2009 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2009 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Kevin Morris and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2009 season was Morris's first as head coach of the Minutemen, as Don Brown left the position in the offseason to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. It was also the first year UMass finished with a losing record since joining the CAA, both overall (5–6) and in-conference (3–5).

2009 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Picucci (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKeith Dudzinski (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^   6 2     10 3  
Maine   4 4     5 6  
Hofstra   3 5     5 6  
UMass   3 5     5 6  
Northeastern   3 5     3 8  
Rhode Island   0 8     1 10  
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^   7 1     14 1  
No. 5 Richmond x+^   7 1     11 2  
No. 4 William & Mary ^   6 2     11 3  
Delaware   4 4     6 5  
James Madison   4 4     6 5  
Towson   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:10 p.m.at Kansas State*L 17–2150,750
September 126:00 p.m.Albany*No. 17W 44–713,215
September 193:30 p.m.Rhode IslandNo. 17
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
CSN NEW 30–1012,124
September 266:00 p.m.Stony Brook*No. 15
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 44–1716,122
October 106:00 p.m.at DelawareNo. 12L 27–4322,034
October 173:30 p.m.No. 4 New Hampshire No. 18
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
CSN NEW 23–1713,108
October 243:30 p.m.at No. 1 RichmondNo. 14L 12–348,214
October 313:30 p.m.at MaineNo. 19CSN NEL 9–193,562
November 712:00 p.m.Northeastern
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 37–76,725
November 1412:00 p.m.James Madison
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
CSN NEL 14–174,028
November 211:00 p.m.at HofstraL 38–522,549[1]

References

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  1. ^ Derespina, Cody (November 23, 2009). "Cory, Aaron rule". Newsday (Nassau Edition). p. 76. Retrieved November 8, 2023.