2017 UMass Minutemen football team

2017 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–8
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorEd Pinkham (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Army           10 3  
No. 11 Notre Dame           10 3  
UMass           4 8  
BYU           4 9  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the fourth year of head coach Mark Whipple's second stint at UMass and 10th year overall. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Five home games were played at the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium with their final home game at Fenway Park. This was UMass's second year as an independent.[1] They finished the season 4–8.

  1. ^ "UMass Minutemen announce 2017 football schedule". FB Schedules. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.