UMass 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The UMass Minutemen will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against Eastern Michigan. See below for more.
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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 toughness, 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 based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — UMass will be playing the 46th-ranked schedule this year.
- UMass will play seven teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pair them against five teams that had nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last season.
- The Minutemen’s schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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UMass Stat Insights (2023)
- The Minutemen sported the 88th-ranked offense last season (356.3 yards per game), and they were less effective defensively, ranking 17th-worst with 427 yards allowed per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked worst in FBS last season (37.8 points allowed per game), UMass had more success on the other side of the ball, ranking 96th in FBS by averaging 23.2 points per game.
- The Minutemen ranked 81st in pass offense (214.1 passing yards per game) and 36th in pass defense (206.2 passing yards allowed per game) last season.
- UMass had the 85th-ranked rushing offense last season (142.2 rushing yards per game), and it was less effective defensively, ranking fourth-worst with 220.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 14th-worst in FBS last season (45% third-down conversion rate), the Minutemen played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 91st in FBS by putting up a 36.4% third-down percentage.
- UMass had the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -1, forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) while turning it over 17 times (51st in FBS).
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