1999 UMass Minutemen football team

1999 UMass Minutemen football
A-10 champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 21–38 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–4 (8–1 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Whipple (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Don Brown (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 James Madison +^		7	–	1					8	–	4
No. 7 UMass +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 24 Villanova		6	–	2					7	–	4
Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
William & Mary		5	–	3					6	–	5
Connecticut		3	–	5					4	–	7
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
New Hampshire		3	–	5					5	–	6
Richmond		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen entered the season with high expectations as defending National Champions, but struggled out of the gate as they lost three of their first four games. UMass turned their fortune around after that as they used a 77–0 thrashing of Northeastern to propel them on an eight-game winning streak. The Minutemen did not lose again until the second round of the NCAA Playoffs against the eventual champions, Georgia Southern. UMass finished the season with a record of 9–4 overall and 8–1 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	12:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	No. 2	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	A10 TV	W 34–19	14,120
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Villanova	No. 2	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 21–26	9,117
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	No. 9	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 3–24	20,916
October 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Hofstra*	No. 16	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	FSN New York	L 14–27	13,827
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Northeastern		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 77–0	15,747
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 25	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 38–17	6,874
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Delaware	No. 24	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	A10 TV	W 26–19	19,590
October 30	12:30 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 20	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 31–9	13,879
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 17	UR Stadium Richmond, VA		W 33–6	11,351
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	No. 17	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 25–16	7,055
November 20	12:30 p.m.	Connecticut	No. 13	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)		W 62–20	3,876
November 27	1:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Furman*	No. 10	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 30–23 OT	7,215
December 4	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Georgia Southern*	No. 10	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals)		L 21–38	13,121
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time