2013 UMass Minutemen football team American college football season
The 2013 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . The team was coached by Charley Molnar in his second year and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts .
The 2013 season marked the team's second season as a member of the MAC, and also marked the first season in which the Minutemen were eligible for the conference championship as well as post-season bowl play. For the second straight year the Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season Tackle Anthony Dima, a senior, was honored as an All-MAC Third Team selection. Molnar was later fired on December 26 after a second consecutive 1–11 season. He was replaced by Mark Whipple .
Recruits
College recruiting information (2013)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Peter Angeh DE
Potomac, Maryland
Bullis School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
–
Dec 31, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Enock Asante DT
Trenton, New Jersey
Steinert H.S.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
260 lb (120 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Josh Bruns OL
Glendale, Arizona
Glendale CC JC
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
–
Jan 4, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
E.J. Burston WR
Bradenton, Florida
Palmetto H.S.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Steve Casali LB
Farmingville, New York
Sachem East H.S.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 63
Terrel Correia OT
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket H.S.
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
–
Jul 2, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 68
Sharif Custis TE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. John Neumann
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Shaquille Harris WR
Palmetto, Florida
Palmetto H.S.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tyshon Henderson OL
Middletown, Rhode Island
St. George's School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
300 lb (140 kg)
–
Jul 6, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 62
Fabian Höller OL
Cologne, Germany
FOS Ansbach
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
301 lb (137 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Shane Huber LB
Jersey City, New Jersey
St. Peter's Prep
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
–
Jan 30, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 72
DaQuan Mack RB
Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
Pennsbury H.S.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
–
Sep 4, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Peter Ngobidi DE
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Catholic Memorial
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
–
Jul 15, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 69
Jordan Page OL
Pennington, New Jersey
Pennington Prep
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
302 lb (137 kg)
–
Jul 12, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 64
Jackson Porter DB
Ellicott City, Maryland
Mt. Hebron H.S.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Richard Queen G
Oradell, New Jersey
Bergen Catholic
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
–
Jul 30, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 64
Todd Stafford QB
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich H.S.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
–
Mar 16, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 70
Elijah Wilkinson DL
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown West H.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
330 lb (150 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Arthur Williams S
Sebring, Florida
Sebring H.S.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
–
Feb 6, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Lorenzo Woodley RB
Miami, Florida
Columbus H.S.
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
–
Feb 7, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
D.J. Woods WR
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
University School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
–
Jul 6, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Sam Zeff OL
Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair H.S.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
277 lb (126 kg)
–
Jul 1, 2012
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 68
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:00 p.m. at No. 23 Wisconsin * BTN L 0–4576,306
September 7 2:00 p.m. Maine * ESPN3 L 14–2415,624
September 14 7:00 p.m. at Kansas State * K-StateHD.TV L 7–3752,894
September 21 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt * Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPNews L 7–2416,419
October 5 3:30 p.m. at Bowling Green BCSN L 7–2813,799
October 12 3:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 W 17–1021,707
October 19 3:30 p.m. at Buffalo TWCS L 3–3218,707
October 26 3:00 p.m. Western Michigan Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 L 30–3120,571
November 2 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Northern Illinois Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN+ L 19–6310,061
November 16 1:00 p.m. Akron Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 L 13–1410,599
November 23 1:00 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPN3 L 0–378,763
November 29 2:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN3 L 23–5113,162
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Transfers In
Note: Miller, Anderson and Osei were immediately eligible to play the 2013 season without sitting out one season per NCAA eligibility rules. All three athletes achieved their undergraduate degrees and still had one season of eligibility left. They are all enrolled as graduate students in the UMass Graduate School of Education .
Game summaries
@ Wisconsin
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
#23 Badgers
10
7
21
7
45
Maine
Total
Black Bears
3
7
14
0
24
Minutemen
7
0
0
7
14
@ Kansas State
Total
Minutemen
7
0
0
0
7
Wildcats
6
21
7
3
37
Vanderbilt
Total
Commodores
7
3
0
14
24
Minutemen
0
7
0
0
7
@ Bowling Green
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
7
7
Falcons
0
14
14
0
28
Miami (OH)
Total
RedHawks
0
7
3
0
10
Minutemen
7
0
7
3
17
@ Buffalo
Total
Minutemen
0
3
0
0
3
Bulls
0
13
5
14
32
Western Michigan
Total
Broncos
3
14
7
7
31
Minutemen
7
14
3
6
30
Northern Illinois
Total
#21 Huskies
21
21
7
14
63
Minutemen
6
7
6
0
19
Akron
Total
Zips
7
0
7
0
14
Minutemen
3
3
7
0
13
@ Central Michigan
Total
Minutemen
0
0
0
0
0
Chippewas
7
20
7
3
37
@ Ohio
Total
Minutemen
3
7
10
3
23
Bobcats
14
17
10
10
51
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