2004 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2004 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA 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 struggled in their first year under Coach Brown, but finished the season with a three-game winning streak and promise for the future. UMass finished second in the North division of the A-10 with a record of 6–5 (4–4 A-10).
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 4 |
1:00 p.m. |
at Delaware State* |
No. 19 |
Alumni Stadium • Dover, DE |
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W 51–0 |
1,750 |
September 11 |
6:00 p.m. |
No. 4 Colgate* |
No. 14 |
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
CN8 |
W 30–20 |
16,405 |
September 18 |
1:00 p.m. |
Richmond |
No. 9 |
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
|
L 14–24 |
4,986 |
September 25 |
1:00 p.m. |
No. 4 Delaware |
No. 16 |
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
CSTV, CN8 |
L 7–21 |
11,298 |
October 2 |
1:00 p.m. |
at Boston College* |
No. 19 |
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry) |
NESN |
L 7–29 |
43,262 |
October 9 |
1:30 p.m. |
at No. 19 James Madison |
|
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
|
L 7–28 |
15,321 |
October 16 |
12:00 p.m. |
at New Hampshire |
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Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry) |
|
W 38–21 |
7,630 |
October 23 |
12:00 |
at Rhode Island |
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Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI |
|
L 27–24 |
4,376 |
October 30 |
1:00 p.m. |
Maine![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
|
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
|
W 34–33 OT |
5,632 |
November 6 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Northeastern |
|
Parsons Field • Brookline, MA |
CN8 |
W 26–22 |
4,216 |
November 20 |
12:00 p.m. |
Hofstra |
|
McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA |
MetroTV New York |
W 40-30 |
5,867 |
*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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