Template:2008 CAA football standings
The 2008 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association . The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts . The 2008 season was Brown's last as head coach of the Minutemen. He left the position the following season to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland . The Minutemen finished the season with a record of 7–5 (4–4 CAA), missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005.
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Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:00 p.m. Albany * No. 5 W 28–1615,112
September 6 1:00 p.m. at Holy Cross * No. 4 Charter TV3 W 45–4212,871
September 13 3:30 p.m. at No. 7 James Madison No. 3 CN8 L 38–5215,747
September 20 7:00 p.m. at No. 11 (AP /FBS ) Texas Tech * No. 9 L 14–5653,190
October 4 1:00 p.m. No. 16 Delaware No. 18 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA CN8 W 17–716,422
October 11 12:30 p.m. at Northeastern No. 13 Parsons Field Brookline, MA CSN NE W 28–244,155
October 18 3:30 p.m. No. 9 Richmond No. 10 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA CN8 L 15–3015,953
October 25 1:00 p.m. Bryant * No. 17 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 42–712,521
November 1 12:00 p.m. at Rhode Island No. 15 W 49–07,201
November 8 12:00 p.m. Maine No. 13 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA CSN NE, CSN MA L 20–219,182
November 15 12:00 p.m. at No. 13 New Hampshire No. 22 CSN NE, CSN MA L 21–526,231
November 22 2:30 Hofstra McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA CN8 W 28–145,108
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from [[2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted Poll|the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted Poll]] released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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