MAC · 2026
Massachusetts Minutemen
Head coach Joe Harasymiak · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
3-00-0 in conference
TDC Rank
#110
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-5.7
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-3.0
100th in FBS
Defense
-2.7
101st in FBS
Schedule so far
-18.3
138th toughest
Projected
8.0-4.0
bowl-eligible 94%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
-5.7 now, -13.3 preseason · up 28 spots since preseason
Final record odds
8.0-4.0 expected · most likely 8-4 (23%)
Team Leaders
Passing
William Watson III
QB · SR · 100th in FBS
509yds
5 TD · 1 INT
Rushing
Elijah Faulkner
RB · SO · 83rd in FBS
195yds
41 car · 0 TD
Receiving
T.Y. Harding
WR · SR · 118th in FBS
177yds
10 rec · 2 TD
Tackles
Timmy Hinspeter
LB · SR · 110th in FBS
21tkl
1 TFL
Sacks
William DePaepe
DL · JR · 43rd in FBS
2sacks
0 hurries
Interceptions
Jahmad Harmon
S · SR · 2nd in FBS
3INT
1 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | @ 113Rutgers | W 37–21 | +12.7 | — | BTN |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs Sacred Heart FCS | W 37–10 | -2.2 | — | ESPN+ |
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs Stonehill FCS | W 36–14 | -5.2 | — | ESPN+ |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @ 133Sacramento StateCONF | Massachusetts −3.7 · o/u 45.9 | — | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | vs 132Eastern MichiganCONF | Massachusetts −9.4 · o/u 49.7 | — | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | vs 96Miami (OH)CONF | Massachusetts −0.8 · o/u 52.1 | — | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ 129BuffaloCONF | Massachusetts −1.9 · o/u 51.4 | — | ||
| 8 | Oct 23 | @ 68UConn | UConn −9.0 · o/u 54.7 | — | CBSSN | |
| 9 | — | Bye | ||||
| 10 | Nov 4 | vs 130Ball StateCONF | Massachusetts −9.0 · o/u 50.9 | — | ||
| 11 | Nov 11 | @ 59ToledoCONF | Toledo −10.3 · o/u 56.3 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 18 | vs 126AkronCONF | Massachusetts −6.7 · o/u 48.4 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 28 | @ 138Bowling GreenCONF | Massachusetts −7.8 · o/u 45.3 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.312 | 29th | -0.249 | 1st |
| Success rate | 47.4% | 42nd | 30.6% | 12th |
| Explosiveness | 1.280 | 59th | 1.229 | 65th |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 48.6% | 36th | 28.1% | 5th |
| Rushing success rate | 51.1% | 23rd | 20.7% | 3rd |
| Passing success rate | 45.0% | 63rd | 34.9% | 33rd |
| Explosive run rate | 19.3% | 25th | 1.7% | 2nd |
| Explosive pass rate | 12.3% | 59th | 5.1% | 11th |
| Line yards / carry | 3.56 | 25th | 2.17 | 7th |
| Opportunity rate | 46.6% | 19th | 24.1% | 6th |
| Stuff rate | 13.6% | 41st | 25.9% | 14th |
| Sack rate | 5.0% | 81st | 6.3% | 48th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 40.7% | 82nd | 13.0% | 1st |
| Red-zone TD rate | 54.5% | 102nd | 66.7% | 73rd |
| Havoc rate | 8.8% | 19th | 16.5% | 37th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 36.7 | 48th | 15.0 | 27th |
| Yards / game | 355.7 | 101st | 270.0 | 27th |
| Yards / play | 6.47 | 43rd | 4.13 | 23rd |
| Pass yards / game | 173.3 | 111th | 204.3 | 72nd |
| Yards / pass att. | 8.50 | 45th | 6.52 | 65th |
| Completion % | 73.8% | 9th | 58.5% | 47th |
| Rush yards / game | 182.3 | 48th | 65.7 | 10th |
| Yards / carry | 5.40 | 35th | 2.07 | 7th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 34.4% | 113th | 22.5% | 5th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 0.33 | 7th | 2.67 | 3rd |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 0.67 | 10th | 2.33 | 37th |
| Penalty yards / game | 74.7 | 120th | 46.3 | 99th |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Joe Harasymiak
