2007 UMass Minutemen football team

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2007 UMass Minutemen football
UMass Athletics wordmark.svg
CAA co-champion
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Morris (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^  7 –1   10 –3  
Hofstra  4 –4   7 –4  
No. 14 New Hampshire ^  4 –4   7 –5  
Maine  3 –5   4 –7  
Northeastern  2 –6   3 –8  
Rhode Island  2 –6   3 –8  
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 James Madison ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 2 Delaware ^  5 –3   11 –4  
Villanova  5 –3   7 –4  
William & Mary  2 –6   4 –7  
Towson  1 –7   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen were coming off an appearance in the 2006 NCAA Championship Game and were looking to continue their success following their move from the Atlantic 10 Conference to the CAA. UMass repeated as conference champions but lost in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, finishing the season with a record of 10–3 (7–1 CAA).

Contents

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:00 p.m. Holy Cross *No. 3
W 40–3012,264
September 81:00 p.m.at Colgate *No. 2
 TWCS W 35–173,211
September 1512:00 p.m.No. 23 Towson No. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
 CN8 W 36–138,218
September 222:30 p.m.at Maine No. 3
CN8W 38–76,167
September 291:00 p.m.at No. 12 (AP/FBS) Boston College *No. 2
 ESPN360 L 14–2444,111
October 131:00 p.m. Villanova No. 4
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 32–24 4OT16,174 [1]
October 2012:00 p.m. Northeastern Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
CN8W 24–714,189
October 271:00 p.m.at William & Mary No. 4
W 48–3410,178
November 312:00 p.m.at Rhode Island No. 3
L 6–12 OT4,118
November 1012:00 p.m.No. 14 New Hampshire No. 8
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
CN8W 27–714,190
November 1712:00 p.m.at No. 22 Hofstra No. 8
 ESPNU W 27–52,915
November 2412:00 p.m.No. 25 Fordham *No. 7
ESPNUW 49–355,224
December 13:15 p.m.at No. 4 Southern Illinois *No. 7
 ESPN GamePlan (NESN, MASN, TWCS, Cox Sports)L 27–346,560 [2]

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References

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  2. ↑ Myslenski, Skip (December 2, 2007). "3 quick TDs fuel SIU playoff win". Chicago Tribune . p. 3:5. Retrieved December 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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