2022 UMass Minutemen football team
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2022 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 1–11 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Casula (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple pro |
Defensive coordinator | Keith Dudzinski (8th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 or 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
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No. 18 Notre Dame | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | – | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from CFP Rankings |
The 2022 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Minutemen played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Brown, his first season back coaching the program since the 2008 season.[1][2]
Schedule
UMass hosted five home games and traveled to seven different away games during the 2022 season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 15,101 | |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | ESPN+ | L 10–55 | 20,147 | |
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook | ESPN3 | W 20–3 | 10,011 | |
September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Temple | ESPN+ | L 0–28 | 14,033 | |
October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 16,478 | |
October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Liberty |
| ESPN+ | L 24–42 | 11,217 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo |
| ESPN3 | L 7–34 | 13,378 |
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | L 13–23 | 9,274 |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at UConn | CBSSN | L 10–27 | 23,430 | |
November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | L 33–35 | 14,354 | |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 3–20 | 90,177 | |
November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Army |
| ESPN+ | L 7–44 | 10,119 |
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Awards and honors
Starting running back Ellis Merriweather was nominated to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List and the ShrineBowl1000 preseason List, as well as teammates Josh Wallace and Billy Wooden.
Game summaries
at Tulane
UMass Minutemen (0–0) vs Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
- Date: September 3, 2022
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Rainy, 81 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 15,101
- Referee: Tim Rich
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | UMASS | TUL |
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First downs | 14 | 20 |
Total yards | 217 | 369 |
Rushes/yards | 58–200 | 39–196 |
Passing yards | 17 | 173 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–11–3 | 13–22–0 |
Time of possession | 33:15 | 26:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UMass | Passing | Gino Campiotti | 2/6, 12 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Tim Baldwin Jr. | 13 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | George Johnson III | 1 reception, 11 yards | |
Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 12/20, 164 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Tyjae Spears | 12 carries, 57 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jha'Quan Jackson | 1 reception, 34 yards |
References
- ^ Matt Vautour (November 21, 2021). "UMass football hiring Don Brown: Arizona defensive coordinator returning for second stint as Minuteman coach". The Republican. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Barrett Sallee (November 22, 2021). "UMass hires Don Brown: Longtime defensive coordinator returns for second stint as Minutemen coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
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