# 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2019 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Walt Bell and played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was the fourth year for the Minutemen as an independent; they finished the season at 1–11 and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 632 to 237. CBS Sports rated UMass 129th in their ranking of all 130 FBS teams; Akron, the only team that the Minutemen defeated, was ranked last.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:15 p.m. | at Rutgers | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | L 21–48 | 40,515 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | NESNPlus/FloSports | L 20–45 | 10,524 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN3 | L 17–52 | 12,812 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | NESN/FloSports | L 28–62 | 8,557 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | FloSports | W 37–29 | 7,284 |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | L 0–44 | 12,746 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3 | L 21–69 | 19,682 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA (rivalry) | NESN/NESNPlus/FloSports | L 35–56 | 12,234 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Liberty | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | NESN/FloSports | L 21–63 | 10,184 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 7–63 | 35,567 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | BTN | L 6–45 | 29,447 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | BYU | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | NESN/FloSports | L 24–56 | 8,204 |
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## Game summaries
### At Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 48 |

### Southern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| Minutemen | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### At Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 49ers | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |

### Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chanticleers | 14 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 62 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
This would be the Minutemen's last win until Week 6 in 2021.

### At FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 17 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 44 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 69 |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 28 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 63 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Black Knights | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |

### At Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 45 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 56 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 211 | Isaiah Rodgers | CB | Indianapolis Colts |