It was a rough weekend for the majority of New England’s college programs.

UMass shocked the world Thursday, UConn rolled in Jason Candle’s first game and Stonehill earned an important win over New Haven on Saturday (stories on the site), but it was ugly for the other teams in action.

Here’s what you may have missed:

 Temple 38, No. 8 URI 14

The two-time defending CAA champs had a tough go of it in Philly against an FBS opponent in Temple.

Tyler Budge once again started at QB for the injured Devin Farrell, going 18-31 with 195 yards a touchdown and two interceptions. He also added 38 yards and a rushing TD on nine carries. Brendon Barrow had 11 carries for 39 yards. After a slow start against Merrimack, Marquis Buchanan had a monster day with 10 catches for 137 yards and a score.

URI kept it close early, trailing 10-7 after one and 24-14 at halftime, but the Rams were shutout in the second half despite only giving up a TD in the third and fourth quarters.

Rhody plays its first game at Centerville Bank Stadium vs. Elon next Saturday.

Syracuse 66, UNH 3

The rough start to the Sean Goldrich Era continued in the Dome on Saturday.

The Wildcats were 35.5-point underdogs to an ACC opponent for a reason, but still only mustered 159 yards of total offense while giving up 513.

Brooks Bentley went 11-18 for 75 yards, while Tommy McLeish was 4-8 for 24 yards. Joquez Smith had eight carries for 64 yards and Myles Thomason had seven catches for 53 yards. Lucas Glassburn was 1-2 on field goals, making a 46-yarder.

The Wildcats play their first home game of the season next week against Stonehill.

Army 59, Bryant 3

The Black Knights had 648 yards of total offense, including 569 on the ground.

Bryant mustered just nine first downs to Army’s 31 in the loss. Brennan Myer was 9-18 for 88 yards passing. Jordan Bennett (29 yards) and Kendrick Agenor (25 yards) led the rushing attack. Nicholas Stoyanovich had the only points for the Bulldogs with a 28-yard field goal.

Bryant visits Hampton next Saturday.

Monmouth 31, Sacred Heart 24

Making its CAA debut, Sacred Heart put up a heck of a fight against Monmouth, going into the fourth quarter tied at 21-21 before ultimately falling 31-24.

Poochie Snyder was 14-25 for 191 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Pioneers put up 217 yards as a team on the ground too, with Chuck Webb (18/72) and Snyder (15/67) leading the way. Dean Hangey had a monster day as well, catching five balls for 110 yards and two scores. Jason Palmieri had the other score to go with three receptions and 32 yards. Ryan Bocklet was 1-2 on field goals, making a 23-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Sacred Heart visits UMass on Saturday.

App State 55, Maine 3

App State took care of business in another FBS vs. FCS matchup for a New England team this weekend.

The Black Bears were out-gained 647-250 in total yards and had just 52 yards rushing with 12 first downs to the Mountaineers’ 34.

Eddie Buehler was 18-32 for 198 yards and two interceptions. Rashawn Marshall ran the ball 13 times for 37 yards. Corey Rideout’s one catch for 47 yards was the biggest play Maine had. Ty’ree Stephens had two grabs for 29 yards. Nick Laughlin had four for 26. Sam Tremblay had a 40-yard field goal. Defensively, Sam Oppenheimer had 14 tackles (10 solo).

Maine finally plays its first home game on Saturday against Merrimack.

Colgate 35, Holy Cross 10

It was a bit of deja vu for Crusaders fans on Saturday.

Holy Cross fell in another early hole, going down 14-3 after one and 24-10 at the half before struggling to find any offensive rhythm in the second half.

David Lynch was 19-35 for 264 yards and three interceptions. Joseph Williams carried the ball 20 times for 44 yards and a touchdown. The lone true bright spot on the day was Ty Curran’s monster day, posting seven catches for 130 yards.

Owen Saraceno had a 23-yard field goal and on defense, Adam Due had 13 tackles (7 solo).

The Crusaders have another extremely difficult test against FBS opponent Miami of Ohio next Saturday on the road.