2008 UMass Minutemen football team

Conference

2008 record

7–5 (4–4 CAA)

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Keith Dudzinski

Home stadium

Seasons

The 2008 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 2008 season was Brown's last as head coach of the Minutemen. He left the position the following season to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. The Minutemen finished the season with a record of 7–5 (4–4 CAA), missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30, 2008	6:00 PM	Albany*	#5	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 28–16	15,112
September 6, 2008	1:00 PM	at Holy Cross*	#4	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 45–42	12,871
September 13, 2008	3:30 PM	at #7 James Madison	#3	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	CN8	L 38–52	15,747
September 20, 2008	7:00 PM	at #11 (AP) Texas Tech*	#9	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 14–56	53,190
October 4, 2008	1:00 PM	#16 Delaware	#18	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA	CN8	W 17–7	16,422
October 11, 2008	12:30 PM	at Northeastern	#13	Parsons Field • Brookline, MA	CSN NE	W 28–24	4,155
October 18, 2008	3:30 PM	#9 Richmond	#10	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA	CN8	L 15–30	15,953
October 25, 2008	1:00 PM	Bryant*	#17	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 42–7	12,521
November 1, 2008	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island	#15	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 49–0	7,201
November 8, 2008	12:00 PM	Maine	#13	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA	CSN NE, CSN MA	L 20–21	9,18
November 15, 2008	12:00 PM	at #13 New Hampshire	#22	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	CSN NE, CSN MA	L 21–52	6,231
November 22, 2008	2:30 PM	Hofstra		McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA	CN8	W 28–14	5,108
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll^[1], unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.

UMass Minutemen football

Venues	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011) Gillette Stadium (2012–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colonial Clash (New Hampshire, Bill Knight Trophy) UConn

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass" University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

National championship seasons in bold