IndependentMinutemen

Massachusetts

82nd of 1304–8

Rank

82nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−5.2

90% range −15.5 to 5.0

Offense

30.8

49th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

36.0

109th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 26 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Hawai'i L 35–38

Rating change−1.0

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:00 PM ET at

Coastal Carolina L 28–38

Rating change−0.1

Wk 2Sep 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Old Dominion L 7–17

Rating change−0.3

Wk 3Sep 15 · 7:00 PM ET at

Temple L 21–29

Rating change+1.8

Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET at

Tennessee L 13–17

Rating change+0.5

Wk 5Sep 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Ohio L 50–58

Rating change−1.3

Wk 8Oct 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Georgia Southern W 55–20

Rating change+6.1

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

App State W 30–27

Rating change−0.1

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET at#15

Mississippi State L 23–34

Rating change+0.9

Wk 11Nov 11 · 4:00 PM ET vs

MaineNeutral W 44–31

Rating change−0.6

Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:00 PM ET at

BYU W 16–10

Rating change+1.3

Wk 14Dec 2 · 12:00 PM ET at

Florida International L 45–63

Rating change−1.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	Independent	114 of 128	−16.3	24.2	40.5	2–10	—
2015	MAC	104 of 128	−14.1	20.1	34.2	3–9	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

UMASS offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles