2022 UMass Minutemen football team

2022 UMass Minutemen football
2022 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–11
Head coach	Don Brown (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Casula (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (8th season)
Base defense	4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Notre Dame		–		9	–	4
Liberty		–		8	–	5
BYU		–		8	–	5
New Mexico State		–		7	–	6
Army		–		6	–	6
UConn		–		6	–	7
		–		1	–	11

Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

UMass hosted five home games and traveled to seven different away games during the 2022 season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 10–42	15,101
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 10–55	20,147
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	W 20–3	10,011
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 0–28	14,033
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 13–20	16,478
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Liberty	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 24–42	11,217
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	L 7–34	13,378
October 29	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico State	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	L 13–23	9,274
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 10–27	23,430
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 33–35	14,354
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN+/SECN+	L 3–20	90,177
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Army	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	L 7–44	10,119
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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

UMass Minutemen (0–0) vs Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	10	0	0	10
Green Wave	7	14	21	0	42

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

Date: September 3, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Rainy, 81 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 15,101
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play), Brian Kinchen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(8:37) TUL – Tyjae Spears 6-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:53; Tulane 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:56) UMASS – Gino Campiotti 4-yard run, Cameron Carson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:45; Tied 7–7)
(8:31) TUL – Tyjae Spears 1-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:25; Tulane 14–7)
(9:30) TUL – Tyjae Spears 4-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:03; Tulane 21–7)
(9:30) UMASS – Cameron Carson 21-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 66 yards, 5:51; Tulane 21–10)

Third quarter

(9:30) TUL – Michael Pratt 20-yard run, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; Tulane 28–10)
(9:30) TUL – Duece Watts 31-yard pass frpm Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:19; Tulane 35–10)
(9:30) TUL – Lawrence Keys II 2-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Kriston Esnard kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:04; Tulane 42–10)

Fourth quarter

None

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	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Gino Campiotti	2/6, 12 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tim Baldwin Jr.	13 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	George Johnson III	1 reception, 11 yards
Tulane	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

UMass Minutemen at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	7	0	0	10
Huskies	7	6	7	7	27

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

Date: November 4
Game time: 7:02 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 23,430
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

MASS – Cameron Carson 23-yard field goal, 4:43. Minutemen 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:29
CONN – Devontae Houston 75 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 4:32. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:11

Second quarter

CONN – Noe Ruelas 23-yard field goal, 9:23. Huskies 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, TOP 05:37
MASS – Cam Sullivan-Brown 53 yd pass from Brady Olson (Cameron Carson kick), 6:51. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:26
CONN – Noe Ruelas 26-yard field goal, 0:59. Huskies 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:17

Third quarter

CONN – Victor Rosa 5 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 4:55. Huskies 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, TOP 01:34

Fourth quarter

CONN – Victor Rosa 12 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:54. Huskies 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 05:11

Top passers

CONN – Zion Turner – 6/13, 60 yards
MASS – Brady Olson – 12/19, 155 yards

Top rushers

CONN – Victor Rosa – 17 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TDs
MASS – Ellis Merriweather – 12 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

CONN – Justin Joly – 2 receptions, 33 yards
MASS – Cam Sullivan-Brown – 5 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD

Top defense

CONN – Durante Jones – 14 tackles
MASS – Tyler Rudolph – 10 tackles

Statistics	UConn	UMass
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

UMass Minutemen at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	3	0	0	3
Aggies	3	7	3	7	20

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

Date: November 19
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Rain, 39 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance: 90,177
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason

Game information

First quarter

TAMU – Randy Bond 27-yard field goal, 10:58. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:56.

Second quarter

MASS – Cameron Carson 25-yard field goal, 14:06. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:45.
TAMU – Noah Thomas 22-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Randy Bond kick), 5:56. Aggies 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:56.

Third quarter

TAMU – Randy Bond 35-yard field goal, 7:49. Aggies 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56.

Fourth quarter

TAMU – Le'Veon Moss 12-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 5:10. Aggies 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:48.

Statistics	MASS	TAMU
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	Statistics
UMass	Passing	Brady Olson	9/22, 55 yards
	Rushing	Kay'Ron Adams	14 rushes, 58 yards
	Receiving	Isaac Ross	4 receptions, 25 yards
Texas 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

References

^ Matt Vautour (November 21, 2021). "UMass football hiring Don Brown: Arizona defensive coordinator returning for second stint as Minuteman coach". The Republican. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
^ Barrett Sallee (November 22, 2021). "UMass hires Don Brown: Longtime defensive coordinator returns for second stint as Minutemen coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[1] Matt Vautour (November 21, 2021). "UMass football hiring Don Brown: Arizona defensive coordinator returning for second stint as Minuteman coach". The Republican. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[2] Barrett Sallee (November 22, 2021). "UMass hires Don Brown: Longtime defensive coordinator returns for second stint as Minutemen coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

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