Opponent: UMass Minutemen
2018 Record: 2-4, FBS Independent
Head Coach: Mark Whipple* (Fifth year of second stint at UMass, 11th year overall)
Date/Time/Location: Saturday, Oct. 6 at 3:30 p.m., McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, MA.
Series History: First Meeting. The two teams were supposed to play in Tampa last year, but was postponed due to scheduling changes as a result of Hurricane Irma. That game has been rescheduled for 2022.
*Mark Whipple has been suspended for this game for comments he made following their 58-42 loss at Ohio last Saturday.