2001 UMass Minutemen football team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|sport=football

|year=2001

|team=UMass Minutemen

|image=UMass logo.gif

|image_size=150px

|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference

|division=

|short_conf=A-10

|record=3–8

|conf_record=3–6

|head_coach=Mark Whipple

| hc_year = 4th

|off_scheme=Pro-style

|def_coach=Neil McGrath

|dc_year=2nd

|def_scheme=4–3

|stadium=Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

}}

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

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2001

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 1

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank = 21

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv =

| score = 10–31

| attend = 8,243

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Marshall Stadium

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = Thundering Herd Network

| score = 20–49

| attend = 27,533

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| tv = CN8

| score = 7–35

| attend = 20,372

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Hofstra

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Hofstra Stadium

| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY

| tv = Fox Sports New York

| score = 6–36

| attend = 2,995

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = New Hampshire

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv =

| score = 24–35

| attend = 10,117

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv =

| score = 43–20

| attend = 10,264

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87678392/guice-umass-get-on-the-board/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Guice, UMass get on the board|date=October 21, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| tv =

| score = 13–47

| attend = 7,897

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2001|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}

| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv =

| score = 17–10

| attend = 8,535

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Maine

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Alfond Stadium

| site_cityst = Orono, ME

| tv =

| score = 7–37

| attend = 3,341

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Rhode Island

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv = A10 TV

| score = 24–7

| attend = 6,085

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv =

| score = 7–35

| attend = 3,582

}}

References

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