2012 UMass Minutemen football team
The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The 2012 season was the team's first as a member of the MAC, as they continued their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship.
However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the NCAA UMass would have been eligible to participate in a bowl game if they achieved at least 6 wins, and there were not enough spots to fill all bowl games.[1]
The 2012 season was Charley Molnar's first as head coach of the Minutemen, previously serving as Offensive Coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The team would finish the season with a record of 1–11 overall with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season three players were selected to All-MAC teams. Senior linebacker Perry McIntyre was named to the All-MAC First Team Defense, while senior safety Darren Thellen earned Second Team accolades. Punter Colter Johnson, a junior, was also honored as a Third Team selection.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
7:30 p.m. |
at Connecticut* |
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Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT (The U Game) |
SNY/ESPN3 |
L 0–37 |
35,270 |
September 8 |
3:30 p.m. |
Indiana* |
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Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA |
ESPN3 |
L 6–45 |
16,304 |
September 15 |
3:30 p.m. |
at No. 17 Michigan* |
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
BTN |
L 13–63 |
110,708 |
September 22 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Miami (OH) |
|
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH |
ESPN+ |
L 16–27 |
15,159 |
September 29 |
3:30 p.m. |
Ohio |
|
Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA |
ESPN3 |
L 34–37 |
8,321 |
October 6 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Western Michigan |
|
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI |
|
L 14–52 |
15,671 |
October 20 |
12:00 p.m. |
Bowling Green![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
|
Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA |
|
L 0–24 |
10,846 |
October 27 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Vanderbilt* |
|
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
SECRN/NESN |
L 7–49 |
32,227 |
November 3 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Northern Illinois |
|
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL |
|
L 0–63 |
11,114 |
November 10 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Akron |
|
InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH |
|
W 22–14 |
7,716 |
November 17 |
3:00 p.m. |
Buffalo |
|
Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA |
|
L 19–29 |
12,649 |
November 23 |
3:00 p.m. |
Central Michigan |
|
Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA |
|
L 21–42 |
6,385 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Game notes
@ UConn
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Huskies |
7 |
13 |
7 |
10 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–33–2 |
1999 |
UMass, 62–20 |
Indiana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hoosiers |
21 |
17 |
0 |
7 |
45 |
Minutemen |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
@ Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
#17 Wolverines |
14 |
28 |
14 |
7 |
63 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2010 |
Michigan, 42–37 |
@ Miami (Ohio)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
RedHawks |
0 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Ohio
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
3 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
37 |
Minutemen |
10 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Western Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Broncos |
7 |
21 |
21 |
3 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Bowling Green
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
7 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
24 |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
@ Vanderbilt
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Commodores |
7 |
14 |
28 |
0 |
49 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
@ Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Huskies |
14 |
21 |
21 |
7 |
63 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
@ Akron
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Minutemen |
3 |
12 |
0 |
7 |
22 |
Zips |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Buffalo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulls |
0 |
0 |
14 |
15 |
29 |
Minutemen |
3 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
19 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–4 |
1998 |
UMass, 51–27 |
Central Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
Minutemen |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Team players selected in the 2013 NFL Draft
References
External links
Media related to 2012 UMass Minutemen football team at Wikimedia Commons
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