The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represent 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. Four home games are played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other two games are played on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This season is UMass's first as an independent.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
TBA |
at Florida |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL |
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September 10 |
TBA |
Boston College |
Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA (Rivalry) |
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September 17 |
TBA |
FIU |
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
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September 24 |
TBA |
Mississippi State |
Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA |
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October 1 |
TBA |
Tulane |
Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA |
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October 8 |
TBA |
at Old Dominion |
Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA |
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October 15 |
TBA |
Louisiana Tech |
Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA |
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October 22 |
TBA |
at South Carolina |
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC |
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October 29 |
TBA |
Wagner |
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA |
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November 5 |
TBA |
at Troy |
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
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November 19 |
TBA |
at BYU |
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT |
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November 26 |
TBA |
at Hawaii |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[1]
Game notes
Florida
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gators |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
Boston College
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–19 |
2014 |
Boston College, 30–7 |
FIU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Panthers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2015 |
UMass, 24–14 |
Mississippi State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
Tulane
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Green Wave |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
Old Dominion
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Monarchs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2011 |
Old Dominion, 48–33 |
Louisiana Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
South Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gamecocks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
Wagner
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
1931 |
UMass, 77–0 |
Troy
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Trojans |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
BYU
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cougars |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
Hawaii
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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