The 2025 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium located in Hadley, Massachusetts, and competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were led by first-year head coach Joe Harasymiak.
They failed to improve upon their 2âÂÂ10 record from last season and instead continued their 16-game losing streak en route to suffering their first full winless campaign, becoming the 8th team in the MAC since 2009 to do so, as well as the second straight after Kent State did so the previous year. Some lowlights of the season included a 27âÂÂ26 loss to FCS Bryant on a game-winning field goal in Week 2, a 47âÂÂ7 blowout loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes in Week 3, and a Week 7 loss to the Buffalo Bulls by a score of 28âÂÂ21 after holding a 1 point lead in the final minute prior to the touchdown.
14 Massachusetts players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2024 season.
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column have not joined a new team for the 2025 season.
The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.
On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.
Since December 4, 2024, the head coach of the UMass Minutemen has been Joe Harasymiak. He heads a staff of eleven assistant coaches, two graduate assistants, and numerous other support staff.