2000 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2000 UMass Minutemen UMass logo.gif 150px Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 7–4 5–3 Mark Whipple 3rd Pro-style Neil McGrath 1st 4–3 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium The 2000 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2000 Minutemen failed to reach the postseason for the first time since 1997. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 5–3 in conference play. Schedule 2000 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern August 31 7:00 p.m. w 4 William & Mary McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 36–16 10,176 September 16 1:00 p.m. l y 3 Richmond UR Stadium Richmond, VA 24–31 10,200 September 23 1:00 p.m. w y 11 2000 New Haven Chargers New Haven 23 (D-II) McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 39–29 9,122 September 30 6:00 p.m. l y 11 Hofstra 10 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 36–51 10,143 October 7 12:30 p.m. w y 19 2000 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 21–16 4,184 October 14 1:00 p.m. w 16 Maine McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 33–10 12,136 October 21 1:00 p.m. w y 15 2000 American International Yellow Jackets American International McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 21–0 10,627 October 28 12:00 p.m. l y 14 New Hampshire rivalry Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 16–24 6,349 November 4 12:00 p.m. w y 22 Villanova 23 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 38–17 9,124 November 11 12:00 p.m. l 21 Delaware 4 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 19–31 8,680 November 18 12:00 p.m. w y Rhode Island Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 29–21 3,876 Roster 2000 UMass Minutemen f 15 Jr Eric Bross WR 81 So Steve King WR 84 So Adonis Kinsey WR 68 Sr Tyler Lauback G 22 Sr Steve Ley WR 27 Sr Troy Lockman TB 46 Fr Nate Long RB 11 Jr Richard Lucero QB 5 Sr Marcel Shipp TB y 69 Fr Andres Acosta LB 97 Jr Pierre Alfred DL 19 Fr Leron Ancle LB 74 Fr Michael Earner DL 50 Sr Kole Ayi LB y 83 Fr Valdamar Brower DE 35 Fr Bryan Buckley LB 59 Fr Larry Cabrelli LB 10 Fr Jeremy Cain LB y 37 Sr Brian Smith DB Brian Smith (defensive back, born 1979) y https://web.archive.org/web/20010417190314/http://umassathletics.fansonly.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/umas-m-footbl-mtt.html *Mark Whipple 2001-04-17 References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons UMass Minutemen football