2015 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 February 2014 football 2015 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150px Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 3–9 2–6 Mark Whipple 8th Tom Masella 4th Pro-style 3–4 Gillette StadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium The 2015 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was their second 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 were played on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This season was UMass's fourth and last in the Mid-American Conference within the East Division. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the East Division. Schedule 2015 AP Eastern September 12 2:00 p.m. l y y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO P12N 14–48 35,094 September 19 3:00 p.m. l y Temple Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA ESPN3 23–25 10,141 September 26 3:30 p.m. l y y Notre Dame 6 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 27–62 80,795 October 3 3:00 p.m. w y FIU Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ESPN3 24–14 13,525 October 10 2:00 p.m. l y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 38–62 17,118 October 17 3:00 p.m. l y Kent State Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ESPN3 10–15 15,217 October 24 3:00 p.m. l Toledo 19 Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA ESPN3 35–51 12,793 October 31 1:00 p.m. l y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 10–20 4,576 November 7 12:00 p.m. l Akron Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA CBSSN 13–17 6,228 November 14 3:00 p.m. w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 28–17 2,759 November 21 1:00 p.m. l Miami (OH) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ESPN3 13–20 8,839 November 27 4:30 p.m. w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY rivalry ESPNU 31–26 15,648 Schedule source:http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/mid-amer/2015-umass-minutemen-football-schedule.php 2015 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule FB Schedules April 10, 2015 Game summaries Colorado Minutemen 7 7 0 0 14 Buffaloes 14 17 17 0 48 Temple Owls 7 10 3 5 25 Minutemen 0 17 0 6 23 Notre Dame Minutemen 6 14 0 7 27 #6 Fighting Irish 14 21 20 7 62 FIU Panthers 0 7 7 0 14 Minutemen 7 10 0 7 24 Bowling Green 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team UMass Minutemen ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee UMass Minutemen (1-3) at Bowling Green Falcons (3-2) – Game summary October 10, 2015 2:00 p.m. Massachusetts 10 7 14 7 Bowling Green 14 14 24 10 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 17,118 Temperature: 61 F C • Wind: SW 2 mph km/h on • Weather: Sunny Mark Kluczynski • Umpire: Tony Smith • Linesman: Rudy Studd • Line judge: John Swartz • Back judge: T. Ripenhoff • Field judge: Kevin Sullivan • Side judge: Lewis Garrison ESPN3 Jim Barbar (play–by–play), John Gregory (color) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/umass/boxscore/7210 Box score (Bowling Green vs UMass) bgsufalcons October 10, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (11:11) BGSU – Derek Lee 2 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Bowling Green 7–0) (7:50) UMASS – Logan Laurent 22 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:21; Bowling Green 7–3) (1:28) UMASS – Shakur Nesmith 15 yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Logan Laurent kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:29; UMass 10–7) (00:00) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 71 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:21; Bowling Green 14–10) Second quarter (10:09) BGSU – Travis Greene 32 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:38; Bowling Green 21–10) (4:34) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:42; Bowling Green 28–10) (2:57) UMASS – Tajae Sharpe 23 yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Logan Laurent kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 1:32; Bowling Green 28–17) Third quarter (10:40) BGSU – Fred Coppet 10 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:49; Bowling Green 35–17) (9:33) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 40 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, :59; Bowling Green 42–17) (9:18) UMASS – James Oliphant 97 yard kickoff return (Logan Laurent kick) (Bowling Green 42–24) (5:49) BGSU – Travis Greene 12 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Bowling Green 49–24) (3:57) UMASS – Marken Michel 21 yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Logan Laurent kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; Bowling Green 49–31) (0:00) BGSU – Tyler Tate 37 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:57; Bowling Green 52–31) Fourth quarter (12:02) BGSU – Roger Lewis 68 yard pass from Matt Johnson (quarterback) (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:39; Bowling Green 59–31) (5:51) BGSU – Tyler Tate 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:14; Bowling Green 62–31) (2:15) UMASS – Dan Jonah 25 yard pass from Ross Comis (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, :39; Bowling Green 62–31) left UMass Minutemen UMass Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 30 516 15-30-0 486 37–61–1 22:43 37 725 46–206-3 519 37–45–1 37:17 right UMass Minutemen UMass Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Blake Frohnapfel 34/56, 409 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT Marquis Young 5 carries, 35 yards Tajae Sharpe 13 receptions, 156 yards, 1 TD Matt Johnson 33/39, 450 yards, 5 TDS, 1 INT Travis Greene 15 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD Roger Lewis 8 receptions, 242 yards, 1 TD Kent State Golden Flashes 0 10 3 2 15 Minutemen 0 10 0 0 10 Toledo #19 Rockets 3 7 21 20 51 Minutemen 14 14 0 7 35 Ball State Minutemen 0 3 7 0 10 Cardinals 3 7 10 0 20 Akron Zips 7 0 7 3 17 Minutemen 7 6 0 0 13 Eastern Michigan Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28 Eagles 3 7 0 7 17 Miami (OH) RedHawks 0 3 7 10 20 Minutemen 3 3 7 0 13 Buffalo Minutemen 14 14 0 3 31 Bulls 10 7 3 6 26 References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons UMass Minutemen football Category:Long stubs with short prose