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Massachusetts Football Team History


Massachusetts Minutemen
University of Massachusetts
 Amherst, MA
Founded: 1965
Stadium: McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Capacity: 17,000
Colors: Red & Gray & Black
Coach: Mark Whipple
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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2012  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Mark Whipple enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Florida  7   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10   Boston College  7   26   L    @ Foxboro, MA   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Florida International  21   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24   Mississippi State  35   47   L    @ Foxboro, MA   
 Sat., Oct. 1   Tulane  24   31   L    @ Foxboro, MA   
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Old Dominion  16   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15   Louisiana Tech  28   56   L    @ Foxboro, MA   
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ South Carolina  28   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Wagner  34   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Troy  31   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Brigham Young  9   51   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Hawaii  40   46   L       
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record2-10
  Points Scored280
  Scoring Average23.3
  Points Allowed426
  Defense Average35.5
  Opponents Record81-62
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record0-6
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2016 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Coastal Carolina 10-2447232   Joe Moglia
Brigham Young 9-4384254Won  24-21  Kalani Sitake
Army 8-5389258Won  38-31  Jeff Monken
Notre Dame 4-8371334   Brian Kelly
Massachusetts 2-10280426   Mark Whipple

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.