2024 UMass Minutemen football team

2024 UMass Minutemen football
2024 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	Don Brown (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (10th season)
Base defense	4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They play their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium located in Hadley, Massachusetts and compete as an FBS independent. They are led by head coach Don Brown in his third season since he was rehired, his eighth overall as head coach.

2024 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Notre Dame		–		8	–	1
UConn		–		7	–	3
UMass		–		2	–	7

As of November 13, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

This season marks the Minutemen's last season competing as an independent, as UMass will rejoin the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a full member beginning in 2025.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 14–28	12,810
September 7	3:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 23–38	21,668
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	L 3–34	15,204
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Central Connecticut	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	W 35–31	10,847
September 28	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 20–23 ^OT	9,542
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	L 20–34	12,466
October 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Missouri	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN2	L 3–45	16,102
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Wagner	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	W 35–7	14,374
November 2	4:15 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 20–45	48,617
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Liberty	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+
November 23	12:45 p.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN
November 30	12:00 p.m.	UConn	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	3	11	28
Minutemen	0	0	7	7	14

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: August 31
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 12,810
Referee: Rory Bernard
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham (play-by-play) and Andy Gresh (analyst)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

EMU – Cole Snyder 1-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 12:47. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 3:53.
EMU – Oran Singleton 18-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Jesus Gomez kick), 0:31. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 0:31.

Third quarter

MASS – Jalen John 1-yard run (Jacob Lurie kick), 8:43. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:24.
EMU – Jesus Gomez 20-yard field goal, 4:49. Eagles 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

EMU – Jesus Gomez 31-yard field goal, 7:49. Eagles 20–7. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:01.
EMU – Delbert Mimms III 6-yard (Cole Snyder pass to Markus Allen), 5:43. Eagles 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:29.
MASS – C. J. Hester 2-yard run (Jacob Lurie kick), 3:06. Eagles 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:37.

Statistics	EMU	MASS
First downs	21	24
Total yards	375	329
Rushing yards	134	152
Passing yards	241	177
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	26:37	33:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Michigan	Passing	Cole Snyder	17/28, 241 yards, TD
	Rushing	Delbert Mimms III	12 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Oran Singleton	8 receptions, 89 yards, TD
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	20/30, 177 yards
	Rushing	Taisun Phommachanh	16 rushes, 57 yards
	Receiving	Jalen John	5 receptions, 42 yards

at Toledo

UMass Minutemen at Toledo Rockets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	13	3	7	23
Rockets	7	10	7	14	38

at Glass Bowl, Toledo, Ohio

Date: September 7
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 21,668
Referee: Greg Sujack
TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi and Je'Rod Cherry
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TOL – Jerjuan Newton 40-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 3:19. Rockets 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:38.

Second quarter

MASS – Jacob Lurie 23-yard field goal, 11:52. Rockets 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 6:22.
TOL – Dylan Cunanan 26-yard field goal, 9:09. Rockets 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:43.
MASS – Jakobie Keeney-James 14-yard pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie kick), 2:42. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:27.
TOL – Jacquez Stuart 98-yard kickoff return (Dylan Cunanan kick), 2:32. Rockets 17–10.
MASS – Jacob Lurie 42-yard field goal, 0:01. Rockets 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 2:32.

Third quarter

MASS – Jacob Lurie 30-yard field goal, 6:44. Rockets 17–16. Drive: 17 plays, 59 yards, 7:17.
TOL – Junior Vandeross III 73-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 4:08. Rockets 24–16.

Fourth quarter

TOL – Willie Shaw III 4-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 12:30. Rockets 31–16. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:47.
MASS – Taisun Phommachanh 8-yard run (Jacob Lurie kick), 2:56. Rockets 31–23. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:01.
TOL – Anthony Torres 7-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 2:26. Rockets 38–23. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:29.

Statistics	MASS	TOL
First downs	23	12
Total yards	384	258
Rushing yards	125	83
Passing yards	259	175
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	44:21	15:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	26/40, 259 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Taisun Phommachanh	22 rushes, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jakobie Keeney-James	6 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Toledo	Passing	Tucker Gleason	8/23, 175 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tucker Gleason	3 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Junior Vandeross III	3 receptions, 115 yards, TD

at Buffalo

UMass Minutemen at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	3	0	0	3
Bulls	7	3	17	7	34

at UB Stadium, Amherst, New York

Date: September 14
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 15,204
Referee: Andrew Speciale
TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent and Logan Ryan
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

UB – J. J. Jenkins 40-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick), 10:06. Bulls 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:01.

Second quarter

UB – Upton Bellenfant 37-yard field goal, 11:52. Bulls 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:14.
MASS – Jacob Lurie 34-yard field goal, 1:50. Bulls 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 39 yards, 6:20.

Third quarter

UB – Upton Bellenfant 34-yard field goal, 11:24 Bulls 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:22.
UB – C. J. Ogbonna 8-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 4:38. Bulls 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:35.
UB – Marquis Cooper 100-yard interception return (Upton Bellenfant kick), 0:00. Bulls 27–3.

Fourth quarter

UB – Lamar Sperling 1-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 4:54. Bulls 34–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:07.

