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-
2016 Season Highlights
Mark Whipple enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Massachusetts.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Florida
7
24
L
Sat., Sep. 10
Boston College
7
26
L
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Florida International
21
13
W
Sat., Sep. 24
Mississippi State
35
47
L
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Oct. 1
Tulane
24
31
L
@ Foxboro, MA
Fri., Oct. 7 @
Old Dominion
16
36
L
Sat., Oct. 15
Louisiana Tech
28
56
L
@ Foxboro, MA
Sat., Oct. 22 @
South Carolina
28
34
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Wagner
34
10
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Troy
31
52
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Brigham Young
9
51
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Hawaii
40
46
L
2016 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 280
Scoring Average 23.3
Points Allowed 426
Defense Average 35.5
Opponents Record 81-62
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-0
Away Record 0-6
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.