UMass 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The UMass Minutemen will face 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
- Using their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Minutemen will be playing the 33rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year, UMass will be playing the 46th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- UMass has seven games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including five teams that had nine or more wins and two with less than four wins last year.
- The Minutemen have seven teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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UMass Stat Insights (2023)
- Despite having a bottom-25 defense that ranked 17th-worst in FBS (427 yards allowed per game) last season, the Minutemen played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 88th in FBS by totaling 356.3 yards per game.
- UMass sported the 96th-ranked scoring offense last year (23.2 points per game), and it was worse on defense, ranking worst with 37.8 points allowed per game.
- The Minutemen averaged 214.1 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 81st in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 36th, allowing 206.2 passing yards per contest.
- UMass sported the 85th-ranked rushing offense last season (142.2 rushing yards per game), and it was less effective on defense, ranking fourth-worst with 220.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 14th-worst in FBS last season (45% third-down conversion rate), the Minutemen put up better results offensively, ranking 91st in FBS by posting a 36.4% third-down conversion rate.
- UMass owned the 74th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -1, forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) while turning it over 17 times (51st in FBS).
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