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The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference . The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts .
The 2012 season was the team's first as a member of the MAC, as they continued their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship.
However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the NCAA UMass would have been eligible to participate in a bowl game if they achieved at least 6 wins, and there were not enough spots to fill all bowl games.[1]
The 2012 season was Charley Molnar's first as head coach of the Minutemen, previously serving as Offensive Coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish .
The team would finish the season with a record of 1–11 overall with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season three players were selected to All-MAC teams. Senior linebacker Perry McIntyre was named to the All-MAC First Team Defense, while senior safety Darren Thellen earned Second Team accolades. Punter Colter Johnson, a junior, was also honored as a Third Team selection.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:30 p.m. at Connecticut * SNY /ESPN3 L 0–3735,270 September 8 3:30 p.m. Indiana * ESPN3 L 6–4516,304 September 15 3:30 p.m. at No. 17 Michigan * BTN L 13–63110,708 September 22 12:00 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPN+ L 16–2715,159 September 29 3:30 p.m. Ohio Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 L 34–378,321 October 6 2:00 p.m. at Western Michigan L 14–5215,671 October 20 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA L 0–2410,846 October 27 7:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt * SECRN /NESN L 7–4932,227 November 3 3:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois L 0–6311,114 November 10 2:00 p.m. at Akron W 22–147,716 November 17 3:00 p.m. Buffalo Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA L 19–2912,649 November 23 3:00 p.m. Central Michigan Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA L 21–426,385 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries @ UConn
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
Huskies
7
13
7
10
37
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
36–33–2
1999
UMass, 62–20
Indiana
1
2
3
4
Total
Hoosiers
21
17
0
7
45
Minutemen
6
0
0
0
6
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
13
0
0
13
#17 Wolverines
14
28
14
7
63
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2010
Michigan, 42–37
@ Miami (Ohio)
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
3
7
6
16
RedHawks
0
14
7
6
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
17
0
17
37
Minutemen
10
7
10
7
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Western Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
7
0
7
14
Broncos
7
21
21
3
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
7
0
14
3
24
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Vanderbilt
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
7
7
Commodores
7
14
28
0
49
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Northern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
Huskies
14
21
21
7
63
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Akron
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
12
0
7
22
Zips
0
0
7
7
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
0
0
14
15
29
Minutemen
3
10
6
0
19
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–4
1998
UMass, 51–27
Central Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
7
14
14
42
Minutemen
0
14
7
0
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
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