American college football season
2012 UMass Minutemen football |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 1–11 (1–7 MAC) |
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Head coach | - Charley Molnar (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Kruczek (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Phil Elmassian (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Gillette Stadium |
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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.[1]
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Connecticut* | | SNY/ESPN3 | L 0–37 | 35,270 |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Indiana* | | ESPN3 | L 6–45 | 16,304 |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Michigan* | | BTN | L 13–63 | 110,708 |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN+ | L 16–27 | 15,159 |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | - Gillette Stadium
- Foxborough, MA
| ESPN3 | L 34–37 | 8,321 |
October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | | L 14–52 | 15,671 |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Gillette Stadium
- Foxborough, MA
| | L 0–24 | 10,846 |
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | | SECRN/NESN | L 7–49 | 32,227 |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | | | L 0–63 | 11,114 |
November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Akron | | | W 22–14 | 7,716 |
November 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Buffalo | - Gillette Stadium
- Foxborough, MA
| | L 19–29 | 12,649 |
November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | - Gillette Stadium
- Foxborough, MA
| | L 21–42 | 6,385 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
@ UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Huskies | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Indiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hoosiers | 21 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
Minutemen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
@ Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
#17 Wolverines | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
@ Miami (Ohio)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
RedHawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
Minutemen | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Broncos | 7 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 52 |
Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
@ Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Commodores | 7 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 49 |
@ Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Huskies | 14 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
@ Akron
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minutemen | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Buffalo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
Minutemen | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Central Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Chippewas | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Minutemen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
NFL Draftees Name | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
Michael Cox | Running Back | 7 | 253 | New York Giants |
References
- ^ "NCAA.org". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "2012 Football Non-Conference Schedule Announced - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site". www.umassathletics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
External links
Media related to 2012 UMass Minutemen football team at Wikimedia Commons
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