UConn Edges Massachusetts 47-42 in Offensive Shootout
UConn defeated Massachusetts 47-42 in Week 14, pulling away in a back-and-forth contest that saw 10 lead changes. The Huskies scored 14 points in both the first and fourth quarters to secure the victory, while the Minutemen kept pace with 14 points in the opening quarter and another 14 in the final frame.
The offenses dominated early, with both teams finding the end zone multiple times in the first quarter. UConn's Louis Hansen hauled in a 55-yard touchdown pass from Joe Fagnano, while Massachusetts countered with scores from Jakobie Keeney-James and Jacquon Gibson, both receiving touchdowns from AJ Hairston.
The third quarter proved to be a defensive standoff, with Massachusetts posting a shutout frame while UConn managed only a field goal. Both teams regrouped in the fourth, trading scores down the stretch. UConn's Durell Robinson capped the Huskies' scoring with a 15-yard rushing touchdown that proved to be the difference.
Hansen led all receivers with 73 yards for UConn, while Massachusetts' Will Perry completed 72 passes. The game exceeded the over-under of 49.5 points, finishing with 89 total points scored.
AI-generated recap · Aug 27, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UConn | 14 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 47 |
 Massachusetts | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UConn | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 15-26 | 20-32 |
| Pass Yards | 181 | 206 |
| Rush Yards | 257 | 190 |
| Total Yards | 438 | 396 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 7-13 | 4-14 |
| Penalties | 6-75 | 10-55 |
| Possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
AJ Hairston sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the MASS 19 AJ Hairston fumbled, recovered by MASS , return for 0 yards
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
CJ Kolodziey punt for 36 yds , TJ Sheffield returns for no gain to the CONN 45
Louis Hansen 55 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick)
Chris Freeman kickoff for 63 yds , John Burton return for 20 yds to the MASS 22 Jalen John fumbled, recovered by MASS return for 20 yds , return for no gain to the MASS 22
Jalen John run for 6 yds to the MASS 28
Jalen John run for 6 yds to the MASS 34 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Sterling Galban for 7 yds to the MASS 41
Jalen John run for 14 yds to the CONN 45 for a 1ST down
Jalen John run for 2 yds to the CONN 43
(10:42) QB Keeper HASTON, Ahmad rush up the middle for a gain of 3 yards to the UCONN40 (YATES, Pryce;DIXON-WILLIAMS, Malik), clock 10:38. PENALTY Before the snap, UMASS Illegal Shift enforced 5 yards from the UCONN43 to the UCONN48. NO PLAY (replay the down).
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 31 yds to the CONN 17 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jakobie Keeney-James for no gain to the CONN 17
Jalen John run for a loss of 2 yards to the CONN 19
Jacquon Gibson 19 Yd pass from AJ Hairston (Jacob Lurie Kick)
CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 56 yds , Mel Brown return for 22 yds to the CONN 31
(08:05) BROWN, Mel rush to the left for a gain of 8 yards to the UCONN39 (ELLIS, Lake), clock 08:01. PENALTY Before the snap, UCONN False Start enforced 5 yards from the UCONN31 to the UCONN26. NO PLAY (replay the down).
(07:42) EDWARDS, Cam rush to the left for a gain of 5 yards to the UCONN31 (CRAIG, Derrieon), clock 07:37. PENALTY UMASS Offsides enforced 5 yards from the UCONN26 to the UCONN31 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Connor Stutz punt for 44 yds , T.Y. Harding returns for 15 yds to the MASS 40
AJ Hairston pass complete to Dominick Mazotti for 9 yds to the MASS 49
CJ Hester run for 5 yds to the CONN 46 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jakobie Keeney-James for 9 yds to the CONN 37
CJ Hester run for 1 yd to the CONN 36 for a 1ST down
CJ Hester run for 2 yds to the CONN 34
AJ Hairston pass complete to T.Y. Harding for 5 yds to the CONN 29
CJ Hester run for no gain to the CONN 29
Jakobie Keeney-James 29 Yd pass from AJ Hairston (Jacob Lurie Kick)
Mel Brown 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Chris Freeman Kick)
AJ Hairston pass complete to Brandon Campbell for no gain to the MASS 25
Brandon Campbell run for 5 yds to the MASS 30
AJ Hairston pass complete to Dominick Mazotti for 4 yds to the MASS 34
CJ Kolodziey punt for 46 yds , TJ Sheffield returns for no gain to the CONN 20
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Durell Robinson for 19 yds to the CONN 39 for a 1ST down
