DURHAM — If the University of New Hampshire football team wants to make the NCAA playoffs for the fifth year in a row, it will have to go through its two biggest rivals — Massachusetts and Maine. The Wildcats are in that situation because of last Sat… more »

They knew it was coming and they still couldn't stop it. The No. 13 Massachusetts football team allowed 296 rushing yards on 63 attempts in Saturday's 21-20 loss to Maine. The Black Bears found what worked and stuck to it, over and over again. Usi… more »

AMHERST - If the postseason hopes of the University of Massachusetts football team have indeed been dashed on the turf with Saturday's loss to Maine, the Minutemen can lay the blame on their first-half play this season. The 21-20 loss to the Black Be… more »

AMHERST - Missed extra points have come to define recent UMass-Maine football games at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, and yesterday proved no exception. The Minutemen fell behind 14-0 at halftime and seemed poised to tie the game early in the fourth quarter… more »

Something is sure to give when red-hot Maine visits 13th-ranked UMass today in a CAA North Division football game at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst. The Black Bears (6-3, 3-2) are chasing their fifth straight win while UMass (6-3, 3-2) has put tog… more »

AMHERST - Neither coach is willing to admit it, but Saturday's Colonial Athletic Association football game between Maine and Massachusetts will likely knock the loser out of postseason contention. With identical records, 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the CA… more »

There is a simple truth going into today’s key football games involving Maine colleges. The University of Maine needs to win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Maine (6-3) at Massachusetts (6-3), noon, McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, Mass.: The Blac… more »

As if there isn't enough riding on Saturday's game at Villanova, the University of New Hampshire football team will also be playing to keep a beloved name from being surpassed in the CAA record book. Longtime coach Bill Bowes, who guided the Wildcats… more »

The Massachusetts football team put last weekend's loss to No. 9 Richmond behind them really quickly. It only took 1 minute, 39 seconds for senior quarterback Liam Coen and UMass' offense to respond in its 42-7 win over Bryant on Saturday. "I was… more »

AMHERST— The University of Massachusetts lost the game, its 16-game home winning streak and maybe its starting quarterback as it fell, 30-15, to Richmond last night at McGuirk Stadium. “We didn’t get enough done against a very solid football team,” U… more »

With its back against the wall, having lost its last two games, the No. 18 Massachusetts football team was in a must-win situation Saturday against Colonial Athletic Association rival No. 16 Delaware. "This game meant a lot more than the rest of them… more »

The bye week couldn’t come at a better time for a Massachusetts team that is licking its wounds in the wake of two straight punishing losses. In truth, the pain subsided somewhat considering the team that handed UMass its first loss, No. 4 James Madi… more »

No one expects the University of Massachusetts football team to beat Texas Tech, a top 10 team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, Saturday at Lubbock, Texas. But considering the way the UMass defense has played through three games against Football Cha… more »

After climbing in the polls with two consecutive wins, the Massachusetts football team slipped this time, just as they did to James Madison. The Minutemen's narrow victory over Holy Cross last week helped them rise one spot to No. 3 in the Sports Net… more »

Minutemen play second of three-consecutive road games. Senior Liam Coen and the Minutemen will take on No. 7 James Madison this Saturday in Harrisonburg Va. In Week 1, it faced a strong run game from Albany, and then traveled to Worcester, in Week… more »