Statistics	MASS	UB
First downs	11	15
Total yards	193	314
Rushing yards	72	129
Passing yards	121	185
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:04	27:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	14/29, 121 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brandon Campbell	8 rushes, 36 yards
	Receiving	Jacquon Gibson	4 receptions, 58 yards
Buffalo	Passing	C. J. Ogbonna	14/22, 185 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lamar Sperling	16 rushes, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	J. J. Jenkins	2 receptions, 44 yards, TD

Central Connecticut (FCS)

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (FCS) at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils (FCS)	0	21	7	3	31
Minutemen	7	14	7	7	35

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: September 21
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 10,847
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham (play-by-play) and Andy Gresh (analyst)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

MASS – Jackson Paradis 1-yard run (Jacob Lurie kick), 8:31. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:15.

Second quarter

MASS – Jakobie Kenney-James 15-yard pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie kick), 9:10. Minutemen 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:41.
CCSU – Ricky Ortega 3-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 6:15. Minutemen 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:55.
CCSU – Elijah Howard 1-yard run (Jack Barnum kick), 4:08. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:48.
MASS – Owen Anderson 2-yard pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie kick), 0:39. Minutemen 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 3:22.
CCSU – Elijah Howard 2-yard pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum kick), 0:07. Tied 21–21. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 0:25.

Third quarter

CCSU – Paul Marsh Jr. 10-yard pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum kick), 10:12. Blue Devils 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:48.
MASS – T. Y. Harding 57-yard pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie kick), 1:38. Tied 28–28. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:39.

Fourth quarter

CCSU – Jack Barnum 25-yard field goal, 14:11. Blue Devils 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:13.
MASS – Brandon Campbell 3-yard run (Jacob Lurie kick), 9:18. Minutemen 35–31. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:53.

Statistics	CCSU	MASS
First downs	11	27
Total yards	247	450
Rushing yards	90	163
Passing yards	157	287
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	22:14	37:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	12/26, 157 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	14 rushes, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Plaskon	3 receptions, 65 yards
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	20/30, 287 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jalen John	13 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Jakobie Kenney-James	5 receptions, 95 yards, TD

at Miami (OH)

UMass Minutemen at Miami RedHawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio

Date: September 28
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Forrest Conoly (analyst)

Statistics	MASS	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Illinois

UMass Minutemen at Northern Illinois Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois

Date: October 5
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. CDT
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Luke Kuechly (analyst)

Statistics	MASS	NIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 21 Missouri

No. 21 Missouri Tigers at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Tigers	14	10	21	0	45
Minutemen	0	3	0	0	3

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: October 12
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 16,102
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline reporter)
Pregame line: MIZ -27.5 Over/Under: 54.5

Game information

First quarter

(14:03) MIZ – Luther Burden 61-yard run, Blake Craig kick (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:51; Missouri 7–0)
(5:15) MIZ - Marcus Carroll 3-yard run, Blake Craig kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:10; Missouri 14–0)

Second quarter

(11:02) MIZ - Marcus Carroll 4-yard run, Blake Craig kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:37; Missouri 21–0)
(6:00) UMA - Jacob Lurie 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:02; Missouri 21–3)
(0:00) MIZ - Blake Craig 42-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, -10 yards, 0:08; Missouri 24–3)

Third quarter

(10:09) MIZ - Marcus Carroll 35-yard run, Blake Craig kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:28; Missouri 31–3)
(8:30) MIZ - Joshua Manning 63-yard pass from Brady Cook, Blake Craig kick (Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:12; Missouri 38–3)
(1:24) MIZ - Brett Norfleet 8-yard pass from Brady Cook, Blake Craig kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:41; Missouri 45–3)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	MIZ	MASS
First downs	22	13
Total yards	461	237
Rushing yards	231	95
Passing yards	230	142
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing	Brady Cook	14/19, 219 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Marcus Carroll	15 carries, 91 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Joshua Manning	2 receptions, 68 yards, TD
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	12/22, 132 yards, INT
	Rushing	Te'Rai Powell	1 carry, 39 yards
	Receiving	Jakobie Keeney-James	6 receptions, 80 yards

Wagner (FCS)

Wagner Seahawks (FCS) at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: October 26
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham (play-by-play) and Andy Gresh (analyst)

Statistics	WAG	MASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Mississippi State

UMass Minutemen at Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Davis Wade Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

Date: November 2
Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT/3:15 p.m. CDT
TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)

Statistics	MASS	MSST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Mississippi State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Liberty

Liberty Flames at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: November 16
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. CDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham (play-by-play) and Andy Gresh (analyst)

Statistics	LIB	MASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Georgia

UMass Minutemen at Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Date: November 23
Game time: 12:45 p.m. EDT
TV: SECN

Statistics	MASS	UGA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

UConn (rivalry)

UConn Huskies at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: November 30

Statistics	CONN	MASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

References

^ Withers, Tom (February 27, 2024). "UMass will rejoin Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says". Associated Press. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ Hernandez, Victoria (February 26, 2024). "UMass to join MAC conference, including previously independent football, per reports". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ "2024 UMass Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "Massachusetts Minutemen Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[1] Withers, Tom (February 27, 2024). "UMass will rejoin Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says". Associated Press. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

[2] Hernandez, Victoria (February 26, 2024). "UMass to join MAC conference, including previously independent football, per reports". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

[3] "2024 UMass Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[4] "Massachusetts Minutemen Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

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