1996 UMass Minutemen football team

The 1996 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 6–5 overall and 4–4 in conference play.

1996 UMass Minutemen football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Mike Hodges (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (2nd season)
Home stadiumWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 2   8 3  
Maine  5 3   7 4  
UMass  4 4   6 5  
Connecticut  3 5   4 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 6  
Boston University  0 8   1 10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 1   10 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 3   7 4  
Northeastern  3 5   6 5  
Richmond  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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