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American college football season
The 2000 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference . The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts . The 2000 Minutemen failed to reach the postseason for the first time since 1997. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 5–3 in conference play.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance August 31 7:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 4 W 36–1610,176
September 16 1:00 p.m. at Richmond No. 3 L 24–3110,200
September 23 1:00 p.m. New Haven * No. 11 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 39–299,122
September 30 6:00 p.m. Hofstra * No. 11 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA L 36–5110,143
October 7 12:30 p.m. at Northeastern No. 19 W 21–164,184
October 14 1:00 p.m. Maine No. 16 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 33–1012,136
October 21 1:00 p.m. American International * No. 15 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 21–010,627
October 28 12:00 p.m. at New Hampshire No. 14 L 16–246,349
November 4 12:00 p.m. Villanova No. 22 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA W 38–179,124
November 11 12:00 p.m. Delaware No. 21 McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA L 19–318,680
November 18 12:00 p.m. at Rhode Island W 29–213,876
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings#the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted Poll|the FCS Sports Network Poll,[1] unless otherwise noted Poll]] released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
2000 UMass Minutemen football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
15
Eric Bross
Jr
WR
81
Steve King
So
WR
84
Adonis Kinsey
So
G
68
Tyler Lauback
Sr
WR
22
Steve Ley
Sr
TB
27
Troy Lockman
Sr
RB
46
Nate Long
Fr
QB
11
Richard Lucero
Jr
TB
5
Marcel Shipp
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
69
Andres Acosta
Fr
DL
97
Pierre Alfred
Jr
LB
19
Leron Ancle
Fr
LB
50
Kole Ayi
Sr
DE
83
Valdamar Brower
Fr
LB
35
Bryan Buckley
Fr
LB
59
Larry Cabrelli
Fr
LB
10
Jeremy Cain
Fr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-04-17
References
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