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2020 UMass Minutemen football team

April 12, 2024

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.

2020 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–4
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTommy Restivo (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
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.

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".[1] 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 edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released.

Award Player Position Year
Outland Trophy[2] Larnel Coleman OL RS SR
Wuerffel Trophy[3] Cole McCubrey LB SR
Solomon Siskind TE RS JR

Schedule edit

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 174:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN2L 0–414,856
November 72:30 p.m.at No. 16 Marshall
ESPN+L 10–5111,711
November 208:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
CBSSNL 2–245,554
November 2712:00 p.m.at Liberty
ESPN3L 0–45250

Game summaries edit

At Georgia Southern edit

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[4]
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 edit

Massachusetts at Marshall
1 234Total
Minutemen 7 300 10
• No. 16 Thundering Herd 14 17137 51
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Pregame line Over/under
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 edit

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[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 edit

Massachusetts at Liberty
1 234Total
Minutemen 0 000 0
• Flames 14 17140 45
    
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
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 edit

  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.


 

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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 2020 UMass Minutemen footballConferenceIndependentRecord0 4Head coachWalt Bell 2nd season Offensive schemeSpreadDefensive coordinatorTommy Restivo 2nd season Base defense4 3Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni StadiumSeasons 20192021 2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records vte Conf OverallTeam 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 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 1 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 Contents 1 Preseason 1 1 Award watch lists 2 Schedule 3 Game summaries 3 1 At Georgia Southern 3 2 At Marshall 3 3 At Florida Atlantic 3 4 At Liberty 4 ReferencesPreseason editAward watch lists edit Listed in the order that they were released Award Player Position YearOutland Trophy 2 Larnel Coleman OL RS SRWuerffel Trophy 3 Cole McCubrey LB SRSolomon Siskind TE RS JRSchedule editUMass went 0 4 scoring 12 total points while allowing 161 points by their opponents DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceOctober 174 00 p m at Georgia SouthernPaulson StadiumStatesboro GAESPN2L 0 414 856November 72 30 p m at No 16 MarshallJoan C Edwards StadiumHuntington WVESPN L 10 5111 711November 208 00 p m at Florida AtlanticFAU StadiumBoca Raton FLCBSSNL 2 245 554November 2712 00 p m at LibertyWilliams StadiumLynchburg VAESPN3L 0 45250Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern timeGame summaries editAt Georgia Southern edit Massachusetts at Georgia Southern 1 234TotalMinutemen 0 000 0 Eagles 14 14103 41Date October 17 2020Location Paulson StadiumStatesboro GAGame start 4 07 p m EDTElapsed time 3 hours and 12 minutesGame attendance 4 856Game weather 65 F 18 C Referee Wayne WinklerTV announcers ESPN2 Bill Roth play by play and Dustin Fox analyst Scoring summary112 18GASOMalik Murray 47 yard pass from Shai Werts Alex Raynor kick 5 plays 75 yards 2 42 GASO 7 008 14GASOBeau Johnson 8 yard pass from Shai Werts Alex Raynor kick 7 plays 39 yards 1 57 GASO 14 0209 12GASOBeau Johnson 10 yard pass from Shai Werts Alex Raynor kick 7 plays 50 yards 4 13 GASO 21 001 39GASOShai Werts 4 yard rush Alex Raynor kick 8 plays 60 yards 5 01 GASO 28 0313 08GASOAlex Raynor 27 yard field goal 5 plays 10 yards 1 25 GASO 31 006 40GASOWesley Kennedy III 56 yard rush Alex Raynor kick 2 plays 60 yards 0 55 GASO 38 0402 34GASOAlex Raynor 31 yard field goal 4 plays 8 yards 2 18 GASO 41 0See also 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team Pregame line Over underGASO 31 62 4 Statistics UMass Georgia SouthernFirst downs 10 20Total yards 191 436Rushing yards 111 308Passing yards 80 128Turnovers 2 1Time of possession 29 09 30 51Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Mike