So much for poor starts.
UMass scored on its first offensive play from scrimmage after forcing a turnover.and never looked back, dismissing FCS member Duquesne, 63-15.
Receiver Andy Isabella found the end zone thrice, catching TD passes from both quarterbacks Andrew Ford and Ross Comis and taking an end around to the house.
In total: six touches, 145 yards of offense, three scores.
This one got ugly in a hurry.
The Minutemen put up 21 unanswered points less than nine minutes from the opening kickoff, including a 60-yard wide-open jog down the seam by Isabella on a pass from Comis and a one-yard plunge from Bilal Ally, who moments earlier ran 66 yards down the left sideline to set it up.