Massachusetts Minutemen NCAA Football News

The fireworks at Shuart Stadium were spectacular as Saturday's football game was a good, old-fashioned shootout.

University of Massachusetts quarterback Kyle Havens gets ready to throw the ball during a game against Northeastern on Nov.

Any hopes of a Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth for the University of Massachusetts ended last week with a loss to James Madison.

University of Massachusetts senior Armando Cuko strengthened his case as the best placekicker in school history Saturday, breaking the career record for field goals in a 52-38 loss to Hofstra.

Hempstead, NY- With a streak of 7 consecutive winning seasons on the line, first year coach Kevin Morris and the UMass Minutemen marched into Shuart Stadium to take on the Hofstra Pride today.

Former Leominster High School star running back Jonathan Hernandez has been making major contributions to the University of Massachusetts football team all season long.

Same deal as last night. Game updates will be on Twitter at http://twitter.com/GazetteUMass . POSTGAME : Well that officially does it for the Minutemen's playoff hopes.

Jeff Sinclair threw three touchdowns and Myles Russ ran for 173 yards on 19 carries to lead Robert Morris to a 37-10 win over Wagner on Saturday.

0:00 left, 3rd quarter, James Madison 17, UMass 14: After Nelson's touchdown run, the Minutemen partially blocked a punt but could not convert.

Senior Day is always emotional. Saturday's football game at McGuirk Alumni Stadium will be no exception.

A season removed from re-writing Section 4's rushing record book, University of Massachusetts freshman Jamar Smith has slipped into the role of game-day observer, patiently awaiting his opportunity.

When he went down with injuries, University of Massachusetts senior tailback Tony Nelson was leading the Colonial Athletic Association in rushing average and was on the watch list for the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

When the University of Massachusetts football team takes the field, the home fans always go home happy.

Tony Nelson ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns to lead Massachusetts to a 37-7 win over Northeastern on Saturday.

University of Massachusetts senior fullback Chris Zardas does not know if finishing 7-4 would be enough to earn the Minuteman a spot in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, but he does know that anything worse than 7-4 would certainly keep the team out.

We're in Stephen King country on Halloween. Coincidence? Yeah probably. It's gray out and very windy here which should mess with the kicking.

For the second straight season, the University of Massachusetts football team's playoff chances have likely died at the hands of Maine.

It was one small step for Maine. One giant leap for Maine-kind. Senior tri-captain Mike Brusko referenced Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon Saturday after the University of Maine football team earned its biggest win of the season.

Turnovers continued to kill the University of Massachusetts football team. After giving the ball away seven times in the loss at Richmond Oct.

Maine quarterback Warren Smith, , dives into the endzone for a touchdown in the second half of their NCAA football game against Massachusetts in Orono, Maine, Saturday, Oct.