THE BASICS
Rhode Island (5-3) at Massachusetts (1-7)
Kickoff: Saturday, Nov. 6, 3:30 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. MASSACHUSETTS - SERIES NOTES

• Saturday will be the 89th meeting all time between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, with the Minutemen holding a 48-37-3 advantage.
• The series dates all the way back to Oct. 14, 1903 when UMass defeated the Rams 46-0.
• Despite a long history, the teams have not played each other since 2011, the year UMass began to transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
• Massachusetts won the last meeting, 36-27, on Sept. 17, 2011.
• Rhode Island last defeated Massachusetts on Nov. 20, 2010 in a 37-34 contest.
• Before UMass made the move to the FBS, Rhody and the Minutemen competed against each other in 67 consecutive seasons from 1946 through 2011.
• The rivalry included games in CAA Football (2007-11), the Atlantic 10 (1997-2006) and the Yankee Conference (1947-1996).
• Both teams are looking to snap skids. Rhode Island has dropped three straight, while UMass has lost two in a row and 18 of 19 overall dating back to 2019.

• Fans can watch Saturday's game on NESN or view it online via FloFootball.com.
• Jay Burnham has the play-by-play, while Andy Gresh is the color analyst. They will be joined by sideline reporter Matt Goldstein.
• The crew has multiple connections to URI. Gresh graduated from Rhode Island in 1997 and was an offensive lineman for the Rams.
• Goldstein, a former kicker at UMass, is the husband of new URI softball coach Whitney Goldstein. 

DEFENSE DISRUPTING THE PASSING GAME

• Rhode Island's defense recorded a season-high nine pass break ups last week against Maine.
• The Rams now have 38 PBUs on the season.
• With three games remaining, Rhode Island is two PBUs away from cracking the program top 10 for a single season.
• The 38 break ups are the most by the team since 2017, when URI had 49 as a team.
• The program record is 53, set in 1984.
• Linebacker Evan Stewart leads the team with six pass break ups, while safeties Henry Yianakopolos and Coby Tippett have five each.
• Linebacker Jarrett Martin and cornerbacks Antonio Carter, Jr. and Jordan Jones all have four break ups.

CARRICK NEEDS SIX POINTS TO SET RHODE ISLAND'S ALL-TIME SCORING RECORD

• Senior C.J. Carrick needs just six points break quarterback Jayson Davis' program record for points.
• Davis had 256 points and a program record 42 rushing touchdowns from 2002-05.
• Carrick enters this weekend with 251 points.
• Carrick holds the URI records for career field goals (41) and career extra points (128).
• Twice this year he has six extra points in a game, doing so against Bryant and at Brown.
• He has six games with 6+ extra points.