2000 UMass Minutemen football team

American college football season

2000 UMass Minutemen football

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Whipple (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Neil McGrath (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons← 1999 2001 →

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Delaware +^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 6 Richmond +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
UMass	5	–	3	7	–	4
James Madison	4	–	4	6	–	5
New Hampshire	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	5	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	6
Villanova	3	–	5	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	3	–	8
Northeastern	1	–	7	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2000 Minutemen failed to reach the postseason for the first time since 1997. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 5–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 4	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 36–16	10,176
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 3	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 24–31	10,200
September 23	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 (D-II) New Haven*	No. 11	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 39–29	9,122
September 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Hofstra*	No. 11	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 36–51	10,143
October 7	12:30 p.m.	at Northeastern	No. 19	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 21–16	4,184
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Maine	No. 16	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 33–10	12,136
October 21	1:00 p.m.	American International*	No. 15	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–0	10,627
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 14	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 16–24	6,349
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Villanova	No. 22	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 38–17	9,124
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Delaware	No. 21	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 19–31	8,680
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 29–21	3,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2000 UMass Minutemen football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`15`	Eric Bross	Jr
WR	`81`	Steve King	So
WR	`84`	Adonis Kinsey	So
G	`68`	Tyler Lauback	Sr
WR	`22`	Steve Ley	Sr
TB	`27`	Troy Lockman	Sr
RB	`46`	Nate Long	Fr
QB	`11`	Richard Lucero	Jr
TB	`5`	Marcel Shipp	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`69`	Andres Acosta	Fr
DL	`97`	Pierre Alfred	Jr
LB	`19`	Leron Ancle	Fr
DL	`74`	Michael Earner	Fr
LB	`50`	Kole Ayi	Sr
DE	`83`	Valdamar Brower	Fr
LB	`35`	Bryan Buckley	Fr
LB	`59`	Larry Cabrelli	Fr
LB	`10`	Jeremy Cain	Fr
DB	`37`	Brian Smith	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster
Last update: 2001-04-17

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