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American college football season

2020 UMass Minutemen football
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ConferenceIndependent
Record0–4
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTommy Restivo (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 20192021 →
2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 BYU   –     11 – 1  
No. 17 Liberty   –     10 – 1  
Army   –     9 – 3  
New Mexico State   –     1 – 1  
UMass   –     0 – 4  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season; New Mexico State was the only FBS school to play a spring schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Minutemen competed as an independent. They were led by second-year head coach Walt Bell.

UMass originally announced on August 11, 2020, that they would not play football in the fall over concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was reversed on September 21, as UMass announced that opponents would be announced "as they become official". Although the Minutemen's home stadium was Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, all games there were cancelled; the team played only away games in 2020.

The Minutemen finished the abridged season winless, at 0–4, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 12.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Award Player Position Year
Outland Trophy Larnel Coleman OL RS SR
Wuerffel Trophy Cole McCubrey LB SR
Solomon Siskind TE RS JR

Schedule

UMass went 0–4, scoring 12 total points while allowing 161 points by their opponents.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 174:00 p.m.at Georgia SouthernESPN2L 0–414,856
November 72:30 p.m.at No. 16 MarshallESPN+L 10–5111,711
November 208:00 p.m.at Florida AtlanticCBSSNL 2–245,554
November 2712:00 p.m.at LibertyESPN3L 0–45250

Game summaries

At Georgia Southern

Massachusetts at Georgia Southern
1 234Total
Minutemen 0 000 0
• Eagles 14 14103 41
   
Scoring summary
112:18GASOMalik Murray 47-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:42)		GASO 7–0
08:14GASOBeau Johnson 8-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(7 plays, 39 yards, 1:57)		GASO 14–0
209:12GASOBeau Johnson 10-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)
(7 plays, 50 yards, 4:13)		GASO 21–0
01:39GASOShai Werts 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(8 plays, 60 yards, 5:01)		GASO 28–0
313:08GASOAlex Raynor 27-yard field goal
(5 plays, 10 yards, 1:25)		GASO 31–0
06:40GASOWesley Kennedy III 56-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(2 plays, 60 yards, 0:55)		GASO 38–0
402:34GASOAlex Raynor 31-yard field goal
(4 plays, 8 yards, 2:18)		GASO 41–0
See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
Pregame line Over/under
GASO −31 62
Statistics UMass Georgia Southern
First downs 10 20
Total yards 191 436
Rushing yards 111 308
Passing yards 80 128
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 29:09 30:51
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Mike Fallon 7/12, 41 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Will Koch 4 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Samuel Emilus 4 receptions, 28 yards
Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 11/16, 128 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Wesley Kennedy III 6 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Murray 4 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

At Marshall

Massachusetts at Marshall
1 234Total
Minutemen 7 300 10
• No. 16 Thundering Herd 14 17137 51
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
    Huntington, WV
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 11,711
  • Game weather: Clear and Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: Calm
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Martin (play–by–play) and Jake Griffith (analyst)
      
Scoring summary
113:28MRSHBrenden Knox 45-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32)		MRSH 7–0
7:01MASSSamuel Emilus 2-yard pass from Will Koch (Jeremy Martin kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:48)		TIED 7–7
2:02MRSHBrenden Knox 14-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)
(11 plays, 82 yards, 4:59)		MRSH 14–7
29:52MRSHCorey Gammage 19-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)
(8 plays, 49 yards, 3:00)		MRSH 21–7
6:04MRSHShane Ciucci 43-yard field goal
(5 plays, 17 yards, 2:13)		MRSH 24–7
2:38MASSJeremy Martin 46-yard field goal
(8 plays, 46 yards, 3:26)		MRSH 24–10
0:38MRSHSheldon Evans 11-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick)
(6 plays, 74 yards, 2:00)		MRSH 31–10
36:47MRSHXavier Gaines 13-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci rush failed)
(11 plays, 80 yards, 5:12)		MRSH 37–10
3:46MRSHXavier Gaines 16-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)
(2 plays, 16 yards, 0:44)		MRSH 44–10
413:04MRSHKnowledge McDaniel 14-yard pass from Grant Wells (Shane Ciucci kick)
(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:37)		MRSH 51–10
See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Pregame line Over/under
MRSH −44.5 55.5
Statistics UMass Marshall
First downs 12 33
Total yards 190 495
Rushing yards 41 267
Passing yards 149 228
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 26:53 33:07
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Will Koch 12/18, 99 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ellis Merriweather 10 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Taylor Edwards 1 reception, 37 yards
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 21/30, 228 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Brenden Knox 14 carries, 118 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Artie Henry 5 receptions, 71 yards

At Florida Atlantic

Massachusetts at Florida Atlantic
1 234Total
Minutemen 0 020 2
• Owls 7 0143 24
  
Scoring summary
110:58FAUBJ Emmons 1 yard run (Vladmir Rivas kick)
(8 plays, 57 yards, 3:04)		FAU 7–0
306:47FAUBrandon Robinson 13 yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladmir Rivas kick)
(15 plays, 65 yards, 8:13)		FAU 14–0
04:27FAUJavion Posey 70 yard run (Vladmir Rivas kick)
(1 play, 70 yards, 0:13)		FAU 21–0
01:55UMASS9 yard safetyFAU 21–2
404:58FAUVladmir Rivas 30 yard field goal
(5 plays, 53 yards, 1:53)		FAU 24–2
See also: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
FAU −32.5 50.5
Statistics UMass Florida Atlantic
First downs 8 16
Total yards 147 368
Rushing yards 62 140
Passing yards 85 228
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 25:10 34:50
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Will Koch 12/22, 67 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Ellis Merriweather 11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Josiah Johnson 8 receptions, 42 yards
Florida Atlantic Passing Javion Posey 13/27, 203 yards
Rushing Javion Posey 19 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
Receiving TJ Chase 4 receptions, 79 yards

At Liberty

Massachusetts at Liberty
1 234Total
Minutemen 0 000 0
• Flames 14 17140 45
  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
  • Game attendance: 250
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: E 4 MPH
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • Television network: ESPN3
    
Scoring summary
16:38LIBKevin Shaa 31-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 2:28)		LIB 7–0
1:12LIBJoshua Mack 59-yard run
(2 plays, 72 yards, 0:28)		LIB 14–0
210:39LIBMichael Bollinger 13-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(5 plays, 76 yards, 1:52)		LIB 21–0
4:41LIBDemario Douglas 41-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick)
(7 plays, 80 yards, 4:30)		LIB 28–0
0:02LIBAlex Barbir 24-yard field goal
(7 plays, 55 yards, 0:37)		LIB 31–0
36:14LIBMalik Willis 54-yard run (Alex Barbir kick)
(5 plays, 67 yards, 1:27)		LIB 38–0
0:26LIBPeytton Pickett 16-yard run (Alex Barbir kick)
(3 plays, 41 yards, 1:35)		LIB 45–0
See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team
Pregame line Over/under
LIB −35.5 57.5
Statistics UMass Liberty
First downs 12 31
Total yards 227 629
Rushing yards 55 378
Passing yards 172 251
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:50 34:10
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Garret Dzuro 9/22, 172 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Cam Roberson 5 carries, 17 yards
Receiving Samuel Emilus 4 receptions, 82 yards
Liberty Passing Malik Willis 16/24, 223 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Peytton Pickett 10 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
Receiving DeMario Douglas 4 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. "UMass reverses call, to play limited fall schedule". ESPN.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  2. "2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. "Massachusetts Minutemen vs Georgia Southern Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. "Massachusetts Minutemen vs Florida Atlantic Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. "Massachusetts Minutemen vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
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