2022 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2022 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Minutemen played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Brown, his first season back coaching the program since the 2008 season.

2022 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–11
Head coach	Don Brown (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Casula (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (8th season)
Base defense	4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Notre Dame			–						9	–	4
Liberty			–						8	–	5
BYU			–						8	–	5
New Mexico State			–						7	–	6
Army			–						6	–	6
UConn			–						6	–	7
UMass			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

UMass hosted five home games and traveled to seven different away games during the 2022 season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 10–42	15,101
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 10–55	20,147
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	W 20–3	10,011
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 0–28	14,033
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 13–20	16,478
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Liberty	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 24–42	11,217
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	L 7–34	13,378
October 29	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico State	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	L 13–23	9,274
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 10–27	23,430
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 33–35	14,354
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN+/SECN+	L 3–20	90,177
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Army	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 7–44	10,119
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Awards and honors

Starting running back Ellis Merriweather was nominated to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List and the ShrineBowl1000 preseason List, as well as teammates Josh Wallace and Billy Wooden.

Game summaries

at Tulane

See also: 2022 Tulane Green Wave football team

UMass Minutemen (0–0) vs Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	10	0	0	10
Green Wave	7	14	21	0	42

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

• Date: September 3, 2022
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Rainy, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,101
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (8:37) TUL – Tyjae Spears 6-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:53; Tulane 7–0) Second quarter (14:56) UMASS – Gino Campiotti 4-yard run, Cameron Carson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:45; Tied 7–7) (8:31) TUL – Tyjae Spears 1-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:25; Tulane 14–7) (9:30) TUL – Tyjae Spears 4-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:03; Tulane 21–7) (9:30) UMASS – Cameron Carson 21-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 66 yards, 5:51; Tulane 21–10) Third quarter (9:30) TUL – Michael Pratt 20-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; Tulane 28–10) (9:30) TUL – Duece Watts 31-yard pass frpm Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:19; Tulane 35–10) (9:30) TUL – Lawrence Keys II 2-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:04; Tulane 42–10) Fourth quarter None

Statistics	UMASS	TUL
First downs	14	20
Total yards	217	369
Rushes/yards	58–200	39–196
Passing yards	17	173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	4–11–3	13–22–0
Time of possession	33:15	26:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Gino Campiotti	2/6, 12 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tim Baldwin Jr.	13 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	George Johnson III	1 reception, 11 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/20, 164 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyjae Spears	12 carries, 57 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jha'Quan Jackson	1 reception, 34 yards

at Texas A&M

See also: 2022 Texas A&M Aggies football team

UMass Minutemen at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	3	0	0	3
Aggies	3	7	3	7	20

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Rain, 39 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 90,177
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason

Game information

First quarter TAMU – Randy Bond 27-yard field goal, 10:58. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:56. Second quarter MASS – Cameron Carson 25-yard field goal, 14:06. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:45. TAMU – Noah Thomas 22-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Randy Bond kick), 5:56. Aggies 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:56. Third quarter TAMU – Randy Bond 35-yard field goal, 7:49. Aggies 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56. Fourth quarter TAMU – Le'Veon Moss 12-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 5:10. Aggies 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:48.

Statistics	MASS	TAMU
First downs	10	16
Total yards	168	398
Rushing yards	113	207
Passing yards	55	191
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	32:23	27:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Brady Olson	9/22, 55 yards
	Rushing	Kay'Ron Adams	14 rushes, 58 yards
	Receiving	Isaac Ross	4 receptions, 25 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Conner Weigman	11/19, 191 yards, TD
	Rushing	Le'Veon Moss	12 rushes, 72 yards, TD
	Receiving	Moose Muhammad III	3 receptions, 75 yards