2012 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 football 2012 UMass Minutemen UMass Athletics wordmark.svg 150px Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 1–11 1–7 Charley Molnar 1st Mike Kruczek 1st Phil Elmassian 1st Pro spread 4–3 Gillette Stadium The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The 2012 season was the team's first as a member of the MAC, as they continued their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship. However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the NCAA UMass would have been eligible to participate in a bowl game if they achieved at least 6 wins, and there were not enough spots to fill all bowl games.https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2012/July/DI+Board+approves+process+to+fill+football+bowls+in+case+of+shortfall NCAA.org August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20120803020639/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2012/July/DI+Board+approves+process+to+fill+football+bowls+in+case+of+shortfall August 3, 2012 dead mdy-all The 2012 season was Charley Molnar's first as head coach of the Minutemen, previously serving as Offensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The team would finish the season with a record of 1–11 overall with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season three players were selected to All-MAC teams. Senior linebacker Perry McIntyre was named to the All-MAC First Team Defense, while senior safety Darren Thellen earned Second Team accolades. Punter Colter Johnson, a junior, was also honored as a Third Team selection. Schedule 2012 AP Eastern August 30 7:30 p.m. l y y Connecticut The U Game Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY/ESPN3 0–37 35,270 September 8 3:30 p.m. l y Indiana Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 6–45 16,304 September 15 3:30 p.m. l y y Michigan 17 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI BTN 13–63 110,708 September 22 12:00 p.m. l y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH ESPN+ 16–27 15,159 September 29 3:30 p.m. l Ohio Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 34–37 8,321 October 6 2:00 p.m. l y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 14–52 15,671 October 20 12:00 p.m. l y Bowling Green Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 0–24 10,846 October 27 7:00 p.m. l y y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECRN/NESN 7–49 32,227 November 3 3:30 p.m. l y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 0–63 11,114 November 10 2:00 p.m. w y Akron InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH 22–14 7,716 November 17 3:00 p.m. l Buffalo Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA rivalry 19–29 12,649 November 23 3:00 p.m. l Central Michigan Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 21–42 6,385 http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092711aab.html 2012 Football Non-Conference Schedule Announced - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site www.umassathletics.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113837/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092711aab.html 2016-03-04 Game summaries At Connecticut 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team Minutemen 0 0 0 0 Huskies 7 13 7 10 Indiana 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team Hoosiers 21 17 0 7 Minutemen 6 0 0 0 At No. 17 Michigan 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team Minutemen 0 13 0 0 No. 17 Wolverines 14 28 14 7 At Miami (Ohio) 2012 Miami RedHawks football team Minutemen 0 3 7 6 RedHawks 0 14 7 6 Ohio 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team Bobcats 3 17 0 17 Minutemen 10 7 10 7 Western Michigan 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team Minutemen 0 7 0 7 Broncos 7 21 21 3 Bowling Green 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team Falcons 7 0 14 3 Minutemen 0 0 0 0 At Vanderbilt 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Minutemen 0 0 0 7 Commodores 7 14 28 0 At Northern Illinois 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Minutemen 0 0 0 0 Huskies 14 21 21 7 At Akron 2012 Akron Zips football team Minutemen 3 12 0 7 Zips 0 0 7 7 Buffalo 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team Bulls 0 0 14 15 Minutemen 3 10 6 0 Central Michigan 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team Chippewas 7 7 14 14 Minutemen 0 14 7 0 Team players selected in the 2013 NFL draft NFL Draftees Name Position Round Pick NFL team Michael Cox Running Back 7 253 New York Giants References External links UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons UMass Minutemen football