2000 UMass Minutemen football team

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.

2000 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2000 record7–4 (5–3 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Delaware +^  7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Richmond +^  7 1     10 3  
UMass  5 3     7 4  
James Madison  4 4     6 5  
New Hampshire  4 4     6 5  
William & Mary  4 4     5 6  
Maine  3 5     5 6  
Villanova  3 5     5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6     3 8  
Northeastern  1 7     4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.William & MaryNo. 4W 36–1610,176
September 161:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 3L 24–3110,200
September 231:00 p.m.New Haven*No. 11
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 39–299,122
September 306:00 p.m.Hofstra*No. 11
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 36–5110,143
October 712:30 p.m.at NortheasternNo. 19W 21–164,184
October 141:00 p.m.MaineNo. 16
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 33–1012,136
October 211:00 p.m.American International*No. 15
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 21–010,627
October 2812:00 p.m.at New HampshireNo. 14L 16–246,349
November 412:00 p.m.VillanovaNo. 22
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 38–179,124
November 1112:00 p.m.DelawareNo. 21
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 19–318,680
November 1812:00 p.m.at Rhode IslandW 29–213,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings#the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted Poll|the FCS Sports Network Poll,[2] unless otherwise noted Poll]] released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 UMass Minutemen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 15 Eric Bross Jr
WR 81 Steve King So
WR 84 Adonis Kinsey So
G 68 Tyler Lauback Sr
WR 22 Steve Ley Sr
TB 27 Troy Lockman Sr
RB 46 Nate Long Fr
QB 11 Richard Lucero Jr
TB 5 Marcel Shipp Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 69 Andres Acosta Fr
DL 97 Pierre Alfred Jr
LB 19 Leron Ancle Fr
LB 50 Kole Ayi Sr
DE 83 Valdamar Brower Fr
LB 35 Bryan Buckley Fr
LB 59 Larry Cabrelli Fr
LB 10 Jeremy Cain Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-04-17

References


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