2008 UMass Minutemen football team

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The 2008 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 2008 season was Brown's last as head coach of the Minutemen. He left the position the following season to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. The Minutemen finished the season with a record of 7–5 (4–4 CAA), missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

Schedule

August 30, 20086:00 PMAlbany*No. 5

• McGuirk Stadium
• Amherst, MA

W 28–16 15,112 September 6, 20081:00 PMat Holy Cross*No. 4

• Fitton Field
• Worcester, MA

Charter TV3W 45–42 12,871 September 13, 20083:30 PMat No. 7 James MadisonNo. 3

• Bridgeforth Stadium
• Harrisonburg, VA

CN8L 38–52 15,747 September 20, 20087:00 PMat No. 11 (AP) Texas Tech*No. 9

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, TX

L 14–56 53,190 October 4, 20081:00 PMNo. 16 DelawareNo. 18

• McGuirk Stadium
• Amherst, MA

CN8W 17–7 16,422 October 11, 200812:30 PMat NortheasternNo. 13

• Parsons Field
• Brookline, MA

CSN NEW 28–24 4,155 October 18, 20083:30 PMNo. 9 RichmondNo. 10

• McGuirk Stadium
• Amherst, MA

CN8L 15–30 15,953 October 25, 20081:00 PMBryant*No. 17

• McGuirk Stadium
• Amherst, MA

W 42–7 12,521 November 1, 200812:00 PMat Rhode IslandNo. 15

• Meade Stadium
• Kingston, RI

W 49–0 7,201 November 8, 200812:00 PMMaineNo. 13

• McGuirk Stadium
• Amherst, MA

CSN NE, CSN MAL 20–21 9,182 November 15, 200812:00 PMat No. 13 New HampshireNo. 22

• Cowell Stadium
• Durham, NH

CSN NE, CSN MAL 21–52 6,231 November 22, 20082:30 PMHofstra

• McGuirk Stadium
• Amherst, MA

CN8W 28–14 5,108