2020 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2020 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season until the cancellation of the 2020 season on August 11, 2020. The Minutemen would had played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium and competed as a independent. They would have been coached by second-year head coach Walt Bell.

2020 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coachWalt Bell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy Restivo (2nd season)
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 17,000)
2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Army   –     0 –0  
BYU   –     0 –0  
Liberty   –     0 –0  
New Mexico State†   –      –  
UConn†   –      –  
UMass†   –      –  
  • Note: † Due to COVID-19, the teams have suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

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[1] Larnel Coleman OL RS SR
Wuerffel Trophy[2] Cole McCubrey LB SR
Solomon Siskind TE RS JR

Cancellation

On August 11, 2020, the University of Massachusetts announced that its fall sports would be cancelled due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Athletic director Ryan Bamford stated that the university "[remains] hopeful and fully [intends] to conduct a competitive schedule for our fall sports in the 2021 spring semester.”[3]

References
  1. "2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. "UMass football cancels 2020 fall season amid coronavirus concerns". MassLive. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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