The 2022 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Minutemen played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Brown, his first season back coaching the program since the 2008 season.
Schedule UMass hosted five home games and traveled to seven different away games during the 2022 season.
Awards and honors Starting running back Ellis Merriweather was nominated to the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List and the ShrineBowl1000 preseason List, as well as teammates Josh Wallace and Billy Wooden.
Game summaries
at Tulane
Statistics UMASS TUL First downs 14 20 Total yards 217 369 Rushes/yards 58–200 39–196 Passing yards 17 173 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4–11–3 13–22–0 Time of possession 33:15 26:45 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Gino Campiotti 2/6, 12 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tim Baldwin Jr. 13 carries, 65 yards Receiving George Johnson III 1 reception, 11 yardsTulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/20, 164 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyjae Spears 12 carries, 57 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 1 reception, 34 yards
at UConn
Statistics UConnUMass First downs 18 18 Total yards 334 351 Rushing yards 274 85 Passing yards 60 266 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 30:14 29:46
at Texas A&M
Statistics MASSTAMU First downs 10 16 Total yards 168 398 Rushing yards 113 207 Passing yards 55 191 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 32:23 27:37 Team Category Player StatisticsUMass Passing Brady Olson 9/22, 55 yards Rushing Kay'Ron Adams 14 rushes, 58 yards Receiving Isaac Ross 4 receptions, 25 yardsTexas A&M Passing Conner Weigman 11/19, 191 yards, TD Rushing Le'Veon Moss 12 rushes, 72 yards, TD Receiving Moose Muhammad III 3 receptions, 75 yards
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