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-
2001 Season Highlights
Mark Whipple enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs. William & Mary
10
31
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Marshall
20
49
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @ Delaware
7
35
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Hofstra
6
36
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. New Hampshire
24
35
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
James Madison
43
20
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Villanova
13
47
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Northeastern
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Maine
7
37
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Rhode Island
24
7
W
Fri., Nov. 23 vs. Richmond
7
35
L
2001 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 16.2
Points Allowed 342
Defense Average 31.1
Opponents Record 13-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 0-5
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.