2007 UMass Minutemen football team

2007 UMass Minutemen football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 27–34 vs. Southern Illinois
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Don Brown (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Hofstra		4	–	4					7	–	4
No. 14 New Hampshire ^		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 James Madison ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 2 Delaware ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
Villanova		5	–	3					7	–	4
William & Mary		2	–	6					4	–	7
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen were coming off an appearance in the 2006 NCAA Championship Game and were looking to continue their success following their move from the Atlantic 10 Conference to the CAA. UMass repeated as conference champions but lost in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, finishing the season with a record of 10–3 (7–1 CAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	1:00 p.m.	Holy Cross*	No. 3	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 40–30	12,264
September 8	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate*	No. 2	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	TWCS	W 35–17	3,211
September 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Towson	No. 3	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CN8	W 36–13	8,218
September 22	2:30 p.m.	at Maine	No. 3	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CN8	W 38–7	6,167
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at No. 12 (AP/FBS) Boston College*	No. 2	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	ESPN360	L 14–24	44,111
October 13	1:00 p.m.	Villanova	No. 4	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 32–24 4OT	16,174
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Northeastern	No. 4	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CN8	W 24–7	14,189
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	No. 4	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 48–34	10,178
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	No. 3	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		L 6–12 OT	4,118
November 10	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 New Hampshire	No. 8	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	CN8	W 27–7	14,190
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Hofstra	No. 8	Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	ESPNU	W 27–5	2,915
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Fordham*	No. 7	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (FCS First Round)	ESPNU	W 49–35	5,224
December 1	3:15 p.m.	at No. 4 Southern Illinois*	No. 7	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL (FCS Quarterfinals)	ESPN GamePlan (NESN, MASN, TWCS, Cox Sports)	L 27–34	6,560
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time