2003 UMass Football #6 UMass (5-1, 4-0 A-10) vs. Hofstra (1-5, 1-3 A-10)

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1 Game Day Quick Facts Television: CN8 (Ed Berliner, play-by-play; Bob Norton, color) Radio: UMass Football Radio Network (Bob Behler, play-byplay; Bob Pickett, color; WRNX FM, Holyoke, flagship) UMass Student Radio (WMUA 91.1 FM, Amherst) Hofstra Radio (WRHU 88.7 FM, Hempstead) Series Record:Hofstra leads, 5-1 Last Meeting:Hofstra 31, UMass 28 (Nov. 16, 2002) 2003 Massachusetts Schedule & Results Sept. 6 Central Connecticut State W, 51-7 Sept. 13 at Kansas State L, 7-38 Sept. 20 at #16 Maine * W, Sept. 27 James Madison * W, Oct. 4 New Hampshire * W, Oct. 11 at William & Mary * W, Oct. 18 Hofstra :30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Villanova * :30 p.m. Nov. 1 Northeastern * :30 p.m. Nov. 8 Richmond * :00 p.m. Nov. 15 at Delaware * :00 p.m. Nov. 22 Rhode Island * :00 p.m Hofstra Schedule & Results Aug. 30 at Marshall L, Sept. 6 Maine * L, Sept. 13 Elon L, Sept. 20 at James Madison * L, Sept. 27 Delaware * L, Oct. 11 Northeastern * W, Oct. 18 at Massachusetts * :30 p.m. Oct. 25 New Hampshire * :00 p.m. Nov. 1 at William & Mary * :00 p.m. Nov. 8 Villanova * :00 p.m. Nov. 15 at Rhode Island * :00 p.m. Nov. 22 at Liberty :30 p.m. * denotes Atlantic 10 Conference games Home games listed in bold Boyden Building Amherst, MA Phone: (413) Fax: (413) UMass Football #6 UMass (5-1, 4-0 A-10) vs. Hofstra (1-5, 1-3 A-10) October 18, :30 p.m. CN8 Television Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000) Amherst, Mass. Homecoming THE SERIES WITH HOFSTRA: The Minutemen have faced the Pride only six times before, with Hofstra leading the all-time series 5-1. The visiting team has won five of the six meetings in the series, with Hofstra s 2001 victory in Hempstead (36-6) being the lone exception. The Pride has won all four games played in Amherst, downing UMass in 1997, in 1999, in 2000 and in The lone Minuteman victory in the series came during the 1998 season in Hempstead, when UMass prevailed (A complete breakdown of the series between UMass and Hofstra can be found on page 109 of the UMass football media guide, while scores from each meeting are located on page 115.) HOMECOMING SUCCESS: The Minutemen have been awfully tough on opponents in Homecoming games the last few years. UMass is 9-2 in Homecoming games the last 11 years, including a string of seven straight wins from During that time, the Minutemen stand 5-1 against nationally-ranked opponents in Homecoming games, including a win over No. 2 Maine last season. Prior to a 1999 setback against Hofstra, UMass had not lost a Homecoming contest in Amherst since 1991 (a loss to Rhode Island). In the last 11 years, the Minutemen have outscored their opposition , an average game score of Here s a look at how UMass has fared on Homecoming since 1992: Date Opponent Result Scor e Oct. 17, 1992 Connecticut W 20-7 Oct. 23, 1993 #7 Delaware W Oct. 1, 1994 Rhode Island W Oct. 21, 1995 #12 William & Mary W 20-9 Oct. 19, 1996 Buffalo W Sept. 27, 1997 Rhode Island W Oct. 24, 1998 #20 Villanova W Oct. 2, 1999 #6 Hofstra L Nov. 4, 2000 #23 Villanova W Oct. 13, 2001 New Hampshire L Oct. 12, 2002 #2 Maine W MINUTEMEN OFF TO FAST START: UMass has started the 2002 season with a 5-1 record, its best mark through six games since the The 1992 Minutemen also began the year 5-1, on their way to a 7-1 start and a 7-3 overall record. This season marks only the 19th time UMass has recorded at least five wins in its first six games, as it has started 6-0 three times (1931, 1972, 1975), two times (1963, 1990) and 5-1 on 14 occasions (1901, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1932, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1992, 2003). In addition, the Minutemen are 4-0 in Atlantic 10 games so far this year, their best start in league play since the 1990 team began Yankee Conference play with seven straight wins. A T H L E T I C S W E B S I T E : W W W. U M A S S A T H L E T I C S. C O M

2 DEFENSE IMPRESSIVE AGAINST THE RUN: The UMass defense has been outstanding against the run this season, ranking 10th in the nation by allowing opponents to average only 94.2 yards per game on the ground. The Minutemen have allowed a total of 565 yards and six touchdowns through six games this season, but 235 of those yards and four of the scores came against Division I-A Kansas State. In games against Division I-AA opponents, UMass has given up only 330 yards and two touchdowns on 183 carries, for averages of 66.0 yards per game and 1.8 yards per carry. The Minutemen have also shut down two of the Atlantic 10 Conference s top running backs, holding Maine s Marcus Williams (122.4 yards/game) to 67 yards on 17 carries and James Madison s Alvin Banks (93.2 yards/game) to seven yards on four carries. COSTELLO OFF TO IMPRESSIVE STAR T: Junior cornerback Steve Costello (Kingston, N.Y.) has been one of the leaders of a strong UMass defense so far this season. Last week at William & Mary, Costello recorded seven total tackles with three tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup. In addition, he held the Tribe s all-time leading receiver, Walter Payton Award candidate Rich Musinski (187 career catches, 3,623 yards, 28 touchdowns), to only three catches for 30 yards. In the victory over James Madison, Costello forced a fumble to set up a Minuteman touchdown in the third quarter, while also making three total tackles. In the game at Maine, he had a 35-yard fumble return for a touchdown, in addition to making a pair of tackles. In the Kansas State game, Costello made seven total tackles and recorded a pair of UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes interceptions, to become the first Minuteman to intercept two passes in a game since Jeremy Robinson accomplished the feat at Delaware on Sept. 22, In the season opener against Central Connecticut State, he led the UMass defense with eight tackles, while recording a sack and intercepting a pass, which he returned for 24 yards. On the season, Costello now leads the team with four interceptions, while also recording 31 total tackles. Over the course of his UMass career, he has 74 total tackles and eight interceptions, to lead all active Minutemen in career picks. DEMERS HAS BREAKOUT GAME AGAINST TRIBE: Junior Rich Demers (East Boston, Mass.), who has seen time as both a fullback and a tailback this season, had the top game of his Minuteman career against William & M a ry last week. Demers rushed 26 times for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Tribe, while also catching three passes for 26 yards, and was named Atlantic 10 Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Through six games so far this year, he now has 263 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 38 carries, in addition to catching 14 passes for 101 yards and three scores. Demers is in his first season with the Minutemen, after transferring from UMass-Lowell, which dro p p e d its football program in the spring. During the 2002 season with the River Hawks, Demers rushed 62 times for 323 yards and four touchdowns. In addition to Demers, the Minutemen have two other transfers from UMass-Lowell this season. Senior tight end Glenn Opie (North Port, Fla.) has two catches for 18 yards so far this year, while senior wide receiver Johnson Owumi (Dorchester, Mass.) has totaled six receptions for 91 yards UMass Football Media Services and Policies INTERVIEWS Interviews with head coach Mark Whipple, his staff and UMass players can be set up by contacting Charles Bare in the UMass Media Relations Office at (413) Players and coaches are available in person and for phone interviews Tuesday through Thursday afternoons outside the locker room at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Arrangements for interviews must be made by 1:00 p.m. the day prior to the interview so that it can be posted for the players and coaches (example: call by 1:00 p.m. Monday for a Tuesday interview). This will include both personal and phone interview requests. A representative from the UMass Media Relations Office will be on hand to assist you. Home phone numbers will not be given out. WEEKLY SPORTS LUNCHEON Head coach Mark Whipple will be in attendance and available to the media at the weekly UMass Sports Luncheon, held each Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in the UMass Campus Center or at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. In addition, the Dinn Bro t h e r s UMass Athlete of the Week and his or her coach will be available to the media. Lunch and parking for the media are pro v i d- ed free of charge. Please contact the UMass Media Relations O ffice by Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. if you will be attending the l u n c h e o n so we can make the necessary reservations. HOFSTRA MEDIA INFORMATION Any media member wishing to speak to head coach Joe Gardi or a Hofstra player should contact SID Jim Sheehan at (516) WHIPPLE ON ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE CALL Every Monday morning through November 17, the Atlantic 10 C o n f e rence will conduct a teleconference with each of its head coaches. The teleconference will start at 10:00 a.m. with a brief recap of the weekend s action, the week s honor roll, and other p e rtinent information. Following that, each head coach has an assigned 10-minute slot to discuss his team and its upcoming opponent, and field any questions from the media. UMass head coach Mark Whipple will be on from 10:40-10:50 a.m. For numbers and codes to access the call, please contact Steve Haug in the Atlantic 10 Office at (215) POSTGAME PROCEDURES The UMass football locker room is closed to the media. Members of the media should submit player interview requests to Charles Bare of UMass by the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter. At home games, all postgame interviews will be held in the conference room of the UMass football locker room complex behind the south end zone. Following a 10-minute cooling off period, the visiting head coach and selected players will be escorted to the interview area. After the visiting team has finished its session, head coach Mark Whipple and requested UMass players will be available in the interview area. There is one community telephone in the main working press area of the press box at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This phone is on a first-come, first-served basis. Dial 9 for an outside line. Please contact a member of the UMass Media Relations Office for any additional needs.

