The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represented the

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in the

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. This is their third year with head coach

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. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Three home games were played at

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in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other three games on the UMass campus at

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. This was UMass's first season as an

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. They finished the season 2–10.

Schedule

:The game between Massachusetts and Old Dominion on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to

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. The game was moved a day sooner to October 7, 2016 with an 8:00pm kickoff. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Florida

*Broadcasters: Tom Hart,

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Boston College

*Broadcasters:

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FIU

*Broadcasters:

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Mississippi State

*Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

Tulane

*Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh

Old Dominion

*Broadcasters: Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, Doug Ripley

Louisiana Tech

*Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Hali Oughton

South Carolina

*Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic

Wagner

*Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock

Troy

*Broadcasters: Matt Stewart, Tom O'Brien

BYU

*Broadcasters: Dave McCann,

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, Lauren Francom

Hawaii

*Broadcasters: Robert Kekaula,

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, Scott Robbs

References

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UMass Minutemen football seasons

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