2016 UMass Minutemen football team
American college football season
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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.
| 2016 UMass Minutemen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–10 |
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| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Masella (5th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Gillette Stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Florida | SECN | L 7–24 | 88,121 | |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | ASN/ESPN3 | L 7–26 | 25,112 | |
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU | ASN/ESPN3 | W 21–13 | 12,202 | |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Mississippi State |
| ASN/ESPN3 | L 35–47 | 13,074 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane |
| ASN/ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 14,892 |
| October 7[a] | 8:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion | CUSA.tv | L 16–36 | 20,118 | |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ASN/ESPN3 | L 28–56 | 13,311 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | SECN | L 28–34 | 73,428 | |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Wagner |
| ASN/ESPN3 | W 34–10 | 8,468 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | ESPN3 | L 31–52 | 21,763 | |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at BYU | BYUtv/ESPN3 | L 9–51 | 51,190 | |
| November 26 | 11:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Oceanic PPV | L 40–46 | 22,739 | |
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- ^[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.[1]
- Schedule source:[2]
Game summaries
Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #25 Gators | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
- Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic
Boston College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
- Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock
Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 47 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
- Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Green Wave | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Minutemen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
- Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Monarchs | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
- Broadcasters: Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, Doug Ripley
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
- Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Hali Oughton
South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
- Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic
Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Minutemen | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
- Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Trojans | 21 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
- Broadcasters: Matt Stewart, Tom O'Brien
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 51 |
- Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom
Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 46 |
- Broadcasters: Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs
