2012 UMass Minutemen football team

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2012 UMass Minutemen football
UMass Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Kruczek (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Gillette Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State x  8 0   11 3  
Bowling Green  6 2   8 5  
Ohio  4 4   9 4  
Buffalo  3 5   4 8  
Miami (OH)  3 5   4 8  
UMass  1 7   1 11  
Akron  0 8   1 11  
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$  8 0   12 2  
Toledo  6 2   9 4  
Ball State  6 2   9 4  
Central Michigan  4 4   7 6  
Western Michigan  2 6   4 8  
Eastern Michigan  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
  • $ Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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The 2012 season was the team's first as a member of the MAC, as they continued their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship.

However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the NCAA UMass would have been eligible to participate in a bowl game if they achieved at least 6 wins, and there were not enough spots to fill all bowl games. [1]

The 2012 season was Charley Molnar's first as head coach of the Minutemen, previously serving as Offensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The team would finish the season with a record of 1–11 overall with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season three players were selected to All-MAC teams. Senior linebacker Perry McIntyre was named to the All-MAC First Team Defense, while senior safety Darren Thellen earned Second Team accolades. Punter Colter Johnson, a junior, was also honored as a Third Team selection.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 p.m.at Connecticut * SNY/ESPN3 L 0–3735,270
September 83:30 p.m. Indiana *ESPN3L 6–4516,304
September 153:30 p.m.at No. 17 Michigan * BTN L 13–63110,708
September 2212:00 p.m.at Miami (OH) ESPN+ L 16–2715,159
September 293:30 p.m. Ohio
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
ESPN3L 34–378,321
October 62:00 p.m.at Western Michigan L 14–5215,671
October 2012:00 p.m. Bowling Green Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 0–2410,846
October 277:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt * SECRN/NESN L 7–4932,227
November 33:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois L 0–6311,114
November 102:00 p.m.at Akron W 22–147,716
November 173:00 p.m. Buffalo
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 19–2912,649
November 233:00 p.m. Central Michigan
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 21–426,385
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

@ UConn

1234Total
Minutemen00000
Huskies71371037

Indiana

1234Total
Hoosiers21170745
Minutemen60006

@ Michigan

1234Total
Minutemen0130013
#17 Wolverines142814763

@ Miami (Ohio)

1234Total
Minutemen037616
RedHawks0147627

Ohio

1234Total
Bobcats31701737
Minutemen10710734

Western Michigan

1234Total
Minutemen070714
Broncos72121352

Bowling Green

1234Total
Falcons7014324
Minutemen00000

@ Vanderbilt

1234Total
Minutemen00077
Commodores71428049

@ Northern Illinois

1234Total
Minutemen00000
Huskies142121763

@ Akron

1234Total
Minutemen3120722
Zips007714

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls00141529
Minutemen3106019

Central Michigan

1234Total
Chippewas77141442
Minutemen0147021

Team players selected in the 2013 NFL draft

NFL Draftees
NamePositionRoundPickNFL Team
Michael Cox Running Back7253 New York Giants

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References

  1. "NCAA.org". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  2. "2012 Football Non-Conference Schedule Announced - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site". www.umassathletics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

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