| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° |
|---|
| Charlie O'Rourke (Yankee Conference)(1952–1959) |
| 1952 | UMass | 4–3–1 | 1–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1953 | UMass | 1–7 | 0–3 | 6th | | | |
| 1954 | UMass | 4–4 | 1–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1955 | UMass | 4–4 | 1–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1956 | UMass | 2–5–1 | 1–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1957 | UMass | 1–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1958 | UMass | 2–6 | 1–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1959 | UMass | 3–5–1 | 2–2 | 2nd | | | |
| Chuck Studley (Yankee Conference)(1960) |
| 1960 | UMass | 7–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | | | |
| Vic Fusia (Yankee Conference)(1961–1970) |
| 1961 | UMass | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1962 | UMass | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1963 | UMass | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1964 | UMass | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L Tangerine | | |
| 1965 | UMass | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1966 | UMass | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1967 | UMass | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1968 | UMass | 2–8 | 2–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1969 | UMass | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1970 | UMass | 4–5–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | | | |
| Dick MacPherson (Yankee Conference)(1971–1977) |
| 1971 | UMass | 4–4–1 | 3–1–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1972 | UMass | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | W Boardwalk | | |
| 1973 | UMass | 6–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | | | |
| 1974 | UMass | 5–6 | 4–2 | T–1st | | | |
| 1975 | UMass | 8–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1976 | UMass | 5–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | | | |
| 1977 | UMass | 8–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | | |
| Bob Pickett (Yankee Conference)(1978–1983) |
| 1978 | UMass | 9–4 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship | 4 |
| 1979 | UMass | 6–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | | |
| 1980 | UMass | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | | 10 | |
| 1981 | UMass | 6–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | | | |
| 1982 | UMass | 5–6 | 3–2 | T–1st | | | |
| 1983 | UMass | 3–8 | 2–3 | T–4th | | | |
| Bob Stull (Yankee Conference)(1984–1985) |
| 1984 | UMass | 3–8 | 1–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1985 | UMass | 7–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | | | |
| Jim Reid (Yankee Conference)(1986–1991) |
| 1986 | UMass | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | | | |
| 1987 | UMass | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–5th | | | |
| 1988 | UMass | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 11 | |
| 1989 | UMass | 5–5–1 | 3–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1990 | UMass | 8–2–1 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 9 | |
| 1991 | UMass | 7–3 | 3–5 | T–4th | | | |
| Mike Hodges (Yankee Conference)(1992–1996) |
| 1992 | UMass | 7–3 | 5–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 1993 | UMass | 9–2 | 6–2 | 2nd (New England) | | | |
| 1994 | UMass | 5–6 | 4–4 | 3rd (New England) | | | |
| 1995 | UMass | 6–5 | 3–5 | 4th (New England) | | | |
| 1996 | UMass | 6–5 | 4–4 | 3rd (New England) | | | |
| Mike Hodges (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1997) |
| 1997 | UMass | 2–9 | 1–7 | 5th (New England) | | | |
| Mark Whipple (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1998–2003) |
| 1998 | UMass | 12–3 | 6–2 | T–1st (New England) | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | | |
| 1999 | UMass | 9–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | | |
| 2000 | UMass | 7–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | | | |
| 2001 | UMass | 3–8 | 3–6 | T–8th | | | |
| 2002 | UMass | 8–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 2003 | UMass | 10–3 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | | |
| Don Brown (Atlantic 10 Conference / Colonial Athletic Association)(2004–2008) |
| 2004 | UMass | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–2nd (North) | | | |
| 2005 | UMass | 7–4 | 6–2 | 2nd (North) | | 19 | |
| 2006 | UMass | 13–2 | 8–0 | 1st (North) | L NCAA Division I Championship | 2 | |
| 2007 | UMass | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st (North) | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 7 | |
| 2008 | UMass | 7–5 | 4–4 | 3rd (North) | | | |
| Kevin Morris (Colonial Athletic Association)(2009–2011) |
| 2009 | UMass | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–8th | | | |
| 2010 | UMass | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | | | |
| 2011 | UMass | 5–6 | 0–0* | N/A | | | |
| Charley Molnar (Mid-American Conference)(2012–2013) |
| 2012 | UMass | 1–11 | 1–7 | 6th (East) | | | |
| 2013 | UMass | 1–11 | 1–7 | 6th (East) | | | |
| Mark Whipple (Mid-American Conference)(2014–2015) |
| 2014 | UMass | 3–9 | 3–5 | T–4th (East) | | | |
| 2015 | UMass | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–5th (East) | | | |
| Mark Whipple (NCAA Division I FBS independent)(2016–2018) |
| 2016 | UMass | 2–10 | | | | | |
| 2017 | UMass | 4–8 | | | | | |
| 2018 | UMass | 4–8 | | | | | |
| Walt Bell (NCAA Division I FBS independent)(2019–2021) |
| 2019 | UMass | 1–11 | | | | | |
| 2020 | UMass | 0–4 | | | | | |
| 2021 | UMass | 1–11 | | | | | |
| Don Brown (NCAA Division I FBS independent)(2022–2024) |
| 2022 | UMass | 1–11 | | | | | |
| 2023 | UMass | 3–9 | | | | | |
| 2024 | UMass | 2–8 | | | | | |
| Shane Montgomery (NCAA Division I FBS independent)(2024) |
| 2024 | UMass | 0–2 | | | | | |
| Joe Harasymiak (Mid-American Conference)(2025) |
| 2025 | UMass | | | | | | |
| Total: | 582–649–50 (.474) | |
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |