
Anthony Johnson DL★★★to Monmouth
Brandon Campbell RB★★★to Prairie View A&M

And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan7–⁠110–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠29–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠28–⁠5
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠7
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Akron4–⁠45–⁠7
Buffalo4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Bowling Green2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Massachusetts0–⁠80–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.