3 CAIN AMONG NATION S BEST: Senior All-America linebacker Jeremy Cain (Tamarac, Fla.) is one of the top candidates for the 2003 Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented by The Sports Network to the top defensive player in the nation. In the victory over New H a m p s h i re, he totaled eight tackles with a sack for 18 yards and a forced fumble. In the victory at Maine, Cain had 11 total tackles with one tackle for loss and a forced fumble. In the game at Kansas State, he led the team with 14 total tackles, while making two tackles for loss and breaking up a pass. Cain also totaled six tackles with a sack, two tackles for loss and a blocked punt for a safety against Central Connecticut State; made nine tackles with a tackle for loss against James Madison; and had 11 total tackles at William & Mary. On the season, he now has 59 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks and two f o rced fumbles. Last year, Cain led the team with 133 total tackles, including 97 solo stops, 18 tackles for loss and seven sacks. He easily led the Atlantic 10 Conference in solo tackles (no other player had more than 85), while ranking sixth nationally in Division I-AA with an average of 8.1 solo stops per game. During the 2002 season, Cain reached double figures in tackles eight times, including each of the final six games of the year. At the conclusion of the 2002 season, he was named a second team All- American by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette, in addition to earning second team All-Atlantic 10 honors. Over the course of his care e r, Cain now has 315 total tackles, including 220 solo stops and 37 tackles for loss. He enters this week s game ranked seventh all-time at UMass in career solo tackles, while standing ninth in career total tackles. H O WARD AND PEEBLER LEAD REVAMPED UMASS RECEIVERS: Senior Jimmie Howard (Camden, N.J.) and junior Jason Peebler (Modesto, Calif.) have taken over as the starting wide receivers for the Minutemen this season, after UMass lost its top three players at the position due to graduation. Peebler currently leads the team with 26 catches for 539 yards and four scores, while Howard ranks second with 22 receptions for 244 yards and two touchdowns. In the victory over New Hampshire, Peebler caught five passes for 177 yards and two scores, to earn Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week honors and receive the Bill Knight Trophy as the game s most valuable player. During the game, Peebler caught an 82-yard touchdown pass, good for the longest passing play in school history. Earlier this season, Peebler led the team with a career-high eight receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown against James Madison, UMass in the Rankings UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes The Last Time... Hofstra 31, UMass 28 November 16, 2002 Amherst, Mass. Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Hofstra UMass R.J. Cobbs rushed 19 times for 89 yards and two touchdowns, but it was not enough as the 19th-ranked Minutemen dropped a tough game to Hofstra at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. UMass controlled the game early, taking a 7-0 lead on a 49-yard pass from Tim Day to Jason Peebler, following an interception by Shannon James. After the Pride put its first points on the board with a 32- yard field goal by Chris Onorato, the Minutemen made it 14-3 early in the second quarter on a 13-yard run by Cobbs. But the Hofstra offense then came to life, scoring the next 21 points in the second and third quarters to take a lead. Ryan Cosentino scored on a one-yard run and hit Isaac Irby with a seven-yard touchdown pass, while Trevor Dimmie added a one-yard touchdown run. But the Minutemen came right back with a one-yard touchdown run by Cobbs, then forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to take over at the Hofstra 40-yard line. Nine plays later, Day scored on a five-yard run to put UMass back in front, The Minuteman defense forced the Pride to punt after only three plays, and the ground game appeared to have UMass in position to win. Then on fourth and one at the Hofstra 31, three Pride defenders appeared to jump offsides to give the Minutemen another first down. But when UMass snapped the ball and did not run a play, thinking the whistle had blown, the referees did not throw a flag and awarded the ball to Hofstra on downs. The Pride then went down the field to regain the lead on a three-yard pass from Cosentino to Marques Colston. The Minutemen had one more chance to win, but on second and goal from the Hofstra five, Day was sacked and the clock ran out. Day finished the afternoon hitting on nine of 14 passes for 130 yards and a score, in addition to rushing for a touchdown, while Raunny Rosario added 76 rushing yards on 19 carries. Cosentino led the Pride by completing 34 of 55 passes for 364 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Mark Kimener led the UMass defense with 12 total tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks, while Anton McKenzie added 12 tackles and a forced fumble. Daniel Garay had eight tackles with a sack and a fumble recovery for Hofstra. The Minutemen are ranked in all of the major national polls heading into this week s game. Here is a look at w h e re UMass has been ranked every week this season: Poll Sports ESPN / Don Network USA Today Hansen Preseason September 1 12 no poll 15 September September September September October October while catching two passes for 76 yards and a score at Kansas State, and bringing in six receptions for 85 yards against Central Connecticut. Peebler has now totaled 51 career catches for 945 yards and eight scores. Howard led the Minutemen with five receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in the victory at Maine, and was named the Dinn Brothers UMass Athlete of the Week. He also caught four passes against New Hampshire (22 yards), Kansas State (31 yards) and Central Connecticut State (67 yards, one touchdown), and now has 44 career receptions for 623 yards and seven scores. Both Howard and Peebler are also serving as kickoff returners for the Minutemen in Peebler has totaled 186 yards on nine kickoff returns (20.7 yards/return), while Howard has 148 yards on five returns (29.6 yards/return).

4 Atlantic 10 Conference Update Conference Overall W-L W-L Delaware Villanova Massachusetts Maine # Northeastern James Madison Rhode Island Hofstra William & Mary New Hampshire Richmond Last Week s Results Saturday, October 11 Delaware 22, New Hampshire 21 * Hofstra 24, Northeastern 14 * James Madison 34, Richmond 14 * Massachusetts 24, William & Mary 14 * Villanova 21, Rhode Island 17 * Maine idle This Week s Games Saturday, October 18 Maine at Northeastern * Rhode Island at Delaware Hofstra at Massachusetts % James Madison at William & Mary * New Hampshire at Richmond * Villanova idle * denotes Atlantic 10 Conference games % Atlantic 10 game for Hofstra only # Maine s conference record includes forfeit victory over William & Mary; overall record is not affected BAYLARK TAKES OVER AT TAILBACK: Sophomore Steve Baylark (Apopka, Fla.) has taken over as the starting tailback for the Minutemen this year, and has led the team in rushing in five out of six games this season. In the victory over James Madison, Baylark ran a career-high 35 times for 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week and the Dinn Brothers UMass Athlete of the Week. Then against New Hampshire, he came back with 111 yards and three scores on 26 carries, to earn Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors for the second week in a row. Earlier this season, Baylark rushed 24 times for 105 yards in the victory at Maine, and 22 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns against Central Connecticut State. He also totaled 77 yards on 21 carries at William & Mary, while rushing for 50 yards on 19 carries at Division I-A Kansas State. On the season, Baylark has now totaled 624 yards and seven scores on 147 carries, in addition to catching 13 passes for 86 yards. A two-time All-Metro and All-Orange County selection by the Orlando Sentinel at Apopka High School, Baylark rushed for 1,445 yards on 147 carries during his senior year in 2001, averaging 9.2 yards per attempt. UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes WHIPPLE CLIMBS UMASS VICTORY CHART: Now in his sixth season as head coach of the Minutemen, Mark Whipple has a mark while on the UMass sideline. With a victory over Hofstra this week, Whipple can move into a tie for second place on the all-time school list for victories. He currently stands one win behind Dick MacPherson, who posted a re c o rd in seven seasons from The school re c o rd for most wins is currently held by Vic Fusia, who posted a mark from Whipple has a career re c o rd of in 16 years as a collegiate head coach, including six seasons at UMass (44-24 / p resent), four years at Brown (24-16 / ) and six seasons at New Haven (48-17 / ). In 2000, Whipple became the first Minuteman coach in 20 years to lead his team to three consecutive winning seasons. The last UMass coach to accomplish the feat was Bob Pickett, who led the Minutemen to four straight winning years from Whipple is also the only coach in school history to win 20 games in his first two seasons. KROHN LEADS THE WAY ON OFFENSE:Now in his second year as the starting quarterback for the Minutemen, senior All- America candidate Jeff Krohn (Phoenix, Ariz.) has been nearly unbeatable during his time at UMass. He owns an 13-3 record in the 16 games he has played, including an 12-1 mark against Division I-AA foes and an 8-0 record at McGurik Alumni Stadium. Last week at William & Mary, Krohn threw for 242 yards and a touchdown on 23 of 32 passing. In the previous game against New Hampshire, he threw for a season-high 295 yards and three scores on 18 of 35 passing, and his 82-yard scoring strike to Jason Peebler was the longest pass in school history. In the win over James Madison, Krohn threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns on 18 of 34 passing, while at Maine, he hit on 15 of 27 passes for 191 yards and two scores. On the year, Krohn has now completed 105 of 182 passes for 1,292 yards and 11 scores. During the 2002 season, Krohn connected on 152 of 287 passes for 2,032 yards and 16 touchdowns, while also leading the team with 1,957 yards of total offense. He placed sixth on the UMass single season list with 2,032 passing yards, which was also the third-highest mark in school history by a junior. Over the course of his UMass career, Krohn now ranks second all-time in completion percentage (.548); third in passing efficiency (124.4); fourth in touchdown passes (27), passing yards (3,324) and completions (257); and sixth in yards per attempt (7.1) and attempts (469). MCKENZIE HAVING ANOTHER BIG YEAR:Fifth-year senior All-America candidate Anton McKenzie (Medford, N.Y.) continues to be one of the top players on the UMass defense from his strong safety spot. In the victory over New Hampshire, McKenzie led the team with 12 total tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss. Against James Madison, he led the team with 13 total tackles, with two tackles for loss and a pass breakup. In the season opener against Central Connecticut State, McKenzie recorded seven total tackles with one sack, in addition to recovering a fumble and returning it five yards for a touchdown. He also totaled six tackles with one tackle for loss and a forced fumble at Kansas State, while making nine tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup at Maine. On the season, he has now totaled 53 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks and three pass breakups. Last year, McKenzie ranked second on the team with 117 total tackles, including 85 solo stops, nine tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, seven pass breakups and one interception. McKenzie enters this week s game with 267 career total tackles, to go along with 27 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles and 16 pass breakups. He also has two career interception returns for touchdowns, tying the all-time school record.

5 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes UMass-Hofstra per game Team Comparison UMass Offense Hofstra Defense 30.2 Scoring First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Plays Yards per Rush Yards per Pass Attempt Turnovers 3.0 Hofstra Offense UMass Defense 20.5 Scoring First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Plays Yards per Rush Yards per Pass Attempt Turnovers 3.3 MCGUIRK MAGIC: UMass has been tough to beat in the friendly confines of McGuirk Alumni Stadium since Mark Whipple took over as UMass head coach prior to the start of the 1998 season. The Minutemen have gone 25-8 at home from 1998 to present, improving their all-time re c o rd at McGuirk to Since 1992, UMass has had a losing re c o rd at home only once, while posting a home re c o rd of during that span. The Minutemen also have a mark of 18-5 at McGuirk Stadium against Atlantic 10 Conference opponents under Whipple. EXPERIENCED LINE LEADS WAY FOR OFFENSE: The UMass offensive line has had a solid start in paving the way for the Minuteman offense this season, after returning three starters from last fall. The line has allowed the Minutemen to rush for yards per game on the year, while supplying pass protection to let UMass throw for yards per contest and surrendering only eight sacks through six games. Leading the way is senior guard Carmen Collins (Syracuse, N.Y.) who has now started 35 career games over four seasons. Other Minutemen with a good deal of experience are junior tackle Rob Kane (Londonder ry, N.H.) with 27 career starts and sophomore tackle Colin Stoetzel (Grafton, Mass.) with 13 starts. In addition, redshirt freshman center Alex Miller (Fairfax, Va.) and redshirt freshman guard David Thompson (Norfolk, Va.) have both started the first six games of the 2003 season. Junior tackle O.J. McBride (Sunrise, Fla.), who has eight career starts, is expected to sit out the 2003 season due to injury. UMASS ON THE 18TH: In this week s game against Hofstra, the Minutemen will be playing on October 18 for the 18th time in school history. UMass enters the game with an 8-9 mark on Oct. 18, including a 3-2 mark in home contests and five consecutive victories. The last time the Minutemen played on this date came in 1997, when they posted a victory at Buffalo. The last UMass loss on Oct. 18 came during the 1958 season, when it fall at Rhode Island by a score of UMass first game played on Oct. 18 came during the 1884 season, when it was defeated by Williston Academy. MINUTEMEN NEAR TOP OF NCAA STAT LEADERS: Five Minutemen are currently ranked among the NCAA Division I-AA statistical leaders, through games of Oct. 18. Cornerback Steve Costello leads the way by standing ninth in interceptions, wide out Jason Peebler stands 20th in receiving yards. The rankings: Categor y NCAA Rank Player/Team No./Avg. Turnovers Caused 7 UMass 3.3 Interceptions 9 Steve Costello UMass 1.8 Rushing Defense 10 UMass 94.2 Net Punting 16 UMass 36.7 Receiving Yards 20 Jason Peebler 89.8 Completions 25 Jeff Krohn 17.5 Rushing Yards 25 Steve Baylark Points Responsible For 33 Jeff Krohn 11.0 Punting 38 Christian Koegel 39.9 JAMES HAS STRONG START TO SOPHOMORE SEASON: Pass Efficiency 43 Jeff Krohn Sophomore free safety Shannon James (Stratford, Conn.) looks Total Offense 43 Jeff Krohn to have another outstanding season in 2003, while teaming with Anton McKenzie to give UMass one of the top pairs of safeties All-Purpose Yards 47 Jason Peebler in the nation. In the victory over James Madison, James ranked second on the team with nine total tackles, while also re c o rd i n g a pass breakup. In the win at Maine, he re c o rded nine total tackles, in addition to making a key interception in the end zone. James also had nine tackles with one tackle for loss at Kansas State, totaled 10 tackles at William & Mary, and re c o rded six tackles and a pass breakup against New Hampshire. On the season, James now has 49 total tackles with two tackles for loss and four pass breakups. In 2002, he led the team with 10 pass b reakups, while tying for the team lead in interceptions with four. James also ranked third on the team in total tackles with 111, while posting five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Over the course of his UMass care e r, he now MINUTEMEN AMONG THE ATLANTIC 10 LEADERS: Several Minutemen are currently ranked among the Atlantic 10 leaders in various statistical categories, through games of Oct. 11. Cornerback Steve Costello stands first in the conference in interceptions (0.7 picks/game), while wide out Jason Peebler leads the league in receiving yards (89.8 yards/game). Tailback Steve Baylark stands second in rushing yards (104.0 yards/game), while also ranking fourth in scoring (7.0 points/game). Quarterback Jeff Krohn ranks third in passing yards (215.3 yards/game), and freshman placekicker Michael Tor res (Thiells, N.Y.) stands fifth in field goal percentage (66.7 pct.). As a team, UMass stands third in rushing defense (94.2 yards/game), passing offense (221.2 yards/game) and net punting (36.7 yards/punt). has 160 total tackles, five interceptions, 14 pass breakups and s e v e n tackles for loss.

