UMass 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
In their 2024 season opener, on August 31, the UMass Minutemen will play Eastern Michigan. For the full UMass schedule, see below.
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2024 UMass Game and TV Schedule
| Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan | August 31 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| @ Toledo | September 7 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| @ Buffalo | September 14 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Central Connecticut State (FCS) | September 21 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| @ Miami (OH) | September 28 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Northern Illinois | October 5 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Missouri | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| Wagner (FCS) | October 26 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
| @ Mississippi State | November 2 | 4:15 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| Liberty | November 16 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
| @ Georgia | November 23 | 12:45 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
| UConn | November 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
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UMass 2024 Strength of Schedule
- In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Minutemen will be facing the 33rd-ranked schedule this year.
- In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — UMass will be facing the 46th-ranked schedule this year.
- UMass will take on seven teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against five teams that had nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last season.
- The Minutemen will have seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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UMass Stat Insights (2023)
- With 427 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 17th-worst in FBS, the Minutemen were forced to rely on their 88th-ranked offense (356.3 yards per contest) to keep them competitive last season.
- With 37.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked worst in FBS last season, UMass had to rely on its 96th-ranked offense (23.2 points per contest) to keep it in games.
- The Minutemen averaged 214.1 passing yards per game on offense last year (81st in FBS), and they surrendered 206.2 passing yards per game (36th) on the other side of the ball.
- Despite having a bottom-25 run defense that ranked fourth-worst in FBS (220.8 rushing yards allowed per game) last season, UMass had more success offensively, ranking 85th in FBS by averaging 142.2 rushing yards per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 14th-worst in FBS last season (45% third-down percentage), the Minutemen had more success on the other side of the ball, ranking 91st in FBS by posting a 36.4% third-down conversion rate.
- UMass forced 16 total turnovers (86th in FBS) last season and turned it over 17 times (51st in FBS) for a turnover margin of -1, 74th-ranked in college football.
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