2002 UMass Minutemen football team

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2002 UMass Minutemen football
UMass logo.gif
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record8–4 (6–3 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorNeil McGrath (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Maine $^  7 2   11 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^  7 2   10 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^  6 3   11 4  
UMass  6 3   8 4  
William & Mary  5 4   6 5  
Richmond  4 5   4 7  
Delaware  4 5   6 6  
Hofstra  4 5   6 6  
James Madison  4 6   5 7  
New Hampshire  2 7   3 8  
Rhode Island  1 8   3 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2002 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 2002 season saw UMass return to the top half of the conference, as they finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 6–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 71:00 p.m. Central Connecticut State *W 52–38,103
September 141:00 p.m. American International *
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 42–137,064
September 2112:30 p.m.at No. 18 Northeastern L 17–426,651
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 17 (I-A) NC State *L 24–5651,221
October 53:00 p.m.at Richmond W 34–136,927
October 121:00 p.m.No. 2 Maine Dagger-14-plain.png
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 20–105,183
October 191:00 p.m.No. 4 Villanova No. 20
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 17–1611,208
October 253:30 p.m.at James Madison No. 16W 14–711,567 [1]
November 212:00 p.m. Delaware No. 13
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 17–711,553
November 912:00 p.m.at New Hampshire No. 12L 14–313,686
November 1612:00 p.m. Hofstra No. 19
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
A10 TVL 28–315,090
November 2312:00 p.m.at Rhode Island W 48–212,501

References

  1. "Stops start UMass on its way". The Boston Globe. October 27, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.