2007 UMass Minutemen football team

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2007 UMass Minutemen football
UMass Athletics wordmark.svg
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 27–34 vs. Southern Illinois
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionNorth Division
2007 record10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
  • Don Brown (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorKevin Morris
Defensive coordinatorKeith Dudzinski
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North
No. 7 UMass x+^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Hofstra   4 – 4     7 – 4  
No. 14 New Hampshire ^   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northeastern   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     3 – 8  
South
No. 5 Richmond x+^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 James Madison ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 2 Delaware ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
Villanova   5 – 3     7 – 4  
William & Mary   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Towson   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen were coming off an appearance in the 2006 NCAA Championship Game and were looking to continue their success following their move from the Atlantic 10 Conference to the CAA. UMass repeated as conference champions but lost in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, finishing the season with a record of 10–3 (7–1 CAA).

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:00 p.m.Holy Cross*No. 3
W 40–3012,264
September 81:00 p.m.at Colgate*No. 2
  • Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Hamilton, NY
TWCSW 35–173,211
September 1512:00 p.m.No. 23 TowsonNo. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
CN8W 36–138,218
September 222:30 p.m.at MaineNo. 3
CN8W 38–76,167
September 291:00 p.m.at No. 12 (AP/FBS) Boston College*No. 2
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)
ESPN360L 14–2444,111
October 131:00 p.m.VillanovaNo. 4
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
W 32–24 4OT16,174
October 2012:00 p.m.NortheasterndaggerNo. 4
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
CN8W 24–714,189
October 271:00 p.m.at William & MaryNo. 4
W 48–3410,178
November 312:00 p.m.at Rhode IslandNo. 3
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–12 OT4,118
November 1012:00 p.m.No. 14 New HampshireNo. 8
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (rivalry)
CN8W 27–714,190
November 1712:00 p.m.at No. 22 HofstraNo. 8
ESPNUW 27–52,915
November 2412:00 p.m.No. 25 Fordham*No. 7
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (FCS First Round)
ESPNUW 49–355,224
December 13:15 p.m.at No. 4 Southern Illinois*No. 7
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL (FCS Quarterfinals)
ESPN GamePlan (NESN, MASN, TWCS, Cox Sports)L 27–346,560[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ Myslenski, Skip (December 2, 2007). "3 quick TDs fuel SIU playoff win". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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