UMass 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The UMass Minutemen will play Eastern Michigan on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.
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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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UMass 2024 Strength of Schedule
- In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Minutemen will be facing the 33rd-ranked schedule this year.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (69), UMass has the 46th-ranked schedule in college football.
- UMass has a schedule that includes seven games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (five of those teams won nine or more games and two of them had three or fewer wins).
- The Minutemen’s schedule in 2024 includes seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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UMass Stat Insights (2023)
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranked 17th-worst in FBS (427 yards allowed per game) last season, the Minutemen put up better results on offense, ranking 88th in FBS by totaling 356.3 yards per game.
- Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked worst in FBS last season (37.8 points allowed per game), UMass played better on offense, ranking 96th in FBS by putting up 23.2 points per game.
- The Minutemen totaled 214.1 passing yards per game on offense last season (81st in FBS), and they ranked 36th defensively with 206.2 passing yards allowed per game.
- With 220.8 rushing yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked fourth-worst in FBS, UMass was forced to lean on its 85th-ranked running game (142.2 rushing yards per contest) to keep it in games last season.
- The Minutemen owned the 91st-ranked third-down offense last season (36.4% third-down percentage), but they were less effective on defense, ranking 14th-worst with a 45% third-down conversion rate allowed.
- With 16 forced turnovers (86th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS), UMass (-1) had the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.
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