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The 2016 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is their third year with head coach Mark Whipple. The Minutemen divided their home schedule between two stadiums. Three home games were played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the other three games on the UMass campus at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This was UMass's first season as an independent. They finished the season 2–10.
Schedule
^[a] The game between Massachusetts and Old Dominion on October 8, 2016, was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew. The game was moved a day sooner to October 7, 2016 with an 8:00pm kickoff.
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Game summaries
= Florida
=Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic
= Boston College
=Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
= FIU
=Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock
= Mississippi State
=Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
= Tulane
=Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh
= Old Dominion
=Broadcasters: Ted Alexander, Andy Mashaw, Doug Ripley
= Louisiana Tech
=Broadcasters: Eric Frede, Andy Gresh, Hali Oughton
= South Carolina
=Broadcasters: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic
= Wagner
=Broadcasters: John Rooke, Pete Brock
= Troy
=Broadcasters: Matt Stewart, Tom O'Brien
= BYU
=Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom
= Hawaii
=Broadcasters: Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano, Scott Robbs