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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>NCAA College Division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NCAA_College_Division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NCAA_Division_I-AA" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NCAA_Division_I-AA"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>NCAA Division I-AA</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NCAA_Division_I-AA-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Head_coaches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Head_coaches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Head coaches</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Head_coaches-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Head coaches 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145 years ago</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Athletic director</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bamford" title="Ryan Bamford">Ryan Bamford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Montgomery" title="Shane Montgomery">Shane Montgomery</a> <br />1st season, 0–0 (–)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Warren_McGuirk_Alumni_Stadium" title="Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium">Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium</a><br />(capacity: 17,000)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field surface</th><td class="infobox-data">FieldTurf</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hadley,_Massachusetts" title="Hadley, Massachusetts">Hadley, Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">NCAA division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">Division I FBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> in 2025)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">All-time record</th><td class="infobox-data nowrap">577–624–50 (.481)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowl record</th><td class="infobox-data">0–0 (–)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Claimed national titles</th><td class="infobox-data">1 (<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">Div. I FCS</a>): 1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference titles</th><td class="infobox-data">21</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rivalries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_College%E2%80%93UMass_football_rivalry" title="Boston College–UMass football rivalry">rivalry</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a> (<a href="/wiki/UConn%E2%80%93UMass_rivalry#Football" title="UConn–UMass rivalry">rivalry</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Consensus All-Americans</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#27251F;color:#FFFFFF;">Current uniform</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Umass_minutemen_football_unif.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Umass_minutemen_football_unif.png/180px-Umass_minutemen_football_unif.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Umass_minutemen_football_unif.png/270px-Umass_minutemen_football_unif.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Umass_minutemen_football_unif.png/360px-Umass_minutemen_football_unif.png 2x" data-file-width="570" data-file-height="829" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Maroon and white<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#881C1C"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fight song</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fight_Mass" title="Fight Mass">Fight Mass</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sam_the_Minuteman" title="Sam the Minuteman">Sam the Minuteman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Marching band</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UMMB" class="mw-redirect" title="UMMB">The Power and Class of New England</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Outfitter</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://umassathletics.com/sports/football">UMassAthletics.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>UMass Minutemen football</b> team represents the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst" title="University of Massachusetts Amherst">University of Massachusetts Amherst</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">Football Bowl Subdivision</a> (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">FBS independent</a>. Since 1965, their home games have been played at <a href="/wiki/Warren_McGuirk_Alumni_Stadium" title="Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium">Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium</a> on the university's campus in <a href="/wiki/Hadley,_Massachusetts" title="Hadley, Massachusetts">Hadley, Massachusetts</a>. </p><p>UMass began play in 1879<sup id="cite_ref-umassamherstfootballhistory_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-umassamherstfootballhistory-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and have since appeared in three <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">FCS National Championship</a> games, winning the title in 1998. The Minutemen began a two-year Football Bowl Subdivision transition period in 2011, becoming bowl eligible in 2013. In March 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> (MAC) and UMass announced an agreement for the Minutemen to leave the conference after the 2015 season due to UMass declining an offer to become a full member of the conference. On February 29, 2024, the UMass athletics department announced they will rejoin the MAC as a full member, effective July 1, 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Minutemen have subsequently played as an independent through the 2019 season. As of late December 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the program's 12-game schedules through the 2022 season are fixed, 10 of 12 games are fixed for both 2023 and 2024, and at least three games per season are fixed out to 2028.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UMass named Don Brown as their next head football coach on November 22, 2021, as his second stint as head coach for the Minutemen.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history_(1879–1977)"><span id="Early_history_.281879.E2.80.931977.29"></span>Early history (1879–1977)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history (1879–1977)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>UMass began playing football on November 22, 1879, when the school was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College, and the team was known as the "Aggies." They were first organized the previous fall by Francis Codman, but did not play their first game until November 22, 1879, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Amherst_College" title="Amherst College">Amherst College</a> freshman team 4–0. As this was their only game that year, 1879 is noted as their first undefeated season, matched only by the 1889 season (2–0) and the 1963 season (8–0–1). Massachusetts later teamed up with Storrs Agricultural College (now the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a>) and Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Rhode_Island" title="University of Rhode Island">University of Rhode Island</a>) to form the <a href="/wiki/Athletic_League_of_New_England_State_Colleges" title="Athletic League of New England State Colleges">Athletic League of New England State Colleges</a> for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools. The first meeting between the Aggies and each of the other schools resulted in a shutout win for Massachusetts, as they defeated Connecticut, 36–0, in 1897 and Rhode Island, 46–0, in 1903. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MWBullock.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/MWBullock.png/150px-MWBullock.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/MWBullock.png/225px-MWBullock.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/MWBullock.png/300px-MWBullock.png 2x" data-file-width="816" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption>In 1904, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_W._Bullock" title="Matthew W. Bullock">Matthew W. Bullock</a> became the first African American football coach at an integrated college</figcaption></figure> <p>Massachusetts won their 100th game on October 2, 1920, topping <a href="/wiki/UConn%E2%80%93UMass_football_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="UConn–UMass football rivalry">rival Connecticut</a> in a 28–0 shutout. The team played their 1000th game on November 11, 2000, losing to conference foe <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Fightin%27_Blue_Hens_football" title="Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football">Delaware</a>, 19–31. The team's nickname has endured several changes throughout the years. Though the official nickname remained "Aggies", "Statesmen" was also used interchangeably beginning when the school was renamed to Massachusetts State College in 1931. The nickname was officially changed to the "Redmen" when the name of the college became the University of Massachusetts in 1947. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Vic_Fusia" title="Vic Fusia">Vic Fusia</a> took over the Redmen football program in 1961 and under his tutelage, UMass compiled a record of 59–32–2.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Fusia era included an undefeated 8–0–1 campaign in 1963 as well as records of 8–2, 7–2, 6–3 and 7–2 in the following years. However, two losing records in three seasons led to Fusia's dismissal after the 1970 season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> linebackers and defensive backs coach <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">Dick MacPherson</a>, a former UMass assistant from 1959 to 1960, took over after Fusia's firing.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under MacPherson, the Redmen compiled a record of 45–27–1.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to changing attitudes regarding the use of Native American-themed mascots, they changed their mascot in 1972 to the Minuteman, based on the historical "<a href="/wiki/Minuteman" class="mw-redirect" title="Minuteman">minuteman</a>" relationship with Massachusetts; women's teams and athletes are known as Minutewomen.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bob_Pickett_era_(1978–1983)"><span id="Bob_Pickett_era_.281978.E2.80.931983.29"></span>Bob Pickett era (1978–1983)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bob Pickett era (1978–1983)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pickett" title="Bob Pickett">Bob Pickett</a> was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach of the Minutemen football program in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-sandiegouniontribune1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sandiegouniontribune1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Pickett's tutelage, the Minutemen won four conference championships and compiled a record of 36–28.<sup id="cite_ref-sandiegouniontribune1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sandiegouniontribune1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the successes, back-to-back losing seasons in 1982 and 1983 led to Pickett's dismissal.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bob_Stull_era_(1984–1985)"><span id="Bob_Stull_era_.281984.E2.80.931985.29"></span>Bob Stull era (1984–1985)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bob Stull era (1984–1985)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stull" title="Bob Stull">Bob Stull</a> was the next head coach for UMass, and he led the Minutemen to a 10–12 record in two seasons before leaving the program to accept the head coaching position at <a href="/wiki/UTEP_Miners_football" title="UTEP Miners football">UTEP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-utepathletics1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utepathletics1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Stull, the Minutemen struggled to a two-win campaign in 1984 but improved to seven wins in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-utepathletics1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utepathletics1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jim_Reid_era_(1986–1991)"><span id="Jim_Reid_era_.281986.E2.80.931991.29"></span>Jim Reid era (1986–1991)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Jim Reid era (1986–1991)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jim_Reid_(American_football)" title="Jim Reid (American football)">Jim Reid</a> was promoted from defensive coordinator following Stull's departure and led the Minutemen for six seasons, compiling a 36–29–2 that included five non-losing seasons during his tenure.<sup id="cite_ref-bucknellbison1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bucknellbison1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reid and UMass parted ways after the 1991 season.<sup id="cite_ref-bucknellbison1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bucknellbison1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UMass_logo.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/UMass_logo.gif/140px-UMass_logo.gif" decoding="async" width="140" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/UMass_logo.gif/210px-UMass_logo.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/UMass_logo.gif/280px-UMass_logo.gif 2x" data-file-width="554" data-file-height="288" /></a><figcaption>UMass logo from 1993 to 2003</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mike_Hodges_era_(1992–1997)"><span id="Mike_Hodges_era_.281992.E2.80.931997.29"></span>Mike Hodges era (1992–1997)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Mike Hodges era (1992–1997)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>UMass once again promoted their defensive coordinator, this time making <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hodges_(American_football)" title="Mike Hodges (American football)">Mike Hodges</a> the team's head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-masslive1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-masslive1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Hodges, the Minutemen compiled a record of 35–30.<sup id="cite_ref-masslive1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-masslive1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steady decline in the team's play that culminated with a 2–9 record in 1997 resulted in Hodges' firing.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mark_Whipple_era_(1998–2003)"><span id="Mark_Whipple_era_.281998.E2.80.932003.29"></span>Mark Whipple era (1998–2003)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Mark Whipple era (1998–2003)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In his first stint as coach of UMass from 1998 to 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-miamiherald.com_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miamiherald.com-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Whipple" title="Mark Whipple">Mark Whipple</a> won the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">NCAA Division I-AA national championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-miamiherald.com_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miamiherald.com-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His UMass teams rewrote the record books, setting more than 40 team records.<sup id="cite_ref-umasshoops1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-umasshoops1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1998 national championship team posted school records in points scored (524), touchdowns (73), total yards (7,074), passing yards (4,050), completions (306), and first downs (354).<sup id="cite_ref-umasshoops1_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-umasshoops1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Whipple left college football for a position as an assistant coach with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Don_Brown_era_(2004–2008)"><span id="Don_Brown_era_.282004.E2.80.932008.29"></span>Don Brown era (2004–2008)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Don Brown era (2004–2008)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Huskies_football" title="Northeastern Huskies football">Northeastern</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Don_Brown_(American_football_coach)" title="Don Brown (American football coach)">Don Brown</a> returned to UMass, where he'd served as defensive coordinator from 1998–1999 to take over as head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure as head coach from 2004 to 2008, UMass posted the best five-year record in school history, 43–19. In his first year, he led the Minutemen to a 6–5 record, including victories over fourth-ranked <a href="/wiki/Colgate_Raiders_football" title="Colgate Raiders football">Colgate</a>, seventh-ranked <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Wildcats_football" title="New Hampshire Wildcats football">New Hampshire</a>, and ninth-ranked <a href="/wiki/Maine_Black_Bears_football" title="Maine Black Bears football">Maine</a>. During 2005, Brown helped UMass to a 7–2 start and a final ranking of No. 19. That year, the Minutemen defeated fourth-ranked <a href="/wiki/James_Madison_Dukes_football" title="James Madison Dukes football">James Madison</a> and handed Delaware their worst home loss in two decades, 35–7.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, Brown led Massachusetts to the Atlantic 10 conference championship and a finish as runners-up to the national championship. They ended the season ranked No. 2 with a 13–2 record. At home, he set a school record with a perfect 8–0 record in <a href="/wiki/Warren_McGuirk_Alumni_Stadium" title="Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium">McGuirk Stadium</a>. That season, Brown was named the AFCA Region I Coach of the Year, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, and New England Football Coach of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, UMass again won its conference, now as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Athletic Association">Colonial Athletic Association</a>. The team advanced to the semifinals and finished the season with a No. 6 final ranking.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brown left following the 2008 season to become defensive coordinator at Maryland.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kevin_Morris_era_(2009–2011)"><span id="Kevin_Morris_era_.282009.E2.80.932011.29"></span>Kevin Morris era (2009–2011)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kevin Morris era (2009–2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UMassFootball1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/UMassFootball1.jpg/220px-UMassFootball1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/UMassFootball1.jpg/330px-UMassFootball1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/UMassFootball1.jpg/440px-UMassFootball1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2452" data-file-height="855" /></a><figcaption>UMass football team in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>UMass promoted offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Morris_(American_football)" title="Kevin Morris (American football)">Kevin Morris</a> to head coach following Brown's departure.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Morris, the Minutemen compiled a record of 16–17. </p><p>On April 20, 2011, after decades of studies and speculation, the UMass Minutemen formally announced they elevated their football program to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and became a member of the Mid-American Conference beginning with the 2012 season. The announcement was made at <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a>, where the Minutemen play some of their home games. In 2011, UMass completed their last season in the Colonial Athletic Association, and were not eligible for NCAA postseason play.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass played a full FBS and MAC schedule in 2013 and became eligible for the MAC championship and bowl participation. </p><p>Morris was fired as UMass' head coach following a 5–6 season in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charlie_Molnar_era_(2012–2013)"><span id="Charlie_Molnar_era_.282012.E2.80.932013.29"></span>Charlie Molnar era (2012–2013)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Charlie Molnar era (2012–2013)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a> offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Charley_Molnar" title="Charley Molnar">Charley Molnar</a> was hired as UMass' head coach in December 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NCAA made a formal announcement of UMass' admission to FBS in the summer of 2013 after the program met specified benchmarks over its two transitioning years. The primary criteria centered around average attendance, an increase in scholarships from 63 to 85, and specific scheduling requirements. The NCAA did announce that the team must meet attendance requirements or face a 10-year probationary period.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with joining the Mid-American Conference for football, the men's and women's basketball teams would play four non-conference games against MAC teams.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UMass struggled mightily under Molnar's tutelage, compiling back-to-back 1–11 campaigns in 2012 and 2013, the first two seasons UMass was a member of the MAC and <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">FBS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Molnar was fired after two seasons as head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Whipple's_return_(2014–2018)"><span id="Whipple.27s_return_.282014.E2.80.932018.29"></span>Whipple's return (2014–2018)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Whipple's return (2014–2018)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mark_Whipple" title="Mark Whipple">Mark Whipple</a> was selected as Molnar's replacement, returning to UMass after eleven years and stints in the NFL and college football as an assistant coach.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2014, the MAC and UMass announced an agreement for the Minutemen to leave the conference after the 2015 season due to UMass declining an offer to become a full member of the conference. In the agreement between the MAC and the university, there was a contractual clause that had UMass playing in the MAC as a football-only member for two more seasons if UMass declined a full membership offer. UMass announced that it would look for a "more suitable conference" for the team.<sup id="cite_ref-umassathletics.com_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-umassathletics.com-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Possibilities included becoming independent<sup id="cite_ref-partways_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-partways-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or joining the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-partways_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-partways-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-partways_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-partways-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2014, UMass announced that they would become independent beginning with the 2016 season.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014 and 2015, the Minutemen finished with a 3–9 record.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UMass finished 2–10 in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Minutemen kicked off the season on September 3 with a 24–7 loss to No. 25 <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a 26–7 loss to archrival <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whipple's team picked up its first win of the season by defeating <a href="/wiki/FIU_Panthers_football" title="FIU Panthers football">FIU</a> by a margin of 21–13.