2006 UMass Minutemen football team
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The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst
in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season
as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown
and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
in Amherst, Massachusetts
. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachain State
. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association
in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2 (8–0 A-10).
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season
2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of the college football season, began on August 26, 2006 and concluded on December 15, 2006 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Massachusetts Minutemen to win the NCAA Division I Football...
as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown
Don Brown (American football coach)
Don Brown is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Connecticut, a position he has held since February 2011...
and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It was home to the UMass Minutemen football team through the 2011 season, and remains home to the UMass Minutewomen lacrosse team. The stadium is...
in Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachain State
2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team was coached by Jerry Moore and the Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.The football team competes in...
. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2 (8–0 A-10).