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: Atlantic 10-
1999 Season Highlights
Mark Whipple enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. New Hampshire
34
19
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Villanova
21
26
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Toledo
3
24
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Hofstra
14
27
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Northeastern
77
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Maine
38
17
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Delaware
26
19
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Rhode Island
31
9
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Richmond
33
6
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @ William & Mary
25
16
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Connecticut
62
20
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @ Furman
30
23
W
Sat., Dec. 4 @
Georgia Southern
21
38
L
1999 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 415
Scoring Average 31.9
Points Allowed 244
Defense Average 18.8
Opponents Record 23-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Atlantic 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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