The Appalachian State Mountaineers head to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) this week to play the Minutemen in a non-conference tilt on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000 capacity) in Amherst. The game will be broadcast live via satellite television on the New England Sports Network and Eleven Sports Network.
The game will be a rematch of the 2006 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Championship game, won by Appalachian State 28-17.
UMass is coached by Mark Whipple, a 30-year veteran of collegiate and professional football. He is in the fourth year of his second head tenure (10-plus years total) with the Minutemen, having led them to the 1998 National I-AA championship.