2019 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season

2019 UMass Minutemen football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–11
Head coach|

* Walt Bell (1st season)

Offensive scheme| Spread
Co-defensive coordinator| Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Tommy Restivo (1st season)
Base defense| 4–2–5
Home stadium| Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

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No. 12 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Liberty |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
BYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 8  |
New Mexico State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
UMass |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

## Schedule

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

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August 30| 7:15 p.m.| at Rutgers|

* SHI Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| BTN| L 21–48| 40,515
September 7| 3:30 p.m.| Southern Illinois|

* Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| NESNPlus/FloSports| L 20–45| 10,524
September 14| 6:00 p.m.| at Charlotte|

* Jerry Richardson Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| 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|

* Riccardo Silva Stadium
* Miami, FL

| ESPN3| L 0–44| 12,746
October 12| 7:00 p.m.| at Louisiana Tech|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| 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|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| CBSSN| L 7–63| 35,567
November 16| 12:00 p.m.| at Northwestern|

* Ryan Field
* Evanston, IL

| 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

* Homecoming
* All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:[2]

## Game summaries

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### At Rutgers

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See also: 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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Minutemen  | 21  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 21
Scarlet Knights | 7  | 31  | 3  | 7 | 48

### Southern Illinois

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See also: 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Salukis | 0  | 17  | 14  | 14 | 45
Minutemen  | 6  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 20

### At Charlotte

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See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Minutemen  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 17
49ers | 21  | 10  | 14  | 7 | 52

### Coastal Carolina

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See also: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

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Chanticleers | 14  | 28  | 14  | 6 | 62
Minutemen  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28

### Akron

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See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team

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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.

### At FIU

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See also: 2019 FIU Panthers football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Minutemen  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Panthers | 17  | 17  | 10  | 0 | 44

### At Louisiana Tech

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See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Minutemen  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 21
Bulldogs | 28  | 24  | 10  | 7 | 69

### UConn

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See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team

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Huskies | 14  | 21  | 7  | 14 | 56
Minutemen  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 35

### Liberty

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See also: 2019 Liberty Flames football team

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Flames | 28  | 21  | 14  | 0 | 63
Minutemen  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 21

### At Army

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See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team

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Minutemen  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7
Black Knights | 14  | 21  | 14  | 14 | 63

### At Northwestern

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See also: 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Minutemen  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 6
Wildcats | 0  | 21  | 3  | 21 | 45

### BYU

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See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Cougars  | 7  | 42  | 7  | 0 | 56
Minutemen  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 14 | 24

## Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Club

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6 | 211 | Isaiah Rodgers | CB | Indianapolis Colts

## References

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1. ^ "College Football Rankings 2019 - CBS Sports 130". CBS Sports. December 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
2. ^ "2019 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

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