6 Where to Find UMass Football ON THE RADIO All University of Massachusetts football games can be heard live on the UMass Football Radio Network, with WRNX FM (Holyoke) serving as the flagship station. Bob Behler is in his fifth season as the play-by-play announcer, while former UMass head coach Bob Pickett is in his sixth year as color analyst and Eric Kopf enters his second season as host of the pregame, halftime and postgame shows. Here is the list of this week s affiliates on the UMass Football Radio Network: WCAP 980 AM (Lowell / Boston) WATD 95.9 FM (Marshfield / Boston) In addition, WMUA 91.1 FM, the UMass student station, will carry most Minuteman football games during the 2003 season. THE MARK WHIPPLE SHOW Head coach Mark Whipple s weekly radio show, The Mark Whipple Show, airs live from The Hangar Pub & Grill in Amherst each Thursday from 7:00-8:00 p.m. during the season on WRNX FM. Bob Behler serves as the show s host. The show is open to the general public. COACH S CORNER WITH MARK WHIPPLE Every Sunday night at 11:30 p.m., the Coach s Corner with Mark Whipple can be seen on WGGB TV, channel 40 in Springfield. The short segment, which runs at the tale end of the Sunday night news, features highlights from Saturday s game and a look ahead to the next week s opponent. The show will run through the end of UMass season. ON TELEVISION UMass will once again make a number of appearances on live television during the 2003 regular season. The first televised contest came last week at Maine, on WABI-TV in Bangor, Maine. The Minutemen will have two games carried by The Football Network, on October 25 at Villanova and on November 15 at Delaware. In addition, the home game against Hofstra on October 18 will be shown by CN8 on Comcast Cablevision, and the home game with Northeastern on November 1 will be carried on College Sports Television. The Minutemen have a record of 11-7 in televised games since the beginning of the 1998 season, including an 8-4 mark against Atlantic 10 opponents. ON THE INTERNET Information on Minuteman football and all 23 UMass varsity sports is available through the UMass Athletics home page at h t t p :// w w w. u m a s s a t h l e t i c s. c o m. In addition, links to UMass football radio broadcasts can be found on the UMass Athletics home page. UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes KIMENER SOLID AT LINEBACKER:Senior linebacker Mark Kimener (Oakton, Va.) has developed into one of the top playmakers on the UMass defense, and is off to another strong start this season. Last week at William & Mary, he led the team in total tackles with 14, including one tackle for loss. In the victory over New Hampshire, Kimener ranked second on the team with nine total tackles, while also recording a pass breakup, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. In the win over James Madison, he made seven total tackles, and also posted his second interception of the season. Previously, Kimener totaled eight tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup at Maine, while making nine total tackles with a tackle for loss and an interception at Kansas State. On the year, he now has 50 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two interceptions and two pass breakups. Last season, Kimener ranked fourth on the team in total tackles with 93, including 16 tackles for loss and four sacks. He also recorded two pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two key interceptions. Kimener was also one of UMass top defensive players in 2001 with 83 tackles, eight tackles for loss and four sacks, and he is the only Minuteman to record over 80 tackles in each of the last two seasons. Entering this week s game, Kimener has career totals of 230 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, eight sacks and five interceptions. BROWER CONTINUES TO SHINE: Senior All-America defensive tackle Valdamar Brower (Florence, Mass.) looks to once again be among the nation s premier defensive linemen in In last week s victory at William & Mary, he recorded 10 total tackles, with a sack and two tackles for loss. The previous week against New Hampshire, Brower made six tackles with two tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries. On the season, he now has 27 total tackles with five tackles for loss, two sacks and eight quarterback hurries. Last year, while playing through injuries and facing constant double and triple teams, Brower recorded 53 total tackles, including 39 solo stops, 14 tackles for loss, seven sacks, six pass breakups, 16 quarterback hurries and three blocked kicks. At the conclusion of the 2002 season, he was named a second team All-American by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette, in addition to earning first team All-New England and second team All-Atlantic 10 honors. In 2001, Brower earned All-America honors from The Sports Network, the Associated Press, and Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette, after leading the team and the Atlantic 10 with 10 sacks for 70 yards, to go along with 57 total tackles and 24 tackles for loss. Brower enters this week s game with 24 career sacks, to rank fifth all-time at UMass. MINUTEMEN AGAINST RANKED TEAMS:UMass took on its first Division I-AA ranked opponent on Sept. 20, downing No. 16 Maine on the road. The Minutemen played three games against ranked foes in 2002, defeating No. 2 Maine and No. 4 Villanova 17-16, while falling at No. 18 Nort h e a s t e rn UMass faced four ranked opponents during the 2001 season, defeating No. 15 Rhode Island 24-7, and falling 35-7 at No. 23 Delaware, 36-6 at No. 12 Hofstra and 37-7 at No. 20 Maine. Since the beginning of the 1998 season, UMass now stands against ranked opponents. The Minutemen concluded the 2000 season with a 1-2 re c o rd against ranked opponents, while going 2-3 against ranked teams in 1999 and 6-3 in UMass six victories over ranked opponents in 1998 set a school single season re c o rd. The Minutemen also stand 8-10 against ranked teams at home over the last 10 years, including a 3-8 mark against top 10 teams at home. Prior to last year s back-to-back victories over Maine and Vi l l a n o v a, UMass had lost eight straight home games to top 10 opponents, since a win over No. 7 Delaware on Oct. 23, 1993.

7 HOFSTRA HEAD COACH JOE GARDI: Joe Gardi is in his 14th season at the helm of the Hofstra football program, and owns a overall re c o rd. Under Gardi s guidance, Hofstra made the jump from Division III to I-AA in 1993, and then to the Atlantic 10 Conference in In 2001, Gardi led the Pride to an overall re c o rd of 9-3, a share of the Atlantic 10 title and their fifth p l a y o ff appearance since Hofstra also won the 1999 Lambert Cup as the top team in the East. Before his time at Hofstra, Gard i was the Assistant Supervisor of Officials for the National Football League for five years ( ). In addition, Gardi served as an assistant coach with the New York Jets for nine years. ABOUT THE PRIDE: Hofstra enters this week s game with an overall re c o rd of 1-5 and a 1-3 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Pride opened the season with five consecutive losses, before posting a victory over Northeastern last week. The Hofstra offense is led by senior tailback Trevor Dimmie, who has rushed 76 times for 332 yards and five touchdowns on the year, while senior wide out Isaac Irby has 24 receptions for 293 yards and a score. The Pride has used three different quarterbacks on the season, led by junior Andrew English, who has hit on 53 of 100 passes for 652 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions. On the defensive side of the ball, Hofstra is led by senior linebacker Renauld Williams, who has 54 total tackles with five tackles for loss and two sacks. Sophomore cornerback Prentice James is also enjoying a fine year for the Pride, with 33 tackles, three interceptions and a pass breakup. UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes UMass Record Breakdown 2003 Under Season Whipple Overall Home Away Neutral Atlantic Home Away Record vs. Conferences: Atlantic Coast Conference Big 12 Conference Mid-American Conference Northeast Conference Patriot League Southern Conference Southland Conference Other Non-Conference Games: A-10 Non-Conf. Games Independents Division II MINUTEMEN PUSH RECORD OVER.500 ALL-TIME: With the victory over James Madison on Sept. 27, UMass moved its alltime record over the.500 mark. The Minutemen enter this week s game with an all-time record of Prior to now, the last time UMass had an overall record over.500 came following a victory over Williston Academy on Oct. 8, 1887, which made its all-time mark In fact, UMass was once 87 games under.500 ( ) in its all-time record, following a 20-6 loss to Boston University of Oct. 31, Since then, the Minutemen have posted an impressive record to get back over the.500 mark. (Thanks to Eric Gemunder of the I-AA College Football Weekly Preview for his input on this note.) EXTRA POINTS: Due to the scheduling problems created by the Atlantic 10 having an odd number of teams being in the league, the UMass-Hofstra contest will be a conference game for the Pride, but a non-conference game for the Minutemen Freshman punter Christian Koegel (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week, after averaging 45.0 yards on four punts at William & Mary, with three kicks downed inside the 20-yard line Freshman placekicker Michael Torres hit a 46-yard field goal in the win over James Madison, the longest by a UMass player since Eric Oke hit on a 47-yarder against Northeastern in On the season, Torres has now made four of six field goals and 20 of 21 extra points (all three misses were blocked) Former UMass head coach Dick MacPherson, who led the Minutemen to a record from , has been named the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston s 2003 Man of the Year. MacPherson will be honored at the club s annual NFL Alumni Charity Dinner on Oct. 23 Senior linebacker Jeremy Cain, senior quarterback Jeff Krohn and senior strong safety Anton McKenzie are serving as the tri-captains of the 2003 Minutemen UMass has scored in 98 straight games since a 34-0 loss to Rhode Island on Sept. 30, 1995 The Minutemen have scored in 112 consecutive home games since a 17-0 loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, Record By Month: August September October November December Record By Day Of Week: Thursday Friday Saturday Leading After First Quarter Leading At Halftime Leading After Third Quarter Trailing After First Quarter Trailing At Halftime Trailing After Third Quarter Day Games Night Games In The Rain In The Snow Scoring First Scoring 30 Or Mor e Opponent Scores Less Than Decided By Seven Or Less Decided By Eight Or Mor e Overtime Games Come From Behind Wins 3 23

