# 2022 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2022 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Minutemen played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Brown, his first season back coaching the program since the 2008 season.

## Schedule

UMass hosted five home games and traveled to seven different away games during the 2022 season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 15,101 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN+ | L 10–55 | 20,147 |
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN3 | W 20–3 | 10,011 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 0–28 | 14,033 |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 16,478 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Liberty | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN+ | L 24–42 | 11,217 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN3 | L 7–34 | 13,378 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN3 | L 13–23 | 9,274 |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at UConn | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 10–27 | 23,430 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | L 33–35 | 14,354 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 3–20 | 90,177 |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Army | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN+ | L 7–44 | 10,119 |
| HomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Awards and honors

Starting running back Ellis Merriweather was nominated to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List and the ShrineBowl1000 preseason List, as well as teammates Josh Wallace and Billy Wooden.

## Game summaries
### at Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Rainy, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,101
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)
| Statistics | UMASS | TUL |
| First downs | 14 | 20 |
| Total yards | 217 | 369 |
| Rushes/yards | 58–200 | 39–196 |
| Passing yards | 17 | 173 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–11–3 | 13–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:15 | 26:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UMass | Passing | Gino Campiotti | 2/6, 12 yards, 2 INT |
| UMass | Rushing | Tim Baldwin Jr. | 13 carries, 65 yards |
| UMass | Receiving | George Johnson III | 1 reception, 11 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 12/20, 164 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Tyjae Spears | 12 carries, 57 yards, 3 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Jha'Quan Jackson | 1 reception, 34 yards |

### at UConn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Huskies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 7:02 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 23,430
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MASS – Cameron Carson 23-yard field goal, 4:43. Minutemen 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:29
CONN – Devontae Houston 75 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 4:32. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:11
Second quarter
CONN – Noe Ruelas 23-yard field goal, 9:23. Huskies 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, TOP 05:37
MASS – Cam Sullivan-Brown 53 yd pass from Brady Olson (Cameron Carson kick), 6:51. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:26
CONN – Noe Ruelas 26-yard field goal, 0:59. Huskies 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:17
Third quarter
CONN – Victor Rosa 5 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 4:55. Huskies 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, TOP 01:34
Fourth quarter
CONN – Victor Rosa 12 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:54. Huskies 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 05:11
Top passers
CONN – Zion Turner – 6/13, 60 yards
MASS – Brady Olson – 12/19, 155 yards
Top rushers
CONN – Victor Rosa – 17 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TDs
MASS – Ellis Merriweather – 12 rushes, 33 yards
Top receivers
CONN – Justin Joly – 2 receptions, 33 yards
MASS – Cam Sullivan-Brown – 5 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD
Top defense
CONN – Durante Jones – 14 tackles
MASS – Tyler Rudolph – 10 tackles :
| Statistics | UConn | UMass |
| First downs | 18 | 18 |
| Total yards | 334 | 351 |
| Rushing yards | 274 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 266 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:14 | 29:46 |

### at Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Rain, 39 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 90,177
* Referee: Wayne Winkler
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason
| Statistics | MASS | TAMU |
| First downs | 10 | 16 |
| Total yards | 168 | 398 |
| Rushing yards | 113 | 207 |
| Passing yards | 55 | 191 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:23 | 27:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UMass | Passing | Brady Olson | 9/22, 55 yards |
| UMass | Rushing | Kay'Ron Adams | 14 rushes, 58 yards |
| UMass | Receiving | Isaac Ross | 4 receptions, 25 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 11/19, 191 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 12 rushes, 72 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Moose Muhammad III | 3 receptions, 75 yards |