Cent Conn St 26
(2-4, 1-2 NEC)
Massachusetts 42
(3-2, 1-1 MAC)
6:00 PM ET, October 8, 2011
McGuirk Stadium, AMHERST, MA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Hill (MASS) - 169 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: G. Jespersen (CCSU) - 18 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: E. Igwenagu (MASS) - 4 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | CCSU | MASS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 09:51 | Brendon Levengood 20 Yd | 0 | 3 |
 | TD | 06:02 | Gunnar Jespersen 1 Yd Run (Juan Duque Kick) | 7 | 3 |
| TD | 01:23 | Jonathan Hernandez 2 Yd Run (Brendon Levengood Kick) | 7 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | CCSU | MASS | |||
| SF | 14:54 | Ball Through End Zone | 7 | 12 |
| TD | 13:10 | Emil Igwenagu 58 Yd Pass From Brandon Hill (Brendon Levengood Kick) | 7 | 19 |
| FG | 08:44 | Brendon Levengood 35 Yd | 7 | 22 |
| TD | 00:57 | Chris Tolbert 12 Yd Run (Pat Failed) | 13 | 22 |
| THIRD QUARTER | CCSU | MASS | |||
| TD | 08:27 | Jonathan Hernandez 24 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) | 13 | 28 |
| TD | 05:03 | Gunnar Jespersen 1 Yd Run (Juan Duque Kick) | 20 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CCSU | MASS | |||
| TD | 08:46 | Raul DeBenendittis 4 Yd Pass From Gunnar Jespersen (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 26 | 28 |
| TD | 08:32 | Jesse Julmiste 90 Yd Kickoff Return (Brendon Levengood Kick) | 26 | 35 |
| TD | 01:33 | Darren Thellen 85 Yd Interception Return (Brendon Levengood Kick) | 26 | 42 |
Team Stat Comparison
| CCSU | MASS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 25 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 10-20 | 3-11 |
4th down efficiency | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 359 | 339 |
| Passing | 152 | 169 |
Comp-Att | 14-31 | 10-18 |
Yards per pass | 4.9 | 9.4 |
| Rushing | 207 | 170 |
Rushing Attempts | 56 | 34 |
Yards per rush | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| Penalties | 1-15 | 9-97 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 35:29 | 24:31 |
| Central Connecticut State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| G. Jespersen | 14/31 | 152 | 4.9 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 14/31 | 152 | 4.9 | 1 | 2 |
| Massachusetts Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| B. Hill | 10/18 | 169 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 10/18 | 169 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Connecticut State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Jespersen | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 2 | 33 |
| C. Tolbert | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 1 | 12 |
| B. Fowler | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 |
| X. Gaddy | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| R. DeBenendittis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Baker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Clements | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -. Team | 1 | -29 | -29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 207 | 3.7 | 3 | 33 |
| Massachusetts Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Hernandez | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 2 | 24 |
| J. Talley | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 0 | 69 |
| J. Broadnax | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Julmiste | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 31 |
| -. Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Hill | 4 | -27 | -6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 170 | 5.0 | 2 | 69 |
| Central Connecticut State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Baker | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | 41 |
| D. Jones | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
| R. DeBenendittis | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 |
| N. Bacarella | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Tolbert | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 1 | 41 |
| Massachusetts Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Igwenagu | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 1 | 58 |
| R. Blanchflower | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Talley | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Hernandez | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 10 | 169 | 16.9 | 1 | 58 |
| Massachusetts Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. Thellen | 2 | 128 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 128 | 1 |
| Central Connecticut State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| N. Bacarella | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 31 |
| R. DeBenendittis | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 |
| Team | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 31 |
| Massachusetts Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Julmiste | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 90 |
| B. Dowling | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 |
| Team | 6 | 189 | 31.5 | 90 |
| Central Connecticut State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| N. Bacarella | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Massachusetts Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Talley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Central Connecticut State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Duque | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/3 | 2 |
| Massachusetts Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Levengood | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 4/5 | 10 |
| Central Connecticut State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| G. Jespersen | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| S. Calitri | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Team | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Massachusetts Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Pendagast | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| J. Strait | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Team | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
ATTENDANCE: 11,736
