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-
2017 Season Highlights
Mark Whipple enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 26 vs.
Hawaii
35
38
L
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Coastal Carolina
28
38
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Old Dominion
7
17
L
Fri., Sep. 15 @
Temple
21
29
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Tennessee
13
17
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Ohio
50
58
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Georgia Southern
55
20
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Appalachian State
30
27
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Mississippi State
23
34
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Maine
44
31
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Brigham Young
16
10
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Florida International
45
63
L
2017 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 367
Scoring Average 30.6
Points Allowed 382
Defense Average 31.8
Opponents Record 63-75
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-5
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.