2016 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–10
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumGillette Stadium
(Capacity: 68,756)
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 17,000)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
BYU     –       9 – 4  
Army     –       8 – 5  
Notre Dame     –       4 – 8  
UMass     –       2 – 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is their third year with head coach Mark Whipple. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Three home games were played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other three games on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was UMass's first season as an independent. They finished the season 2–10.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 p.m.at No. 25 Florida
SECNL 7–2488,121
September 1012:00 p.m.Boston College
ASN/ESPN3L 7–2625,112
September 173:30 p.m.FIU
ASN/ESPN3W 21–1312,202
September 243:30 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxboro, MA
ASN/ESPN3L 35–4713,074
October 13:30 p.m.Tulanedagger
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ASN/ESPN3L 24–3114,892
October 7[a]8:00 p.m.at Old Dominion
CUSA.tvL 16–3620,118
October 153:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxboro, MA
ASN/ESPN3L 28–5613,311
October 2212:00 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 28–3473,428
October 2912:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ASN/ESPN3W 34–108,468
November 53:30 p.m.at Troy
ESPN3L 31–5221,763
November 192:00 p.m.at BYU
BYUtv/ESPN3L 9–5151,190
November 2611:00 p.m.at Hawaii
Oceanic PPVL 40–4622,739
^[a] The game between Massachusetts and Old Dominion on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew. The game was moved a day sooner to October 7, 2016 with an 8:00pm kickoff.[1]
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 7 0 0 7
#25 Gators 7 3 0 14 24

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 13 6 7 26
Minutemen 7 0 0 0 7

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 0 10 0 13
Minutemen 0 14 7 0 21

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 10 28 6 47
Minutemen 7 7 7 14 35

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 7 3 14 7 31
Minutemen 14 0 0 10 24

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 9 7 0 16
Monarchs 10 9 10 7 36

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 21 14 14 56
Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 14 0 14 28
Gamecocks 14 13 7 0 34

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 3 7 10
Minutemen 14 13 7 0 34

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 14 3 7 7 31
Trojans 21 7 10 14 52

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 6 3 0 0 9
Cougars 0 14 20 17 51

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 10 13 14 40
Rainbow Warriors 10 14 9 13 46

References

  1. ^ "ODU will play UMass Friday night because of Hurricane Matthew | ODUBlitz | pilotonline.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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