2020 UMass Minutemen football team

2020 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
2020 record	0–4
Head coach	Walt Bell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Restivo (2nd season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 17,000)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t	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
UConn†			–							–
Note: † Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Minutemen played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium and competed as an independent. They were led by second-year head coach Walt Bell.

UMass 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]

The Minutemen finished the abridged season winless, at 0–4, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 161 to 12.

Previous season[]

The Minutemen finished the 2019 season with a record of 1–11.

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

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[]

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 17	4:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN2	L 0–41	4,856
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	L 10–51	11,711
November 20	8:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	L 2–24	5,554
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 0–45	250
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[]

at Georgia Southern[]

Massachusetts at Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0 • Eagles 14 14 10 3 41 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 4:07 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 4,856 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN2): Bill Roth (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:18 GASO Malik Murray 47-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) GASO 7–0 08:14 GASO Beau Johnson 8-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick) (7 plays, 39 yards, 1:57) GASO 14–0 2 09:12 GASO Beau Johnson 10-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick) (7 plays, 50 yards, 4:13) GASO 21–0 01:39 GASO Shai Werts 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (8 plays, 60 yards, 5:01) GASO 28–0 3 13:08 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal (5 plays, 10 yards, 1:25) GASO 31–0 06:40 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 56-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (2 plays, 60 yards, 0:55) GASO 38–0 4 02:34 GASO Alex Raynor 31-yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards, 2:18) GASO 41–0

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[]

Massachusetts at Marshall

1 2 Total Minutemen 0 No. 16 Thundering Herd 0 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	UMass	Marshall
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marshall	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida Atlantic[]

Massachusetts at Florida Atlantic

1 2 Total Minutemen 0 Owls 0 Date: November 20, 2020 Location: FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Television network: CBSSN

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	UMass	Florida Atlantic
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Liberty[]

Massachusetts at Liberty

1 2 Total Minutemen 0 Flames 0 Date: November 27, 2020 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN3

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	UMass	Liberty
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References[]