2013 UMass Minutemen football team

2013 UMass Minutemen football
2013 UMass Minutemen football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	1–11 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Charley Molnar (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	John Bond (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/pistol
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gillette Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar in his second year and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	7	–	6
Akron	4	–	4	5	–	7
Kent State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Miami (OH)	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x	8	–	0	12	–	2
Ball State	7	–	1	10	–	3
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	5
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Michigan	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 season marked the team's second season as a member of the MAC, and also marked the first season in which the Minutemen were eligible for the conference championship as well as post-season bowl play. For the second straight year the Minutemen finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 with a Conference record of 1–7 which placed them in 6th place in the MAC East Division. At the end of the season Tackle Anthony Dima, a senior, was honored as an All-MAC Third Team selection. Molnar was later fired on December 26 after a second consecutive 1–11 season. He was replaced by Mark Whipple.

Recruits

College recruiting information (2013)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Peter Angeh DE	Potomac, Maryland	Bullis School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Dec 31, 2012
Peter Angeh DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Enock Asante DT	Trenton, New Jersey	Steinert H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Enock Asante DT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Josh Bruns OL	Glendale, Arizona	Glendale CC JC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Jan 4, 2013
Josh Bruns OL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
E.J. Burston WR	Bradenton, Florida	Palmetto H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
E.J. Burston WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Steve Casali LB	Farmingville, New York	Sachem East H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Steve Casali LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (63)
Terrel Correia OT	Nantucket, Massachusetts	Nantucket H.S.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Jul 2, 2012
Terrel Correia OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (68)
Sharif Custis TE	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	St. John Neumann	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Sharif Custis TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Shaquille Harris WR	Palmetto, Florida	Palmetto H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Shaquille Harris WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Tyshon Henderson OL	Middletown, Rhode Island	St. George's School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	–	Jul 6, 2012
Tyshon Henderson OL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (62)
Fabian Höller OL	Cologne, Germany	FOS Ansbach	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Fabian Höller OL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Shane Huber LB	Jersey City, New Jersey	St. Peter's Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Jan 30, 2013
Shane Huber LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (72)
DaQuan Mack RB	Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania	Pennsbury H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Sep 4, 2012
DaQuan Mack RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Peter Ngobidi DE	West Roxbury, Massachusetts	Catholic Memorial	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jul 15, 2012
Peter Ngobidi DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (69)
Jordan Page OL	Pennington, New Jersey	Pennington Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	302 lb (137 kg)	–	Jul 12, 2012
Jordan Page OL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (64)
Jackson Porter DB	Ellicott City, Maryland	Mt. Hebron H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Jackson Porter DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Richard Queen G	Oradell, New Jersey	Bergen Catholic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	–	Jul 30, 2012
Richard Queen G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (64)
Todd Stafford QB	Greenwich, Connecticut	Greenwich H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	–	Mar 16, 2012
Todd Stafford QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (70)
Elijah Wilkinson DL	Downingtown, Pennsylvania	Downingtown West H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Elijah Wilkinson DL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Arthur Williams S	Sebring, Florida	Sebring H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2013
Arthur Williams S	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Lorenzo Woodley RB	Miami, Florida	Columbus H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Feb 7, 2013
Lorenzo Woodley RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (76)
D.J. Woods WR	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	University School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	–	Jul 6, 2012
D.J. Woods WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (73)
Sam Zeff OL	Montclair, New Jersey	Montclair H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	–	Jul 1, 2012
Sam Zeff OL	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (68)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 0–45	76,306
September 7	2:00 p.m.	Maine*	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	L 14–24	15,624
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	K-StateHD.TV	L 7–37	52,894
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPNews	L 7–24	16,419
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	BCSN	L 7–28	13,799
October 12	3:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	W 17–10	21,707
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY (rivalry)	TWCS	L 3–32	18,707
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	L 30–31	20,571
November 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Northern Illinois	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN+	L 19–63	10,061
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Akron	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA	ESPN3	L 13–14	10,599
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 0–37	8,763
November 29	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 23–51	13,162
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Transfers In

Player	Position	Year	Previous School
Ricardo Miller	WR/TE	Senior	Michigan
Justin Anderson	DE/DT	Senior	Maryland
David Osei	OL	Senior	Rutgers

Note: Miller, Anderson and Osei were immediately eligible to play the 2013 season without sitting out one season per NCAA eligibility rules. All three athletes achieved their undergraduate degrees and still had one season of eligibility left. They are all enrolled as graduate students in the UMass Graduate School of Education.

Game summaries

@ Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
#23 Badgers	10	7	21	7	45

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	3	7	14	0	24
Minutemen	7	0	0	7	14

@ Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	0	0	0	7
Wildcats	6	21	7	3	37

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	3	0	14	24
Minutemen	0	7	0	0	7

@ Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	7	7
Falcons	0	14	14	0	28

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	7	3	0	10
Minutemen	7	0	7	3	17

@ Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	3	0	0	3
Bulls	0	13	5	14	32

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	14	7	7	31
Minutemen	7	14	3	6	30

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Huskies	21	21	7	14	63
Minutemen	6	7	6	0	19

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	0	7	0	14
Minutemen	3	3	7	0	13

@ Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Chippewas	7	20	7	3	37

@ Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	7	10	3	23
Bobcats	14	17	10	10	51

Team players selected in the 2014 NFL draft

NFL Draftees
Name	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team	Ref.
Rob Blanchflower	Tight End	7	230	Pittsburgh Steelers	^[1]

References

↑ Malone, Daniel (May 10, 2014). "UMass tight end Rob Blanchflower drafted in the 7th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers". The Republican. Retrieved November 24, 2025.

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[1] Malone, Daniel (May 10, 2014). "UMass tight end Rob Blanchflower drafted in the 7th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers". The Republican. Retrieved November 24, 2025.

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2013 UMass Minutemen football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–11 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Charley Molnar (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Bond (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread/pistol
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gillette Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →