2008 UMass Minutemen football team

2008 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association North Division
2008 record	7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Don Brown (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Morris
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000)

2008 CAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#8 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
#18 Maine ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4					7	–	5
Hofstra		2	–	6					4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northeastern		1	–	7					2	–	10
South
#3 James Madison x$^		8	–	0					12	–	2
#6 Villanova ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
#1 Richmond ^		6	–	2					13	–	3
#20 William & Mary		5	–	3					7	–	4
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	8
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	9
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2008 season was Brown's last as head coach of the Minutemen. He left the position the following season to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. The Minutemen finished the season with a record of 7–5 (4–4 CAA), missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30, 2008	6:00 PM	Albany*	#5	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 28–16	15,112
September 6, 2008	1:00 PM	at Holy Cross*	#4	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	Charter TV3	W 45–42	12,871
September 13, 2008	3:30 PM	at #7 James Madison	#3	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	CN8	L 38–52	15,747
September 20, 2008	7:00 PM	at #11 (AP/FBS) Texas Tech*	#9	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 14–56	53,190
October 4, 2008	1:00 PM	#16 Delaware	#18	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	CN8	W 17–7	16,422
October 11, 2008	12:30 PM	at Northeastern	#13	Parsons Field • Brookline, MA	CSN NE	W 28–24	4,155
October 18, 2008	3:30 PM	#9 Richmond	#10	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	CN8	L 15–30	15,953
October 25, 2008	1:00 PM	Bryant*	#17	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA		W 42–7	12,521
November 1, 2008	12:00 PM	at Rhode Island	#15	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 49–0	7,201
November 8, 2008	12:00 PM	Maine	#13	McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	CSN NE, CSN MA	L 20–21	9,182
November 15, 2008	12:00 PM	at #13 New Hampshire	#22	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (Rivalry)	CSN NE, CSN MA	L 21–52	6,231
November 22, 2008	2:30 PM	Hofstra		McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA	CN8	W 28–14	5,108
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from the FCS Sports Network Poll, unless otherwise noted. All times are in Eastern Time.