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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 0–1 (0–0 MAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Bajakian (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jared Keyte (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
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Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron* | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They play their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium located in Hadley, Massachusetts, and compete as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They are led by first-year head coach Joe Harasymiak.
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Name | Position | Notes |
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Jakobie Keeney-James | WR | Graduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft |
Arsheen Jiles | DB | Graduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft |
Jaelyn Lay | TE | Graduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft |
Dominick Mazotti | TE | Graduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft |
Te'Rai Powell | DB | Graduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft |
Jashon Watkins | DB | Graduated/Returning to UMass. |
Kamren Watkins-Hunter | DB | Graduated/Returning to UMass. |
Riley Moore | K | Graduated/Transferred to |
Matt Smith | TE | Graduated/Transferred to URI |
Jalen Stewart | LB | Graduated/Transferred to |
Josh Atwood | OL | Graduated |
Macklin Ayers | LB | Graduated |
John Burton | LB | Graduated |
Lake Ellis | DB | Graduated |
Sterling Galban | WR | Graduated |
Tim Grant-Randall | DL | Graduated |
Leonard St. Gourdin | DB | Graduated |
Alessandro Houghton | OL | Graduated |
Jaylen Hudson | DL | Graduated |
Zukudo Igwenagu | DL | Graduated |
Gerrell Johnson | LB | Graduated |
CJ Kolodziey | K/P | Graduated |
Frank Ladson Jr. | WR | Graduated |
Jacob Lurie | K | Graduated |
Jackson Marx | LS | Graduated |
Ethan Mottinger | OL | Graduated |
Luke Painton | OL | Graduated |
Taisun Phommachanh | QB | Graduated |
Etinosa Reuben | DL | Graduated |
Brayden Rohme | OL | Graduated |
Tyler Rudolph | DB | Graduated |
Isaiah Rutherford | DB | Graduated |
Myles Turner | LB | Graduated/transferred to Towson |
14 Massachusetts players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2024 season. [1] [2]
Name | No. | Pos. | Height/weight | Hometown | New school |
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Jalen John | #21 | RB | 5'11", 220 | Portland, OR | Coastal Carolina |
Aaron Beckwith | #44 | DT | 6'4", 300 | Germantown, MD | Temple |
Tyson Watson | #55 | DL | 6'5", 290 | Warren, MI | Campbell |
Matt Smith | #80 | TE | 6'5", 245 | Needham, MA | Rhode Island |
Anthony Simpson | #8 | WR | 5'11", 180 | Hartford, CT | Michigan |
Ahmad Haston | #5 | QB | 6'0", 200 | Palm Beach, FL | Tennessee Tech |
Ott Eric Ottender | #83 | WR | 5'11", 185 | Tallinn, Estonia | |
Kofi Asare | #94 | DE | 6'5", 250 | Worcester, MA | Florida |
Jyree Roberts | #36 | LB | 6'1", 230 | Erie, PA | RMU |
Donta Whack | #25 | RB | 5'11", 205 | Sanford, FL | Robert Morris |
Riley Moore | #98 | P | 5'10", 190 | Goodrich, MI | |
Louce Julien | #18 | DL | 6'2", 225 | Orange, NJ | Toledo |
Jerrod Cameron | #28 | DB | 5'8", 175 | Miami, FL | |
Brandon McElroy | #88 | DL | 6'5", 301 | Pasadena, CA | |
Sahnai Swain-Price | #53 | DL | 6'1", 290 | Boston, MA | Rhode Island |
Name | No. | Pos. | Height/weight | Hometown | Prev. school |
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Reece Adkins | #83 | TE | 6'6", 250 | Lake Mary, FL | UCF |
TJ Magee | #5 | DB | 5'10", 190 | Denham Springs, LA | Davidson |
Kendall Bournes | #5 | DB | 6'0", 195 | Union, NJ | Concord |
Michael Entwistle | #70 | OL | 6'2", 295 | Paramus, NJ | Harvard |
Timmy Hinspeter | #44 | LB | 6'1", 230 | Ramsey, NJ | Rutgers |
Malachi Madison | #54 | DL | 6'3", 290 | Chester, VA | Virginia Tech |
Max Dowling | #87 | TE | 6'6", 240 | Buffalo, NY | UT Martin |
Keegan Andrews | #33 | P | 6'3", 250 | Melbourne, Australia | Texas A&M |
Marcus Lye | #49 | K | 6'1", 210 | Parkes, Australia | NAU |
Shymell Davis | #33 | DT | 6'2", 295 | Woolwich, NJ | Maine |
Tyree Kelly | #15 | WR | 6'3", 208 | Cairo, GA | USF |
Alex Geraci | #10 | TE | 6'4", 240 | Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY | Dartmouth |
Zeraun Daniel | #38 | DB | 6'2", 205 | Brooklyn, NY | Georgetown |
Jovoni Borbon | #47 | LS | 6'0", 190 | Sierra Vista, AZ | McNeese State |
Joshua Nobles | #2 | EDGE | 6'4", 250 | Camden, NJ | Jackson State |
Kyle Brown | #63 | OL | 6'4", 295 | Cairo, GA | Dartmouth |
Malcolm Greene | #8 | DB | 5'10", 208 | Richmond, VA | Virginia |
Sullivan Weidman | #57 | OL | 6'5", 318 | Brookline, MA | West Virginia |
David Onuoha | #35 | DE | 6'1", 237 | Aberdeen, NJ | Rutgers |
DD Snyder | #3 | CB | 6'0", 175 | Tampa, FL | Ball State |
Nick Hawthorne | #5 | EDGE | 6'3", 217 | Fort Worth, TX | Boise State |
Brandon Rose | #8 | QB | 6'2", 195 | Murrieta, CA | Utah |
Grant Jordan | #9 | QB | 6'2", 210 | New Orleans, LA | Yale |
Dean Shaffer | #52 | LB | 6'1", 230 | Smithtown, NY | Yale |
Rocko Griffin | #8 | RB | 5'9", 200 | Rincon, GA | UTSA |
Timothy Passmore Jr. | #56 | DL | 6'2", 295 | Cocoa, FL | UConn |
Derek Morris | #99 | K | 6'2", 200 | Dayton, OH | California |
Jake McConnachie | #84 | WR | 6'5", 215 | Verona, NJ | Pitt |
Matthew Ogunniyi | #18 | TE | 6'5", 236 | Springdale, MD | Rutgers |
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column have not joined a new team for the 2025 season.
