2022 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–11
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Casula (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro
Defensive coordinatorKeith Dudzinski (8th season)
Base defense4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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

UMass hosted five home games and traveled to seven different away games during the 2022 season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at TulaneESPN+L 10–4215,101
September 107:00 p.m.at ToledoESPN+L 10–5520,147
September 173:30 p.m.Stony BrookESPN3W 20–310,011
September 242:00 p.m.at TempleESPN+L 0–2814,033
October 12:00 p.m.at Eastern MichiganESPN+L 13–2016,478
October 83:30 p.m.Liberty
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ESPN+L 24–4211,217
October 151:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ESPN3L 7–3413,378
October 293:30 p.m.New Mexico Statedagger
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ESPN3L 13–239,274
November 47:00 p.m.at UConnCBSSNL 10–2723,430
November 122:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateESPN3L 33–3514,354
November 1912:00 p.m.at Texas A&MESPN+/SECN+L 3–2090,177
November 2612:00 p.m.Army
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ESPN+L 7–4410,119

Awards and honors

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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