2006 UMass Minutemen football team

2006 UMass Minutemen football
A-10 champion
Lambert Cup winner
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
North
Record 13–2 (8–0 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski
Home stadium Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)
2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 6 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Maine   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Hofstra   1 – 7     2 – 9  
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Villanova   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Towson   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Richmond   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
William & Mary   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachian State. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2 (8–0 A-10).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
September 2 1:00 p.m. Colgate* No. 10
W 28–7 8,191
September 9 1:30 p.m. at Navy* No. 9
CSTV L 20–21 30,117
September 16 1:00 p.m. at Villanova No. 9
CN8 W 31–21 10,887
September 23 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook* No. 9
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
 W 48–7 9,001
October 7 1:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 10
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
 W 48–7 15,822
October 14 3:00 p.m. at No. 22 Towson No. 8
W 35–0 6,820
October 21 1:00 p.m. Rhode Islanddagger No. 6
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
 A10TV W 41–16 15,522
October 28 1:00 p.m. at Northeastern No. 4
CN8 W 7–0 550
November 4 12:00 p.m. at No. 9 New Hampshire No. 3
CSTV W 28–20 10,598
November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Maine No. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
 W 10–9 10,166
November 18 12:00 p.m. Hofstra No. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA
 W 22–16 9,211
November 25 12:00 p.m. Lafayette* No. 3
CN8, LSN W 35–14 5,388
December 2 2:30 p.m. No. 9 New Hampshire* No. 3
  • McGuirk Stadium
  • Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPN Plus W 24–17 17,000
December 8 7:30 p.m. at No. 2 Montana* No. 3
ESPN2 W 19–17 23,454
December 15 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Appalachian State* No. 3
ESPN2 L 17–28 22,808