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Jax Markovich TE | Scottsdale, Arizona | Horizon High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 2, 2024 | |
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Zachary Lawrence QB | Matthews, North Carolina | Butler High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 25, 2024 | |
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Anochie Azuakolam S | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Buckingham Browne & Nichols School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 25, 2024 | |
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Jahmale Clark CB | Dayton, Ohio | Trotwood-Madison High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) | Jun 27, 2024 | |
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Elijah Faulkner RB | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Central Catholic High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 28, 2025 | |
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Gavin Wilson OT | Greenville, South Carolina | Greenville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Jan 28, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: (NR) | ||||||
Garrett Cooper OT | Delmar, Delaware | Delmar High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jan 28, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: (NR) | ||||||
Elijah Pedro ATH | Olney, Maryland | Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jan 28, 2025 | |
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Dinos Drossos LB | Tucson, Arizona | Salpointe Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 5, 2025 | |
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The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT. [3]
On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll. [4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple * | ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 11,565 | |
September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Bryant * |
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September 13 | 7:30 p.m. | at Iowa * | BTN | |||
September 27 | at Missouri * | |||||
October 4 | Western Michigan |
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October 11 | at Kent State | |||||
October 18 | Buffalo |
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October 25 | at Central Michigan | |||||
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Akron | ESPN2/CBSSN | |||
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
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November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN | |||
November 25 | Bowling Green |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
Minutemen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Statistics | TEM | MASS |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 65–468 | 62–302 |
Rushes–yards | 36–192 | 22–103 |
Passing yards | 276 | 199 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–29–0 | 25–40–1 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:46 | 26:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 19/25, 248 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Jay Ducker | 19 carries, 128 yards | |
Receiving | Jojo Bermudez | 7 receptions, 87 yards | |
UMass | Passing | Brandon Rose | 23/38, 193 yards, INT |
Rushing | Rocko Griffin | 10 carries, 94 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jacquon Gibson | 12 receptions, 132 yards |
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Bulldogs (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
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Bryant | Passing | ||
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Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
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Iowa | Passing | ||
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Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
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Missouri | Passing | ||
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
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Statistics | WMU | MASS |
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Western Michigan | Passing | ||
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Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
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Kent State | Passing | ||
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Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
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Buffalo | Passing | ||
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Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chippewas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
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Central Michigan | Passing | ||
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Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
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Northern Illinois | Passing | ||
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Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
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Ohio | Passing | ||
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
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Bowling Green | Passing | ||
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Since December 4, 2024, the head coach of the UMass Minutemen has been Joe Harasymiak. He heads a staff of eleven assistant coaches, two graduate assistants, and numerous other support staff. [5]
Name | Position | Seasons at UMass | Alma Mater |
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Joe Harasymiak | Head Coach | 1 | Springfield College (2007) |
Mike Bajakian | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | 1 | Williams College |
Jared Keyte | Defensive coordinator | 1 | Utica University (2012) |
Kurt Anderson | Offensive line | 1 | Michigan (2001) |
Jeremy Larkin | Running backs | 1 | Northwestern (2018) |
Jordan Hogan | Wide receivers | 1 | SUNY Brockport |
Matt Layman | Tight Ends | 7 | Mars Hill University |
Nyeem Wartman-White | Defensive line | 1 | Penn State (2016) |
Garrett Gillick | Linebackers | 1 | UMaine (2000) |
Tre' Bell | Defensive backs | 1 | UConn (2018) |
Joe Castellitto | Special teams coordinator | 1 | Utica University (2017) |
Jim Reid | Analyst | 20 | UMaine (1972) |
Drew Belcher | Offensive Analyst / QBs | 1 | UMaine (2019) |
Jake Lane | Defensive Analyst | 1 | UMass (2022) |
Kayon Whitaker | Defensive Analyst | 1 | UMaine (2019) |
Jake Fire | Defensive Grad. Assistant | 1 | URI (2022) |
Joey Rahal | Special Teams Grad. Assistant | 1 | UCF |
Name | Position | Years at UMass | Alma mater |
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Tim Silvernail | Assistant AD of Football Administration | 2024 | University of Massachusetts (2014) |
Rory Pommerening | General Manager | - | University of North Carolina (2008) |
George Green | Head Performance Coach | 2025 | Springfield College (2008) |
Thomas Bacchia | Sports Performance Coach | - | |
Ed Sykes | Sports Performance Coach | - | |
Bill Sisler | Video Coordinator | 18th | James Madison University (1995) |
Michaela Day | Head Athletic Trainer | 2023 | Merrimack College (2020) |
Elizabeth Fuller | Assistant Athletic Trainer | 2023 | University of New England |
Patrick Griffin | Assistant Athletic Trainer | 2023 | Plymouth State (2019) |
Kevin Juszynski | Director of Football Operations | 2025 | Penn State |
Ben Hodges | Director Of Football Team Services | - | |
Tess Abbott | Director of On-Campus Recruiting & Administrative Operations | - | |
Spencer Wright | Equipment Assistant | - | |