2016 UMass Minutemen football team

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2016 UMass Minutemen football
UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–10
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Tom Masella (5th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Gillette Stadium
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
BYU      9 4  
Army      8 5  
Notre Dame      4 8  
UMass      2 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is their third year with head coach Mark Whipple. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Three home games were played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other three games on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was UMass's first season as an independent. They finished the season 2–10.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 p.m.at No. 25 Florida SECN L 7–2488,121
September 1012:00 p.m. Boston College ASN/ESPN3 L 7–2625,112
September 173:30 p.m. FIU ASN/ESPN3W 21–1312,202
September 243:30 p.m. Mississippi State
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxboro, MA
ASN/ESPN3L 35–4713,074
October 13:30 p.m. Tulane Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ASN/ESPN3L 24–3114,892
October 7 [a] 8:00 p.m.at Old Dominion CUSA.tvL 16–3620,118
October 153:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxboro, MA
ASN/ESPN3L 28–5613,311
October 2212:00 p.m.at South Carolina SECNL 28–3473,428
October 2912:00 p.m. Wagner
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ASN/ESPN3W 34–108,468
November 53:30 p.m.at Troy ESPN3L 31–5221,763
November 192:00 p.m.at BYU BYUtv/ESPN3L 9–5151,190
November 2611:00 p.m.at Hawaii Oceanic PPV L 40–4622,739
^[a] The game between Massachusetts and Old Dominion on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew. The game was moved a day sooner to October 7, 2016 with an 8:00pm kickoff. [1]
Schedule Source: [2]

Game summaries

Florida

1234Total
Minutemen07007
#25 Gators7301424

Boston College

1234Total
Eagles0136726
Minutemen70007

FIU

1234Total
Panthers3010013
Minutemen0147021

Mississippi State

1234Total
Bulldogs31028647
Minutemen7771435

Tulane

1234Total
Green Wave7314731
Minutemen14001024

Old Dominion

1234Total
Minutemen097016
Monarchs10910736

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs721141456
Minutemen777728

South Carolina

1234Total
Minutemen01401428
Gamecocks14137034

Wagner

1234Total
Seahawks003710
Minutemen14137034

Troy

1234Total
Minutemen1437731
Trojans217101452

BYU

1234Total
Minutemen63009
Cougars014201751

Hawaii

1234Total
Minutemen310131440
Rainbow Warriors101491346

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References

  1. "ODU will play UMass Friday night because of Hurricane Matthew | ODUBlitz | pilotonline.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. "2016 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 20, 2015.