8 UMass Depth Chart (as of October 13, 2003) Offense No. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. WR 6 Jimmie Howard Sr Johnson Owumi Sr LT 74 Rob Kane Jr Tim McDermond Sr LG 66 Carmen Collins Sr Brandon McAfee Fr C 62 Alex Miller Fr Tim McDermond Sr RG 73 David Thompson Fr Charlie Shove Sr RT 77 Colin Stoetzel So Mike Pearson Fr TE 82 Sean Young Jr Mike Douglas So TB 5 Steve Baylark So Justin Montgomery Fr FB 40 Rich Demers Jr Steve Wysocki Jr QB 7 Jeff Krohn Sr Steve Howell Jr WR 11 Jason Peebler Jr Dominique Stewart Jr Defense DE 56 Doran Davis Sr Mike Haynes Sr NG 90 Colin Christopher Sr Malik Hall Sr DT 99 Valdamar Brower Sr Keron Williams So OLB 10 Jeremy Cain Sr Charles Walker Fr ILB 51 Serge Tikum So L.A. Love So ILB 55 Mark Kimener Sr Brad Anderson So OLB 27 Mike Ziccardi Sr Isaac Kaufman So CB 1 Steve Costello Jr Tracy Belton Fr SS 42 Anton McKenzie Sr James Ihedigbo Fr FS 34 Shannon James So Ryan McHugh Sr CB 8 Leroy Brooks Jr Bobby Boyer Jr Specialists PK 46 Michael Torres Fr Mike Stoller So KO 46 Michael Torres Fr Mike Stoller So KR 6 Jimmie Howard Sr Jason Peebler Jr HLD 12 Scott Ratliff So Steve Howell Jr P 13 Christian Koegel Fr Ryan Chevers Sr LSNP 10 Jeremy Cain Sr Tim McDermond Sr PR 1 Steve Costello Jr Dominique Stewart Jr UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes Two-Deep Comparison Hofstra Depth Chart (as of October 13, 2003) Offense No. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. WR 89 Marques Colston Jr Charles Sullivan Fr WR 12 Isaac Irby Sr Devale Ellis So LT 52 Jed Prisby Fr Chris Durkin Fr LG 60 Jarrod Verge Jr Nick Brown Fr C 75 Patrick O Brien Jr Jeremy Hazen Jr RG 78 Brandon Newton Sr Nick Brown Fr RT 77 Willie Colon So Phil Hall Fr TB 22 Trevor Dimmie Sr Terry Crenshaw Fr QB 15 Bobby Seck So Anton Clarkson Fr WR 10 Devale Ellis So Brian Wolman So WR 9 Ricky Bryant Sr Matt Thomson Fr Defense DE 99 Daniel Garay Jr Adam Dubiel So NT 71 Edward Greene So Mickey Keene Jr DE 94 Stephen Bowen So Randy Stevens So OLB 31 Tyree Johnson Sr Justin Davis Fr ILB 50 Cole Haley So D.J.Talvacchio Fr ILB 56 Gian Villante Fr Larry Kelly Sr OLB 34 Renauld Williams Sr Chris Sebald Fr CB 5 Prentice James So Michael Wynn Fr FS 30 Carlton Bargman Sr Sherief Little So SS 20 James Glee Jr Michael Momo Jr CB 1 Le Var Starr Jr DeWayne Whitaker Fr Specialists PK 6 Chris Onorato Jr Niall Duggan Jr KO 6 Chris Onorato Jr Niall Duggan Jr KR 12 Isaac Irby Sr James Glee Jr HLD 17 Bobby DePasquale So Brian Wolman So P 26 Niall Duggan Jr Chris Onorato Jr LSNP 87 Adam Bubeil So Michael Momo Jr PR 20 James Glee Jr Le Var Starr Jr

9 2003 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Game Results (as of Oct 13, 2003) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (5-1-0) (3-0-0) (2-1-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE... (4-0-0) (2-0-0) (2-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (1-1-0) (1-0-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend Sep 06, 2003 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W : Sep 13, 2003 at Kansas State 7-38 L : * Sep 20, 2003 at #16 Maine W : * Sep 27, 2003 JAMES MADISON W : * Oct 04, 2003 NEW HAMPSHIRE W : * Oct 11, 2003 at William & Mary W : * denotes Atlantic 10 Conference game First ----RUSHING PASSING TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Penalty Turn- Opponent Score Downs Number-Yards Attempts-Comp-Int Yards Plays Yards Yards Yards Overs / / / /-- --/-- ---/--- --/-- ---/--- --/-- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT / / / /164 71/70 432/ /28 54/34 4/3 Kansas State / / / /255 57/78 191/ /77 83/40 1/4 Maine / / / /230 54/77 297/ /89 65/55 2/3 JAMES MADISON / / / /248 75/70 385/319 88/ /58 3/3 NEW HAMPSHIRE / / / /310 78/92 456/413 89/141 69/41 3/5 William & Mary / / / /265 85/52 488/313 43/123 95/60 4/2 Totals / / / / / / / /288 17/20 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

10 2003 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2003) All games TEAM STATISTICS UMASS OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME... 28:18 31:42 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 27/83 30/93 3rd-Down Pct... 33% 32% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 5/11 3/9 4th-Down Pct... 45% 33% SACKS BY-YARDS MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game... 3/8547 3/19429 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Massachusetts Opponents

11 2003 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2003) All games RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Steve Baylark Steve Costello Rich Demers Dominique Stewart Justin Montgomery Jeremy Cain Raunny Rosario Total Jimmie Howard Opponents Lorenzo Perry Jason Peebler Team INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Steve Howell Jeff Krohn Steve Costello Total Mark Kimener Opponents James Ihedigbo Tracy Belton Shannon James PASSING GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Bobby Boyer Total Jeff Krohn Opponents Steve Howell Total Opponents KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jason Peebler RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Jimmie Howard Mike Douglas Jason Peebler Lorenzo Perry Jimmie Howard Greg Scott Dominique Stewart Total Rich Demers Opponents Steve Baylark Johnson Owumi Sean Young FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Glenn Opie Mike Douglas Steve Costello Brandon London Mike Ziccardi Greg Scott Anton McKenzie Justin Montgomery Total Raunny Rosario Opponents Total Opponents

12 2003 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2003) All games PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Steve Baylark Jeff Krohn Michael Torres Steve Baylark Rich Demers Rich Demers Jason Peebler Justin Montgomery Jimmie Howard Steve Howell Justin Montgomery Raunny Rosario Sean Young Jimmie Howard Dominique Stewart Lorenzo Perry Steve Costello Jason Peebler Anton McKenzie Team Mike Ziccardi Total Mike Stoller Opponents Jeremy Cain Total Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Christian Koegel FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk Total Opponents Michael Torres FG SEQUENCE Massachusetts OPPONENTS Central Connecticut - 46 Kansas State 45 (38) Maine 37,(37) - James Madison (46) 32 New Hampshire (38) - William and Mary (29) - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Jason Peebler Steve Baylark Jimmie Howard Rich Demers Dominique Stewart Steve Costello Johnson Owumi Justin Montgomery Lorenzo Perry Sean Young Greg Scott Jeremy Cain Mike Douglas Glenn Opie Raunny Rosario Brandon London Mark Kimener Bobby Boyer Team Steve Howell Jeff Krohn Total Opponents

13 2003 Massachusetts Football Massachusetts Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2003) All games Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Jeremy Cain Anton McKenzie Mark Kimener Shannon James Mike Ziccardi Serge Tikum Steve Costello Bobby Boyer Valdamar Brower Colin Christopher L.A. Love Mike Haynes Malik Hall Doran Davis Keron Williams James Ihedigbo Leroy Brooks Brad Anderson Jason Leonard Charles Walker Isaac Kaufman Brandon London Tracy Belton Ricky Appiah Ryan McHugh Ola Sanusi Dominique Stewart Steve Baylark Glenn Opie Mike Douglas Greg Scott Michael Torres Total Opponents

14 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 Game-By-Game Recaps Game #1 UMass 51, Central Connecticut State 7 September 6, 2003 Amherst, Mass. Steve Baylark rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, to lead 12th-ranked UMass to a season-opening 51-7 victory over Central Connecticut State at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Minutemen won their season opener for the fourth time in the last five years, while giving head coach Mark Whipple his 40th victory on the UMass sideline. After spotting the Blue Devils an early 7-0 lead, the Minutemen dominated play by scoring 51 unanswered points during the remainder of the contest. Jeff Krohn hit Sean Young with a three-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 7-7 in the first quarter, then Mike Ziccardi scored on a 30-yard fumble return on the opening play of the second quarter to give UMass the lead for good. Baylark added two touchdowns on runs of one and four yards, while Justin Montgomery also had a seven-yard scoring run. Krohn had a second touchdown pass with a 17-yard strike to Jimmie Howard, while Anton McKenzie scored on a five-yard fumble return and Jeremy Cain posted a safety on a blocked punt. Krohn finished the day 17 of 28 for 186 yards with two scores, as nine different players caught at least on pass. The Minuteman defense allowed only 162 total yards and 12 first downs on the day, while holding the Blue Devils to -2 rushing yards. Steve Costello recorded eight total tackles with a sack and an interception, while Doran Davis had eight tackles with t h ree sacks and a forced fumble. Scott Dolch led Central Connecticut by completing 15 of 29 passes for 164 yards and a score, but he also threw an interception, was sacked seven times and coughed up two fumbles. Joe Mahaffey recorded a game-high 11 tackles for the Blue Devils. Team Statistics CCSU UMass First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passes Interceptions Thrown 1 3 Fumbles / Lost 3 / 2 2 / 1 Penalties / Yards 6 / 34 6 / 54 Punts / Average 9 / / 44.3 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 34:03 25:57 Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Central Connecticut UMass st 10:34 CCSU Malone 34 pass from Dolch (Pearson kick) 5:43 UM Young 3 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 2nd14:50 UM Ziccardi 30 fumble return (Stoller kick) 6:29 UM Baylark 4 run (Torres kick) 3rd 11:20 UM Howard 17 pass from Krohn (Stoller kick) 9:38 UM Cain safety 6:40 UM McKenzie 5 fumble return (Torres kick) 4th 14:55 UM Baylark 1 run (Stoller kick) 11:07 UM Montgomery 7 run (Torres kick) Stat Leaders Central Connecticut UMass Rushing Stokstad (6-24-0) Baylark ( ) Montgomery (9-68-1) Passing Dolch ( ) Krohn ( ) Receiving Watson (6-87-0) Peebler (6-85-0) Malone (4-49-1) Howard (4-67-1) Game #2 Kansas State 38, UMass 7 September 13, 2003 Manhattan, Kan. Darren Sproles rushed 28 times for 152 yards and three touchdowns, to lead Kansas State to a 38-7 victory over 10th-ranked UMass. The Wildcats, who entered the game ranked No. 7 in Division I-A by the Associated Press, were held to a season-low 38 points by the Minuteman defense, which also forced four turnovers. UMass jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on its first possession of the game, when Jeff Krohn hit Jason Peebler with a 65- yard touchdown pass. The Minutemen were still up 7-3 at the end of the first quarter, with Kansas State s only points coming on a 38-yard field goal by Joe Rheem. But the Wildcats took control of the game in the second quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points on two touchdown runs by Sproles and a pass from Jeff Schwinn to Brian Casey. Kansas State concluded the scoring in the second half, with a third quarter touchdown run by Sproles and a fourth quarter scoring run by Dylan Meier. Krohn led the UMass offense by completing 14 of 26 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, while Steve Baylark rushed for 50 yards on 19 carries. Schwinn completed 17 of 26 passes for 228 yards for the Wildcats, but was also intercepted two times. Jeremy Cain led the Minuteman defense with 14 tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup, while Steve Costello totaled seven tackles and two interceptions. Josh Buhl had 12 tackles to lead Kansas State. The crowd of 46,102 in attendance was the second-largest to ever witness a UMass football game. Team Statistics UMass Kansas State First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passes Interceptions Thrown 0 3 Fumbles / Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1 Penalties / Yards 10 / 83 6 / 40 Punts / Average 10 / / 35.0 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 24:43 35:17 Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3r d 4th Total UMass Kansas State st 12:37 UM Peebler 65 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 7:26 KSU Rheem 38 field goal 2nd12:50 KSU Casey 7 pass from Schwinn (Rheem kick) 9:18 KSU Sproles 2 run (Rheem kick) 1:56 KSU Sproles 8 run (Rheem kick) 3rd 7:47 KSU Sproles 1 run (Rheem kick) 4th 8:43 KSU Meier 8 run (Rheem kick)

