2004 UMass Minutemen football team

2004 UMass Minutemen football

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference North Division
2004 record	6–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach	Don Brown (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 James Madison $^		7	–	1		13	–	2
#3 William & Mary $^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#7 Delaware $^		7	–	1		9	–	4
#6 New Hampshire ^		7	–	2		11	–	3
Northeastern		4	–	4		5	–	6
Villanova		4	–	5		7	–	4
Maine		4	–	5		6	–	6
UMass		4	–	5		6	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		4	–	7
Richmond		2	–	6		3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2004 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen struggled in their first year under Coach Brown, but finished the season with a three-game winning streak and promise for the future. UMass finished second in the North division of the A-10 with a record of 6–5 (4–4 A-10).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4, 2004	1:00 PM	at Delaware State*	#19	Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE		W 51–0	1,750
September 11, 2004	6:00 PM	#4 Colgate*	#14	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	CN8	W 30–20	16,405
September 18, 2004	1:00 PM	Richmond	#9	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		L 14–24	4,986
September 25, 2004	1:00 PM	#4 Delaware	#16	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	CSTV, CN8	L 7–21	11,298
October 2, 2004	1:00 PM	at Boston College*	#19	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	NESN	L 7–29	43,262
October 9, 2004	1:30 PM	at #19 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		L 7–28	15,321
October 16, 2004	12:00 PM	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry)		W 38–21	7,630
October 23, 2004	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		L 27–24	4,376
October 30, 2004	1:00 PM	Maine		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 34–33 ^OT	5,632
November 6, 2004	12:00 PM	at Northeastern		Parsons Field • Brookline, MA	CN8	W 26–22	4,216
November 20, 2004	12:00 PM	Hofstra		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	MetroTV New York	W 40-30	5,867
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll,^[1] unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/tsn-div-1aa-poll.htm

UMass Minutemen football

Venues	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (2012–2016)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire: Colonial Clash (Bill Knight Trophy) UConn

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass" University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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