There was no need for a Bobcat punt on their first possession.
UMass cornerback Isaiah Rodgers made sure of that with a pick-six to give the Minutemen an early 14-0 lead.
Thanks to a relentless ground game, however, Ohio had little need for punting for the next couple hours.
Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns and added 189 yards and a score on the ground to help the bobcats hang 58 points on UMass for a second straight year, winning 58-42.
When the dust settled in Athens, Ohio broke their score record for yards from scrimmage with 664 yards.