Massachusetts — Mid-American
HC
Joe Harasymiak · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium · Hadley, MA · 17,000 cap
PPA off / def
-0.03 / 0.26
2025
Class rank
#116
class of 2026
Returning PPA
-57%
returning production
2026 schedule
| Wk | Opponent | All-time series | Venue |
|---|
| wk1 | at Rutgers | Rutgers leads 3–2 · L3 | SHI Stadium |
| wk2 | vs Sacred Heart | | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
| wk3 | vs Stonehill | | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
| wk4 | at Sacramento State | | Hornet Stadium |
| wk5 | vs Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan leads 4–2 · L4 | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
| wk6 | vs Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) leads 5–1 · L4 | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
| wk7 | at Buffalo | Buffalo leads 10–2 · L3 | UB Stadium |
| wk8 | at UConn | UConn leads 6–4 · L3 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium |
| wk10 | vs Ball State | tied 2–2 | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
| wk11 | at Toledo | Toledo leads 8–1 · L8 | Glass Bowl |
| wk12 | vs Akron | Akron leads 4–2 | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium |
| wk13 | at Bowling Green | Bowling Green leads 5–0 · L5 | Doyt L. Perry Stadium |
2025 results (0–12)
Statistical comps — 2025 Massachusetts's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (21 in / 19 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Aitor Urionabarrenechea | IOL | ← Colorado State | ★★★ |
| Kendric Council | LB | ← Saint Francis (PA) | ★★★ |
| Zachary Betts | EDGE | ← Saint Francis (PA) | ★★★ |
| Greg Knox | OT | ← McNeese | ★★★ |
| Aubrey Melvin | DL | ← UConn | ★★★ |
| Justin Williams-Thomas | RB | ← Marshall | ★★★ |
| Jordan Washington | RB | ← Murray State | ★★★ |
| Logan Inagawa | QB | ← Drake | ★★★ |
| + 13 more |
Origins
Mass Aggie played the first game in 1879. Whipple won the 1998 FCS national title, and the move to the FBS in 2012 has been a long, mostly unhappy experiment in playing above your budget.
Founded 1863 · Massachusetts Agricultural College, the state's land-grant school · first football 1879 · defined by Mark Whipple
All-time record
All-time
171–321–8
1882–2025
Win %
35.0%
90 seasons played
Winning seasons
18
20% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 48–90–7 (1882–1919) · FCS 97–97–1 (1954–2011) · FBS 26–134 (2012–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2006 | 12 | 1 | Atlantic 10 |
| 2003 | 10 | 2 | Atlantic 10 |
| 2007 | 10 | 3 | CAA |
| 1901 | 8 | 1 | Athletic League of New England State Colleges |
| 1899 | 7 | 3 | Athletic League of New England State Colleges |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1882 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 264 | 53% |
34% | 131 of 136 | 4.6 | 8% |
| 2nd down | 212 | 42% |
35% | 120 of 136 | 5.1 | 11% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 29 | 90% |
55% | — | 2.1 | 3% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 43 | 37% |
35% | — | 2.7 | 7% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 74 | 15% |
23% | — | 4.8 | 9% |
| 4th down | 19 | 37% |
32% | — | 0.4 | 5% |
141 drives · 13% ended in points · 7.1 plays and 32.8 yards per drive · -0.22 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 8 | Buffalo |
Max Dowling 77 Yd pass from AJ Hairston (Derek Morris Kick) |
77 | 7.21 |
| 8 | Buffalo |
Brandon Hood 90 Yd Run (Derek Morris Kick) |
90 | 6.79 |
| 14 | Bowling Green |
(01:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Jordan pass complete deep left to #2 J.Gibson caught at BGS… |
48 | 3.83 |
| 2 | Bryant |
Grant Jordan pass complete to Donnie Gray for 41 yds to the BRY 14 for a 1ST down |
41 | 3.80 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois |
(03:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Hairston pass complete short middle to #26 B.Hood caught at… |
21 | 3.48 |
| 7 | Kent State |
AJ Hairston pass complete to Reece Adkins for 51 yds to the KENT 24 for a 1ST down |
51 | 3.40 |
| 9 | Central Michigan |
(08:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 R.Griffin rush right for 43 yards gain to the CMU00 TOUCHDOW… |
43 | 3.35 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois |
(08:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 B.Rose pass complete short middle to #2 J.Gibson caught at NI… |
19 | 3.16 |