2023 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 3–9 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Casula (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple pro |
Defensive coordinator | Keith Dudzinski (9th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 or 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
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No. 14 Notre Dame | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2023 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts and compete as an FBS independent. They were led by head coach Don Brown in his second season since he was rehired, his seventh overall as head coach. The Minutemen drew an average home attendance of 10,598 in 2023.
UMass announced their 2023 football schedule on February 2, 2023. [1] [2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | ESPN | W 41–30 | 15,356 | |
September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Auburn | ESPN | L 14–59 | 88,043 | |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | ESPN+ | L 28–41 | 9,207 | |
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+ | L 17–19 | 16,138 | |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico |
| ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 8,298 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN+ | L 28–52 | 9,494 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo |
| ESPNU | L 24–41 | 9,623 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Penn State | BTN | L 0–63 | 105,533 | |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army | CBSSN | W 21–14 | 29,625 | |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Merrimack ![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 31–21 | 14,672 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Liberty | ESPN+ | L 25–49 | 16,860 | |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn |
| ESPN+ | L 18–31 | 12,291 |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 41 |
Aggies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Statistics | MASS | NMSU |
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First downs | 16 | 22 |
Total yards | 389 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 197 | 220 |
Passing yards | 192 | 248 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:20 | 31:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UMass | Passing | Taisun Phommachanh | 10/17, 192 yards |
Rushing | Taisun Phommachanh | 16 rushes, 92 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Christian Wells | 1 reception, 68 yards | |
New Mexico State | Passing | Diego Pavia | 16/27, 248 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Monte Watkins | 2 rushes, 95 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jonathan Brady | 2 receptions, 48 yards |
This was the Minutemen's first road win since week 9 of the 2018 season. [3]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Tigers | 10 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
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Statistics | MASS | AUB |
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First downs | 11 | 27 |
Total yards | 301 | 492 |
Rushing yards | 140 | 289 |
Passing yards | 161 | 203 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:25 | 30:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UMass | Passing | Carlos Davis | 6/8, 106 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 14 rushes, 101 yards | |
Receiving | Anthony Simpson | 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD | |
Auburn | Passing | Payton Thorne | 10/17, 141 yards, TD |
Rushing | Sean Jackson | 5 rushes, 64 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jay Fair | 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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RedHawks | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts
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Statistics | M–OH | MASS |
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First downs | 17 | 18 |
Total yards | 446 | 306 |
Rushing yards | 144 | 62 |
Passing yards | 302 | 244 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 12/22, 302 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rashad Amos | 23 rushes, 115 yards | |
Receiving | Gage Larvadain | 8 receptions, 273 yards, 3 TD | |
UMass | Passing | Carlos Davis | 22/32, 244 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 16 rushes, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Mark Pope | 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 6 Nittany Lions | 7 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | MASS | PSU |
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First downs | 9 | 28 |
Total yards | 109 | 408 |
Rushing yards | 64 | 246 |
Passing yards | 45 | 162 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:58 | 27:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UMass | Passing | Taisun Phommachanh | 6/14, 25 yards |
Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 14 rushes, 31 yards | |
Receiving | George Johnson III | 2 receptions, 24 yards | |
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 16/23, 162 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Nicholas Singleton | 15 rushes, 79 yards | |
Receiving | Theo Johnson | 4 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
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Statistics | MASS | ARMY |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
Total yards | 352 | 362 |
Rushing yards | 231 | 204 |
Passing yards | 121 | 158 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:37 | 28:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UMass | Passing | Taisun Phommachanh | 17/23, 121 yards |
Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 34 rushes, 234 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Simpson | 7 receptions, 36 yards | |
Army | Passing | Champ Harris | 6/8, 130 yards |
Rushing | Kanye Udoh | 15 rushes, 76 yards | |
Receiving | Tobi Olawole | 2 receptions, 57 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | CONN | MASS |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Total yards | 414 | 289 |
Rushing yards | 240 | 59 |
Passing yards | 174 | 230 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 37:36 | 22:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 16/28, 174 yards |
Rushing | Cam Edwards | 19 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Cameron Ross | 3 rec, 52 yards | |
UMass | Passing | Taisun Phommachanh | 18/30, 230 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | 18 rushes, 51 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Simpson | 6 rec, 107 yards |