2006 UMass Minutemen football team

2006 UMass Minutemen football

A-10 Champions Lambert Cup Winners
NCAA Division I Championship vs. Appalachian State, L 17–28
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference North
2006 record	13–2 (8–0 A-10)
Head coach	Don Brown (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#2 UMass x$^		8	–	0		13	–	2
New Hampshire ^		5	–	3		9	–	4
Maine		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		4	–	7
Hofstra		1	–	7		2	–	9
South
James Madison x^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Villanova		5	–	3		6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4		7	–	4
Richmond		3	–	5		6	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5		5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7		3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS 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 won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachian State. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2 (8–0 A-10).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 PM	Colgate*	#10	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 28–7	8,191
September 9	1:30 PM	at Navy*	#9	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 20–21	30,117
September 16	1:00 PM	at Villanova	#9	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CN8	W 31–21	10,887
September 23	1:00 PM	Stony Brook*	#9	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 48–7	9,001
October 7	1:00 PM	William & Mary	#10	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 48–7	15,822
October 14	3:00 PM	at #22 Towson	#8	Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		W 35–0	6,820
October 21	1:00 PM	Rhode Island	#6	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	A10TV	W 41–16	15,522
October 28	1:00 PM	at Northeastern	#4	Parsons Field • Brookline, MA	CN8	W 7–0	550
November 4	12:00 PM	at #9 New Hampshire	#3	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry)	CSTV	W 28–20	10,598
November 11	12:00 PM	#19 Maine	#3	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 10–9	10,166
November 18	12:00 PM	Hofstra	#3	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 22–16	9,211
November 25	12:00 PM	Lafayette*	#3	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA (FCS First Round)	CN8/LSN	W 35–14	5,388
December 2	2:30 PM	#9 New Hampshire*	#3	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA (FCS Quarterfinals)	ESPN+	W 24–17	17,000
December 8	7:30 PM	at #2 Montana*	#3	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Semifinals)	ESPN2	W 19–17	23,454
December 15	8:00 PM	vs. #1 Appalachian State*	#3	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (FCS Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 17–28	22,808
*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

External links

UMass National Finalists

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

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National championship seasons in bold

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