2001 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season

2001 UMass Minutemen football

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Record| 3–8 (3–6 A-10)
Head coach|

* Mark Whipple (4th season)

Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Neil McGrath (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

Seasons

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2002 ->

2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 11 Hofstra +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 10 Maine +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 20 Villanova \+  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
No. 17 William & Mary +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 21 Rhode Island |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Delaware |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Northeastern |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
UMass |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Richmond |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
New Hampshire |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
James Madison |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2001 season was a difficult one for the Minutemen, as they collected their first losing record since the 1997 season. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 3–6 in conference play.

## Schedule

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September 1| 1:00 p.m.| William & Mary| No. 21|

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| | L 10–31| 8,243|
September 8| 7:00 p.m.| at Marshall*| |

* Marshall Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| Thundering Herd Network| L 20–49| 27,533|
September 22| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 23 Delaware| |

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| CN8| L 7–35| 20,372|
September 29| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 12 Hofstra*| |

* Hofstra Stadium
* Hempstead, NY

| Fox Sports New York| L 6–36| 2,995|
October 13| 1:00 p.m.| New Hampshire| |

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA (rivalry)

| | L 24–35| 10,117|
October 20| 1:00 p.m.| James Madison| |

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| | W 43–20| 10,264| [1]
October 27| 1:00 p.m.| at Villanova| |

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| | L 13–47| 7,897|
November 3| 12:00 p.m.| Northeastern| |

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| | W 17–10| 8,535|
November 10| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 19 Maine| |

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| | L 7–37| 3,341|
November 17| 12:00 p.m.| No. 14 Rhode Island| |

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| A10 TV| W 24–7| 6,085|
November 23| 12:00 p.m.| Richmond| |

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| | L 7–35| 3,582|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "Guice, UMass get on the board". The Boston Globe. October 21, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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UMass Minutemen football

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

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