American college football season
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.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:15 p.m. | at Rutgers | | BTN | L 21–48 | 40,515 |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | | NESNPlus/FloSports | L 20–45 | 10,524 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | | 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 | | ESPN3 | L 0–44 | 12,746 |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | | 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 | | CBSSN | L 7–63 | 35,567 |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | | 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 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Scarlet Knights
|
7
|
31
|
3
|
7 |
48 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
14 |
45 |
Minutemen
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
49ers
|
21
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
52 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chanticleers
|
14
|
28
|
14
|
6 |
62 |
Minutemen
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8 |
29 |
Minutemen
|
7
|
13
|
14
|
3 |
37 |
This would be the Minutemen's last win until Week 6 in 2021.
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Panthers
|
17
|
17
|
10
|
0 |
44 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Bulldogs
|
28
|
24
|
10
|
7 |
69 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
14
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
56 |
Minutemen
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Flames
|
28
|
21
|
14
|
0 |
63 |
Minutemen
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Black Knights
|
14
|
21
|
14
|
14 |
63 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Minutemen
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
21
|
3
|
21 |
45 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cougars
|
7
|
42
|
7
|
0 |
56 |
Minutemen
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
14 |
24 |
Players drafted into the NFL
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