The 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, ...
in the
2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great L ...
. The team was coached by
Charley Molnar and played its home games at
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is southwest of downtown Boston. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for both the New England Patriots of the National Foot ...
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
The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As ...
play. Because of this, they were ineligible to participate in the conference championship.
However, according to an August 2, 2012 ruling by the
NCAA
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UMass would have been eligible to participate in a
bowl game
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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 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish participate in 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division ...
.
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
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Game summaries
@ UConn
Indiana
@ Michigan
@ Miami (Ohio)
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
@ Vanderbilt
@ Northern Illinois
@ Akron
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Team players selected in the
2013 NFL Draft
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References
External links
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The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Massachusetts is the fourth oldest program in FBS. The Minutemen compete as an FBS independent. Since 1965, th ...
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