Massachusetts Minutemen @ Missouri Tigers
No. 20 Missouri matches up against UMass in Week 5
UMass (0-3) at No. 20 Missouri (4-0), Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
How to watch: ESPNU
Key stats
Missouri Offense
Overall: 554.3 yards per game (6th in FBS)
Passing: 256.3 yards per game (47th)
Rushing: 298 yards per game (5th)
Scoring: 46 points per game (10th)
Missouri Defense
Overall: 216.8 yards per game (7th in FBS)
Passing: 150.5 yards per game (19th)
Rushing: 66.3 yards per game (11th)
Scoring: 16.8 points per game (35th)
UMass Offense
Overall: 259.7 yards per game (135th in FBS)
Passing: 183 yards per game (107th)
Rushing: 76.7 yards per game (131st)
Scoring: 14.3 points per game (132nd)
UMass Defense
Overall: 433.7 yards per game (124th in FBS)
Passing: 276 yards per game (122nd)
Rushing: 157.7 yards per game (88th)
Scoring: 38.7 points per game (130th)
Missouri is 3rd in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 19.6% of the time. UMass ranks 131st on offense, converting on 27.8% of third downs.
UMass ranks 125th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 70% of trips.
UMass ranks 66th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 30:05, compared to Missouri's 1st-ranked average of 37:11.
Team leaders
Missouri
Passing: Beau Pribula, 962 yards, 8 TDs, 2 INTs, 72.4 completion percentage
Rushing: Ahmad Hardy, 600 yards on 79 carries, 6 TDs
Receiving: Kevin Coleman Jr., 278 yards on 27 catches, 1 TD
UMass
Passing: Grant Jordan, 248 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT, 63.2 completion percentage
Rushing: Rocko Griffin, 142 yards on 30 carries, 1 TD
Receiving: Jacquon Gibson, 258 yards on 24 catches, 0 TDs
Last game
Missouri beat South Carolina 29-20 on Saturday, Sept. 20. Pribula led Missouri with 171 yards on 16-of-27 passing (59.3%) for one touchdown and one interception. He also carried the ball nine times for 72 yards. Hardy carried the ball 22 times for 138 yards and scored one touchdown. Marquis Johnson recorded 80 yards on seven catches.
UMass fell 47-7 to Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 13. AJ Hairston led UMass with 56 yards on 4-of-8 passing (50.0%) for no touchdowns and no interceptions. Griffin had 28 rushing yards on 10 carries, adding two receptions for nine yards. Gibson had five receptions for 37 yards.
Next game
Missouri hosts No. 17 Alabama on Oct. 11. UMass hosts Western Michigan on Oct. 4.
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2025 Standings
Mid-American Conference | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Buffalo | 1-0 | 2-2 |
Western Michigan | 1-0 | 1-3 |
Bowling Green | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Central Michigan | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Ohio | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Northern Illinois | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Akron | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Ball State | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Eastern Michigan | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Massachusetts | 0-0 | 0-3 |
Miami (OH) | 0-0 | 0-3 |
Toledo | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Kent State | 0-1 | 1-3 |
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