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UMass football news
The gist
UMass is 2-0 for the first time since 2011 and hosts Stonehill on Saturday.
A 3-0 start would be its first since 2007, after an 0-12 season.
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2026UMass beat Rutgers 37-21 in Piscataway, New Jersey.
- Sep 12, 2026UMass beat Sacred Heart 37-10 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst in the first-ever meeting between the programs; it was UMass' first 2-0 start since 2011, with listed attendance of 14,895.
- Sep 12, 2026William Watson III finished 9-for-10 for 152 yards and a touchdown and added a rushing touchdown; Joe Griffin Jr. led receivers with three catches for 59 yards and Elijah Faulkner had 11 carries for 72 yards.