2008 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2008 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2008 season was Brown's last as head coach of the Minutemen. He left the position the following season to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. The Minutemen finished the season with a record of 7–5 (4–4 CAA), missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

2008 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Don Brown (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 18 Maine ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4					7	–	5
Hofstra		2	–	6					4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northeastern		1	–	7					2	–	10
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 6 Villanova ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 1 Richmond ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
No. 20 William & Mary		5	–	3					7	–	4
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	8
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Albany*	No. 5	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 28–16	15,112
September 6	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	No. 4	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 45–42	12,871
September 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 7 James Madison	No. 3	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CN8	L 38–52	15,747
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 (AP/FBS) Texas Tech*	No. 9	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 14–56	53,190
October 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Delaware	No. 18	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CN8	W 17–7	16,422
October 11	12:30 p.m.	at Northeastern	No. 13	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	CSN NE	W 28–24	4,155
October 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 Richmond	No. 10	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CN8	L 15–30	15,953
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Bryant*	No. 17	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 42–7	12,521
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	No. 15	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 49–0	7,201
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Maine	No. 13	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CSN NE, CSN MA	L 20–21	9,182
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 New Hampshire	No. 22	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	CSN NE, CSN MA	L 21–52	6,231
November 22	2:30 p.m.	Hofstra		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CN8	W 28–14	5,108
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time