FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) - Zurlon Tipton etched his name into the Central Michigan record books as the Chippewas routed Massachusetts 42-21 Friday in each team's Mid-American Conference finale.
The win earned the Chippewas (6-6, 4-4) bowl eligibility for the first time since 2009-10.
Tipton ran for 185 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries. The junior finished the season with 20 touchdowns - 19 on the ground - tying him with Dan LeFevour's 2007 marks for the second highest single-season output in each category in the program's history. Tipton finished the season with 1,391 yards, the seventh best single-season mark at the school.
The 100-yard game was Tipton's sixth straight.
Cody Wilson caught five passes for 26 yards, and has a reception in 41 consecutive games, the second longest streak in college football behind Duke's Conner Vernon (46).
Rob Blanchflower had 10 catches for 100 yards and a touchdown for UMass (1-11, 1-7).
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| Scoring Summary |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 1 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Connor Odykirk 5 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) |
| MA | Michael Cox 1 yd run (Blake Lucas kick) |
| MA | Rob Blanchflower 8 yd pass from A.J. Doyle (Blake Lucas kick) |
| MA | Deion Walker 11 yd pass from A.J. Doyle (Blake Lucas kick) |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 3 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 9 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Saylor Lavallii 6 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 61 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| CMICH | MA | |
| First Downs | 18 | 18 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-10 | 6-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 61-344 | 72-317 |
| Rushes-Yds | 42-262 | 26-64 |
| Passing Yds | 82 | 253 |
| Kick Return Yds | 83 | 84 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 26 |
| Passes | 10-19-1 | 30-46-4 |
| Punts | 4-171 | 4-149 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-35 | 7-63 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:32 | 30:28 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| CMICH: Zurlon Tipton 25-185, Saylor Lavallii 10-56, Ryan Radcliff 3-15, Anthony Garland 3-7, Team 1--1 |
| MA: Michael Cox 17-66, Chris Burns 2-4, Jordan Broadnax 2-2, A.J. Doyle 5--8 |
| PASSING |
| CMICH: Ryan Radcliff 10-19-82-1 |
| MA: A.J. Doyle 30-45-253-3, Ian Shultis 0-1-0-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| CMICH: Cody Wilson 5-26, Zurlon Tipton 2-31, Saylor Lavallii 1-16, Connor Odykirk 1-5, Adam Fenton 1-4 |
| MA: Rob Blanchflower 10-100, Alan Williams 7-59, Deion Walker 7-47, Jordan Broadnax 2-31, Bernard Davis 2-11, Michael Cox 1-3, Dan Foesel 1-2 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Central Michigan | 4th Mid American West | 4-4 | 7-6 |
