Preseason
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Award watch lists
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Listed in the order that they were released
Schedule
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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 25 5:30 p.m. Duquesne (FCS )ELVN W 63–158,684
September 1 1:00 p.m. at Boston College ACCN Extra L 21–5530,112
September 8 6:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L 13–3415,071
September 15 7:30 p.m. at FIU beIN L 24–6314,695
September 22 3:30 p.m. Charlotte Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 49–3110,086
September 29 2:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN3 L 42–5819,056
October 6 3:30 p.m. South Florida Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 42–587,988
October 20 3:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN L 13–2411,134
October 27 12:00 p.m. at UConn ESPNU W 22–1724,150
November 3 3:30 p.m. Liberty Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ELVN W 62–59 3OT 10,338
November 10 12:00 p.m. BYU ELVN L 16–3514,082
November 17 4:00 p.m. at No. 5 Georgia SECN L 27–6692,746
Schedule Source: [10]
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Game summaries
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Duquesne
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1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
3
6
0
6
15
Minutemen
21
14
21
7
63
The Minutemen's game against Duquesne was the first of the 2018 college football season, kicking off 90 minutes before Prairie View A&M–Rice.[11]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
DUQ
UMass
1
13:57
1
32
0:08
UMass
Brennon Dingle 32-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Mike Caggiano kick good
0
7
1
11:35
2
77
0:45
UMass
Andy Isabella 60-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Cooper Garcia kick good
0
14
1
6:20
8
87
3:01
UMass
Bilal Ally 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good
0
21
1
0:50
6
28
2:58
DUQ
32-yard field goal by Mitch MacZura
3
21
2
14:30
5
75
1:20
UMass
Andy Isabella 14-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good
3
28
2
3:12
12
62
4:19
UMass
Marquis Young 2-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good
3
35
2
0:05
9
66
3:07
DUQ
Nehari Crawford 5-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Parr, 2-point pass failed
9
35
3
12:22
6
54
2:38
UMass
Andy Isabella 44-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Cooper Garcia kick good
9
42
3
10:09
UMass
Interception returned 60 yards for touchdown by Brice McAlister, Mike Caggiano kick good
9
49
3
3:33
8
81
3:40
UMass
Ross Comis 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good
9
56
4
10:27
17
71
2:55
DUQ
Daniel Parr 2-yard touchdown run, Mitch MacZura kick failed
15
56
4
7:42
7
87
2:43
UMass
Zak Simon 14-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Mike Caggiano kick good
15
63
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
15
63
At Boston College
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1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
7
0
0
14
21
Eagles
14
34
0
7
55
At Georgia Southern
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1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
7
3
0
13
Eagles
0
17
10
7
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
7
3
14
0
24
Panthers
14
28
14
7
63
Charlotte
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1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
10
7
14
31
Minutemen
28
7
7
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
21
7
7
7
42
Bobcats
14
21
17
6
58
South Florida
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
10
10
28
10
58
Minutemen
7
7
14
14
42
Coastal Carolina
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1
2
3
4
Total
Chanticleers
3
0
14
7
24
Minutemen
3
3
7
0
13
At UConn
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1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
0
6
13
22
Huskies
7
0
7
3
17
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
Flames
14
10
0
21 7 7 0
59
Minutemen
14
10
7
14 7 7 3
62
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
7
7
14
7
35
Minutemen
10
0
0
6
16
At Georgia
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1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
7
6
7
7
27
No. 5 Bulldogs
14
28
17
7
66
Players drafted into the NFL
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References
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^ "Mark Whipple steps down as UMass football coach" . Retrieved March 6, 2023 .
^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 3, 2018). "Walt Bell new UMass head coach after 1 year as FSU coordinator" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 26, 2018 .
^ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players" . July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 UMass Minutemen Football Schedule | Minutemen | FBSchedules.com" . FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018 .
^ "2018 College Football Schedule" . fbschedules.com . Retrieved August 18, 2018 .