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-
1998 Season Highlights
Mark Whipple enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 3 @ Delaware
30
33
L
Sat., Sep. 12 @ Richmond
22
17
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Buffalo
51
27
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Hofstra
40
35
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
James Madison
28
26
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Connecticut
41
44
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Villanova
36
26
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ New Hampshire
27
26
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Rhode Island
23
13
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Maine
55
34
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Connecticut
27
28
L
Sat., Nov. 28 @ McNeese State
21
19
W
Sat., Dec. 5 vs. Lehigh
27
21
W
Sat., Dec. 12 @ Northwestern State
41
31
W
Sat., Dec. 19 @
Georgia Southern
55
43
W
1998 Season Totals
Record 12-3
Points Scored 524
Scoring Average 34.9
Points Allowed 423
Defense Average 28.2
Opponents Record 31-19
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 7-2
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
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.