2019 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season

2019 UMass Minutemen football

Conference	Independent
Record	1–11
Head coach	Walt Bell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Restivo (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 2018 2020 →

2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		11	–	2
Liberty		–		8	–	5
BYU		–		7	–	6
Army		–		5	–	8
New Mexico State		–		2	–	10
UMass		–		1	–	11

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Walt Bell and played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was the fourth year for the Minutemen as an independent; they finished the season at 1–11 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 632 to 237. CBS Sports rated UMass 129th in their ranking of all 130 FBS teams; Akron, the only team that the Minutemen defeated, was ranked last.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:15 p.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 21–48	40,515
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	NESNPlus/FloSports	L 20–45	10,524
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	L 17–52	12,812
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	NESN/FloSports	L 28–62	8,557
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Akron	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	FloSports	W 37–29	7,284
October 5	7:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 0–44	12,746
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	L 21–69	19,682
October 26	3:30 p.m.	UConn	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	NESN/NESNPlus/FloSports	L 35–56	12,234
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Liberty	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	NESN/FloSports	L 21–63	10,184
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 7–63	35,567
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 6–45	29,447
November 23	12:00 p.m.	BYU	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	NESN/FloSports	L 24–56	8,204
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	21	0	0	0	21
Scarlet Knights	7	31	3	7	48

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	17	14	14	45
Minutemen	6	7	0	7	20

At Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	10	0	7	17
49ers	21	10	14	7	52

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	14	28	14	6	62
Minutemen	7	7	7	7	28

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	7	7	8	29
Minutemen	7	13	14	3	37

At FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	17	17	10	0	44

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	14	7	0	21
Bulldogs	28	24	10	7	69

UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	21	7	14	56
Minutemen	7	14	7	7	35

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	28	21	14	0	63
Minutemen	7	7	7	0	21

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	0	0	0	7
Black Knights	14	21	14	14	63

At Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	3	0	0	6
Wildcats	0	21	3	21	45

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	42	7	0	56
Minutemen	0	0	10	14	24

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	211	Isaiah Rodgers	CB	Indianapolis Colts

References

"College Football Rankings 2019 - CBS Sports 130". CBS Sports. December 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
"2019 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

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Venues	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (alternate) (2012–2016)
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