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next week, they lost to <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a> by a score of 47–35.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 1, UMass lost to <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Green_Wave_football" title="Tulane Green Wave football">Tulane</a> by a margin of 31–24.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That was followed by a 36–16 defeat at the hands of <a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football" title="Old Dominion Monarchs football">Old Dominion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Next, Whipple's Minutemen were doubled up by <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football" title="Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football">Louisiana Tech</a> in a 56–28 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a 34–28 loss to <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football" title="South Carolina Gamecocks football">South Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whipple's Minutemen defeated <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> opponent <a href="/wiki/Wagner_Seahawks_football" title="Wagner Seahawks football">Wagner</a> by a score of 34–10.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 5, UMass lost to <a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_football" title="Troy Trojans football">Troy</a> by a margin of 52–31.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That was followed by a 51–9 blowout at the hands of <a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football" title="BYU Cougars football">BYU</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the season finale, the Minutemen lost to <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Warriors_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Warriors football">Hawaii</a> by a score of 46–40.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Minutemen finished 4–8 in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They began the season on August 26 with a 38–35 loss to <a href="/wiki/2017_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawaii</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the season's second game, UMass lost to <a href="/wiki/2017_Coastal_Carolina_Chanticleers_football_team" title="2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team">Coastal Carolina</a> by a score of 38–28.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A third straight loss followed in the form of a 17–7 defeat at the hands of <a href="/wiki/2017_Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football_team" title="2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team">Old Dominion</a> on September 9.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Next, Whipple's team lost to <a href="/wiki/2017_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="2017 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a> by a margin of 29–21.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 23, the Minutemen played a hard-fought game but ultimately fell short against <a href="/wiki/2017_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2017 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> by a score of 17–13.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a 58–50 loss to <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Bobcats_football" title="Ohio Bobcats football">Ohio</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass finally broke through with their first victory of the season, defeating <a href="/wiki/2017_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team">Georgia Southern</a> by a margin of 55–20.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They recorded a second straight win the following week with a 30–27 double overtime victory over <a href="/wiki/2017_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team">Appalachian State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a 34–23 loss to No. 21 <a href="/wiki/2017_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whipple's Minutemen defeated <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> opponent <a href="/wiki/2017_Maine_Black_Bears_football_team" title="2017 Maine Black Bears football team">Maine</a> by a margin of 44–31.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They picked up their fourth win of the season a week later by virtue of a 16–10 victory over <a href="/wiki/2017_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2017 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass concluded the season with a 63–45 loss to <a href="/wiki/2017_FIU_Panthers_football_team" title="2017 FIU Panthers football team">FIU</a> on December 2.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coach Whipple stepped down on November 20, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Walt_Bell_era_(2019–2021)"><span id="Walt_Bell_era_.282019.E2.80.932021.29"></span>Walt Bell era (2019–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Walt Bell era (2019–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 3, 2018, <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football">Florida State</a> offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bell" title="Walt Bell">Walt Bell</a> was hired as UMass' newest head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass would finish their 2019 season 1–11, opening 0–4. They would secure their first and only win vs Akron 37–29 on September 8, then drop the next 7 games. On August 11, 2020, UMass announced the cancellation of the 2020 season. Athletic Director <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bamford" title="Ryan Bamford">Ryan Bamford</a> explained, "The continuing challenges surrounding the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> posed too great of a risk."<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 21, UMass announced its intention to play a limited number of fall football games.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass finished their fall campaign 0–4. They returned to a 12-game format in 2021. The Minutemen opened their 2021 season with a 51–7 loss at Pitt, starting a 5-game losing streak. They picked up a 27–13 win against <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a>, however, to snap the streak. Bell was fired on November 7, 2021, following a 35–22 loss against FCS-ranked University of Rhode Island at homecoming on November 6, 2021, bringing his 2021 season record to 1–8.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Alex_Miller_(American_football_coach)" title="Alex Miller (American football coach)">Alex Miller</a> was named his interim replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass would drop their final 3 games of the season, finishing 1–11. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Don_Brown's_return_(2022–present)"><span id="Don_Brown.27s_return_.282022.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Don Brown's return (2022–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Don Brown's return (2022–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UMass_vs._Army_(53296503657).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/UMass_vs._Army_%2853296503657%29.jpg/220px-UMass_vs._Army_%2853296503657%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/UMass_vs._Army_%2853296503657%29.jpg/330px-UMass_vs._Army_%2853296503657%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/UMass_vs._Army_%2853296503657%29.jpg/440px-UMass_vs._Army_%2853296503657%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4898" data-file-height="3265" /></a><figcaption>Cameron Carson kicks for UMass during a win over <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_football" title="Army Black Knights football">Army</a> in 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>On November 22, 2021, Don Brown, then serving as <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_football" title="Arizona Wildcats football">Arizona</a> defensive coordinator, was officially rehired as the next coach of the UMass Minutemen. Brown would lead the Minutemen to a 1–11 season, beating FCS team <a href="/wiki/Stony_Brook_Seawolves_football" title="Stony Brook Seawolves football">Stony Brook</a> 20–3 on September 17 and dropping their final game 7–44 to <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_football" title="Army Black Knights football">Army</a> on November 26. </p><p>UMass' 2024 season will be the last season competing as an independent. The Minutemen will rejoin the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> (MAC) as a full member beginning in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_affiliations">Conference affiliations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Conference affiliations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/UMass_Minutemen_football" title="Special:EditPage/UMass Minutemen football">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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(August 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Conference </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Overall record </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Conference record </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1960 UMass Redmen football team">1960</a>†</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Conference" title="Yankee Conference">Yankee Conference</a></td> <td>7–2</td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1963 UMass Redmen football team">1963</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>8–0–1</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1964 UMass Redmen football team">1964</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>8–2</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1966 UMass Redmen football team">1966</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>6–3</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1967 UMass Redmen football team">1967</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>7–2</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1969 UMass Redmen football team">1969</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>6–3</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1971 UMass Redmen football team">1971</a>†</td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>4–4–1</td> <td>3–1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1972 UMass Minutemen football team">1972</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>9–2</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1974 UMass Minutemen football team">1974</a>†</td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>5–6</td> <td>4–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1977 UMass Minutemen football team">1977</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>8–3</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1978 UMass Minutemen football team">1978</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1979 UMass Minutemen football team">1979</a>†</td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1981 UMass Minutemen football team">1981</a>†</td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>6–3</td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1982 UMass Minutemen football team">1982</a>†</td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>5–6</td> <td>3–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1986 UMass Minutemen football team">1986</a>†</td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>8–3</td> <td>5–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1988 UMass Minutemen football team">1988</a>†</td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1990 UMass Minutemen football team">1990</a></td> <td>Yankee Conference</td> <td>8–2–1</td> <td>7–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1999 UMass Minutemen football team">1999</a>†</td> <td>Atlantic 10 Conference</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>7–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2003 UMass Minutemen football team">2003</a>†</td> <td>Atlantic 10 Conference</td> <td>10–3</td> <td>8–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2006 UMass Minutemen football team">2006</a></td> <td>Atlantic 10 Conference</td> <td>13–2</td> <td>8–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2007 UMass Minutemen football team">2007</a>†</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Athletic Association">Colonial Athletic Association</a></td> <td>10–3</td> <td>7–1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† Co-champions </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason_appearances">Postseason appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Postseason appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_II_playoffs">Division II playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Division II playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Date </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Round </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Location </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1977 UMass Minutemen football team">1977</a></td> <td>November 26</td> <td>Quarterfinal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Engineers_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Lehigh Engineers football">Lehigh</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 23–30</td> <td>Amherst, Massachusetts </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_I-AA_playoffs">Division I-AA playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Division I-AA playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Date </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Round </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Location </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1978_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1978 UMass Minutemen football team">1978</a></td> <td>December 9</td> <td>Semifinal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football" title="Nevada Wolf Pack football">Nevada</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 44–21</td> <td>Reno, Nevada </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-AA_Football_Championship_Game" title="1978 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game">Championship</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_A%26M_Rattlers_football" title="Florida A&M Rattlers football">Florida A&M</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 28–35</td> <td>Wichita Falls, Texas </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1988 UMass Minutemen football team">1988</a></td> <td>November 26</td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_football" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels football">Eastern Kentucky</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 17–28</td> <td>Richmond, Kentucky </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1990 UMass Minutemen football team">1990</a></td> <td>November 24</td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football_team" title="1990 William & Mary Tribe football team">William & Mary</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 0–38</td> <td>Williamsburg, Virginia </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" bgcolor="lightyellow"><a href="/wiki/1998_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1998 UMass Minutemen football team">1998</a></td> <td>November 28</td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/McNeese_State_Cowboys_football" class="mw-redirect" title="McNeese State Cowboys football">McNeese State</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 21–19</td> <td>Lake Charles, Louisiana </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 5</td> <td>Quarterfinal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Mountain_Hawks_football" title="Lehigh Mountain Hawks football">Lehigh</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 27–21</td> <td>Amherst, Massachusetts </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 12</td> <td>Semifinal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_Demons_football" title="Northwestern State Demons football">Northwestern State</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 41–31</td> <td>Natchitoches, Louisiana </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 19</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-AA_Football_Championship_Game" title="1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game">Championship</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football" title="Georgia Southern Eagles football">Georgia Southern</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 55–43</td> <td>Chattanooga, Tennessee </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1999_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1999 UMass Minutemen football team">1999</a></td> <td>November 27</td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furman_Paladins_football" title="Furman Paladins football">Furman</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 30–23 <sup>OT</sup></td> <td>Greenville, South Carolina </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 4</td> <td>Quarterfinal</td> <td>Georgia Southern</td> <td><b>L</b> 21–38</td> <td>Statesboro, Georgia </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2003 UMass Minutemen football team">2003</a></td> <td>November 29</td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colgate_Raiders_football" title="Colgate Raiders football">Colgate</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 7–19</td> <td>Hamilton, New York </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/2006_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2006 UMass Minutemen football team">2006</a></td> <td>November 25</td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Leopards_football" title="Lafayette Leopards football">Lafayette</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 35–14</td> <td>Amherst, Massachusetts </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 2</td> <td>Quarterfinal</td> <td>New Hampshire</td> <td><b>W</b> 24–17</td> <td>Amherst, Massachusetts </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 12</td> <td>Semifinal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana_Grizzlies_football" title="Montana Grizzlies football">Montana</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 19–17</td> <td>Missoula, Montana </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Game" title="2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game">Championship</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers football">Appalachian State</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 17–28</td> <td>Chattanooga, Tennessee </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2007_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2007 UMass Minutemen football team">2007</a></td> <td>November 24</td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fordham_Rams_football#Football" title="Fordham Rams football">Fordham</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 49–35</td> <td>Amherst, Massachusetts </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 1</td> <td>Quarterfinal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois_Salukis_football" title="Southern Illinois Salukis football">Southern Illinois</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 27–34</td> <td>Carbondale, Illinois </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bowl_games">Bowl games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Bowl games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In their time in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_College_Division" title="NCAA College Division">NCAA College Division</a> and <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I-AA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I-AA">NCAA Division I-AA</a>, UMass played in three bowl games, where they went 1–2. Since joining Division I FBS in 2012, the Minutemen are one of only three programs in the classification to have <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_bowl_records" title="List of NCAA Division I FBS football bowl records">not competed in a bowl game</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NCAA_College_Division">NCAA College Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: NCAA College Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Bowl </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1964 UMass Redmen football team">1964</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_Tangerine_Bowl" title="1964 Tangerine Bowl">Tangerine Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="1964 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a></td> <td>L 13–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1972 UMass Minutemen football team">1972</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boardwalk_Bowl" title="Boardwalk Bowl">Boardwalk Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_UC_Davis_Aggies_football_team" title="1972 UC Davis Aggies football team">UC Davis</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 35–14 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NCAA_Division_I-AA">NCAA Division I-AA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: NCAA Division I-AA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Bowl </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1978 UMass Minutemen football team">1978</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Bowl_(1971%E2%80%931982)" title="Pioneer Bowl (1971–1982)">Pioneer Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Florida_A%26M_Rattlers_football_team" title="1978 Florida A&M Rattlers football team">Florida A&M</a></td> <td>L 35–28 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Head coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">No. </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Years </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Record </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Pct. </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>1879–1897</td> <td><i>No coach</i></td> <td>30–58–6</td> <td>.351 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>1898</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_F._Weeks" title="David F. Weeks">David F. Weeks</a></td> <td>1–4–1</td> <td>.250 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>1899–1900</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_W._Murphy" title="Fred W. Murphy">Fred W. Murphy</a></td> <td>12–8</td> <td>.600 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>1901–1903</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Halligan_(American_football)" title="James Halligan (American football)">James Halligan</a></td> <td>16–8–2</td> <td>.653 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>1904, 1907–1908</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Bullock_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Bullock (American football)">Matthew Bullock</a></td> <td>13–8–5</td> <td>.596 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>1905</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Craig_(American_football)" title="Walter Craig (American football)">Walter Craig</a></td> <td>3–7</td> <td>.300 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>1906</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_E._O%27Hearn" title="George E. O'Hearn">George E. O'Hearn</a></td> <td>1–7–1</td> <td>.167 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>1909</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._W._Gage" title="J. W. Gage">J. W. Gage</a></td> <td>1–6–2</td> <td>.222 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>1910</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willard_Gildersleeve" title="Willard Gildersleeve">Willard Gildersleeve</a></td> <td>1–6–2</td> <td>.222 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>1911</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Hubbard" title="Jack Hubbard">Jack Hubbard</a></td> <td>2–7</td> <td>.222 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>1912–1915</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Brides" title="Arthur Brides">Arthur Brides</a></td> <td>12–15–4</td> <td>.452 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1916</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Melican" title="George Melican">George Melican</a></td> <td>2–4–2</td> <td>.375 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1919–1927</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Gore" title="Harold Gore">Harold Gore</a></td> <td>33–32–5</td> <td>.507 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>1928–1930</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_McGeoch" title="Charles McGeoch">Charles McGeoch</a></td> <td>6–17–2</td> <td>.280 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>1931–1935</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Taube" title="Mel Taube">Mel Taube</a></td> <td>29–13–2</td> <td>.682 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>1936–1940</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elbert_Carraway" class="mw-redirect" title="Elbert Carraway">Elbert Carraway</a></td> <td>9–32–3</td> <td>.239 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>1941–1942, 1946</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Hargesheimer" title="Walter Hargesheimer">Walter Hargesheimer</a></td> <td>11–11–1</td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>1945, 1947–1951</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Eck" title="Thomas Eck">Thomas Eck</a></td> <td>17–23–4</td> <td>.432 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>1952–1959</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_O%27Rourke" title="Charlie O'Rourke">Charlie O'Rourke</a></td> <td>21–39–4</td> <td>.359 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>1960</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Studley" title="Chuck Studley">Chuck Studley</a></td> <td>7–2</td> <td>.778 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1961–1970</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vic_Fusia" title="Vic Fusia">Vic Fusia</a></td> <td>59–32–2</td> <td>.645 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>1971–1977</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">Dick MacPherson</a></td> <td>45–27–1</td> <td>.623 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>1978–1983</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pickett_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Pickett (American football)">Bob Pickett</a></td> <td>36–28</td> <td>.563 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>1984–1985</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stull" title="Bob Stull">Bob Stull</a></td> <td>10–12</td> <td>.455 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>1986–1991</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Reid_(American_football)" title="Jim Reid (American football)">Jim Reid</a></td> <td>36–29–2</td> <td>.552 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>1992–1997</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Hodges_(American_football)" title="Mike Hodges (American football)">Mike Hodges</a></td> <td>35–30</td> <td>.538 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>1998–2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Whipple" title="Mark Whipple">Mark Whipple</a></td> <td>49–26</td> <td>.629 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>2004–2008</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Brown_(American_football_coach)" title="Don Brown (American football coach)">Don Brown</a></td> <td>43–19</td> <td>.693 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>2009–2011</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Morris_(American_football)" title="Kevin Morris (American football)">Kevin Morris</a></td> <td>16–17</td> <td>.485 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>2012–2013</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charley_Molnar" title="Charley Molnar">Charley Molnar</a></td> <td>2–22</td> <td>.083 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>2014–2018</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Whipple" title="Mark Whipple">Mark Whipple</a></td> <td>16–44</td> <td>.280 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td>2019–2021</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bell" title="Walt Bell">Walt Bell</a></td> <td>2–23</td> <td>.063 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td>2021</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Miller_(American_football_coach)" title="Alex Miller (American football coach)">Alex Miller</a> (interim)</td> <td>0–3</td> <td>.000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td>2022–present</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Brown_(American_football_coach)" title="Don Brown (American football coach)">Don Brown</a></td> <td>4–20</td> <td>.167 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personnel">Personnel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#27251F;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;; text-align: center"><b>Massachusetts Minutemen</b> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Consecutive season at Massachusetts in current position</th> <th>Previous position </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Shane_Montgomery" title="Shane Montgomery">Shane Montgomery</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_coordinator" title="Offensive coordinator">Offensive coordinator</a> / <a href="/wiki/Quarterbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Quarterbacks">quarterbacks</a></td> <td>1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_football" title="East Carolina Pirates football">ECU</a> – Offensive Analyst (<a href="/wiki/2023_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2023 East Carolina Pirates football team">2023</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Damian Mincey</td> <td>Run game coordinator / <a href="/wiki/Running_backs" class="mw-redirect" title="Running backs">running backs</a></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany_Great_Danes_football" title="Albany Great Danes football">Albany</a> – Wide receivers (<a href="/wiki/2018_Albany_Great_Danes_football_team" title="2018 Albany Great Danes football team">2018</a>-<a href="/wiki/2021_Albany_Great_Danes_football_team" title="2021 Albany Great Danes football team">2021</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Matt Zanellato</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receivers" class="mw-redirect" title="Wide receivers">Wide receivers</a></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saginaw_Valley_State_Cardinals" title="Saginaw Valley State Cardinals">Saginaw Valley State (D2)</a> – Wide receiver's coach (<a href="/wiki/Saginaw_Valley_State_Cardinals" title="Saginaw Valley State Cardinals">2021</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Matt Layman</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_ends" class="mw-redirect" title="Tight ends">Tight ends</a></td> <td>5th</td> <td>UMass – Tight ends / Grad. Asst. (<a href="/wiki/2019_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2019 UMass Minutemen football team">2019</a>–present) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Miller_(American_football_coach)" title="Alex Miller (American football coach)">Alex Miller</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive line</a></td> <td>4th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Wildcats_football" title="New Hampshire Wildcats football">New Hampshire</a> – Offensive line (<a href="/wiki/2011_New_Hampshire_Wildcats_football_team" title="2011 New Hampshire Wildcats football team">2011</a>–<a href="/wiki/2020_New_Hampshire_Wildcats_football_team" title="2020 New Hampshire Wildcats football team">2020</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>--</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_coordinator" title="Defensive coordinator">Co-defensive coordinator</a> / <a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">safeties</a></td> <td>1st</td> <td>-- </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Dudzinski" title="Keith Dudzinski">Keith Dudzinski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_coordinator" title="Defensive coordinator">Co-defensive coordinator</a> / inside <a href="/wiki/Linebackers" class="mw-redirect" title="Linebackers">linebackers</a></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_football" title="Arizona Wildcats football">Arizona</a> – Outside linebackers / special teams coordinator (<a href="/wiki/2021_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2021 Arizona Wildcats football team">2021</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Daniels" title="Steven Daniels">Steven Daniels</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive line</a></td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> – Asst. director of defensive recruiting (<a href="/wiki/2022_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="2022 Boston College Eagles football team">2022</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCray" title="Mike McCray">Mike McCray</a></td> <td>Outside <a href="/wiki/Linebackers" class="mw-redirect" title="Linebackers">linebackers</a></td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a> – Grad. Asst. (<a href="/wiki/2021_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2021</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Michael Livingston</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_backs" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive backs">Defensive backs</a></td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_Pioneers_football" title="Sacred Heart Pioneers football">Sacred Heart (D2)</a> – defensive pass game coordinator/cornerbacks coach (<a href="/wiki/2017_Sacred_Heart_Pioneers_football_team" title="2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team">2017</a>–<a href="/wiki/2021_Sacred_Heart_Pioneers_football_team" title="2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team">2021</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Albert" title="Ben Albert">Ben Albert</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a> coordinator</td> <td>3rd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_football" title="Duke Blue Devils football">Duke</a> – Defensive lines coach (<a href="/wiki/2016_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="2016 Duke Blue Devils football team">2016</a>–<a href="/wiki/2021_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="2021 Duke Blue Devils football team">2021</a>) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Scott McLafferty</td> <td>Director of strength & conditioning</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State</a> – Director of strength & conditioning (<a href="/wiki/2020_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2020 Colorado State Rams football team">2020</a>–<a href="/wiki/2022_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2022 Colorado State Rams football team">2022</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"><b>Reference:</b><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_College">Boston College</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Boston College"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Boston_College%E2%80%93UMass_football_rivalry" title="Boston College–UMass football rivalry">Boston College–UMass football rivalry</a></div> <p>Massachusetts and <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> are in-state rivals.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first game played between the two schools took place in 1899 and was played at a neutral location. Boston College won 18–0.<sup id="cite_ref-mcubed.net_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcubed.net-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, UMass was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College. The relative proximity between the schools encouraged them to schedule additional matches in the subsequent years. </p><p>BC and UMass met again in <a href="/wiki/Amherst,_Massachusetts" title="Amherst, Massachusetts">Amherst</a> in 1901, 1902, and 1912, with UMass winning all three contests before the series was halted.<sup id="cite_ref-mcubed.net_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcubed.net-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two universities did not meet again on the football field until 1966, when they began a seventeen-year series in which the teams would play each other in the last week of UMass' football season. UMass was in a lower division than BC during the entirety of the rivalry. As such, Boston College dominated the stretch, winning fifteen of the seventeen games, routinely blowing out the overmatched Minutemen. </p><p>After 22 years, the rivalry was renewed as UMass traveled to <a href="/wiki/Chestnut_Hill,_Massachusetts" title="Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts">Chestnut Hill</a> to play Boston College once again. UMass was yet again outmatched, losing 29–7. The universities agreed to play two more times over the next seven years, and Boston College won both games easily. </p><p>In April 2011, UMass announced plans to join the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> and move up to the <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_1-A#Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division 1-A">Football Bowl Subdivision</a>, the highest level of college football in the country. Boston College had been a member of this division for decades, and there was much speculation that the two schools may cultivate a renewal of the rivalry. This was confirmed when it was reported in September 2011, that they had agreed to play a three-game biannual series beginning in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two of the games will be played at BC's <a href="/wiki/Alumni_Stadium" title="Alumni Stadium">Alumni Stadium</a> and the other will be held at <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a>. </p><p>Most recently, the two teams met in September 2021, with BC winning 45–28. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"> <caption><b>UMass vs Boston College: All-Time Record</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Games played </th> <th>First meeting </th> <th>Last meeting </th> <th>UMass wins </th> <th>UMass losses </th> <th>UMass ties </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>27 </td> <td>1899 (Lost 18–0) </td> <td>2021 (Lost 45–28) </td> <td>5 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Connecticut">Connecticut</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Connecticut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/UConn%E2%80%93UMass_rivalry#Football" title="UConn–UMass rivalry">UConn–UMass rivalry § Football</a></div> <p>The first game played between Massachusetts and <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a> took place on November 6, 1897, in Amherst.<sup id="cite_ref-nbcconnecticut1_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbcconnecticut1-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UMass won 36–0. At the time, UMass was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College and Connecticut was officially Storrs Agricultural College. They had formed a loose association with other public colleges in New England such as present day <a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire" title="University of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Rhode_Island" title="University of Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The colleges continued to schedule matches intermittently until after <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, when they began to play on an almost-yearly basis through the mid-1920s.<sup id="cite_ref-nbcconnecticut1_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbcconnecticut1-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series was discontinued until 1932, when the schools again met each year until World War II saw both universities disband their football teams. The schools would not match up again on the gridiron until <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a> joined Massachusetts in the <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Conference" title="Yankee Conference">Yankee Conference</a> in 1952. UConn and UMass played every season from that point on until UConn began their transition to what was then Division I-A in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UMass leads the all-time series 36–34–2.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Massachusetts dominated the rivalry early, winning the first eight and 13 of the first 15 meetings between the two universities. Connecticut went on a streak of their own after that, winning 14 of the next 16 games. The 1960s again belonged to the then-Redmen of Massachusetts, as they lost only two games that decade. In the remaining years of the rivalry, the series was much more even, with neither team able to put together a winning streak of more than four games.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2011, UMass announced plans to join the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> and move up to the <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_1-A#Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division 1-A">Football Bowl Subdivision</a>, the highest level of college football in the country. Prior to this decision, the two schools had scheduled a game for August 30, 2012. UMass later became a FBS Independent school starting in 2016. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"> <caption><b>UMass vs UConn: All-Time Record</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Games played </th> <th>First meeting </th> <th>Last meeting </th> <th>UMass wins </th> <th>UMass losses </th> <th>UMass ties </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>74 </td> <td>1897 (Win 36–0) </td> <td>2021 (Win 27–13) </td> <td>38 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alumni_Field">Alumni Field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Alumni Field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Alumni_Field_(Amherst,_Massachusetts)" title="Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)">Alumni Field (Amherst, Massachusetts)</a></div> <p>The first field that the Minutemen played at was called Alumni Field, and was situated on the south end of campus. This field was replaced in 1915 by a new venue, also called Alumni Field. It was replaced in 1965 by Alumni Stadium, and later became the location of the Whitmore Administration Building. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="McGuirk_Alumni_Stadium">McGuirk Alumni Stadium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: McGuirk Alumni Stadium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stadium2-3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Stadium2-3.jpg/220px-Stadium2-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Stadium2-3.jpg/330px-Stadium2-3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Stadium2-3.jpg/440px-Stadium2-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1045" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Warren_McGuirk_Alumni_Stadium" title="Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium">Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Warren_McGuirk_Alumni_Stadium" title="Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium">Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium</a></div> <p>The Minutemen played their last home football game for three years at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, a 17,000 seat stadium on the UMass Amherst campus in 2011. The stadium itself sits just over the town line in neighboring <a href="/wiki/Hadley,_Massachusetts" title="Hadley, Massachusetts">Hadley</a>. The inaugural game took place on September 25, 1965, when UMass defeated the <a href="/wiki/AIC_Yellow_Jackets" class="mw-redirect" title="AIC Yellow Jackets">AIC Yellow Jackets</a>, 41–0. Since the opening, UMass has enjoyed a decided home-field advantage, posting a 182–79–2 record when playing at McGuirk. The attendance record at McGuirk was set during a UMass football game against <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> on November 25, 1972; 20,000 fans were in attendance. McGuirk was partially renovated for a return of UMass football. The expansion included a new performance center with new locker rooms and training facilities, and a new press box.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2012 and 2013 seasons UMass played all their home games at Gillette Stadium, but they returned to McGuirk beginning with three games in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2019, the Minutemen have played all of their home games at McGuirk Stadium. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gillette_Stadium">Gillette Stadium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Gillette Stadium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a></div> <p>UMass first played at Gillette Stadium in the "Colonial Clash" against the <a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire" title="University of New Hampshire">University of New Hampshire</a> on October 23, 2010. This game was renewed for the 2011 season as UMass played New Hampshire there again. For 2012–2013 the team played all of their home games at Gillette. UMass later split their home games between Gillette Stadium and the on-campus McGuirk Alumni Stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last home game UMass played at Gillette Stadium was in 2018. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_UMass_Minutemen_in_the_NFL_draft" title="List of UMass Minutemen in the NFL draft">List of UMass Minutemen in the NFL draft</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_All-Pros_and_Pro_Bowlers">NFL All-Pros and Pro Bowlers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: NFL All-Pros and Pro Bowlers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG/170px-Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG/255px-Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG/340px-Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1446" data-file-height="1896" /></a><figcaption>WR <a href="/wiki/Victor_Cruz_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Cruz (American football)">Victor Cruz</a></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">All-Pro </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Pro Bowl </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milt_Morin" title="Milt Morin">Milt Morin</a> </td> <td>none </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_Pro_Bowl" title="1969 Pro Bowl">1968</a>, <a href="/wiki/1972_Pro_Bowl" title="1972 Pro Bowl">1971</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Landry" title="Greg Landry">Greg Landry</a> </td> <td>none </td> <td>1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_Cruz_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Cruz (American football)">Victor Cruz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_All-Pro_Team" title="2011 All-Pro Team">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Pro_Bowl" title="2013 Pro Bowl">2012</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_NFL_players">Current NFL players</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Current NFL players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Team </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Years at UMass </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claudin_Cherelus" title="Claudin Cherelus">Claudin Cherelus</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> </td> <td>2017–2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Driscoll_(American_football)" title="Jack Driscoll (American football)">Jack Driscoll</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td>2015–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Isabella" title="Andy Isabella">Andy Isabella</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> </td> <td>2015–2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Rodgers" title="Isaiah Rodgers">Isaiah Rodgers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td>2016-2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Wallace" title="Josh Wallace">Josh Wallace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td>2019-2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elijah_Wilkinson" title="Elijah Wilkinson">Elijah Wilkinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> </td> <td>2013–2016 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Individual_awards">Individual awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Individual awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>UMass has had more than 70 players named to various <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a> teams since <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lou_Bush_(coach)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lou Bush (coach) (page does not exist)">Lou Bush</a> garnered the first selection for the Minutemen (then called the Aggies) in 1934. