List of UMass Minutemen football seasons

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The following is a list of UMass Minutemen football seasons. [1]

Seasons

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Charlie O'Rourke (Yankee Conference)(1952–1959)
1952 UMass 4–3–11–24th
1953 UMass 1–70–36th
1954 UMass 4–41–35th
1955 UMass 4–41–35th
1956 UMass 2–5–11–45th
1957 UMass 1–5–11–2–14th
1958 UMass 2–61–34th
1959 UMass 3–5–12–22nd
Chuck Studley (Yankee Conference)(1960)
1960 UMass 7–23–1T–1st
Vic Fusia (Yankee Conference)(1961–1970)
1961 UMass 5–43–12nd
1962 UMass 6–34–12nd
1963 UMass 8–0–15–01st
1964 UMass 8–25–01stL Tangerine
1965 UMass 7–24–12nd
1966 UMass 6–35–01st
1967 UMass 7–25–01st
1968 UMass 2–82–3T–3rd
1969 UMass 6–35–01st
1970 UMass 4–5–13–1–12nd
Dick MacPherson (Yankee Conference)(1971–1977)
1971 UMass 4–4–13–1–1T–1st
1972 UMass 9–25–01stW Boardwalk
1973 UMass 6–54–23rd
1974 UMass 5–64–2T–1st
1975 UMass 8–24–12nd
1976 UMass 5–53–22nd
1977 UMass 8–35–01stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
Bob Pickett (Yankee Conference)(1978–1983)
1978 UMass 9–45–01stL NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship 4
1979 UMass 6–44–1T–1st
1980 UMass 7–34–12nd10
1981 UMass 6–34–1T–1st
1982 UMass 5–63–2T–1st
1983 UMass 3–82–3T–4th
Bob Stull (Yankee Conference)(1984–1985)
1984 UMass 3–81–45th
1985 UMass 7–44–12nd
Jim Reid (Yankee Conference)(1986–1991)
1986 UMass 8–35–2T–1st
1987 UMass 3–82–5T–5th
1988 UMass 8–46–2T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 11
1989 UMass 5–5–13–57th
1990 UMass 8–2–17–11stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 9
1991 UMass 7–33–5T–4th
Mike Hodges (Yankee Conference)(1992–1996)
1992 UMass 7–35–33rd
1993 UMass 9–26–22nd (New England)
1994 UMass 5–64–43rd (New England)
1995 UMass 6–53–54th (New England)
1996 UMass 6–54–43rd (New England)
Mike Hodges (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1997)
1997 UMass 2–91–75th (New England)
Mark Whipple (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1998–2003)
1998 UMass 12–36–2T–1st (New England)W NCAA Division I-AA Championship
1999 UMass 9–47–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
2000 UMass 7–45–33rd
2001 UMass 3–83–6T–8th
2002 UMass 8–46–3T–3rd
2003 UMass 10–38–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
Don Brown (Atlantic 10 Conference / Colonial Athletic Association)(2004–2008)
2004 UMass 6–54–4T–2nd (North)
2005 UMass 7–46–22nd (North)19
2006 UMass 13–28–01st (North)L NCAA Division I Championship 2
2007 UMass 10–37–11st (North)L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 7
2008 UMass 7–54–43rd (North)
Kevin Morris (Colonial Athletic Association)(2009–2011)
2009 UMass 5–63–5T–8th
2010 UMass 6–54–45th
2011 UMass 5–60–0*N/A
Charley Molnar (Mid-American Conference)(2012–2013)
2012 UMass 1–111–76th (East)
2013 UMass 1–111–76th (East)
Mark Whipple (Mid-American Conference)(2014–2015)
2014 UMass 3–93–5T–4th (East)
2015 UMass 3–92–6T–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–Present)
2022 UMass 1–11
2023 UMass 3-9
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      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "2019 UMass Football Record Book" (PDF). umassathletics.com. UMass Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2019.