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American college football season

2006 UMass Minutemen football
A-10 champion
Lambert Cup winner
FCS Championship Game, L 17–28 vs. Appalachian State
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNorth
Record13–2 (8–0 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKeith Dudzinski (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 20052007 →
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 6 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 Division
No. 9 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 champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21:00 p.m.Colgate*No. 10W 28–78,191
September 91:30 p.m.at Navy*No. 9CSTVL 20–2130,117
September 161:00 p.m.at VillanovaNo. 9CN8W 31–2110,887
September 231:00 p.m.Stony Brook*No. 9
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 48–79,001
October 71:00 p.m.William & MaryNo. 10
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 48–715,822
October 143:00 p.m.at No. 22 TowsonNo. 8W 35–06,820
October 211:00 p.m.Rhode IslandNo. 6
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
A10TVW 41–1615,522
October 281:00 p.m.at NortheasternNo. 4CN8W 7–0550
November 412:00 p.m.at No. 9 New HampshireNo. 3CSTVW 28–2010,598
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 19 MaineNo. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 10–910,166
November 1812:00 p.m.HofstraNo. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 22–169,211
November 2512:00 p.m.Lafayette*No. 3CN8, LSNW 35–145,388
December 22:30 p.m.No. 9 New Hampshire*No. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN PlusW 24–1717,000
December 87:30 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 3ESPN2W 19–1723,454
December 158:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Appalachian State*No. 3ESPN2L 17–2822,808

References

  1. Dobrow, Marty (September 3, 2006). "Can't Hold These Horses". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Coen does his share for Minutemen". The Boston Globe. September 17, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dobrow, Marty (November 25, 2006). "UMass Is Spot-On Against Leopards". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Massachusetts Minutemen". cfbinfo.com. 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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