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | William Watson III | QB | SR | 6' 0" | 210 | Springfield, MA |
| 7 | Will Perry | QB | JR | 6' 2" | 205 | Andover, MA |
| 10 | Ty McCutcheon | QB | JR | 6' 3" | 200 | Honolulu, HI |
| 13 | Aedan McCarthy | QB | FR | 6' 5" | 230 | Bluffton, SC |
| 16 | Logan Inagawa | QB | SO | 5' 11" | 210 | Peachtree City, GA |
| 0 | Jordan Washington | RB | JR | 6' 1" | 215 | Helena, AL |
| 4 | Da'Marion Alberic | RB | JR | 5' 10" | 190 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 14 | Curtis Kimmons IV | RB | SR | 5' 11" | 230 | Orlando, FL |
| 20 | Ricardo Laboy | RB | JR | 5' 10" | 185 | Bedford, MA |
| 22 | TK Davis | RB | FR | 5' 10" | 190 | Washington, DC |
| 23 | Elijah Faulkner | RB | SO | 5' 9" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 33 | Justin Lewis | RB | FR | 5' 10" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1 | Joseph Griffin Jr. | WR | SR | 6' 4" | 210 | Springfield, MA |
| 2 | T.Y. Harding | WR | SR | 5' 9" | 185 | Cambridge, MA |
| 3 | Elijah Pedro | WR | SO | 6' 1" | 190 | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 8 | Kezion Dia-Johnson | WR | JR | 6' 0" | 185 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 9 | Devin Matthews | WR | SR | 5' 9" | 200 | Seguin, TX |
| 12 | David Moore Jr. | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 180 | West Orange, NJ |
| 15 | Tavian Dashiell | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 170 | Salisbury, MD |
| 17 | Dallas Elliott | WR | SR | 6' 3" | 200 | Leeds, MA |
| 19 | Jabari Lewis | WR | SR | 5' 11" | 190 | Miami, FL |
| 21 | Kai Owens | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 190 | Carpentersville, IL |
| 80 | Isaiah Simmons | WR | FR | 5' 9" | 175 | Boston, MA |
| 85 | Drew Alsup | WR | FR | 5' 9" | 175 | Groveland, MA |
| 11 | Max Dowling | TE | SR | 6' 6" | 260 | Buffalo, NY |
| 18 | Matt Ogunniyi | TE | JR | 6' 5" | 235 | Landover, MD |
| 83 | Reece Adkins | TE | SR | 6' 6" | 260 | Orlando, FL |
| 86 | Jax Markovich | TE | SO | 6' 4" | 250 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 87 | Owen Anderson | TE | SR | 6' 4" | 260 | Skillman, NJ |
| 88 | John Condakes | TE | JR | 6' 3" | 250 | Dedham, MA |
| 89 | Matthew Tybor | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 260 | Tolland, CT |
| 35 | Magnus Von Saldern | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 280 | Berlin, Germany |
| 55 | Ben Noome | OL | FR | 6' 9" | 310 | Redding, CT |
| 57 | Garrett Cooper | OL | SO | 6' 6" | 315 | Delmar, DE |
| 59 | Nick Dalessandro | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 305 | Chagrin Falls, OH |
| 63 | Aidan Canty-Whitt | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 320 | Concord, MA |
| 64 | Peyton Miller | OL | SR | 6' 3" | 330 | Westernport, MD |
| 65 | Samu Suominen | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 330 | Vaasa, Finland |
| 66 | Greg Knox III | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 315 | Alexandria, LA |
| 67 | Will McNamara | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 285 | Colpy's Bay, Canada |
| 69 | Brock Taylor | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 350 | Hanover, VA |
| 73 | Zachary Franks | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 310 | Baltimore, MD |
| 74 | Jake McGrath | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 310 | Charlestown, MA |
| 75 | Tanner Burlingame | OL | JR | 6' 5" | 305 | Endwell, NY |
| 76 | Riley Bloch | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 310 | Needham, MA |
| 77 | Jaxon King | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 315 | Placerville, CA |
| 78 | Greg Klingensmith | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 325 | Apollo, PA |
