| UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen | |
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| University | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 (primary) Independent (football) Hockey East |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Ryan Bamford |
| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Varsity teams | 21 (10 men's, 11 women's) |
| Football stadium | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
| Basketball arena | William D. Mullins Memorial Center |
| Mascot | Sam the Minuteman |
| Nickname | Minutemen/Minutewomen |
| Fight song | Fight Mass |
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
| Website | umassathletics |
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The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst; strictly speaking, the Minutemen nickname applies to men's teams and athletes only — women's teams and athletes are known as Minutewomen. The Minutemen and Minutewomen compete in NCAA Division I sports competition primarily as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. UMass is one of only 16 universities in the nation that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey (six of which are in the Big Ten Conference). The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure.
UMass will join the Mid-American Conference as a full member beginning in 2025; the men's football team had previously competed as a football-only member in that conference from 2013 to 2015.[2]
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "UMass returning to MAC as full member for all sports beginning in 2025 after 10-year absence from league". CBSSports.com. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-02.