2016 UMass Minutemen football team

	2016 Division I FBS independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

UMass Minutemen football
	2016 UMass Minutemen football
	File:UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg
Conference	Independent
2016 record	2–10
Head coach	Mark Whipple (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Masella (5th season)
Home stadium	Gillette Stadium; (Capacity: 68,756); Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium; (Capacity: 17,000)
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

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[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 7–24	88,121
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA (rivalry)	ASN/ESPN3	L 7–26	25,112
September 17	3:30 p.m.	FIU	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ASN/ESPN3	W 21–13	12,202
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA	ASN/ESPN3	L 35–47	13,074
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Tulane	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ASN/ESPN3	L 24–31	14,892
October 7^[a]	8:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	CUSA.tv	L 16–36	20,118
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA	ASN/ESPN3	L 28–56	13,311
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 28–34	73,428
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Wagner	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ASN/ESPN3	W 34–10	8,468
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 31–52	21,763
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	L 9–51	51,190
November 26	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 40–46	22,739
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^{^[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	OT
Minutemen	0	7	0	0	7
#25 Gators	7	3	0	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic

Boston College[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–20	2014	Boston College, 30–7

Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

FIU[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	UMass, 24–14

Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock

Mississippi State[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

Tulane[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

Old Dominion[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	Old Dominion, 48–33

Broadcasters: Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, Doug Ripley

Louisiana Tech[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Hali Oughton

South Carolina[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic

Wagner[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1931	UMass, 77–0

Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock

Troy[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Matt Stewart, Tom O'Brien

BYU[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom

Hawaii[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Broadcasters: Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs

References[]

↑ http://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/football/odu-will-play-umass-friday-night-at-p-m/article_83a4fd3b-45f2-52c1-9b2a-50ff179f0646.html
↑ "2016 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-umass-minutemen-football-schedule.php. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

[1] ttp://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/football/odu-will-play-umass-friday-night-at-p-m/article_83a4fd3b-45f2-52c1-9b2a-50ff179f0646.html

[2] "2016 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-umass-minutemen-football-schedule.php. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

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