2000 UMass Minutemen football team

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2000 UMass Minutemen football
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Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorNeil McGrath (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Delaware +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 6 Richmond +^  7 1   10 3  
UMass  5 3   7 4  
James Madison  4 4   6 5  
New Hampshire  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   5 6  
Maine  3 5   5 6  
Villanova  3 5   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   3 8  
Northeastern  1 7   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2000 Minutemen failed to reach the postseason for the first time since 1997. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 4W 36–1610,176
September 161:00 p.m.at Richmond No. 3L 24–3110,200
September 231:00 p.m.No. 23 (D-II) New Haven *No. 11
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 39–299,122
September 306:00 p.m.No. 10 Hofstra *No. 11
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 36–5110,143
October 712:30 p.m.at Northeastern No. 19W 21–164,184
October 141:00 p.m. Maine No. 16
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 33–1012,136
October 211:00 p.m. American International *No. 15
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–010,627
October 2812:00 p.m.at New Hampshire No. 14L 16–246,349
November 412:00 p.m.No. 23 Villanova Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 22
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 38–179,124
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 4 Delaware No. 21
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 19–318,680
November 1812:00 p.m.at Rhode Island W 29–213,876

Roster

2000 UMass Minutemen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 15Eric BrossJr
WR 81Steve KingSo
WR 84Adonis KinseySo
G 68Tyler LaubackSr
WR 22Steve LeySr
TB 27Troy LockmanSr
RB 46Nate LongFr
QB 11Richard LuceroJr
TB 5 Marcel Shipp Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 69Andres AcostaFr
DL 97Pierre AlfredJr
LB 19Leron AncleFr
DL 74Michael EarnerFr
LB 50 Kole Ayi Sr
DE 83Valdamar BrowerFr
LB 35Bryan BuckleyFr
LB 59Larry CabrelliFr
LB 10 Jeremy Cain Fr
DB 37 Brian Smith Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-04-17

References