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
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Game summaries
At Rutgers
Statistics MASS RUTG First downs 19 24 Total yards 304 554 Rushing yards 183 206 Passing yards 121 348 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 23:54 36:06 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Randall West 20/31, 106 yards, TD, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 11 rushes, 68 yards, TD Receiving Kyle Horn 4 receptions, 37 yards, TDRutgers Passing McLane Carter 21/31, 340 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Isiah Pacheco 20 rushes, 156 yards, 4 TD Receiving Bo Melton 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD
Southern Illinois
Statistics SIU MASS First downs 21 15 Total yards 502 321 Rushing yards 237 123 Passing yards 265 198 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 32:55 27:05 Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Illinois Passing Stone Labanowitz 19/26, 265 yards, 4 TD Rushing D. J. Davis 21 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Javon Williams Jr. 3 receptions, 103 yards, TDUMass Passing Randall West 9/17, 125 yards, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 16 rushes, 87 yards Receiving Zak Simon 3 receptions, 60 yards
At Charlotte
Statistics MASS CLT First downs 15 22 Total yards 262 533 Rushing yards 135 338 Passing yards 127 195 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:46 32:14 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Andrew Brito 18/27, 127 yards, TD, INT Rushing Cam Roberson 10 rushes, 73 yards Receiving Jermaine Johnson 5 receptions, 38 yards, TDCharlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 10/12, 155 yards, 2 TD Rushing Benny LeMay 16 rushes, 113 yards Receiving Tyler Ringwood 2 receptions, 46 yards, 2 TD
Coastal Carolina
Statistics CCU MASS First downs 35 20 Total yards 636 329 Rushing yards 334 109 Passing yards 302 220 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 34:43 25:17 Team Category Player StatisticsCoastal Carolina Passing Fred Payton 16/18, 203 yards, TD, INT Rushing Bryce Carpenter 12 rushes, 102 yards Receiving Jeremiah Miller 4 receptions, 62 yardsUMass Passing Randall West 8/11, 120 yards, 2 TD Rushing Bilal Ally 11 rushes, 42 yards, 2 TD Receiving Zak Simon 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Akron
Statistics AKR MASS First downs 22 24 Total yards 406 433 Rushing yards 71 220 Passing yards 335 213 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 29:02 30:58 Team Category Player StatisticsAkron Passing Zach Gibson 12/16, 173 yards, TD Rushing Michiah Burton 8 rushes, 25 yards, TD Receiving Boogie Knight 5 receptions, 100 yardsUMass Passing Michael Curtis 17/31, 173 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 15 rushes, 97 yards Receiving Samuel Emilus 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD
This would be the Minutemen's last win until Week 6 in 2021.
At FIU
Statistics MASS FIU First downs 5 26 Total yards 115 541 Rushing yards 38 278 Passing yards 77 263 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 19:14 40:46 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Michael Curtis 5/19, 66 yards, 2 INT Rushing Bilal Ally 9 rushes, 24 yards Receiving Jermaine Johnson 3 receptions, 33 yardsFIU Passing James Morgan 19/31, 263 yards, 2 TD Rushing Anthony Jones 20 rushes, 115 yards, TD Receiving Tony Gaiter IV 7 receptions, 103 yards, TD
At Louisiana Tech
Statistics MASS LT First downs 19 28 Total yards 347 689 Rushing yards 126 385 Passing yards 221 304 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 29:33 30:27 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Randall West 17/29, 172 yards, TD, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 10 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Zak Simon 4 receptions, 43 yardsLouisiana Tech Passing J'Mar Smith 16/28, 239 yards, 3 TD Rushing Justin Henderson 11 rushes, 137 yards, 3 TD Receiving Cee Jay Powell 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
UConn
Statistics CONN MASS First downs 25 24 Total yards 539 439 Rushing yards 326 200 Passing yards 213 239 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 34:58 25:02 Team Category Player StatisticsUConn Passing Jack Zergiotis 18/27, 198 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kevin Mensah 19 rushes, 164 yards, 5 TD Receiving Cam Ross 9 receptions, 120 yards, TDUMass Passing Andrew Brito 20/40, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 25 rushes, 159 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jermaine Johnson 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Liberty
Statistics LIB MASS First downs 31 10 Total yards 730 240 Rushing yards 242 106 Passing yards 488 134 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 31:49 28:11 Team Category Player StatisticsLiberty Passing Stephen Calvert 20/27, 474 yards, 4 TD Rushing Frankie Hickson 14 rushes, 99 yards, 3 TD Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 6 receptions, 137 yards, TDUMass Passing Andrew Brito 16/27, 134 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cam Roberson 15 rushes, 73 yards, TD Receiving Sadiq Palmer 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD
At Army
Statistics MASS ARMY First downs 7 34 Total yards 125 546 Rushing yards 26 498 Passing yards 99 48 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 18:47 41:13 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Andrew Brito 6/16, 75 yards, TD, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 10 rushes, 26 yards Receiving Kyle Horn 1 reception, 56 yards, TDArmy Passing Jabari Laws 3/5, 48 yards Rushing Jabari Laws 8 rushes, 140 yards, TD Receiving Artice Hobbs IV 1 reception, 30 yards
At Northwestern
Statistics MASS NW First downs 16 16 Total yards 310 410 Rushing yards 83 334 Passing yards 227 76 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 30:08 29:52 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Randall West 19/36, 175 yards, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 16 rushes, 66 yards Receiving Brennon Dingle 4 receptions, 66 yardsNorthwestern Passing Aidan Smith 7/13, 76 yards, 2 INT Rushing Evan Hull 24 rushes, 220 yards, 4 TD Receiving Riley Lees 7 receptions, 76 yards
BYU
Statistics BYU MASS First downs 26 15 Total yards 628 292 Rushing yards 320 146 Passing yards 308 146 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33:21 26:39 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Zach Wilson 17/20, 293 yards, 4 TD Rushing Jackson McChesney 15 rushes, 228 yards, 2 TD Receiving Talon Shumway 4 receptions, 92 yards, TDUMass Passing Randall West 15/21, 131 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Bilal Ally 26 rushes, 127 yards, TD Receiving Josiah Johnson 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Players drafted into the NFL
6 211 Isaiah Rodgers CB Indianapolis Colts
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