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: Mike Hodges Conference: Yankee-
1996 Season Highlights
Mike Hodges enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 @ Villanova
14
50
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @ Holy Cross
28
10
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Richmond
23
17
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Northeastern
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Rhode Island
21
41
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Boston
43
12
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Buffalo
41
20
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ New Hampshire
7
40
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Maine
14
22
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ William & Mary
6
30
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Connecticut
39
38
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 257
Scoring Average 23.4
Points Allowed 294
Defense Average 26.7
Opponents Record 12-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Yankee 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.