2012 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Kruczek (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorPhil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumGillette Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State x   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Ohio   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Buffalo   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Miami (OH)   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UMass   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Akron   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Toledo   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Ball State   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Central Michigan   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The 2012 season was the team's first as a member of the MAC, as they continued their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship.

However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the NCAA UMass would have been eligible to participate in a bowl game if they achieved at least 6 wins, and there were not enough spots to fill all bowl games.[1]

The 2012 season was Charley Molnar's first as head coach of the Minutemen, previously serving as Offensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The team would finish the season with a record of 1–11 overall with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season three players were selected to All-MAC teams. Senior linebacker Perry McIntyre was named to the All-MAC First Team Defense, while senior safety Darren Thellen earned Second Team accolades. Punter Colter Johnson, a junior, was also honored as a Third Team selection.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 p.m.at Connecticut*
SNY/ESPN3L 0–3735,270
September 83:30 p.m.Indiana*
ESPN3L 6–4516,304
September 153:30 p.m.at No. 17 Michigan*
BTNL 13–63110,708
September 2212:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)
ESPN+L 16–2715,159
September 293:30 p.m.Ohio
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
ESPN3L 34–378,321
October 62:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
L 14–5215,671
October 2012:00 p.m.Bowling Greendagger
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 0–2410,846
October 277:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
SECRN/NESNL 7–4932,227
November 33:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois
L 0–6311,114
November 102:00 p.m.at Akron
W 22–147,716
November 173:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 19–2912,649
November 233:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxborough, MA
L 21–426,385
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

@ UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0
Huskies 7 13 7 10 37

See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoosiers 21 17 0 7 45
Minutemen 6 0 0 0 6

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

@ Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 13 0 0 13
#17 Wolverines 14 28 14 7 63

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

@ Miami (Ohio)

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 3 7 6 16
RedHawks 0 14 7 6 27

See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 17 0 17 37
Minutemen 10 7 10 7 34

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 7 0 7 14
Broncos 7 21 21 3 52

See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 14 3 24
Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0

See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

@ Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 0 0 7 7
Commodores 7 14 28 0 49

See also: 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

@ Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0
Huskies 14 21 21 7 63

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

@ Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 12 0 7 22
Zips 0 0 7 7 14

See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 0 14 15 29
Minutemen 3 10 6 0 19

See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 14 14 42
Minutemen 0 14 7 0 21

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Team players selected in the 2013 NFL Draft

NFL Draftees
Name Position Round Pick NFL Team
Michael Cox Running Back 7 253 New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "NCAA.org". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "2012 Football Non-Conference Schedule Announced - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site". www.umassathletics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

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