2012 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season

2012 UMass Minutemen football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 1–11 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach|

* Charley Molnar (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Kruczek (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro spread
Defensive coordinator| Phil Elmassian (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Gillette Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Kent State x  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Bowling Green |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Ohio |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Buffalo |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Miami (OH) |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
UMass |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Akron |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Toledo |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Ball State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Central Michigan |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Western Michigan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37

* $ - Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The 2012 season was the team's first as a member of the MAC, as they continued their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship.

However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the NCAA UMass would have been eligible to participate in a bowl game if they achieved at least 6 wins, and there were not enough spots to fill all bowl games.[1]

The 2012 season was Charley Molnar's first as head coach of the Minutemen, previously serving as Offensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The team would finish the season with a record of 1–11 overall with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season three players were selected to All-MAC teams. Senior linebacker Perry McIntyre was named to the All-MAC First Team Defense, while senior safety Darren Thellen earned Second Team accolades. Punter Colter Johnson, a junior, was also honored as a Third Team selection.

## Schedule

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August 30| 7:30 p.m.| at Connecticut*|

* Rentschler Field
* East Hartford, CT (The U Game)

| SNY/ESPN3| L 0–37| 35,270
September 8| 3:30 p.m.| Indiana*|

* Gillette Stadium
* Foxborough, MA

| ESPN3| L 6–45| 16,304
September 15| 3:30 p.m.| at No. 17 Michigan*|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| BTN| L 13–63| 110,708
September 22| 12:00 p.m.| at Miami (OH)|

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH

| ESPN+| L 16–27| 15,159
September 29| 3:30 p.m.| Ohio|

* Gillette Stadium
* Foxborough, MA

| ESPN3| L 34–37| 8,321
October 6| 2:00 p.m.| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| | L 14–52| 15,671
October 20| 12:00 p.m.| Bowling Green|

* Gillette Stadium
* Foxborough, MA

| | L 0–24| 10,846
October 27| 7:00 p.m.| at Vanderbilt*|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| SECRN/NESN| L 7–49| 32,227
November 3| 3:30 p.m.| at Northern Illinois|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| | L 0–63| 11,114
November 10| 2:00 p.m.| at Akron|

* InfoCision Stadium
* Akron, OH

| | W 22–14| 7,716
November 17| 3:00 p.m.| Buffalo|

* Gillette Stadium
* Foxborough, MA

| | L 19–29| 12,649
November 23| 3:00 p.m.| Central Michigan|

* Gillette Stadium
* Foxborough, MA

| | L 21–42| 6,385

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

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## Game summaries

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### @ UConn

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Minutemen  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Huskies | 7  | 13  | 7  | 10 | 37

See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

### Indiana

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Hoosiers | 21  | 17  | 0  | 7 | 45
Minutemen  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 6

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

### @ Michigan

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Minutemen  | 0  | 13  | 0  | 0 | 13
#17 Wolverines | 14  | 28  | 14  | 7 | 63

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

### @ Miami (Ohio)

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Minutemen  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 6 | 16
RedHawks | 0  | 14  | 7  | 6 | 27

See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

### Ohio

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Bobcats | 3  | 17  | 0  | 17 | 37
Minutemen  | 10  | 7  | 10  | 7 | 34

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

### Western Michigan

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Minutemen  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
Broncos | 7  | 21  | 21  | 3 | 52

See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

### Bowling Green

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Falcons | 7  | 0  | 14  | 3 | 24
Minutemen  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

### @ Vanderbilt

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Minutemen  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Commodores | 7  | 14  | 28  | 0 | 49

See also: 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

### @ Northern Illinois

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Minutemen  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Huskies | 14  | 21  | 21  | 7 | 63

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

### @ Akron

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Minutemen | 3  | 12  | 0  | 7 | 22
Zips  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14

See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team

### Buffalo

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Bulls | 0  | 0  | 14  | 15 | 29
Minutemen  | 3  | 10  | 6  | 0 | 19

See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

### Central Michigan

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Chippewas | 7  | 7  | 14  | 14 | 42
Minutemen  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 21

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

## Team players selected in the 2013 NFL draft

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NFL Draftees  Name  | Position  | Round  | Pick  | NFL Team

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Michael Cox | Running Back | 7 | 253 | New York Giants

## References

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1. ^ "NCAA.org". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
2. ^ "2012 Football Non-Conference Schedule Announced - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site". www.umassathletics.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

## External links

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