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American college football season
The 2018 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This was the fifth year of head coach Mark Whipple 's second stint at UMass and 11th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with one home game at Gillette Stadium . This was UMass's third year as an independent . They finished the season 4–8.
On November 21, head coach Mark Whipple resigned.[ 1] He finished with a record of 16–44 in the five years of his second stint as head coach and 65–70 in his eleven overall seasons. On December 3, the school hired Florida State offensive coordinator Walt Bell for the head coaching job.[ 2]
UMass wide receiver Andy Isabella was named a consensus All-American at year's end.
Listed in the order that they were released
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 25 5:30 p.m. Duquesne (FCS )ELVN W 63–158,684
September 1 1:00 p.m. at Boston College ACCN Extra L 21–5530,112
September 8 6:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L 13–3415,071
September 15 7:30 p.m. at FIU beIN L 24–6314,695
September 22 3:30 p.m. Charlotte Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 49–3110,086
September 29 2:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN3 L 42–5819,056
October 6 3:30 p.m. South Florida Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 42–587,988
October 20 3:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 13–2411,134
October 27 12:00 p.m. at UConn ESPNU W 22–1724,150
November 3 3:30 p.m. Liberty Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 62–59 3OT 10,338
November 10 12:00 p.m. BYU ELVN L 16–3514,082
November 17 4:00 p.m. at No. 5 Georgia SECN L 27–6692,746
Schedule Source: [ 10]
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1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
3
6
0
6
15
Minutemen
21
14
21
7
63
The Minutemen's game against Duquesne was the first of the 2018 college football season, kicking off 90 minutes before Prairie View A&M–Rice.[ 11]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
DUQ
UMass
1
13:57
1
32
0:08
UMass
Brennon Dingle 32-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Mike Caggiano kick good
0
7
1
11:35
2
77
0:45
UMass
Andy Isabella 60-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Cooper Garcia kick good
0
14
1
6:20
8
87
3:01
UMass
Bilal Ally 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good
0
21
1
0:50
6
28
2:58
DUQ
32-yard field goal by Mitch MacZura
3
21
2
14:30
5
75
1:20
UMass
Andy Isabella 14-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good
3
28
2
3:12
12
62
4:19
UMass
Marquis Young 2-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good
3
35
2
0:05
9
66
3:07
DUQ
Nehari Crawford 5-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Parr, 2-point pass failed
9
35
3
12:22
6
54
2:38
UMass
Andy Isabella 44-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Cooper Garcia kick good
9
42
3
10:09
UMass
Interception returned 60 yards for touchdown by Brice McAlister, Mike Caggiano kick good
9
49
3
3:33
8
81
3:40
UMass
Ross Comis 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good
9
56
4
10:27
17
71
2:55
DUQ
Daniel Parr 2-yard touchdown run, Mitch MacZura kick failed
15
56
4
7:42
7
87
2:43
UMass
Zak Simon 14-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Mike Caggiano kick good
15
63
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
15
63
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
7
0
0
14
21
Eagles
14
34
0
7
55
At Georgia Southern [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
7
3
0
13
Eagles
0
17
10
7
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
7
3
14
0
24
Panthers
14
28
14
7
63
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
10
7
14
31
Minutemen
28
7
7
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
21
7
7
7
42
Bobcats
14
21
17
6
58
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
10
10
28
10
58
Minutemen
7
7
14
14
42
1
2
3
4
Total
Chanticleers
3
0
14
7
24
Minutemen
3
3
7
0
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
0
6
13
22
Huskies
7
0
7
3
17
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
Flames
14
10
0
21 7 7 0
59
Minutemen
14
10
7
14 7 7 3
62
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
7
7
14
7
35
Minutemen
10
0
0
6
16
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
7
6
7
7
27
No. 5 Bulldogs
14
28
17
7
66
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
^ "Mark Whipple steps down as UMass football coach" . Retrieved March 6, 2023 .
^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 3, 2018). "Walt Bell new UMass head coach after 1 year as FSU coordinator" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 26, 2018 .
^ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players" . July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com" . FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018 .
^ "2018 College Football Schedule" . fbschedules.com . Retrieved August 18, 2018 .
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