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| UMass Minutemen football | |||
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| First season | 1879; 146 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Ryan Bamford | ||
| Head coach | Joe Harasymiak 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (capacity: 17,000) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Hadley, Massachusetts | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Independent (MAC in 2025) | ||
| All-time record | 577–624–50 (.481) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 1 (Div. I FCS): 1998 | ||
| Conference titles | 21 | ||
| Rivalries | Boston College (rivalry) UConn (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
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| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
| Fight song | Fight Mass | ||
| Mascot | Sam the Minuteman | ||
| Marching band | The Power and Class of New England | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | UMassAthletics.com | ||
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an FBS independent. Since 1965, their home games have been played at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Hadley, Massachusetts.
UMass began play in 1879[2] and have since appeared in three FCS National Championship games, winning the title in 1998. The Minutemen began a two-year Football Bowl Subdivision transition period in 2011, becoming bowl eligible in 2013. UMass began its FBS tenure as an associate member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) but left the conference after the 2015 season rather than become a full member. The Minutemen have since played as an independent, however, in February 2024, the UMass athletics department announced that they will rejoin the MAC as a full member, effective July 1, 2025.[3]
UMass named Joe Harasymiak as their next head football coach on December 4, 2024.[4]
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "UMass Football History". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Accepts Invitation to Join the Mid-American Conference As Full Member". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Vannini, Chris (December 4, 2024). "UMass hires Rutgers DC Joe Harasymiak as head coach". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 4, 2024.