UMass 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On August 31, the UMass Minutemen will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Eastern Michigan. Keep scrolling for more info.

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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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The Minutemen will face the 33rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (78).
UMass will have the 46th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (69).
UMass has seven games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023, including five teams that had nine or more wins and two with less than four wins last season.
The Minutemen will play seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

With 427 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 17th-worst in FBS, the Minutemen were forced to lean on their 88th-ranked offense (356.3 yards per contest) to keep them in games last season.
UMass owned the 96th-ranked scoring offense last season (23.2 points per game), and it was worse defensively, ranking worst with 37.8 points allowed per game.
The Minutemen averaged 214.1 passing yards per game offensively last season (81st in FBS), and they surrendered 206.2 passing yards per game (36th) on defense.
With 220.8 rushing yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked fourth-worst in FBS, UMass was forced to ask its 85th-ranked running game (142.2 rushing yards per contest) to keep it competitive last season.
In addition to a 45% third-down percentage allowed on defense last season, which ranked 14th-worst in FBS, the Minutemen put up a 91st-ranked third-down conversion rate (36.4%) on offense.
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).