Miami (OH) RedHawks held off a last-second Massachusetts Minutemen scoring drive to win 20-19 on the road.

The RedHawks move to 3-3 while the Minutemen drop to 4-2 after a game that came down to the final snap.

Miami (OH) built an early two-score cushion, then had to grind out field goals in the second half to stay ahead of a UMass offense that kept finding chunks through the air.

Box score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Miami (OH) RedHawks1403320
Massachusetts Minutemen730919

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How it turned

Miami (OH) grabbed control early, leading 14-7 at the end of the first quarter behind a pair of rushing touchdowns. Massachusetts answered with a field goal to cut it to 14-10 at halftime, but couldn't find the end zone again until the fourth.

The RedHawks pushed the lead to 17-10 after a third-quarter field goal, then added another in the fourth to go up 20-10. Massachusetts clawed back with a field goal and then capped it with a touchdown pass from L. Inagawa to M. Dowling with one second left, but the two-point conversion failed, leaving Miami (OH) ahead 20-19 at the final whistle.

Scoring plays

  • Q1 6:36 MASS: C. Kimmons IV run for 23 yds, for a TD (D. Morris KICK)
  • Q1 3:51 M-OH: S. Smith run for 20 yds, for a TD (K. McLaughlin KICK)
  • Q1 1:11 M-OH: C. Heavner run for 9 yds, for a TD (K. McLaughlin KICK)
  • Q2 14:11 MASS: D. Morris 56 yd FG GOOD
  • Q3 0:41 M-OH: K. McLaughlin 27 yd FG GOOD
  • Q4 11:36 M-OH: K. McLaughlin 47 yd FG GOOD
  • Q4 4:55 MASS: D. Morris 34 yd FG GOOD
  • Q4 0:01 MASS: L. Inagawa pass to M. Dowling for 21 yds, for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)

Top performers

Caleb Heavner did the heavy lifting for Miami (OH), going 6/20 for 95 yards through the air and adding 11 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Rodney Nelson chipped in 52 yards on 11 carries, and Maleek Huggins hauled in three catches for 47 yards. On defense, Roosevelt Andrews III racked up nine tackles and two sacks.

For Massachusetts, Aedan McCarthy threw for 171 yards on 15-of-29 passing. T.Y. Harding was his top target with nine catches for 91 yards, and Jabari Lewis added five catches for 89 yards. Curtis Kimmons IV scored on the ground with six carries for 35 yards, and Timmy Hinspeter led the defense with seven tackles and a sack.

Top performers

Miami (OH) RedHawks

  • Caleb Heavner (QB) — 6/20, 95 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
  • Caleb Heavner (QB) — 11 car, 54 yds, 1 TD
  • Rodney Nelson (RB) — 11 car, 52 yds, 0 TD
  • Maleek Huggins (WR) — 3 rec, 47 yds, 0 TD
  • Scoop Smith (WR) — 1 rec, 33 yds, 0 TD
  • Roosevelt Andrews III (DL) — 9 tkl, 2 sck, 0 INT

Massachusetts Minutemen

  • Aedan McCarthy (QB) — 15/29, 171 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
  • Curtis Kimmons IV (RB) — 6 car, 35 yds, 1 TD
  • Elijah Faulkner (RB) — 8 car, 31 yds, 0 TD
  • T.Y. Harding (WR) — 9 rec, 91 yds, 0 TD
  • Jabari Lewis (WR) — 5 rec, 89 yds, 0 TD
  • Timmy Hinspeter (LB) — 7 tkl, 1 sck, 0 INT

Team stats

StatMiami (OH) RedHawksMassachusetts Minutemen
Total yards260319
Passing6/21, 95 yds21/35, 254 yds
Rushing36 att, 165 yds30 att, 65 yds
Turnovers11
Sacks33

What's next

Miami (OH) RedHawks host the Akron Zips on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Massachusetts Minutemen travel to face the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

What's next

  • Miami (OH) RedHawks (3-3) — vs Akron Zips, Saturday, October 17, 2026
  • Massachusetts Minutemen (4-2) — at Buffalo Bulls, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.