2019 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2019 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Walt Bell and played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was the fourth year for the Minutemen as an independent; they finished the season at 1–11. CBS Sports rated UMass 129th in their ranking of all 130 FBS teams; Akron, the only team that the Minutemen defeated, was ranked last.[1]
| 2019 UMass Minutemen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2019 record | 1–11 |
| Head coach |
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| Co-defensive coordinator | Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Tommy Restivo (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 17,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Notre Dame | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
In Minutemen finished the 2018 season at 4–8. Head coach Mark Whipple resigned at the end of the season. On December 3, 2018, the Minutemen named Florida State offensive coordinator Walt Bell as head coach.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:15 p.m. | at Rutgers | BTN | L 21–48 | 40,515 | |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | NESNPlus/FloSports | L 20–45 | 10,524 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | ESPN3 | L 17–52 | 12,812 | |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| NESN/FloSports | L 28–62 | 8,557 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron |
| FloSports | W 37–29 | 7,284 |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN3 | L 0–44 | 12,746 | |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | ESPN3 | L 21–69 | 19,682 | |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn |
| NESN/NESNPlus/FloSports | L 35–56 | 12,234 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Liberty |
| NESN/FloSports | L 21–63 | 10,184 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army | CBSSN | L 7–63 | 35,567 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | BTN | L 6–45 | 29,447 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | BYU |
| NESN/FloSports | L 24–56 | 8,204 |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Game summaries
at Rutgers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 48 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| Minutemen | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutemen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 49ers | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanticleers | 14 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 62 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Akron
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Zips | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
at FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 17 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
at Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutemen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 69 |
UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huskies | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames | 28 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 63 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Black Knights | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
at Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 45 |
BYU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 7 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 56 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 211 | Isaiah Rodgers | CB | Indianapolis Colts |
References
- "College Football Rankings 2019 - CBS Sports 130". CBS Sports. December 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- "FSU OC named UMass head coach". NBC Sports Boston. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- "2019 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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