2022 UMass Minutemen football team
Appearance
2022 UMass Minutemen football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 1–11 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Casula (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple pro |
Defensive coordinator | Keith Dudzinski (8th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 or 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
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No. 18 Notre Dame | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | – | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from CFP Rankings |
The 2022 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Minutemen played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Brown, his first season back coaching the program since the 2008 season.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
UMass hosted five home games and traveled to seven different away games during the 2022 season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 15,101 | |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | ESPN+ | L 10–55 | 20,147 | |
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook | ESPN3 | W 20–3 | 10,011 | |
September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Temple | ESPN+ | L 0–28 | 14,033 | |
October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 16,478 | |
October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Liberty |
| ESPN+ | L 24–42 | 11,217 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo |
| ESPN3 | L 7–34 | 13,378 |
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN3 | L 13–23 | 9,274 |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at UConn | CBSSN | L 10–27 | 23,430 | |
November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | L 33–35 | 14,354 | |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 3–20 | 90,177 | |
November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Army |
| ESPN+ | L 7–44 | 10,119 |
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Awards and honors[edit]
Starting running back Ellis Merriweather was nominated to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List and the ShrineBowl1000 preseason List, as well as teammates Josh Wallace and Billy Wooden.
Game summaries[edit]
at Tulane[edit]
UMass Minutemen (0–0) vs Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
- Date: September 3, 2022
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Rainy, 81 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 15,101
- Referee: Tim Rich
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | UMASS | TUL |
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First downs | 14 | 20 |
Total yards | 217 | 369 |
Rushes/yards | 58–200 | 39–196 |
Passing yards | 17 | 173 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–11–3 | 13–22–0 |
Time of possession | 33:15 | 26:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UMass | Passing | Gino Campiotti | 2/6, 12 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Tim Baldwin Jr. | 13 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | George Johnson III | 1 reception, 11 yards | |
Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 12/20, 164 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Tyjae Spears | 12 carries, 57 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jha'Quan Jackson | 1 reception, 34 yards |
References[edit]
- ^ Matt Vautour (November 21, 2021). "UMass football hiring Don Brown: Arizona defensive coordinator returning for second stint as Minuteman coach". The Republican. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Barrett Sallee (November 22, 2021). "UMass hires Don Brown: Longtime defensive coordinator returns for second stint as Minutemen coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.