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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Hawai'i
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2016 Football Season Concludes at Hawai'i
November 21, 2016 | Football
Minutemen face Rainbow Warriors at 11 p.m. ET on Sat., Nov. 26
| University of Massachusetts Football Game Notes | |
| Game 12 | Massachusetts (2-9) at Hawai'i (5-7) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, Nov. 26 | 11 p.m. ET |
| Location | Aloha Stadium; Honolulu, Hawai'i |
| Series History | First meeting |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast |
| Watch Live | Oceanic PPV | Hawaiian Telcom PPV |
| Listen (Radio) | 105.5 FM WEEI (Western Massachusetts), 830 AM WCRN (Worcester) 95.9 FM WATD (South Shore), 1200 AM WXKS (Boston, Manchester, Providence) |
| Listen (Online) | WEEI Streaming Player | TuneIn App (mobile devices) |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Hawai'i |
| Team Records | Massachusetts | Hawai'i |
| @UMassFootball | @CoachWhipUMass | @UMassAthletics | |
| UMass Football | UMass Athletics | |
| Tickets | UMass Ticket Central |
Three-Game Road Series Begins At Troy
University of Massachusetts football concludes its three-game, season-closing road trip with a Sat., Nov. 26 game at Hawai'i in Aloha Stadium at 11 p.m. ET. It marks the first meeting between the teams and the first trip to Hawai'i for the Massachusetts football program.
The Minutemen are coming off the first game in program history against BYU and in the State of Utah. The Maroon and White started strong via a 70-yard Bernard Davis touchdown reception and 44-yard field goal from Logan Laurent. However, UMass was unable to slow down BYU's offense in the second half en route to a 51-9 loss.
Including the home game against Wager and the three contests played during the season-ending trip, the Minutemen will play their final four games in four different time zones, heading West with each concurrent game. By the end of November, UMass will have played in the Eastern (vs. Wagner; Oct. 29), Central (at Troy; Nov. 5), Mountain (at BYU; Nov. 19) and Hawaiian (at Hawai'i; Nov. 26) time zones.
Breneman By-The-Numbers
Adam Breneman has emerged as one of the most productive tight ends in FBS this season to the tune of team-leading numbers for receptions (66), receiving yards (778) and touchdown receptions (7).
In the last five weeks Breneman owns 38 receptions (7.6 per game) for 482 yards (96.4) and five touchdowns during play vs. Louisiana Tech (7-94-0), South Carolina (9-94-2), Wagner (8-138-2), Troy (6-77-1) and BYU (8-79-0).
Breneman A Mackey Award Semifinalist
Adam Breneman earned his way onto the John Mackey Award Watch list as part of the organization's midseason update on Oct. 12. Through 11 games played, Breneman is first on the team in receptions (66), receiving yards (778) and touchdowns (7).
A favorite target of quarterback Andrew Ford, who Breneman played with in high school, the redshirt junior tight end averages 7.3 receptions per game during Ford's eight starts at QB.
Breneman marks the fourth UMass tight end to appear on a John Mackey Award Watch List. Teammate Todd Stafford started the 2016 campaign on the preseason edition of the award's watch list. Jean Sifrin (2014) and Rob Blanchflower (2013) were previously lauded on the midseason watch lists as well.
No Slump For Sophomore Star Isabella
Andy Isabella is the team's No. 1 threat at wide receiver as a sophomore in 2016 after he saw limited action at the spot during his true freshman season. He leads all UMass wide receivers in receptions (55), receiving yards (667), receptions per game (5.0), receiving yards per game (60.6) and touchdown receptions (6).
Find Them In The Backfield
UMass football eclipsed its previous FBS total for sacks in a season when Peter Angeh and Sha-Ki Holines combined for a 12-yard sack on Wagner's Alex Thomson, the 16th sack by the Minutemen in 2016. The 2014 and 2015 defenses totaled 15 sacks apiece over their respective 12-game slates.
Massachusetts enters the game at Hawai'i with 21 sacks for 150 yards lost. Da'Sean Downey's 5.0 individual sacks also ranks as the most by a Minuteman during one year at the FBS level (2012-present).
The Minutemen have 65 tackles for loss in 2016, an average of 5.9 per game. The 2015 defense currently holds the season-long record for most TFLs in the FBS era with 67 for an average of 5.58 per game.
I Got You The Ball!
Linebacker Steve Casali has three fumble recoveries, representing all of Casali's career recoveries as well. It is tied for the 12th-most in a single season in team history. He had one each against FIU, Mississippi State and Louisiana Tech. It is also tied for third in the nation across FBS through games played on Nov. 19.
Randall Jette was the last Minuteman with as many fumble recoveries in a season when he had three in 11 games played and started during the 2013 season. The last UMass player with more than three in a single season was Kole Ayi with five during 1998.
The Grizzled Veteran
Redshirt senior Khary Bailey-Smith is the only Minuteman with appearances in each of the team's five FBS seasons (2012-present). Three additional members of the squad were true freshmen during the inaugural year at the FBS level in Bernard Davis, Vondell Langston and John Robinson-Woodgett. Bailey-Smith made two appearances in 2015 before suffering a season-ending injury that allowed him to redshirt. Davis, Langston and Robinson-Woodgett each redshirted one year without seeing time during it.
