2011 UMass Minutemen football team

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2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
UMass *		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Kevin Morris and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, with the exception of the second annual Colonial Clash, which was played at Gillette Stadium.

The 2011 season was the team's last as a member of the CAA, as they began their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible for post season play.

They finished the season 5–6, with a 3-5 record against members of the CAA. They did not occupy a spot in the CAA standings due to their transition to the FBS.

2 days after the final game of the season, head coach Kevin Morris was fired.

Schedule

Highlights of the 2011 schedule, which was the final FCS schedule for the Minutemen, included:

• Season opening night game at in-state rival Holy Cross.

• Game against FBS and in-state rival Boston College.

• Colonial Clash matchup against New Hampshire at Gillette Stadium.

• Final game at McGuirk Stadium for the immediate future against James Madison.

September 18:00 PMat Holy Cross*No. 25

• Fitton Field
• Worcester, MA

CBS Sports NetworkW 24–16 15,942 September 176:30 PMRhode IslandNo. 21

• McGuirk Stadium
• Hadley, MA

CSN NEW 36–27 11,167 September 241:00 PMat Boston College*No. 17

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)

ESPN3L 17–45 30,176 October 16:00 PMat Old DominionNo. 20

• S. B. Ballard Stadium
• Norfolk, VA

L 33–48 19,818 October 86:00 PMCentral Connecticut*

• McGuirk Stadium
• Hadley, MA

W 42–26 11,736 October 153:30 PMat No. 9 Delaware

• Delaware Stadium
• Newark, DE

CSN NE/Comcast NetworkW 28–10 21,902 October 223:30 PMvs. No. 13 New HampshireNo. 22

• Gillette Stadium
• Foxboro, MA (Colonial Clash)

CSN NEL 21–27 24,022 October 291:00 PMat Richmond

• Robins Stadium
• Richmond, VA

W 28–7 8,700 November 53:30 PMVillanova

• McGuirk Stadium
• Hadley, MA

CSN NE/Comcast NetworkL 17–35 10,012 November 1212:30 PMat No. 13 Maine

• Alfond Stadium
• Orono, ME

L 21–32 4,460 November 191:00 PMNo. 19 James Madison

• McGuirk Stadium
• Hadley, MA

L 17–34 7,103