Long-distance touchdowns spark Toledo in 24-0 win over UMass

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Connor Walendzak scored on a 69-yard touchdown run, Nicholas Thompson returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown, and Toledo defeated Massachusetts 24-0 on Wednesday night.The Rockets (8-2, 5-1) remain in the pack at the top of the Mid-American Conference. Toledo, Western Michigan, Buffalo and Ohio are all 5-1 in the MAC.Walendzak, in his first action this month after being out with an undisclosed injury, capped a 90-yard drive with his long touchdown run, giving Toledo a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. He finished with 117 yards on 14 carries.Thompson's interception of a Logan Inagawa pass made it 17-0 early in the second quarter and Toledo went on to a 24-0 halftime lead that stood up through the second half.CJ Miller added 83 yards rushing for the Rockets, who had a total of 239 yards on the ground.John Alan Richter had 197 yards passing for Toledo.Inagawa completed only 10 of 27 passes for 99 yards but he led the Minutemen (5-5, 2-4) with 40 yards rushing. Starter Pop Watson left after seeming to re-aggravate his ankle, which sidelined him for two games in October.Toledo had a huge advantage in total yards, 436-188. On defense, the Rockets had three sacks and 10 tackles for loss.Up nextUMass: vs. Akron next Wednesday.Toledo: vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 20. ___Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here.