| 79 | Aitor Urionabarrenechea | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 350 | Lancaster, CA |
| 2 | Joshua Nobles | DL | SR | 6' 4" | 270 | Camden, NJ |
| 9 | Justin Krueger | DL | JR | 6' 4" | 270 | Marietta, GA |
| 10 | Aubrey Melvin | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 325 | Brandywine, MD |
| 11 | Jerry Washington | DL | SO | 6' 2" | 255 | Glendale, AZ |
| 17 | Zachary Betts | DL | JR | 6' 2" | 250 | Bowie, MD |
| 26 | CJ Amobi | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 245 | Upper Darby, PA |
| 34 | Payton Andrade | DL | SR | 6' 1" | 240 | Watertown, MA |
| 42 | Andrew DePaepe | DL | JR | 6' 5" | 260 | Bettendorf, IA |
| 55 | Zakar Morris | DL | JR | 6' 2" | 300 | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 58 | Donovan Murphy | DL | FR | 6' 4" | 255 | Glenarden, MD |
| 88 | Samuel Mulbah | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 265 | Harrisburg, PA |
| 90 | Tim Passmore Jr. | DL | SR | 6' 2" | 340 | Cocoa, FL |
| 92 | Romando Johnson | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 250 | Lauderhill, FL |
| 94 | Colin Reynolds | DL | SR | 6' 3" | 260 | Westford, MA |
| 95 | Hollis Dirstine | DL | SR | 6' 2" | 290 | Acton, MA |
| 97 | Robert Ekins | DL | FR | 6' 2" | 285 | Butler, NJ |
| 98 | William DePaepe | DL | JR | 6' 6" | 260 | Bettendorf, IA |
| 99 | Kamarion Thomas | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 295 | Saint Albans, NY |
| 5 | Tyler Martin | LB | SR | 6' 2" | 240 | Acton, MA |
| 6 | Joshua Iseah | LB | SR | 6' 2" | 240 | Charlotte, NC |
| 15 | Khari Bendolph | LB | SO | 6' 1" | 220 | Broward County, FL |
| 16 | Kendric Council | LB | JR | 6' 2" | 230 | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 18 | Dinos Drossos | LB | SO | 6' 2" | 215 | Tucson, AZ |
| 36 | David Timson | LB | SO | 5' 10" | 225 | Beverly, MA |
| 40 | Moritz Strempel | LB | FR | 6' 3" | 230 | Cologne, Germany |
| 44 | Timmy Hinspeter | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 235 | Montgomery, NY |
| 8 | Michael Robinson | DB | SR | 5' 11" | 200 | Montclair, NJ |
| 0 | Isaiah Reed | CB | SR | 6' 0" | 180 | Tampa, FL |
| 4 | Chris Stanley | CB | JR | 6' 0" | 185 | Akron, OH |
| 7 | TJ Magee | CB | SR | 5' 10" | 195 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12 | Corey Warner | CB | FR | 5' 11" | 195 | Louisville, KY |
| 13 | Raheim Sexil | CB | JR | 6' 1" | 200 | Bradenton, FL |
| 21 | Terron Johnson | CB | FR | 5' 11" | 180 | Harlem, NY |
| 23 | JC Clark | CB | SO | 5' 10" | 175 | Dayton, OH |
| 28 | Ahkir Morgan | CB | FR | 5' 10" | 185 | West Orange, NJ |
| 1 | DD Snyder | S | SR | 6' 0" | 200 | Tampa, FL |
| 3 | Kendall Bournes | S | SR | 6' 0" | 205 | Union, NJ |
| 14 | Jose Touron | S | JR | 5' 10" | 180 | Taunton, MA |
| 19 | David Chiavegato | S | FR | 5' 11" | 190 | Falmouth, MA |
| 20 | Keith Sarkodieh | S | JR | 6' 2" | 195 | Worcester, MA |
| 22 | Jahmad Harmon | S | SR | 5' 10" | 180 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 24 | Ted Mondesir | S | FR | 6' 2" | 200 | Hamilton, NJ |
| 25 | Anochie Azuakolam Jr. | S | SO | 6' 2" | 185 | Dorchester, MA |
| 27 | Michael Pangaro | S | JR | 6' 1" | 185 | Cheshire, CT |
| 29 | Kareem Pruitt | S | FR | 6' 3" | 180 | Lansing, MI |
| 38 | Zeraun Daniel | S | SR | 6' 1" | 220 | Harlem, NY |
| 33 | Seamus McIntyre | PK | FR | 6' 2" | 230 | Concord, NH |
| 99 | Derek Morris | PK | JR | 6' 2" | 205 | Dayton, OH |
| 43 | Edward Phillipson | P | JR | 6' 4" | 220 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 46 | Michael Streeter | P | SO | 6' 4" | 220 | Werribee, Australia |
| 51 | Grant Mills | LS | JR | 5' 10" | 225 | Mooresville, NC |
| 56 | James Horton | LS | JR | 6' 0" | 215 | Westport, CT |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →