2006 UMass Minutemen football
A-10 champion
Lambert Cup winner
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNorth
Record13–2 (8–0 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris
Defensive coordinatorKeith Dudzinski
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 6 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Hofstra   1 – 7     2 – 9  
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Villanova   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Towson   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Richmond   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
William & Mary   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachian State. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2 (8–0 A-10).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21:00 p.m.Colgate*No. 10
W 28–78,191
September 91:30 p.m.at Navy*No. 9
CSTVL 20–2130,117
September 161:00 p.m.at VillanovaNo. 9
CN8W 31–2110,887[1]
September 231:00 p.m.Stony Brook*No. 9
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 48–79,001
October 71:00 p.m.William & MaryNo. 10
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 48–715,822
October 143:00 p.m.at No. 22 TowsonNo. 8
W 35–06,820
October 211:00 p.m.Rhode IslanddaggerNo. 6
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
A10TVW 41–1615,522
October 281:00 p.m.at NortheasternNo. 4
CN8W 7–0550
November 412:00 p.m.at No. 9 New HampshireNo. 3
CSTVW 28–2010,598
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 19 MaineNo. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 10–910,166
November 1812:00 p.m.HofstraNo. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 22–169,211
November 2512:00 p.m.Lafayette*No. 3
CN8, LSNW 35–145,388
December 22:30 p.m.No. 9 New Hampshire*No. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN PlusW 24–1717,000
December 87:30 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 3
ESPN2W 19–1723,454
December 158:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Appalachian State*No. 3
ESPN2L 17–2822,808

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References

  1. ^ "Coen does his share for Minutemen". The Boston Globe. September 17, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts Minutemen". cfbinfo.com. 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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