2001 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2001 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2001 season was a difficult one for the Minutemen, as they collected their first losing record since the 1997 season. UMass finished the season with a record of 3–8 overall and 3–6 in conference play.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
1:00 p.m. |
William & Mary |
No. 21 |
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
|
L 10–31 |
8,243 |
September 8 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Marshall* |
|
Marshall Stadium • Huntington, WV |
Thundering Herd Network |
L 20–49 |
27,533 |
September 22 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Delaware |
|
Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE |
CN8 |
L 7–35 |
20,372 |
September 29 |
6:00 p.m. |
at Hofstra* |
|
Hofstra Stadium • Hempstead, NY |
Fox Sports New York |
L 6–36 |
2,995 |
October 13 |
1:00 p.m. |
New Hampshire![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
|
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA (Rivalry) |
|
L 24–35 |
10,117 |
October 20 |
1:00 p.m. |
James Madison |
|
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
|
W 43–20 |
10,264 |
October 27 |
1:00 p.m. |
at Villanova |
|
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
|
L 13–47 |
7,897 |
November 3 |
12:00 p.m. |
Northeastern |
|
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
|
W 17–10 |
8,535 |
November 10 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Maine |
|
Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME |
|
L 7–37 |
3,341 |
November 17 |
12:00 p.m. |
Rhode Island |
|
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
A10 TV |
W 24–7 |
6,085 |
November 23 |
12:00 p.m. |
Richmond |
|
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
|
L 7–35 |
3,582 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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