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Rutgers’ Humiliating UMass Loss Somehow Ended with the Saddest Fireworks Show in College Football
Rutgers entered as a 29.5-point favorite and paid UMass $1.55 million, but the Minutemen snapped a 16-game losing streak.
- On Thursday, Rutgers lost 37-21 to UMass at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, snapping the Minutemen's 16-game losing streak in a season opener the school reportedly paid $1.55 million to host.
- UMass entered as a 29.5-point underdog after losing 16 consecutive games over 677 days, but former Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak led the Minutemen to overcome an early 7-0 deficit with 30 unanswered points.
- Minutemen running back Curtis Kimmons spearheaded a dominant ground attack, out-rushing the Scarlet Knights 200 to 30 yards while accounting for 78 rushing yards and a touchdown as UMass forced five turnovers.
- Following the defeat, SHI Stadium hosted a pre-planned fireworks display while 'Zoo' played over the speakers; head coach Greg Schiano said postgame, "There's no other thing to say about it."
- Rutgers faces a road game against Boston College next Friday, hoping to move past this opener and correct the 'woeful mistakes' that marred the beginning of Schiano's seventh season.
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Rutgers Spent A Small Fortune To Put On The World's Saddest Fireworks Show After Loss To UMass
In the right setting, shooting off fireworks can add a ton to the atmosphere of a big football game. After you just suffered one of the most embarrassing losses in the history of your program is not what we’d call the right setting. But the Rutgers Scarlet Knights did just that after Thursday night’s embarrassing loss […]
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