# 2013 UMass Minutemen football team

The 2013 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar in his second year and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The 2013 season marked the team's second season as a member of the MAC, and also marked the first season in which the Minutemen were eligible for the conference championship as well as post-season bowl play. For the second straight year the Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season Tackle Anthony Dima, a senior, was honored as an All-MAC Third Team selection. Molnar was later fired on December 26 after a second consecutive 1–11 season. He was replaced by Mark Whipple.

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Peter Angeh DE | Potomac, Maryland | Bullis School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | – | Dec 31, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Enock Asante DT | Trenton, New Jersey | Steinert H.S. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Josh Bruns OL | Glendale, Arizona | Glendale CC JC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Jan 4, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| E.J. Burston WR | Bradenton, Florida | Palmetto H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Steve Casali LB | Farmingville, New York | Sachem East H.S. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 |||||||
| Terrel Correia OT | Nantucket, Massachusetts | Nantucket H.S. | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | – | Jul 2, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 |||||||
| Sharif Custis TE | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | St. John Neumann | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Shaquille Harris WR | Palmetto, Florida | Palmetto H.S. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Tyshon Henderson OL | Middletown, Rhode Island | St. George's School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | – | Jul 6, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 |||||||
| Fabian Höller OL | Cologne, Germany | FOS Ansbach | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 301 lb (137 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Shane Huber LB | Jersey City, New Jersey | St. Peter's Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | – | Jan 30, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| DaQuan Mack RB | Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania | Pennsbury H.S. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | – | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Peter Ngobidi DE | West Roxbury, Massachusetts | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Jul 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 |||||||
| Jordan Page OL | Pennington, New Jersey | Pennington Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 302 lb (137 kg) | – | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 |||||||
| Jackson Porter DB | Ellicott City, Maryland | Mt. Hebron H.S. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Richard Queen G | Oradell, New Jersey | Bergen Catholic | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | – | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 |||||||
| Todd Stafford QB | Greenwich, Connecticut | Greenwich H.S. | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | – | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 |||||||
| Elijah Wilkinson DL | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | Downingtown West H.S. | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Arthur Williams S | Sebring, Florida | Sebring H.S. | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Lorenzo Woodley RB | Miami, Florida | Columbus H.S. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Feb 7, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| D.J. Woods WR | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | University School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | – | Jul 6, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Sam Zeff OL | Montclair, New Jersey | Montclair H.S. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 277 lb (126 kg) | – | Jul 1, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Wisconsin* | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | L 0–45 | 76,306 |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Maine* | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | ESPN3 | L 14–24 | 15,624 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas State* | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | K-StateHD.TV | L 7–37 | 52,894 |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt* | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | ESPNews | L 7–24 | 16,419 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | L 7–28 | 13,799 |
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | ESPN3 | W 17–10 | 21,707 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | TWCS | L 3–32 | 18,707 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | ESPN3 | L 30–31 | 20,571 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Northern Illinois | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | ESPN+ | L 19–63 | 10,061 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Akron | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | ESPN3 | L 13–14 | 10,599 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | L 0–37 | 8,763 |
| November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | L 23–51 | 13,162 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Transfers In

| Player | Position | Year | Previous School |
| Ricardo Miller | WR/TE | Senior | Michigan |
| Justin Anderson | DE/DT | Senior | Maryland |
| David Osei | OL | Senior | Rutgers |
* Note: Miller, Anderson and Osei were immediately eligible to play the 2013 season without sitting out one season per NCAA eligibility rules. All three athletes achieved their undergraduate degrees and still had one season of eligibility left. They are all enrolled as graduate students in the UMass Graduate School of Education.

## Game summaries
### @ Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #23 Badgers | 10 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 45 |

### Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### @ Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 37 |

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### @ Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Falcons | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

### @ Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulls | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 32 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 30 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Huskies | 21 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
| Minutemen | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Minutemen | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### @ Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chippewas | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |

### @ Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 51 |

## Team players selected in the 2014 NFL draft

NFL Draftees :
| Name | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
| Rob Blanchflower | Tight End | 7 | 230 | Pittsburgh Steelers |