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The 2000 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2000 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 2000 Minutemen failed to reach the postseason for the first time since 1997. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–4 overall and 5–3 in conference play.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | William & Mary | No. 4 | | W 36–16 | 10,176 |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 3 | | L 24–31 | 10,200 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 (D-II) New Haven* | No. 11 | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| W 39–29 | 9,122 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 Hofstra* | No. 11 | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| L 36–51 | 10,143 |
October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northeastern | No. 19 | | W 21–16 | 4,184 |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 16 | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| W 33–10 | 12,136 |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | American International* | No. 15 | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| W 21–0 | 10,627 |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | No. 14 | | L 16–24 | 6,349 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Villanova![dagger](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 22 | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| W 38–17 | 9,124 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Delaware | No. 21 | - McGuirk Stadium
- Hadley, MA
| L 19–31 | 8,680 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | | | W 29–21 | 3,876 |
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2000 UMass Minutemen football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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WR
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15
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Eric Bross
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Jr
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WR
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81
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Steve King
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So
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WR
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84
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Adonis Kinsey
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So
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G
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68
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Tyler Lauback
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Sr
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WR
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22
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Steve Ley
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Sr
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TB
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27
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Troy Lockman
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Sr
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RB
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46
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Nate Long
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Fr
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QB
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11
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Richard Lucero
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Jr
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TB
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5
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Marcel Shipp
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Sr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-04-17
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