The 2010 UMass Minutemen football team represented the
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...
in the
2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season, the 2010 season of college football for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), began in September 2010 and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January ...
as a member of the
Colonial Athletic Association
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. The team was coached by
Kevin Morris and played its home games at
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
It has been the Massachusetts Minutemen football team's home stadium since 1965, with th ...
in
Hadley, Massachusetts
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. The Minutemen played their road opener on September 18 against the
Michigan Wolverines
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at
Michigan Stadium
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in a game that drew the largest crowd ever to attend a UMass football game. UMass also played their first game in program history at
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States. The stadium is southwest of Downtown Boston and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and admi ...
, their future home beginning in 2012, on October 23 in the
Colonial Clash against
New Hampshire
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. The team finished with a record of 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play.
Schedule
Roster
References
UMass
The University of Massachusetts is the public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes six campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, a medical school in Worcester and a law school in Dartmouth ...
UMass Minutemen football seasons
UMass Minutemen football
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an NCAA Division I FBS independent schools, FBS independent. Since 1965, their ...
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