2017 UMass Minutemen football team
American college football season
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–8 |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Ed Pinkham (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
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No. 11 Notre Dame | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BYU | – | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the fourth year of head coach Mark Whipple's second stint at UMass and 10th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with their final home game at Fenway Park. This was UMass's second year as an independent.[1] They finished the season 4–8.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Hawaii | ELVN☆ | L 35–38 | 12,145 | |
September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | L 28–38 | 13,274 | |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion |
| ELVN | L 7–17 | 9,028 |
September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Temple | ESPNU | L 21–29 | 22,911 | |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | SECN | L 13–17 | 95,324 | |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio |
| ELVN | L 50–58 | 7,696 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern![]() |
| ELVN | W 55–20 | 10,690 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State |
| ELVN | W 30–27 2OT | 11,889 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Mississippi State | SECN | L 23–34 | 57,354 | |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Maine | ELVN | W 44–31 | 12,794 | |
November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at BYU | BYUtv/ESPN3 | W 16–10 | 51,355 | |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at FIU | CUSA.tv | L 45–63 | 14,004 | |
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- ^[a] The game between UMass and South Florida was postponed due to Hurricane Irma. A game with FIU was scheduled after FIU's game with Indiana was cancelled.[2]
- Schedule Source:[3]
☆All Eleven Sports broadcasts will be simulcast on NESN or NESN+.[4]
Game summaries
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Coastal Carolina
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Maine
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References
- ^ "UMass Minutemen announce 2017 football schedule". FB Schedules. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "UMass Football Announces Changes To 2017, Future Schedules". umassathletics.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "2017 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "UMass close to football TV deal; shakes up radio broadcast". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ a b "Hawai'i (1–0) vs. Massachusetts (0–1)". UMass Athletics. August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Brown's last minute TD pass lifts Hawaii over UMass 38–35". ESPN. August 27, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts (0–2) vs. Coastal Carolina (1–0)". UMass Athletics. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Abercrombie leads Coastal Carolina over UMass 38–28". ESPN. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Old Dominion (2–0) vs. Massachusetts (0–3)". UMass Athletics. September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Hoy TD, 8 sacks help Old Dominion top UMass 17–7". ESPN. September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Massahcusetts (0–4) vs. Temple (2–1)". UMass Athletics. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wright's one-handed TD grab highlights Temple's 29–21 win". ESPN. September 15, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Massahcusetts (0–5) vs. Tennessee (3–1)". UMass Athletics. September 23, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Pass rush helps sluggish Tennessee outlast UMass 17–13". ESPN. September 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Ohio (4–1) vs. Massahcusetts (0–6)". UMass Athletics. September 30, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Rourke leads Ohio to shootout win over Massachusetts 58–50". ESPN. September 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Georgia Southern (0–6) vs. Massahcusetts (1–6)". UMass Athletics. October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Ally, Comis lead UMass past Georgia Southern 55–20". ESPN. October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Appalachian State (5–3) vs. Massahcusetts (2–6)". UMass Athletics. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Laurent's FG lifts UMass over Appalachian St. 30–27 in 2OT". ESPN. October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts (2–7) vs. Mississippi State (7–2)". UMass Athletics. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "No. 21 Mississippi State beats UMass 34–23". ESPN. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Maine (4–5) vs. Massachusetts (3–7)". UMass Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Ford-Isabella combo leads UMass past Maine 44–31". ESPN. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts (4–7) vs. BYU (3–9)". UMass Athletics. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "UMass wins a game on the road, hands BYU its 9th loss, 16–10". ESPN. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts (4–8) vs. FIU (8–4)". UMass Athletics. December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "FIU sets records in 63–45 win over UMass". ESPN. December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.