2017 UMass Minutemen football team

2017 Division I FBS independents football records
	As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

UMass Minutemen football
2017 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
2017 record	4–8
Head coach	Mark Whipple (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ed Pinkham (1st year season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium; (Capacity: 17,000)

The 2017 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the fourth year of head coach Mark Whipple's second stint at UMass and 10th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with their final home game at Fenway Park. This was UMass's second year as an independent.^[1] They finished the season 4–8.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	6:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ELVN☆	L 35–38	12,145
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 28–38	13,274
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ELVN	L 7–17	9,028
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 21–29	22,911
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 13–17	95,324
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ELVN	L 50–58	7,696
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ELVN	W 55–20	10,690
October 28	3:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ELVN	W 30–27 ^2OT	11,889
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	L 23–34	57,354
November 11	4:00 p.m.	Maine	Fenway Park • Boston, MA	ELVN	W 44–31	12,794
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	W 16–10	51,355
December 2	12:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	CUSA.tv	L 45–63	14,004
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^{^[a]}The game between UMass and South Florida was postponed due to Hurricane Irma. A game with FIU was scheduled after FIU's game with Indiana was cancelled.^[2]

Schedule Source:^[3]

☆All Eleven Sports broadcasts will be simulcast on NESN or NESN+.^[4]

Game summaries

Hawaii

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2016	Hawaii, 46–40

Coastal Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UMass at Coastal Carolina^[7]^[8]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	7	7	7	28
• Chanticleers	14	7	10	7	38

Date: September 2
Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC
Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 13,274
Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C), Weather: Overcast
Referee: Kevin Stine
TV announcers (ESPN3): Brock Bowling, Stan Lewter

Sources:^[7]^[8]

Old Dominion

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2016	Old Dominion, 36–16

Old Dominion at UMass^[9]^[10]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Monarchs	3	7	0	7	17
Minutemen	0	0	7	0	7

Date: September 9
Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Hadley, MA
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 9,028
Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: N 8 mph (13 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Jon Noli
TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor

Sources:^[9]^[10]

Temple

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	Temple, 25–23

UMass at Temple^[11]^[12]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	7	7	7	21
• Owls	3	13	6	7	29

Date: September 15
Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 22,911
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: SW 7 mph (11 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Charles Lewis
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia

Sources:^[11]^[12]

Tennessee

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UMass at Tennessee^[13]^[14]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	6	7	0	13
• Volunteers	0	14	3	0	17

Date: September 23
Location: Neyland Stadium
Knoxville, TN
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 95,324
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 2 mph (3.2 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware, Olivia Harlan

Sources:^[13]^[14]

Ohio

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2013	Ohio, 51–23

Ohio at UMass^[15]^[16]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bobcats	7	20	14	17	58
Minutemen	10	17	2	21	50

Date: September 30
Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Hadley, MA
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 7,696
Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C), Wind: N 6 mph (9.7 km/h), Weather: Overcast
Referee: Tracy Jones
TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor

Sources:^[15]^[16]

Georgia Southern

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1999	Georgia Southern, 38–21

Georgia Southern at UMass^[17]^[18]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	3	0	20
• Minutemen	28	20	0	7	55

Date: October 21
Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Hadley, MA
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 10,690
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C), Weather: Sunny
Referee: A. Calabrese
TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor

Sources:^[17]^[18]

Appalachian State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2006	Appalachian State, 28–17

Appalachian State at UMass^[19]^[20]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Mountaineers	0	14	3	3	7	0	27
• Minutemen	10	7	0	3	7	3	30

Date: October 28
Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Hadley, MA
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 12,000
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C), Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h), Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Todd LaPlenta
TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor

Sources:^[19]^[20]

Mississippi State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2016	Mississippi State, 47–35

UMass at Mississippi State^[21]^[22]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	17	0	3	23
• Bulldogs	10	3	14	7	34

Date: November 4
Location: Davis Wade Stadium
Starkville, MS
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 57,374
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: SSW 4 mph (6.4 km/h), Weather: Overcast
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware and Olivia Harlan

Sources:^[21]^[22]

Maine

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–17–1	2013	Maine, 24–14

Maine at UMass^[23]^[24]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	9	8	7	31
• Minutemen	21	3	13	7	44

Date: November 11
Location: Fenway Park
Boston, MA
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:37
Game attendance: 12,974
Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C), Wind: NW 7 mph (11 km/h), Weather: Clear and Sunny
Referee: Todd LaPlenta
TV announcers (ELVN): Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Seth Cantor

Sources:^[23]^[24]

BYU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2016	BYU, 51–9

UMass at BYU^[25]^[26]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Minutemen	0	3	13	0	16
Cougars	0	0	3	7	10

Date: November 18
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, UT
Game start: 3:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 51,355
Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C), Weather: Clear
Referee: Michael Roche
TV announcers (BYUtv/ESPN3): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom McClain

Sources:^[25]^[26]

FIU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2016	UMass, 21–13

UMass at FIU^[27]^[28]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	14	7	10	14	45
• Panthers	14	21	7	21	63

Date: December 2
Location: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Miami, FL
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 14,004
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C), Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h), Weather: Sunny
Referee: Stephen LaManti
TV announcers (CUSA.tv): A.J. Ricketts, Hurlie Brown

Sources:^[27]^[28]

