The Bulldogs emptied the bench en route to racing past the UMass Minutemen 66-27 in Sanford Stadium.
The denouement of this story was not unanticipated, and the plot was devoid of twists. The #5 team in the land was deeper and more athletically gifted than their visitors, such that the 39 point final margin probably undersells the gap between the teams. A couple of late scores by Andy Isabella, the nation’s leading receiver, made this one look perhaps a little more respectable than it really was.
The Bulldog offense scored on every single possession except the last one, in which a cadre of walk-ons killed the clock.