15 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 Game-By-Game Recaps Stat Leaders UMass Kansas State Rushing Baylark ( ) Sproles ( ) Passing Krohn ( ) Schwinn ( ) Receiving Howard (4-31-0) Terry ( ) Moriera (5-76-0) Game #3 UMass 24, Maine 16 September 20, 2003 Orono, Maine Steve Baylark rushed 24 times for 105 yards, to lead the 12thranked Minutemen to a victory over 16th-ranked Maine in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener at Alfond Stadium. The Black Bears took an early 2-0 lead on a safety, when Jeff Krohn tripped over the foot of an offensive lineman in the UMass end zone. But the Minutemen responded with a pair of quick touchdowns early in the second quarter, as Krohn tossed scoring strikes of 65 yards to Jimmie Howard and eight yards to Rich Demers. Maine cut the lead to 14-9 on an 11-yard pass from Rob Whitcomb to Christian Pereira, after recovering a fumble deep in UMass territory. But the Minutemen made it 21-9 before halftime, when Steve Costello picked up a fumble and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown. The offenses were held in check for most of the third quarter, until Maine recovered a UMass fumble near midfield. On the next play, the Black Bears ended the quarter with a 56-yard touchdown pass from Whitcomb to Pereira, making the score UMass would respond on its next possession, marching 43 yards on 10 plays, before a 37-yard Michael Torres field goal concluded the scoring. Krohn completed 15 of 27 passes on the night for 191 yards and two scores, while Howard had five receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown. For Maine, Whitcomb hit on 20 of 35 passes for 230 yards, two scores and two interceptions, with Ryan Waller making eight receptions for 69 yards. But Black Bear tailback Marcus Williams, the Atlantic 10 s leading rusher heading into the game, was held to only 67 yards on 17 carries by the Minutemen. Mike Ziccardi led the defense with 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack, while Bobby Boyer had eight tackles, three pass breakups and an interception. Fred Lazo led Maine with 10 tackles and a tackle for loss. Team Statistics UMass Maine First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passes Interceptions Thrown 0 2 Fumbles / Lost 2 / 2 4 / 1 Penalties / Yards 7 / 65 4 / 55 Punts / Average 7 / / 37.3 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 23:58 36:02 Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total UMass Maine st 11:09 Maine Team safety 2nd12:11 UMass Howard 65 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 9:39 UMass Demers 8 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 6:18 Maine Pereira 11 pass from Whitcomb (Mellow kick) 3:50 UMass Costello 35 fumble return (Torres kick) 3rd 0:00 Maine Pereira 56 pass from Whitcomb (Mellow kick) 4th 10:44 UMass Torres 37 field goal Stat Leaders UMass Maine Rushing Baylark ( ) Williams ( ) Passing Krohn ( ) Whitcomb ( ) Receiving Howard (5-80-1) Waller (8-69-0) Pereira (4-86-2) Ballantyne (4-40-0) Game #4 UMass 31, James Madison 26 September 27, 2003 Amherst, Mass. Steve Baylark rushed 35 times for 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns, to lead the 10th-ranked Minutemen to a victory over James Madison on Band Day at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. UMass jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on a five-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Krohn to Rich Demers, then increased the lead to 10-0 on a 46-yard field goal by Michael Torres. The Dukes scored their first points in the second quarter on a 21-yard pass from Matt LeZotte to Nic Tolley, but the Minutemen responded with a three-yard scoring pass from Krohn to Jason Peebler late in the period, making the score 17-6 at halftime. Baylark scored his first touchdown with a five-yard run on UMass opening drive of the third quarter, before James Madison found the end zone again on a 13-yard pass from LeZotte to Alan Harrison. The Minutemen then built what looked to be an insurmountable lead early in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run by Baylark, before the Dukes mounted a comeback. LeZotte threw his third touchdown pass of the game, a seven-yarder to Tahir Hinds, and Isaiah Dottin-Carter found the end zone on a 22-yard interception return to make the score James Madison had the ball in UMass territory two more times in the final four minutes, but the Minutemen held on for the win by stopping the Dukes on downs both times. Peebler had a career-high eight receptions for 116 yards and a score in the game, while Krohn completed 18 of 34 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns. LeZotte led the Dukes by hitting on 21 of 32 passes for 248 yards and three scores with two interceptions, but the James Madison ground game was limited to 71 yards on 38 carries. Anton McKenzie led the UMass defense with 13 total tackles and two tackles for loss, while Mark Kimener had seven tackles and an interception. Isai Bradshaw had 13 tackles, an interception and a sack for the Dukes. Team Statistics James Madison UMass First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passes Interceptions Thrown 2 2 Fumbles / Lost 3 / 1 2 / 1 Penalties / Yards 7 / / 140 Punts / Average 5 / / 41.6 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 30:55 29:05

16 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 Game-By-Game Recaps Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3r d 4th Total James Madison UMass st 6:47 UM Demers 5 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 2nd13:14 UM Torres 46 field goal 3:13 JMU Tolley 21 pass from LeZotte (George kick failed) 0:12 UM Peebler 3 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 3rd 11:49 UM Baylark 5 run (Torres kick) 4:57 JMU Harrison 13 pass from LeZotte (Englehart kick) 4th 13:37 UM Baylark 1 run (Torres kick) 10:47 JMU Hinds 7 pass from LeZotte (Englehart kick) 6:05 JMU Dottin-Carter 22 interception return (LeZotte pass failed) Stat Leaders James Madison UMass Rushing Fenner ( ) Baylark ( ) Demers (3-41-0) Passing LeZotte ( ) Krohn ( ) Receiving Harrison (9-72-1) Peebler ( ) Tolley (5-91-1) Game #5 UMass 44, New Hampshire 30 October 4, 2003 Amherst, Mass. Jason Peebler caught five passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns, to lead the ninth-ranked Minutemen to a victory over New Hampshire on Family Day at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. At the conclussion of the contest Peebler received the Bill Knight Trophy, which is annually presented to the game s most valuable player. The Wildcats started the game hot, with Mike Granieri throwing first quarter touchdown passes to R.J. Harvey and David Ball, as New Hampshire built an early 14-3 lead. The Minutemen responded with an 82-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Krohn to Peebler, then Steve Baylark scored on a twoyard run to put UMass up after the first period. Baylark added another two-yard scoring run in the second quarter, while Krohn threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Rich Demers, to put the Minutemen up at halftime. The Wildcats cut the lead to in the third quarter on a 10-yard pass from Granieri to Ball, before UMass regained control of the game in the fourth quarter. Krohn found Peebler with another scoring strike, and Baylark added his third touchdown to put the Minutemen up New Hampshire concluded the scoring with a three-yard touchdown run by Paul McKinney in the closing minutes. Baylark finished the day with 111 yards and three scores on 26 carries, while Krohn completed 18 of 35 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns. Granieri led the Wildcats by hitting on 30 of 53 passes for 310 yards and three scores, but he also threw two interceptions and was sacked five times. Anton McKenzie recorded a game-high 12 tackles and a sack for the UMass defense, while James Ihedigbo added three tackles with an interception and a fumble recovery. Chris Robinson led the New Hampshire defense with nine total tackles. Team Statistics New Hampshir e UMass First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passes Interceptions Thrown 2 2 Fumbles / Lost 5 / 3 2 / 1 Penalties / Yards 6 / 41 8 / 69 Punts / Average 6 / / 39.6 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 30:46 29:14 Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total New Hampshire UMass st 11:54 NH Harvey 16 pass from Granieri (McCormick kick) 6:23 UM Torres 38 field goal 3:49 NH Ball 50 pass from Granieri (McCormick kick) 2:34 UM Peebler 82 pass from Krohn (Torres kick blocked) 2:07 UM Baylark 2 run (Torres kick) 2nd 9:52 UM Demers 5 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 3:54 UM Baylark 2 run (Torres kick) 3rd 4th 7:29 NH Ball 10 pass from Granieri (Bailey pass from Granieri) 8:50 UM Peebler 22 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) 5:35 UM Baylark 3 run (Torres kick) 2:05 NH McKinney 3 run (Bailey pass from Granieri) Stat Leaders New Hampshir e UMass Rushing Harvey ( ) Baylark ( ) Demers (9-51-0) Passing Granieri ( ) Krohn ( ) Receiving McKinney (6-61-0) Peebler ( ) Bailey (6-42-0) Demers (4-34-1) Ball (5-93-2) Howard (4-22-0) Game #6 UMass 24, William & Mary 14 October 11, 2003 Williamsburg, Va. Rich Demers rushed 26 times for a career-high 171 yards and two touchdowns, to lead the seventh-ranked Minutemen to a over William & Mary at Zable Stadium. Demers also caught three passes for 26 yards, to finish the day with 197 all-purpose yards. UMass took the game s opening kickoff and marched right down the field, with Demers scoring on a one-yard run to cap a 12-play, 79-yard drive. The Minutemen increased the lead to 10-0 later in the first quarter on a 29-yard field goal by Michael Torres. Neither team scored any points in the second period, with UMass turning the ball over twice in Tribe territory. The Minutemen increased their lead to 17-0 on their opening drive of the second half, as Demers scored his second touchdown on a one-yard run. William & Mary, which had only 128 yards of total offense through the first three quarters, was able to close the gap following two more UMass turnovers. The Tribe scored two touchdowns, on a 51-yard pass from Lang Campbell to Steven Hargrove and a 14-yard run by Nick Rogers, to make the score But the Minutemen then put the game away on their next possession, going 80 yards on nine plays, with Dominique Stewart catching a 23-yard pass from Jeff Krohn to conclude the scoring. Krohn completed 23 of 32 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown,

17 with Stewart totaling five receptions for 52 yards and a score. Steve Baylark also contributed to the UMass attack with 21 carries for 77 yards and four catches for 22 yards. Campbell led the Tribe by completing 23 of 29 attempts for 265 yards with one touchdown and one interception, while Danny Wade had eight receptions for 80 yards. Steve Costello led the Minuteman defense with seven tackles, three tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup. Paul Carpenter had a game-high 17 tackles for the William & Mary defense. Team Statistics UMass W&M First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passes Interceptions Thrown 2 1 Fumbles / Lost 3 / 2 3 / 1 Penalties / Yards 11 / 95 5 / 60 Punts / Average 4 / / 38.3 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 36:54 23:06 Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total UMass William & Mary st 10:17 UM Demers 1 run (Torres kick) 2:28 UM Torres 29 field goal 3rd 8:00 UM Demers 1 run (Torres kick) 4th 14:38 W&M Hargrove 51 pass from Campbell (Kuehn kick) 7:57 W&M Rogers 14 run (Kuehn kick) 4:23 UM Stewart 23 pass from Krohn (Torres kick) Stat Leaders UMass William & Mar y Rushing Demers ( ) Rogers (6-31-1) Baylark ( ) Passing Krohn ( ) Campbell ( ) Receiving Stewart (5-52-1) Wade (8-80-0) Baylark (4-22-0) Hargrove (5-91-1) UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 Game-By-Game Recaps

