2012 UMass Minutemen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2012
| team = UMass Minutemen
| logo = UMass Athletics wordmark.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = East Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 1–11
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Charley Molnar
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Mike Kruczek
| oc_year = 1st
| def_coach = Phil Elmassian
| dc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Pro spread
| def_scheme = 4–3
| stadium = Gillette Stadium
}}
{{2012 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2012/July/DI+Board+approves+process+to+fill+football+bowls+in+case+of+shortfall |title = NCAA.org |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803020639/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2012/July/DI+Board+approves+process+to+fill+football+bowls+in+case+of+shortfall |archive-date=August 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| gamename = The U Game
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| score = 0–37
| attend = 35,270
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Gillette Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 6–45
| attend = 16,304
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| tv = BTN
| score = 13–63
| attend = 110,708
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 16–27
| attend = 15,159
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Gillette Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 34–37
| attend = 8,321
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv =
| score = 14–52
| attend = 15,671
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Gillette Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| tv =
| score = 0–24
| attend = 10,846
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 7–49
| attend = 32,227
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv =
| score = 0–63
| attend = 11,114
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = InfoCision Stadium
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv =
| score = 22–14
| attend = 7,716
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Gillette Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| tv =
| score = 19–29
| attend = 12,649
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Gillette Stadium
| site_cityst = Foxborough, MA
| tv =
| score = 21–42
| attend = 6,385
}}
}}
Game summaries
=@ UConn=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Minutemen
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Huskies
|H1= 7
|H2= 13
|H3= 7
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2012 Connecticut Huskies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Indiana=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hoosiers
|R1=21
|R2=17
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Minutemen
|H1=6
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Minutemen
|R1= 0
|R2= 13
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=#17 Wolverines
|H1= 14
|H2= 28
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Michigan Wolverines football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Miami (Ohio)=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Minutemen
|R1= 0
|R2= 3
|R3= 7
|R4= 6
|Home=RedHawks
|H1= 0
|H2= 14
|H3= 7
|H4= 6
}}
{{see also|2012 Miami RedHawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Ohio=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bobcats
|R1= 3
|R2= 17
|R3= 0
|R4= 17
|Home=Minutemen
|H1= 10
|H2= 7
|H3= 10
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Ohio Bobcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Minutemen
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Broncos
|H1= 7
|H2= 21
|H3= 21
|H4= 3
}}
{{see also|2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Bowling Green=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Falcons
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=14
|R4=3
|Home=Minutemen
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Vanderbilt=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Minutemen
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Commodores
|H1= 7
|H2= 14
|H3= 28
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Northern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Minutemen
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Huskies
|H1=14
|H2=21
|H3=21
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Akron=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Minutemen
|R1= 3
|R2= 12
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Zips
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 7
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Akron Zips football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Buffalo=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulls
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=14
|R4=15
|Home=Minutemen
|H1=3
|H2=10
|H3=6
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2012 Buffalo Bulls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Central Michigan=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Chippewas
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=14
|R4=14
|Home=Minutemen
|H1=0
|H2=14
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team}}
{{Clear}}
Team players selected in the [[2013 NFL draft]]
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References
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