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_honors">Conference honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Conference honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of all Minutemen who were named Player, Coach, or Rookie of the Year for their respective conference.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Award </th></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Palazzi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave Palazzi (page does not exist)">Dave Palazzi</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>YanCon Rookie of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tim_Bryant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tim Bryant (page does not exist)">Tim Bryant</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>YanCon Rookie of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_McKeown_(football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John McKeown (football) (page does not exist)">John McKeown</a></td> <td>LB</td> <td>YanCon Defensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Reid_(American_football)" title="Jim Reid (American football)">Jim Reid</a></td> <td>HC</td> <td>YanCon Coach of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td>Gary Wilkos</td> <td>QB</td> <td>YanCon Offensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Johnson_(running_back)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Johnson (running back) (page does not exist)">John Johnson</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>YanCon Rookie of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Reid_(American_football)" title="Jim Reid (American football)">Jim Reid</a></td> <td>HC</td> <td>YanCon Coach of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rene_Ingoglia" title="Rene Ingoglia">Rene Ingoglia</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>YanCon Rookie of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brian_Corcoran_(football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian Corcoran (football) (page does not exist)">Brian Corcoran</a></td> <td>DL</td> <td>YanCon Defensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khari_Samuel" title="Khari Samuel">Khari Samuel</a></td> <td>LB</td> <td>A-10 Defensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adrian_Zullo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adrian Zullo (page does not exist)">Adrian Zullo</a></td> <td>WR</td> <td>A-10 Rookie of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/R.J._Cobbs" class="mw-redirect" title="R.J. Cobbs">R.J. Cobbs</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>A-10 Rookie of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Whipple" title="Mark Whipple">Mark Whipple</a></td> <td>HC</td> <td>A-10 Coach of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shannon_James_(gridiron_football)" title="Shannon James (gridiron football)">Shannon James</a></td> <td>DB</td> <td>A-10 Defensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Christian_Koegel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christian Koegel (page does not exist)">Christian Koegel</a></td> <td>P</td> <td>A-10 Special Teams Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Baylark" title="Steve Baylark">Steve Baylark</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>A-10 Offensive Player of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Brown_(American_football_coach)" title="Don Brown (American football coach)">Don Brown</a></td> <td>HC</td> <td>A-10 Coach of the Year </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tyler_Holmes_(linebacker)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tyler Holmes (linebacker) (page does not exist)">Tyler Holmes</a></td> <td>LB</td> <td>CAA Defensive Player of the Year </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_Football_Hall_of_Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: College Football Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of all Minutemen inducted in the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Years at UMass </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Inducted </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">Dick MacPherson</a></td> <td>HC</td> <td>1971–1977</td> <td>2009</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milt_Morin" title="Milt Morin">Milt Morin</a></td> <td>TE</td> <td>1963–1965</td> <td>2010</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_opponents">Future opponents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=UMass_Minutemen_football&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Future opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Announced schedules as of September 17, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">Week </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">2025 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">2026 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">2027 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">2028 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">2029 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:#FFFFFF;">2030 </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 0</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football">Hawaii</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights football">Rutgers</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">Colorado</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 2</b> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wagner_Seahawks_football" title="Wagner Seahawks football">Wagner</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_football" title="Troy Trojans football">Troy</a> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 3</b> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football" title="Iowa Hawkeyes football">Iowa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UCF_Knights_football" title="UCF Knights football">UCF</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_football" title="Indiana Hoosiers football">Indiana</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 4</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football" title="New Mexico State Aggies football">New Mexico State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 5</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 6</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_football" title="Temple Owls football">Temple</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 7</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 8</b> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 9</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 10</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td style="background: Silver;"><b>Week 11</b> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> </td> <td style="background: Gainsboro;"> 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href="/wiki/1897_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1897 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1898 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1899 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1900 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1901 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1902 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1903 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1904 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1904</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1913_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1913 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1914 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1915 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1916 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1916</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1917</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1918</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1919 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1920 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1921 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1922 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1923 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1924 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1925 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1926 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1927 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1928 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1929 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Massachusetts_Aggies_football_team" title="1930 Massachusetts Aggies football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1931 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1932 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1933 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1934 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1935 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1936 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1937 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1938 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1939 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1940 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1941 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1942 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943</span></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1944</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1945 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Massachusetts_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1946 Massachusetts State Aggies football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Massachusetts_Statesmen_football_team" title="1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1948 UMass Redmen football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1949 UMass Redmen football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1950 UMass Redmen football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1951 UMass Redmen football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1952 UMass Redmen football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1953 UMass Redmen football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1954 UMass Redmen football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1955 UMass Redmen football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1956 UMass Redmen football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1957 UMass Redmen football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1958 UMass Redmen football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1959 UMass Redmen football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1960 UMass Redmen football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1961 UMass Redmen football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1962 UMass