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-
2002 Season Highlights
Mark Whipple enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Central Connecticut State
52
3
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. American International (MA)
42
13
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Northeastern
17
42
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
North Carolina State
24
56
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Richmond
34
13
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Maine
20
10
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Villanova
17
16
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
James Madison
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Delaware
17
7
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ New Hampshire
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Hofstra
28
31
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Rhode Island
48
21
W
2002 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 327
Scoring Average 27.3
Points Allowed 250
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 16-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-3
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.