2016 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season December 2015 February 2026 football 2016 UMass Minutemen UMass Amherst Athletics logo.svg 150 Independent Independent 2–10 Mark Whipple 9th Tom Masella 5th Pro-style 3–4 Gillette StadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is their third 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 on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was UMass's first season as an independent. They finished the season 2–10. Schedule 2016 AP Eastern September 3 7:30 p.m. l y Florida 25 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN 7–24 88,121 September 10 12:00 p.m. l Boston College rivalry Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA ASN/ESPN3 7–26 25,112 September 17 3:30 p.m. w FIU Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ASN/ESPN3 21–13 12,202 September 24 3:30 p.m. l Mississippi State Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA ASN/ESPN3 35–47 13,074 October 1 3:30 p.m. l y Tulane Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ASN/ESPN3 24–31 14,892 October 7Moved [a] 8:00 p.m. l y Old Dominion Foreman Field Norfolk, VA CUSA.tv 16–36 20,118 October 15 3:30 p.m. l Louisiana Tech Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA ASN/ESPN3 28–56 13,311 October 22 12:00 p.m. l y South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN 28–34 73,428 October 29 12:00 p.m. w Wagner Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ASN/ESPN3 34–10 8,468 November 5 3:30 p.m. l y Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL ESPN3 31–52 21,763 November 19 2:00 p.m. l y BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT BYUtv/ESPN3 9–51 51,190 November 26 11:00 p.m. l y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV 40–46 22,739 Postponed [a]The game between Massachusetts and Old Dominion on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew. The game was moved a day sooner to October 7, 2016 with an 8:00pm kickoff.http://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/football/odu-will-play-umass-friday-night-at-p-m/article_83a4fd3b-45f2-52c1-9b2a-50ff179f0646.html ODU will play UMass Friday night because of Hurricane Matthew | ODUBlitz | pilotonline.com October 6, 2016 October 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161005171957/http://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/football/odu-will-play-umass-friday-night-at-p-m/article_83a4fd3b-45f2-52c1-9b2a-50ff179f0646.html dead Schedule source:http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-umass-minutemen-football-schedule.php 2016 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule FB Schedules December 20, 2015 Game summaries Florida Minutemen 0 7 0 0 7 #25 Gators 7 3 0 14 24 Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic Boston College Eagles 0 13 6 7 26 Minutemen 7 0 0 0 7 Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh FIU Panthers 3 0 10 0 13 Minutemen 0 14 7 0 21 Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock Mississippi State Bulldogs 3 10 28 6 47 Minutemen 7 7 7 14 35 Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh Tulane Green Wave 7 3 14 7 31 Minutemen 14 0 0 10 24 Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh Old Dominion Minutemen 0 9 7 0 16 Monarchs 10 9 10 7 36 Broadcasters: Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, Doug Ripley Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 7 21 14 14 56 Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28 Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Hali Oughton South Carolina Minutemen 0 14 0 14 28 Gamecocks 14 13 7 0 34 Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic Wagner Seahawks 0 0 3 7 10 Minutemen 14 13 7 0 34 Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock Troy Minutemen 14 3 7 7 31 Trojans 21 7 10 14 52 Broadcasters: Matt Stewart, Tom O'Brien BYU Minutemen 6 3 0 0 9 Cougars 0 14 20 17 51 Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom Hawaii Minutemen 3 10 13 14 40 Rainbow Warriors 10 14 9 13 46 Broadcasters: Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs References UMass Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons UMass Minutemen football