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-
2000 Season Highlights
Mark Whipple enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 31 vs. William & Mary
36
16
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Richmond
24
31
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. New Haven (CT)
39
29
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Hofstra
36
51
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Northeastern
21
16
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Maine
33
10
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. American International (MA)
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ New Hampshire
16
24
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Villanova
38
17
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Delaware
19
31
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Rhode Island
29
21
W
2000 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 312
Scoring Average 28.4
Points Allowed 246
Defense Average 22.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Atlantic 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.