2023 UMass Minutemen football team

2023 UMass Minutemen football
2023 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–9
Head coach	Don Brown (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Casula (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (9th season)
Base defense	4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

2023 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		10	–	3
Army		–		6	–	6
UConn		–		3	–	9
UMass		–		3	–	9

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts and compete as an FBS independent. They were led by head coach Don Brown in his second season since he was rehired, his seventh overall as head coach.

Schedule

UMass announced their 2023 football schedule on February 2, 2023.^[1]^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN	W 41–30	15,356
September 2	3:30 p.m.	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 14–59	88,043
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 28–41	9,207
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 17–19	16,138
September 23	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 31–34	8,298
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 28–52	9,494
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPNU	L 24–41	9,623
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 0–63	105,533
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 21–14	29,625
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Merrimack	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	W 31–21	14,672
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 25–49	16,860
November 25	12:00 p.m.	UConn	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 18–31	12,291
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at New Mexico State

Game One – UMass Minutemen (0–0) at New Mexico State Aggies (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	3	3	28	41
Aggies	0	10	0	20	30

at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: NW 9 mph
Game attendance: 15,536
Referee: Rory Bernard
TV announcers (ESPN): John Schriffen (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

MASS – Anthony Simpson 10 yd run (Cameron Carson kick), 10:20. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, TOP 01:08

Second quarter

NMSU – Ahmonte Watkins 80 yd run (Ethan Albertson kick), 8:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, TOP 00:58
MASS – Cameron Carson 33-yard field goal, 3:55. Minutemen 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:39
NMSU – Ethan Albertson 36-yard field goal, 0:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 03:52

Third quarter

MASS – Cameron Carson 29-yard field goal, 6:27. Minutemen 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, TOP 06:16

Fourth quarter

MASS – Taisun Phommachanh 11 yd run (Cameron Carson kick), 14:28. Minutemen 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:47
NMSU – Trent Hudson 42 yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 13:27. Minutemen 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, TOP 00:53
MASS – Kay'Ron Adams 10 yd run (Cameron Carson kick), 7:47. Minutemen 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:40
MASS – Isaiah Rutherford 55 yd interception return (Cameron Carson kick), 6:40. Minutemen 34–17.
NMSU – Jordin Parker 40 yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 4:35. Minutemen 34–24. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:05
MASS – Kay'Ron Adams 21 yd run (Cameron Carson kick), 1:43. Minutemen 41–24. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:53
NMSU – Trent Hudson 1 yd pass from Diego Pavia, 0:00. Minutemen 41–30. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:43

Statistics	MASS	NMSU
First downs	17	20
Plays–yards	54–389	64–458
Rushes–yards	37–197	37–210
Passing yards	192	248
Passing: comp–att–int	10–17–0	16–27–2
Time of possession	26:58	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	10/17, 192 yds
	Rushing	Taisun Phommachanh	17 rushes, 96 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Christian Wells	1 receptions, 68 yds,
New Mexico State	Passing	Diego Pavia	16/27, 248 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ahmonte Watkins	2 rushes, 95 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Brady	2 receptions, 48 yds

This was the Minutemen's first road win since week 9 of the 2018 season.^[3]

at Auburn

Game Two – UMass Minutemen (1–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	0	0	7	14
Tigers	10	21	21	7	59

at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
Game attendance: 88,043
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)

Statistics	MASS	AUB
First downs	11	27
Plays–yards	51–301	69–492
Rushes–yards	27–140	44–289
Passing yards	161	203
Passing: comp–att–int	14–24–1	14–25–0
Time of possession	28:25	28:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	8/16, 55 yds, INT
	Rushing	Kay'ron Adams	14 rushes, 101 yds
	Receiving	Anthony Simpson	4 receptions, 89 yds, TD
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	10/17, 141 yds, TD
	Rushing	Sean Jackson	5 rushes, 64 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jay Fair	5 receptions, 56 yds, TD

Miami (OH)

Game Three – Miami (OH) RedHawks (0–1) vs UMass Minutemen (1–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	21	7	3	10	41
Minutemen	0	7	14	7	28

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C)
TV: ESPN+
Pregame line: Miami −7.0

Game information

First quarter

(13:14) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 26 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Kellan McLaughlin Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Miami 7–0)
(1:40) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 99 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 99 yards, 1:02; Miami 14–0)
(1:17) M-OH – Kobe Hilton 0 Yd Fumble Return, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 1 play, -14 yards, 0:10; Miami 21–0)

Second quarter

(11:10) UMASS –Dashaun Jerkins 53 Yd Interception Return, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 3:37; Miami 21–7)
(2:39) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 13 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:51; Miami 28–7)

Third quarter

(10:20) UMASS –Greg Desrosiers Jr. 32 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:17; Miami 28–14)
(2:51) UMASS –Mark Pope 50 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: ; Miami 28–21)
(0:12) M-OH – Graham Nicholson 33 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:32; Miami 31–21)

Fourth quarter

(11:16) UMASS –George Johnson III 5 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:43; Miami 31–28)
(10:57) M-OH – Cade McDonald 1 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Miami 38-28)
(3:32) M-OH – Graham Nicholson 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:31; Miami 41–28)

Statistics	M–OH	UMass
First downs	17	18
Plays–yards	57-446	65-306
Rushes–yards	35-144	30-62
Passing yards	302	244
Passing: comp–att–int	22-35-1	12-22-2
Time of possession	30:59	29:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing	Brett Gabbert	12/22, 302 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rashad Amos	23 carries, 115 yards
	Receiving	Gage Larvadain	8 receptions, 273 yards, 3 TD
UMass	Passing	Carlos Davis	22/32, 244 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams	15 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Mark Pope	4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

at Eastern Michigan

New Mexico

Arkansas State

Toledo

at No. 6 Penn State

at Army

Merrimack

at Liberty

UConn

References

↑ "UMass unveils football schedule with five home games and ..." The Berkshire Eagle. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
↑ "Massachusetts Announces 2023 Football Schedule". University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Athletics. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
↑ "UMass wins season opener on road for first time since 1973". ESPN. August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.

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[1] "UMass unveils football schedule with five home games and ..." The Berkshire Eagle. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[2] "Massachusetts Announces 2023 Football Schedule". University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Athletics. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[3] "UMass wins season opener on road for first time since 1973". ESPN. August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.

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