UMass 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The UMass Minutemen will play Eastern Michigan on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full 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 toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Minutemen will be facing the 33rd-ranked schedule this year.
  • In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — UMass will be playing the 46th-ranked schedule this year.
  • UMass has seven games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including five teams that had nine or more wins and two with less than four wins last season.
  • The Minutemen will clash with seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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UMass Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Minutemen had the 88th-ranked offense last season (356.3 yards per game), and they were worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 17th-worst with 427 yards allowed per game.
  • With 37.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked worst in FBS last season, UMass was forced to lean on its 96th-ranked offense (23.2 points per contest) to keep it in games.
  • The Minutemen compiled 214.1 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 81st in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 36th, giving up 206.2 passing yards per game.
  • Despite having a bottom-25 run defense that ranked fourth-worst in FBS (220.8 rushing yards allowed per game) last season, UMass put up better results on the other side of the ball, ranking 85th in FBS by totaling 142.2 rushing yards per game.
  • Despite having a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 14th-worst in FBS last season (45% third-down conversion rate), the Minutemen played better offensively, ranking 91st in FBS by putting up a 36.4% third-down percentage.
  • UMass ranked 74th in college football with a -1 turnover margin last season after forcing 16 turnovers (86th in FBS) while committing 17 (51st in FBS).

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