References

↑ "UMass Minutemen announce 2017 football schedule". FB Schedules. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
↑ "UMass Football Announces Changes To 2017, Future Schedules". umassathletics.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
↑ "2017 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
↑ "UMass close to football TV deal; shakes up radio broadcast". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
1 2 "Hawai'i (1–0) vs. Massachusetts (0–1)". UMass Athletics. August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Brown's last minute TD pass lifts Hawaii over UMass 38–35". ESPN. August 27, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Massachusetts (0–2) vs. Coastal Carolina (1–0)". UMass Athletics. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Abercrombie leads Coastal Carolina over UMass 38–28". ESPN. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Old Dominion (2–0) vs. Massachusetts (0–3)". UMass Athletics. September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Hoy TD, 8 sacks help Old Dominion top UMass 17–7". ESPN. September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Massahcusetts (0–4) vs. Temple (2–1)". UMass Athletics. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Wright's one-handed TD grab highlights Temple's 29–21 win". ESPN. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Massahcusetts (0–5) vs. Tennessee (3–1)". UMass Athletics. September 23, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Pass rush helps sluggish Tennessee outlast UMass 17–13". ESPN. September 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Ohio (4–1) vs. Massahcusetts (0–6)". UMass Athletics. September 30, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Rourke leads Ohio to shootout win over Massachusetts 58–50". ESPN. September 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Georgia Southern (0–6) vs. Massahcusetts (1–6)". UMass Athletics. October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Ally, Comis lead UMass past Georgia Southern 55–20". ESPN. October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Appalachian State (5–3) vs. Massahcusetts (2–6)". UMass Athletics. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Laurent's FG lifts UMass over Appalachian St. 30–27 in 2OT". ESPN. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
1 2 "Massachusetts (2–7) vs. Mississippi State (7–2)". UMass Athletics. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
1 2 "No. 21 Mississippi State beats UMass 34–23". ESPN. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
1 2 "Maine (4–5) vs. Massachusetts (3–7)". UMass Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
1 2 "Ford-Isabella combo leads UMass past Maine 44–31". ESPN. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
1 2 "Massachusetts (4–7) vs. BYU (3–9)". UMass Athletics. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
1 2 "UMass wins a game on the road, hands BYU its 9th loss, 16–10". ESPN. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
1 2 "Massachusetts (4–8) vs. FIU (8–4)". UMass Athletics. December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
1 2 "FIU sets records in 63–45 win over UMass". ESPN. December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

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[1] "UMass Minutemen announce 2017 football schedule". FB Schedules. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

[2] "UMass Football Announces Changes To 2017, Future Schedules". umassathletics.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.

[3] "2017 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

[4] "UMass close to football TV deal; shakes up radio broadcast". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 2, 2017.

[boxscore1-5] 1 2 "Hawai'i (1–0) vs. Massachusetts (0–1)". UMass Athletics. August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap1-6] 1 2 "Brown's last minute TD pass lifts Hawaii over UMass 38–35". ESPN. August 27, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore2-7] 1 2 "Massachusetts (0–2) vs. Coastal Carolina (1–0)". UMass Athletics. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap2-8] 1 2 "Abercrombie leads Coastal Carolina over UMass 38–28". ESPN. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore3-9] 1 2 "Old Dominion (2–0) vs. Massachusetts (0–3)". UMass Athletics. September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap3-10] 1 2 "Hoy TD, 8 sacks help Old Dominion top UMass 17–7". ESPN. September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore4-11] 1 2 "Massahcusetts (0–4) vs. Temple (2–1)". UMass Athletics. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap4-12] 1 2 "Wright's one-handed TD grab highlights Temple's 29–21 win". ESPN. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore5-13] 1 2 "Massahcusetts (0–5) vs. Tennessee (3–1)". UMass Athletics. September 23, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap5-14] 1 2 "Pass rush helps sluggish Tennessee outlast UMass 17–13". ESPN. September 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore6-15] 1 2 "Ohio (4–1) vs. Massahcusetts (0–6)". UMass Athletics. September 30, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap6-16] 1 2 "Rourke leads Ohio to shootout win over Massachusetts 58–50". ESPN. September 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore7-17] 1 2 "Georgia Southern (0–6) vs. Massahcusetts (1–6)". UMass Athletics. October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap7-18] 1 2 "Ally, Comis lead UMass past Georgia Southern 55–20". ESPN. October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore8-19] 1 2 "Appalachian State (5–3) vs. Massahcusetts (2–6)". UMass Athletics. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[recap8-20] 1 2 "Laurent's FG lifts UMass over Appalachian St. 30–27 in 2OT". ESPN. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[boxscore9-21] 1 2 "Massachusetts (2–7) vs. Mississippi State (7–2)". UMass Athletics. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[recap9-22] 1 2 "No. 21 Mississippi State beats UMass 34–23". ESPN. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[boxscore10-23] 1 2 "Maine (4–5) vs. Massachusetts (3–7)". UMass Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[recap10-24] 1 2 "Ford-Isabella combo leads UMass past Maine 44–31". ESPN. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[boxscore11-25] 1 2 "Massachusetts (4–7) vs. BYU (3–9)". UMass Athletics. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[recap11-26] 1 2 "UMass wins a game on the road, hands BYU its 9th loss, 16–10". ESPN. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[boxscore12-27] 1 2 "Massachusetts (4–8) vs. FIU (8–4)". UMass Athletics. December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[recap12-28] 1 2 "FIU sets records in 63–45 win over UMass". ESPN. December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

UMass Minutemen football
Venues	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (alternate) (2012–2016)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire: Colonial Clash (Bill Knight Trophy) UConn
Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass" University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

2017 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Army			–			10	–	3
No. 11 Notre Dame			–			10	–	3
UMass			–			4	–	8
BYU			–			4	–	9

As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll