2008 UMass Minutemen football team

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2008 UMass Minutemen football

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Division| North Division
Record| 7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach|

* Don Brown (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Kevin Morris (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Keith Dudzinski (5th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

Seasons

<- 2007

2009 ->

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 18 Maine ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
UMass |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Hofstra |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Rhode Island |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Northeastern |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 6 Villanova ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 1 Richmond ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 3  |
No. 20 William & Mary |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Delaware |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Towson |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Don Brown and returned eight of 11 starters from the previous season.[1] The Minutemen finished the season with a record of 7-5 (4-4 CAA), missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

The team played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2008 season was Brown's last as head coach of the Minutemen. He left the position the following season to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland.

## Notable Players and Coaches

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* Head Coach:Don Brown
* Off. Coordinator: Kevin Morris
* Def. Coordinator: Keith Dudzinski

### Roster

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* QB: Liam Coen, Spencer Whipple
* FB: Emil Igwenagu
* WR: Victor Cruz, Jeremy Horne, Tom Gilson, Julian Talley
* TE: Brad Listorti
* OL: Josh Samuda, Vladimir Ducasse
* SS: Jeromy Miles

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 6:00 p.m.| Albany*| No. 5|

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| | W 28–16| 15,112
September 6| 1:00 p.m.| at Holy Cross*| No. 4|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| Charter TV3| W 45–42| 12,871
September 13| 3:30 p.m.| at No. 7 James Madison| No. 3|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| CN8| L 38–52| 15,747
September 20| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 11 (AP/FBS) Texas Tech*| No. 9|

* Jones AT&T Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| | L 14–56| 53,190
October 4| 1:00 p.m.| No. 16 Delaware| No. 18|

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| CN8| W 17–7| 16,422
October 11| 12:30 p.m.| at Northeastern| No. 13|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| CSN NE| W 28–24| 4,155
October 18| 3:30 p.m.| No. 9 Richmond| No. 10|

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| CN8| L 15–30| 15,953
October 25| 1:00 p.m.| Bryant*| No. 17|

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| | W 42–7| 12,521
November 1| 12:00 p.m.| at Rhode Island| No. 15|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| | W 49–0| 7,201
November 8| 12:00 p.m.| Maine| No. 13|

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| CSN NE, CSN MA| L 20–21| 9,182
November 15| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 13 New Hampshire| No. 22|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH (rivalry)

| CSN NE, CSN MA| L 21–52| 6,231
November 22| 2:30 p.m.| Hofstra| |

* McGuirk Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| CN8| W 28–14| 5,108

* *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. ^ Thomas, Jeff (August 24, 2008). "Defense: Experience key (Continued from B1)". The Republican. Retrieved December 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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

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