2025 UMass Minutemen football team

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2025 UMass Minutemen football
UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJared Keyte (1st season)
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
←  2024
2026 →
2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Akron  0 –0   0 –0  
Ball State  0 –0   0 –0  
Bowling Green  0 –0   0 –0  
Buffalo  0 –0   0 –0  
Central Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Eastern Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Kent State  0 –0   0 –0  
Miami (OH)  0 –0   0 –0  
Northern Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
Ohio  0 –0   0 –0  
Toledo  0 –0   0 –0  
UMass  0 –0   0 –0  
Western Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of January 2, 2025

The 2025 UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will play their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium located in Hadley, Massachusetts, and compete as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Contents

Offseason

Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end [a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard [b] K Kicker [c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker [d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker [a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. 1 2 May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ↑ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ↑ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ↑ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Team departures

NamePositionNotes
2024 UMass graduates
Jakobie Keeney-JamesWRGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Arsheen JilesDBGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Jaelyn LayTEGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Dominick MazottiTEGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Te'Rai PowellDBGraduated/Declared for 2025 NFL draft
Jashon WatkinsDBGraduated/Returning to UMass.
Kamren Watkins-HunterDBGraduated/Returning to UMass.
Riley MooreKGraduated/Transferred to
Matt SmithTEGraduated/Transferred to URI
Jalen StewartLBGraduated/Transferred to
Josh AtwoodOLGraduated
Macklin AyersLBGraduated
John BurtonLBGraduated
Lake EllisDBGraduated
Sterling GalbanWRGraduated
Tim Grant-RandallDLGraduated
Leonard St. GourdinDBGraduated
Alessandro HoughtonOLGraduated
Jaylen HudsonDLGraduated
Zukudo IgwenaguDLGraduated
Gerrell JohnsonLBGraduated
CJ KolodzieyK/PGraduated
Frank Ladson Jr.WRGraduated
Jacob LurieKGraduated
Jackson MarxLSGraduated
Ethan MottingerOLGraduated
Luke PaintonOLGraduated
Taisun PhommachanhQBGraduated
Etinosa ReubenDLGraduated
Brayden RohmeOLGraduated
Tyler RudolphDBGraduated
Isaiah RutherfordDBGraduated
Myles TurnerLBGraduated

Transfer portal

10 Massachusetts players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2024 season.

Departing transfers
NameNo.Pos.Height/weightHometownNew school
Jalen John#21RB5'11", 220 Portland, Ore.
Aaron Beckwith#44DT6'4", 300 Germantown, MD
Tyson Watson#55DL6'5", 290 Warren, MI Campbell
Ahmad Haston#5QB6'0", 200 Palm Beach, FL
Ott Eric Ottender#83WR5'11", 185 Tallinn, Estonia
Kofi Asare#94DE6'5", 250 Worcester, MA Florida
Jyree Roberts#36LB6'1", 230 Erie, PA RMU
Donta Whack#25RB5'11", 205 Sanford, FL
Louce Julian#18DL6'2", 225 Orange, NJ Toledo
Jerrod Cameron#28DB5'8", 175 Miami, FL
Incoming transfers
NameNo.Pos.Height/weightHometownPrev. school
Reece Adkins#83TE6'6", 250 Lake Mary, FL UCF
TJ Magee#5DB5'10", 190 Denham Springs, LA Davidson
Kendall Bournes#5DB6'0", 195 Union, NJ Concord
Michael Entwistle#70OL6'2", 295 Paramus, NJ Harvard
Timmy Hinspeter#44LB6'1", 230 Ramsey, NJ Rutgers
Malachi Madison#54DL6'3", 290 Chester, VA Virginia Tech
Max Dowling#87TE6'6", 240 Buffalo, NY UT Martin
Keegan Andrews#33P6'3", 250 Melbourne, Australia Texas A&M
Marcus Lye#49K6'1", 210 Parkes, Australia NAU
Shymell Davis#33DT6'2", 295 Woolwich, NJ Maine
Tyree Kelly#15WR6'3", 208 Cairo, GA USF
Alex Geraci#10TE6'4", 240 Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Dartmouth
Zeraun Daniel#38DB6'2", 205 Brooklyn, NY Georgetown
Jovoni Borbon#47LS6'0", 190 Sierra Vista, AZ McNeese State
Joshua Nobles#2EDGE6'4", 250 Camden, NJ Jackson State
Kyle Brown#63OL6'4", 295 Cairo, GA Dartmouth
Malcolm Greene#8DB5'10", 208 Richmond, VA Virginia
Sullivan Weidman#57OL6'5", 318 Brookline, MA West Virginia
David Onuoha#35DE6'1", 237 Aberdeen, NJ Rutgers

Note: Players with a dash in the new school column have not joined a new team for the 2025 season.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jax Markovich
TE		 Scottsdale, Arizona Horizon High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jul 2, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Connor Matthews
RB		 Navarre, Florida Niceville High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jun 26, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: NR
Zachary Lawrence
QB		 Matthews, North Carolina Butler High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jun 25, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Anochie Azuakolam
S		 Cambridge, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jun 25, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jahmale Clark
CB		 Dayton, Ohio Trotwood-Madison High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)140 lb (64 kg)Jun 27, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 2 stars.svg    ESPN grade: NR
Dajoure Hollingsworth
RB		 Erie, Pennsylvania Cathedral Preparatory 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg)Dec 12, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: NR
Devon St. Clair
S		 Orlando, Florida Bishop Moore Catholic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)Aug 2, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.


Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30 Temple *
September 6 Bryant *
September 13at Iowa *
September 27at Missouri *
November 29at UConn *
  • *Non-conference game
^[a] The 2025 UMass schedule for non-conference play is currently over scheduled by one game.
Schedule Source: [1]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

MAC Coaches poll
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Game Summaries

Temple

Game One – Temple Owls (0–0) at UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsTUUMASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Bryant

Game Two – Bryant Bulldogs (0–0) at UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA

  • Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsBRYUMASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BryantPassing
Rushing
Receiving
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Iowa

Game Three – UMass Minutemen (0–0) at Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUMassIowa
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving
IowaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri

Game Four – UMass Minutemen (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
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at Faurot Field • Columbia, MO

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsUMASSMIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UMassPassing
Rushing
Receiving
MissouriPassing
Rushing
Receiving


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