2006 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2006 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150px Atlantic 10 Conference North A-10 13–2 8–0 Don Brown 3rd Kevin Morris 3rd Pro-style Keith Dudzinski 3rd 4–3 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium A-10 championLambert Cup winner FCS Championship Game L 17–28 vs. Appalachian State 2 The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachian State. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2 (8–0 A-10). Schedule 2006 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 2 1:00 p.m. w y 10 Colgate McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 28–7 8,191 Can't Hold These Horses Marty Dobrow September 3, 2006 C15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63067846/2006-colgate-umass/ September 9 1:30 p.m. l y y 9 Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CSTV 20–21 30,117 September 16 1:00 p.m. w y 9 Villanova Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA CN8 31–21 10,887 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100320634/coen-does-his-share-for-minutemen/ The Boston Globe Coen does his share for Minutemen September 17, 2006 April 23, 2022 Newspapers.com September 23 1:00 p.m. w y 9 Stony Brook McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 48–7 9,001 October 7 1:00 p.m. w 10 William & Mary McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 48–7 15,822 October 14 3:00 p.m. w y 8 Towson 22 Unitas Stadium Towson, MD 35–0 6,820 October 21 1:00 p.m. w y 6 Rhode Island McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA A10TV 41–16 15,522 October 28 1:00 p.m. w y 4 2006 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA CN8 7–0 550 November 4 12:00 p.m. w y 3 New Hampshire 9 rivalry Cowell Stadium Durham, NH CSTV 28–20 10,598 November 11 12:00 p.m. w 3 Maine 19 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 10–9 10,166 November 18 12:00 p.m. w 3 2006 Hofstra Pride Hofstra McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 22–16 9,211 November 25 12:00 p.m. w y 3 Lafayette McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA NCAA Division I First Round CN8, LSN 35–14 5,388 UMass Is Spot-On Against Leopards Marty Dobrow November 25, 2006 D15 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63127712/2006-lafayette-umass/ December 2 2:30 p.m. w y 3 New Hampshire 9 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN Plus 24–17 17,000 December 8 7:30 p.m. w y y 3 Montana 2 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT NCAA Division I Semifinal ESPN2 19–17 23,454 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-griz-ousted/178181599/ The Independent-Record Griz ousted December 9, 2006 August 4, 2025 Newspapers.com December 15 8:00 p.m. l y y 3 Appalachian State 1 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN NCAA Division I Championship Game ESPN2 17–28 22,808 https://cfbinfo.com/team/massachusetts-minutemen/2006 Massachusetts Minutemen 2006 cfbinfo.com January 9, 2019 References Further reading https://umassathletics.com/news/2006/12/15/No_3_UMass_Falls_To_No_1_App_State_In_NCAA_Final_28_17.aspx?path=football No. 3 UMass Falls To No. 1 App State In NCAA Final, 28-17 umassathletics.com December 15, 2006 January 9, 2019 https://umassathletics.com/news/2006/12/16/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship.aspx?path=football NCAA Division I Football Championship umassathletics.com December 16, 2006 January 9, 2019 External links UMass National Finalists UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Category:Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons UMass Minutemen football UMass