2015 UMass Minutemen football team
2015 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 3–9 (2–6 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Masella (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Gillette Stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowling Green x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northern Illinois xy | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was their second 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 were played on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This season was UMass's fourth and last in the Mid-American Conference within the East Division. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place in the East Division.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Colorado* | P12N | L 14–48 | 35,094 | |
September 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Temple* | ESPN3 | L 23–25 | 10,141 | |
September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 27–62 | 80,795 | |
October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | FIU* | ESPN3 | W 24–14 | 13,525 | |
October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | L 38–62 | 17,118 | |
October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Kent State |
| ESPN3 | L 10–15 | 15,217 |
October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 19 Toledo |
| ESPN3 | L 35–51 | 12,793 |
October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN3 | L 10–20 | 4,576 | |
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron |
| CBSSN | L 13–17 | 6,228 |
November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | W 28–17 | 2,759 | |
November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| ESPN3 | L 13–20 | 8,839 |
November 27 | 4:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | ESPNU | W 31–26 | 15,648 | |
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
[edit]Colorado
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 48 |
Temple
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
Minutemen | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Notre Dame
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
#6 Fighting Irish | 14 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 62 |
FIU
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Minutemen | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Bowling Green
[edit]UMass Minutemen (1-3) at Bowling Green Falcons (3-2) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Massachusetts | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Bowling Green | 14 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 62 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
- Date: October 10, 2015
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 17,118
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski • Umpire: Tony Smith • Linesman: Rudy Studd • Line judge: John Swartz • Back judge: T. Ripenhoff • Field judge: Kevin Sullivan • Side judge: Lewis Garrison
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (play–by–play), John Gregory (color)
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Game information |
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Statistics | UMass | Bowling Green |
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First downs | 30 | 37 |
Plays–yards | 516 | 725 |
Rushes–yards | 15-30-0 | 46–206-3 |
Passing yards | 486 | 519 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 37–61–1 | 37–45–1 |
Time of possession | 22:43 | 37:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UMass | Passing | Blake Frohnapfel | 34/56, 409 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT |
Rushing | Marquis Young | 5 carries, 35 yards | |
Receiving | Tajae Sharpe | 13 receptions, 156 yards, 1 TD | |
Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Johnson | 33/39, 450 yards, 5 TDS, 1 INT |
Rushing | Travis Greene | 15 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Roger Lewis | 8 receptions, 242 yards, 1 TD |
Kent State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
Minutemen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Toledo
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Rockets | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 51 |
Minutemen | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Ball State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Akron
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Zips | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Minutemen | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Eastern Michigan
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Miami (OH)
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Buffalo
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
Bulls | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Box score (Bowling Green vs UMass)". bgsufalcons.com. bgsufalcons. October 10, 2015.