2006 UMass Minutemen football team

2006 UMass Minutemen football
A-10 champion
Lambert Cup winner
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Division North
2006 record 132 (80 A-10)
Head coach Don Brown (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#2 UMass x$^   8 0         13 2  
New Hampshire ^   5 3         9 4  
Maine   5 3         6 5  
Northeastern   4 4         5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6         4 7  
Hofstra   1 7         2 9  
South
James Madison x^   7 1         9 3  
Villanova   5 3         6 5  
Towson   4 4         7 4  
Richmond   3 5         6 5  
Delaware   3 5         5 6  
William & Mary   1 7         3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachian State. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 132 (80 A-10).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 1:00 p.m. Colgate* No. 10 McGuirk StadiumHadley, MA W 287   8,191
September 9 1:30 p.m. at Navy* No. 9 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CSTV L 2021   30,117
September 16 1:00 p.m. at Villanova No. 9 Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA CN8 W 3121   10,887
September 23 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook* No. 9 McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA W 487   9,001
October 7 1:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 10 McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA W 487   15,822
October 14 3:00 p.m. at No. 22 Towson No. 8 Unitas StadiumTowson, MD W 350   6,820
October 21 1:00 p.m. Rhode Islanddagger No. 6 McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA A10TV W 4116   15,522
October 28 1:00 p.m. at Northeastern No. 4 Parsons FieldBrookline, MA CN8 W 70   550
November 4 12:00 p.m. at No. 9 New Hampshire No. 3 Cowell StadiumDurham, NH (Rivalry) CSTV W 2820   10,598
November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Maine No. 3 McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA W 109   10,166
November 18 12:00 p.m. Hofstra No. 3 McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA W 2216   9,211
November 25 12:00 p.m. Lafayette* No. 3 McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA (FCS First Round) CN8/LSN W 3514   5,388
December 2 2:30 p.m. No. 9 New Hampshire* No. 3 McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA (FCS Quarterfinals) ESPN+ W 2417   17,000
December 8 7:30 p.m. at No. 2 Montana* No. 3 Washington-Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (FCS Semifinals) ESPN2 W 1917   23,454
December 15 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Appalachian State* No. 3 Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN (FCS Championship Game) ESPN2 L 1728   22,808
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll, unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.

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