2006 UMass Minutemen football team

2006 UMass Minutemen football
2006 UMass Minutemen football
A-10 champion; Lambert Cup winner
FCS Championship Game, L 17–28 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
	North
Record	13–2 (8–0 A-10)
Head coach	Don Brown (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^	8	–	0	13	–	2
No. 6 New Hampshire ^	5	–	3	9	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northeastern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	4	–	7
Hofstra	1	–	7	2	–	9
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^	7	–	1	9	–	3
Villanova	5	–	3	6	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	7	–	4
Richmond	3	–	5	6	–	5
Delaware	3	–	5	5	–	6
William & Mary	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachian State. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2 (8–0 A-10).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:00 p.m.	Colgate*	No. 10	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 28–7	8,191	^[1]
September 9	1:30 p.m.	at Navy*	No. 9	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSTV	L 20–21	30,117
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CN8	W 31–21	10,887	^[2]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook*	No. 9	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 48–7	9,001
October 7	1:00 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 10	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 48–7	15,822
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Towson	No. 8	Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 35–0	6,820
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 6	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	A10TV	W 41–16	15,522
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Northeastern	No. 4	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	CN8	W 7–0	550
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 New Hampshire	No. 3	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	CSTV	W 28–20	10,598
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Maine	No. 3	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 10–9	10,166
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Hofstra	No. 3	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 22–16	9,211
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette*	No. 3	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I First Round)	CN8, LSN	W 35–14	5,388	^[3]
December 2	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 New Hampshire*	No. 3	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN Plus	W 24–17	17,000
December 8	7:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Montana*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 19–17	23,454
December 15	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Appalachian State*	No. 3	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 17–28	22,808
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time