2009 UMass Minutemen football team

2009 Colonial Athletic Association
Division	North Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Kevin Morris (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Picucci (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Keith Dudzinski (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
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2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
UMass		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rhode Island		0	–	8					1	–	10
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 4 William & Mary ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	5
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 UMass Minutemen football team represented the

. It was also the first year UMass finished with a losing record since joining the CAA, both overall (5–6) and in-conference (3–5).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:10 p.m.	at Kansas State*		Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 17–21	50,750
September 12	6:00 p.m.	Albany*	No. 17	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 44–7	13,215
September 19	3:30 p.m.	CSN NE	W 30–10	12,124
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Stony Brook*	No. 15	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 44–17	16,122
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at Delaware	No. 12	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		L 27–43	22,034
October 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 New Hampshire	No. 18	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	CSN NE	W 23–17	13,108
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 UR Stadium Richmond, VA		L 12–34	8,214
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN NE	L 9–19	3,562
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Northeastern		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA		W 37–7	6,725
November 14	12:00 p.m.	James Madison		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	CSN NE	L 14–17	4,028
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Hofstra		Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		L 38–52	2,549	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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