1996 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1996 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 4–4 in conference play.

1996 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	6–5 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Mike Hodges (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ted Roof (2nd season)
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Maine		5	–	3					7	–	4
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Connecticut		3	–	5					4	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	6
Boston University		0	–	8					1	–	10
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Villanova ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Delaware ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 23 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northeastern		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–50	6,207	[1]
September 14	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 28–10	8,770
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Richmond	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 23–17 OT	15,237	[2]
September 28	12:00 p.m.	Northeastern	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–14	12,206
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 21–41	5,390
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Boston University	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 43–12	15,201	[3]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 41–20	8,819
October 26	12:30 p.m.	at No. 24 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 7–40	5,317
November 2	12:30 p.m.	Maine	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–22	6,251
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 6–30	6,867
November 16	12:30 p.m.	Connecticut	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 39–38	7,216
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Villanova rips UMass". The Berkshire Eagle. September 8, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Minutemen show spirit in OT thriller". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1996. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Joe Burris (October 13, 1996). "UMass flattens Terriers". The Boston Globe. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.