Game day: Sept. 24 at Gillette Stadium (68,756) in Foxboro.
Series:First meeting
Head coach:Mark Whipple, 55-44 in nine years at UMass, 127-77 in 19 years overall.
2015Record:3-9, 2-6 MAC
L at Colorado 48-14
L Temple (at Foxboro) 25-23
L at Notre Dame 62-27
W Florida International 24-14
L at Bowling Green 62-38
L Kent State 15-10
L Toledo (at Foxboro) 51-35
L at Ball State 20-10
L Akron (at Foxboro) 17-13
W at Eastern Michigan 28-17
L Miami (Ohio) 20-13
W at Buffalo 31-26
Returning starters:
Offense (4)
RG Michael Boland, 6-6, 318, Sr.