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UMass ended a winless 2025 season on Thursday, beating Rutgers 37-21 in Piscataway with some books having set the Scarlet Knights as 29.5-point favorites.
The result is the worst loss of Greg Schiano's second stint as head coach, ending a run in which Rutgers had not lost to a non-conference opponent outside a bowl game since 2019.
The Minutemen scored 30 consecutive points before Rutgers could respond. Quarterback Dylan Lonergan found wide receiver KJ Duff to bring the score to 30-14 with just over seven minutes remaining.
UMass answered and closed out the 37-21 final. The Minutemen had not won a game since October 26, 2024, going without a victory throughout the entire 2025 season. The loss lands against a real body of work.
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