Fallon 7 12 41 yards 1 INTRushing Will Koch 4 carries 41 yardsReceiving Samuel Emilus 4 receptions 28 yardsGeorgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 11 16 128 yards 3 TDsRushing Wesley Kennedy III 6 carries 106 yards 1 TDReceiving Malik Murray 4 receptions 68 yards 1 TD At Marshall edit Massachusetts at Marshall 1 234TotalMinutemen 7 300 10 No 16 Thundering Herd 14 17137 51Date November 7 2020Location Joan C Edwards StadiumHuntington WVGame start 2 30 p m ESTElapsed time 2 hours and 55 minutesGame attendance 11 711Television network ESPN Scoring summary1234See also 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Pregame line Over underStatistics UMass MarshallFirst downs 12 33Total yards 190 495Rushing yards 41 267Passing yards 149 228Turnovers 1 0Time of possession 26 53 33 07Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Will Koch 12 18 99 yards 1 TDRushing Ellis Merriweather 10 carries 31 yardsReceiving Taylor Edwards 1 reception 37 yardsMarshall Passing Grant Wells 21 30 228 yards 3 TDsRushing Brenden Knox 14 carries 118 yards 2 TDsReceiving Artie Henry 5 receptions 71 yards At Florida Atlantic edit Massachusetts at Florida Atlantic 1 234TotalMinutemen 0 020 2 Owls 7 0143 24Date November 20 2020Location FAU StadiumBoca Raton FLGame start 8 00 p m ESTElapsed time 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance 5 554Game weather 77 F 25 C Weather Mostly Cloudy Wind ENE 20 MPHReferee K AnteeTV announcers CBS Sports Network Jason Knapp play by play and Malik Zaire analyst Scoring summary110 58FAUBJ Emmons 1 yard run Vladmir Rivas kick 8 plays 57 yards 3 04 FAU 7 0306 47FAUBrandon Robinson 13 yard pass from Nick Tronti Vladmir Rivas kick 15 plays 65 yards 8 13 FAU 14 004 27FAUJavion Posey 70 yard run Vladmir Rivas kick 1 play 70 yards 0 13 FAU 21 001 55UMASS9 yard safetyFAU 21 2404 58FAUVladmir Rivas 30 yard field goal 5 plays 53 yards 1 53 FAU 24 2See also 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team Pregame line Over underFAU 32 5 50 5 5 Statistics UMass Florida AtlanticFirst downs 8 16Total yards 147 368Rushing yards 62 140Passing yards 85 228Turnovers 2 1Time of possession 25 10 34 50Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Will Koch 12 22 67 yards 1 INTRushing Ellis Merriweather 11 carries 48 yardsReceiving Josiah Johnson 8 receptions 42 yardsFlorida Atlantic Passing Javion Posey 13 27 203 yardsRushing Javion Posey 19 carries 90 yards 1 TDReceiving TJ Chase 4 receptions 79 yards At Liberty edit Massachusetts at Liberty 1 234TotalMinutemen 0 000 0 Flames 14 17140 45Date November 27 2020Location Williams StadiumLynchburg VAGame start 12 00 p m ESTGame attendance 250Television network ESPN3 Scoring summary16 38LIBKevin Shaa 31 yard pass from Malik Willis Alex Barbir kick 8 plays 80 yards 2 28 LIB 7 01 12LIBJoshua Mack 59 yard run 2 plays 72 yards 0 28 LIB 14 0210 39LIBMichael Bollinger 13 yard pass from Malik Willis Alex Barbir kick 5 plays 76 yards 1 52 LIB 21 04 41LIBDemario Douglas 41 yard pass from Malik Willis Alex Barbir kick 7 plays 80 yards 4 30 LIB 28 00 02LIBAlex Barbir 24 yard field goal 7 plays 55 yards 0 37 LIB 31 036 14LIBMalik Willis 54 yard run Alex Barbir kick 5 plays 67 yards 1 27 LIB 38 00 26LIBPeytton Pickett 16 yard run Alex Barbir kick 3 plays 41 yards 1 35 LIB 45 0See also 2020 Liberty Flames football team Pregame line Over underStatistics UMass LibertyFirst downs 12 31Total yards 227 629Rushing yards 55 378Passing yards 172 251Turnovers 2 0Time of possession 25 50 34 10Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Garret Dzuro 9 22 172 yards 1 INTRushing Cam Roberson 5 carries 17 yardsReceiving Samuel Emilus 4 receptions 82 yardsLiberty Passing Malik Willis 16 24 223 yards 3 TDRushing Peytton Pickett 10 carries 125 yards 1 TDReceiving DeMario Douglas 4 receptions 68 yards 1 TDReferences edit UMass reverses call to play limited fall schedule ESPN com September 21 2020 Retrieved September 21 2020 2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled July 21 2020 Retrieved July 23 2020 The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List Non AP July 23 2020 Retrieved July 23 2020 Massachusetts Minutemen vs Georgia Southern Eagles Odds Shark Retrieved October 18 2020 Massachusetts Minutemen vs Florida Atlantic Owls Odds Shark Retrieved November 17 2020 nbsp This college football 2020s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 UMass Minutemen football team amp oldid 1194804363, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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