American college football season
The 2018 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This was the fifth year of head coach Mark Whipple 's second stint at UMass and 11th 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 one home game at Gillette Stadium . This was UMass's third year as an independent . They finished the season 4–8.
On November 21, head coach Mark Whipple resigned.[1] He finished with a record of 16–44 in the five years of his second stint as head coach and 65–70 in his eleven overall seasons. On December 3, the school hired Florida State offensive coordinator Walt Bell for the head coaching job.[2]
UMass wide receiver Andy Isabella was named a consensus All-American at year's end.
Listed in the order that they were released
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 25 5:30 p.m. Duquesne (FCS )ELVN W 63–158,684 September 1 1:00 p.m. at Boston College ACCN Extra L 21–5530,112 September 8 6:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L 13–3415,071 September 15 7:30 p.m. at FIU beIN L 24–6314,695 September 22 3:30 p.m. Charlotte Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 49–3110,086 September 29 2:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN3 L 42–5819,056 October 6 3:30 p.m. South Florida Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 42–587,988 October 20 3:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 13–2411,134 October 27 12:00 p.m. at UConn ESPNU W 22–1724,150 November 3 3:30 p.m. Liberty Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 62–59 3OT 10,338 November 10 12:00 p.m. BYU ELVN L 16–3514,082 November 17 4:00 p.m. at No. 5 Georgia SECN L 27–6692,746
Schedule Source: [10] ☆All Eleven Sports broadcasts will be simulcast on NESN or NESN+.
1 2 3 4 Total Dukes 3 6 0 6 15 Minutemen 21 14 21 7 63
The Minutemen's game against Duquesne was the first of the 2018 college football season, kicking off 90 minutes before Prairie View A&M–Rice.[11]
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP DUQ UMass 1 13:57 1 32 0:08 UMass Brennon Dingle 32-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Mike Caggiano kick good 0 7 1 11:35 2 77 0:45 UMass Andy Isabella 60-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Cooper Garcia kick good 0 14 1 6:20 8 87 3:01 UMass Bilal Ally 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good 0 21 1 0:50 6 28 2:58 DUQ 32-yard field goal by Mitch MacZura 3 21 2 14:30 5 75 1:20 UMass Andy Isabella 14-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good 3 28 2 3:12 12 62 4:19 UMass Marquis Young 2-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good 3 35 2 0:05 9 66 3:07 DUQ Nehari Crawford 5-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Parr, 2-point pass failed 9 35 3 12:22 6 54 2:38 UMass Andy Isabella 44-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Cooper Garcia kick good 9 42 3 10:09 UMass Interception returned 60 yards for touchdown by Brice McAlister, Mike Caggiano kick good 9 49 3 3:33 8 81 3:40 UMass Ross Comis 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good 9 56 4 10:27 17 71 2:55 DUQ Daniel Parr 2-yard touchdown run, Mitch MacZura kick failed 15 56 4 7:42 7 87 2:43 UMass Zak Simon 14-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Mike Caggiano kick good 15 63 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 15 63
1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 7 0 0 14 21 Eagles 14 34 0 7 55
At Georgia Southern [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 3 7 3 0 13 Eagles 0 17 10 7 34
1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 7 3 14 0 24 Panthers 14 28 14 7 63
1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 10 7 14 31 Minutemen 28 7 7 7 49
1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 21 7 7 7 42 Bobcats 14 21 17 6 58
1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 10 10 28 10 58 Minutemen 7 7 14 14 42
1 2 3 4 Total Chanticleers 3 0 14 7 24 Minutemen 3 3 7 0 13
1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 3 0 6 13 22 Huskies 7 0 7 3 17
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Flames 14 10 0 21 7 7 0 59 Minutemen 14 10 7 14 7 7 3 62
1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 7 14 7 35 Minutemen 10 0 0 6 16
1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 7 6 7 7 27 No. 5 Bulldogs 14 28 17 7 66
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] ^ "Mark Whipple steps down as UMass football coach" . Retrieved March 6, 2023 . ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 3, 2018). "Walt Bell new UMass head coach after 1 year as FSU coordinator" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 26, 2018 . ^ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players" . July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 . ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 . ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 . ^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 . ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 . ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 . ^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 . ^ "2018 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com" . FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018 . ^ "2018 College Football Schedule" . fbschedules.com . Retrieved August 18, 2018 .
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