Durell Robinson run for 6 yds to the CONN 45
Durell Robinson run for 2 yds to the CONN 47
Durell Robinson run for 17 yds to the MASS 36 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 8 yds to the MASS 28
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 15 yds to the MASS 13 for a 1ST down
Mel Brown run for 4 yds to the MASS 9
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Cam Edwards run for 6 yds to the MASS 3 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards 3 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick)
Chris Freeman kickoff for 60 yds , T.Y. Harding return for 19 yds to the MASS 46 UConn Penalty, Personal Foul (Alfred Chea) to the MASS 39
Jalen John run for 1 yd to the MASS 40
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
Massachusetts Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MASS 35
Jalen John run for 7 yds to the MASS 42
CJ Kolodziey punt for 34 yds, fair catch by TJ Sheffield at the CONN 24
Joe Fagnano pass intercepted Arsheen Jiles return for 1 yd to the CONN 35
AJ Hairston run for 5 yds to the CONN 30 for a 1ST down UConn Penalty, Personal Foul (Amir Renwick) to the CONN 15 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Dominick Mazotti for 13 yds to the CONN 2 for a 1ST down
CJ Hester run for 1 yd to the CONN 1
Dominick Mazotti 1 Yd pass from AJ Hairston (Jacob Lurie Kick)
CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 56 yds , Mel Brown return for 16 yds to the CONN 25
Cam Edwards run for 8 yds to the CONN 33
Cam Edwards run for 35 yds to the MASS 32 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 6 yds to the MASS 26
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 9 yds to the MASS 17 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 1 yd to the MASS 16
Mel Brown run for 6 yds to the MASS 10
Durell Robinson run for a loss of 2 yards to the MASS 12
Chris Freeman 30 Yd Field Goal
Jalen John run for no gain to the MASS 25
AJ Hairston run for 3 yds to the MASS 28
AJ Hairston run for 7 yds to the MASS 35 for a 1ST down
Jalen John run for 11 yds to the MASS 46 for a 1ST down
Jalen John run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
UConn Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Jayden McDonald) to the CONN 33 for a 1ST down
Jalen John run for 3 yds to the CONN 30
(01:29) HAIRSTON, AJ pass to the left incomplete intended for MAZOTTI, Dominick thrown to the UCONN20; QB hurried by MCDONALD, Jayden, clock 01:25. PENALTY UCONN Face mask on MCDONALD, Jayden enforced 15 yards from the UCONN30 to the UCONN15 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Jalen John 15 Yd Run (Riley Moore Kick)
CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 53 yds , Mel Brown return for 36 yds to the CONN 48
Joe Fagnano run for 6 yds to the MASS 46
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 5 yds to the MASS 41 for a 1ST down
Durell Robinson run for 6 yds to the MASS 35
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Chris Freeman 53 Yd Field Goal
CJ Hester run for 5 yds to the MASS 30
CJ Hester run for 3 yds to the MASS 33
CJ Hester run for no gain to the MASS 33
[NHSG] Kneel down by TEAM at UMASS27 (team loss of 6); UMASS turnover on downs, clock 00:00.
End of 2nd Quarter
CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 58 yds , Mel Brown return for 17 yds to the CONN 24
Massachusetts Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Gerrell Johnson) to the CONN 45 for a 1ST down
(14:29) QB Keeper FAGNANO, Joe rush to the right for a gain of 6 yards to the UMASS49, End of Play, clock 14:22. PENALTY UCONN Holding on HANSEN, Louis enforced 10 yards from the UCONN45 to the UCONN35 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Cam Edwards run for no gain to the CONN 35
Cam Edwards run for 12 yds to the CONN 47
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Jalen John run for 3 yds to the CONN 44
Jalen John run for 4 yds to the CONN 40
Jalen John run for no gain to the CONN 40
CJ Kolodziey punt for 31 yds, fair catch by TJ Sheffield at the CONN 9
Mel Brown run for 5 yds to the CONN 14
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 10 yds to the CONN 24 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Mel Brown run for 1 yd to the CONN 25
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Louis Hansen for 14 yds to the CONN 39 for a 1ST down
Durell Robinson run for 16 yds to the MASS 45 for a 1ST down
Durell Robinson run for 4 yds to the MASS 41
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Durell Robinson for no gain to the MASS 41
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Durell Robinson for no gain to the MASS 41
Connor Stutz punt for 34 yds
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
CJ Hester run for 2 yds to the MASS 9
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
CJ Kolodziey punt for 46 yds , TJ Sheffield returns for no gain to the MASS 49 , returns for 6 yds to the MASS 49
Mel Brown run for 1 yd to the MASS 48
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Louis Hansen for no gain to the MASS 48
Joe Fagnano run for no gain to the MASS 48
Connor Stutz punt for 42 yds, downed at the MASS 6
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
Brandon Campbell run for 2 yds to the MASS 8
AJ Hairston pass complete to Dominick Mazotti for 7 yds to the MASS 15
CJ Kolodziey punt for 39 yds, fair catch by TJ Sheffield at the MASS 49
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 13 yds to the MASS 36 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 7 yds to the MASS 29
Cam Edwards run for 3 yds to the MASS 26 for a 1ST down
Jasaiah Gathings 26 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
FAGNANO, Joe two-point conversion pass attempt to BELL, Skyler failed (incomplete); conversion is no good. PENALTY Before the snap, UMASS Illegal Substitution enforced half the distance from the goal, 2 yards from the UMASS3 to the UMASS1. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Chris Freeman kickoff for 60 yds , Jacquon Gibson return for 9 yds to the MASS 14
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
Jalen John run for a loss of 4 yards to the MASS 10
AJ Hairston pass incomplete
CJ Kolodziey punt for 28 yds , TJ Sheffield returns for 3 yds to the MASS 35
Mel Brown run for 2 yds to the MASS 33
(14:05) FAGNANO, Joe pass short to the right incomplete intended for BROWN, Mel thrown to the UMASS30, clock 14:04. PENALTY UMASS Pass Interference on JOHNSON, Gerrell enforced at the spot of the foul for 3 yards to the UMASS30 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Mel Brown run for 4 yds to the MASS 26
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Louis Hansen for 4 yds to the MASS 22
Durell Robinson run for 6 yds to the MASS 16 for a 1ST down
Durell Robinson run for 14 yds to the MASS 2 for a 1ST down
Durell Robinson run for a loss of 1 yard to the MASS 3
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Cam Edwards for 3 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
T.Y. Harding run for 6 yds to the MASS 31
CJ Hester run for 24 yds to the CONN 45 for a 1ST down
CJ Hester run for 2 yds to the CONN 43
Ahmad Haston run for 1 yd to the CONN 42
Ahmad Haston run for 32 yds to the CONN 10 for a 1ST down
CJ Hester run for 2 yds to the CONN 8
CJ Hester run for 8 yds for a TD (Jacob Lurie KICK)
CJ Kolodziey kickoff for 62 yds , Mel Brown return for 19 yds to the CONN 22
Cam Edwards run for 18 yds to the CONN 40 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 4 yds to the CONN 44
Cam Edwards run for 4 yds to the CONN 48
Cam Edwards run for 5 yds to the MASS 47 for a 1ST down
(04:40) EDWARDS, Cam rush to the right for a gain of 3 yards to the UMASS44 (MARTIN, Tyler), clock 04:39. PENALTY UMASS Offsides on HUDSON, Jaylen enforced 5 yards from the UMASS47 to the UMASS42 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Cam Edwards run for 3 yds to the MASS 39
Cam Edwards run for 17 yds to the MASS 22 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 4 yds to the MASS 18
Mel Brown run for 3 yds to the MASS 15
Durell Robinson run for 15 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
Will Perry pass complete to Dominick Mazotti for 7 yds to the MASS 32
Will Perry pass incomplete
Jalen John run for 6 yds to the MASS 38 for a 1ST down
Will Perry pass complete to Jakobie Keeney-James for 20 yds to the CONN 42 for a 1ST down
Will Perry run for 2 yds to the CONN 40 Massachusetts Penalty, Personal Foul (Yards) to the CONN 40
Will Perry pass complete to Dominick Mazotti for 9 yds to the CONN 31 for a 1ST down
Will Perry pass complete to Jalen John for 4 yds to the CONN 27
Will Perry pass complete to Jakobie Keeney-James for 10 yds to the CONN 17 for a 1ST down
Will Perry pass incomplete
Massachusetts Penalty, False Start (Josh Atwood) to the CONN 22
Will Perry pass incomplete
Will Perry pass incomplete
Will Perry pass complete to Jalen John for 15 yds to the CONN 7 for a 1ST down
Will Perry pass complete to T.Y. Harding for 7 yds for a TD (Riley Moore KICK)
Jacob Lurie kickoff for 12 yds , return for no gain to the MASS 42
(00:00) [NHSG] Kneel down by TEAM at UMASS44 (team loss of 2), clock 00:06.
[NHSG] Kneel down by TEAM at UMASS46 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00.