1999 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 1999 UMass Minutemen UMass logo.gif 150px Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 9–4 7–1 Mark Whipple 2nd Pro-style Don Brown 2nd 4–3 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium A-10 champion NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L 21–38 vs. Georgia Southern 7 The 1999 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1999 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 Minutemen entered the season with high expectations as defending National Champions, but struggled out of the gate as they lost three of their first four games. UMass turned its fortune around after that, using a 77–0 thrashing of 1999 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern to propel it on an eight-game winning streak. The Minutemen did not lose again until the second round of the NCAA Playoffs against the eventual champions, Georgia Southern. UMass finished the season with a record of 9–4 overall and 8–1 in conference play. August 2021 Schedule 1999 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 11 12:00 p.m. w 2 New Hampshire rivalry McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA A10 TV 34–19 14,120 September 18 12:00 p.m. l y 2 Villanova 21 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 21–26 9,117 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100310769/past-glory-cant-save-minutemen/ The Boston Globe Past glory can't save Minutemen September 19, 1999 April 23, 2022 Newspapers.com September 25 7:00 p.m. l y y 9 Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 3–24 20,916 October 2 12:00 p.m. l y 16 Hofstra 6 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA FSN New York 14–27 13,827 October 9 1:00 p.m. w 1999 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 77–0 15,747 October 16 1:00 p.m. w y 25 Maine Alfond Stadium Orono, ME 38–17 6,874 October 23 12:00 p.m. w y 24 Delaware 18 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE A10 TV 26–19 19,590 October 30 12:30 p.m. w 20 Rhode Island McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA 31–9 13,879 November 6 1:00 p.m. w y 17 Richmond UR Stadium Richmond, VA 33–6 11,351 November 13 1:00 p.m. w y 17 William & Mary Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 25–16 7,055 November 20 12:30 p.m. w 13 Connecticut McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA rivalry 62–20 3,876 November 27 1:00 p.m. w y y 10 Furman 7 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC NCAA Division I-AA First Round 30–23 OT 7,215 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98450007/mass-produced-minutemen-create-win-in/ The Boston Globe Mass. produced; Minutemen create win in overtime November 28, 1999 March 26, 2022 Newspapers.com December 4 1:00 p.m. l y y 10 Georgia Southern 2 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 21–38 13,121 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-peterson-ensures-eagl/176301900/ Johnson City Press Peterson ensures Eagles avenge defeat to UMass December 5, 1999 July 9, 2025 Newspapers.com References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Category:Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons UMass Minutemen football UMass