18 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 STARTING LINEUPS WR LT LG C RG RT TE TB FB QB WR CCSU Howard Kane Collins Miller Thompson Stoetzel Young Rosario Scott * Krohn Peebler Kansas St. Howard Kane Collins Miller Thompson Stoetzel Young Baylark Douglas ^ Krohn Peebler Maine Howard Kane Collins Miller Thompson Stoetzel Young Baylark Wysocki Krohn Peebler JMU Howard Kane Collins Miller Thompson Stoetzel Young Stewart # Demers Krohn Peebler UNH Howard Kane Collins Miller Thompson Stoetzel Young Stewart # Demers Krohn Peebler W&M Howard Kane Collins Miller Thompson Stoetzel Douglas Baylark Demers Krohn Peebler Hofstra Villanova N easter n Richmond Delawar e URI Offense * UMass started three wide receivers and no fullback against Central Connecticut State. ^ UMass started two tight ends and no fullback against Kansas State. # UMass started three wide receivers and no tailback against James Madison and New Hampshire. Defense DE NG DT OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB CCSU Davis Hall Brower Cain Tikum Kimener Ziccardi Costello McKenzie James Boyer Kansas St. Davis Hall Brower Cain Tikum Kimener Ziccardi Costello McKenzie James Boyer Maine Davis Christopher Brower Cain Tikum Kimener Ziccardi Costello McKenzie James Boyer JMU Davis Christopher Brower Cain Tikum Kimener Ziccardi Costello McKenzie Ihedigbo James UNH I h e d i g b o * C h r i s t o p h e r Brower Cain Tikum Kimener Ziccardi Costello McKenzie James Brooks W&M Davis Hall Brower Cain Tikum Kimener Ziccardi Costello McKenzie Ihedigbo James Hofstra Villanova N easter n Richmond Delawar e URI * UMass started five defensive backs and two defensive linemen against New Hampshire.

19 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att-Yds-TD Rosario Baylark Montgomer y Peebler Krohn Howar d Per ry Howell Demers Central Conn (-2)-0 1-(-8)-0 -- DNP Kansas State DNP (-29) (-10)-0 -- Maine DNP (-1) DNP -- James Madison DNP DNP -- 2-(-10) DNP New Hampshire DNP DNP William & Mary DNP (-6)-0 -- DNP Hofstra Villanova Northeastern Richmond Delaware Rhode Island Receiving No-Yds-TD Peebler Howar d Young Stewar t Baylark Demers Scott Owumi Rosario Opie Douglas London Central Conn DNP Kansas State DNP DNP DNP Maine DNP -- DNP James Madison DNP DNP New Hampshire DNP -- DNP William & Mary DNP DNP Hofstra Villanova Northeastern Richmond Delaware Rhode Island Passing Cmp-Att-Yds-TD-Int Krohn Howell Central Conn Kansas State Maine DNP James Madison DNP New Hampshire DNP William & Mary DNP Hofstra Villanova Northeastern Richmond Delaware Rhode Island Kicking FG, Yds/P AT Torres Stoller Central Conn. 0-0/ /3-3 Kansas State 0-1/1-1 DNP Maine 1-2, 37/3-3 DNP James Madison 1-1, 46/4-4 DNP New Hampshire 1-1, 38/4-5 DNP William & Mary 1-1, 29/3-3 DNP Hofstra Villanova Northeastern Richmond Delaware Rhode Island Punting No-Avg, inside 20 Koegel Central Conn Kansas State Maine James Madison New Hampshire William & Mary Hofstra Villanova Northeastern Richmond Delaware Rhode Island

20 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 SINGLE GAME SUPERLATIVES Individual UMass Opponent Points 18 Steve Baylark vs. New Hampshire 18 Darren Sproles, Kansas State Rushing Attempts 35 Steve Baylark vs. James Madison 28 Darren Sproles, Kansas State Rushing Yards 171 Rich Demers at William & Mary 152 Darren Sproles, Kansas State Touchdowns Rushing 3 Steve Baylark vs. New Hampshire 3 Darren Sproles, Kansas State Long Run 43 Steve Baylark vs. James Madison 42 Darren Sproles, Kansas State Pass Attempts 35 Jeff Krohn vs. New Hampshire 53 Mike Granieri, New Hampshire Pass Completions 23 Jeff Krohn at William & Mary 30 Mike Granieri, New Hampshire Completion Pct. (min. 10 att.) 71.9 Jeff Krohn at William & Mary 79.3 Lang Campbell, William & Mary Yards Passing 295 Jeff Krohn vs. New Hampshire 310 Mike Granieri, New Hampshire Touchdowns Passing 3 Jeff Krohn vs. New Hampshire 3 Mike Granieri, New Hampshire Long Pass 82 Jeff Krohn vs. New Hampshire 56 Ron Whitcomb, Maine Interceptions Thrown 3 Jeff Krohn vs. Central Connecticut 2 four times Pass Receptions 8 Jason Peebler vs. James Madison 9 Alan Harrison, James Madison Yards Receiving 177 Jason Peebler vs. New Hampshire 120 James Terry, Kansas State Touchdowns Receiving 2 Jason Peebler vs. New Hampshire 2 Chris Pereira, Maine 2 David Ball, New Hampshire Long Reception 82 Jason Peebler vs. New Hampshire 56 Chris Pereira, Maine Field Goals 1 Michael Torres four times, 1 Joe Rheem, Kansas State last at William & Mary Long Field Goal 46 Michael Torres vs. James Madison 38 Joe Rheem, Kansas State Punts 10 Christian Koegel vs. Kansas State 10 Michael Mellow, Maine Punting Average (min. 3 punts) 45.0 Christian Koegel at William & Mary 41 Nick Englehart, James Madison Long Punt 54 Christian Koegel twice, 50 Nick Englehart, James Madison last at William & Mary Long Punt Return 27 Steve Costello vs. New Hampshire 18 Cortez Thompson, James Madison Long Kickoff Return 61 Jimmie Howard at Maine 29 R.J. Harvey, New Hampshire Total Tackles 14 Jeremy Cain vs. Kansas State 17 Paul Carpenter, William & Mary Unassisted Tackles 13 Jeremy Cain vs. Kansas State 10 Joe Mahaffey, Central Connecticut 10 Isai Bradshaw, James Madison Sacks 3 Doran Davis vs. Central Connecticut 2 Ted Sims, Kansas State Interceptions 2 Steve Costello vs. Kansas State 1 nine times Interception Return Yards 24 Steve Costello vs. Central Connecticut 37 Travis McLaurin, William & Mary 37 Jonathan Shaw, William & Mary Pass Breakups 3 Bobby Boyer at Maine 2 Chris Blackshear, Central Connecticut 2 R i c h a rd Riley, William & Mary INSIDE THE RED ZONE UMASS INSIDE THE 20 Possessions Touchdowns Field Goals Missed Field Goals Turnovers On Downs Clock Total Scores / Times in Red Zone / 23 (.826) OPPONENTS INSIDE THE 20 Possessions Touchdowns Field Goals Missed Field Goals Turnovers On Downs Clock Total Scores / Times in Red Zone / 21 (.619)

21 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Steve Baylark, TB 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 141 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Rushing Attempts 35 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Longest Run 43 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Touchdowns Rushing 3 vs New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Receptions 4 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Receiving Yards 23 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Longest Reception 19 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 163 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 R.J. Cobbs, TB/WR 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 187 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Rushing Attempts 30 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Longest Run 84 vs. Delaware, 11/2/02 Touchdowns Rushing 5 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Receptions 4 at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 Receiving Yards 33 vs. Maine, 10/12/02 Longest Reception 24 vs. Maine, 10/12/02 Touchdowns Receiving 1 at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 All-Purpose Yards 201 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Tim Day, QB 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Passing Attempts 35 at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 Passing Completions 16 at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 Passing Yards 136 at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 Longest Pass 49 vs. Hofstra, 11/16/02 Touchdowns Passing 1 two times, last vs. Hofstra, 11/16/02 Interceptions Thrown 4 at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 Rushing Yards 17 vs. Villanova, 10/19/02 Rushing Attempts 7 vs. Hofstra, 11/16/02 Longest Run 15 vs. Villanova, 10/19/02 Touchdowns Rushing 1 vs. Hofstra, 11/16/02 Total Offense 142 at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 Mike Douglas, TE 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 2 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 2 three times, last vs New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Receiving Yards 16 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 38 at Northeastern, 9/21/02 Longest Reception 8 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 24 two times, last at Northeastern, 9/21/02 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 16 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 38 at Northeastern, 9/21/02 Rich Demers, FB 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 171 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Rushing Attempts 26 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Touchdowns Rushing 2 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Longest Run 21 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Receptions 4 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Receving Yards 34 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Longest Reception 23 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Touchdowns Receiving 1 three times, last vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 All-Purpose Yards 197 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Jimmie Howard, WR 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 5 at Maine, 9/20/03 5 at Maine, 9/27/03 Receving Yards 80 at Maine, 9/20/03 89 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Longest Reception 65 at Maine, 9/20/03 68 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Touchdowns Receiving 1 two times, last at Maine, 9/20/03 2 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Rushing Yards 9 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 24 vs. Northeastern, 10/9/99 Rushing Attempts 1 four times, last at William & Mary, 10/11/03 2 at Delaware, 9/22/01 Longest Run 9 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 24 vs. Northeastern, 10/9/99 Touchdowns Rushing All-Purpose Yards 144 at Maine, 9/20/ at Maine, 9/20/03

22 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Steve Howell, QB 2003 Season Highs & UMass Career Highs Passing Attempts 6 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Passing Completions 4 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Passing Yards 35 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Longest Pass 11 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Touchdowns Passing Interceptions Thrown Rushing Yards -10 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Rushing Attempts 1 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Longest Run -10 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Touchdowns Rushing Total Offense 35 vs. Central Connectricut, 9/6/03 Christian Koegel, P 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Punts 10 at Kansas State 9/13/03 Yards Punting 363 at Kansas State 9/13/03 Punting Avg. (min. 5 punts) 41.6 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Longest Punt 54 twice, last at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Punts Inside 20 4 at Maine, 9/20/03 Jeff Krohn, QB 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Passing Attempts 35 vs New Hampshire, 10/4/03 52 at Northeastern, 9/21/02 Passing Completions 18 twice, last vs New Hampshire, 10/4/03 33 at Northeastern, 9/21/02 Passing Yards 295 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/ at Northeastern, 9/21/02 Longest Pass 82 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 82 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Touchdowns Passing 3 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 4 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Interceptions Thrown 3 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 3 three times, last vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Rushing Yards 2 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 18 vs. AIC, 9/14/02 Rushing Attempts 5 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 7 three times, last at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Longest Run 9 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 13 vs. Delaware, 11/2/02 Touchdowns Rushing 1 vs. Maine, 10/12/02 Total Offense 297 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/ at Northeastern, 9/21/02 Justin Montgomer y, TB 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 68 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Rushing Attempts 9 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Longest Run 20 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Touchdowns Rushing 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Receptions 1 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Receiving Yards 3 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Longest Reception 3 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 68 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Glenn Opie, TE 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Receptions 1 twice, last at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Recieiving Yards 13 at Maine, 9/20/03 Longest Reception 13 at Maine, 9/20/03 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 13 at Maine, 9/20/03 Johnson Owumi, WR 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Receptions 2 twice, last at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Receiving Yards 37 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Longest Reception 20 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 37 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03

23 UMass vs. William & Mary Football Game Notes INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Jason Peebler, WR 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 8 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 8 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Receiving Yards 177 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/ vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Longest Reception 82 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 82 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Touchdowns Receiving 2 vs New Hampshire, 10/4/03 2 vs New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Rushing Yards -2 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/ vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Rushing Attempts 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 18 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Longest Run -2 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 33 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Rushing 2 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 All-Purpose Yards 191 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/ vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Lorenzo Per ry, TB 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 4 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Rushing Attempts 2 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Longest Run 3 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Touchdowns Rushing All-Purpose Yards 4 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 Scott Ratliff, QB 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Passing Attempts 2 two times, last vs. Villanova, 10/19/02 Passing Completions 2 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Passing Yards 27 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Longest Pass 14 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Passing Interceptions Thrown Rushing Yards -1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Rushing Attempts 2 at North Carolina State, 9/28/02 Longest Run -1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Rushing Total Offense 26 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Raunny Rosario, TB 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 12 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/ at Richmond, 10/5/02 Rushing Attempts 4 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 19 vs. Hofstra, 11/16/02 Longest Run 6 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 62 at Richmond, 10/5/02 Touchdowns Rushing 1 three times, last at James Madison, 10/26/02 Receptions 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 3 at James Madison, 10/26/02 Receiving Yards 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 20 at James Madison, 10/26/02 Longest Reception 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 15 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 13 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/ two times, last at Richmond, 10/5/02 Greg Scott, WR 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Receving Yards 11 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 11 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Longest Reception 11 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 11 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Passing Attempts 1 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Passing Completions 1 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Passing Yards 49 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Longest Pass 49 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Touchdowns Passing 1 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Interceptions Thrown All-Purpose Yards 11 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 49 at. Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Eugene Sigmund, TE 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 1 three times, last vs. Villanova, 10/19/02 Receiving Yards 47 at Richmond, 10/5/02 Longest Reception 47 at Richmond, 10/5/02 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 47 at Richmond, 10/5/02

24 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Dominique Stewart, WR 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 5 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 5 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Receiving Yards 52 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 52 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Longest Reception 41 at Maine, 9/20/03 41 at Maine, 9/20/03 Touchdowns Receiving 1 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 1 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 All-Purpose Yards 52 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 52 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Mike Stoller, PK 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Points 3 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Field Goals Made Field Goal Attempts Long Field Goal Made Extra Points Made 3 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Extra Point Attempts 3 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Michael Tor res, PK 2003 Season & UMass Career Highs Points 8 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Field Goals Made 1 four times, last at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Field Goal Attempts 2 at Maine, 9/20/03 Long Field Goal Made 46 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 Extra Points Made 5 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Extra Point Attempts 6 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Steve Wysocki, FB 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 1 three times, last vs. Hofstra, 11/16/02 Receving Yards 12 at Maine, 11/10/01 Longest Reception 12 at Maine, 11/10/01 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 12 at Maine, 11/10/01 Sean Young, TE 2003 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 3 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 3 three times, last vs Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Receiving Yards 21 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 55 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Longest Reception 13 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 34 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Touchdowns Receiving 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 1 twice, last vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 All-Purpose Yards 21 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 55 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01

25 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 TEAM HIGH-LOW PERFORMANCES UMass Opponent Points 51 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 38, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Low 7 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 7, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Total Plays 85 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 92, New Hampshire 10/4/03 Low 54 at Maine, 9/20/03 52 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Total Yards 488 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 490, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Low 191 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 162, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Rushing Attempts 53 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 50, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Low 27 at Maine, 9/20/03 23, William & Mary, 10/11/03 Rushing Yards 246 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 260, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Low 73 at Kansas State, 9/13/03-2, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Pass Attempts 35 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 53, New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Low 27 two times, last at Maine, 9/20/03 28, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Pass Completions 23 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 35, New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Low 14 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 15, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Yards Passing 295 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 310, New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Low 164 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 164, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Interceptions Thrown 3 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 3, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Low 0 two times, last at Maine, 9/20/03 1, twice, last by William & Mary, 10/11/03 Fumbles Lost 2 twice, last at William & Mary, 10/11/03 3, New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Low 1 four times, last vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 1 four times, last by William & Mary, 10/11/03 Total Turnovers 4 twice, last at William & Mary, 10/11/03 5, New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Low 1 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 2, at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Sacks by 8 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 6, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Low 1 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 0, twice, last by William & Mary, 10/11/03 Penalties 14 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 7, James Madison, 9/27/03 Low 6 vs. Central Connecticut 9/6/03 4, Maine, 9/20/03 Penalty Yards 140 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 60, William & Mary, 10/11/03 Low 54 vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 34, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Time of Possession 36:54 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 36:02, Maine, 9/20/03 Low 23:58 at Maine, 9/20/03 23:06, William & Mary, 10/11/03 First Downs 26 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 25, New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Low 10 at Kansas State, 9/13/03 12, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 3rd Down Conversions 5 of 13 vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 8 of 19, William & Mary, 10/11/03 L o w 1 of 11 at Maine, 9/20/03 5 of 19, Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 4th Down Conversions 3 of 3 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 2 of 2, Kansas State, 9/13/03 Low 0 of 1 twice, last vs. James Madison, 9/27/03 0 of 2, James Madison, 9/27/03

26 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes 2003 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS CCSU KSU Maine JMU UNH W&M Hof. Vill. N east. Rich. Del. URI Total Offense Yards UM Opp Total Plays UM Opp Avg per Play UM Opp Rushing Yards UM Opp Carries UM Opp TDs UM Opp Passing Yards UM Opp Attempts UM Opp Completions UM Opp Comp. % UM Opp TDs UM Opp Intercepted UM Opp First Downs Total UM Opp Rushing UM Opp Passing UM Opp Penalty UM Opp Time of UM 25:57 24:43 23:58 29:05 29:14 36:54 Possession Opp 34:03 35:17 36:02 30:55 30:46 23:06 Third Down UM Conversions Opp Fourth Down UM Conversions Opp Punting UM 3/44.310/36.3 7/38.7 7/41.6 5/39.6 4/45.0 No./Avg. Opp 9/31.2 2/35 10/37.3 5/41 6/36.8 6/38.3 Fumbles UM 2/1 1/1 2/2 2/1 2/1 3/2 No./Lost Opp 3/2 1/1 4/1 3/1 5/3 3/1 Penalties UM Opp Punt Returns UM Opp KO Returns UM Opp Sacks UM Opp

27 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes THE LAST TIME THAT INDIVIDUAL UMass Opponent Fumble returned for a Touchdown Steve Costello, 35 yds Kwesi Solomon, 13 yds at Maine, 9/20/03 Villanova, 01/27/01 Kickoff returned for a Touchdown Richard Jenkins, 97 yds Wendall Williams, 92 yds at Maine, 10/16/82 Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Punt returned for a Touchdown Kory Blackwell, 67 yds Dak Newton, 80 yds vs. Connecticut, 11/16/96 Connecticut, 11/16/96 Pass Interception returned for a Touchdown Anton McKenzie, 96 yds Isaiah Dottin-Carter, 22 yds at New Hampshire, 11/9/02 James Madison, 9/27/03 Blocked Punt returned for a Touchdown Bryan King, 0 yds Lamont Reid, 15 yds at Hofstra, 10/3/98 North Carolina State, 9/28/02 Blocked Punt Jeremy Cain Manny Lawson vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 North Carolina State, 9/28/02 Blocked Field Goal returned for a Touchdown Leggie Beckford, 77 yds Bruce Taylor, 100 yds vs. Boston University, 10/12/96 Boston University, 10/11/69 Blocked Field Goal Anton McKenzie Pat Pa u vs. Villanova, 10/19/02 Maine, 9/20/03 Blocked Extra Point Valdamar Brower Team vs. AIC, 9/14/02 New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Safety Jeremy Cain Team vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/03 Maine, 9/20/03 Rushed for 100 yards Rich Demers, 171 yds Darren Sproles, 152 yds at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Kansas State, 9/13/03 Rushed for 200 yards Kevin Quinlan, 241 yds L.J. McKanas, 242 yds at Northeastern, 10/7/00 Northeastern, 11/3/01 Rushed for 300 yards Frank Alessio, 337 yds Adrian Peterson, 333 yds at Boston University, 11/11/95 Georgia Southern, 12/4/99 Two players rushed for 100 yards Raunny Rosario, 131 yds Greg Hill, 228 yds R.J. Cobbs, 112 yds Adrian Peterson, 161 yds at Richmond, 10/5/02 Georgia Southern, 12/19/98 Rushed for 3 Touchdowns Steve Baylark, 3 TDs Darren Sproles, 3 TDs vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Kansas State, 9/13/03 Rushed for 4 Touchdowns R.J. Cobbs, 5 TDs Adrian Peterson, 5 TDs at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 Georgia Southern, 12/4/99 60-yard rushing play R.J. Cobbs, 84 yds Sean Gustus, 63 yds vs. Delaware, 11/2/02 Richmond, 11/23/01 70-yard rushing play R.J. Cobbs, 84 yds Stephan Lewis, 77 yds vs. Delaware, 11/2/02 New Hampshire, 10/13/01 80-yard rushing play R.J. Cobbs, 84 yds Tom Dicker, 94 yds vs. Delaware, 11/2/02 Boston University, 10/12/96 90-yard rushing play Jim Pizano, 96 yds Tom Dicker, 94 yds at Rhode Island, 10/5/96 Boston University, 10/12/96 Passed for 200 yards Jeff Krohn, 242 yds Lang Campbell, 265 yds at William & Mary, 10/11/03 William & Mary, 10/11/03 Passed for 300 yards Jeff Krohn, 401 yds Mike Granieri, 310 yds at Northeastern, 9/21/02 New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Passed for 400 yards Jeff Krohn, 401 yds Tom Guy, 422 yds at Northeastern, 9/21/02 AIC, 9/14/02 Completed 20 passes Jeff Krohn, 23 Lang Campbell, 23 at William & Mary, 10/11/03 William & Mary, 10/11/03