Redmen football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1963 UMass Redmen football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1964 UMass Redmen football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1965 UMass Redmen football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1966 UMass Redmen football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1967 UMass Redmen football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1968 UMass Redmen football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1969 UMass Redmen football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1970 UMass Redmen football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_UMass_Redmen_football_team" title="1971 UMass Redmen football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1972 UMass Minutemen football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1973 UMass Minutemen football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1974 UMass Minutemen football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1975 UMass Minutemen football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1976 UMass Minutemen football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1977 UMass Minutemen football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1978 UMass Minutemen football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1979 UMass Minutemen football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1980 UMass Minutemen football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1981 UMass Minutemen football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1982 UMass Minutemen football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1983 UMass Minutemen football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1984 UMass Minutemen football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1985 UMass Minutemen football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1986 UMass Minutemen football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1987 UMass Minutemen football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1988 UMass Minutemen football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1989 UMass Minutemen football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1990 UMass Minutemen football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1991 UMass Minutemen football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1992 UMass Minutemen football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1993 UMass Minutemen football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1994 UMass Minutemen football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1995 UMass Minutemen football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1996 UMass Minutemen football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1997 UMass Minutemen football team">1997</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1998_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1998 UMass Minutemen football team">1998</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="1999 UMass Minutemen football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2000 UMass Minutemen football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2001 UMass Minutemen football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2002 UMass Minutemen football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2003 UMass Minutemen football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2004 UMass Minutemen football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2005 UMass Minutemen football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2006 UMass Minutemen football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2007 UMass Minutemen football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2008 UMass Minutemen football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2009 UMass Minutemen football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2010 UMass Minutemen football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2011 UMass Minutemen football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2012 UMass Minutemen football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2013 UMass Minutemen football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2014 UMass Minutemen football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2015 UMass Minutemen football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2016 UMass Minutemen football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2017 UMass Minutemen football team">2017</a></li> <li><a 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title="National Center for Digital Government">National Center for Digital Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_Economy_Research_Institute" title="Political Economy Research Institute">Political Economy Research Institute</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;;width:1%">Campus</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;">Facilities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Arts_Center_(Amherst,_Massachusetts)" 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Lederle Graduate Research Center">John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrill_Science_Center" title="Morrill Science Center">Morrill Science Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_D._Lincoln_Campus_Center" title="Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center">Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center</a> (<a href="/wiki/Blue_Wall_Cafe" title="Blue Wall Cafe">Blue Wall Cafe</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orchard_Hill_Observatory" title="Orchard Hill Observatory">Orchard Hill Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art" title="University Museum of Contemporary Art">University Museum of Contemporary Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois_Library" title="W. E. B. Du Bois Library">W. E. B. Du Bois Library</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;">Landmarks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Campus_Pond_(Amherst,_Massachusetts)" title="Campus Pond (Amherst, Massachusetts)">Campus Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Chapel_(Amherst,_Massachusetts)" title="Old Chapel (Amherst, Massachusetts)">Old Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chestnut_Ridge_Historical_Area" title="Chestnut Ridge Historical Area">Chestnut Ridge Historical Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Ridge_Historical_Area" title="East Ridge Historical Area">East Ridge Historical Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Drive_Historical_Area" title="Ellis Drive Historical Area">Ellis Drive Historical Area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_and_Minutewomen" title="UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Athletics</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;">Programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_baseball" title="UMass Minutemen baseball">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutewomen_softball" title="UMass Minutewomen softball">Softball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_basketball" title="UMass Minutemen basketball">Men's basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutewomen_basketball" title="UMass Minutewomen basketball">Women's basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_ice_hockey" title="UMass Minutemen ice hockey">Men's ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_women%27s_ice_hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="UMass Minutemen women's ice hockey">Women's ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_lacrosse" title="UMass Minutemen lacrosse">Men's lacrosse</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_soccer" title="UMass Minutemen soccer">Men's soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutewomen_field_hockey" title="UMass Minutewomen field hockey">Field hockey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;">Facilities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curry_Hicks_Cage" title="Curry Hicks Cage">Curry Hicks Cage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Lorden_Field" title="Earl Lorden Field">Earl Lorden Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Mullins_Memorial_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="William D. Mullins Memorial Center">William D. Mullins Memorial Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sortino_Field" title="Sortino Field">Sortino Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_McGuirk_Alumni_Stadium" title="Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium">Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudd_Field_(UMass)" title="Rudd Field (UMass)">Rudd Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;">History and traditions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_and_Minutewomen" title="UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen">UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_the_Minuteman" title="Sam the Minuteman">Sam the Minuteman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fight_Mass" title="Fight Mass">UMass Fight Song</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst_alumni" title="List of University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni">Alumni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst_faculty" title="List of University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty"> Faculty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chancellors_of_the_University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst" title="List of chancellors of the University of Massachusetts Amherst">Presidents and Chancellors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Campus_Chronicle" title="The Campus Chronicle">The Campus Chronicle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jubilat" title="Jubilat">Jubilat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Massachusetts_Daily_Collegian" title="The Massachusetts Daily Collegian">The Massachusetts Daily Collegian</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Massachusetts_Review" title="The Massachusetts Review">The Massachusetts Review</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFCR" title="WFCR">WFCR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMUA" title="WMUA">WMUA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#881C1C;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #27251F, inset -2px -2px 0 #27251F;;width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Amherst,_Massachusetts_water_shortage" title="1980 Amherst, Massachusetts water shortage">1980 campus water shortage</a></li></ul> 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title="Ohio Bobcats football">Ohio Bobcats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toledo_Rockets_football" title="Toledo Rockets football">Toledo Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos_football" title="Western Michigan Broncos football">Western Michigan Broncos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2950;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00A363, inset -2px -2px 0 #00A363;;width:1%">Future teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">UMass Minutemen</a> <i>(joining in 2025)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0C2950;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00A363, inset -2px -2px 0 #00A363;;width:1%">Championships and awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Mid-America_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 Mid-America Conference football season (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 Mid-American Conference football season 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football season (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Mid-American Conference football season (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Mid-American_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 Mid-American 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