2016 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is their third year with head coach Mark Whipple. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Three home games were played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other three games on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was UMass's first season as an independent. They finished the season 2–10.

2016 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–10
Head coach	Mark Whipple (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tom Masella (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gillette Stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
BYU			–						9	–	4
Army			–						8	–	5
Notre Dame			–						4	–	8
UMass			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 7–24	88,121
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA (rivalry)	ASN/ESPN3	L 7–26	25,112
September 17	3:30 p.m.	FIU	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ASN/ESPN3	W 21–13	12,202
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA	ASN/ESPN3	L 35–47	13,074
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Tulane	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ASN/ESPN3	L 24–31	14,892
October 7[a]	8:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	CUSA.tv	L 16–36	20,118
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA	ASN/ESPN3	L 28–56	13,311
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 28–34	73,428
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Wagner	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ASN/ESPN3	W 34–10	8,468
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 31–52	21,763
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	L 9–51	51,190
November 26	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 40–46	22,739
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^{^[a]} The game between Massachusetts and Old Dominion on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew. The game was moved a day sooner to October 7, 2016 with an 8:00pm kickoff.

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Game summaries

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	7	0	0	7
#25 Gators	7	3	0	14	24

• Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	6	7	26
Minutemen	7	0	0	0	7

• Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	10	0	13
Minutemen	0	14	7	0	21

• Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	10	28	6	47
Minutemen	7	7	7	14	35

• Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	3	14	7	31
Minutemen	14	0	0	10	24

• Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	9	7	0	16
Monarchs	10	9	10	7	36

• Broadcasters: Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, Doug Ripley

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	14	14	56
Minutemen	7	7	7	7	28

• Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Hali Oughton

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	14	0	14	28
Gamecocks	14	13	7	0	34

• Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	3	7	10
Minutemen	14	13	7	0	34

• Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	14	3	7	7	31
Trojans	21	7	10	14	52

• Broadcasters: Matt Stewart, Tom O'Brien

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	6	3	0	0	9
Cougars	0	14	20	17	51

• Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	10	13	14	40
Rainbow Warriors	10	14	9	13	46

• Broadcasters: Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs