2006 UMass Minutemen football team
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 13–2 (8–0 A-10).
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A-10 champion Lambert Cup winner | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
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| 2006 record | 13–2 (8–0 A-10) |
| Head coach | Don Brown (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Morris |
| Defensive coordinator | Keith Dudzinski |
| Home stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 2 UMass x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Colgate* | No. 10 | W 28–7 | 8,191 | ||
| September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Navy* | No. 9 | CSTV | L 20–21 | 30,117 | |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Villanova | No. 9 | CN8 | W 31–21 | 10,887 | |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Stony Brook* | No. 9 |
| W 48–7 | 9,001 | |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | William & Mary | No. 10 |
| W 48–7 | 15,822 | |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Towson | No. 8 | W 35–0 | 6,820 | ||
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | No. 6 |
| A10TV | W 41–16 | 15,522 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northeastern | No. 4 | CN8 | W 7–0 | 550 | |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9 New Hampshire | No. 3 |
| CSTV | W 28–20 | 10,598 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Maine | No. 3 |
| W 10–9 | 10,166 | |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Hofstra | No. 3 |
| W 22–16 | 9,211 | |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | No. 3 |
| CN8/LSN | W 35–14 | 5,388 |
| December 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 New Hampshire* | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 17,000 |
| December 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana* | No. 3 | ESPN2 | W 19–17 | 23,454 | |
| December 15 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Appalachian State* | No. 3 | ESPN2 | L 17–28 | 22,808 | |
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References
- "Massachusetts Minutemen". cfbinfo.com. 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Further reading
- "No. 3 UMass Falls To No. 1 App State In NCAA Final, 28-17". umassathletics.com. December 15, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- "NCAA Division I Football Championship". umassathletics.com. December 16, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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