2011 UMass Minutemen football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (3-5 CAA)
Head coach	Kevin Morris (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Picucci
Defensive coordinator	Frank Forcucci (1st season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Towson $^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	3	–	8
Villanova	1	–	7	2	–	9
Richmond	0	–	8	3	–	8
UMass *	0	–	0	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Kevin Morris and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, with the exception of the second annual Colonial Clash, which was played at Gillette Stadium.^[1]

The 2011 season was the team's last as a member of the CAA, as they began their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible for post season play.

They finished the season 5–6, with a 3–5 record against members of the CAA. They did not occupy a spot in the CAA standings due to their transition to the FBS.

Two days after the final game of the season, Kevin Morris was fired from his position as head coach.

Schedule

Highlights of the 2011 schedule, which was the final FCS schedule for the Minutemen, included:

The season opening night game at in-state rival Holy Cross.
A game against FBS and in-state rival Boston College.
The Colonial Clash matchup against New Hampshire at Gillette Stadium.
The final game at McGuirk Stadium for the immediate future against James Madison.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	No. 25	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	CBS Sports Network	W 24–16	15,942
September 17	6:30 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 21	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CSN NE	W 36–27	11,167
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 17–45	30,176
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	No. 20	S. B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA		L 33–48	19,818
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 42–26	11,736
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN NE/Comcast Network	W 28–10	21,902
October 22	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 New Hampshire	No. 22	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA (Colonial Clash)	CSN NE	L 21–27	24,022
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Richmond		Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		W 28–7	8,700
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Villanova		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CSN NE/Comcast Network	L 17–35	10,012
November 12	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		L 21–32	4,460
November 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 19 James Madison		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		L 17–34	7,103
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "2011 Football Schedule". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

v t e UMass Minutemen football
Venues	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (alternate) (2012–2016)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire UConn
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass" University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold