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2015 UMass Minutemen football team

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2015 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumGillette Stadium
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x$   7 1     10 4  
Ohio   5 3     8 5  
Akron   5 3     8 5  
Buffalo   3 5     5 7  
Kent State   2 6     3 9  
Miami (OH)   2 6     3 9  
UMass   2 6     3 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 2     8 6  
Western Michigan x   6 2     8 5  
Toledo x   6 2     10 2  
Central Michigan x   6 2     7 6  
Ball State   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Michigan   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2015 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was their second year with head coach Mark Whipple. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Three home games were played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other three games were played on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This season was UMass's fourth and last in the Mid-American Conference within the East Division. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 122:00 p.m.at Colorado*P12NL 14–4835,094
September 193:00 p.m.Temple*ESPN3L 23–2510,141
September 263:30 p.m.at No. 6 Notre Dame*NBCL 27–6280,795
October 33:00 p.m.FIU*ESPN3W 24–1413,525
October 102:00 p.m.at Bowling GreenESPN3L 38–6217,118
October 173:00 p.m.Kent Statedagger
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ESPN3L 10–1515,217
October 243:00 p.m.No. 19 Toledo
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxboro, MA
ESPN3L 35–5112,793
October 311:00 p.m.at Ball StateESPN3L 10–204,576
November 712:00 p.m.Akron
  • Gillette Stadium
  • Foxboro, MA
CBSSNL 13–176,228
November 143:00 p.m.at Eastern MichiganESPN3W 28–172,759
November 211:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ESPN3L 13–208,839
November 274:30 p.m.at BuffaloESPNUW 31–2615,648
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 7 0 0 14
Buffaloes 14 17 17 0 48

Temple

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 10 3 5 25
Minutemen 0 17 0 6 23

Notre Dame

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1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 6 14 0 7 27
#6 Fighting Irish 14 21 20 7 62

FIU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 7 0 14
Minutemen 7 10 0 7 24

Bowling Green

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1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 10 7 14 7 38
Falcons 14 14 24 10 62

Kent State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 10 3 2 15
Minutemen 0 10 0 0 10

Toledo

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Rockets 3 7 21 20 51
Minutemen 14 14 0 7 35

Ball State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 3 7 0 10
Cardinals 3 7 10 0 20

Akron

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1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 0 7 3 17
Minutemen 7 6 0 0 13

Eastern Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 7 7 7 28
Eagles 3 7 0 7 17

Miami (OH)

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1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 3 7 10 20
Minutemen 3 3 7 0 13

Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 14 14 0 3 31
Bulls 10 7 3 6 26

References

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  1. ^ "2015 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 10, 2015.