American college football season
The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference . The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts .
The 2012 season was the team's first as a member of the MAC, as they continued their transition to NCAA Division I FBS play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship.
However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the NCAA UMass would have been eligible to participate in a bowl game if they achieved at least 6 wins, and there were not enough spots to fill all bowl games.
The 2012 season was Charley Molnar's first as head coach of the Minutemen, previously serving as Offensive coordinator of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish .
The team would finish the season with a record of 1–11 overall with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season three players were selected to All-MAC teams. Senior linebacker Perry McIntyre was named to the All-MAC First Team Defense, while senior safety Darren Thellen earned Second Team accolades. Punter Colter Johnson, a junior, was also honored as a Third Team selection.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:30 p.m. at Connecticut * SNY /ESPN3 L 0–37 35,270 September 8 3:30 p.m. Indiana *ESPN3 L 6–45 16,304 September 15 3:30 p.m. at No. 17 Michigan * BTN L 13–63 110,708 September 22 12:00 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPN+ L 16–27 15,159 September 29 3:30 p.m. Ohio Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 L 34–37 8,321 October 6 2:00 p.m. at Western Michigan L 14–52 15,671 October 20 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA L 0–24 10,846 October 27 7:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt * SECRN /NESN L 7–49 32,227 November 3 3:30 p.m. at Northern Illinois L 0–63 11,114 November 10 2:00 p.m. at Akron W 22–14 7,716 November 17 3:00 p.m. Buffalo Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA L 19–29 12,649 November 23 3:00 p.m. Central Michigan Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA L 21–42 6,385 *Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
@ UConn
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
Huskies
7
13
7
10
37
See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team
Indiana
1
2
3
4
Total
Hoosiers
21
17
0
7
45
Minutemen
6
0
0
0
6
See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team
@ Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
13
0
0
13
#17 Wolverines
14
28
14
7
63
See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team
@ Miami (Ohio)
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
3
7
6
16
RedHawks
0
14
7
6
27
See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team
Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
3
17
0
17
37
Minutemen
10
7
10
7
34
See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team
Western Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
7
0
7
14
Broncos
7
21
21
3
52
See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
7
0
14
3
24
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team
@ Vanderbilt
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
7
7
Commodores
7
14
28
0
49
See also: 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
@ Northern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
Huskies
14
21
21
7
63
See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
@ Akron
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
12
0
7
22
Zips
0
0
7
7
14
See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team
Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
0
0
14
15
29
Minutemen
3
10
6
0
19
See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team
Central Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
7
14
14
42
Minutemen
0
14
7
0
21
See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Team players selected in the 2013 NFL draft
References
"NCAA.org" . Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017."2012 Football Non-Conference Schedule Announced - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site" . www.umassathletics.com . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
External links
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