2018 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorEd Pinkham (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
2018 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame ^   –   12 –1  
No. 19 Army   –   11 –2  
BYU   –   7 –6  
Liberty   –   6 –6  
UMass   –   4 –8  
New Mexico State   –   3 –9  
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the fifth year of head coach Mark Whipple's second stint at UMass and 11th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with one home game at Gillette Stadium. This was UMass's third year as an independent. They finished the season 4–8.

On November 21, head coach Mark Whipple resigned.[1] He finished with a record of 16–44 in the five years of his second stint as head coach and 65–70 in his eleven overall seasons. On December 3, the school hired Florida State offensive coordinator Walt Bell for the head coaching job.[2]

UMass wide receiver Andy Isabella was named a consensus All-American at year's end.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Davey O'Brien Award[3] Andrew Ford QB SR
Doak Walker Award[4] Marquis Young RB SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[5] Andy Isabella WR SR
Butkus Award[6] Bryton Barr LB SR
Paul Hornung Award[7] Andy Isabella WR/KR SR
Wuerffel Trophy[8] Andrew Ford QB SR
Andy Isabella WR SR
Manning Award[9] Andrew Ford QB SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 255:30 p.m.Duquesne (FCS)
ELVNW 63–158,684
September 11:00 p.m.at Boston College
ACCN ExtraL 21–5530,112
September 86:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern
ESPN+L 13–3415,071
September 157:30 p.m.at FIU
beINL 24–6314,695
September 223:30 p.m.Charlotte
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNW 49–3110,086
September 292:00 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN3L 42–5819,056
October 63:30 p.m.South Florida
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNL 42–587,988 
October 203:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNL 13–2411,134
October 2712:00 p.m.at UConn
ESPNUW 22–1724,150
November 33:30 p.m.Libertydagger
  • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
ELVNW 62–59 3OT10,338
November 1012:00 p.m.BYU
ELVNL 16–3514,082
November 174:00 p.m.at No. 5 Georgia
SECNL 27–6692,746
Schedule Source:[10]

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Game summaries

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 6 0 6 15
Minutemen 21 14 21 7 63

The Minutemen's game against Duquesne was the first of the 2018 college football season, kicking off 90 minutes before Prairie View A&M–Rice.[11]

At Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 0 0 14 21
Eagles 14 34 0 7 55

At Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 7 3 0 13
Eagles 0 17 10 7 34

At FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 3 14 0 24
Panthers 14 28 14 7 63

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 10 7 14 31
Minutemen 28 7 7 7 49

At Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 21 7 7 7 42
Bobcats 14 21 17 6 58

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 10 10 28 10 58
Minutemen 7 7 14 14 42

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 3 0 14 7 24
Minutemen 3 3 7 0 13

At UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 0 6 13 22
Huskies 7 0 7 3 17

Liberty

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Flames 14 10 0 21770 59
Minutemen 14 10 7 14773 62

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 14 7 35
Minutemen 10 0 0 6 16

At Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 7 6 7 7 27
No. 5 Bulldogs 14 28 17 7 66

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
262Andy IsabellaWRArizona Cardinals

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Whipple steps down as UMass football coach". Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (December 3, 2018). "Walt Bell new UMass head coach after 1 year as FSU coordinator". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "2018 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ "2018 College Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.


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