2016 UMass Minutemen football team

2016 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
2016 record	0–0
Head coach	Mark Whipple (3rd year of 2nd stint; 9th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Cassano (3rd year of 2nd stint; 9th overall year)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Masella (3rd year of 2nd stint; 5th overall year)
Home stadium	Gillette Stadium (Capacity: 68,756) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)

2016 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Army West Point			–						0	–	0
BYU			–						0	–	0
Notre Dame			–						0	–	0
UMass			–						0	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represent 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. Four home games are played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other two games are played on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This season is UMass's first as an independent.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	TBA	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
September 10	TBA	Boston College	Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA (Rivalry)
September 17	TBA	FIU	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
September 24	TBA	Mississippi State	Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA
October 1	TBA	Tulane	Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA
October 8	TBA	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA
October 15	TBA	Louisiana Tech	Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, MA
October 22	TBA	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
October 29	TBA	Wagner	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA
November 5	TBA	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
November 19	TBA	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
November 26	TBA	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Gators	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–19	2014	Boston College, 30–7

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	UMass, 24–14

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	Old Dominion, 48–33

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1931	UMass, 77–0

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Trojans	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting