Auburn football hosts UMass on Saturday in Auburn. Here is your first look at Massachusetts Minutemen.
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UMass Season So Far (First game)
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug | at New Mexico State | 7:00 PM ET | ESPN |
| 2-Sep | at Auburn | 3:30 PM ET | ESPN |
| 9-Sep | vs. Miami (OH) | 3:30 PM ET | ESP+ |
| 16-Sep | at Eastern Michigan | 2:00 PM ET | ESP+ |
| 23-Sep | vs. New Mexico | 3:30 PM ET | |
| 30-Sep | vs. Arkansas State | 3:30 PM ET | |
| 7-Oct | vs. Toledo | 1:00 PM ET | |
| 14-Oct | at Penn State | 3:30 PM ET | |
| 28-Oct | at Army West Point | 12:00 PM ET | CBSS |
| 4-Nov | vs. Merrimack | 3:30 PM ET | |
| 18-Nov | at Liberty | 1:00 PM ET | |
| 25-Nov | vs. Connecticut | TBA |
KEY STATS (2022, PER GAME)
| Statistic | Team | National Rank |
Conference Rank |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct | Auburn Massachusetts |
97 127 |
12 7 |
0.362 0.284 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense | Massachusetts Auburn |
11 104 |
1 11 |
0.309 0.425 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct | Auburn Massachusetts |
31 96 |
4 5 |
0.591 0.433 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense | Auburn Massachusetts |
61 77 |
10 5 |
0.500 0.529 |
| Blocked Kicks | ||||
| Blocked Kicks Allowed | Massachusetts Auburn |
1 32 |
1 4 |
0 1 |
| Blocked Punts | ||||
| Blocked Punts Allowed | Auburn Massachusetts |
1 1 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
| Completion Percentage | Auburn Massachusetts |
122 127 |
14 6 |
0.516 0.491 |
| Defensive TDs | Massachusetts Auburn |
33 67 |
2 9 |
2 1 |
| Fewest Penalties | Auburn Massachusetts |
107 110 |
10 6 |
90 91 |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game | Auburn Massachusetts |
117 119 |
11 7 |
7.50 7.58 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards | Auburn Massachusetts |
72 110 |
6 7 |
688 800 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | Auburn Massachusetts |
84 121 |
8 7 |
57.33 66.67 |
| First Downs Defense | Massachusetts Auburn |
24 45 |
1 6 |
227 245 |
| First Downs Offense | Auburn Massachusetts |
104 129 |
13 7 |
217 175 |
| Fumbles Lost | Massachusetts Auburn |
29 96 |
2 8 |
6 11 |
| Fumbles Recovered | Massachusetts Auburn |
50 70 |
3 10 |
8 7 |
| Kickoff Return Defense | Massachusetts Auburn |
32 101 |
2 11 |
18.00 22.39 |
| Kickoff Returns | Massachusetts Auburn |
92 113 |
5 13 |
18.76 17.22 |
| Net Punting | Auburn Massachusetts |
9 129 |
3 7 |
42.29 33.04 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | Auburn Massachusetts |
84 108 |
11 6 |
12 14 |
| Passes Intercepted | Massachusetts Auburn |
78 111 |
5 12 |
9 6 |
| Passing Offense | Auburn Massachusetts |
118 125 |
14 5 |
172.7 116.9 |
| Passing Yards Allowed | Massachusetts Auburn |
9 59 |
2 10 |
175.2 222.6 |
| Passing Yards per Completion | Auburn Massachusetts |
31 116 |
7 6 |
13.03 10.32 |
| Punt Return Defense | Auburn Massachusetts |
21 50 |
2 2 |
4.10 6.22 |
| Punt Returns | Massachusetts Auburn |
43 55 |
4 8 |
9.20 8.50 |
| Red Zone Defense | Massachusetts Auburn |
109 113 |
6 14 |
0.886 0.891 |
| Red Zone Offense | Auburn Massachusetts |
31 94 |
6 5 |
0.881 0.800 |
| Rushing Defense | Auburn Massachusetts |
96 113 |
11 6 |
172.7 194.3 |
| Rushing Offense | Auburn Massachusetts |
18 67 |
3 7 |
205.8 148.8 |
| Sacks Allowed | Massachusetts Auburn |
70 89 |
6 12 |
2.08 2.67 |
| Scoring Defense | Auburn Massachusetts |
97 103 |
12 7 |
29.5 31.1 |
| Scoring Offense | Auburn Massachusetts |
86 130 |
11 7 |
24.8 12.5 |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed | Auburn Massachusetts |
105 113 |
11 6 |
6.83 7.25 |
| Team Passing Efficiency | Auburn Massachusetts |
116 130 |
14 7 |
109.98 86.30 |
| Team Passing Efficiency Defense | Auburn Massachusetts |
25 85 |
6 6 |
121.33 135.00 |
| Team Sacks | Auburn Massachusetts |
60 113 |
8 5 |
2.17 1.50 |
| Team Tackles for Loss | Massachusetts Auburn |
58 89 |
3 12 |
6.0 5.2 |
| Time of Possession | Massachusetts Auburn |
15 59 |
1 6 |
32:26 30:14 |
| Total Defense | Massachusetts Auburn |
54 77 |
5 9 |
369.6 395.2 |
| Total Offense | Auburn Massachusetts |
72 128 |
10 7 |
378.5 265.8 |
| Turnover Margin | Massachusetts Auburn |
90 121 |
6 14 |
-0.25 -0.83 |
| Turnovers Gained | Massachusetts Auburn |
80 112 |
3 14 |
17 13 |
| Turnovers Lost | Massachusetts Auburn |
81 111 |
5 13 |
20 23 |
| Winning Percentage | Auburn Massachusetts |
84 127 |
12 7 |
0.417 0.083 |
UMass Injuries and Suspensions
Player Pos. Status
T. Baldwin Jr. RB Ques Sat – Undisclosed
Source: Covers.com
Challenges for Auburn
UMass brought in Georgia Tech transfer Taisun Phommachanh who had five pass attempts last season. Tailback Kay’ron Adams appeared in 11 games in the 2022 season, recording 297 rushing yards on 84 attempts for one touchdown Adams also had two receptions for seven yards and one solo tackle. Linebacker Gerrell Johnson had 94 tackles while Arizona transfer Jerry Roberts accumulated 78 tackles for the Wildcats in 12 starts. Check back at 14Powers.com in a few days for our full preview of this game along with a gameweek prediction of the final score.
Saturday‘s game kicks off at (3:30 PM ET). Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.
