2014 UMass Minutemen football team

2014 UMass Minutemen football

Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2014 record	3–9 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Mark Whipple (1st year of 2nd stint; 7th overall year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Cassano (1st year of 2nd stint; 7th overall year)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Masella (1st year of 2nd stint; 3rd overall year)
Home stadium	Gillette Stadium (Capacity: 68,756) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)

2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x		5	–	3		8	–	6
Ohio		4	–	4		6	–	6
Buffalo		3	–	4		5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
UMass		3	–	5		3	–	9
Miami		2	–	6		2	–	10
Kent State		1	–	6		2	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1		9	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was their first year with head coach Mark Whipple, who returned after 10 years coaching in the NFL. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Three home games were played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The other three were played on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, which reopened after a renovation to bring the facility up to FBS standards. This season was UMass's third in the Mid-American Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:00 PM	Boston College*	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 7–30	30,479
September 6	3:00 PM	Colorado*	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	L 38–41	10,227
September 13	12:00 PM	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 31–34	33,386
September 20	4:00 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 7–48	99,155
September 27	3:00 PM	Bowling Green	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN3	L 42–47	17,000
October 4	2:30 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 41–42	15,970
October 11	2:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 40–17	12,451
October 18	3:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	W 36–14	12,030
October 25	2:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 35–42	20,104
November 12	8:00 PM	Ball State	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPNU	W 24–10	13,374
November 18	8:00 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPNU	L 6–30	5,571
November 28	1:00 PM	Buffalo	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN3	L 21–41	13,417
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	14	10	30
Minutemen	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–19	2011	BC, 45–17

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	17	14	7	41
Minutemen	7	14	10	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	14	10	7	0	31
Commodores	0	20	0	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2013	Vandy, 24–7

Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	7	7
Nittany Lions	6	28	14	0	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	10	16	7	14	47
Minutemen	7	14	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2013	BGSU, 28–7

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	14	27	0	0	41
RedHawks	0	21	7	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	UMass, 17–10

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	17	3	13	40
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Minutemen	13	17	6	0	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	13	7	0	15	35
Rockets	7	7	14	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	1999	Toledo, 24–3

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	3	0	10
Minutemen	7	10	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1988	Ball, 44–17

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	6	0	6
Zips	10	10	7	3	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	Akron, 14–13

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	13	21	7	41
Minutemen	0	0	7	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	2013	Buff, 32–3

References

Malone, Daniel (January 13, 2014). "An Early Look at UMass football's 2014 Opponents". The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts). Retrieved February 8, 2014.

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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