2007 UMass Minutemen football team

2007 UMass Minutemen football

CAA Champions
NCAA Division I Quarterfinals vs. Southern Illinois, L 27–34
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association North Division
2007 record	10–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Don Brown
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)

The 2007 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2007 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 Minutemen were coming off of an appearance in the 2006 NCAA Championship Game and were looking to continue their success following their move from the Atlantic 10 Conference to the CAA. UMass repeated as conference champions but lost in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, finishing the season with a record of 10–3 (7–1 CAA).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1, 2007	1:00 PM	Holy Cross*	#3	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 40–30	12,264
September 8, 2007	1:00 PM	at Colgate*	#2	Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY	TWCS	W 35–17	3,211
September 15, 2007	12:00 PM	#23 Towson	#3	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA	CN8	W 36–13	8,218
September 22, 2007	2:30 PM	at Maine	#3	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	CN8	W 38–7	6,167
September 29, 2007	1:00 PM	at #12 (AP) Boston College*	#2	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 14–24	44,111
October 13, 2007	1:00 PM	Villanova	#4	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 32–24 ^4OT	16,174
October 20, 2007	12:00 PM	Northeastern	#4	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA	CN8	W 24–7	14,189
October 27, 2007	1:00 PM	at William & Mary	#4	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		W 48–34	10,178
November 3, 2007	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island	#3	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		L 6–12 ^OT	4,118
November 10, 2007	12:00 PM	#14 New Hampshire	#8	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA	CN8	W 27–7	14,190
November 17, 2007	12:00 PM	at #22 Hofstra	#8	Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY	ESPNU	W 27–5	2,915
November 24, 2007	12:00 PM	#25 Fordham*	#7	McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA (FCS First Round)	ESPNU	W 49–35	5,224
December 1, 2007	3:15 PM	at #4 Southern Illinois*	#7	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL (FCS Quarterfinals)	ESPN GamePlan (NESN, MASN, TWCS, Cox Sports)	L 27–34	6,560
*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	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (2012–2016)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire: Colonial Clash (Bill Knight Trophy) UConn

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold