1996 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1996 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 4–4 in conference play.

1996 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (2nd season)
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x   6 2     8 3  
Maine   5 3     7 4  
UMass   4 4     6 5  
Connecticut   3 5     4 6  
Rhode Island   2 6     4 6  
Boston University   0 8     1 10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^   7 1     10 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 23 James Madison   5 3     7 4  
Northeastern   3 5     6 5  
Richmond   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 71:00 p.m.at VillanovaL 14–506,207[1]
September 141:00 p.m.at Holy Cross*W 28–108,770
September 211:00 p.m.at RichmondW 23–17 OT15,237[2]
September 2812:00 p.m.NortheasternW 21–1412,206
October 51:00 p.m.at Rhode IslandL 21–415,390
October 121:00 p.m.Boston University
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 43–1215,201[3]
October 191:00 p.m.Buffalo* 
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 41–208,819
October 2612:30 p.m.at No. 24 New HampshireL 7–405,317
November 212:30 p.m.Maine
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
L 14–226,251
November 91:00 p.m.at No. 13 William & MaryL 6–306,867
November 1612:30 p.m.Connecticut
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
W 39–387,216

References

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  1. ^ "Villanova rips UMass". The Berkshire Eagle. September 8, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Minutemen show spirit in OT thriller". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1996. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joe Burris (October 13, 1996). "UMass flattens Terriers". The Boston Globe. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.