28 UMass vs. Hofstra Football Game Notes THE LAST TIME THAT Completed 30 passes Jeff Krohn, 33 Mike Granieri, 30 at Northeastern, 9/21/02 New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Passed for 3 Touchdowns Jeff Krohn, 3 TDs Mike Granieri, 3 TDs vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Passed for 4 Touchdowns Jeff Krohn, 4 TDs Philip Rivers, 4 TDs vs. Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 North Carolina State, 9/28/02 Caught 10 passes DeShon Hardy, 10 Isaac Irby, 10 at Delaware, 9/22/01 Hofstra, 11/16/02 Had 100 yards receiving Jason Peebler, 177 yds James Terry, 120 yds vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Kansas State, 9/13/03 Two players had 100 yards receiving Matt Jordan, 123 yds Kahmal Roy, 168 yds Jimmy Moore, 107 yds Charlie Adams, 163 yds vs. Maine, 11/14/98 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Caught 3 Touchdown passes Adrian Zullo, 4 TDs Charlie Adams, 3 TDs vs. New Hampshire, 9/11/99 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Caught 4 Touchdown passes Adrian Zullo, 4 TDs Steve Kreider, 4 TDs vs. New Hampshire, 9/11/99 Lehigh, 11/26/77 60-yard pass play Jeff Krohn to Jason Peebler, 60 yds Matt LeZotte to Mark Higgins, 72 yds at William & Mary, 10/11/03 James Madison, 10/26/02 70-yard pass play Jeff Krohn to Jason Peebler, 82 yds Matt LeZotte to Mark Higgins, 72 yds vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 James Madison, 10/26/02 80-yard pass play Jeff Krohn to Jason Peebler, 82 yds David Corley to Rich Musinski, 86 vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 William & Mary, 8/31/00 Kicked 50 yard Field Goal Sandro Vitiello, 52 yds Gerald Carlson, 51 yds vs. Boston College, 11/25/78 Buffalo, 10/14/95 Kicked 4 Field Goals in a game George Papoutsidis, 4 FGs Shonz LaFrenz, 4 FGs vs. Ball State, 9/1/84 McNeese State, 11/28/98 Punted 60 yards David Sanger, 60 yds Mike Montejano 71 yds vs. Villanova, 10/19/02 AIC, 10/21/00 Punted 70 yards David Sanger, 71 yds Mike Montejano 71 yds vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 AIC, 10/21/00 TEAM Had 400 yards in total offense 488 yds at William & Mary, 10/11/03 New Hampshire, 413 yds, 10/4/03 Had 500 yards in total offense 500 yds at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 New Hampshire, 508 yds, 10/13/01 Had 600 yards in total offense 647 yds vs. Maine, 11/14/98 Delaware, 636 yds, 10/25/97 Had 200 yards rushing 246 yds at William & Mary, 10/11/03 Kansas State, 235 yds, 9/13/03 Had 300 yards rushing 320 yds vs. Northeastern, 10/9/99 Rhode Island, 320 yds, 11/23/02 Had 400 yards rushing 497 yds at Boston University, 11/11/95 New Hampshire, 414 yds, 10/28/00 Had 500 yards rushing 515 yds vs. Lehigh, 10/28/95 Boston College, 518 yds, 11/24/73 Had 200 yards passing 242 yds at William & Mary, 10/11/03 William & Mary, 265 yds, 10/11/03 Had 300 yards passing 401 yds at Northeastern, 9/21/02 New Hampshire, 310 yds, 10/4/03 Had 400 yards passing 401 yds at Northeastern, 9/21/02 AIC, 422 yds, 9/14/02 Had 30 first downs 30 at Rhode Island, 11/23/02 William & Mary, 33, 11/13/93 Was shut out at Rhode Island, 9/30/95 AIC, 10/21/00 Was held without a Touchdown at Hofstra, 9/29/01 Central Connecticut, 9/7/02 Missed Extra Point by kick vs. New Hampshire, 10/4/03 Villanova, 10/19/02 Failed 2-point conversion vs. Rhode Island, 11/18/00 James Madison, 9/27/03 Made 2-point conversion at Boston University, 11/8/97 New Hampshire, 10/4/03

29 Division I-AA National Rankings Sports Network (October 13) Rk School Recor d 1. McNeese State Western Illinois Villanova Delawar e Montana Massachusetts Southern Illinois Wofford Western Kentucky Georgia Southern Northern Iowa Bethune-Cookman Furman Northern Arizona Pennsylvania Grambling State Southern Colgate Northwestern State Maine Idaho State Harvard Florida Atlantic Fordham North Carolina A&T USA Today / ESPN (October 13) Rk School Recor d 1. McNeese State Western Illinois Villanova Delawar e Montana Massachusetts Southern Illinois Wofford Western Kentucky Georgia Southern Northern Iowa Northern Arizona Bethune-Cookman Furman Grambling State Pennsylvania Southern Colgate Northwestern State Maine Idaho State Harvard Fordham Florida Atlantic (tie) Hampton (tie) North Carolina A&T UMass opponents listed in bold Don Hansen s Football Gazette (October 13) Rk School Recor d 1. McNeese State Western Illinois Montana Villanova Colgate Massachusetts Delawar e Wofford Pennsylvania Western Kentucky Northern Arizona Southern Illinois Furman Grambling State Northern Iowa Southern B.R Maine Georgia Southern Bethune-Cookman Lehigh Florida Atlantic Harvard Yale North Carolina A&T Idaho State Jeff Sagarin s Ratings (October 13) Rk School Recor d 1. Villanova Western Illinois Northern Arizona Montana Northern Iowa McNeese State Delawar e Massachusetts Western Kentucky Harvard Southern Illinois Pennsylvania Wofford Furman Florida Atlantic Eastern Washington Weber State Colgate Northeaster n James Madison Cal Poly Northwest Louisiana Maine Southern Yale

30 VALDAMAR BROWER A l l - A m e r i c a C a n d i d a t e University of Massachusetts Senior Defensive Tackle pounds Florence, Mass. Northampton High School 2003 Season Highlights Totaled 10 tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss in the victory at William & Mary. Made six total tackles in the win over New Hampshire, with a sack, two tackles for loss, a fumble recover y, a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries. Had four solo tackles in the victory over No. 16 Maine, with one tackle for loss. Selected to play in the inaugural I-AA College Football All-Star Classic, to take place on December 30 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Earned preseason first team All-America honors from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette, while being a second team selection by The Sports Network and Lindy s. Named the No. 4 defensive tackle in the nation by The Sports Network. Named preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference. Career Highlights Has played in all 39 of UMass games over the last four seasons, starting 38 times. During his four years as a Minuteman, has totaled 194 tackles, 24 sacks and 54 tackles for loss. Has a chance to break Mario Perry s UMass record of 33 career sacks. Earned second team All-America honors from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette in A second team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection as a junior in Named to the 2002 New England Football Writers Division I-AA All-Star team. Recorded 53 total tackles during his junior year in 2002, while ranking second on team in sacks (seven for 48 yards). Earned All-America honors from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette (first team), The Sports Network (second team) and the Associated Press (third team) in Named first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference, first team All-New England and first team All-ECAC honors in Was the only sophomore to be named to the 2001 first team All-Atlantic 10 defense, with all the other first and second team selections being juniors or seniors. Led the team in both tackles for loss (24 for 97 yards) and sacks (10 for 70 yards) during the 2001 season. His 10 sacks in 2001 rank as the sixth-best single season mark in school history. Finished the 2001 season as the Atlantic 10 s leader in both sacks and tackles for loss. Also totaled 57 tackles in 2001, with seven hurries, three pass breakups, two blocked field goals and an interception. As a redshirt freshman in 2000, led all UMass defensive linemen with 57 total tackles. Also recorded 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and six quarterback hurries during the 2000 season. Named to the 2000 Academic All-Atlantic 10 team. Brower s UMass Career Statistics Year UT AT TT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FF BLK Career

31 J E R E M Y C A I N B u c k B u c h a n a n A w a r d C a n d i d a t e University of Massachusetts Senior Linebacker pounds Tamarac, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas High School 2003 Season Highlights Made 11 total tackles with a quarterback hurry in the victory at William & Mary. Had eight total tackles with a sack and a forced fumble in win over New Hampshire. Totaled nine tackles, a tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries against James Madison. Recorded 11 tackle in win over No. 16 Maine, with a forced fumble and a tackle for loss. Led the team with 14 total tackles against Division I-A No. 7 Kansas State, while also posting two tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry. Totaled six tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, a blocked field goal and a safety in season-opening victory over Central Connecticut State. Selected as the No. 20 linebacker in the nation by The Sports Network. Named a preseason second team All-American by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. Earned preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors. Career Highlights Has played in 38 games over the course of his UMass career, starting 27 times. Has recorded 315 total tackles during his four years with the Minutemen, including 37 tackles for loss and 13 sacks. Has become only the 12th player in school history with over 300 career total tackles. Ranks seventh all-time at UMass in career solo tackles with 220. Earned second team All-America honors from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette in A second team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection following the 2002 season. Led the team with 133 total tackles during his junior year in 2002, including 97 solo stops. In 2002, led the team with 18 tackles for loss (for 72 yards), while ranking second with seven sacks (for 43 yards). Reached double-figures in tackles eight times during the 2002 season, while leading the team in tackles three times. Two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Week selection in 2002, following victories over Maine and AIC. Earned Academic All-Atlantic 10 honors during both the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Ranked third on the team with 78 total tackles during the 2001 season, and stood third on the squad with 11 tackles for loss, despite missing nearly four entire games due to injury. Made a career-high 17 total tackles against Richmond in the 2001 season finale. Recorded 45 total tackles during his redshirt freshman season in Named the 2000 Atlantic 10 Preseason Rookie of the Year by Street & Smith s. Cain s UMass Career Statistics Year UT AT TT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FF BLK Career

32 J E F F K R O H N A l l - A m e r i c a C a n d i d a t e University of Massachusetts Senior Quarterback pounds Phoenix, Ariz. Horizon High School 2003 Season Highlights Completed 23 of 32 passes for 242 yards and a score in the victory at William & Mary. Hit on 18 of 35 attempts for 295 yards and three touchdowns against New Hampshire, and his 82-yard scoring strike to Jason Peebler was the longest pass in school history. Threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns on 18 of 23 passing against James Madison. Connected on 15 of 27 attempts for 191 yards and two scores in win at No. 16 Maine. Hit on 14 of 26 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions against Division I-A No. 7 Kansas State. Completed 17 of 28 passes for 186 yards and two scores against Central Connecticut. Selected as the No. 17 quarterback in the nation by The Sports Network. Named a preseason honorable mention All-American by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. Earned preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors. Career Highlights Has played in 16 career games as a Minuteman, starting all 16 times and posting a 13-3 career record. Two of his three career losses came against ranked Division I-A opponents (No. 7 Kansas State and No. 17 N.C. State). Ranks fourth all-time at UMass in career completion percentage (.548); third in career passing efficiency (124.4); fourth in career touchdown passes (27), career passing yards (3,324) and career completions (257); and sixth in career yards per attempt (7.1) and career attempts (469). Has become only the fifth player in school history with over 3,000 career passing yards. Completed 152 of 287 passes for 2,032 yards and 16 touchdowns during his junior season in Led the team with 1,956 yards of total offense during the 2002 season. Placed sixth on UMass single season list with 2,032 passing yards in 2002 (third-highest mark in school history by a junior). His 152 completions in 2002 were the fourth-highest single season total in school history, while his passing yards per game, 287 attempts and 16 touchdowns rank sixth on the single season lists, and his 1,956 yards of total offense place 10th. Threw for 401 yards on 33 of 52 passing with two touchdowns at Northeastern in Set a school single game record with 33 completions against the Huskies, while his 401 yards and 52 attempts rank second on the single game list. Transfered to UMass from Arizona State University prior to the 2002 season. Started at quarterback for Arizona State during freshman and sophomore seasons. During his Arizona State career, completed 240 of 467 passes for 3,693 yards and 31 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. Played in 10 games (starting nine times) for the Sun Devils in 2001, completing 115 of 213 passes for 1,942 yards and 19 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Led the Pacific-10 Conference and ranked ninth nationally in Division I-A with a pass efficiency rating. Completed 125 of 254 passes on the year for 1,751 yards with 12 touchdowns and only six interceptions in Ranked fourth in the Pacific-10 in passing efficiency in Krohn s UMass Career Statistics Year Comp Att Pct Int Yards TDs Long Career