Template:2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
The 2002 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference . The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts . The 2002 season saw UMass return to the top half of the conference, as they finished the season with a record of 8–4 overall and 6–3 in conference play.
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 1:00 p.m. [[{{{school}}}|Central Connecticut State]]* W 52–38,103 September 14 1:00 p.m. [[{{{school}}}|American International]]* McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 42–137,064 September 21 12:30 p.m. at No. 18 Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA L 17–426,651 September 28 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 (AP ) North Carolina State * L 24–5651,221 October 5 3:00 p.m. at Richmond W 34–136,927 October 12 1:00 p.m. No. 2 Maine McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 20-105,183 October 19 1:00 p.m. No. 4 Villanova No. 20 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 17-1611,208 October 25 3:30 p.m. at James Madison W 14–711,567 November 2 12:00 p.m. Delaware No. 13 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 17–711,553 November 9 12:00 p.m. at New Hampshire No. 12 L 14–313,686 November 16 12:00 p.m. Hofstra No. 19 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA A10 TV L 28–315,090 November 23 12:00 p.m. at Rhode Island W 48–212,501 *Non-conference game Rankings from [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings#the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] [1] All times are in Eastern time
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